Chapter [348]: Fierce attack and sharp counterattack
"Rooney, volley!" Duan Xuan, the commentator of CCTV's sports channel, exclaimed.
The ball was fast, like a bolt of lightning.
In front of goal, Birmingham goalkeeper Joe Hart stared at the flying football with sharp eyes and lightning eyes.
Suddenly, Joe Hart was in a state of thunder, his body catapulting out at a rapid pace, his hands stretched out straight and covering the entire goal behind him like a cover of the sky.
Syllable!
Joe Hart's hands were crossed in front of the goal, and the ball flew over at a rapid pace, hitting Joe Hart's palm hard, changing direction and bouncing out.
"Ahh Pounced! Joe Hart! Amazing Joe Hart! He saved Rooney's powerful volley on the line of the penalty area, beautiful! Amazing lad, well done! Duan Xuan, the commentator of CCTV Sports Channel, shouted excitedly, and his voice was very loud.
"Ahh The Birmingham fans jumped excitedly, cheered excitedly, screamed loudly, and vented their truest emotions in their hearts.
"Wow! Amazing save! Joe Hart saves Rooney's long-range shot, beautiful! It was a brilliant save to keep Birmingham on goal as they continued to lead 2-0. Xu Yang, a guest commentator on CCTV's sports channel, exclaimed.
"Oops! Yes! Damn it! The Manchester United fans at the scene sighed collectively and felt sorry in their hearts.
Some United fans couldn't even take it, banging frantically on their seats to vent their frustrations, while many more screamed in pain.
"Wow! Also, Dzeko rushed up! Duan Xuan, the commentator of CCTV's sports channel, shouted in horror, and the fans of the Birmingham team at the scene were also frightened.
However, fortunately, Birmingham defender David Murphy reacted quickly and stabbed the football out first, otherwise the Birmingham team would be really dangerous, and Dzeko had already rushed up, so he was a step too late.
If Dzeko had been allowed to grab the ball, Joe Hart would have no chance left as he fell to the ground.
"Wow! A crucial kick, David Murphy is doing well! This is a crucial kick, otherwise it would have conceded the ball. Duan Xuan, the commentator of CCTV's sports channel, said immediately.
Bang bang!
It was indeed a crucial kick, and the Birmingham fans immediately gave David Murphy a thunderous applause, if it wasn't for David Murphy, Birmingham would have conceded a goal.
The excitement that the Manchester United fans at the scene had just mentioned was instantly hit by the ruthless reality, and the hearts of the Manchester United fans were so bitter.
The ball was stabbed out by David Murphy, and the ball fell directly to the feet of Kevin Boateng, who immediately took the ball and turned around.
No sooner had Kevin Boateng turned than Manchester United's Paul Scholes appeared in front of him and stopped Kevin Boateng.
Scholes was very afraid of Birmingham's counterattack, so he rushed up quickly, came up to force the interception, and did not let the Birmingham team play a quick counterattack.
The rest of the United squad were quick to retreat to prevent Birmingham from launching a quick counter-attack.
Scholes rushed up and found that he still had a chance to break the ball, and he immediately stretched out his leg to stab Kevin Boateng in front of him with a bucket of football, and then he could break through with a lightning bolt and throw Kevin Boateng into the Birmingham box.
However, the reality is a little different from Scholes's imagination, Scholes did stab the football, but the football did not roll behind Kevin Boateng.
The ball stabbed by Scholes hit the outside of Kevin Boateng's foot, and the ball immediately changed direction laterally and rolled straight towards Sebastian Larsson on the wing.
Sebastian Larsson didn't have any defenders in front of him, but Scholes did the trick and the ball rolled straight to Sebastian Larsson's feet.
Sebastian Larsson caught the ball and watched as United's players scrambled back to prevent them from attacking Birmingham.
Sebastian Larsson swung his left leg directly at the back and slid a long ball into United's half.
The ball flew out of Sebastian Larsson's feet at a high speed, hurtling towards the front court.
"Long pass counterattack! Sebastian Larsson counter-attacked with a direct long pass. Duan Xuan, the commentator of CCTV's sports channel, cheered very excitedly, and his voice was very loud.
Sebastian Larsson's long pass did have a hand, and the ball flew up rapidly, drawing an arc in the air and flying directly to Dongfang Chen in the front.
Seeing the football flying towards Dongfangchen, the players of the Manchester United team were shocked, he didn't dare to let the football go to Dongfangchen, and the backfield player of the Manchester United team, Hargreaves, immediately retreated to Dongfangchen's side to interfere with Dongfangchen.
At the same time, Manchester United's central defender Evans also hurriedly posted up from behind, and the two came up to compete with Dongfang Chen for a point, and they said in their hearts: "What should I do with Carney now?" You can't help it! ”
Dongfang Chen looked up at the flying football in the sky, and suddenly turned his head to look behind him again, observing the form of the front court. Then turn your head and continue to stare at the soccer ball in the air.
