When Hulay lost his balance in the air and fell to the ground, huge boos could be heard in the stands of Flanders Stadium.
When they saw the referee decisively pointing his finger at the penalty spot, the Leeds City fans turned around and their boos suddenly turned into cheers.
"Penalty kick!!" He Feng also shouted excitedly, "There is no problem with this penalty kick! Menaye jumped towards Hulay and knocked him down without being able to hit the ball. There is no doubt that this is a foul.
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Cox needs to be a little more rigorous. After all, he is a British commentator. He has to face not only Leeds City fans but also North London Wanderers fans. He cannot be too biased to one side when commentating.
So he waited until he came back after watching the slow motion and said: "Menaye did commit a foul. He knocked down Hu. If he hadn't done this, Hu might have put the ball into the goal guarded by Lame!
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Menaye, like Kamara just now, ran to the referee and kept explaining to him: "He fell too much, sir! I don't have that much strength!"
The referee ignored Menayer, who was as strong as an ox, and just continued to stand at the penalty spot, signaling Leeds City to come up and take the penalty kick.
Hulay was hugged by captain Lorenzo to celebrate the penalty, and more players rushed up to surround them both.
Kamara did not go up. He stood outside and stared blankly at Hu Lai, who was already submerged in the crowd of teammates.
He saw Hu Lai jump up and fight for the top, and also saw Hu Lai being knocked down like a rag.
The whole process was very simple, nothing fancy, and he didn’t even bark.
But the referee gave the penalty kick without hesitation!
Kamara originally thought that after half a season of continuous practice and careful consideration, he would be ready to start in this regard.
Now I know that I am still far away from Hu Lai...
North London Wanderers players surrounded the referee, pointed at the celebrating Leeds City players and shouted: "He is diving! Diving!"
The referee waved their hands to disperse them.
Can't I tell if it's a fake fall? I want you to tell me!
Besides, the VAR video referee team did not remind him through the headphones, indicating that there was no problem with his penalty this time.
Menaye did knock down Hulay, and he jumped towards Hulay. This is a very important evidence, enough to prove that Menaye subjectively wanted to prevent Hulay from scoring by fouling.
Football is not against physical contact and confrontation, but there must be a certain degree of restraint. Now that we have reached this point, if we say Hu Lai is diving, is he really blind as the referee?
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The penalty remains unchanged and players from both sides exit the penalty area.
Although the penalty kick was created by Hulay, he was not the one who took the penalty kick.
Captain Lorenzo Esposito, who is also the team's top penalty taker, stood in front of the penalty spot with the football already placed at his feet.
The Flanders Stadium fell silent for an instant, and all the fans stared at the North London Wanderers' goal with bated breath.
Off the field, Sean Barnett was also staring there, but unlike his teammates who were expecting Lorenzo to miss a goal, he was praying to God deep in his heart, praying that Leeds City could break the deadlock.
The crisp whistle broke the silence. Lorenzo started running in front of thousands of eyes, and then shot the football toward the goal!
Although Lorenzo's physical condition has declined with age this season, taking penalty kicks is still not difficult for him, the team's top penalty kicker.
North London Wanderers’ French national goalkeeper Lame jumped to the right, but the football flew to the left!
"The goal is in!" Cox shouted with arms raised. "The deadlock was finally broken! Lorenzo Esposito! He opened the scoring for Leeds City with a penalty kick! At the end of the first half, Leeds City
Got the lead!"
After scoring the goal, Lorenzo did not run wildly to celebrate. Instead, he turned around and found Hulay outside the penalty area and hugged him.
This ball was earned by Hu Lai for him.
It’s a pity that in the Premier League, penalty kicks are no longer considered assists. Otherwise, Hulay would have completed his first assist in the league this season.
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Shaun Barnett used sheer force of will to resist the urge to cheer Leeds City's goal from the North London Wanderers bench.
Just shook his fist in his mind.
Leeds City are ahead!
He began to look forward to being called back from the pitch by the head coach at halftime and entrusted with important tasks.
But this scene did not happen.
During the halftime break, he and other substitutes warmed up outside until the beginning of the second half, and he was not called to the locker room.
Head coach Aumann did not make any substitutions.
Shaun Barnett, who was sitting on the bench, did not expect that falling behind by one goal was not enough to remind the coach of himself.
Then he can only hope that Leeds City scores another goal...
If you are two goals behind, you will always have a chance to play, right?
