Chapter 97: Showing your power again

"Now there are eight minutes left before the end of the game. If nothing unexpected happens, the injury time should be three minutes - the second half is going well. That is to say, there are eleven minutes left. If the winner is still not decided, both sides will be dragged into 30 minutes of overtime. Now Grant has only changed one person, while Tony Donn has changed two people in one breath. The intentions of the two head coaches can be seen very clearly in this substitution."

"Grant wants to play extra time, even penalty kicks. Before the game, it was reported that Chelsea had specially practiced penalty kicks the day before the game. However, Tony Don doesn't want to give him this opportunity. Compared with overtime, penalty kick finals, he prefers to resolve the battle in 90 minutes."

Rafinia was getting the ball now, and hesitated for a moment, and cooperated with Beckham with two and one, and then continued to dribble the ball forward. At this time, everyone's physical strength was not good, and Rafinia had to grit her teeth and persevere. The idea that supported him was "the other party would not feel much better than himself", so Rafinia rushed forward with gritted teeth.

Ashley Cole felt that after Lennon got out, his work would be much easier because Beckham did not have the ability to break through. As a defender, you just need to hold the position and there would be no problem. Defense of crosses? That's the matter of the central defender.

Seeing No. 14 of Nottingham Forest dribbled up, Ashley Cole came forward to face the game after a short rest, and he was not afraid of fighting with Rafinia alone.

Even Cristiano Ronaldo, who is in full swing, has to consider whether to make a breakthrough when facing him.

What's more, a mere Brazilian Olympic team full-back?

He was about to take the enemy, but Rafinia did not give him a chance to fight with him. During the run, he pushed the football horizontally to Beckham.

Ashley Cole was stunned for a moment and chose to continue to retreat with Rafinia. He was afraid that Beckham would pass the ball directly behind him. But Beckham had no intention of passing the ball at all. He did not hesitate after receiving the ball. He directly shot!

"David Beckham's long shot-"

Cech made a high-level save again, and he flew into one hand to block the football!

The Nottingham Woodland Offensive is not over yet.

Eastwood appeared at the landing point of the football. As long as he shot the ball, the football would fly into the empty goal!

Cech fell to the ground, completely losing his center of gravity, and he was powerless to do anything about Nottingham Forest's subsequent attack.

Terry stood up.

Eastwood's shot hit Terry and flew out of the crossbar!

"Ah--It's such a pity! If this goal is in, Nottingham Forest will almost secure the victory!"

Nottingham Forest's coaching seat and bench were also sighing.

"Freddy is using too much force!" Chris Lack complained unwillingly. "If he hadn't volleyed, but pushed, Terry wouldn't have any reaction time."

He was right, Eastwood seemed to lose the calm that a shooter should have at that moment and chose the most inappropriate way to shoot.

In response to this, Tang En could only shake his head gently. The continuous serious injuries made Eastwood no longer look like she had first seen... Beauty always belongs to the past.

Cech got up from the ground and slapped Terry to thank him for his last clearance. Next he began to command the defense in the penalty area. Corner kicks are also dangerous, but maybe it is also a chance?

Pepe and Pique saw Nottingham Forest get a corner kick and ran into Chelsea's penalty area at the same time. They were ready to compete for a header.

Chelsea was facing a big enemy, and even Drogba returned to the penalty area to defend, but Joe Cole chose to stand near the center circle, waiting for a counterattack opportunity that he didn't know if it would come.

George Wood originally planned to go up and participate in the offensive. But after seeing Joe Cole, he changed his mind temporarily. He walked over and stood quietly next to Joe Cole.

When Beckham placed the football field, there were Chelsea fans behind him. The fanatical fans kept provoking and insulting him with words and gestures, hoping to distract him. But he seemed to turn a deaf ear to it. After playing the football, he retreated and waited for the referee's whistle.

This is a corner kick located on the left side of the goal. If Beckham's right-footed player wants to punish the ground, the football is an inward spinning line, and the front and back points near the goal post are generally the most dangerous places. The places where Chelsea and Nottingham Forest players are also crowded.

