When Peralta saw Hulay pointing his finger at the goal, something suddenly clicked in his mind - although he couldn't quite understand the specific meaning of what Hulay just said to him, through this gesture, he suddenly had an idea.
A guess:
Is this boy afraid that he will score another long-range shot?
The last time the two sides fought, he suddenly took a long shot with his left foot before everyone could react, catching himself off guard...
So he can do it again...
Peralta looked at Hulay again, and the other person had turned his back to him.
And his eyes gradually became sharp as he looked at Hu Lai's back.
He knew what Hu Lai should focus on next.
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When Hu Lai swung his left foot outside the penalty area and was about to take a long shot, Peralta appeared in front of him in time and stretched out his leg to block...
The football hit his calf and bounced out!
"Wow! Beautiful!" Sanchez shouted, "Peralta made a wonderful and timely defense!"
In the north stand behind the Madrid Kings goal, Kings fans gave Peralta warm applause for this defense.
"Peralta is in very good shape today! After talking with Hu Lai, he can still defend so steadily..." Li Qingliang in the stands frowned and muttered worriedly.
Melli is in good form, and so is Peralta, but he feels like Hulay is being targeted.
After hearing Li Qingliang's muttering, Han Shuyu said in turn: "It's okay, you have to have confidence in Hu Lai! I don't know if the Pirates can win this game, but I know Hu Lai will definitely score!"
Li Qingliang laughed: "Damn... I was comforted by a Kings fan!"
"I am a Chinese fan!" Han Shuyu opened the collar of his down jacket and revealed the Chinese flag on his left chest.
Li Qingliang was speechless: "Are you recording?"
"It has nothing to do with whether to record or not..." Han Shuyu said, "I am just stating a fact. No matter which club I am a fan of, I am first and foremost a Chinese fan."
"All right……"
Li Qingliang thought that Han Shuyu was afraid of being scolded by Internet public opinion and was desperate to survive.
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Peralta also felt that his condition today was surprisingly good.
Previously, he held down Hu Lai's header in front of the goal, but this time he blocked Hu Lai's long shot at the critical moment.
Under his defense in this game, Hu Lai didn't even have a shot that hit the goal frame.
However, he was not complacent and did not dare to take it lightly.
He knows very well what level of player Hulay is, and he will not think that he has guarded against him - some words should wait until the end of the game and he really didn't let Hulay score a goal.
For example: "Where is your sword flying from the west?"
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Cerrados got the ball at the edge of the Madrid Pirates penalty area, and then he passed the ball to Melli who came up from the ribs.
It seemed like he was really focused on assisting Merry.
But his intention to pass the ball to Melli was too obvious, or in other words, when the Madrid Kings were attacking, all the players' intentions to find Melli were very obvious.
So Cerrados' pass allowed experienced Pirates center back Kepa Amantegui to stretch out his long legs and intercept the ball!
Pirates fans in the stands gave their centre-back a round of applause.
Amid the applause, Amantegui passed the football forward.
Joaquin Vela simply overplayed the ball and the ball was assigned to the left wing.
Melly helped return to defense, and then worked together with right back Padin Garcia to contain Toni.
With no room for further development and being blocked by two players from the Madrid Kings, the Brazilian winger chose a smarter approach - he deliberately kicked the football towards Garcia's legs, causing the football to bounce off the sideline.
Madrid Pirates received a throw-in near the corner flag.
This position is almost equivalent to a corner kick.
But you can't kick it with your feet, you can only throw it with your hands.
But this is not a problem for the players of Madrid Pirates.
Because there is a player in their team who is extremely good at throw-ins-Ion Martinez.
As the main left back of the Spanish national team, Ion's specialty is throw-ins. His throws are accurate and far, which can be called a "grenade", so he is also nicknamed "Grenadier".
He once set a record of throwing inbounds five times to assist his teammates in the 2025-2026 season.
Now he's running up for the throw-in.
Seeing this scene, the Madrid Pirates fans in the west stand near here began to chant Ion Martinez's name rhythmically:
"Ion! Ion! Ion!"
It's like some kind of summoning ceremony.
Ion took the football thrown back by the ball boy, first used his jersey to turn it around and wiped the water on it, and then used his football pants to dry his hands in turn.
This can effectively increase the friction on the palm.
Then he backed up to the billboard.
