There is a dream called football

Chapter 208
Gerrard looked at it, basically there were no passing lines, and they were all blocked, so Gerrard used his best trick, which was a violent long shot.

With one foot piercing the cloud and an arrow, thousands of troops will meet each other.

Gerrard's violent long-range shot did not know how many goalkeepers were frightened, but this time he was facing Germany's penalty goalkeeper Bout.

The reason why Bout is famous is not because he is a good goalkeeper, but because he is particularly good at penalty kicks, so fans call him a penalty kick goalkeeper.

The moment Gerrard hits the ball, Boot gets nervous because the ball looks strong and floats a little bit in the air.

With this kind of ball, Bute didn't dare to make moves in advance, because it was likely to change direction. Sure enough, the ball shook in the air, and Bute punched the ball hard, hitting it out.

The on-site commentator let out a long sigh, Gerrard's goal was really beautiful, but unfortunately he still missed.

"Almost, I thought the goal would be scored. Stephen's explosive shot is as terrible as Beckham's free kick."

Unlike other teams, Leverkusen doesn't care much about Liverpool's breakthrough on the wing. Maybe it feels that Liverpool's center cannot threaten itself?
However, the German team has always been not afraid of the opponent's cross, especially the high ball. After all, this is the housekeeping skill of the Germans.

Li Qiao and Kewell broke through again and again and made crosses again and again, but Baros in the middle couldn't get the ball at all.

"Just pass it on."

This is the subtext in Augenthaler's mind.

Li Qiao knew that it was not that he was very good, but that the opponent really let go of the side lanes and strengthened the middle lane, which made it very easy for Li Qiao to pass on the side lanes.

But such a random pass has no effect.

Benitez looked at his high center forward Neil, but he would definitely not make a substitution. It was very simple. If the team's cross was threatening, then the opponent would immediately strengthen the blocking on the side.

Li Qiao continued to break through from the wing, and when the cross was made, he looked at Baros. Just when the Leverkusen people thought that Li Qiao was still sending a curved ball to the middle, Li Qiao flicked his ankle and sent it back to the front of the penalty area in an inverted triangle.

Before the restricted area!
Augenthaler took a look and took a breath. There was no protection in front of the penalty area, and the ball was heading for Gerrard.

Everyone should be able to guess what will happen next, that is Gerrard's explosive shot, and then...

It depends on the luck of both parties who is better.

Gerrard has faced this situation thousands of times. He knows that he can't use his strength, and as long as he exerts his strength, he will explode.

Instead, you must push with the arch of your feet. The strength does not need to be too great, but you must control the direction well.

Gerrard pushed with the arch of his foot, the force was very crisp, the ball did not fly, but went towards the goal, Bout waited for it, but the ball was beyond his range, but what he didn't expect was that Juan, who was returning to defense, happened to be in front of the goal, and he pushed the ball out of the goal.

Anfield exploded, this goal should be scored, but unfortunately the opponent's defender is a god.

"Is this all right?"

Boot touched Juan's bald head, "You saved us."

"Haha, I ran back by accident too, so lucky."

"Luck is also very important in the game."

"Correct."

Benitez lamented that although it was the home game, luck seemed to be on the opponent's side. He had already had two chances to score goals, both of which were by a hair's breadth.

After Liverpool's attack, Leverkusen can also organize a counterattack. After all, it is the top [-] of the Champions League, and no one is particularly weak.

So Leverkusen's counterattack is also very sharp. The ball is passed to the old international Schneider. Schneider is an old international who participated in the 2000 European Cup, but in Leverkusen, he is still the absolute main force.

He gave Voronin a straight kick.

Voronin stepped on a bike and was about to break through when his left foot hit his right and he fell.

Carragher, who was defending him, laughed. When he was about to take the ball, the referee pointed to the spot.

Carragher couldn't believe his eyes and kept shaking his fingers, "I didn't touch him."

Voronin didn't speak because the referee was far away. In fact, the referee didn't see clearly, but based on experience, he didn't think Voronin was a flop.

In fact, it is very obvious whether it is a flop or not, because when a person really falls, the posture is relatively natural.

Voronin didn't flop, but he was tripped by himself. The referee didn't expect such a weird result.

Carragher shouted at Voronin: "You talk, did I not touch you?"

"I really didn't touch him."

But the referee didn't seem to care. It was a penalty. He believed in his own judgment, and in that era, it was impossible to change the judgment.

Benitez actually didn't see it clearly, it was too far away, but he just vaguely felt that Voronin's fall was quite real. When Benitez saw the replay after the game, he was very happy.

penalty.

What is very strange for Leverkusen is that their first penalty shooter turned out to be goalkeeper Bout.

This is risky, and Augenthaler is actually hesitant to let Bout take a penalty kick. If he doesn't score, it will be troublesome.

But Bout was already running forward, and he seemed very determined.

European coaches generally respect their players, and Bout is indeed an expert in penalty kicks. Maybe it would be better to give him a penalty kick at this time. This is like a gamble. There are two sides of the same coin. Who knows! !

Bout ran forward, and his teammates patted him, as if to encourage him to kick the ball in.

Bout doesn't know when he fell in love with penalty kicks, but he just likes to study penalty kicks. He has studied various penalty kicks.

The on-site commentary was excited. On one side was the goalkeeper who was best at kicking penalties, and on the other side was the goalkeeper who was best at kicking penalties.

Bout PK Dudek.

The Poles were already dancing on the goal line, but Bout knew it was psychological interference, so just don't look at it. The referee pointed to his whistle and said that he must blow the whistle before kicking.

Boot nodded.

Dudek was still provoking, "If you can't score, we will score. The door behind you is empty."

"Your goal is empty."

The referee blew his whistle, Bout started to run up, and then pushed with one foot. The ball was not strong, but it wanted a dead corner.

but……

This time luck came to Liverpool's side, Bout completely deceived Dudek, but because the angle was too tricky, the ball hit the post.

The goal was missed, but Bout could only run back quickly. Although he was 1 upset, there was no way.

It's a pity, this is the best opportunity before the end of the first half, but it's a pity that it didn't score. ,

"It's a pity, it would have been nice if we had finished the first half 1-0."

On the other side, Benitez finally had a good time.

(End of this chapter)