Chapter 52: Seeing Hartmund's Kick!

"Look at the impact like this!! Look at the impact like this!! Li Qingshan on the run is like a galloping tank!! ”

"Otamendi is careless! The ball was definitely his pot, and he didn't anticipate the danger at all! I really don't know what he thinks, in the face of such a goal-scoring striker, he still dares to be careless! ”

When Otamendi roared past Li Qingshan, he subconsciously wanted to reach out and hold Li Qingshan.

But instead of holding on, he fell to the ground unsteadily.

Otamendi, who was on the ground, witnessed Li Qingshan's goal, and he buried his head in the grass.

He knew it was entirely his responsibility. Before Li Qingshan came up, he had plenty of time to clear the ball, but when he tried to deal with the "more technical content", Li Qingshan's sudden acceleration disrupted his rhythm, causing him to make mistakes in his hurry.

Li Qingshan slid to his knees not far away, and the United fans behind the goal jumped from their seats, and next to Otamendi, the United players rushed up to celebrate the goal.

The first half didn't end and it was undoubtedly important for United to bring the gap back to one goal.

The stands are boiling, while United's players are much more restrained. They didn't celebrate for long.

Manchester United are still one goal behind. Manchester United, who pulled one back, were hoping to get on the back foot and preferably equalise in the first half.

Pellegrini's face was very unsightly. The good fortune was ruined by a low-level ball handling error by Otamendi. However, in Manchester City's squad, apart from Kompany, there is no central defender who can reassure Pellegrini.

There was also a veteran on the bench, centre-back Demichelis. But with Demichelis.......... It's better to use Otamendi.

Manuel Pellegrini quickly collected the expression on his face and clapped his palms, signaling the Manchester City players not to panic and play according to the established tactics.

Despite being scored a goal, Manuel Pellegrini has no intention of changing his tactics, and Manchester City will continue to play attacking football!

When the game resumed, City's attack was even more ferocious than before, and they seemed to be enraged by Manchester United's goal!

In the 37th minute, Yaya Toure got the ball near the center circle, Di Maria and Herrera did not succeed in clamping Yaya Toure, and Yaya Toure completed the turn and sent a through pass.

Raheem Sterling cut forward and was ready to catch the ball, with Valencia in hot pursuit, ready to steal the ball as Sterling received it.

However, Sterling slammed a left-footed slam and passed the ball to Silva, who received the ball in the middle, and then played a one-two with Silva.

Raheem Sterling rushed past Valencia and slotted into the box to receive the ball.

In the penalty area, Hummels came up to defend Sterling, Hummels got stuck on the inside, tried not to let Sterling go to the middle, blocked the line where Sterling directly threatened the goal, if Sterling could be forced to the side or pass back, then this defense would be considered a success.

Raheem Sterling has never played against Hummels, and despite being a well-known centre-back, Sterling was still trying to get his hands on the edge of the box, and after a feint with his right foot, he slammed it on the inside of his foot to slip past the line.

Hummels was tall but not at all happy to turn around, and he quickly turned around and stuck the ball behind him when Sterling was about to take the ball to the bottom line just as Sterling was about to take it to the baseline.

It was a very successful defense.

However, Sterling was obviously unwilling, he knew that he was a little bigger when he smashed the ball with his right foot, and his forward route was jammed by Hummels, this time the pass was a failure, but this was in the penalty area, Sterling simply mixed it at his feet, fell in the box, and then spread his hands and shouted loudly to referee Clatten Bogso for a penalty.

The fans booed and the referee's whistle blew.

Hummels was furious and ready to turn around to settle accounts with Sterling, but he shut up when he saw Clattenberg's gesture.

The referee did not award a penalty, but signaled for Raheem Sterling to hurry up, then pulled out a yellow card and gave it to Sterling.

Of course, Sterling knew what he had done, and despite the swearing, he didn't dare to argue with the referee, so he had to scold and put it away.

'Raheem Sterling fell to the ground and Clattenburg showed him a yellow card and punished Sterling for a fake fall!'

