Chapter 0073: KO!
Manchester United fans booed and of course were unhappy with referee Atkinson. Because this obvious yellow card should not be ignored for the sake of so-called balance.
Especially when the Frenchman scored two minutes later, United fans had even more reason to be upset.
In the 67th minute, the Frenchman broke through with the ball and was fouled by Blind, and West Ham won a free kick in front of the left at the top of the penalty area.
This point is about 278 meters away from the goal, and the location is very good.
Payet didn't waste that opportunity, as his free-kick sliced through a beautiful arc into the top left corner of the goal before grazing the inside of the post and into the back of the net.
Manchester United's goalkeeper David De Gea only made a symbolic save and didn't even rub the ball skin.
Amid the boos of the Old Trafford goal, the Frenchman made a kneeling motion to celebrate the goal frantically.
It's only the 68th minute, and with more than 20 minutes to go, they might be able to equalise and give the team a chance to replay.
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"World waves! It's a perfect world wave! Payet scored the back of the net to make it 1:3! ”
"It's good now, plus injury time, there are more than 20 minutes to go until the end of the game, West Ham have hope of equalising!"
"The Manchester United have paid the price for their carelessness! If they continue to wave like this, they may really be leveled by the Hammers! ”
'Atkinson helped West Ham because he had a fake fall before Payet scored and got away with a yellow card, otherwise he would have been sent off!'
'The United fans are very upset, but they have a reason to be upset, just two minutes ago, referee Atkinson missed a yellow card for Payet!'
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In the commentary area, the commentators from all walks of life instantly became emotional.
The so-called watching excitement is not a big deal, what they want is to be hot, like the slow scene before, except for Manchester United fans who only care about the results, no one likes it.
But now, with West Ham pulling one back and some time to go, there is still some time to go before the end of the game to give West Ham hope of an equaliser and they will be on the move.
In such a situation, it is unlikely that United will want to play again unless they want to lose.
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At this moment, Rashford's face was not very good-looking, and he knew that Manchester United's previous slow and sticky kicking was simply a chance for West Ham United to turn the tables.
The ancient Chinese said well, if you fight a snake, you will not die, and there will be endless troubles, which is what you are talking about.
So, as West Ham celebrated in the corner flag area, Rashford called Anthony Martial and Herrera over and said: "Ander, Antony, we can't play like we did anymore or we could be overturned." ”
Anthony Martial and Herrera nodded solemnly, especially Herrera, who sensed that things were not going well before Payet scored, and sure enough, Payet scored the next moment.
Herrera said, "Marcus, Anthony, after a while, you guys move forward quickly, and I'll find a way to get the ball up." ”
Then, he turned to Blind, who had just made a big mistake and gave West Ham a free-kick opportunity, and he didn't know what to say to him.
After the resumption of the game, West Ham United were in high spirits and launched a high press on Manchester United, intending to make another goal and even equalise.
And after Manchester United was pulled back by the opponent, many people also woke up a little and became more active on the field.
The newcomer of West Ham United, Sako pressed the ball-possessing Chris Smalling up front, and Smalling passed it back to goalkeeper De Gea, who immediately went to press for De Gea, but De Gea turned and passed to Blind, who was close to him.
Blind had just made a mistake, and Herrera had exchanged views with him, and he was thinking about making a mistake and rushing forward with the ball.
The Manchester United centre-backs advanced with the ball, disrupting the West Ham defence at once, and they quickly split their men to block Blind. However, Blind immediately passed the ball to Rojo near the left touchline.
West Ham midfielder Lanzini immediately pressed on Rojo, who didn't hesitate to pass the ball before Lanzini could get close.
Anthony Martial got on the ball before Antonio could reach for clearance. Turning around, he crossed the ball to Marcus Rashford on the line of the penalty area, and quickly stepped forward to play a wall with Rashford.
When Rashford received the ball, West Ham's two centre-backs, Obiang and Ogbonna, were about a metre away from him, and Anthony Martial drew some attention up front, which made him feel much less pressure on his defence.
At this point, Rashford has the option of passing to Anthony Martial in front, or to Herrera in the middle at the top of the box, or to shoot himself.
However, Rashford did not hesitate to choose to believe in himself, believing that he is better than Anthony Martial and Herrera at 85.
What's more, if you choose to pass the ball at this moment, it will undoubtedly give the West Ham defenders time and space.
Therefore, he didn't pay attention to Anthony Martial and Herrera who raised their hands in front of him, nor did he choose to stop the ball to adjust, and he didn't even choose to let the ball run to his right foot, which was a little smoother, and directly stretched out his left foot, aimed at the ball passed by Martial, and shot at the first time, and it was a pick.
West Ham United goalkeeper Randolph had already opted to attack, intending to block a shot from a Manchester United player. But when he got to the line of the six-yard penalty area, he found that Rashford had already shot with his feet, and it was a pick-and-shoot, and he hurriedly stepped back and tried to reach for the ball.
However, all in vain, his hand did not touch the ball.
When Randolph fell to the ground on his back and stuck his head into the goal, the soccer ball bouncing inside the goal smashed into his face, causing him to subconsciously close his eyes.
It was also at the same time that Randolph knew that there was no hope of an equaliser for West Ham today.
Not only Randolph, but also the other West Ham players, and even the commentators of the major media in the commentary area, also had this idea in mind.
The clock shows that it is exactly 69 minutes, less than two minutes away from West Ham's goal.
It's like two fighters facing each other in the ring, one fighter just gave the other a punch, thinking he could take a breath, but he didn't expect the other party to be knocked down by this punch at all, but gave him a backhand punch that was even harder.
KO!