After Beckham's run-up, the earth did not get over anyone's head. It flew high, bypassed the front post, and fell in the middle. It jumped directly to the back of the goal!

It turned out to be...

"Shot directly!"

Cech originally planned to attack and get the ball directly, but as soon as he took a step, he found something was wrong. The football was very high and the speed was very fast. The direction of flying was behind him - the goal!

He jumped up in a hurry, looked up at the football in the air, and then stretched out his arms to touch the football. It was no longer a waste of time to get it directly, as long as he could dial the football out.

He failed to touch the football. He only caught a gust of wind.

"Bang!"

A few minutes ago. This sound made Chelsea fans feel annoyed, but now they feel it’s simply a natural sound!

Beckham's unexpected choice failed. The football hit the crossbar and directly popped out of the bottom line.

The curse behind him disappeared with the crisp sound of the impact post. Before those extreme Chelsea fans could come back from their horror, David Beckham had already run away.

Chris Lack was still holding his head down and regretting, Grant was still worried about his heart, and a new wave of offensives from Nottingham Forest is coming. In the final stage of the game, Nottingham Forest became even more crazy. They could not wait to win the championship trophy for the second time. Who would be willing to wait for another thirty minutes to wait for another penalty shootout?

In just a few minutes, Chelsea had to recover the entire line, and Joe Cole, who was still fantasizing about counterattacking, had to go back to defend with Terry's loud greeting. As the captain, Terry knew very well what was going on now - if he couldn't stand it, he would lose...

Seeing the team following his instructions back to defend the last few minutes. Grant put down his snacks a little, but his heart still had to continue to suffer.

Because Nottingham Forest did not let Chelsea go.

Van der Fate made a long shot outside the penalty area, but was saved by Cech. The Czech goal wanted to throw the ball with his hand to launch a counterattack, but Drogba's earth was cut by George Wood's defense. Wood, who had cut the ball, handed the football to Ribery in this game in an excellent state. Ribery forced a breakthrough in the penalty area in the ribs and made a cross. There was a melee in front of the goal, but no one encountered the football. The football brushed the post and rolled out of the bottom line.

Chelsea took the ball out. It was intercepted again. George Wood made a fake shot, then dribbled the ball and inserted it himself, causing Chelsea’s defense line to mess up, but suddenly passed the ball.

This time his pass target was Bentner.

Bentner turned his back to the attack direction and wanted to turn around and shoot.

It doesn't seem like he's easily handing over this offensive opportunity, whether it's handing it to Chelsea or his teammates...

He insisted on attracting three Chelsea players, Terry, Carvalho and Marklele in the penalty area.

Three people surrounded him, let alone shot. It was almost impossible for him to turn around.

"Transfer the ball!" Van der Fate shouted anxiously outside.

Bentner gritted his teeth - Damn Chelsea! My chance is gone!

He saw a red figure in the crack of the man. He could not see his face without a back number. He didn't know who it was, but it would be enough to know that it was his teammate.

Bentner leaned hard on Terry and made a move to forcefully turn around and shoot. The players who attracted Chelsea put their attention behind, shook their feet quickly, and passed the football out of the crack!

"Beautiful pass!"

Unfortunately, it was a little late, and Eastwood ran over.

The Gypsy thought Bentner would pass the ball across the side. Then he could shoot directly. After all, there were many people in the penalty area, and if you delayed a little for a second, you might lose the opportunity to score.

Unexpectedly, Bentner made a reply. He only realized this after running over. He quickly braked and dragged his right foot behind barely hooked the football, but was not directly snatched away by Chelsea players.

But this has lost the suddenness and concealment of the first shot.  The best chance to score is gone. What should I do next? Protect the ball and wait for my teammates to support me? That way, you must turn your back to the goal...

Eastwood is unwilling to give up.

Bentner is the only one who is a forward, and the task of the forward is to score goals. So Eastwood will also be alone. His performance in this game is very average. He wants to use a goal to prove that he has contributed to the team.

When I was a down-and-out player who had broken legs at home to help my father sell used cars and occasionally kicked amateur league, did I ever dream like this? Performed on the stage of the finals of the top European clubs? But now this is not a dream. I scored a goal in the finals of the Champions League last year. That was a goal that locked the victory. I could do it this year!

