Chapter 1270 Using Free Kicks to Decide the Victory
Chapter 1270 Using Free Kicks to Decide the Victory
After the start of the game, the two sides fought inextricably, until the end of the first half, neither side scored.
The score is 0:0.
Just looking at the performance and score in the first half, Manchester City is in poor form, and the possibility of losing to Tottenham Hotspur is increasing.
But in the second half, it was Manchester City who scored first.
In 6 minutes, David Silva, who had returned from injury, announced his return with an arc shot from outside the penalty area, helping Manchester City lead 1:0.
Just 3 minutes after David Silva's goal, in a corner kick, Manchester City's central defender Godin expanded the score for Manchester City!
When Godin scored, there was a huge cheer from the entire Manchester City Stadium.
"Godin! Manchester City 2-0! The Uruguayan central defender made all Manchester City supporters breathe a sigh of relief!" John Mortensen shouted.
"Although the offensive trident is still misfired, at least the other players performed well..."
As soon as Alan Hansen said this, Tottenham Hotspur scored a goal over there!
One minute after Manchester City's goal, Tottenham Hotspur striker Jermain Defoe pulled a goal back for the team!And it was Gareth Bale who assisted him!
"Tottenham Hotspur! Oh, oh, they pulled one back! The suspense is back!" John Mortensen was very excited. He didn't want Manchester City to lose, but he wanted to see every game competitive and suspenseful, and the suspense lasted until the end.
This kind of game, he, the commentator, is only interesting to talk about.
Tottenham Hotspur pulled back a goal, which greatly boosted the morale of Tottenham Hotspur. In the next period of time, they bombarded Manchester City's goal indiscriminately, not worried that Manchester City would take the opportunity to fight back.
Finally, in the No.604 minute, they won a free kick about 23 meters away from the goal.
From a distance point of view, it is very suitable.
Bell stood in front of the football, he set the football, got up and backed up, and pulled out the distance of the run-up.
When the referee blew his whistle, he started and kicked the football.
After the football drew an arc in the air, it bypassed the wall and flew directly to the far corner of the player!
Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart fought hard to make a save, but he only saved it when he saw the ball go around the wall. By this time, it was too late...
He can only watch the football fly into the goal!
"Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo "Unbelievable! Bell! Gareth Bell!!"
Amidst his wild cries, Bale made a "heart" gesture with his hands on his chest, ran to the corner flag area, and celebrated the goal with the Tottenham Hotspur fans who came with the team.
And his teammates swarmed over and hugged him.
"Manchester City was tied again! Their two-goal lead lasted only 5 minutes! It's really evil! Can't Manchester City win the game now?!"
"It seems that not only is the team tired and out of shape, but even luck is not on their side now... Could it be that the unbeaten record in the league has used up all their tone?"
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While Tottenham Hotspur celebrated wildly, Manchester City's players looked a little depressed and dazed.
For a while, it was difficult for them to accept this reality-in the case of us leading by two goals, the score was equalized by the opponent in 5 minutes!What is this!
Could it be...is the goddess of fortune really gone away from us?
This reality is really frustrating.
When the game restarted, Tottenham Hotspur, who had just equalized, wanted to score again and win the game outright.
And what about Manchester City?Then continue to play their defensive counterattack.
During this period, Manchester City's front goal can be described as dangerous. If it weren't for the steady performance of goalkeeper Joe Hart and the defensive players, I'm afraid they would have conceded the ball.
But not conceding a goal is not enough for Manchester City.
Although it is said that even if this game is scored 2:2 in the end, it will not end Manchester City's unbeaten record in the league.
But the current Manchester City cannot satisfy them by relying on their records.
All subsequent games were tied, and their league unbeaten record will not be lost.But this does not help Manchester City win the championship.
They still want to win.
When the game entered the last 10 minutes, the score was still 2:2.
Manchester City began to counterattack vigorously and wanted to score.
Instead, Tottenham played a defensive counterattack.
They have Bell and Lennon, two extremely fast wingers, and it is appropriate to play defensive counterattacks.
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The game passed minute by minute, and the two sides were still inseparable.
The score of 2:2 has not changed since 65 minutes.
It seems that Manchester City can get a draw is already very good.
But if they really get a draw, they will definitely become the target of everyone's ridicule and attack the next day.
Under such circumstances, Manchester City must win, and a draw means failure for them!
No.809 minutes, Kaka dribbled the ball and forcibly broke into the penalty area, but he was tripped by the Tottenham Hotspur defender on the line of the penalty area and fell into the penalty area.
