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Charlie Potter made a direct pass from the right wing.
Leeds City's captain Lorenzo jumped high in front of the center goal. Despite Brandon's personal interference, he still hit the football and pushed the football towards the Warship Port goal!
Frederik Olm, the Swedish national gatekeeper at the warship port, rose into the air and tried his best to block it.
After the football was blocked by him, it did not fly out of the baseline, but fell into the penalty area again.
Hu Lai rushed towards the landing point of the football before it hit the ground, but he still failed to kick the ball.
The ball was kicked out of the bottom line by another central defender of Warship Port, Argentina international Enzo Montea...
Just as Monteya's toe touched the football, Hulay's leg hit Monteya's thigh.
It can be said that if Montea's movements were slower, the ball would have fallen into Hulay's control.
"What a risk!" Cox exclaimed, "Hu almost made a follow-up shot! Monteya's concentration is very concentrated!"
The captain of Warship Port and their forward Carl Lambert pulled Monteya up from the ground and patted him hard to express his gratitude and encouragement.
Facing the crazy attack of Leeds City, Warship Harbor needed any desperate move to keep the goal.
Only with unity can they survive Leeds City's offensive.
Warship Harbor's performance this season is relatively poor, and they are indeed not qualified to maintain their pride and sense of superiority in front of Leeds City. The only thing that should be done is to work hard, even if it makes you look embarrassed, it is better than losing the game.
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"Tsk!" Xie Lan frowned when he saw this scene in front of the TV.
This was one of the reasons why she always felt unhappy when watching her son's games recently - there were some opportunities that she thought were Hu Lai's, but ended up being ruined by the opponent's position.
When her son went up, he could only bump into opposing defenders.
Sometimes the referee will even call Hu Lai a collision foul.
Xie Lan thought this was nonsense - referee, are you blind? With my son's small body, can he hit those tall Premier League defenders? !
On the TV, He Feng and Yan Kang were talking about Hu Lai's performance in this attack: "Hu Lai's judgment on where the football will land is really first-rate. He accurately judged which way the ball will fly... But Monteya is not a vegetarian either. He also judged the right spot and used his physical advantage to push Hu Lai to the side, get stuck in the position, and make a successful clearance first..."
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"What the hell! The people at Warship Port were too strict in their defense against Hu! They really didn't give him any space! They had been guarding Hu closely like this for eighty minutes. Aren't they tired? They didn't even think about relaxing. ”
In the north stand, Levin was complaining endlessly.
John next to him said: "Levin, what you said is so incompetent. Warship Port knows that if they relax, they will be dead! So how can they relax their defense against Hu?"
"Nonsense, of course I know. But do people always make mistakes...Can't they make mistakes?"
"Always expecting the opponent to make mistakes... is not an idea that a truly powerful player should have." John taught him a lesson.
"I'm just a fan, why do I care so much?" Levin retorted, not wanting to follow John's lead.
The two people were bickering. David Miller beside them crossed his arms and said nothing, but it could be seen from his face that he was unhappy.
It's just that his displeasure is not because the two people are quarreling here, but because he hasn't had the chance to sing the "Song of Hu" in Flanders for a long time.
The last time Hulay scored at home was back in the 23rd round of the league on January 18 this year. Leeds City defeated Liverpool United 2:1 at home. Hulay scored a goal in that game.
Hu Lai has scored four more goals since then, but these four goals have all been scored away from home.
Every home game, David Miller waits for Hulay to score in the North Stand, so that he can hear the "Hulay Song" composed by him echoing throughout the Flanders Stadium.
Just as Miller frowned and stared at the court in trance, while his teammates around him were still bickering, there was a sudden commotion and cheers from other parts of the stands.
John and Levin stopped arguing at the same time and looked towards the court.
David Miller also quickly came to his senses and focused his attention on the restricted area of the warship port, which was just around the corner.
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"Quinn!"
Accompanied by huge cheers from the stands, Kamara, who cut inside and dribbled the ball into the penalty area, suddenly sent the football diagonally toward the baseline.
At the same time, behind him, Farrak Quinn, who played from full back to full midfielder, moved forward at high speed and chased the football!
Warshipport right back Mark Murphy, who was originally defending Kamara, quickly dropped the Frenchman and went after Quinn.
But it's too late.
After catching up with the football, Quinn did not continue to dribble, but directly passed the football towards the goal!
This was another Leeds attack.
Although the fans shouted loudly, it actually looked no different from the many previous crosses from the wing.
After Clark adjusted his tactics and made a desperate move, Leeds City's number of crosses from the wing increased significantly.
But the effect is not very good.
After all, this kind of cross from the wing is relatively easy to defend.
At the back of the goal, Leeds City's captain, the 1.9-meter-tall Italian high center Lorenzo, and Warship Port's center back Brandon were entangled. The two had their arms wrapped around each other, shoulders touching shoulders... and they jumped at the same time.
Lorenzo headed the ball during the melee, but because Brandon was stuck inside, he had no room to shake his head and was unable to head the ball towards the goal.
