Chapter 148: Long-range Hanging Shot, Lock the Victory!
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While everyone was lamenting that Sporting Lisbon's must-have goal was kicked at the crossbar and the post, they didn't know that Sporting Lisbon's real despair was coming...
Of course, it wasn't Valencia scoring another goal to increase the scoreline, but it was another dramatic change on the pitch and Sporting Lisbon was once again the protagonists of the pitch, and they missed another great opportunity, the best chance of the game!
In the 85th minute, Roshenbach launched a quick counterattack with a long pass, Barbosa stopped the ball with his chest near the center circle to Moutinho behind him, and then, Sporting Lisbon's two wings quickly put on, and Valencia's two sides quickly returned to defend...
Moutinho saw the right moment and was about to pass straight to the wing, he was entangled by Marchena, in order to ensure that he did not concede the ball in the first place, so he chose to pass the ball back, so they lost a quick counter-attack opportunity and turned to positional warfare.
Marchena saw that his players had returned to their positions, so he stepped back, because such a numb top grab could easily be transferred out of the defensive position by the opponent's pass.
Barbosa, seeing that Marchena was not playing close to Moutinho, passed the ball back and followed the right wing-back towards Valencia's left.
Soon, Sporting Lisbon scored into the 30-meter area of Valencia, Roshenbac and Barbosa suddenly stepped forward, Albelda and Aurelio hurriedly stepped forward to defend, at this moment, Moutinho, who took the ball, passed the ball to Tello who was inserted behind, the latter was unmarked, and a volley came directly outside the penalty area, Aurelio couldn't react, fell to the ground and blocked half a beat slowly, the football flew quickly to the far end of the goal, and Ayala in the middle saw the ball and prepared to come to a half-volley clearance, Surprisingly, he didn't play the football, the football leaked, and Navarro and Nikule at the far end were obscured from sight and did not see the incoming ball.
Canizares hurriedly moved to the far end of the goal in small steps, and his eyes moved to the back point with the football, but this look almost made his eyes pop out, Italian Moretti was actually stuck in the back of the opponent Sporting Lisbon substitute Douala, his back suddenly rose with beads of sweat, and the frequency of foot movement was increased to the fastest.
When he moved to the middle of the goal, Douala also rushed in and stabbed two meters from the goal, Canizares had no choice but to use the strength of the first half of his life to fly out, and the air stretched out beautifully, but this did not help him to touch the football.
At this point, the Sporting Lisbon players on the pitch were already raising their arms to celebrate the equaliser in the final stages of the game, but that's when they came.
Bang!
It was the crisp sound of a football hitting the post, saving Valencia's life once again... More appropriately, Sporting Lisbon had come home in bad luck.
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"Dangerous!! The sudden advance of Roshenbach and Barbosa caused a sudden confusion on the edge of the Valencia penalty area, with Moutinho passing the ball and Tello now unmarked!! Dangerous!! Shot??? ”
"Aurelio is still half a beat slower, and he didn't block it!! Ayala in the middle of the lane flew to clear!! Oh God, he still hasn't touched it, after a point?? Fortunately, Navarro and Nikulay, who were at the back of the line, were shaken by Ayala's half-volley...
"Oh no - God!!!!!!"
In the Valencia penalty area, Hyde turned into a machine gun, constantly commenting on the game, and when he saw Douala put Morettika behind him and pushed it two meters in front of the goal, he could no longer do so, he could only pin his hopes on God.
However, as if God had really heard his prayer, a moment later, he heard a 'bang'...
"Oh my God!! God is with us!!! ”
That's what all Valencia fans are saying at this moment.
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A shot from two meters in front of the goal can push the ball to the goalpost, what a skill it takes! Douala froze in place, holding his head in his hands, and Nikulai, Ledson, and Roshenbach in the penalty area made the same action, with words of disbelief written on their faces at the same time.
At the same time, Moretti, who was behind Douaraca all the way, was not stunned, he quickly cleared the ball that bounced back, but... The accident happened again, the left foot of the clearance did not completely wrap the football, the football touched his toes, and flew to the front of the penalty area, at this time, David Silva, who was chasing back in place, was nearby...
It's -- the perfect time to fight back!!
David Silva stopped the flying soccer ball with his left foot and slammed it forward, and at the same time - the whole person scurried over like a loach.
Counterattack!!!
