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Chapter 220 HERO!

87 minutes into the game, Arsenal fans could no longer restrain their inner excitement, and began to celebrate the team's reaching the FA Cup final. Arsenal ranked second in the league, 3 points behind the leaders Chelsea , With 6 rounds left in the league, it will be a good turnaround. Although considering Chelsea's stability this season, it is a bit difficult, but considering that 3 points are only a matter of one goal, Arsenal fans still hold There is great hope, and now, if they can reach the final of the FA Cup first, they can be regarded as grasping the right to compete for a championship in advance, and this season can be regarded as rewarding.

At this time, the fans of Leeds United chose to be silent. It was not that the fans gave up their support for the team, but that the current situation on the field really did not see any hope. Arsenal completely occupied the field. Advantage, Leeds United did not even have a shot in these 10 minutes...

However, the Leeds United fans who did not come to Highbury Stadium and stayed in Leeds, one by one in the bar, at home, watching the TV screen, it is useless to worry about the team. Holding his head, biting his lips, silently praying for the team.

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This game was very intense, so the physical strength of the players on both sides dropped very quickly. At this time, many people could no longer run, and Albertini was the same. For the 33-year-old him, such a high-intensity game is really difficult. A little overloaded, but he was still running non-stop, and then clapped his hands loudly to encourage his teammates not to be discouraged. As the captain, he must set an example!
Everyone understands the importance of this game to Leeds United this season. This is the last hope of this season. To be able to pass this hurdle and enter the finals is a one-off effort. If they can win the championship, So, what about the cramp in this game? !
Albertini clapped his hands and cheered for his teammates, "Run! The game is not over yet! We still have a chance! Just score a goal, don't give up!"

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After Fabregas received the return pass from Ljungberg, he was about to dribble forward.

Pennant followed up from behind, without the slightest hesitation, very decisively tackled from the side and rear, directly shoveling the football out of the sideline!
Fabregas fell to the ground in embarrassment. He felt that the heel of his right foot had been shoveled, and the pain was burning. Fabregas' first reaction was to sit on the turf and raise his hand to signal to the referee. Foul, the Leeds United player fouled himself.

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However, the referee Weber didn't think so, he waved his hand and signaled Fabregas to get up.

Of course Fabregas was dissatisfied and muttered a few words, but he didn't continue to protest. He got up and was about to throw a sideline.

Fabregas threw the ball from the sideline, Flamini stopped the ball a little too far, the football was taken away by Salomon Olembe, Salomon Olembe then made a cross, the football At Albertini's feet, Fabregas and Ljungberg surrounded him one after the other, trying to steal the ball at Albertini's feet.

Albertini opened his hands, blocked Cesc Fabregas first, and passed the ball to Milner, who came up to respond, and the latter sent a through ball... At this time, Albertini was lying on the turf Come on, the captain of Leeds United is cramping...

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Li Rui didn't kick the football out of bounds. He knew that time was running out and the captain wouldn't blame himself. After running for two steps, he was knocked out from the side by Flamini. Li Rui was hit hard enough, rolled several times in succession, stood up, looked at the fouled Flamini, He spat out a mouthful of muddy water bitterly.

The referee was not relentless this time, and gave Flamini a yellow card without hesitation. The referee Weber also saw it. Don't look at the end of the game, but the action on the field is getting more and more popular. If you control it, it can really cause big problems.

Looking at the situation in the stadium, Taibi also said with emotion, "This is the most exciting FA Cup semi-final in the past two seasons. This game is very difficult. It is not as expected for Arsenal to advance to the final. So easy, Leeds earned respect."

Taibi's words caused great dissatisfaction among the Leeds United fans. The game is not over yet. It is only the 88th minute of the game. It is not certain who will win the game. In the bar of Leeds, the voices of the commentators who cursed the game kept coming and going. .

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Jessica just saw that Li Rui was knocked into the air and rolled a few times. She was a little worried for no reason. She stood up and looked nervously at the court. Seeing that Li Rui got up again, it was considered a Rest assured, she sat on the seat again. Her performance was clearly seen by her manager Ma Ke. Ma Ke didn't say anything, but just sighed softly.

Flamini's foul on Li Rui gave Leeds United a free kick. The place of the foul was about 30 meters away from the goal. It is not easy to score directly from this position.

Standing in the penalty area, Li Rui lifted up his jersey and wiped the sweat from his forehead. In fact, his jersey was already soaked in sweat, his hair was wet and stuck together, and his face was covered with grass clippings. He looked very embarrassed, which was caused by Flamini's flying shovel just now.

