Chapter 731: Knocking down Van der Sar with one kick
The atmosphere at the new Wembley Stadium was still hot, but many fans were so exhausted by the non-stop cheering of the first half that they had to leave their seats in stoppage time and queue up to buy some chips, burgers or Cokes at the stadium restaurants or shops to replenish their lost energy.
At this moment, a huge exclamation and shout suddenly erupted in the sky above the court.
The two voices clashed countless times in a short period of time, with the end of the crowd of Chelsea fans making the cheers from above the pitch 'the last laugh'
The fans who had left their seats and lined up to leave the stadium turned sharply to look at the stadium, just in time to see the white football flying at high speed in mid-air without a trace of spinning, like the exhaust left behind by an airplane flying through the clouds.
As a result, the hormones of all the fans at the scene rose, their eyes widened, and their attention was focused on the football flying towards the goal and Van der Sar, who made the save.
Will it go in?
None of them know.
So just wait!
The veteran Scholes, who was passed by Aelo, subconsciously turned around to look at the direction of the goal after hearing the sound of shooting, the football flew towards the goal like a cruise missile, and he also had no bottom for Van der Sar in his heart.
In that moment, the fears of Manchester United fans came to their throats, and they were not afraid that their team would fall behind again before the end of the first half.
At the same time that the exclamations erupted from the sky above the new Wembley Stadium, Mourinho and Alex Ferguson's hearts were filled with anticipation and fear, respectively.
The camera transitions very quickly, almost following the football to give a close-up of Van der Sar.
Van der Sar was very stretched in mid-air, and his slender figure was extremely graceful to him, but I believe that no one paid attention to this at this time, and all eyes were on whether he could save the seemingly powerful football.
"Edwin van der Sar !!"
The TV commentator chanted Van der Sar's name, knowing that only the veteran Dutch goalkeeper, who was about to turn 40, could save United.
In fact, Van der Sar did pounce on the football, but because of the increase in age, the muscle explosiveness between the fingers was not as strong as when he was young, and he gritted his teeth and insisted on using his fingertips to pull the ball away from the original trajectory but did not expect it to be unsuccessful.
Because...... The power of the shot is just too much!
It's rare to be able to react to Elo's burst, and by the time Van der Sar's fingertips touch the ball, it's already the end of the crossbow.
Van der Sar could even feel the pain in his fingertips in mid-air, and his rich experience in the game made him realize that it was a broken finger!
The deviation of the ball is unrecognizable to the naked eye, so the ball was not lifted over the crossbar by Van der Sar, but plunged headlong into the arms of the snow-white net.
At the same time, the Chelsea fans in the stands raised their arms and erupted in loud cheers.
The two huge posters of Iello in the stands seemed to come to life under the shaking of the excited Chelsea fans.
After finishing the shot, Iroh quickly stood on tiptoe to keep an eye on the trajectory of the ball, until the ball was plunged into the net before rushing to the corner flag on the right side of his attack, flying and kicking the corner flagstick, and then turned to face the dense Chelsea fans in the stands, and lifted his right hand to expose his thick and well-developed right thigh muscles.
Immediately, the female fans in the stands were as excited as if they had taken an aphrodisiac, and at this moment they all excitedly chanted Iroh's name, followed by various explicit confessions.
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It didn't take long for the referee on duty to blow the whistle for the end of the first half, and the players from both sides walked to the tunnel with different moods, then separated left and right at the end of the tunnel to enter their respective dressing rooms, while the Chelsea fans in the stands reminisced about Ello's powerful long-range shot.
Or even forget to leave the court to buy food to replenish energy.
At the moment when the players of both sides left the field, the on-site director gave the camera to the faces of Iello and Cristiano Ronaldo respectively, and used technical means to advance the camera and give close-ups of the faces.
The expressions of the two are very different, with Iroh smiling a lot on his face, while Cristiano Ronaldo purses his lips and communicates with Rooney as he walks to the players' tunnel, with very stern expressions.
The Chelsea players who entered the dressing room hugged Elo's shoulders affectionately, and miraculously helped the team to exceed the score again in the two minutes after the equaliser, which was definitely a morale-boosting goal for their own side, and it also greatly damaged the morale of Manchester United.
Indeed, the Manchester United players who slowly entered the dressing room from the pitch did not come to their senses, and the score was overtaken again shortly after the equaliser, which not only affected morale, but also dealt a huge blow to the players' self-confidence, and when they thought they had hope of beating Chelsea, Aelo fell like a god soldier, completely shattering their hopes.
