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Chapter 234 The feeling of scoring a goal in the final, cool!
After O'Shea assisted halftime, he was reaching for the ball, Roy Keane knocked the football back to him, Milner immediately came up to interfere, O'Shea controlled the football, pushed Milner away with his back, pretended to turn around and break through, but Knocked the ball to Scholes, who took two steps, a ground ball, the football to the feet of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo first accelerated and passed Alan Lennon, then stepped on the bicycle twice in a row, and then changed direction. He was about to rush past Pennant. Nantes brought down Cristiano Ronaldo from behind.

The referee Weber's whistle sounded, he ran over, made a pulling gesture, and unceremoniously gave Pennant a yellow card.

"There is nothing wrong with this yellow card." Guest commentator Lineker saw Pennant pleading with the referee, but referee Weber ignored it, "Pennant didn't seem to have much in the face of Cristiano Ronaldo. In fact, this foul is unnecessary, this position, even if Cristiano Ronaldo rushes over, it will not pose too much threat."

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Eddie Gray watched the game only 15 minutes into the game, and Pennant was given a card, and angrily chattered to assistant coach Gustavo Poyet below. "Damn!! I asked him to defend Cristiano Ronaldo. I didn't want him to be so obvious. He can do it more skillfully... This idiot... received a yellow card in the first 15 minutes. After the game, How does he defend!"

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Eddie Gray was furious on the sidelines, and on the field, Pennant, who was shown a yellow card, felt quite wronged. His original intention was not to drag Cristiano Ronaldo, but to block Cristiano Ronaldo's dribbling On the way forward, however, I didn't expect the Portuguese to move too fast. In a hurry, he subconsciously grabbed Cristiano Ronaldo's jersey.

To put it bluntly, this is the difference in strength. Pennant knows what to do when facing this Portuguese kid, but knowing what to do does not mean that he can do it. If he is in a hurry, he can only be forced to foul up!
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Cristiano Ronaldo looked at Pennant. From the beginning of the game, he felt that this black player should be assigned to defend himself. However, Cristiano Ronaldo didn't care at all. In his eyes, the one in front of him looked the same as himself. The kid who is about the same age is not his opponent at all.

In this game, in Cristiano Ronaldo's view, there is only one opponent, and that is No. 11 of Leeds United. The Portuguese wants to prove to everyone on such a final venue that the Chinese kid is not worth mentioning in front of him. .

Just as Li Rui thought, a stage like the FA Cup final is simply fantastic!
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Seeing that Pennant was still protesting about the yellow card, Albertini pulled Pennant away and negotiated with the referee himself. Although the yellow card could not be withdrawn, it was still a communication with the referee. He didn't want to see the chattering Pennant being shown a second yellow card by the referee. In that case, it would definitely be a disaster for Leeds United.During the tactical analysis before the game, the head coach Eddie Gray emphasized that the bald head referee named Weber is very strict in playing cards, and he doesn't like situations that provoke the authority of the referee.

Referee Weber's bald head was very conspicuous under the bright floodlights of the Millennium Stadium. He said something to Albertini, waved the crowd away, and signaled the game to continue.

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Here, Manchester United has quickly sent a free kick.

Scholes poked the ball to Wayne Rooney, Rooney crossed directly to Giggs who was inserted from the wing, and then turned around and inserted into the penalty area.Radebe immediately posted this fat boy with pimples on his face. In the tactical arrangement before the game, Eddie Gray also emphasized the impressive impact of this young Manchester United player, reminding Leeds United Be careful with the defense.

Radebe was very close to the body. His purpose was not to let Rooney get the ball easily. At the same time, the veteran also shouted to remind Coloccini to keep an eye on Ruud van Nistelrooy on the other side.

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Milner pushed towards Giggs. This is the second matchup between the two in today's match. The last time Milner dribbled the ball and Giggs came up to interfere. In the end Milner chose to pass back. It became Ryan Giggs with the ball and Milner defended.

