Fox in the Penalty Area

Albertazzi wasn't the only one who guessed that Houleika would hit the ball with his heel as he ran towards the ball in front of Serafini.

But I am afraid that no one would have imagined that the ball knocked out by the heel would draw a strange arc, bypass the goalkeeper Albertazzi, and fly into the goal.

This is completely beyond everyone's expectations.

Not to mention Albertazzi.

No matter how responsive he is and how well he predicts, he will never predict that such a situation will happen.

When the football flew into the goal, he still maintained a half-kneeling posture and didn't even wave his arm... This shows how unexpected the ball was to him.

Unexpectedly, the fans at the scene-whether they were Ferenc fans or Leeds City fans, kept silent when the football flew into the goal. Don't know whether to cheer or exclaim, because they are not sure if the goal is scored or not...

Watching the football fly between Serafini's legs and past goalkeeper Albertazzi, who made no save. So did the ball not hit the goal frame at all, so that Albertazzi didn't react? Otherwise, how could the omnipotent Albertazzi be indifferent to this ball?

But soon, everyone saw the ball bouncing in the goal and flipping the net, and they realized...the ball really went in!

All kinds of shouts sounded from the stands.

Some people were exclaiming, some were cheering, some were swearing, and many more made noises that didn't make sense.

The narrators were equally confused.

"Hu Lai is shooting? Football... Hey! This goal! My... God! This goal is scored? This goal is actually scored?!" He Feng himself couldn't believe it. It stands to reason that after Hu Lai scored, he He should be the happiest and most excited person, but the words he said were full of uncertain emotions, which shows how shocked he was.

Fortunately, Yan Kang roared next to him, reminding him: "It's beautiful! Oh, it's beautiful!! Hu Lai's ball is so beautiful! It's so rare to be able to shoot with a heel shot like this!"

Matthew Cox was also exclaiming: "Oh my god! Hu's heel shot kicked out unbelievably! What did I see?! I saw the arc of God! In an almost impossible way, in an almost impossible Possible angle, scored an almost impossible goal! Hu! He conquered the 'iceberg'! Climb to the top! He broke Albertazzi's goal! Called 'Unconquerable' by the Italian media before this season The man' fell at Hu's feet!"

Although the Italian commentator was very frustrated, he was still crazy and excited in front of Hu Lai's wonderful goal: "Hu! Hu! Hu——! Ah... the goal has been scored! Leeds City has taken the lead Hu's way of scoring is unexpected...and Albertazzi has no way to react at all, he can only watch the football go into the net...It's not that Albertazzi's performance is not good enough, but that Hu's goal is too beautiful Already... I have to say, any top goalkeeper in the world would not be able to save this ball! This is the only 'world wave' I have seen in my commentary career! Yes, although it is not the kind of long-range outside the penalty area It was a super long-range shot, but this ball can still be called a world wave! I can even imagine that this ball will definitely be a strong contender for the best goal in this season's Europa League!"

Hou Lai broke through Ferenc's goal, but the Italian commentator was not stingy with compliments, which shows how shocking this ball is.

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After scoring the goal, Hu Lai looked back at the goal and saw the football flying into the net. He breathed a sigh of relief—one-third of the task had been completed!

Then he threw off Serafini and ran to the corner flag area.

He wants to imprint his celebration on this stadium!

It's like stamping a card.

Every time he conquers a stadium, he must leave his iconic celebration figure here.

But this time he didn't succeed.

Because running halfway,

He was hugged by the excited Kamara, threw his whole body on Hu Lai, and dragged the latter to the ground...

Then more Leeds City players swarmed in, pounced on them, and pushed Hou Lai and Kamara to the bottom.

Even on the bench, there are teammates who are constantly coming.

The head coach Tony Clark was not as exaggerated as the players, but he also celebrated wildly on the sidelines-he went straight to the court and had a passionate kneeling!

The reason why everyone in Leeds City is so excited is not just because Hu Lai scored a wonderful goal.

It is even more because of this goal that opened the door to victory for Leeds City!

They know that with this ball, Leeds City's hopes of advancing to the Europa League semi-finals will greatly increase!

All of Ferencz's tactics are based on "no ball conceded". As long as they don't concede a goal, they can have enough patience to deal with Leeds City, even if it drags on to a penalty shootout, they are not afraid.

