The ball found Huntelaar exactly as the Dutch striker shook off Ferdinand and turned sideways to catch the ball in the box!

Single Knife!

The Fairings Arena was boiling in an instant, and both the home and away fans were nervously looking at the penalty area in the field.

"Raul's hidden slash straight stopper!"

"Huntelaar! He caught the ball in the penalty area, single-handedly! Single-handed! ”

"This is Schalke 04's chance to overtake the score! Now it's up to the Dutch to catch it! Huntelaar lifted his foot and he shot...... A powerful blast! ”

In the exclamations of the commentators, Huntelaar calmly flicked the ball, raised his right foot without hesitation, and swung it hard.

The right foot slammed into the bottom of the ball, and the ball rose from the ground like a meteor and went straight to the top right corner of the goal!

At such a close distance, even if Van der Sar had been prepared, he was still powerless, he didn't even fall to the ground, he only had time to wave his hand, and the football rushed from the top of his head into the goal!

2:1！

Soon after the start of the second half, Schalke 04 completed the overtake in the score!

“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL！ GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL！ The ball is in! The ball is in!! It's incredible! Schalke 04 actually scored another goal and they took the lead! They are ahead of the mighty Manchester United! ”

"Huntelaar's powerful spurt! But it's worth mentioning that at least half of the credit for this goal goes to Raul's head, and it was his involvement and passing that created scoring opportunities for his teammates! One pass and one shot, the Spanish veteran's performance today is simply brave! ”

"It's a tie-up between two Real Madrid veterans! Raul and Huntelaar worked together to help Schalke 04 get ahead of the mighty Manchester United at home! ”

The home fans cheered hoarsely, this goal came too suddenly, and it was too morale-boosting, originally they didn't have much thought about defeating the powerful Manchester United to advance to the Champions League final, especially in the case of Manchester United scoring a goal first, they only hoped that their team could play well, but they didn't expect that Schalke 04 actually scored two goals in a row, and the score was overtaken in one fell swoop!

This gives them hope of beating Manchester United at home!

This gives them the hope of going further and creating miracles!

"Raul! Raul!! Raul!!! ”

"Huntelaar! Huntelaar!! Huntelaar !! ”

The fans chanted the names of the two heroes, and the atmosphere was like boiling molten slurry, which was extremely hot.

Huntelaar and Raul ran shoulder to shoulder in celebration, with the Schalke 04 players following behind them, waving their arms and cheering.

On the other hand, the Manchester United players were a little depressed, and they had the upper hand in the game, but they were chased by the opponent twice in a row, and the score was overtaken in one fell swoop, which made them somewhat unacceptable. Manchester United have been smooth sailing this season, both domestically and in Europe, and they were also the first to score in this game, but the current score has dealt them a big blow.

Carrick, in particular, was told by the head coach in the locker room to focus on Raul, but he was still "slipped" by the opponent and provided an assist. This made him feel very self-reproachful, if he kept the opponent in prison and Raul couldn't pass the ball, then would this lost goal not be born?

"Cheer up!"

"It's not over yet! We haven't failed yet! ”

"It's not the end of the world, we still have the initiative! Don't give the opponent another chance to score! ”

Ferguson walked to the sidelines and shouted at the somewhat depressed disciples.

He could clearly feel the mentality of the players, so he immediately spoke out to encourage everyone. In fact, in his opinion, discouragement is unnecessary, because even if Schalke 04 leads, with the strength of Manchester United, it may not be impossible to chase the score back in the later time. In other words, even if Manchester United loses 1:2, this result is not unacceptable, after all, it is a two-legged format, this one is lost, the next game is back at home, and it is enough to win back. They have an away goal advantage and return home to just 1-0 to qualify for the final.

"The initiative is still in our hands! So, don't hang your head and cheer up! ”

"Try to score in the next time! Now this score, it is still in our favor! ”

Ferguson's shout "woke up" the Manchester United players in time, yes, the score of 2:1 is indeed temporarily behind, but this is an away game, they have the advantage of away goals, so there is no need for them to feel sorry for themselves.

Seeing the players regain their spirits and morale, Ferguson nodded with satisfaction.

However, when he turned his head and saw the Schalke 04 players who were celebrating enthusiastically and their morale was high, Ferguson felt a sense of unease in his heart.

……

"I really didn't expect Schalke 04 to ...... Unexpectedly, ahead? ”

In the noisy stands, Molina looked at the home team players celebrating wantonly in the stadium and said in disbelief. To be honest, in his opinion, Schalke 04 and Manchester United are two different teams at all, even if this is Schalke 04's home stadium, but Manchester United still has a huge advantage, and it is not difficult to get out of here at all.

