From the moment AC Milan player Kaka was tripped in the penalty area by Lazio player Stendardo, the game took a turn. It deviated fifteen degrees to the left on the trajectory envisioned by Chang Sheng, heading towards
A completely unfamiliar and unpredictable future developed.
A penalty kick and a red card were almost a disaster for Lazio!
Originally, the strength of this lineup was not as good as that of the home team AC Milan. Now there is one less person, and they give the opponent a penalty kick. AC Milan leads by one goal, and has one more person than Lazio. It is playing at home, coupled with a strong
With their belief in revenge, what reason do they have for losing to Lazio at San Siro?
No matter how much Stendaldo and his teammates tried to plead for mercy, the referee did not change his mind.
He stuck to his guns and the initial penalty was the final penalty.
In the end, Stendaldo had no choice but to leave sadly.
His foul action was very obvious. Although he repeatedly emphasized that he did not do it intentionally, there are many fouls that are not intentional, but if you commit a foul, it is a foul, and it has nothing to do with your subjective wishes.
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While Stendardo and other Lazio players were still asking the referee for mercy, Chang Sheng yelled from the sidelines and asked the Lazio players to call Handanovic over.
Handanovic did not run to the sidelines, he just ran out of the penalty area and saw Chang Sheng yelling on the sidelines.
He ran a little further.
It happened that the San Siro Stadium was a little quieter at this time, and the AC Milan fans who had been cheering took a breath.
He finally heard what his boss was shouting.
"Guard your car, Samir!"
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Stendardo finally came off the field. After he came off the field, Kaká stood in front of the penalty spot holding the football.
Originally AC Milan's number one penalty kicker was Pirlo, but now more and more players are taking the initiative to take penalty kicks. Pirlo doesn't take penalty kicks very much and gives them to his teammates. This penalty kick opportunity was created by Kaká
Yes, there is no problem if he wants to take the penalty himself.
Handanovic has returned to the goal.
Except for the two of them, everyone exited the restricted area.
Players from both sides stood close to the penalty area line. Lazio players were ready to rush in to make a rescue, while AC Milan players were ready to rush in to take a supplementary shot.
Handanovic opened his arms and stood in front of the goal.
Handanovic echoed what the boss said to him before the game started.
"Imagine, Samir. When you are standing in front of the goal, there is a Range Rover worth 80,000 euros parked in the goal behind you. That is your favorite car... Who the hell dares to take the ball?
Shoot your car, and you'll fight those bastards!"
He closed his eyes and remembered what happened during training that day.
When he opened his eyes again, he felt that the goal behind him was filled with that behemoth.
The black car body and glass reflected his back, and he slowly opened his arms, blocking the car and the goal behind him.
His tall body coupled with excellent wingspan. When he opens his arms and stands in front of the goal, he can really put tremendous pressure on the players standing in front of the penalty spot facing him.
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After Kaka placed the football, he stood up and retreated, waiting for the referee's whistle.
Handanovic still stood tall and straight, and did not lower his center of gravity to prepare for the save.
Kaka looked at his opponent. In this position, it may be easier to hit the high-altitude ball, but the ground ball may be slower...
Kaka made a decision in his heart.
The referee's whistle sounded and he started to run.
Handanovich narrowed his eyes. His pupils narrowed slightly.
He stared closely at Kaka's left foot.
Kaka is a player with a balanced left and right foot, but when he takes a penalty kick, he will choose to hit the ball with his right foot. There is controversy about whether Kaka is a left-footed player or a right-footed player, but it is better to use his right foot when taking penalty kicks.
Not controversial.
Generally speaking, when a player takes a penalty kick, his supporting foot betrays the direction of the kick.
If the toe of the supporting foot is pointed outward, it means that the player should kick in the direction where the toe of his supporting foot is pointing.
If the toe of the supporting foot is not turned out so much, then the player is likely to kick in the other direction.
Of course, this is not certain, it just has a high probability.
An experienced goalkeeper will judge the direction of the penalty kick based on all the player's movements.
Judging from their running movements, pace rhythm, arm swings, running routes, angles, and the direction of their kicking toes... we can judge the whereabouts of their final penalty kick.
Handanovic just stared at Kaka's supporting foot. Left or right?
In the last step, Kaka stepped hard on the back of the football with his left foot. Handanovic noticed that the toe of Kaka's left foot was pointed farther out... Kaka's left foot was his right!
Handanovic almost pounced on the right side one step ahead. If Kaka reacted quickly enough and suddenly changed direction, he would have pounced in the wrong place.
But Kaka was too late, and he hit the football with the inside of his right foot... The football indeed flew to his left, to the right of the goal!
And it’s one foot touching the earth!
In training, the first ball Benzema kicked was exactly the same as this!
This is for the front wheel of your car!
Go ahead! Don’t even think about touching my car!
As if there were rocket thrusters installed under his feet, Handanovich rushed over and stretched his hands downwards.
Then it was like a pair of pliers, firmly clamping the football that Kaka shot over!
He caught it!
Not to save, but to save!
He saved Kaká’s penalty kick!
Generally speaking, it's amazing if a goalkeeper can save a penalty kick from such a tricky angle.
Very few people can hold this kind of ball directly!