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Albertini stood at the penalty spot, and he looked at the situation in the penalty area.

"This is a rare opportunity for Leeds United. However, it is not easy to score a free kick in this position. If you shoot directly, in the penalty area, Lee is not the kind of player who is very good at headers, and there are players around him. Vieira and Campbell, it was a bit difficult to get headers away from those two," Lineker said.

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At this moment, Albertini yelled into the penalty area, and everyone watched in surprise. Li Rui suddenly trotted from the penalty area to the penalty spot, and seemed to be communicating with Albertini.

"We saw Li running out of the penalty area. Could it be that Albertini wants him to take this free kick?" Taibi expressed everyone's doubts.

Li Rui was also a little surprised. When he heard that Albertini wanted to take the free kick, Li Rui wondered if he heard it wrong. He pointed to himself: "Me?"

It is no wonder that Li Rui was a little surprised. You must know that Albertini's free kick was at the level of a master. Although Li Rui also has the experience of scoring free kicks, but at such an important moment, such a difficult opportunity, if all If someone chooses, he will still choose an experienced veteran like Albertini to take the penalty.

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Albertini nodded, seeing what Li Rui wanted to say, he directly pulled Li Rui over, pointed at the football, "You punish!"

Li Rui saw that the captain insisted on taking the penalty himself. Although he didn't know the reason, he still stood at the penalty spot. In his opinion, Demi gave him such an important free throw opportunity because of his trust in himself. Besides, there is no time to give way now.

Li Rui didn't know that Albertini couldn't run after the cramp just now. Albertini didn't want to try his best to support the free kick at this distance. He wasted a rare opportunity and sent Li Rui Called over, he did not tell his situation in order not to put pressure on Li Rui.

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Now that he decided to take the penalty, Li Rui put all his attention on the penalty.

Li Rui took the football from Albertini's hand, stepped on it hard at the penalty spot, then bent down, touched the turf, as if to feel the touch, and put the football on the ground with satisfaction. Get the penalty spot, fix it!

Perhaps it was Li Rui's serious attitude that made the Arsenal fans feel the danger. The Arsenal fans in the stands kept booing Li Rui, trying to boo him to interfere with his free throws.

Li Rui looked in the direction of the goal, and he was also constantly retreating. Backing up, he estimated that the distance from the goal was at least 30 meters. With such a long distance, he could only volley vigorously. Li Rui's shooting power was not enough. Xiao, but, he has been fighting for almost 90 minutes, and he can't guarantee that he will be able to pump up. Therefore, Li Rui chose the simplest and most primitive method. He kept retreating, and finally retreated to about seven or eight away from the penalty spot. Mi's appearance stopped before he stopped!

Take advantage of the long-distance approach to volley vigorously!

This was Li Rui's plan, and in fact he didn't intend to hide his plan. Anyway, whether he could score a goal or not was all at once.

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In Arsenal's crowd, Vieira froze for a moment. Such a long-distance run-up is really rare. This kid wants to shoot hard?

Vieira blocked his crotch with one hand, and shouted at Lehmann who turned his head to face the goal, who was also a little nervous, "Jens, this guy is going to shoot hard." '

Lehman nodded and didn't speak. He saw clearly in front of the goal, and he didn't need the captain to remind him at all.

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In the VIP box, Jessica was watching the stadium nervously. She also knew that this was an opportunity for Leeds United and Li Rui. If he failed to score this time, Li Rui's championship dream would be shattered. up...

The referee, Webber, glanced at Arsenal's human wall, then at the penalty shooter, and blew his whistle.

Li Rui started to run!
It was also the first time for Li Rui to run such a long distance. He had no time to think about anything else. He ran to the football, let out a low growl, and swung his right foot, just like the beautiful golf star Tiger Woods. Like a swing, he hit the football, and the football jumped up and flew towards the goal...

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The football flew over Cesc Fabregas' head in the crowd, and the big Spanish boy could even feel the football brushing against his scalp and flying over...

Lehmann in front of the goal was shocked and tried to hit the ball, but the football suddenly fell after passing over Cesc Fabregas' head. But, rubbed the post and flew into the goal...

Lehmann could even hear the sound of 'swiping', which is the sound of friction as a fast football hits the net.

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"God...God...It's...goooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!!! WWOWOWWWOWOWO...GOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAL!!!!" Taibi opened his eyes wide and watched the arc until the football hit the snow-white net into a large wave Only then did he react, he waved his arms like crazy and roared loudly.