Giggs smashed the ball with his left foot, then leaned forward, pulled the ball, and it was about to rush past Milner. Milner's reaction was quick, and he took a big step, and he turned sideways to block the ball. Giggs accelerated, but he was fooled, Giggs' purpose was not to break through, he poked the toe and passed the ball to Cristiano Ronaldo who ran up to meet him.

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Pennant, who has been following Cristiano Ronaldo, immediately rushed towards the Portuguese. Cristiano leaned his back to catch the ball, smashed the ball with his right foot, and then slammed the heel, and the football passed from Pennant It passed between my legs!I also quickly turned around to catch up with the football.

"Beautiful! This Portuguese boy is worthy of the number on the back of his jersey! We have every reason to look forward to his future at Manchester United!" The Manchester United fans in the stands of the stadium let out exclamations and applause. Cover up your own words of praise.

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After Cristiano Ronaldo broke through, facing Ian Hart's attack, he chose to divide the ball. The football reached the side, Scholes interspersed in place, moved the football forward, and then chased the ball.

After taking two steps, Scholes took a look at the situation in the penalty area, and before Richardson came up to block, he made a cross!Now in Leeds United's penalty area, Leeds United's defense has been torn apart by Manchester United's continuous breakthroughs and goals. In the penalty area, there are only Coloccini and veteran Radebe, while Rooney and Ruud van Nistelroo Yi is already in the penalty area and is always ready to grab points.

Coloccini jumped up, scratched the football with his scalp, and the ball bounced to the back point. Rooney chased towards the football. Seeing that the football was about to go out of the touchline, Rooney volleyed sideways, hooked the golden hook upside down, and hooked the football back to the penalty area. .

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Everyone thought it was a foul ball close to the corner flag. No one thought that Rooney would suddenly hook the football back into the penalty area so desperately. Ruud van Nistelrooy's striker's sense of smell played a role, and the Dutchman flicked his hand , throwing off Radebe, who came to interfere, and attacked the goal with a shake of his head. Leeds United goalkeeper Carson did not make any reaction at all...

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The football hit the upper edge of the crossbar and bounced off with a loud bang, which shocked Carson into a cold sweat.

In the red sea of ​​the Millennium Stadium, there was a lot of sighs, and then there was a huge cheer soon. The Manchester United fans were applauding the team's wonderful attack, and they were also applauding Rooney's fighting spirit of not giving up. .

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"Coloccini headed the ball... Rooney! He didn't give up, barb... header! WOWOWO... Ruud van Nistelrooy! Hit the crossbar! Nearly! Only narrowly! Leeds United goalkeeper Carson did not react at all... No one thought that Rooney would save football! This young man's fighting spirit is commendable!"

Ferguson was on the sidelines, seeing Ruud van Nistelrooy's header hit the crossbar, he held his head regretfully, and then Sir Alex also applauded his disciple's performance loudly.

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"In this attack, Cristiano Ronaldo's breakthrough and scoring, as well as Rooney's hard work, provided the possibility for Ruud van Nistelrooy's shot... The performance of Manchester United's youngsters after the opening, let everyone shine .”

"It's mine this time!" Veteran Radebe didn't expect Rooney to hook the football back at all just now, so that when Van Nistelrooy headed the ball, he reacted a step slower and did not interfere in time. The teammates raised their hands and assumed the responsibility just now.

"Concentrate, don't relax! Keep your spirits up!" Eddie Gray's roar came from the sidelines.

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A few minutes later, Cristiano Ronaldo got the ball in the frontcourt. After breaking through Pennant and Ian Hart in a row, he suddenly kicked a cold shot at a position about 27 meters away from the goal!
Goalkeeper Carson struggled to make a save, barely holding the football off the crossbar.

Immediately afterwards, Giggs took the corner kick, which was grabbed by Roy Keane and went slightly wide of the post.

After Manchester United experienced a tentative attack for about 15 minutes after the opening, they suddenly exerted their strength. There was a sudden panic in front of Leeds United's goal, and it seemed that there was a possibility of conceding a goal at any time.

