Chapter 0190 - Elevator Ball Breaks the Iron Barrel (The Third Asks for Support)
With the whistle from referee Jonathan Moss, Manchester United's home game against Bournemouth in the 38th round of the 2015/16 Premier League season began, and the Red Devils began their final run to win the club's 21st top-flight title.
However, when the game really started, Manchester United could not open up the situation quickly, and Bournemouth, although the win in this game was not strong, they did not want to lose, so they simply adopted a strategy of stubborn defense.
Especially Marcus Rashford, Manchester United's most dangerous figure, Bournemouth is even more defensive. They know Rashford is pushing for the European Golden Boot, and that means Rashford will need to score at least two or more goals against them to be possible.
Marcus Rashford's European Golden Boot is a major honour for himself or for Manchester United. However, Bournemouth are not obligated to fulfill Rashford's obligations, all they have to do is freeze Rashford and prevent him from scoring, and that will be their team's victory.
In the 8th minute of the game, Rooney shifted widely on the left side of the midfield and accurately found Valencia in front of the penalty area on the right side, but Valencia did not choose to go down, but passed the ball to Mata in the middle.
After Mata took two steps, he found that Rashford in the middle was surrounded by three or four players from the opposing side, and had no chance at all, so he had to distribute the ball to Anthony Martial on the left.
Although Rashford is in contention for the European Golden Boot, he still has to make concessions in the face of the team's victory.
It's just that today's little brother Ma felt a little cold on his feet, and Mata passed a very good kick, but he didn't stop it, and then let the opposing defender clear the bottom line.
However, Blind's corner kick did not pose any threat.
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United's first chance came in the 10th minute.
At that time, Bournemouth sent a touchline ball but it was tackled by Carrick. Carrick passes the ball to left wing-back Jackson, who in turn passes to Wayne Rooney. However, Rooney had defenders behind him and couldn't turn around, so he had to pass back to Valencia.
After a pass from the back, Blind dribbled forward and played to Anthony Martial on the left. Anthony Martial broke through with the ball and was brought to the ground by Bournemouth's No.2 right-back, Francis.
Referee Jonathan Moss decisively awarded a foul on Bournemouth and United were awarded a free-kick from the left side of the pitch near the touchline, around 35 yards from goal.
Although the angle of the free-kick was a little off, Rashford did not hesitate to stand in front of the ball.
Whether it's competing for the European Golden Boot or the team's title, you need to score goals. And Bournemouth has made up their minds to set up a bucket formation, such a free kick opportunity is undoubtedly a rare good opportunity to break the deadlock.
And Bournemouth know the power of their free-kicks and won't give themselves too many chances like that. This time, the main thing is that Brother Pony has formed a breakthrough, and if he is allowed to pass, the danger will be even greater.
Bournemouth apparently studied Marcus Rashford's free-kick very seriously, and they sent a four-man wall straight into the corner of the box to completely deny Marcus Rashford's angle from the near post. And its goalkeeper Friedrich was also standing in the middle, looking at Rashford's side with full attention.
However, despite the waiting, Bournemouth's defence has been a bit poor this season. After 37 league games, they have conceded 64 goals, the second-most after an early Aston Villa side.
This kind of defense is difficult to stop Rashford, who has added the elevator ball to the master, and coupled with the triggering of the two skills of heavy artillery shot and curveball, the ball is like a disemboweled cannonball, hanging straight to the dead corner of the top corner of the far post.
The opponent's defense of the near corner was very tight, and Rashford naturally avoided playing the near corner, which was also within his best range anyway, and the far corner was more difficult to defend, so he did not hesitate to choose to play the dead corner of the top corner.
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In the 11th minute, Marcus Rashford scored a free-kick to give Manchester United a 1-0 lead at home.
At the moment, the match between Chelsea and Leicester City at Stamford Bridge in London is still 0-0, and if the game ends now, Manchester United will reverse Leicester City and win the 21st top-flight title in the club's history.
Of course, there are still more than 80 minutes to go before the game is really over, and it is still a little early to draw conclusions.
However, Marcus Rashford is one step closer to his battle for the European Golden Boot: with that goal, his league tally has reached 39, just one goal away from Suarez!
Marcus Rashford raced to the corner flag area to celebrate, and the rest of the United players, except for David De Gea, who had nothing to do in front of goal at the back, did not come over, and the other ten came running.
Everyone knows very well what Rashford's goal means: they are temporarily ahead of Leicester City in the table!
More than 70,000 Red Devils fans roared in the stands at the Theatre of Dreams, and Rashford's name resounded throughout Old Trafford.
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"Goal! Marcus Rashford's free-kick, his lift from 35 yards out went straight into the top corner of the far post, giving United a 1-0 lead! At this moment, Manchester United has overtaken Leicester City in the standings! ”
Bournemouth wisely defended the game, but against Marcus Rashford's lift goal, the ironclad defence was unable to prevent their goal from being breached by Marcus Rashford. This eighteen-year-old kid is amazing, he can do anything! ”
'Marcus Rashford's tally in the league has reached 39 and he only needs one more to share this year's European Golden Boot with Suarez. However, Rashford said before the game that he had no intention of sharing with Suarez, which meant he had to score more than three goals in this game. And with the good form he just showed, there is a good chance that he will fulfill his vows! ”
'Bournemouth made a mistake in defending, bringing down Anthony Martial and forgetting how horrible Rashford's free-kick was. Now, free-kicks have become a big goal for Manchester United and Marcus Rashford! ”
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As the final match of the Premier League, this game naturally attracted the attention of the whole world, and more than 200 countries and regions around the world broadcast the game, and dozens of media sent live broadcasts. When Rashford scored the free-kick, the commentators and commentators of dozens of media in the on-site commentary area were also boiling, expressing their opinions on Rashford's goal. I want to talk about "The British Emperor" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~