Chapter 1,223 Goal After Goal

There are so many people and legs in the penalty area that it is not easy to find a gap for the ball to pass through.

Balotelli's shot hit Ferdinand's shoulder.

The distance was so close that Ferdinand had no time to hide. The ball changed direction and flew straight to the right side of the goal.

De Gea was moving in the direction of Balotelli's shot, and the ball refracted and hit him in the opposite direction. De Gea could not turn his center of gravity and could only watch the ball fly into the net.

3:1

Ferdinand's own goal helped the opponent expand the score.

Manchester United fans at Old Trafford were stunned.

Even if there is one player missing, even if they are one goal behind, as long as Gao Xiaodong is there, Manchester United fans will feel that there is hope of equalizing or even reversing. Gao Xiaodong is a person who can create miracles.

But now, even Gao Xiaodong's die-hard fans are completely desperate.

Two goals behind and one less player to play. In this situation, let alone Gao Xiaodong, even if they replaced the world champions Pele and Maradona, it would be difficult to save the defeat.

Without the noise caused by tens of thousands of Manchester United fans, only the shouts of Manchester City fans remained.

"Mario!"

"Super Mario!"

"Kill Manchester United!"

"Long live Manchester City! Long live Balotelli!"

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Manchester City fans were ecstatic and cheered Balotelli's name desperately.

Scoring two goals, an own goal and a red card, Balotelli is by far the best player on the field. Even Gao Xiaodong cannot compare with Balotelli.

Manchester City coach Manic couldn't help but pump his fist and say hello. If he was a little nervous before this own goal, now he is completely relieved. With such an advantage, he doesn't believe that Manchester United can come back. Gao Xiaodong is a human being and not a God.

Even after being hit, Ferguson was dumbfounded. Evans was sent off. He really had a glimmer of reverie, but now he really has no hope at all.

There's still nearly half a game left,

Ferguson didn't even know what to do next, and it was impossible to prepare for such an extreme situation before the game. If there is one less person, the offense will be bloodbathed, and the defense will be too embarrassing. This is Manchester United's home court.

Just when Ferguson hesitated, Manchester United had already kicked off from the center circle.

One player was missing and another own goal was scored. The Manchester United players seemed to have lost their souls. Although they still wanted to attack, under the strong pressure of Manchester City, the ball could not reach the center circle at all, and they were constantly blocked in their own half. Steal the ball and fight back.

Gao Xiaodong was also a little confused. He didn't expect that the situation on the field would suddenly deteriorate so drastically, with one player missing and two goals behind.

When the strength of both sides is similar, it is simply impossible to come back using normal means.

Do you want to use special points?

Gao Xiaodong secretly asked himself, if he didn't use special points in exchange for luck points, this game would be a sure loss.

However, special points are difficult to obtain. There is only one per year. Gao Xiaodong feels that it is a pity to use them here.

It's better to use it at critical moments. The team is a little drifting now. Losing will make everyone sober up.

Gao Xiaodong finally decided not to use special points, just give it a try and play whatever he can.

Even if he was prepared for the worst, Gao Xiaodong didn't want to give up. He once again encouraged his teammates to cheer up.

"Don't despair, it's not the time to despair yet, there's still a long time."

"The opponent still wants to score. If we counterattack well, we may have a chance. As long as we score one more goal, the situation will be in our favor."

"Don't give up! This is Old Trafford! Fans all over the world are watching us!"

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Gao Xiaodong not only called on his teammates to cheer up, but he also inspired his teammates with active running and brave personal offense.

In the 50th minute of the game, Manchester City's shot was blocked and Gao Xiaodong counterattacked with the ball from the center.

The Manchester United players were in poor mental condition and did not respond in time. Gao Xiaodong did not have a ball point, so he could only dribble the ball in a roundabout way towards Manchester City's half.

The Manchester City players felt that there were enough people and did not want to foul, so they just chased and intercepted Gao Xiaodong. Unexpectedly, Gao Xiaodong had very strong ball control skills and a strong body. Even though Manchester City was double-teamed by many people, he did not intercept the ball. Instead, Gao Xiaodong dribbled the ball into the penalty area. one side.

Seeing Gao Xiaodong in such a dangerous position, the Manchester City players became anxious and wanted to end Manchester United's counterattack with a foul.

At this time, how could Gao Xiaodong give his opponent time to foul? He immediately passed the ball across and looked for the fat Rooney.

Manchester United does not invest many troops now, but Rooney is also a player with extremely strong personal ability and is now in good condition. When the ball was passed, Rooney turned around and passed Lescott who came to mark him.

City were in danger after Rooney shook off Lescott.

Rooney can drive into the penalty area or take long shots from the front of the penalty area.

Manchester City's other central defender, captain Kompany, is a little far away from Rooney and cannot make up for it immediately.

Now the responsibility is on Milner who is returning to defense. If he does not foul, Rooney may have entered the penalty area.

Milner had no choice but to push Rooney from behind as he was about to shoot.

Beep!

The referee's whistle sounded again, Clattenberg showed Milner a yellow card and gave Manchester United a free kick at the edge of the penalty area.

This free kick is in a good position and can be shot or passed.

Gao Xiaodong stood in front of the ball. He knew that this was a good opportunity to score a goal. It would be difficult for Manchester United to create a better opportunity with one less player. He had to seize it.

Gao Xiaodong rarely needs someone to cover him, so this time he called Rooney and asked him to run over the ball after the whistle and then shoot himself.

Although running over the ball does not have a big impact on the goalkeeper, the goalkeeper usually knows who is going to take the penalty kick, but even if it can interfere with the goalkeeper even a little bit, Gao Xiaodong will go back and do it.

After goalkeeper Hart lined up the wall, the referee blew the whistle.

Rooney quickly ran over the ball. Gao Xiaodong paused for a moment, and when the wall was disrupted, he quickly kicked a banana ball into the dead center of the goal.

Generally, when a player runs over the ball and passes the screen, the player taking the penalty shot immediately. Gao Xiaodong's unexpected move disrupted goalkeeper Hart's mind and waited for Gao Xiaodong to take another shot. At this time, De Gea's body experienced a brief stagnation.

At this time, even a 0.1 second stagnation is fatal.

De Gea was a little slow to save, and the ball flew into the net against the goal post.

2:3

Gao Xiaodong used a free kick to get one point back again.

Although it has not equalized the score, this goal is very morale-boosting.

Gao Xiaodong deliberately encouraged his teammates and fans. After punching hard, he covered his ears with his hands and ran towards the stands, obviously wanting to ask for applause from the fans.

Although Manchester United's situation is still not good, they managed to get one goal back with one less player, which is a huge boost to the morale of the players and fans.

"Gao Xiaodong! Gao Xiaodong!"

"Long live Gao Xiaodong!"

"Xiaodong! You are the Green God!"

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The Manchester United fans finally became active, cheering, jumping, and celebrating the goal.