Chapter 1,209 Fatal Corner Kick

No one would be happy being beaten by a mortal enemy.

Goalkeeper De Gea got the goal kick and wanted to take a big kick. Giggs stopped him and asked him to pass to the defender. No one in front of him grabbed the high ball.

De Gea passed the ball to Ferdinand, who moved to the left and advanced from the wing.

Starting the attack from the wing and finishing in the middle is the main tactic of Manchester United's attack today.

Evra dribbled the ball before it passed the center line and was pressed by Kuyt. Evra did not dare to be careless and passed the ball to Park Ji-sung.

After Park Ji-sung received the ball, he saw that Gerrard in front was ready and passed the ball across the middle to Gao Xiaodong.

Liverpool studied Manchester United's offense very deeply. Lucas anticipated Park Ji-sung's passing route and intercepted the ball midway.

This is a good opportunity to fight back.

Lucas quickly dribbled the ball towards Manchester United's penalty area.

Gao Xiaodong quickly chased Lucas, otherwise Liverpool organized the attack calmly.

Gao Xiaodong chased quickly, and Lucas had no time to press Manchester United's defense and could only pass the ball to Suarez.

Suarez has his back to the goal, and with Ferdinand, an experienced old guard, behind him, it is difficult to turn around.

Suarez did not turn around. When he saw Tangning running toward the baseline, he stepped on the ball and knocked it backwards, directly behind him and into the ribs of Manchester United's penalty area.

Suarez wanted to cooperate with Downing, but Tangning didn't realize Suarez's intention and still walked towards the baseline. When he saw that Suarez wanted to pass the ball like this, he went to grab the point. Goalkeeper De Gea came out.

Tangning was two steps slower and the ball was caught by De Gea.

De Gea quickly got up and wanted to throw the ball to launch a counterattack, but was blocked by Downing, losing the opportunity to change the opponent's offense and defense.

De Gea saw Gao Xiaodong coming back to ask for the ball and threw the ball to Gao Xiaodong.

Gao Xiaodong gave the ball to Giggs, walked forward himself, and organized the attack with Giggs.

Park Ji-sung and Phil Jones moved forward from the two wings to support Gao Xiaodong and Giggs.

Gao Xiaodong, Giggs, and Park Ji-sung made two short passes in the middle and on the side.

After passing the center circle, Gao Xiaodong caught the ball and saw a large gap in the middle. He suddenly accelerated along the gap and headed towards Liverpool's defensive third zone.

Gao Xiaodong's dribbling forward was very vigorous this time, and he seemed to have a tendency to penetrate into the penalty area.

Liverpool's midfield players were forced by Gao Xiaodong's momentum and involuntarily shrank to the center to contain Gao Xiaodong.

Gao Xiaodong did not force the ball. He decisively separated the ball for Park Ji-sung and rushed towards the penalty area without the ball.

The tacit understanding between Park Ji-sung and Gao Xiaodong is much better than that of Suarez and Tangning. Park Ji-sung did not stop the ball and directly passed the ball to Gao Xiaodong's running route.

Lucas saw Gao Xiaodong passing through him to receive Park Ji-sung's pass. If Gao Xiaodong got the ball at the front of the penalty area, it would be too much of a threat to Liverpool.

Lucas barely hesitated and directly started to pull Gao Xiaodong's jersey. Not only that, he also used a stumbling block at his feet.

Gao Xiaodong couldn't hide, and was tripped by Lucas and fell to the grass.

Referee Marriner ran over and showed Lucas the first yellow card of the game.

Manchester United won a free kick.

This free kick was only 278 meters away from the goal, within Gao Xiaodong's range.

Seeing Gao Xiaodong holding the ball to the penalty spot, Liverpool fans realized the danger. Gao Xiaodong's free kicks within 30 meters had a high scoring rate. They booed harshly in an attempt to interfere with Gao Xiaodong.

