Chapter 0236 - Riding Alone
Scott Dahn saw Rashford take advantage of a change of rhythm to break through his original route, and he tried to change direction to chase after him, but his feet slipped and he fell to the ground.
However, the hunt for the Palace players was not over, as midfielder Ponjon and full-back Tosoare were closing in on Marcus Rashford shortly after they had just been introduced, while Hennessey moved a few steps forward to maximise the angle of his shot he could block.
Seeing Rashford getting closer and closer to the penalty area, he didn't bury his head in and accelerate the ball inside, but instead slowed down and seemed to want to shoot here.
This gave Pang Qiong and Soyare the chance to catch up with him, but it also gave him a bigger angle to shoot. So Crystal Palace goalkeeper Hennessey moved two more steps forward when he saw this.
Pang Qiong has already approached Rashford, and he knows that Rashford has not yet entered the box, this is his best chance to defend, even if he fouls, it will not give Manchester United a penalty.
Ignoring anything else, he shoveled straight at Rashford from behind, trying to destroy the ball before Rashford could shoot.
But almost as soon as he put his foot down to tackle, Rashford's right foot was picked up. The magnitude of the pick is not very large, and even if you don't look closely, you can't tell that this is a preparatory action for the shot.
When Rashford kicked his right foot forward, he didn't seem to have any force, his toes were straight, like a shovel, and he was inserted diagonally into the turf, and the ball held up by the grass rubbed up against him, and flew in circles towards the goal.
Pang Qiong shoveled into the air.
The ball was then seen flying high over the head of Crystal Palace goalkeeper Hennessey and crashing into the back of the net behind him. Hennessey was only able to maintain a half-crouch position, raising his head below to send the football flying through the sky.
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The Wembley frontcourt fans booed a little louder, but the sonic waves didn't really get the football off track. Amid their boos, the ball crashed into the empty net behind Hennessey without any suspense.
And the boos of Crystal Palace fans are more like a struggle before dying.
Lineker, the Sky TV commentator, shouted: "GAO-OL!!! Less than three minutes after Pang Qiong equalised for Crystal Palace, Marcus Rashford scored solo to put the score over again! ”
And the BBC's old man Mortensen was even more surprised, boasting: "This young Red Devils shooter is like a demon king, suppressing all resistance that dares to challenge Manchester United one by one!" ”
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After taking a shot from the ground, Rashford turned and ran towards the corner flag area, waving to his team-mates to come and celebrate with him.
Although the ball had not yet found the net, Rashford did not believe there would be any more surprises in the goal.
The United players started running towards Marcus Rashford when he was shooting, after all, they were still in the second half, it took time to catch up, and of course they had to start early in order to celebrate as soon as possible. Even though the football had not yet reached the goal, the United players were confident that the goal would not be missed.
This little brother is so reassuring!
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal was excited after Marcus Rashford's goal, swinging his fists hard.
After a brief celebration on the sidelines, Louis van Gaal gestured to the players on the pitch and shouted a loud reminder to stay calm and hold their defence.
Marcus Rashford gave United the lead, but if they couldn't hold on to that lead, it would be all for nothing.
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While Marcus Rashford and his team-mates were celebrating the goal, the TV broadcast was replaying the whole process of Rashford's goal, over and over again, and the different positions gave the audience a completely different goalscoring experience.
From stopping the ball in one go, to using the rhythm to shake off Scott Dahn, and finally snatching the ball before Pang Qiong to score the goal.
“…… It was a work of art...... In the absence of support, Rashford single-handedly settled the battle! ......"Zhan Jun, a die-hard Liverpool fan, couldn't help but shake his head and sigh at Rashford's wonderful goal.
As the United players celebrated their goals and ran back into their own half, Wembley's boos over the pitch continued, but time was running out for Crystal Palace.
Marcus Rashford scored in the 81st minute of the game, and by the time the United players finished their celebrations and returned to the pitch, it was already the 82nd minute of the game.
Even with stoppage time, the time left for Crystal Palace is only ten minutes.
With about 10 minutes remaining, Palace had to score at least one goal to send the game to extra-time.
This immediately added a great sense of crisis to the Crystal Palace players, who could no longer spend their time patiently maneuvering with Manchester United to find scoring opportunities.
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When the game resumed, they could only keep attacking the United goal, but it was not an organised attack, but a simple and direct attack.
The mentality of the Crystal Palace players has changed subtly compared to before, and this change is reflected in the game, that is, the Crystal Palace players are more impatient.
In the face of Crystal Palace's attack, Manchester United rallied as a team to shrink their defence.
Don't look at Crystal Palace's offensive fiercely, but they feel very stable inside.
It's also a change in mentality.
At this time, the old and spicy Van Gaal did not sit on the bench and wait for the game time to run out naturally, he began to make substitutions, in addition to strengthening the defense, there is also a purpose to effectively delay the game.
There can be a delay of half a minute before and after each substitution, and Van Gaal has not moved one of the three substitutions in his hand before.
By the time the fourth official lifted four minutes of stoppage time on the sidelines, the boos in the stands were loud and inaudible. It's not just Crystal Palace fans who are booing, but Manchester United fans are booing.
Crystal Palace fans have expressed their displeasure at having only four minutes played, while Manchester United fans have argued that four minutes of stoppage time is too much.
But regardless of whether the fans of both sides accept it or not, the time left for their teams is four minutes.
For Manchester United, it only takes those four minutes to lift the 12th FA Cup trophy in the club's history.
For Crystal Palace, if they can't score in four minutes, they will have to say goodbye to their first FA Cup title in the club's history.
While a win will see them qualify for next season's Europa League, qualification for the Europa League is less important than an FA Cup title. 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~