At this time, he caught a glimpse of Hu Lai who was pointing in front of the goal...
So he pushed the football over there almost reflexively.
When he saw Lorenzo hit the football, Hulay was ready to take off.
His reaction was obviously faster than that of Monteya next to him.
Monteya's attention was always on the football. It wasn't until he saw the football flying towards him that he thought about jumping up and fighting for the top.
But Hu Lai next to him has already taken off!
Monteya could only jump towards Hulay with his whole body, trying to squeeze Hulay with his tilted body, leaving him with nowhere to use to maintain balance in the air, which could also interfere with his header.
He succeeded, and Hu Lai was knocked slightly to the outside...
Seeing this scene, Leeds City forward Lloyd Kerry quickly raised his hands and wanted to shout loudly to remind the referee.
The referee also noticed this scene, but he did not blow the whistle, because in his opinion, although Monteya made a collision, it was not very powerful. It is difficult to say that Monteya must call a foul...
“FUCK Montea!!”
In the nearest North Stand, anxious Leeds City fans were already swearing.
In their view, Hu Lai will lose another scoring opportunity this time.
Monteya's little moves as an Argentinian player are so annoying!
Just when everyone thought so, even Monteya himself felt that Hulay should not be able to hit the ball, Hulay, who was almost losing his balance in the air, suddenly straightened up his waist and abdomen, twisted his body and leaned back at the same time. It was almost twisted into a backward C in the air!
Then while leaning back, the back of his head came into contact with the flying football!
The moment he touched the ball, Hu Lai's core muscles in his waist and abdomen and the muscles in his neck exerted force at the same time, using up his last bit of strength to rub the football toward the goal behind him!
Monteya, who was so close, didn't expect that Hulay could still header the goal under such circumstances!
He watched the football fly past him, while Hu Lai lost his balance and fell to the ground...
"Eh? Eh? This ball... this ball?!" He Feng was really shocked when he saw this scene, and he was so frightened that he could not speak coherently.
As for Battleship Port's goalkeeper Olm, he didn't even make a save. He just stood on the goal line, turned his head and watched the football fly into... his goal!
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"WOOOOOOOOOOW!! Hu! Lai! Hu Lai! Hu Lai!!" Cox raised his arms and shouted, "He used an unconventional way, a way that made Montea stunned... he headed the ball in. The goal of the warship port! It's really... incredible! I'm not just talking about the way this goal was scored, but also the timing of the goal! In the 84th minute of the game, Leeds City led the warships 3:2 at home. Hong Kong!”
Just as he said these words, the real-time standings of the current top six in the Premier League were displayed on the live broadcast screen.
Stan Park Rangers remain at the top of the table with 82 points.
Leeds City is still in second place, but the point gap between them and Stan Park Rangers has narrowed to four points! The current points are seventy-eight!
In front of the home team's coaching bench, Clark rushed out of the coaching area with open arms and rushed onto the pitch. Then he turned around and waved his fist at the cheering Leeds City fans in the stands, responding to their cheers!
In front of the TV, Scott Brooks leaned back, leaning on the back of the sofa, looking at the ceiling, and sighed.
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"Ahhhhh!"
Xie Lan in front of the TV couldn't help but scream when he saw the football flying into the goal. She completely failed to consider that it was already past one in the morning...
She just wanted to vent all the emotions that had been pent up in her heart for a long time.
On the TV, the commentator He Feng gritted his teeth and said: "This is Hu Lai! This is Hu Lai! Even if the warship port strictly guards against him throughout the game, he can still score goals!"
Yan Kang also gritted his teeth and said: "And He Feng, strictly speaking in this game, the defensive players of Warship Port made no mistakes when defending Hu Lai... They defended very well! But despite this, Hu Lai He still seized the fleeting opportunity and scored a goal this time! He has done everything he can in defense, but his impeccable performance is only the best background for Hu Lai's wonderful goal! This goal is one of Hu Lai's masterpieces: Never give up, fight until the end! Last minute! Score any time, any way! ”
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After shooting, Hu Lai lost all balance and fell to the ground.
He did not turn to look at the goal, but confirmed that he had scored from the cheers erupting from the stands.
So he struggled to get up from the ground and celebrate the goal... but he failed.
Because he was pushed back by the excited Leeds City players, everyone directly pressed Hu Lai under them in the penalty area in front of the Warship Port and celebrated the goal with "stacks of arrogance"!
Amid the cheers of the audience, the North Stand took the lead in singing "Hu Zhi's Song":
"WhohadthewhataGOAL?"
"WHO? WHO? WHO? WHO? WHO?"
“HULAI’swhataGOAL!”
"HU! HU! HU! HU! HU!"
"HU! HU! HU! HU! HU!"
"HU! HU! HU! HU! HU!"
David Miller was no longer singing, but roaring at the top of his lungs.
Finally, finally! Two months and nine days later, Leeds City fans at the Flanders Stadium can HUHUHU together again!
(End of chapter)