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When Carson hugged Scholes' long-range shot tightly in his arms, Eddie Gray couldn't bear it anymore. After he yelled a few words into the court with an angry face, Sitting on the coach's bench, the situation on the field of Leeds United is really not optimistic, Eddie Gray can't help being nervous.

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The camera also gave a close-up of Leeds United's 'rogue coach', seeing Eddie Gray drinking water non-stop for a few minutes, Taibi also made fun of the head coach of Leeds United, Mr. I'm really worried about Mr. Gray's prostate, you know, he's already drank half a bottle of mineral water in this short period of time... However, the situation on the field of Leeds United is indeed not optimistic."

As Taibi’s voice hadn’t finished, the on-site director also pointed the camera at Li Rui. During this period of time, Leeds United’s scene was extremely passive. Li Rui's performance is too dull as the core of the United's offense... At this time, the camera is aimed at Li Rui, which has a deep meaning.

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Alan Smith received a pass from Milner. After stopping the ball in the chest, he took a long shot without any power. The football was blocked by Brown and rolled to Li Rui's feet. After Roy Keane's top tackle, he raised his foot and shot a long shot, but it missed the post.

"This is Li's second shot in this game, but it's all off the mark..."

"Compared to Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo, Lee's performance is really disappointing."

The commentators in the commentary booth began to comment on Li Rui's performance.

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Van der Sar threw the ball to attack, Sylvester kicked the football to Roy Keane, the Irishman stopped the ball with his chest, looked ahead, and directly drove the ball to the frontcourt with a big foot.

The ball was high and floating, like a kite that was slowly slipping off the line. In the end, the ball was snatched by Milner. With a header, Milner pointed the ball to Pennant.

I don't know if it was too hard to defend Cristiano Ronaldo, which caused Pennant to be under too much pressure. He made a calculation at his feet and didn't stop the ball. The ball was grabbed by Cristiano Ronaldo and stolen from under his feet! !
"Watch out!!! The Portuguese is fast!! He passed, Richardson came up, beautiful! Cristiano's beautiful dribble! Passed! Manchester United's chance!!!"

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Giggs and Rooney flew together on both wings and rushed into Leeds United's penalty area. In Leeds United's penalty area, Ruud van Nistelrooy had already penetrated in place.

Cristiano Ronaldo changed his left and right feet several times in a row. Just when Richardson couldn't help but kick out, he flicked the ball horizontally and wiped it away. After taking two steps, the Portuguese boy glanced into the penalty area. This At that time, Ruud van Nistelrooy leaned against Coloccini and made a gesture to Cristiano for the ball.

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Cristiano Ronaldo ignored it. He dunked his left foot, swayed away Ian Hart who was grabbing, and directly shot a cold shot.

This shot was so powerful that it almost touched the crossbar and went out of the baseline.

However, Ruud van Nistelrooy seemed dissatisfied with Cristiano Ronaldo not passing the ball to him. The two exchanged a few words briefly. However, judging from the face of the Dutchman, it seemed that the result of the exchange was not ideal.

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The Leeds United fans at the Millennium Stadium were a little silent. After all, watching their team being beaten by their rivals, the fans will not be in a good mood.

In the 29th minute of the game, Manchester United once again launched a threatening attack.

Cristiano Ronaldo broke through with the ball, Manchester United fans cheered loudly, cheering for their number 7, now, as long as Cristiano Ronaldo dribbles, he can always pose a threat to Leeds United, as soon as Manchester United fans see Cristiano Ronaldo With the ball, I started to get excited.

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Pennant ran over, intending to break the ball under Cristiano Ronaldo's feet, but the Portuguese made several fancy dribbles in a row, and suddenly pulled and dunked horizontally, and broke through.

"Beautiful! Cristiano Ronaldo! His performance is getting better and better, and Pennant can't guard him at all! Eddie Gray should come up with a countermeasure soon."

Although he didn't hear what the narrator said, the corner of Eddie Gray's mouth twitched when he saw Pennant being easily passed by. The reason for his depression was not just that Pennant couldn't guard against it. Cristiano Ronaldo, but because, Eddie Gray knows, I am afraid that no one in the team can guard against this Portuguese kid...