At that time, there was an exclamation of Manchester City fans in the stands: "Penalty!!"
If it is a penalty at this time, it is tantamount to killing Tottenham Hotspur.
But the decision made by the referee was definitely different from what Tottenham Hotspur fans expected, and he gave a free kick!
A free kick on the penalty area line!
Manchester City fans in the stands booed.
The Tottenham Hotspur fans and players had a feeling of escaping from death, so that the Tottenham Hotspur players didn't argue with the referee, but obediently retreated back to shoot the wall.
It wasn't a penalty kick, so they felt that Manchester City's offense was no threat.
The Manchester City players were very dissatisfied, they thought it should be a penalty.
The Tottenham Hotspur fans in the stands booed and ridiculed Kaka as a dive.
As the captain, Rong Guang did not participate in the siege of the referee. Instead, he pulled his teammates away one by one: "Don't waste time, we don't have much time!"
He then placed the football and waited for a free kick.
When the Tottenham Hotspur players were lining up the wall, they were dawdling. Almost all the tall players came to line up the wall. They also sneaked forward to shorten the distance between the wall and the football.
Regarding these, Rong Guang turned a blind eye, as if he hadn't seen them at all.Let the Tottenham Hotspur players do this little trick.
Gareth Bale and Lennon did not enter the wall, although Bale is not short.He and Lennon chose to stay in front, waiting for the opportunity to fight back.
For Tottenham Hotspur, this may be their chance to score.
As long as Rong Guang's free kick hits the wall and pops out, it may fall at their feet, and then they sprint with the ball, counterattack and score a goal, killing Manchester City!
So Bell didn't go to line up the wall, but stood behind Rong Guang and looked at him.
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The human wall dawdled for more than a minute, and finally it was lined up. Although the referee asked the human wall to retreat, when he left, the human wall rubbed up again.
The distance from the penalty area line to the goal is about 18 meters. This distance is not a very suitable distance for a free kick.Because the distance is too short, if you want the football to go around the top of the wall, then the football goes around the wall and flies directly out of the crossbar. It is impossible to complete the arc and fall into the goal.
Therefore, in this kind of close-range free kick, most free throw players will use a vigorous volley to penetrate the human wall, or a strategy of drilling under the human wall.
Tottenham Hotspur's human wall has long been prepared. They are crowded and very tight. In addition, they are reminding each other to never jump.
This is why they call all the tall players of the team to line up the wall-if the players are tall enough, they can seal the space above as much as possible without taking off.
Standing in front of the football, Rong Guang put his hands on his hips, observed the wall outside, and then took a step sideways.
The referee blew his whistle, Rong Guang ran up, and then kicked the football with his right foot!
Is this about to volley hard? !
For a long time, Rongguang's free kick gave people the impression that his left foot was a curve ball, and his right foot was an elevator ball.
The free kick with his right foot is more powerful, so when seeing Rong Guang swing his right foot, everyone thought he would volley vigorously.
But from the perspective of Rongguang's run-up, it's not easy for him to kick that kind of strong free kick with such a run-up - if he really wants to volley vigorously, his run-up distance should at least be farther, and it should be directly behind the football, instead of forming an angle of about 45 degrees with the football as it is now...
I saw that Rong Guang's right foot hit the football, but it was not a volley from the instep, but a rubbing shot from the front part of the inner side of the foot!
Tottenham Hotspur's human wall did not jump up, nor dodge to the two sides, but stood still. At most, some people stood on tiptoe, stretched their necks as much as possible, and raised their heads, hoping to use such actions to expand the defensive area.
But the football didn't go over their heads or under their feet.
The football kicked by Rong Guang flew low above the turf, drew an arc, and directly bypassed the human wall from the right!
The football flew past the feet of a Tottenham Hotspur player outside the wall, circled behind the wall and headed straight for the goal!
Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Friedel focused on the foot of the middle of the wall at the beginning. He thought that if Rong Guang wanted to shoot, he would definitely hit the football from under the wall.
Unexpectedly, when he saw the football circled from outside the human wall, he was stunned.
Fortunately, his reaction was fast enough, and he jumped out immediately, stretching out his hand and throwing himself at the football.
But when the football was approaching in front of him, it suddenly fell to the ground and rebounded!
After the football rebounded, it sped forward and flew into the goal. At this time, Friedel's hand had just caught it...
The ball is in!
The Tottenham Hotspur players who turned around in the wall were all stunned when they turned around and saw this scene.
This ball...
How did you get in? !
(End of this chapter)