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Chapter 337
After entering the second half.
The game between the two teams was like a round-based game.
Leeds United did not seize the opportunity to overtake the score just now, and then it was Manchester United's turn to threaten their goal.
Giggs passed the ball to Berbatov who was pulled to the right in the midfield.
After Rooney left the field, Ronaldo, who was a double striker with Berbatov, leaned to the right while advancing. Berbatov faced Bale's defense, shook an angle, and then saw the opportunity to pass the ball straight to the ribs on the left side of the Leeds United penalty area.
Kompany, who came to defend, realized the danger.
If Ronaldo got the ball smoothly, he would definitely not be able to compete with speed and explosive power.
So Kompany made a quick decision and directly shoveled while he was still outside the penalty area.
But his shovel was empty.
Ronaldo stabbed the ball smartly at the moment he stepped down, and after stabbing the ball forward, he jumped up and avoided Kompany's shovel!
"Cristiano--!!" the commentator at Old Trafford shouted in a long tone.
"One-on-one! Cristiano's third one-on-one today!" Jon also shouted in the studio!
Ronaldo dribbled into the penalty area, and Neuer immediately abandoned the goal to block the angle of Ronaldo's shot.
Facing the attacking Neuer, Ronaldo did not choose to shoot immediately, but sent the ball to the bottom line, dodged the fallen Neuer, caught up with the football, turned sideways and kicked the ball across the Leeds United goal!
The big screen at the top of Old Trafford was playing this scene.
There was also a thunderous cheer from the stands behind the goal. In the eyes of the home fans, Manchester United was very close to scoring.
Berbatov, who ran diagonally towards the Leeds United penalty area after sending a through ball to Ronaldo, had already rushed out of the crowd. In everyone's sight, he only needed to run a few steps quickly and change the rolling route of the ball before the ball completely passed the Leeds United goal, and Manchester United would take the lead again!
But the progress of the game did not go as the fans expected.
The goalpost saved Manchester United last time.
And this time.
The oldest veteran on the Leeds United field stood up!
Just when Berbatov was about to touch the ball.
On his side.
Cannavaro rushed out like the wind, and before Berbatov's outstretched left foot touched the ball, he fell to the ground and shoveled the ball cleanly out of the baseline!
Berbatov's outstretched left foot did not kick the ball, but kicked Cannavaro instead, and then he lost his center of gravity and fell into the Leeds United penalty area!
"Cannavaro!!!" Lineker covered his face, with only disbelief in his eyes, "Cannavaro, the Italian veteran saved Leeds United!! He is the most solid line of defense in Leeds United!! And he didn't commit a foul!! I saw it clearly, Cannavaro didn't touch Berbatov at all, it was Berbatov who kicked Cannavaro himself, and then fell in the penalty area!!"
Berbatov, who stood up, also found the referee's position as soon as possible, and then ran to him, constantly indicating that Cannavaro had just committed a foul. Other Manchester United players also gathered around and wanted to help.
In fact, Berbatov knew in his heart that Cannavaro's tackle just now was clean and didn't hit him.
But this is a game after all, what if the referee didn't see it clearly? If he can get a red dot package, he can wipe out the shame of wasting this great opportunity just now.
But the referee was unmoved. He saw clearly that Cannavaro definitely did not touch Berbatov.
After a long time, the referee who wanted to make a small matter could not bear it anymore. He took out a yellow card and warned Berbatov that he had just dived. This ended the farce.
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"Zlatan was replaced by Torres. It seems that Li does not want to accept a draw. He still wants to get all three points at Old Trafford!"
The game time has slowly come to the 84th minute. Both sides have made adjustments to their lineups one after another. Li Shiguang has just used up his last substitution quota.
During this period, both sides have attacked and defended each other, and in fact, both have the opportunity to score again.
But whether it is Neuer or Schmeichel, they have maintained their own state and rejected the opponent's threatening shots several times.
And Li Shiguang has been standing on the sidelines observing the opponent's situation.
Especially after seeing that Ferguson's last substitution was not used on the defense, he made a prompt decision to replace Ibrahimovic with Torres, hoping to use his speed to impact Manchester United again.Defense line!
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Just as Li Shiguang thought.
After Torres came on the court, the two players on the Leeds United front line were physically better than Vidic and Ferdinand, who had already run almost the entire game.
Kaka and Sneijder, who came on as a substitute, also understood.
As long as they passed the ball forward, they would choose to send a through pass or an over-the-top ball with advance, which made the two central defenders of Manchester United miserable.
If Ferguson chose to end the game in a draw, then Manchester United would retreat to defend, and perhaps Ferdinand and Vidic would not be so tired, after all, after the defense line was shrunk, it would not give the two forwards of Leeds United too much sprint distance.
But Ferguson seemed to be in a state of excitement. It can be seen from the substitutions that he, like Li Shiguang, only had the two options of three points and zero points in his mind, and no third option!
So when the team pressed forward to attack, Manchester United's defense line must also move forward.
In this case.
Time came to the 87th minute.
Manchester United organized an attack in the midfield. After seeing Torres and Adriano retreat to their own half to assist the team in defense, Vidic and Ferdinand also pressed forward. However, due to fear of the two forwards of Leeds United, they did not dare to press over the center line, but kept a safe distance of about six meters between the two forwards.
The one who was holding the ball at this time was Hargreaves, who had just replaced Giggs a few minutes ago.
I don’t know whether it was because he had just come on the court and was not familiar with the rhythm, or for some other reason, Hargreaves seemed a little hesitant when dribbling the ball. Scholes and Berbatov had already run out of position and waved to him for the ball, but he did not pass the ball at the first time. Instead, he stood in place and made a passing action, but the raised foot did not fall on the football at the first time.
It was his stunned moment that gave Lahm, who had been beside him, an opportunity.
The agile German took advantage of Hargreaves's moment of distraction and kicked the ball out quickly, poking it directly at the feet of Sneijder who was helping him defend.
Faced with this unexpected surprise.
Sneijder, who had already engraved the position of his teammates in his mind, did not even look up to observe. He met the ball with a straight pass, and sent the ball directly from Ferdinand and Vidic to Manchester United's half!
At the same time, Torres, who was still strolling, suddenly broke out, rushed across the center line in two or three steps, and also rushed out from between the two central defenders!
Leeds United's counterattack.
It started!