Chapter 1034: Breaking the inner demon
Just as Tony Clark guessed, when the second half started, Tramed, who was playing at home, launched a fierce attack on Leeds City's goal.
After a fifteen-minute break, Tramed fans recovered from the frustrating and angry mood at the end of the first half and still cheered for their team with their singing and cheering.
No matter what, fans still have to support their team.
Especially from the start of the second half, it was obvious that Tramed did not give up.
Their performance deserves the fans to cheer for them.
Tramed's fans sang in the stands:
"Tlamed will never die! Telmed will never die!"
"Our flag will always fly over the Red House!"
"Because the red flame never goes out!!"
This is not Tramed's team anthem, but one used by fans to boost morale when the team is in danger, similar to a war song.
In this song called "The Red Flame Will Never Die", Tramed once swept across Europe and achieved the first Triple Crown in the history of English football.
Every true Tramed player will feel empowered just by hearing this song.
That's it now, with Tramed's team constantly attacking the Leeds City goal amid the singing of the fans. He was stunned to suppress Leeds City's offense. For several minutes, Leeds City's offense threatened Tramed's goal. Their ball could not even get past half-court...
When the on-site commentator Matthew Cox heard the Tramed fans singing this song, he was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "There is a 'trivia': in the history of Tramed, there was only one In some of the four games against Leeds City, this song never appeared at the Red Roof Stadium!”
This is indeed the case. Even in the 37th round of last season, when Leeds City beat Tramed here, the home team fans did not sing this song to boost morale.
Obviously, until Hulay scored in this game, Tramed fans had not really regarded Leeds City as a terrible opponent. In their understanding, the game last season was nothing more than an accident.
With Tramed's strength and home court advantage, as long as they adjust their mentality, Leeds City has no chance of comeback here.
But after Hulay scored, the minds of these fans changed. The Leeds City in front of them is no longer the inexperienced West Yorkshire country bumpkins they were two seasons ago.
This is actually a disguised recognition of Leeds City, admitting that they can be an equal opponent to the giant Tramed.
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The deafening singing in the red-top stadium is almost breathtaking.
Coupled with Tramed's fierce offensive, Leeds City made mistakes while being compressed to defend in the penalty area.
Quinn raised his arm when he was guarding Tramed's right midfielder George Payne's pass in the penalty area. And the football happened to hit his open arm...
"Penalty kick——!!!" The song above the red-top stadium suddenly switched seamlessly to such a roar.
The referee also decisively blew the whistle to stop the game and pointed his hand firmly at the penalty spot!
"Penalty kick! There is no problem with this penalty kick!" Cox shouted, "The football hit Quinn's arm and changed its flight direction. It is indeed a penalty kick!"
Excluding the 2023-2024 season when Leeds City was just promoted to the Premier League, they had penalty kicks in all three of their away games against Tramed.
The first two penalties were controversial and produced dramatic results.
But this does not mean that there is a problem with this penalty kick - there is no problem with this penalty kick, it is very clean.
Even without slow-motion replay, everyone can clearly see Quinn's raised arm blocking the ball.
In this situation, any referee will not hesitate to call a penalty kick.
Moreover, Quinn, who committed the foul, just covered his face with his hands and did not defend or protest the penalty too much.
Although the other Leeds City players felt regretful and painful, they did not go up to attack the referee.
The Leeds City fans in front of the TV sighed, but they still maintained enough sense and calmness and did not curse Quinn loudly for his excessive behavior.
After all, no one wants something like this to happen, and Quinn certainly didn’t mean it...
There is just one thing that makes Leeds City fans unhappy.
The cheers above the red-top stadium were really harsh to the ears of Leeds City fans...
Listening to their cheers, it was as if the goal had been scored. Why don't they think about how Leeds City beat Tramed last season?
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Since both sides have no objection to the penalty call, the penalty kick can be taken next.
According to regulations, players from both sides must leave the penalty area, leaving only the penalty kicker, the goalkeeper, and the referee.
As Tramed's number one penalty kicker, Connor Kirk held the football in his hands, ready to take the penalty kick.
But at this time, a surprising scene happened:
Ricardo Barea was different from those players who walked out of the penalty area. He went in against the flow and went straight to captain Kirk: "Captain, can I take this penalty kick?"
Kirk turned to look at the young man in front of him. When he spoke just now, his tone was firm, and his expression was also firm under his gaze.
So Kirk didn't say anything about what was available or not, and directly put the football into his arms: "Here."
He didn't ask Baria why, because he knew why.
He knew it from the moment he saw this young man practice penalty kicks for half an hour after training every day.
This young man has probably been waiting for such an opportunity since that day.
If you stumble on a penalty kick, you must try again on the penalty kick.
"Wow!" Cox exclaimed, "Balia took the initiative to go up and said something to Kirk, and then Kirk gave the football to him... It seems that Balea took the initiative to apply for this spot. Ball!”
This scene made the red-top stadium that had been cheering quiet for a while. It seemed that Tramed fans were worried about Barea.
Those Leeds City fans who were holding their heads in front of the TV with regrets cheered up: "Don't panic! Maybe he will miss the penalty kick?!"
