Chapter 127: Kevin Keane's Struggle
Chapter 127: Kevin Keane's Struggle
Xavi Alonso was brought to the ground, and Gerrard didn't have time to protest with the referee because the referee was waving his arms and signaling Xavi Alonso to get up!
"No foul !!"
Lightkinson on the commentary bench jumped!!
"N'Golo Kante didn't foul!! Now it's Luton's counter-attack!! ”
Benitez didn't have time to care about Xavi Alonso's tackle, and he is now calling for Liverpool's backfield players to hurry up and defend!
Arbeloa didn't go up to assist, he was standing in front of Adam!
Drinkwater's long ball is not as precise as Xavi Alonso's, but he does it very well with such a large space!
Adam White didn't have to slow down, he just went straight to the outside of his foot to move the ball forward, and then continued to accelerate forward!
Pretty!!
Gao Bo admired from the sidelines.
The first time he saw Adam, he was shocked by Adam's ball sense, and he even thought he had seen Ronaldinho!
On the football field, many times the handling of the first kick can determine the situation of the next tens of seconds of the game.
Adam's stop was perfect, even though Arbeloa was fully prepared, but he was still passed by Adam's change of direction!
As soon as Arbeloa was about to reach for a foul, he immediately thought that he had a yellow card on him.
With such a hesitation on the court, Abelloa lost time to reach out!
Adam stormed into the box!!
"Stop him!!"
Benitez almost jumped, and the gold-rimmed glasses he was wearing seemed to be skewed because of it!
Carragher rushed up and when Adam entered the box, he didn't dare to get too far from him, because if he hadn't posted it, Adam could have shot straight at goal!
Mascherano followed the defenders all the way to the penalty area, and by this time there were already two defenders in front of Adam!
Benitez breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't dare to relax.
"Don't be afraid! No matter how famous the person in front of you is!! ”
Gobo's words rang in Adam's ears.
Carragher and Mascherano are two of the biggest defenders in the Premier League, and many people may be scared out of their reputations.
And Adam still had time to think about what Gobo had said to him.
He had his eyes on the middle when Jamie Vardy and Charlie Austin and captain Kevin Keane burst into the box!
Adam's right foot was raised, and Carragher moved out slightly.
"Do you want to pass the ball? Brat! ”
Carragher's eyes were fierce and determined, and instead of looking at football, he kept his eyes fixed on Adam White.
It's a good move, especially when facing some young players, when Carragher stares at each other with such fierce eyes, those young people are often uncomfortable with this look!
But Adam is not included, the way he looks at the middle is a feint, and the movement under his feet is real!
He slammed the ball with his right foot towards the baseline, and then pushed the ball forward with his left foot!
Slipping the bottom line in the penalty area!!
Carragher couldn't react and Adam pushed the ball over in one fell swoop.
But Carragher's outstretched foot wasn't so easy to retract!
Adam's calf and Carragher's outstretched instep collided, and Adam fell to the ground!!
"Penalty !!!!!"
Gao Bo pointed to the penalty area and shouted from the sidelines!!
The 40,000 Luton fans also pointed to the penalty area!
"Fake !!" Liverpool fans certainly don't think it's a penalty!
Benitez doesn't think so either!
"Fake fall!! This kid faked a fall!! "Benitez jumped to his feet!
"Damn, this team didn't even want to play well!! They always want to make a profit by falling!!!! ”
Gao Bo, who was not far away, heard it angrily: "Are you blind?" It was clearly a foul in the box!! ”
The two managers were arguing on the sidelines, but it was up to the referee to decide whether the penalty was a penalty or not.
The referee was hesitant because he didn't see the situation in the box clearly, Mascherano blocked his view, and Adam's speed was too fast, and the referee was still rushing back at the time of the incident.
The referee looked at the linesman, who had already raised the flag and waved.
The referee then made up his mind, blew the whistle and pointed to the penalty spot!!
"Penalty ?!!!!!"
'Luton Town won a penalty !!!'
Lightkinson in the commentary booth was full of surprise, and little Redknap next to him was also full of incredulity.
"If it had been a penalty, Luton would have been 2-0 up!!
Carragher's face in the penalty area was full of incredulity, and he was just about to come up to theorize, when he saw that the referee had already pulled out a yellow card!
Carragher held his head, he could barely believe what was happening in front of him.
The Liverpool players gathered around the referee, while the Luton players were outside watching the excitement.
The Liverpool players were ready to trouble Adam, but by this time Adam had been protected by the Luton players.
Kevin Keane was standing in front of the penalty spot with the football in his arms, and Skrtel was in the box, grinding his feet on the penalty spot while there was still some chaos in the box.
He was ready to dig a hole for Luton's penalty takers.
Gao Bo on the sidelines applauded vigorously.
"Pretty !!"
The coaching bench members behind him also rushed out and raised their arms high!
"Liverpool are in trouble! Who would have thought that the plot of this FA Cup final would be like this? ”
Lightkinson calmed down a little, because after all, it was only a penalty, and it was the climax when the penalty was taken!
Kevin Keane stood in front of the penalty spot with the ball in his hands, and the Liverpool players tried to come over and interfere with him, but Vardy and others surrounded Kevin Keane, and any Liverpool players who wanted to come over were pushed away by them.
Before taking a penalty, players need to make sure that the penalty taker has time to breathe and adjust.
Kevin Keane was protected by his team-mates and the referee quickly kicked the other players out of the box, and only after making sure that the goalkeeper and himself were left in the box did Kevin Keane put the ball on the spot.
He quickly spotted the big hole in the penalty spot, but he didn't care, Wembley Stadium was watered before the game, so the field was a little soft now, and Kevin Keane rubbed the ball on the penalty spot, smoothing out the big hole that Skrtel had made.
He then put the ball on the spot, stood up, took a deep breath and began to step back.
He now has the best chance to help the team extend the score!!
What he needs to do is to defeat the person in front of him!
Liverpool's goalkeeper, Reina!
Kevin Keane has not played in the Premier League, he has experience in the Championship and a few years in the First Division, and with Luton relegated to the second division, Kevin Keane did not go their separate ways like the rest of the players, choosing to stay at Luton.
Kevin Keane, who was born in Luton Town, grew up in Luton's humble academy before making his senior debut at the age of 16 – the record holder for Luton's youngest goalscorer.
He has gone from being in his prime to being a veteran in his thirties. With over a decade in Luton, Kevin Keane is ready to spend his entire career here!
One person, one team...
This kind of perseverance is not just for the big teams. In a lot of small teams like Luton, they have their heroes.
Kevin Keane is Luton's hero. No matter how good Adam is and no matter how good Vardy is, Kevin Keane's position is unshakable – he is the captain of the team, he is the leader, and he has dedicated his entire career to this small town team around London.
If Kevin Keane was out of love for the team at the moment when he chose to stay, now Kevin Keane is completely chasing the top of his career!
What could be more exciting than winning the FA Cup?
Kevin Keane thought a lot before the penalty spot, but in the end he got all the distractions out of his mind.
Kevin Keane took a deep breath and when the referee's whistle blew, he immediately ran away!
He didn't look at Reina's trick on the goal line trying to interfere with him, he had already figured out which way to take the penalty!
The penalty kick is actually a psychological game!
Kevin Keane rushed to the penalty spot and then went straight to the volley!
Few people would opt for a penalty like this, but Kevin Keane did.
This is Kevin's character.
Simple!
Direct!!
A burst shot from the penalty spot, the football rushed into the net from the dead corner in the upper right without suspense!
Reina didn't even have time to react!
When the football was bouncing on the goal, the scene didn't seem to react.
A second later, cheers rang out......