After Eastwood made up his mind to come, he was completely out of control of his teammates. At this moment, he only had the opponent's defensive players in his heart and eyes. He turned his back to the goal and felt the pressure coming from behind him, it should be Ashley Cole.

Terry had given up on Bentner and turned to pounce on himself.

I don’t have time to hesitate here. If I get surrounded, passing will become the only option.

Eastwood had thought of pretending to fall in the penalty area. Some forwards would choose to do this when the situation was critical, hoping that the referee would give him a penalty. But this stupid idea flashed through his mind and was immediately thrown to Java. He was not that kind of person, and he knew that the boss would not allow him to do this.

Take the opportunity in your hands and throw it away, and then count on the subjective judgment of an unreliable referee. This approach is no different from a fool. As long as the opportunity is in your hands, even if it is only 0.001%, you cannot throw it away!

After stepping on the football under his feet, Eastwood felt the pressure from behind, judged the distance between the other party and himself, and observed Terry's footwork.

These people are obviously not as bold as outside the penalty area, and they will kick as soon as they say they are. Unless they shoot themselves, they will keep surrounding them, waiting for support. As long as there are more defenders, they will have no chance. Their chance to steal the ground will only appear when I shoot...

Making up his mind, Eastwood adjusted his posture slightly, and turned himself to Ashley Cole and Terry, instead of facing Terry like he had just turned his back to Ashley Cole.   Then he swung his feet and shot, which attracted Terry on his right hand to steal.

But in fact, Eastwood's foot did not swing.    Just moved a little, and when he saw Terry move, he immediately used his feet to push the ball behind him.   Although the angle would be a little small, this was the only gap and the only chance to shoot...

Chelsea defenders want to push Eastwood to a place near the bottom line, so that even if he shoots, there is no threat.

After pushing the football behind him, Eastwood helped Ashley Cole and turned around. He just turned around and saw the football under his feet. Although he was very close to the bottom line now, he still pushed the football towards the bottom line without hesitation, and half of his body flashed out of the encirclement!

Cruyff turned around!

Although his body has not completely escaped the entanglement of Chelsea defenders, Eastwood can't wait for that time. He did not adjust the football at all, and directly raised his left foot and scored a strong shot at the very small angle!

The football was like a cannonball. Flying past Ashley Cole.

Cech was sure that he had blocked all the shooting angles, and he calmed down his center of gravity and waited for Eastwood to shoot.   As soon as he saw the football rolling out of the crowd, he saw a leg rushing over and the football flew over!

So fast!

This was Cech's only idea. He hadn't seen the shot player yet. He saw the football flew over. When the distance was very close, the opponent used the power and footwork of the long shot. The football instantly flew over the top of his head. It was probably the ball would fly directly out of the bottom line like this...

Before the shot, Eastwood had no idea where Cech was and where there was a gap in the goal. He completed this difficult shot with the instinct of a shooter. What do you need to do next?

Pray?

No!

The opportunity is still in my hands, to whom do I pray?

"Bang!" It was the sound of the football hitting the goal post again. But this time it didn't pop out of the bottom line.

Cech raised his head. His eyes were always following the football, even if his body couldn't keep up, his sight was OK. He saw the football hitting the lower edge of the beam, smashing it hard on hand, and hitting the ball net when it bounced up on the net...

Cech, who had his head tilted too much, lost his center of gravity, fell to the ground with his back, his eyes still staring at the football in the mainland!

"Eastwooooooooooooo-goooooooal!!! Freddy Eastwood! Freddy Eastwood!! This is the ultimate kill! This is the ultimate kill! So beautiful!!"

After shooting, Eastwood lost his center of gravity and fell out of the baseline, and saw the football entering the goal, he wanted to jump up but found that he was exhausted. He could only lie on the ground. He raised his hands high, clenched his fists and pointed at the rainy night sky. His face turned ferocious due to excessive excitement.

"In the 89th minute!! This is a goal that almost secured the victory! Does Chelsea still have a chance? Is there still a chance?"
To be continued...