In front of the home team's coaching bench, assistant coach Cohen Melburni opened his eyes wide and opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but was stopped by Kevin Locke: "Watch this ball first!"
Even the Chinese commentators He Feng and Yan Kang, who were obviously emotionally inclined to Leeds City, were moved: "Balia is... so brave!"
"Yes, I didn't expect that he would take the initiative to go to Kirk and ask for the right to take the penalty kick. He wanted to get rid of the stigma and shadow of missing the penalty kick that led to the team being defeated by Leeds City... Regardless of the final result of this penalty kick What is the result? I think that the person who made a mistake in the penalty kick dares to stand in front of the penalty spot again. This action itself is admirable enough! ”
After a brief silence, thunderous applause quickly erupted in the stands, and some fans sang Ballea’s cheering song:
"You are our Ricardo! Our Ricardo Barria!"
"You make us happy and you make us crazy!"
"We love you Ricardo! Our Ricardo!"
Just three lyrics, they sang them over and over again.
During the song, Barea bent over and put the football on the penalty spot, then stood up and backed away, spreading his legs slightly, waiting for the whistle.
Seeing that he was ready, the singing and applause in the stands gradually died down and finally fell into silence.
There were only sporadic boos from a few Leeds City fans, which seemed a bit harsh in the quiet environment.
But Barea didn't care, he just looked at the goal.
I don’t know if it was God’s arrangement. The goal he faced for this penalty kick was exactly the same as the goal he missed the penalty kick last season.
It was in front of this goal last season that his feeble penalty kick was saved by the same goalkeeper.
In the end, he became the laughing stock of all Europe... no, the whole world.
People laughed at him for diving, laughed at him for his evil deeds, and his penalty kick was saved...
Baria took a deep breath, focused his eyes again, and got rid of all the messy images in his mind.
Focus, Ricardo!
The whistle sounds very clear and sweet in the quiet red-top stadium.
Ricardo Barea takes a running start and kicks towards the football!
Just like he repeated countless times on the training ground...
Bang!
The football was shot towards the Leeds City goal by him!
This time, Van der Ven, who was waiting hard, failed to touch the ball. He even misjudged the direction...
He swooped to the right and the football flew to the left!
He could only turn his head to look at the football in the air helplessly and desperately, unable to do anything...
In the blink of an eye, the football flew into the goal!
"The ball went in! Barea! He put the penalty kick firmly into the goal! This time Van der Ven had no chance to save his penalty kick... Tramed finally equalized the score!" Matthew Cowen X cheered.
The red-top stadium that was quiet just now turned into a violent eruption of a volcano. The collective cheers of more than 60,000 Tramed fans were like hot lava, spraying high into the sky and then falling down, or flowing down. It flowed downwards on the red stands, dyeing the entire stadium red!
Just like what was sung in the war song: The red flag is flying high over the red house, and the red flame will never go out!
In front of Leeds City's goal, Barea, who scored the goal, did not run wildly to celebrate. Instead, he stood on the penalty spot, clenched his hands into fists in front of his chest, raised his head and roared.
His face was flushed, and veins were popping out on his forehead and neck.
He wanted to let out all the emotions he had suppressed in his heart for more than half a year in this long roar!
His teammates rushed to hug him and pat him on the shoulder and head, both to comfort and encourage him.
They know what this penalty kick means to Barea.
Off the court, head coach Kevin Locke turned to assistant coach Cohen Melburni and smiled: "He has passed this hurdle, Cohen!"
Melburnie nodded: "Yes, he turned over, Kevin. He can continue to move forward!"
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"Barilla's kick shattered the shadow of his past! I know some people will say that 'missing a penalty is the only way to become a superstar', but in fact, missing a penalty is not. Missing a penalty After the ball, he can bravely stand in front of the penalty spot and kick the penalty kick in. This is the only way to become a superstar! Now Barea has done it! He perfectly demonstrated his strong heart in this penalty kick and proved to the world that he is worthy of being the leader of the golden generation of Portuguese football. The real strong man!”
Even He Feng did not hesitate to praise Ricardo Barria this time.
"It's not terrible to make mistakes. Each of us makes mistakes all our lives. But whether we can get over them after we make them is the key to success in life... From this point of view, I think Ricardo ·Balia’s future achievements will definitely not be low.”
"Yes, He Feng. Balia is twenty-two years old this year, and Hu Lai is twenty-three. They are both of the same age. In the foreseeable future, they will be each other's opponents in their respective careers. .Balia's performance will naturally push Hu Lai to perform better!"
"That's right, Yan Kang. This is the meaning of the opponent's existence!"
Leeds City goalkeeper Van de Ven picked up the football from the goal in annoyance, and then kicked the football towards the center circle with a big foot.
Hu Lai was already standing in the center circle. Facing the ball flying from the backcourt, he didn't even lift his foot, he just raised his ankle slightly. The football falling at high speed instantly lost all power and elasticity and was firmly sucked to his feet.
After stopping the ball, he just stood there motionless, waiting for the game to restart. (End of chapter)