At this time, the TV replay is also clear and unmistakable reality, and Sterling is indeed an indisputable fake fall.

Old Trafford booed everywhere, and fans have always hated such things as fake falls. Since this fake fall, Sterling has been greeted with overwhelming boos as soon as he catches the ball.

The game continues.

Manchester City are no longer able to keep the ball in their hands on the ball, and after pulling a goal back, Manchester United's offensive is gradually picking up.

Manchester City's attacking group makes them incredibly powerful, but when they put Manchester United in attack, they create no less threat than Manchester City.

In the 40th minute, after Li Qingshan retreated to get the ball, he leaned on Kompany with his back and sent a through ball.

Di Maria stepped forward to get on the ball, but Zabaleta was in hot pursuit behind him, ready to make a tackle!

But Zabaleta couldn't get his hands on the ball and couldn't get a tackle, so Di Maria went straight to the ball and swept past Zabaleta before dribbling into the box.

Otamendi didn't dare to be careless this time, and he quickly stood up in a defensive position, ready to cut off Di Maria's feet.

However, Di Maria had no intention of getting past Otamendi, taking the ball into the box and shooting straight away.

The football flew towards the goal like a shooting star, and the momentum sank.

England's No. 1 international Hart made a sideways save on Di Maria's shot!

"Di Maria !!!!!!!" Andy Gray screamed. "Hart has made a meritorious service!! He denied Di Maria's dangerous shot!! ”

"Hart's performance in this game has been very consistent!" Carragher was also full of praise for Hart's performance, "The last goal conceded has little to do with Hart, and it is normal to not defend against such a large angle of the opposing striker's one-shot ball. ”

The first half was coming to an end and neither side looked conservative.

The Reds were naturally hoping to equalise before the end of the first half, so their desire to attack was also quite strong.

And Manchester City did not say that they would retreat to defend because of the lead, and they were determined to attack in this game. What's more, their attacking quality is not much worse than Manchester United's.

After Di Maria's shot was cleared, City also launched an attack.

Yaya Toure unleashed a long ball and De Bruyne on the right caught up with the ball close to the baseline, and after a slight adjustment, he passed the ball into the box.

City's attacking players are not too tall, so De Bruyne's pass is not a high ball cross, but an inverted triangle bocce pass that is close to the ground.

Silva, who cut forward, received the ball near the line of the penalty area.

Silva didn't shoot straight on goal the first time. Perhaps that's what characterizes most midfielders, who always plan and then act.

Silva stopped first, then got up with his feet and shot at goal!

The ball was aimed at the far corner of the goal, and the ball went through the defenders in the box and headed straight for the back of the net.

A shot from a rather tricky angle!

But De Gea was prepared, he was ready before Silva got to his feet, and when the ball was rubbed up, he moved quickly and then pounced sideways to hold the ball firmly!

"Silva's shot!!"

"Manchester City's attacking threat is not something Manchester United dare to take lightly!"

'It's been David Gea's busiest game of the season so far. This match is worthy of a battle between the top two teams in the standings! The two sides are fighting against each other! ”

"In addition to the attacking players on the field, the performance of the two goalkeepers is also attracting everyone's attention more and more!"

De Gea found his groove in the second half of the first half, with the first two goals conceded seemingly to wake him up.

In the 43rd minute, a free-kick opportunity from the right side of Manchester United's front field.

Every time they take a set-piece against Manchester United, Manchester City always have to be the next big enemy.

After all, there are too many tall people on the other side.

Wayne Rooney's direct high ball into the back of the box.

Generally speaking, when height has an absolute advantage, the ball in the middle of the goal and the ball hanging to the back point can give full play to the advantage of the tall man's head.

Fellaini put the ball back in the middle at the back post, and Li Qingshan pressed Kompany's header to hit the goal!

Football flies to Manchester City's goal!

It's a pity that the top of this ball is a little righter, and after Hart reaches out to block it, the ball flies out of the bottom line!!