Yadim didn't hold his head like the players on the field, he had a clear mind, and when he saw Valencia No. 29 was getting the ball ready to counterattack, he immediately panicked - it's not important to be one goal behind, it doesn't matter if you don't score a goal, if you concede another goal, then the game will completely lose suspense -
"Idiot!! Return-back-!! ”
Yadim stood on the sidelines yelling and yelled, and individual players on the pitch woke up from a dream and rushed towards David Silva with the ball.
David Silva had just been substituted for a short time, and he was fit enough to see Inakal El rushing towards him, and suddenly, the whole person stopped, without warning, Inakal El couldn't react and rushed his head, David Silva ran diagonally from the side directly to the middle.
The middle of the pitch has always been a crowded place, and David Silva has long known that in the face of Moutinho, who is bound to stay the ball in place, David Silva did not dribble too much, because he had seen a white figure diagonally from the left wing into the center circle This unoccupied area...
David Silva preys on Moutinho's arrival with a long left-footed pass...
"Valencia's counter-attack!! David Silva's Long !! No one?? ”
The camera of the Alvalad Stadium focuses on the soccer ball flying through the air, but there is not a single Valencia player in the white jersey in the entire shot.
Is it a mistake?
This is the idea of most of the commentators who use the guò TV footage to explain the game.
However, Hyde didn't think so, and he knew Valencia's counter-attacking tactics very well, and his eyes were fixed on the bottom left corner of the camera, because he knew what this gap meant to a very fast Iroh.
Sure enough, half a second later-
A white figure appears in the camera!!
This almost scared the entire Sporting Lisbon fans, this brother is a super star!
Miguel Garcia was like an old man on crutches in front of Iroh during the full-speed run, no threat, plus he had been destroyed by Iroh for nearly 90 minutes, and his physical strength was squeezed to the lowest point, but Iroh had a magical body potion...
"Poor Miguel García, the only way to stop Ai is to keep him from speeding, but once he gets up to speed, you won't be able to catch up with him even in a sports car, because he's racing in a supercar!"
The white figure swept across the green field, like a supercar accelerating and accelerating recklessly on a straight highway!!
It's ****** fast!!
Valencia fans have seen this scene countless times, but they never get tired of watching it!!
They in the stands were already cheering, they knew - what it meant for Arlo to make a single shot, his single shot meant that Valencia was going to score, although they were already shouting hoarse at the moment, but it still didn't stop them from cheering hoarsely...
Because, the championship is just around the corner!
Two seconds later, Iello received a ball from David Silva about 40 metres from the Sporting Lisbon goal.
At the same time, Ricardo chose to attack.
Seeing Ricardo attack, Iroh smiled - very happily.
Quickly adjusted on the spot, kicked the instep of his right foot to the middle and lower part of the football, the football obediently flew up, after the kick, Iroh did not focus on the football, but turned around in a dashing manner, his arms raised, as if this goal would definitely be scored...
For Elo's action, the fans of Sporting Lisbon who were playing at home immediately stopped doing it, and the cheers of the audience were mixed with sporadic boos, but under the desperate shouts of the Valencia fans, there was not a single ripple.
Ricciardo, who had just hit the line of the penalty area, panicked and hurriedly retreated, and when he retreated to the penalty spot, the football also flew in front of his eyes, and the body suddenly exerted force with his feet in the process of retreating, and the whole body jumped up, and at the same time - the waist and abdomen were forced, and the stretched right arm rose again strangely by half a point, but - still did not touch the football flying in the air, the difference was -
The whip is out of reach!
Reluctantly, Ricciardo fell with gravity, and when he fell to the ground - the entire Alvalad Stadium resounded with deafening cheers.
3:1
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa――
The camera at Alvalad Field is once again focused on Iroh, standing in place, arms up, eyes closed, as if waiting for his teammates to come forward to celebrate, intoxicated.
What Ielo didn't expect was that his casual celebration would become the most classic scene of this UEFA Cup...
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"Ball ball ball - ball in!! Iroh's long-range lob shot from forty meters out of the goal went in!! In the 86th and a half minutes of the game, Iello helped Valencia extend their lead, 3-1 ahead of Sporting Lisbon at home, so to speak, - Valencia's defending champions are in sight! ”
"Pretty!! I have to say that this young man from China is calm and terrible, already super confident, and at the end of the game he chose the most difficult lob shot, and in time - he will definitely shock the whole world football world!! England coaches, where are you? ”
"God, what did you give him when you created him? How much courage does it take to shoot from forty meters away?? How big is this Chinese kid's heart? But -- anyway, this goal went in! He will enter the history books of the UEFA Cup with the most daring shot ever scored in a UEFA Cup final! ”
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