Starting from entering Kawazu

Chapter 73
After some deployment, it was time for the second half of the game.

Players from both sides walked out of the player channel and continued the game.

Manchester City attacked at the beginning. After Ribery and Van Persie switched positions, Arsenal's defense panicked for a while.

Franck Ribery took the opportunity to make a pass, and Crouch, who had just replaced him, headed the ball a little. Van Persie volleyed from the top of the arc, and the ball hit the net, 0:3!

"Ouch!"

Van Persie also laughed wildly and rushed to the sidelines to celebrate the goal. This kick volleyed and shot too vigorously.

He fully grasped the opportunity and kicked the opponent dumbfounded.

Crouch also ran up, and he played the ball just right, fully cooperating with his teammates.

His point is very obvious.

On Wenger's side, he was scratching his head a bit, and lost another one this time. It is obviously not easy to make a comeback.

Now I can only attack, there is no other tactic, I hope the opponent's goalkeeper can drop back a little bit.

After the game restarted, the Arsenal players attacked like crazy.

At this moment, it is completely pressing on the whole line, without any reservations.

Vieira followed up in the middle, Henry suddenly wiped Bridge from the wing and then passed to the penalty spot. Vieira pushed with one foot, and the ball was blocked by Vidic.

Cheng Tao takes a corner kick, Campbell overwhelms Vidic with a header, the ball is lifted off the crossbar by Petr Cech!

Then the corner kick, Arsenal kicked a tactical corner kick.

Henry caught the ball and gave it to Cheng Tao. Cheng Tao caught the ball and wiped it in. He stepped on a bicycle and was tripped by Del Horno in the penalty area.

The Arsenal players immediately raised their hands, indicating that it was a penalty kick, but the referee ignored it and signaled the game to continue.

Del Horno dribbled the ball at this moment and rushed up. The Arsenal players thought it was a penalty, so they didn't pay attention. When they chased back, Del Horno had already killed the midfielder.

Ljungberg, who was left at the end, rushed up. Del Horno scored the ball alone, but Ljungberg hit directly, knocked Del Horno to the ground, and then walked towards the player channel without looking back. go.

Obviously, this is a tactical foul. After Del Horno passed, he was single-handedly. Ljungberg's action was of course a red card action.

As soon as the referee showed the red card, the Arsenal players surrounded him and asked for an explanation.

"Isn't that a penalty just now? It was so straightforward and the foul was so obvious, why wasn't it a penalty?"

Vieira pointed to the referee's nose and asked angrily. He is also a very tempered person, which made the referee very uncomfortable. He flashed back and forth, but was still poked twice with his finger.

The referee then took two steps back and showed the red card to Vieira again!

"Fake!"

Vieira cursed, spat fiercely in front of the referee, and then turned and left.

Wenger's face was livid on the sidelines, and he was obviously very dissatisfied with the penalty.

And because the penalty kick was not awarded, two people were sent off on his side. This game is over.

On Jia Yi's side, he also shook his head again and again. Of course he knows the Arsenal players very well.

This penalty actually makes sense. Cheng Tao did pass Del Horno, but Del Horno touched the ball when he stepped down. Therefore, there is a problem of whether to touch the person or the ball first. up.

Arsenal fell behind, of course they would preconceive that it was a penalty.

In fact, the referee saw clearly that this was not a penalty.

Jia came up, walked towards Vieira, and made an amazing hug.

Vieira originally wanted to get rid of it. After all, the opponent is the owner of Manchester City. Now Vieira feels that the referee is biased towards Manchester City, so he instinctively resists Jia Yi's hug.

However, Vieira later remembered that Jia Yiben hugged Wenger when he came to Highbury for the first time this season, and he did not celebrate after scoring a goal. Therefore, Vieira quickly responded to Jiayi's hug.

However, he still said unhappily: "That ball was definitely a penalty, and it's not very honorable for you to win today."

Jia Yi smiled and said, "Patrick, it's all over, let's take it easy."

After speaking, he patted Vieira again, and then turned and sat back in his seat.

In the commentary, Taylor also expressed his feelings: "The Chinese boss comforted Patrick. He has a broad mind. He really has the demeanor of a general. In addition, he should have been an Arsenal fan before."

Lineker also said: "There is no penalty kick, I watched it several times in slow motion, and the referee has no problem with the penalty.

However, Mr. Jia Yi is indeed very personable. As the winning side, to comfort the captain of the other side is worth learning. On the football field, in addition to football itself, there should be sportsmanship like Jia Yi, so that football becomes a sport. warm exercise. "

The game continues.

Arsenal, with 9 players, obviously has no way to prevent Manchester City from winning.

They kicked up slowly, without any fighting spirit.

Manchester City also accepted as soon as it was good, and did not kill them all.

The final score was 0:3, and Manchester City advanced to the FA Cup final this season.

In the post-match press conference, Wenger, of course, attacked the referee.

"That's obviously a bit too much, what is the standard for penalty kicks? Maybe you don't want us to advance?
Of course, Thierry's crossbar was a bit unlucky at the beginning, and if it goes in, it will be another situation.

In addition, I still want to congratulate the opponent, they played a great game, three goals are the punishment for our defense.

This season we have nothing to gain, next season will come back, we will be stronger. "

Li Bing didn't comment on the referee either. His speech showed the modesty of the Chinese: "The opponent is very strong, and our goals came very quickly, which largely affected the emotions of the Arsenal players. Otherwise, the game may be another situation.

The defensive goalkeeper has played a very strong strength, he is a genius, a good goalkeeper, can top half of the team.

There is no doubt that the finals will go all out, and I hope this season can have a good ending. "

The next day, the media's evaluation of the game was also very fair, thinking that the strength of the two sides was equal, but Manchester City had better luck.

As for the referee's penalty, everyone agreed that there was no problem. Even the local media in London did not favor Arsenal.

Inside Arsenal, naturally there is nothing to say. After watching the video, there is probably no doubt.

However, Vieira accused the referee, which of course cannot be used.

The Football Association imposed a penalty, Vieira was fined 2 pounds, and Arsenal was fined 20 pounds. At the same time, Vieira was suspended for 2 games.

The additional suspended games include the league, which means that Vieira will miss three games next, which is also a blow to their competition for the Champions League seat.

Vieira has always been the core of Arsenal, playing a big role on both offense and defense.

Of course, with Arsenal's strength, they should still be able to win the Champions League.

In another semi-final, Southampton defeated Watford 4:3 on penalties. They will compete with Manchester City for the 2002-2003 FA Cup.

(End of this chapter)