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North London Wanderers, who were one goal behind, could hardly continue the tactics of setting up a bus in front of the goal in the first half, but their aggressive tactics generally did not change, and were even more aggressive than in the first half.
They moved their pressing position forward and launched crazy interceptions in the midfield.
Hunting for two Leeds City playmakers in Jay Adams and Pete Williams.
This style of play is actually very risky, because once Leeds City pulls him out, there will be nothing behind him.
However, when falling behind by one goal, North London Wanderers did not have many tactical options.
Oman decided to take a gamble.
Bet that Leeds City will be overwhelmed by this attack from North London Wanderers.
Bet that North London Wanderers can seize the limited opportunities to equalize the score.
Once the two sides get back to the same starting line, he will naturally get the team back to the state of the first half.
In fact, Oman's tactics were quite successful. Leeds City's offensive was so fierce in the first half, and it was Hulay's penalty kick in the penalty area that finally broke the deadlock.
Without that penalty kick, Leeds City would still be unable to defeat North London Wanderers.
This gave Oman the confidence to play like this. As long as we can equalize the score, then with Leeds City's style, they will definitely play more and more impatient in the second half, and then this is our chance!
Of course, there is a prerequisite for playing like this, that is, the opponent cannot score before equalizing the score. Once behind by two goals, it is over, and the basis for tactical execution will no longer exist.
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Anyone with a discerning eye can see the problem with North London Wanderers' tactics, so Clark did not start to shrink the defense line because of the opponent's pressing. Instead, he continued to maintain the offensive, hoping to break the opponent's pressing with sharp attacks.
At this time, it is like two people fighting to the death. Defense is useless. If you huddle together, you are only delaying the time when you are beaten to death, but you cannot change the result of being beaten to death. It is better to fight back bravely.
Maybe you can give the opponent a fatal blow first.
Just as the best way to infiltrate is to kill all the enemies, the best way to save your life is to kill the opponent first.
The best defense is offense.
out out out?
Although the success rate is lower, even if there is no attack, it will not have much impact on Leeds City's defense.
But once the fight is over...it will cost the homeless man his life!
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“North London Wanderers attacked forward, but their forward pass was intercepted by Adams. Now it is Leeds City’s turn to counterattack!”
With the sudden increase in cheers from the Flanders Stadium, Jay Adams, who successfully intercepted the ball, kicked the football to the right wing and gave it to Charlie Porter.
With his back facing the direction of the attack, Porter returned the football directly to Pete Williams who came up to receive the ball.
Williams looked up before receiving the ball and saw a huge gap on the left wing.
So he didn’t stop the ball and faced the ball passed by Charlie Porter with a kick and a pass!
The football was knocked to the ground by him and rushed towards the space on the left wing at an extremely fast speed!
There, Kamara has already moved forward at high speed and ran towards the space. If the power of Williams's kick is too weak, Kamara might have run past...
But it’s just right now!
“Opportunity for Leeds City!”
Kamara raised his left foot on the sideline, stopped the football, and moved forward hard!
Like a gust of wind passing by the North London Wanderers right back Hayes, the opponent moved to stop him with his hands and feet. This time he really wanted to foul Kamara, but Kamara did not give him this chance!
He missed it!
Kamara, who rushed past Hayes, caught up with the football and moved the football diagonally into the penalty area. After attracting North London's defensive forces to rush towards him, he pushed the football sideways with his left foot!
The football was passed to the center.
Central defender Rolin Menayer steps toward the ball, intending to clear it away.
At this time, he couldn't care less about observing the situation around him because he didn't have the time!
And it doesn’t matter what’s going on around him, as long as he can kick the football out, it will be considered a successful defense...
But just as he stretched his foot towards the football, a leg suddenly appeared in front of him!
Then he watched helplessly as he kicked the football first!
“HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!” Cox began to accumulate strength.
Hulay's ghostly strike not only made Menaye unable to react, but also surprised North London Wanderers' French goalkeeper Lame. For this close shot, he subconsciously slowed down by half a beat...
The football flew into the goal!
The "goal drought" of not scoring in three consecutive league rounds has been broken!
"LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAI!!!" Cox yelled after charging up, "Smart movement, decisive shot! Hulay finished the shot before Menaye! Beautiful! Leeds City took a two-goal lead! For Austria
For Manchester United, North London Wanderers are in the most difficult situation! They are two goals behind away from home!"
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