Unexpectedly, Schalke 04 performed so well, and when he conceded one goal first, he scored two goals in a row and overtook the score in one fell swoop. Looking at the home team's menacing appearance, it seems that there is still a posture of taking advantage of the victory to chase and not stop.

"This is football, it's not that whoever is strong on the surface will definitely win. Judging by Schalke 04's performance and performance in this game, they were really good and it was not surprising that they were able to score two goals at all. ”

Fan Bizhuang said this, with a faint worry on his face, "Actually, the 2:1 result is not bad, after all, we got an away goal, but ...... My fear is that Schalke 04 will score ......"

"Impossible, right?" Molina opened his mouth in surprise, "In the offensive battle, the home team did not take advantage of anything, and now that Manchester United is behind, Sir Alex Ferguson will definitely take corresponding measures to ensure that he does not concede any more goals!" ”

"Hopefully."

Fan Bizhuang shook his head and said no more.

……

Ferguson did make a change, not just in the form of a recycle, but also in making substitutions without hesitation. In the 53rd minute, Hargreaves replaced Scholes, removing a forward-back who was more attacking and replacing him with a defensive midfielder, Ferguson's intention was clear, that is, to strengthen the defense, regardless of whether the team can score again or not, but to make sure that no more goals are conceded!

Although after Schalke 04 scored a goal, the formation was recycled, and the defensive counterattack was changed, which was not very good-looking, and it looked like it was defeated by the opponent in the attack, and it was a last resort, but this was also a helpless move, Ferguson's vision was focused on the two-legged game, and he could accept the small score loss, but he could not accept being eliminated in the end.

At the very least, we have to hold on to the score and put the real showdown at Old Trafford.

After the restart of the game, Schalke 04 quickly noticed the change in Manchester United, and after a few trials, they found that Manchester United was indeed more defensive, which made them extremely excited and full of confidence - the strong Manchester United is not invincible, we not only scored two goals, but also used the attack to make the opponent retreat, which proves that we are capable of winning and there is hope to go further!

With this in mind, the home team players are more aggressive in attacking.

Igniting the hope of promotion, they naturally want to take advantage of the opponent's "weakness" opportunity to strive for another goal, establish a greater advantage, and ensure the first hand to advance!

The situation on the pitch has completely changed, Schalke 04 has become the main attacking side, while Manchester United is focusing on defense, counterattacking when there is a chance, and stabilizing the defense when there is no chance.

The game evolved from a battle of attacks to a battle of contradictions.

In the 59th minute, home striker Farfan cut in after breaking down the left flank and hit the goal, but the ball grazed the post and went just wide.

Four minutes later, Farfan again used the breakthrough to disrupt the United defence before passing the ball into the box, where Huntelaar headed in and Raul followed up with a shot that was saved by Van der Sar.

In the 67th minute, Schalke 04 almost extended the score, Spanish forward Jurado suddenly cut in the back row, received a pass from his teammates, and suddenly shot a cold arrow at 25 meters in the penalty area, and the football hit Vidic's back during the flight, Van der Sar had thrown his body out, unable to turn back to save the danger. However, it was United's luck as the ball hit the crossbar, bounced off and was pounced on by the frightened Dutchman.

The home side's attack gradually gained the upper hand, but United's counter-attack was also full of threats.

Rooney and Owen are both fast and impactful players, coupled with Kaka's passing arrangement, although the number of troops invested is not much, but they still repeatedly threaten the opponent's goal.

The closest he came to scoring was in the 69th minute, when Kaka's long pass near the center circle hit the back of Schalke 04's defence accurately, Owen shot out like lightning, sprinted at high speed after receiving the ball, and suddenly got up to hit the goal with his feet in the middle of the ball, and the football was saved by Neuer and grazed the post out of the bottom line.

The two teams can be regarded as attacking and defending each other, but they are helpless to take each other's goals.

As the clock ticked, the score was still 2:1 and the score was still 2:1. After a long period of intense running, the physical fitness of both teams has seriously declined, and the trend of the two sides fighting each other has gradually eased.

"It looks like it's hard to score any more goals in this game!"

"A score of 2:1 is likely to be the final result of the game. I believe that this result is barely acceptable for Manchester United, although they lost the game, but there is an away goal, which will be their confidence in the second leg of the comeback! Of course, unfortunately, if it loses, it will be Manchester United's first defeat, and the unbeaten season will be over! ”

"Of course, Schalke 04 deserved such a victory! To be able to beat the mighty Manchester United when no one was optimistic about them before the game is enough to prove how good they are this season! ”