After signing with AC Milan, I will be the king of football!-Chapter 106 - 0098 The Istanbul Miracle (Please subscribe, ask for monthly tickets!!!)_3
Chapter 106: 0098 The Istanbul Miracle (Please subscribe, ask for monthly tickets!!!)_3
"Looks like you have quite the experience."
Zhang laughed heartily.
Huang Jianxiang nodded and said, "That’s the nature of the commentary work. Can I not get used to it? Liverpool just intercepted, let’s watch..."
Hamann successfully intercepted Crespo and passed it to Alonso.
Alonso, after crossing midfield, delicately passed the ball with the side of his foot.
It landed perfectly in front of Riise on the left.
Riise didn’t even seem to intend to dribble.
He just swung his left foot at a 45-degree angle, crossing it into the penalty area.
Cisse was fast, coming off the bench with plenty of energy.
He burst forward, leaving Milan’s two defenders behind.
He charged ahead toward the small penalty box.
Huang Kaiwen also spotted the landing point.
He abandoned his goal and leapt high, getting a punch on the ball before Cisse could reach it.
Bang—
As the ball flew out of the penalty area.
Cisse also collided hard with Huang Kaiwen’s chest.
The two fell together.
Huang Kaiwen was pinned under Cisse.
"Medic, medic!!!"
Ancelotti was hopping mad on the field.
The well-trained medical team was ready with a stretcher in no time.
But just as they lifted the stretcher,
Huang Kaiwen had already pushed Cisse aside and stood up from the pitch.
He shook his arms.
Then shook his legs.
And jumped a few times.
Huang Kaiwen gestured to the sidelines, indicating they need not bother.
If it weren’t for fear of arousing suspicion,
Huang Kaiwen wouldn’t even pretend.
Let alone Cisse,
even if Vieri and Drogba hit him simultaneously at a speed of 120 mph, one from each side,
he, Huang someone, wouldn’t be injured.
...
"He actually wasn’t injured."
"It seems God really has forsaken Liverpool."
"Benitez might have made the wrong choice."
"With the Pope supporting Kevin, the outcome of the match was already decided."
Sky TV’s commentator said despondently, "Today’s match is bound to go to the penalty shootout, but who can break through such an opponent’s goal?"
"We should drug test him after the match."
No need for reminders.
UEFA officials were already prepared.
Huang Kaiwen’s performance was too damn unbelievable.
Though they knew drugs wouldn’t turn a winger into a goalkeeper,
they still had to follow the necessary process,
to account to the public.
As the match time passed,
Liverpool launched several more attacks, still to no avail.
Huang Kaiwen, standing in front of the goal line, was an insurmountable wall.
Time and time again, he devoured their hopes.
In the 123rd minute, Carragher lobbed the ball into the penalty area from the back, and Liverpool’s three players rushed into the box.
Surrounded by Gerrard and Cisse, one on each side, Huang Kaiwen confidently caught the ball.
"There isn’t much time left."
"The referee is frequently checking his watch."
"It looks like we’re heading into a brutal penalty shootout phase."
"What’s to come in the match is completely unpredictable; Huang Kaiwen is today’s biggest variable."
"Hehe, yes, if it were a normal day, any other person filling in as goalkeeper would mean AC Milan would definitely lose. But today, Huang Kaiwen’s performance is truly magical. As a winger, filling in as goalkeeper to catch and block, he didn’t let Liverpool score a single goal in over 30 minutes."
"Yes, a total of 11 shots, Liverpool took 11 shots during this period, including some high-quality ones, yet Huang Kaiwen still kept the goal intact. I believe the fans are also very curious about his performance in the penalty shootout,"
"The main referee blew the whistle to end the overtime."
"The match is about to enter the cruelest penalty shootout."
"A year after reaching the UEFA Champions League finals again, AC Milan faces another penalty shootout. Last time was the 2002-2003 season, where after battling Juventus for 120 minutes at Trafford Stadium, they won the shootout 3:2 to secure their sixth Champions League Trophy, leaving Juventus again disappointed by the finals. It’s uncertain whether AC Milan can continue that performance today."
"Many players look exhausted, it’s a huge test for them."
"Though they can rest briefly and recharge, muscle fatigue doesn’t lie. With some players already showing deformed movements in the second half of overtime, the upcoming penalty kicks will exert both physical and psychological pressure. The side that withstands the pressure will win today’s match."
The players were back in front of the coach’s bench.
Ancelotti glanced at his notebook and put it back in his pocket, pondering the performance of his players today.
Even though they had prepared before the game,
it couldn’t be taken entirely at face value."
The players’ form and physical conditions were also crucial.
Moreover, some of them had been substituted.
And there was one who had missed 14 penalties.
Inzaghi was such that even if he hadn’t been substituted, Ancelotti wouldn’t let him kick first.
Tassotti whispered his analysis to Ancelotti.
During the final moments of overtime, he and the coaching staff members were closely observing the players’ physical conditions, preparing for the possible penalty shootout.
Ancelotti looked towards Pirlo,
then at Huang Kaiwen, asking, "Kevin, you going first?"
"Sure, coach,"
Huang Kaiwen nodded.
Although Yassin’s technique wasn’t like that of attacking players,
hitting a penalty kick was still manageable.
Lacking a bit in foot skills doesn’t mean one can’t shoot.
Many goalkeepers in soccer have good penalty skills and often take penalty kicks.
The most crucial part is,
today’s performance had won over the entire team.
They had already begun to rely on him as their leader.
Becoming hesitant now might crush his teammates’ spirits.
"Then Pirlo second,"
"Okay,"
Pirlo didn’t want to say too much; it would waste energy.
"Crespo third, Kaka fourth, Costa fifth, Kaladze sixth, then Cafu..."
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