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After breaking through Pennant, now standing in front of Cristiano Ronaldo is Albertini. Facing the Italian veteran, Cristiano Ronaldo intends to use his speed to attack the opponent. He poked the football forward and then wiped it with speed The ball is about to be wiped from Albertini's side.

After all, Albertini is old, and his speed is not as fast as that of Cristiano Ronaldo. He was half a body away from him, but Albertini showed the experience of a veteran. After bumping into it, the Portuguese staggered and fell into the mud.

However, at this time, an accident occurred. Before he fell, Cristiano Ronaldo stabbed the football to Giggs with his right foot. It passed, and then, near the baseline, an emergency stop hoisted the football into the box.

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Giggs' cross was very tricky. The football drew an arc and flew straight to the goal. Carson hesitated for a while, but still didn't dare to attack. He just moved his feet and tried to seal the goal as much as possible.

Ruud van Nistelrooy, in the struggle with Coloccini, suddenly stepped on the ground with his right foot, jumped up, and faced the football, a powerful header!

The angle of the header was right, Carson was in a good position, and he hit the football with both fists.

It's a pity that the ball didn't go far. After Roy Keane stopped the ball with his chest, he knocked the football to the side. There, Giggs kicked a cross again and hoisted the football into the penalty area.

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At this time, Coloccini's header advantage was revealed. The Argentine's jumping ability is amazing, and he gained the upper hand in the header competition with Ruud van Nistelrooy, and pushed the football back.

Roy Keane stopped the ball with his chest outside the penalty area, but Richardson suddenly jumped out from the side. When he stopped the ball a bit too big, he tiptoed and hooked the football.

Immediately afterwards, Richardson knocked the ball to Albertini who was not far away. The Leeds United captain took the ball and turned around.

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Eddie Gray, who had been touching his chin on the sidelines and pacing up and down nervously, suddenly rushed to the sidelines and waved his fists, "Counterattack! Counterattack! Attack!!!"

The stands where the Leeds United fans were located at the Millennium Stadium suddenly became excited, with thunderous cheers, and the white waves started the first high tide of the game.

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Milner accelerated to chase the ball. Milner's sharp breakthrough on the wing was originally one of Leeds United's offensive methods, and Albertini passed the ball very well. It was not passed to Milner's feet, but It is right in front of Milner, which just allows Milner to give full play to his speed advantage.

By the time Roy Keane reacted and chased after Milner, it was already too late. The captain of Manchester United was not fast enough. When he turned around, he could only watch Milner go away. .

During this period of time, Manchester United has been attacking very fiercely, and both full-backs have assisted. Leeds United's counterattack came very suddenly, which caught Manchester United by surprise.

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When Milner dribbled the ball along the wing, in the middle, Li Rui, Alan Smith and Alan Lennon were also advancing at high speed, shooting three arrows together!

O'Shea chased back all the way from the Leeds United penalty area, and was about to catch up with Milner. He stretched out his hand and pulled Milner's jersey. At this moment, Milner passed the ball.

After getting the ball, Aaron Lennon took two steps, faced Brown who was rushing forward, chose to knock the football to Pennant who followed up from the side, and ran forward around Brown .

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Pennant didn't continue to dribble the ball. After waving the football, he looked up at the penalty area and made a cross.

In front of a 45-degree slanted goal, Alan Smith jumped high at the front point, but he missed the ball, and Sylvester, who was chasing back to defend him all the way, did not touch the football.

The football flew to the back point.

"Later, Lee! Chance! Ferdinand is coming up!"

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Li Rui ran a bit too far, he had to lift his foot to stop the ball, Ferdinand rushed over, intending to destroy the football the moment Li Rui stopped the ball.

However, after Li Rui raised his right foot slightly, he did not stop the ball, but let the football fly past his right foot.Just when people thought he made a mistake in stopping the ball, the football fell, but he raised the toe of his left foot, and the incoming ball was picked up beautifully!