During the whole process, Dongfang Chen didn't even look at Evans and Hargreaves, as if these two were air.
This made Hargreaves and Evans angry, this guy is too arrogant and looks down on people, they must teach Dongfang Chen a hard lesson, let this guy know that they are powerful,
Dongfang Chen really didn't bother to pay attention to Hargreaves and Evans, he only had football in his eyes.
The football continued to fall, and Dongfang Chen and Evans Hargreaves all looked up at the football, and all three were ready to jump and scramble for the ball.
However, at this time, Dongfang Chen suddenly rushed out, rushed out two steps in the direction of the middle line, and then jumped up, Dongfang Chen was like a rocket in the air, Dapeng jumped up like wings, and his body rose rapidly, horizontal in the air.
Evans and Hargreaveston, who were behind Dongfang Chen, changed their faces and were shocked, and they all looked up at Dongfang Chen who was high above, and they were horrified in their hearts.
High! This guy jumped too high!
Evans and Hargreaves' faces changed, and their hearts were bitter! The thought in their hearts before was simply a fart, and they didn't pose any threat to Dongfang Chen.
Boom! Dongfang Chen in the air didn't have the leisure to pay attention to Evans and Hargreaves, he directly met the ball and headed back.
"Header ferry, Dongfang Chen header ferry! The ball flew to Sturridge in front! Opportunity! Duan Xuan, the commentator of CCTV's sports channel, suddenly shouted very excitedly.
Although Dongfang Chen was heading back, the ball was still passed very accurately, and the football flew directly to Sturridge, who was inserted forward.
It was a quick counter-attack from Birmingham, while Manchester United were falling back to prevent Birmingham from a quick counter-attack.
So, at this time, in fact, Sturridge was almost in the same straight line as Manchester United's back line, and when he cut forward, Sturridge obviously had a long deliberate pause, and then cut forward sharply.
Yes, Sturridge didn't rush in one go, he was strategic, he avoided offside.
Dongfang Chen's header was very timely, and after the football flew out, Sturridge also happened to cross the Manchester United defense and hit the Manchester United penalty area.
"It's a single knife! Single-handed! Birmingham team is single-handed! Duan Xuan, the commentator of CCTV's sports channel, shouted excitedly, "Beautiful, beautiful pass, Dongfang Chen's watch today is simply perfect." ”
"Offside! Sturridge is offside! The players of the Manchester United team, whose faces changed drastically, raised their hands to signal that the referee, Howard Sturridge, was offside.
All the Manchester United fans at the scene also roared loudly at this time: "Offside! That damn guy is offside! Whistle the whistle! ”
On the sidelines, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson also immediately stood up at this time, came to the sidelines and shouted loudly, shouting loudly into the stadium, questioning: "Offside! It's a clear offside, why not? ”
Yes, neither the referee Howard nor the linesman made a decision, they didn't think it was offside, they thought it was a good shot, there was no offside at all.
No wonder Alex Ferguson is so angry now, almost jumping on the sidelines.
The Birmingham fans at the scene were very excited, and they were so excited that they couldn't find the north at this time, do they want to take a three-goal lead now and completely establish the victory? Mom, my luck was too good today, right?
The Birmingham players were thrilled, as was Sturridge, who was catching up with the ball on the pitch, and he was set to score a crucial goal, a game-winning goal and a goal to help Birmingham City win the Carabao Cup after 53 years.
Sturridge was genuinely thrilled and raced with his football into the Manchester United penalty area and towards the United goal.
Sortie! Manchester United's goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has struck!
At this point, he couldn't stay any longer, he had to attack, or he wouldn't have a chance.
"It's out! Van der Sar is out, what will Sturridge do? How will you choose? Duan Xuan, the commentator of CCTV's sports channel, immediately shouted excitedly.
At this time, all the Manchester United fans at the scene were praying for Manchester United, praying that Sturridge would not score, and that Van der Sar would possess him and save the football.
And the Birmingham fans are also praying, they are praying that the football will fly into the Manchester United goal, so that he can win the League Cup ahead of time.
Seeing Van der Sar rush out, the excited Sturridge glanced up at the Manchester United goal, then directly slammed his leg and slammed the ball into the near corner of the Manchester United goal.
"Shoot, Sturridge shoots!" Duan Xuan, the commentator of CCTV's sports channel, immediately shouted excitedly, and the fans of the Birmingham team at the scene were immediately full of passion, while the fans of the Manchester United team changed their faces and were shocked.
The ball was fast, really fast, and Van der Sar's eyes tightened and his heart was shocked.
Originally, he thought that Sturridge was going to shoot the far corner, but he was horrified, and if he shot the far corner, he was really a little scared. Unexpectedly, this guy actually shot into the corner, Van der Sar's eyes lit up, and his heart was full of confidence.
Seeing the flying football, Van der Sar immediately fell to the ground and pounced, stretching his hands straight to block the angle.
The ball raced towards the corner of the United goal, and it was so fast that Sturridge immediately raised his hands in the air to meet the goal.