If Handanovic hadn't moved ahead of time, maybe he would have been able to save.
But now he's holding on!
After landing, Handanovich rolled around on the ground and stood up from the ground.
The cheers at the San Siro Stadium came to an abrupt end, as if tens of thousands of AC Milan fans were being choked by someone at the same time...
"Handanovic...he saved it! He saved Kaka's penalty kick!"
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Stendaldo, who was sent off with a red card, was very frustrated and nervous in the locker room.
Not to mention that he himself was sent off, but he also created such a big trouble for his teammates.
Back in the locker room, the TV in the locker room was on. A live broadcast of the game was being played inside.
Kaka stood in front of the penalty spot.
But he didn't dare to look.
He turned his back, feeling extremely depressed.
At this time, the commentator's voice kept coming to my ears.
"Stendaldo gave AC Milan a chance to take the lead...Before this, they had been unable to break the goal guarded by Handanovic, but now it is different. They have a perfect opportunity because this is a point
The ball! Kaka walked to the penalty spot. He placed the football..."
Then Stendaldo heard a whistle, and he knew that the judgment of fate was coming...
Even though his back was turned to the TV, he closed his eyes reflexively.
One second...maybe two seconds later, he heard the commentator yell: "He saved it! Handanovic! He saved Kaká's penalty!! Beautiful! Incredible save."
!World-class skills!”
Stendaldo's body shook violently, and then he quickly turned around and saw Handanovic rolling on the ground, but there was no football in the goal! Kaka held his head in his hands in front of the penalty spot and said
The face is incredible!
"Beautiful! Samir! Well done!" Stendaldo felt the stone in his heart fell to the ground, and he shouted wildly in the locker room.
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Amid the commentator's exclamations, Handanovich raised his head and glanced at the vast plain ahead.
He suddenly realized that this was a perfect opportunity to fight back!
David Silva is just over in the center circle.
So he straightened up his posture, relaxed his arms, leaned back and stretched his body, like a catapult, and threw the football in his hand with a whoosh!
The football flew past the stunned AC Milan players, flew out of the penalty area, and landed directly on David Silva near the center circle!
Handanovic's throw was really far!
The commentator wanted to praise Handanovic a few more words, because it is not easy to directly hold the penalty kick from this angle with both hands!
But now he has no such chance. Because Handanovic threw the football out again... and when he saw that the person receiving the ball was David Silva, he immediately knew that this was Lazio's quick counterattack!
"Counterattack! Lazio's counterattack!" he shouted excitedly.
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While Kaka was shooting, AC Milan's players were basically rushing into the penalty area, preparing to shoot back, or hug Kaka and cheer in celebration.
Who would have thought that pervert Handanovic would directly hug the football and launch a quick counterattack!
These AC Milan players who were halfway through the rush wanted to turn around and chase after them immediately, but they were too late and inertia did not allow them to do so.
They could only turn around and watch the football fly past them and land at the feet of Lazio player David Silva in the midfield.
A handful of AC Milan players are chasing back or setting up defenses hastily.
In terms of numbers, they are certainly more numerous than David Silva, who only has one person.
But their small number of people is a bit insufficient compared to the flat backcourt...
David Silva raised his foot to catch the ball. At the same time, he pushed the football back, and then he turned around, stopping the ball and turning around to adjust in one go.
Immediately after him, he moved the football forward and rushed out at a high speed!
Lazio was surrounded by AC Milan for half the game and was waiting for such an opportunity!
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Chang Sheng, who was still protesting before, saw this scene. He didn't bother to find the fourth official. He looked straight at the back of David Silva carrying the ball.
Ancelotti, who had been looking forward to cheering for the goal, stared blankly at the AC Milan players in the stadium who were desperately chasing back.
Not only the two of them, but also the AC Milan fans and Lazio fans in the stands were stunned.
The San Siro Stadium was temporarily quiet as a result.
Then, the AC Milan fans, who were waking up from their dreams, booed loudly and tried to disturb David Silva.
David Silva turned a deaf ear and just dribbled the ball forward.
His absolute speed is not that fast, not as fast as Benzema.
But his dribbling speed is not slow because he combines the movements of others with the ball very well.
In less than ten seconds, he dribbled the ball to AC Milan's goal.
At this time, he had left most of the AC Milan players behind, and the only ones standing in front of him were center back Maldini and goalkeeper Dida.
Maldini has been fighting and retreating before. He has rich experience and knows that this is the best way.
When he retreated to the edge of the penalty area, he was still retreating. He planned to introduce David Silva into the penalty area, then stick up and use his rich experience to interfere with David Silva's shot.
But David Silva did not continue to push in. When he saw Maldini continuing to retreat, he pushed the football to the side!
The distance between the two people suddenly widened!
Maldini made a mistake in judgment and when he tried to pounce again, David Silva shot directly!
The football drew an arc and flew directly to the far post of the goal.
Dida's sight was blocked by his captain. When he realized that David Silva did not continue to break through, but shot directly, the football was already close.
If he hurriedly jumped up to save him, it was already too late...
"David Silva goooooooooooooooooooooooooool!!!"
The commentator's roar cut through the night sky at San Siro like a bolt from the blue.