Immediately afterwards, Li Rui stepped on the ground with his right foot, raised his left foot, and knocked the jumping football with the outside of his foot. The football bounced again and flew up from Ferdinand's left hand. As the axis, he half turned around on the spot, and at the same time kicked hard on the ground, bypassed Ferdinand, and chased after the football!
The ball is divided!

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WWWOWOWOWOWOWO...WOWOWWOOWOWO...

The exclamation from the stands of the Millennium Stadium, countless gaping mouths, watching the magical performance on the green turf.

At this time, the audience had time to express their amazement.

"It's so beautiful! I was just saying that Li was too dull in the game, and he immediately showed it to everyone! It's so beautiful! Did you break through? Did you go solo?!"

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Ferdinand quickly proved that he was not in vain. After being scored by the ball, the Manchester United central defender reacted quickly. He took a big step, leaned to the right, and slammed into Li Rui with force from his waist and abdomen. Li Rui Rui is not in the penalty area now, but a little outside the penalty area line. Even if the referee calls Ferdinand a foul, it will be a free kick at most!

Although a free kick in this position is also very dangerous, but Ferdinand can do this step, and he is already the best choice for a top central defender.

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He was staggered by Ferdinand, and just when everyone thought that Li Rui would fall down and win a free kick in a good position, Li Rui put his left hand on the ground and staggered two steps towards the penalty area.

"Do you want to flop? Lie a penalty?!"

Everyone's eyes widened. Seeing that Li Rui caught up with the football, he seemed to be a little unstable, but he still made a shooting motion, leaning his body to the left, swung his right foot, and volleyed sideways. shoot!
Volley! !
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This shot is very powerful. When Li Rui volleyed sideways, his entire right leg was swayed, and almost all the strength of his whole body was thrown out. All the strength of his whole body was concentrated in this shot, although he still had a little center of gravity. Unsteady, after finishing the shot, he slipped and fell.

Van der Sar had already attacked when Li Rui scored the ball and rushed past Ferdinand. He did not put his hopes on Ferdinand catching up to stop Li Rui. For Li Rui, a young man who is so powerful, the Dutch national team In the second round of the season, I already had a deep understanding.

Van der Sar threw himself towards the football. He thought he had already touched the football, but what made the Netherlands goalkeeper feel cold... the football was on his left hand, and it suddenly fell and rebounded!
Leaf Ball!
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Li Rui pulled out a tricky fallen leaf ball!
After the football bounced from Van der Sar's left hand, it made a V-shaped trajectory, bouncing and rolling towards the goal.

Almost without turning his head to see if the ball has crossed the goal line, Van der Sar already knew the result——
The entire stadium, boom suddenly boiled!
This is, the ball went in!

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"IT'S...GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!! THE GOAL HAS BEEN! THE GOAL! LEE!!! LEE!! WOWOWWOWOWO!!! BEAUTIFUL! He stepped up when the team needed him the most! Amazing experience Man! It's just this young man's first shot on goal of the game! Goal! A natural killer! Leeds lead United!! 1:0! Listen to the fans cheering on their hero !This is the boy's moment! I gotta say, boy, the ball is beautiful! Beautiful!!"

Li Rui slipped and fell on the turf. He saw the football fall from Van der Sar's left hand, bounced and rolled into the net. Li Rui felt that the heat in his chest could no longer be suppressed. Crawling up from the turf, he rushed to the sidelines like crazy!
One, two, three!Li Rui swung his fist three times violently, and he roared presumptuously.

Look!

This is my stage!
This is my stage!

This is my battlefield!

This is a man's battlefield! !

This is my moment!

My champion, I will kick it out with both feet! !
Cheers!
Let's cheer!

This is the time to be bold!
Li Rui roared like a crazy leopard. Jessica in the private room looked at her boyfriend's "scaring" face, and felt a sense of surprise and bitterness in her heart for no reason. Jessica understood that Li Rui paid how much...

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The entire Millennium Stadium immediately became a place where fire and water blended. After the silence, the fans of Manchester United booed harshly, while the other half of the white ocean cheered excitedly, just like the sea, with waves rising and falling, and the tide rising!