Li Qingshan!! Hart's luck was really good, he blocked Li Qingshan's very powerful header this time!! ”

"It's a completely reflexive reach-out save! Hart saves City's goal! England's number one goalkeeper is in pretty good form this game! It seems that it is not easy for Li Qingshan to break Hart's Ten Finger Pass again! ”

Li Qingshan also felt very sorry that his header from close range was saved, but fortunately, Manchester United also got a corner.

Rooney's corner kick was issued, and Li Qingshan in the middle once again grabbed the point!

Unfortunately, his header went just over the crossbar!

"Oh........."

A voice of regret rang out in the stands.

The fans in the home stands were very excited – with little time left in the first half and the Reds were in full swing.

Hart puts the ball on the line of the six-yard box.

The fourth official held up a sign for stoppage time on the sidelines, and there were two minutes of stoppage time in the first half!

There is not much time left in the game. Joe Hart decided to stabilize the situation first. The two sides went back and forth in the last 10 minutes of the first half, and although the game was lively, the two goalkeepers played well, but neither could find the back of the net.

If they go into the dressing room with a 1-2 scoreline, Manchester City are undoubtedly acceptable.

So Joe Hart didn't just kick the ball out, but passed it to the feet of full-back Kolarov.

City's players are of course aware that there are only two minutes left in the first half. They are also in no hurry to attack.

City's players started to kick down in central midfield.

City are not saying that they will give up and wait for the whistle to blow at the end of the first half, they are hoping to drag the last two minutes out of the last two minutes by a minute and a half, and then take advantage of the final 30 seconds to launch a wave of attacks. In this way, even if this wave of attacks does not score, Manchester United will not have time to counterattack!

Sure enough, after falling at the back for a while, Manchester City began to gradually press. The two centre-backs, Kolarov and Zabaleta, both pressed past half-time and now had just over 30 seconds left in the first half, ready to launch the final offensive of the first half.

The Manchester United players also knew what the other side was up to, and the players gradually retreated.

'It looks like Manchester City are going to launch the last wave of the first half, the first half is coming to an end!'

Kevin De Bruyne dribbled the ball down the flank to the right of the penalty line.

Referee Clattenburg was already looking at his watch.

De Bruyne pushes the ball down the middle, at the feet of David Silva.

Silva didn't stop the ball and flicked it to the side.

He made a gun mount for Yaya Toure!

Yaya Toure ran up, and he had already adjusted his pace, and he came up with a kick!

However, the ball did not threaten the goal, and bounced off Herrera halfway through!

Falling at the feet of Li Qingshan on the periphery, Li Qingshan took the ball and turned around directly, and then passed the ball forward directly!

Di Maria stayed at the front of United's formation, after all, he is the fastest attacking player in the United squad at the moment.

Di Maria picked up the speed and chased after the football.

Behind him, Manchester City's defenders are desperately chasing back, and Joe Hart has already abandoned the goal!

'Manchester United's counter-attack!!! Di Maria and Hart are competing for speed!! ”

Referee Clattenburg had already planned to blow the whistle for the first half of the game, but now that Manchester United are launching a wave of attacks, he has to take the whistle off his mouth, at least until this counterattack is clear!

Di Maria gritted his teeth and chased forward, and Li Qingshan's pass was a little fast, so he had to completely rush up.

Joe Hart was also running forward and he had to clear the ball before Di Maria could catch up with it!

Di Maria ended up being a step slower and Joe Hart went straight to the ground to tackle the ball and break it up.

"Alas..........."

As soon as the fans in the stands hugged their heads and regretted, the football fell to the feet of Li Qingshan, who was near the center circle.

Referee Clattenburg was ready to blow the whistle, Li Qingshan directly kicked the ball towards the goal!

A direct shot from the center circle position!

All eyes are on the soccer ball flying towards the goal!

Joe Hart quickly got up from the ground and ran back as hard as he could.

It's a pity that he couldn't run faster than a football after all.

"Boom !!!!!"

When the football hits the net, Old Trafford is like an erupting volcano!!

Straight kick shot from the center circle!!