Chapter 76: Holding the ball for too long

The Reading goalkeeper staggered back desperately, but the speed and trajectory of the ball made him desperate.

He really wanted to slap himself hard, he wanted to ask himself why he was standing so casually, so forward, but after all, he regretted it, if the time could be repeated, he would definitely stand firmly in front of the door, and he would not hide in the event of an earthquake.

The ball was almost flying directly above him, but he was still a short distance from the goal, so he had to jump up as hard as he could, stretching up with one hand.

He knew very well that all he had done was to do his best, and that it would be better to pray that the ball would suddenly fall and be easily intercepted by himself.

When the ball flew over his fingers, everything was lost, and not only him, but all the Reading players were desperate.

The record for the fastest goal in the world was set by Uruguay's Ricardo Oliveira, who also opened the scoring with a direct shot that took 2.8 seconds from the whistle to the ball flying into the goal.

However, this match is not a particularly regular match, and even if the Uruguayan is suddenly world-famous, it is not recognized by FIFA statistics.

Could it be that Di Natale is about to set a new world record today?

The current fans don't have so many thoughts in their minds, and it is enough for them to witness such a shocking goal.

The ball was still flying and falling, touching everyone's hearts, and even the referee didn't realize that he had subconsciously clenched his fists to cheer for this rare wonderful goal.

Just when everyone thought the ball was going to crash into the goal, God made an oolong joke, which also made everyone's mouths open wide and jaw-dropping, and the exclamation of exclamation pierced the dome.

"Bell!"

It is a voice that has changed the emotions of countless people, some people have gone from despair to the aftermath of the catastrophe, while others have gone from agitation to endless regret.

The ball flew along the trajectory that was about to crash into the goal, but it naughtily smashed into the crossbar with this alarming sound.

The Reading goalkeeper was embarrassed as if crawling in the snow, holding the ball with difficulty, and then he sat down on the turf in front of the goal, which was too much psychological pressure, so that he even collapsed a little.

The fans were all holding their heads and would even be willing to trade a win for the goal if possible.

The players on the field in Notts County also looked at the reversal of this scene stupidly, and they didn't know how to describe their feelings.

Reading's players also stood stunned, not knowing what they were thinking, and of course, more people wanted to believe that they were also stupefied by the shot.

The calmest man on the pitch was the one who started the shot, Di Natale.

The Italian striker walked forward with a blank face, showing no regret or other emotions at all, and he was ready to press according to the established tactics after the opponent's kick-off.

"Bang, you guy came with such a kick quietly, my heart is about to jump out!" Villa reacted and gave Di Natale a hard blow, but the expression on his face was laughing like crazy.

Di Natale smiled shyly, as if he had done something wrong, and of course, he didn't know that his shot really sent all his teammates up in the air for a lap, and then fell out of the sky again, falling on all fours.

It wasn't a dead goal, but the game didn't start because the Reading goalkeeper was still sitting on the ground stupidly, as if he had really had a heart attack.

Reading's defender patted his chest and calmed himself down before he walked over to see what was going on with his goalkeeper.

With the support of his defenders, Reading's goalkeeper slowly got up with the ball with one hand, his face was unusually pale, like a zombie, and his movements looked uncoordinated.

Notts County's midfielders have already passed the half, and high pressing is their usual tactic, and while this intensity of pressing is unlikely to last the whole game, if they can put the opposition under pressure and even take the lead in the opening period, then the game will be in their control.

"Doot toot!"

The referee's whistle sounded.

Everyone's eyes turned to the referee, because no one knew what the referee meant by blowing the whistle at this time, because no one fouled!

After seeing that he had attracted everyone's attention, the referee quickly ran to Reading's goal, pointed at the goalkeeper, and then made a gesture for an indirect free kick in the penalty area.

Reading's players immediately emerged from their astonishment, surrounding the referee and questioning him loudly, as if they were going to eat the referee.

The Notts County players were happy, and although they didn't know why the referee made such a decision, it was in their own favor after all, so they were happy to watch the excitement.

"Reading No.1 has the ball in the box for more than six seconds, so an indirect free-kick is awarded, please be sensible and calm, otherwise I don't mind increasing the penalty."

Holding the ball for more than 6 seconds?

The Reading players were stupid, including the Reading goalkeeper.

According to the rules of football, there is indeed such a rule, the goalkeeper cannot hold the ball for more than 6 seconds, and if a foul is committed, an indirect free kick in the box is awarded.

However, this rule is usually overlooked, because no one will explicitly count those 6 seconds, and it doesn't matter if you exceed it, which is a rare penalty on the football field.

However, the Reading goalkeeper held the ball for a little too long just now, although he was slumped on the ground, but the ball was not opened in his hands, let alone 6 seconds, and it was more than enough to double the timeout.

An indirect free-kick is awarded, and no one can say anything about the referee's problem.

The Reading players came home in a huff, and although they didn't keep their mouths clean, they could only accept the decision because the reason was not on their side.

The indirect free-kick was really picked up out of thin air, and it had been a long time since the Notts County players had eaten pie from the sky, and everyone's expressions were overjoyed.

David was about to laugh at the internal injury in the coach's seat holding the towel.

Is it a sign that the opening lob is a rare occurrence in a decade, and the indirect free-kick that was awarded for the opponent's goalkeeper's stupidity was also not far behind, but today it was all for Notts County to catch up?

The referee got rid of the Reading players and placed the ball on the line of the six-yard box on the right side.

The Reading players slowly began to put up a wall in front of the penalty area, and at the same time there was a lot of resentment in their hearts against the goalkeeper.

The blind position almost annoyed them by giving Notts County an opening lob shot, and now because of his stupidity, he gave Notts County an indirect free kick in the penalty area, are you a traitor sent by Notts County?