Chapter 0005 - Virgin Ball (Ask for Collection)

In the second half, it was Midtjylland who kicked off. However, as an attacking player, Rashford also stands in the centre circle.

As the referee blew the whistle and the Midtjylland players kicked off, Rashford, who was a little excited, immediately pressed towards the opposing ball-handler and actively robbed the opponent's ball-handler.

However, the effect was not ideal, and Hassan, the midfielder who had the ball in possession, was just a return pass, which made Rashford's pressing useless.

However, Rashford was undeterred and continued to make ounces on ball-handler and centre-back Bodurov.

Seeing Rashford rushing towards him, Bodurov was startled. He is in the process of retreating, while his goalkeeper Anderson is also not yet in place. Therefore, he did not dare to slack off in the slightest, and drove the ball forward with a big foot in a hurry.

Because of Rashford's pressing before, all the players of Midtjylland had to retreat with the ball, so there were no players in the front field at all, and the ball naturally fell into the hands of Manchester United.

Marcus Rashford didn't manage to get the ball into his own hands, but he did win it for Manchester United.

The Red Devils fans at Old Trafford gave their young players a round of applause for their positive performances on the pitch and encouraged him to keep up the good work.

Van Gaal, who was sitting in the coach's box, also had a good performance, this little guy did a good job, I didn't see him perform like this in the first half, it seems that he has gradually adapted to the atmosphere of the game on the field.

Unconsciously, Van Gaal expects a little more from Rashford.

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Manchester United, who had the ball, immediately launched an attack on the Midtjylland half. Carrick, a veteran who played as a cameo centre-back, advanced with the ball, and after coming to the center circle, before the opposing player pressed, he kicked up with a long pass of more than 30 meters and accurately found the unguarded Mata on the right flank.

This coquettish pass vividly reflected the precision of Carrick's long pass.

Juan Mata received the ball, took two steps forward, adjusted his tempo and crossed with his feet before the opposition player could intercept it.

Players from both sides in the penalty area jumped up one after another, trying to fight for the top, but none of them reached the ball. Mata's pass was looking for the back post, which was higher.

Eventually, the ball was picked up by Schneiderlin, who was unguarded at the back post, and he shot from six yards out, but it was blocked by the prepared Midtjylland goalkeeper Anderson.

Because the pass was high and long, the speed was naturally slow, giving Anderson plenty of time to prepare.

Because the players of Midtjylland were still in their own half, Anderson did not rush to kick off. He waved his player forward and then kicked the ball towards United's half.

The kick went wide and was intercepted by Carrick in front of the penalty area. Carrick played a long ball again, but instead of finding Juan Mata on the right, he crossed to Depay near the halfway line on the left.

Depay deftly unloaded the ball and kicked it forward, only to get past the Midtjylland players who were competing with him and rush forward.

As a result, the Midtjylland players who were still moving forward as a whole just now could only turn around helplessly and run for their lives towards their own stadium.

United's Depay sparked down the left flank, while youngster Marcus Rashford was racing forward in the middle, with Ander Herrera and Jesse Lingard also running towards Midtjylland.

Under the three arrows fired together, for a time, the defense line of Midtjylland was rumoured and embarrassed.

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It's just that Depay, who broke through with the ball on Manchester United's side, was very unique, and he did not choose to pass the ball in several passing opportunities, but kept breaking through with the ball, and was forced to the bottom line on the left side of the penalty area by Midtjylland's right full-back Novak and midfielder Olsen.

Seeing that there was no way to break through again, Depay could only cross helplessly. At this time, the players of Midtjylland had already returned to the defense, and there were a full four defenders in front of the goal, so that Rashford, who rushed to the goal, could not jump and fight for the top at all.

Rashford was a little annoyed, he knew that Depay was alone, but he didn't expect him to be so alone, when he just received the ball, if he immediately crossed forward, Rashford could completely break through the opponent's defense and form a single knife.

Even in the subsequent run, Depay chose to pass the ball, and there were also plenty of opportunities.

However, this lone man kept his head down the ball until he brought it into a dead end, and he didn't pass the ball until all the opposing defenders were in place.

Nima, isn't this similar to helping the other party out of the siege?

However, out of the corner of his eye, he saw his own player Herrera quietly walking towards the back post, and the ball was relatively high, Rashford knew that his chances of hitting the ball were slim, and he still forced himself to choose to jump.

Even if it is impossible to reach the ball, it can interfere with the defensive deployment of opposing players.

Sure enough, under the influence of Rashford, Midtjylland's defensive players could only follow suit. They can't guarantee that Rashford won't be able to hit the ball, after all, Rashford's height of 1.8 meters is there, and if he bounces well and hits the ball, the consequences will be unimaginable.

As a result, it was clear that the players from both sides who jumped in the middle rose to the top, which left Herrera who went around the back post. Unfortunately, even with no defenders at the back post, Herrera's header from six yards out was deflected wide.

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After a few waves, the United players also had to stop to catch their breath and slow down their attacks. It wasn't until about ten minutes later, in the 60th minute of the game, that United went on an attacking frenzy again.

Time is already of the essence, and if they don't attack hard, by the time the game goes into the 70th minute, Manchester United will have no chance.

However, this attacking opportunity was once again wasted by Depay, the Red Devils' No.7 forced the opponent's penalty area with the ball, and then shot with his feet under heavy siege, which was blocked by the opposing defender.

After seeing Depay's vigorous forward and no sign of passing, Rashford knew that there was no chance for this attack, so he did not stay in the box and quietly withdrew outside the penalty area.

Sure enough, Depay's shot blocked by the opponent just landed on the line of the big penalty area and was picked up by Rashford, who was rushed to.

However, the opposing player's player also arrived, and under close pressing, Rashford had no way to turn around, so he had to pass back to the central defender Carrick near the halfway line.

Carrick was also forced by the opposing striker and couldn't turn around, so he had to pass back to goalkeeper Romero.

The attack was defused in this way, but fortunately the ball was still under control.

After a few passes, the ball came to Herrera's feet. Ander Herrera dribbled past one of the opposing players and immediately distributed it to Manchester United defender Varera who was rushing forward.

The young Red Devils right-back rushed forward at high speed after receiving the ball, but under the defense of the opposing defender, there was no good passing opportunity, and he burst into a position close to the bottom line, and then had no choice but to get up and force a cross.

The ball travelled across the penalty area and was picked up by Juan Mata at the back post.

Because of Varela's raid, Midtjylland's penalty area was already chaotic and somewhat disjointed, revealing a large gap near the penalty spot.

Seeing this, Juan Mata did not hesitate to knock the ball across the door, and the unguarded Rashford fired into the empty net from eight yards.

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