Chapter 18: The Beginning of a Miracle
Leicester City's backline panicked, and in the face of Phillips who broke into the box, the first thing captain Morgan had to do was to block the angle of the shot.
Only then will you consider blocking the passing route.
Because Austin and Zamora in the middle have been outflanked in place.
Wright-Phelps accelerates with a change of direction and breaks through to the baseline.
Morgan knew he was going to use an inverted triangle pass to get the ball to the flanking point in the middle.
But knowing what use it can be, it is already a blessing that he can block his breakthrough and shooting angle, how can he still care about the ball behind him.
Sure enough, Phillips didn't break through the angle and passed the ball back in front of goal.
Morgan has done everything he can, and the next thing is to see the will of God.
Austin, who followed up, wanted to shoot before Vasilewski defended.
Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel anticipated the return of the cross to the middle when the opponent broke through, took an early step forward, and when Phillips passed the ball, he stepped forward quickly and fell to the ground to save the ball.
Austin saw the goalkeeper save and had no time to angle his shot, and as he was about to shoot, he flicked the ball to the right.
It's not about getting past the goalkeeper.
Schmeichel, who is tall and has long arms, is like a great wall after falling to the ground, and it is not easy to pass him in a small space.
Austin's real purpose is to make fouls.
He swept the ball away in advance, and Schmeichel's hands would have hit his legs, and then he would fall to the ground, which would be a foul.
Drip!
The whistle sounded, and the eyes of the audience were focused on the referee.
How is this ball judged?
Is it a penalty?
Or fake falls?
The referee's hand, without hesitation, pointed to twelve yards.
It's a penalty.
Queens Park Rangers were awarded a penalty in the final minute of the game.
Not only that, but the referee reached for his pocket, which was a card pull-out action.
If Schmeichel is sent off, it will be a fatal blow to Leicester City.
Because they don't have any substitutions anymore.
Yellow!
This is the referee's decision.
The Rangers players gathered around and protested.
It should have been a red card and Schmeichel should have been sent off.
The Leicester City players thought that the other party was unforgiving, so they took advantage of the fire to rob and surrounded them.
The two sides argued, which also caused boos from the home fans.
In the final moments of the game, there was such a situation that every detail could cause a conflict between the players of both sides.
In particular, the referee who is caught in the middle is likely to give yellow card warnings to the players who take the lead on both sides in order to maintain his majesty.
At this point, the captains of both sides play a role and pull away their teammates to avoid conflict.
After calming down, the referee called the captains of both sides and made it clear to the two that Schmeichel's foul did not constitute a red card.
Because Leicester City's defense did not completely lose its defensive position, Austin also lost absolute control of the ball after passing, and the goalkeeper did not make any moves towards people.
The penalty was taken by Austin, who was the team's leading scorer and has scored 17 goals for the team this season.
He leveled the turf at the penalty spot, stabilized the ball, and then moved outside the line of the penalty area to adjust his breathing.
In front of him is the son of Schmeichel, the former main goalkeeper of Manchester United's dynasty and who led the Danish team to create a fairytale.
[Casper inherited his father's football bloodline, and his face did not change before the penalty spot. γ
[Once, his father Schmeichel Sr., in the FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal, saved Bergkamp's penalty in injury time, and made an outstanding contribution to Manchester United's road to becoming a treble. γ
[Now, this moment has also befallen Schmeichel Jr..] This penalty may be related to the ownership of the Championship title this season. γ
[Can little Schmeichel turn the tide like his father? γ
[Austin, the team's top scorer this season, can withstand the pressure, help the team, and pass smoothly.] γ
[Run, Hit the Door!!!!! γ
With a burst of cheers from the home fans, the air above the King Power Stadium exploded like boiling water.
[The ball is saved by the goalkeeper, Austin's penalty is not scored.] γ
[The magical Schmeichel staged a miracle again.] If Schmeichel Jr. has always been influenced by his father to grow up, but today, he can say his name out loud. γ
[His name is Caspar Schmeichel.] γ
Just as Schmeichel clenched his fists and roared loudly,
Just as the home fans were dancing for this save,
Just as all the cameras are focused on the hero Schmeichel,
Just as the Queens Park Rangers players were sighing,
Captain Morgan, control the ball that is about to roll out of the bottom line at his feet, and then make a long pass to the opponent's half.
Here, a figure appeared.
This person is none other than Rosie.
No one would have thought that he would be there.
No one would have imagined that he would be there.
At this time, the Queens Park Rangers team only had two central defenders.
Rossi saw the ball flying towards him, unloaded it perfectly with the inside of his right foot, and then drove the ball straight in.
"Keep an eye on him, he's not fast!"
Onuoha was quick to get on Rossi and to his left to block his cross.
With both speed and body dominant, Onuoha didn't have to physically fight against Rossi, as it was easy to be whistled for a foul by the referee.
And he already has a positional advantage, so there is no need to take risks.
[It's a pity.] If it had been Riyad Mahrez on the right, the ball would have been a one-on-one goal. γ
Rossi's speed is helpless even for the commentator.
And Rossi herself is helpless.
Under such an urgent marking, if you dribble the ball a little bigger, you will definitely be cleared by Onuoha.
Be sure to get out of the defense.
Thinking of this, Rossi thought of a classic trick, and the "player skill card" immediately exploded in his mind.
Rossi ran at high speed, his right foot swayed slightly, as if he was about to make a rhythm change, and then suddenly accelerated.
I still want to do feints, it's too naΓ―ve!
Onuoha, who was confident in his speed, cut in diagonally and was confident enough to kick the ball off the touchline the moment Rossi hit the ball.
However, instead of accelerating, Rossi took a slight air with both feet, then used the heel of his right foot to dunk the ball to the left, and raised his left foot at the same time to avoid blocking the movement of the ball.
After landing, he quickly bypassed Onuoha and changed direction inward.
Ooh!
The fans exclaimed in disbelief as Rossi slammed the ball with a brilliant backheel to get away from Onuoha's defence.
After Rossi got rid of it, he saw that behind the returning centre-back, Nugent was plugging in at high speed.
He didn't continue to dribble the ball superfluously, but quickly passed it with his instep.
Due to the change of direction and the lack of a firm foot, coupled with a hasty pass, the whole body lost its center of gravity and fell to the ground.
The ball went right behind the defender and into Nugent's feet.
Rossi, who fell to the ground, vaguely understood, don't look at Ronaldo's change of direction is very simple, in fact, it is a great test of physical fitness and coordination.
He just changed to pass the ball backwards, and fell to the ground because of the unstable center of gravity, not to mention that Ronaldo can change direction and pass people, and complete a burst shot in an instant.
How strong this core strength must be.
This situation also shows from the side that this "player skill card" only guarantees that he completes the formulated action.
As for the follow-up actions, I don't care.
Leicester's top scorer will not waste such an opportunity, shaking off the defender and facing the goalkeeper one-on-one to push the goalkeeper into the goal.
From penalties, to saving penalties, to counter-attacks.
It took only ten seconds for Leicester City to go from being on the verge of being beaten to a counter-lore.
After the goal, the commentator also said hoarsely:
[Leicester City, definitely a miracle this season. γ