The fans of Leeds United stood up, waving their arms like crazy, and making the most enthusiastic voices along with the broadcast of the Millennium Stadium.

"In the 32nd minute, Leeds United 1-0 Manchester United, the goal was... Rui...!" In the broadcast of the Millennium Stadium, the announcer on the scene was loudly broadcasting the time of the goal and the scorer.

"...Lee!!!!" Leeds United fans who had raised their arms long ago, 3 people shouted in unison, enthusiastically responding to the live broadcast of the stadium.

Alan Lennon rushed over and hugged Li Rui, and then the two were also overwhelmed by other players.

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When Leeds United launched this counterattack, on the coaching bench, Leeds United coach Eddie Gray clenched his fists and looked at the stadium. However, even he himself did not think of a counterattack and scored a goal. There it is!

Almost when he saw the football cross the goal line, Eddie Gray, who was on the sidelines, had already turned his back, waving his fists indiscriminately on the sidelines, venting his excitement.

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On the other side, assistant coach Gustavo Poyet did not expect that the team, which had been passive all the time, could score a goal in a counterattack in the blink of an eye. When the goal was scored, Gustavo Poyet he He was stunned for a moment, and then he heard Eddie Gray's venting roar, and jumped up from his seat as if he was getting an electric shock.

He yelled, "Eddie, did you see it? Did you see it? Goin! Goin! Haha! Haha!"

Of course, Eddie Gray didn't have time to answer his assistant's words at this time!

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On the bench of Leeds United, when Li Rui broke through Ferdinand and staggered into the penalty area, the players had already stood up, and the moment the football hit the net with this volley shot, on the bench, It's already boiling, towels, coats...everything that can be vented, they throw it into the sky, unscrew the bottle of mineral water, and sprinkle it into the sky...under the bright floodlights, in the night sky of Cardiff Under the sky, a man-made rainbow emerges...

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The celebration of the Leeds United players was really crazy. The depressed Manchester United players had already placed the football in the center circle, but half a minute later, the Leeds United players were still celebrating their goals...

This really made the players of the Manchester United team very upset. They had always had the upper hand, but it was very depressing to be attacked by the opponent. Now they have to watch the opponent's unscrupulous celebration, and they are even more unhappy.

Cristiano Ronaldo spat on the ground, staring at Li Rui with a look of displeasure on his face, "Didn't a group of hillbillies just score a goal?" '

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Manchester United captain Keane had to come up to referee Webber to protest.

The referee Webber also felt that Leeds United's celebration was a bit too much. He had to come over and remind the Leeds United players to celebrate their goals properly.

The Leeds United players reluctantly dispersed and ran towards the center circle.

Li Rui, who came out from the siege of his teammates, did not forget to reach out and wave his arms vigorously to the fans in the stands at this moment to boost their morale.

He was met with huge cheers from the fans.

Li Rui tied his headband, took a deep breath, it was so cool, this feeling was so cool, the feeling of scoring a goal in the final was different, one word, cool!

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Ferguson's face was flushed red. Even though he was a little annoyed at the conceded goal, the godfather of Manchester United could do nothing. After the game started, everything went according to Ferguson's expectation.

In the first ten minutes of the game, both sides were relatively cautious and there was no chance. After this period of tentative contact, Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United began to operate normally, and Cristiano Ronaldo alone almost disturbed the game. Leeds United's defense is in a state of restlessness. As Ferguson guessed, the 'rogue coach' of Leeds United sent Pennant, who is strong in running and aggressive in fighting, to defend Cristiano Ronaldo. It's a foul move!
Pennant couldn't interfere with Cristiano Ronaldo, and Manchester United's offense was like a duck to water. In Ferguson's view, the arrangement was perfect. Now, a counterattack by Leeds United conceded a goal...

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Ferguson looked at the young boy with scary eyes. The only thing that made him miscalculate was that he still underestimated Li Rui's strength.

After the opening, Roy Keane and Ferdinand took turns defending Li Rui in different layers, and the effect was good. However, the Chinese young man did not seem to be in a good state, and it could even be said that his performance was poor, which made Ferguson breathe a sigh of relief. The part of Leeds United that gave him the most headaches looks like there should be no more mistakes...