Is there anything more striking than this plot?
As a result, there really is!
What hit them even harder was the report from veteran team doctor Rob Swyer.
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As the United players walked down the tunnel, no one noticed Van der Sar clutching his right hand in pain to find the team doctor, Rob Swyer.
After a simple examination, Van der Sar's right index finger and middle finger have cracked marks, this injury is impossible for the goalkeeper to continue the game, so the veteran team doctor Rob Swaier immediately notified the second goalkeeper Foster to warm up, and then informed the head coach Ferguson.
Ferguson, whose face was already flushed, trembled slightly after hearing the report of the veteran team doctor Rob Swaier.
Park Ji-sung, Carrick and Scholes, who made fatal mistakes in this defense, all subconsciously lowered their heads, knowing that Aylo's goal had a lot to do with them.
If one of the trio had made a sacrifice to knock Iroh to the ground, the goal would not have been scored and goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar would not have suffered a broken finger.
The morale of the team can be said to have fallen to the bottom.
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"The Carabao Cup final was really exciting, both sides scored two goals in a row before the end of the first half, and the goals were very exciting, especially the powerful long-range shot scored by Ai in stoppage time broke through Van der Sar's ten fingers, very domineering! The slow-motion replay can clearly see that Van der Sar is pounced on the football, but he is helpless to shoot a heavy cannon of 158km/h......"
Lineker analyzed the number jù at halftime according to the number jù given by the broadcaster.
His commentator said: "158 km/h is 43.9 meters per second, which means that the time it takes for a football to fly from Ai's right foot to the goal is less than a second, how fast should this be? If it weren't for the slightly right angle, it remains to be seen whether Van der Sar would have been able to react. ”
'Ai really showed us the more versatile side of him in this game, turning and volleying without looking at the goal, and the second goal was a long-range shot from more than 30 yards, which is not good news for Chelsea's opponents......
In the chatter of the narrator, the fifteen minutes of the halftime message passed in a blink of an eye.
The sharp-eyed commentator saw Manchester United take the lead in making substitution adjustments at the first time.
"Huh? Manchester United made a substitution at the start of the second half? Who is it for? No way?? The Manchester United TV commentator looked at the given camera and raised his eyebrows, and when he saw that the person who was replaced turned out to be the team's No. 2 goalkeeper Foster, he said suspiciously: "Replace the No. 2 goalkeeper Foster?" And what about Van der Sar? It stands to reason that the two goals conceded in the first half are not directly related to him, could it be that he was injured? ”
At the same time that the fourth official held up the electronic card of the substitution, the commentators in the live studio began to be confused.
It wasn't until the on-site director cut back to the scenes at the end of the first half that he instructed United on why they had changed their goalkeeper at the start of the second half.
"Oh my God, Van der Sar couldn't finish a game in order to block Ai's shot, how much power does that foot-shot have?" Andy Gretonguò saw Van der Sar receiving simple treatment on the sidelines and exclaimed: "Ai's shot was a complete brute-force hit, and he even made Van der Sar unable to play the whole game, his feet were so strong!" ”
After watching the entire slow-motion replay, Liu Jianhong gasped: "Elo's long-range shot before the end of the first half directly knocked out the Dutch veteran Van der Sar, which is definitely good news for Chelsea!" Although Van der Sar is 39 years old, his contribution to United is unquestionable, and with his departure, this Carabao Cup final is likely to be more and more biased in Chelsea's favor! ”
Seeing this substitution, almost none of the commentators were still optimistic about Manchester United, not even the fans in the stands.
In their minds, Van der Sar is the patron saint of Manchester United's goal, and now that the patron saint has been knocked off the field, could it be God's will to tell his devout believers that the winner of this Carabao Cup final is Chelsea?
When Iello slowly came out of the players' tunnel and saw Manchester United's No. 2 goalkeeper Foster, who was ready to play, he raised his eyebrows.
Apparently very confused about this substitution adjustment for Manchester United.
He has the impression that Van der Sar was the main goalkeeper at Manchester United but did not retire until the summer of 11.
Therefore, it can be easily concluded that the old Van der Sar is getting older and more demonic, otherwise he would not have kept the young goalkeeper on the bench, until he talked to Rooney before kick-off, and he didn't know that it turned out to be ...... Van der Sar was sent off by a burst of his own.
Looking at Van der Sar, who was sitting on the bench on ice, Ilo felt a sense of guilt - would he knock Van der Sar out with one kick?