Because there is such an excellent goalkeeper as Albertazzi, Ferencz also had the advantage in the penalty shootout.

But once the ball is lost...

Then all previous tactics collapsed.

They couldn't continue to park the bus, and they couldn't get out.

It is also impossible for them to drag the game into a penalty shootout.

They must attack.

But after the attack, Ferenc is just an ordinary team-their offense is not sharp, and their defense cannot be guaranteed to be comprehensive. There will always be loopholes, which Leeds City can take advantage of .

Leeds City is very capable of dealing with such an "ordinary" opponent.

So Hu Lai's goal opened the door to victory for Leeds City. As the game continues, Leeds City's advantage will only get bigger and bigger!

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While everyone in Leeds was celebrating, Ferencz was in anguish and frustration.

The Ferenc players on the bench put their heads in their hands and slumped on their seats. Their teammates on the court were not much better than them.

Many people lay down on the ground, covering their faces with their hands—just looking at this scene, one would think that the game was over and Ferenc was eliminated...

No wonder they are so frustrated, because they also know very well in their hearts that not conceding the ball is their bottom line.

Knowing more about what happens when you lose the ball...

Ferenc's head coach, Federico Broli, stood on the sidelines like a sculpture, without any body movements or facial expressions, just staring blankly at the court.

In order to deal with Leeds City, he first tried this bus-positioning tactic on Eldrea. The results of the first round against Leeds City proved that the tactic was successful.

He then further verified this point in the league game against the Turin Bulls. With a set kick to score, after Ferencz took the lead, he faced a violent counterattack from the angry bull. As a result, Ferencz also resisted.

You must know that the Bulls have the immortal Caesars. Since they can guarantee not to concede the ball when facing Caesars, what's the problem when they return to the home court to face Leeds City?

So Broly is very confident in this tactic, thinking that he will be able to withstand Leeds City's attack at home. Dragging the game into a penalty shootout where Ferencz was more assured.

Unexpectedly, before the first half of the game was over, my team conceded the goal!

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Albertazzi still maintained a half-kneeling posture, turning his head to look at the football in the goal.

He still hasn't figured out... how the ball flew into his goal.

Judging from what he observed, the football was hit by Hu Lai with his heel when it hit the ground. Generally speaking, the heel shot on the ground like that should be a ground ball against the turf.

That's why Albertazzi made the move of falling to the ground to make a save.

Unexpectedly, the flight trajectory of the football was completely opposite to his prediction, he went down, the football went up... just missed it perfectly.

It's not that Albertazzi hasn't lost the ball before, but the inexplicable loss made him very concerned and shocked.

Because this kind of conceding the ball will make him more aggrieved.

It's as if I'm so incompetent...

A goalkeeper who has high demands on himself must never allow himself to concede the ball without doing anything.

If he tried his best and failed to hold on, then even though he was unhappy, he could accept it.

But this kind of loss that he didn't even make a save, which was completely caused by a misjudgment, made him particularly worried.

This conceded goal means he made a mistake himself.

In fact, the slow motion of the TV broadcast answered Albertazzi's question, which he couldn't see:

While Hu Lai shot with his heel, his foot also made a downward movement.

It is said that the heel hits the ball, but in a sense, it is more like the heel hits the ball...

It is especially evident in the slow motion - the football is deformed when it is squeezed, and it is this deformation of the squeeze that causes the football to not roll forward against the turf, but bounces up!

Draw a parabola, like a lob from a spoon.

Let Albertazzi make a mistake in his judgment and can only watch the ball go in.

"Ah... this goal... there is no element of luck in this goal, let him try it again, he will definitely not be able to score. But... what does that matter? How many of those shocking and unimaginable goals have no element of luck What? The important thing is not how the goal was scored, the important thing is...Leeds City is ahead!" Matthew Cox naturally stood for Leeds City.

The Italian commentator was justifying Albertazzi: "It's no wonder that even Albertazzi couldn't save this ball. It's so weird! Who would have thought that Hu's kick could make the football arc out?" It doesn't matter, Albertazzi, with such a ball, no one can do anything... don't blame yourself for it!"

When he said this, the TV broadcast happened to give Albertazzi a close-up shot. In the shot, "Iceberg" frowns and grits his teeth, but it doesn't look like "don't blame yourself" at all.