In fact, the distance from the goal line to the billboard is very short, which is not enough for him to sprint a sufficient distance.
But if you rely on sprinting distance to increase the initial speed of throwing a football, how can it be called a "grenadier"?
Ion is not the kind of full-back who needs fancy moves to increase his throwing distance.
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When Ion was preparing for a powerful throw-in from the sideline, Hulay was also preparing to receive it in the penalty area.
But of course, Peralta was closely following him.
The Argentine centre-back is like his shadow.
Hu Lai also leaned back, and Peralta let him lean on her, unmoved, and even glanced down at Hu Lai, seeming to be a little contemptuous - You are so small, you still want to
How about comparing your strength with me?
Hulay turned around and saw Peralta, then smiled at him.
This smile was naturally interpreted by Peralta as "self-deprecating".
When goalkeeper Rodríguez Bakker saw Peralta holding off Hulay, he turned his attention to others and reminded his teammates with gestures and voice to keep an eye on others and not give them a chance to grab points.
Especially Juan Ramirez.
Although he specializes in defense and is not good at scoring, he has good header ability. In this situation, which is equivalent to a set kick, his forward rush to grab a header can still threaten the King of Madrid goal.
Everything was ready, and Ion Martinez on the sideline raised his arm to signal everyone that he was going to throw the ball.
Hulay leaned back against Peralta and raised his arm in response to Ion, asking him to throw the ball over.
Peralta pushed back hard to block Hulay, preventing him from easily getting the ball.
The battle between offense and defense has begun at this time.
Amidst the cheers of "Ion! Ion", after two steps of sprinting, Ion Martinez stepped on the sideline with his left foot first, and then his arms were like trebuchets, throwing the football from behind him toward Madrid.
The King's Forbidden Zone.
After the football was released, he did not withdraw his strength, but rushed forward, using up all his strength, he also stepped onto the court.
Because the football has already left your hand, it is not a throwing violation even if you enter the field at this time.
The football was like being kicked out by a foot, flying high to the front of the Madrid Kings penalty area!
Jule, who was still wrestling with Peralta before, rushed towards the spot where the football was dropped, and the Argentinian defender naturally followed quickly.
Hu Lai looked like he was going to stop the ball, but just when he was about to reach the landing point, he suddenly took a step back!
His retreat was not a direct retreat, but a diagonal retreat, giving way to Peralta.
Just before Peralta could react in time, Hu Lai leaned back and at the same time raised his left foot to kick the flying football!
Before he could make any defensive moves, the football had already been hooked towards the Madrid King's goal diagonally behind him!
He only felt a gust of wind blowing from his face. He blinked his eyes reflexively, and when he opened them again, there was no football in front of him!
"Ion threw the throw-in vigorously, and Hu Lai rushed to meet it...Eh?!"
When the main goalkeeper of the Kings of Madrid, Bakker, saw Hulay running towards the football, he paid attention to him, but he did not expect that Hulay would choose such a method to shoot directly!
Speaking of barbs does not sound like barbs, speaking of volleys does not sound like volleys...
He raised his arm reflexively, trying to stop the football, but he only raised a ball of air!
The football has hit the lower edge of the crossbar, refracted downwards, and finally bounced into the goal!
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The cheers above the Pirates Park stadium were like riding on a rocket, soaring into the sky!
Amid the cheers, Hu Lai, who scored the goal, lost his balance and fell backwards to the ground.
He did not forget to confirm the result of his shot. He fell to the ground and turned to look at the goal.
I saw the football bouncing in the goal.
So he got up from the ground, pushed Peralta next to him, and used his strength to rush out and ran towards the corner flag area.
Witnessed by Kings fans in the North Stand and Pirates fans in the West Stand, he jumped high in the sprint!
"It's coming!" Han Shuyu shouted excitedly, and at the same time, he heard Li Qingliang next to him take a breath.
When Hu Lai turned 180 degrees in the air and landed, she, Li Qingliang, and all the surrounding Madrid Pirates fans shouted in unison:
"HUUUUUU!!!"
This is much neater than when they just learned this trick from Leeds City fans.
The momentum of the 75,000 people was even more shocking.
In the night sky of Madrid, running from the south city to the city center and towards the north, it echoes all the way!
It seems that it can be transmitted to the base camp of the King of Madrid.