What Ferguson didn't expect was that Li Rui, who had always been dull, scored such a wonderful goal in this counterattack with a flash.

Ferguson clicked his tongue twice and looked at the young man in the stadium. This young man's amazing shooting ability is really good. What's even more rare is that the more important the game, the more exciting Li Rui showed. Ferguson was even more surprised, because many so-called talented players have always performed well, but once in important key games, they performed poorly, and a big-game player like Li Rui is the genius player who grows up. An indispensable trait for a superstar!
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Just when everyone thought Sir Alex Ferguson would throw a tantrum, unexpectedly, Ferguson walked to the sidelines and just yelled something, waving his hands to signal the players on the field to calm down quickly, the game It's only been more than 30 minutes, and they are only one goal behind. With the strength of Manchester United, there is no need to panic too much.

In fact, this is exactly the case. For Manchester United, falling behind by one goal is not a big deal. I am afraid that the players will fall behind in the score while occupying the advantage on the field, causing an imbalance in mentality. That is the worst. of.

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After the game restarted, Manchester United did not show any panic. This is also related to the composition of the team's lineup. Among the 11 starting players, except for the two young players Cristiano Ronaldo and Rooney, no matter the goalkeeper Van der Sar is also the backbone of the defense, Ferdinand, and the veteran Van Nistelrooy on the front line. They are all champion players who have experienced the test of the competition, not to mention the famous tough guy Roy Keane, the captain of Manchester United.

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In the rest of the game in the first half, Manchester United obviously strengthened their marking on Li Rui. Before Li Rui scored a goal, his performance was really bad. The players of the Manchester United team could see that Li Rui was not in a good state, so they subconsciously relaxed In addition to marking Li Rui, this is also a potential reason for the conceded goal just now.

In the counterattack just now, if Ferdinand could be more decisive, if he made a decisive attack when Li Rui was about to stop the ball, or even took a decisive foul, it would be possible to stop this attack. However, Ferdinand was received by Li Rui Affected by the poor performance after the opening, he didn't make a decisive move. By the time he finally wanted to take a foul, it was already too late.

So, now, Manchester United players no longer dare to take Li Rui lightly, and Ferguson also arranged for Roy Keane to focus more on Li Rui.

At this time, the captain of Manchester United showed a wealth of experience and skills. He always used some small moves that the referee could not see to interfere with Li Rui. Such fouls were very hidden. Even if Li Rui fell, the main The referee at most gave the Manchester United captain a verbal warning.

Moreover, Roy Keane, who is serious and focused on defense, really makes it very difficult for Li Rui.

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After Li Rui scored a goal, his condition improved a lot, but after being entangled by Roy Keane, he fell into silence again. Eddie Gray paced back and forth on the sidelines, thinking about the countermeasures.

He yelled into the field a few times, signaling the team to hit Alan Smith more, trying to use Smith's impact to rush forward.

However, this style of play seems to have little effect. Alan Smith's height is not dominant, and Smith is not a player who can stop and protect the ball. It is not difficult for Manchester United to defend him.

On the contrary, Manchester United got several threatening opportunities after coming out of the brief discomfort of conceding a goal.

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After Giggs made a hit-the-wall cooperation with Cristiano Ronaldo on the wing, he kicked a cross from the wing and passed a half-high ball into the penalty area.

In the penalty area, Ruud van Nistelrooy leaned on Coloccini, stopped the ball on his chest, and knocked the ball back to Rooney. This little fat man who created Manchester United's transfer record last summer shot with his foot, the ball stuck to the turf , The ball was very fast, and Leeds United goalkeeper Carson bravely touched it with his ankle, hit the post, and bounced towards the penalty area. Radebe hurriedly kicked the ball out of the penalty area.

"WOWOWOWWO...just a little bit!! Rooney's shot!!! Beautiful shot! The save was also wonderful. Manchester United almost equalized the score. Eddie Gray should thank the team for having a good goalkeeper." Taibi Shout out.

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