Gao Xiaodong ignored the noise from the fans. He bent down and placed the ball with a serious look on his face. He slowly stepped back and measured his steps.

Playing against a team like Liverpool, you don't get many opportunities like this.

Manchester United is relatively passive now. If they want to reverse this situation, this free kick is a good opportunity.

Gao Xiaodong has purchased Duozhong's shooting skills. From this distance, Luoyezhan can use it just right. Gao Xiaodong is absolutely sure to kick a high-quality free kick. Whether he can score or not depends on the performance of the goalkeeper.

Liverpool goalkeeper Reina is a genius. Miraculous saves and low-level mistakes have happened to him, but this does not damage his reputation as the top goalkeeper in the world.

Based on Reina's understanding of Gao Xiaodong, such a distance is extremely dangerous. The kid in front of him has extremely strong feet and is also very accurate. Saving his free kick requires not only skills, but also a bit of luck.

Reina almost ignored the Manchester United defender who came to compete for the top, and focused on Gao Xiaodong.

Reina judged that Gao Xiaodong would not pass the ball and would definitely shoot directly.

Renner was right.

After Gao Xiaodong took a small run-up, he directly hit the ball violently from the inside of his right foot. The ball rose up from the ground, drew a beautiful arc and crossed the Liverpool wall, flying straight to the upper left corner of the goal.

The ball is fast and spins violently, making it very difficult for the goalkeeper to judge the direction.

Reina is worthy of being a top goalkeeper. The moment Gao Xiaodong took off his feet, he judged the right direction and jumped up to pounce on him.

Reiner not only judged the right direction, but also grasped the timing accurately, just in time to catch Gao Xiaodong's Falling Leaf Slash, which was falling rapidly from high altitude.

Reina used a steady hand to hit the ball outward. The ball deflected and flew out of the baseline against the goal post.

After the ball was sent out, Gao Xiaodong felt that the quality was good and was full of hope for a goal. Seeing that the ball was saved by Reina, Gao Xiaodong shook his fist in disappointment and cursed Mader.

Although the free kick was not scored, the threat was not small. Manchester United fans still applauded Gao Xiaodong's performance.

Manchester United got a corner kick opportunity, and Gao Xiaodong continued to take the penalty.

Gao Xiaodong was very unhappy when Luo Ye Zhan failed to score a goal just now. He thought about this corner kick and decided to hang it directly in the far corner of the goal.

In order to achieve more spin and faster speed, Gao Xiaodong was far away from the ball when taking free throws, almost reaching the billboard.

It's very close to Liverpool fans.

Liverpool fans hated Gao Xiaodong deeply and they booed Gao Xiaodong desperately.

Gao Xiaodong was not affected by the fans, and he even winked at the fans deliberately.

Gao Xiaodong's actions further angered the Liverpool fans, who started spitting and throwing coins at Gao Xiaodong.

The behavior of the fans attracted the attention of the players, and Renner also ignored the detail that Gao Xiaodong's approach distance was a bit far.

The referee Marina blew the whistle. Gao Xiaodong ran from slow to fast in front of the ball. Using the inertia of his body, he powerfully pulled out a falling leaf chop with the outside instep of his right foot.

This ball has a high arc and strong spin, but it doesn't seem to be looking for the front and middle points, but for players in the back points.

This kind of corner kick tactic is actually more troublesome, because the player in the back position can directly header the ball to the goal, or he can ferry the header to allow players in other positions to shoot.

Reina's attention was distracted again! Most of his attention fell on the players grabbing points.

At this time, the ball reached the highest point, then dropped sharply, heading straight for the back corner of the goal!

The ball suddenly dropped, and Reina was confused and realized that the ball might have gone towards the goal.

Reina desperately moved to the right, trying to save this fatal corner kick, but it was too late. The corner kick was too tricky. After falling rapidly, it flew into the goal against the angle between the goal post and the crossbar.

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Gao Xiaodong scored directly from a corner kick, giving the passive Manchester United the lead.