Highbury was suddenly silent! !
Leeds are boiling!
Nearly 3000 Leeds United fans who came to the away game... far away in Leeds bars, at home, anywhere they can watch the game... At this moment, it's crazy!
“2:2！2:2！2:2！不可思议的进球！利兹联人扳平了比分！太不可思议了！比赛进行到第90分钟，李进球了！利兹联不可思议的扳平比分了！”莱因克尔一连说了3个‘不可思议’……而他的嘴巴也张得大大的，满眼确实是不相信的表情。

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Jessica jumped up from her seat, first yelled in a very unladylike manner, then folded her hands on her chest, looking excitedly at the running shadow in the stadium.

Even Ma Ke, the agent who has always had a problem with Li Rui, cheered for this goal at this time. In fact, as long as they are fans, facing such a sudden goal and sudden surprise, they are unstoppable excited .

On the coaching bench of Leeds United, Eddie Gray seemed to be a fanatical fan, kneeling on the ground and waving his fists towards the sky... He was so excited, and this feeling of coming back to life also came. so amazing.

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After scoring the goal, Li Rui was so excited that he didn't know what to do. He ran wildly and tore his jersey frantically. However, he only rolled a few times before he couldn't move anymore, because his teammates rushed over and pressed on Li Rui's body, everyone was so excited, shouting, shouting ... But, this can't relieve the excitement in my heart...

"The 90th minute of the game! A magical moment, Lee equalized the score for Leeds United with a direct free kick from 31 meters! 2:2! The game was pulled when the Arsenal man was only one step away from the final Back on the starting line, it was a magical moment, in the previous ten minutes, Leeds United hadn't even had a shot... We can now understand why Eddie Gray insisted on putting Lee on the pitch That's it... This is a kid who can change the outcome of the game, yes! That's it! Well done, BOY! HERO! He is the hero of Leeds United tonight! The game is not over yet!!"

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At this time, in Leeds, everyone is shouting a person's name. This game is also broadcast live on local TV stations in China. At this time, in Internet cafes and in front of the TV, there are countless Chinese fans waiting all night. Raising his arms high and shouting, the sacrifice of staying up late to watch the game, at this moment, got the best reward...it was worth it! !
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Fabregas looked frustrated. He looked at the Leeds United players who were celebrating the goal in pain. Just now he was jumping, maybe because of nervousness, he was half a beat faster than his teammates, so when the football flew over , he has fallen, not high enough to block the football...

Vieira came over and patted Cesc Fabregas on the shoulder, "Boy, no one blames you...don't be sad, the game is not over yet."

Although Vieira said this, his heart was not at peace. Seeing that the game was about to end, he was already celebrating reaching the final. Under such circumstances, the score was equalized. It's uncomfortable, this uncomfortable feeling, I really can't get over it for a while...

Vieira looked at his teammates, and everyone's faces were also full of helplessness... This is not possible. As the captain, Vieira must take action. He clapped his palms and shouted loudly, "Okay, the game is not over yet, we still have a chance to score goals, the Leeds can do it, so can we! Keep your spirits up!"

However, although everyone nodded and agreed, Vieira himself did not know how much effect it would have.

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On the sidelines, Wenger also had a helpless expression on his face. He did not expect that Leeds United could take advantage of this limited opportunity to equalize the score, and the player who scored the goal was a player he admired very much... While Wenger was helpless, he also felt a bit of bitterness. He regretted it even more now. He didn't make up his mind to bring Li Rui to Arsenal. Wenger knew that if he really insisted on it, this Chinese kid would definitely He's a member of the arsenal now... I can only blame myself for underestimating this young man back then...

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Albertini pulled Li Rui up, and the veteran gave Li Rui a big bear hug, patted Li Rui on the shoulder, and laughed.

Then, Albertini walked towards the sidelines. At this time, Leeds United also made the third substitution of the game. Stephen McPhail came off the bench, and he replaced Albertini. This is Alberti Ni made a gesture to ask for a substitution just now. His physical strength is no longer good. Now, the score has been equalized. Counting stoppage time, there are less than 4 minutes left. He can't run even if he stays on the field. The last McPhail, at least, can help the team stabilize the defense.

As long as they hold on to the last few minutes, even if it is a draw, Leeds United will have a chance for a rematch. At that time, after returning from the brink of being eliminated this time, Leeds United, which returns to the home court, should have a better chance of winning.

At this time, the staff of the Highbury Stadium held up the electronic signal board for the 4-minute stoppage time of the game...

(End of this chapter)