In the ten-odd seconds that Gao Jianfei was affected by Pepe, Real Madrid executed a series of smooth and classic tactical plays. Messi passed the ball to Ronaldo, who used his speed to overtake Mertesacker and unleash a powerful shot! It was saved by the German goalkeeper Neuer! Then, Feng Haoyu followed up with a shot, and the ball went into the net!
1 to 1!
However, the German players on the field saw it more clearly: at the moment Luo shot, Feng Haoyu was actually in an offside position!
In other words, if Luo had scored, the goal would have been valid! However, since Feng Haoyu was in an offside position, the goal should have been disallowed!
Therefore, the German players raised their hands, signaling to the linesman that the ball was offside!
However, the linesman did not make the decision according to the German team's wishes. Referee Collina blew his whistle, indicating that the goal was valid!
"Mr. Collina!" Team captain Lahm rushed over to confront Collina. "That was offside! When Feng shot, our defender was behind him!"
Collina shook his head very seriously, telling Ram to shut up!
Mertesacker and Hummels, the two center-backs, rushed forward, extremely frustrated, and surrounded Collina. Hummels, young and hot-blooded, shouted, "How did you make that call? Don't you have eyes? That was clearly offside!"
In fact, only the German players on the field, specifically the defenders next to Feng Haoyu, could have judged that Feng Haoyu was offside. This is because, at the very moment Feng Haoyu shot, a German player rushed forward, blocking Collina's view. What happened on the field was a split second for onlookers, including the referee; their vision might not have kept up with the players' movements, leading to a misjudgment.
Therefore, to be fair and objective, Feng Haoyu's move just now was not a very obvious offside; it was really just a matter of one or two seconds to make a judgment. So, it's perfectly normal for Collina to make a misjudgment.
Hummels had just uttered those impolite words when Lahm knew things were going to get bad! On the field, regardless of whether the referee made a mistake, players are not allowed to criticize or verbally abuse the referee; this is a must.
Moreover, the reason why Lahm confronted Collina was not necessarily to get Collina to rescind the call. It was just a duty of the captain to appeal in this way when there was a wrong call, as a way to remind the referee.
After the appeal was over, Lahm was ready to replay the match. Unexpectedly, Hummels rushed up and uttered a very rude remark… “Are you blind?”
This enraged Collina, who pointed directly at Hummels and pulled a yellow card from his pocket!
"Alright! Hummels, calm down! Go back! Go back!" Ram exclaimed urgently, shoving Hummels aside!
At this moment, a group of German players, including Gao Jianfei, rushed over, surrounded the referee, and pleaded with him. Some even hugged the slightly agitated Hummels, telling him to stop talking. In this situation, uttering any disrespectful words would... result in a red card!
"Hahaha! Feng scored! Goal! G~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!" The commentator on the scene shouted wildly, "The match is exciting, 1-1! However, the match has also had some twists and turns! The German players claim that Feng's goal was potentially offside! In fact, from our angle, it's not clear that Feng was in an offside position when he took the rebound shot! This would require slow motion to replay. However, in football, using slow motion to overturn the referee's decision is absolutely unrealistic; just now..." Honestly, it was hard to spot offside with the naked eye, at least not for us spectators. Therefore, I think the German players should respect the referee's decision! Uh, Hummels, a young center-back, was too irrational! He received a yellow card for it! Also, this time, Gao didn't appear in the penalty area to help Germany defend! It seems Mourinho's substitution was very effective! Using Pepe to mark Gao was a success! This was a classic substitution! Pepe had just come on when Real Madrid equalized!
Off the field, Mourinho chewed gum triumphantly, adjusted the collar of his trench coat, and looked very cool... His team scored as soon as he made a substitution, which truly shows his skill as a coach!
Both Löw and Bierhoff stood up and shouted at the German players to calm them down and stop arguing.
Seeing this, the audience was thrilled... goals and yellow cards, it was so exciting!
Inside the VIP room.
The distinguished guests watched the slow-motion replay of the goal.
The slow-motion replay clearly shows that Feng Haoyu was offside. However, without watching the slow-motion replay, it's really hard to definitively say it was offside.
“Well, it was indeed offside. However, Collina’s decision was correct. The worst thing about this kind of decision is hesitation. In fact, apart from the slow-motion replay and the few German players near the ball, no one else could possibly judge whether the ball was offside in the split second of the game,” Pelé laughed.
“Oh… I was also prepared to spend £20 million to buy Hummels, but now I have to think about it carefully. This player is too impulsive!” Ferguson laughed.
Chapter 445 Red Card!
Chapter 445 Red Card!
This match was incredibly exciting! The score is now 1-1!
What's even more exciting is that the goals for Real Madrid and Germany were scored by the two true protagonists of the match... Gao Jianfei! (A reference to a famous Chinese comeback story.)
Of course, judging from the process of the goal, Gao Jianfei's goal was technically superior. After all, Gao Jianfei's goal relied on his own individual ability: dribbling, speed, beating his opponent, a long drive, and a chip shot; while Feng Haoyu only managed a follow-up shot. Well, being able to be in the right position and complete the follow-up shot is a unique skill of Feng Haoyu.
In short, after 15 minutes of play, Feng Haoyu and Gao Jianfei's performances were fairly even. However, Gao Jianfei did a better job defensively.
After Hummels received a yellow card and was reprimanded by captain Lahm, he didn't dare argue with Collina anymore. Muttering to himself, he ran back, sulking.
While the Real Madrid players were celebrating, Löw quickly called several players to the sidelines for some instructions… First, Löw had noticed Pepe's positioning and observed that Pepe was closely marking Gao Jianfei. Furthermore, based on some details between Pepe and Gao Jianfei, it seemed Pepe was using unethical methods to provoke Gao Jianfei. Therefore, Löw instructed a player to relay a message to Gao Jianfei: Gao Jianfei must remain calm and not let Pepe's scheme succeed!
Secondly, Hummels needs to be disciplined and stopped from acting recklessly. He earned that yellow card himself! If Hummels continues to act irrationally, Löw will replace him!
On the other hand, Mourinho also quickly gave his players some instructions, pointing out two points...
First, Peipei did a great job. Keep it up and stick to Gao Jianfei!
Secondly, since Hummels has already received a yellow card, the attacking players should deliberately try to break through Hummels' defense and force him to commit a foul! This way, Germany will be down to ten men!
This match is not just a contest between Gao Jianfei and Feng Haoyu, nor is it a contest between Real Madrid and the 22 players of the German national team; it is a battle of wits between two top coaches!
The match continued.
Germany kicks off. Reus passes the ball to Gao Jianfei, and as soon as Gao Jianfei turns around, Pepe sticks to him like a leech, cursing and swearing.
Gao Jianfei used a feint to get past Pepe, and Messi came over to steal the ball again. Gao Jianfei assessed his position and realized it wasn't a good time to dribble forward, so he made a wide pass. The ball flew about 40 meters through the air and was transferred directly from the left to the right to Schweinsteiger's feet.
This expansive vision and excellent footwork immediately drew enthusiastic applause from the fans in the stadium.
Schweinsteiger dribbled forward, getting past Ronaldo, whose defense wasn't particularly strong! He then passed the ball to Khedira, who passed it back to Gomez, who then passed it to Boateng, the defender who was making a run up the right flank.
The German team begins midfield, skillfully passing the ball around.
Real Madrid's midfield is inherently weak defensively, and Pepe, who came on, didn't participate in defense; his main role was to harass Gao Jianfei. Therefore, the German players were able to pass the ball more freely in midfield.
However, without a player like Gao Jianfei who can break through and pass the ball, the German team is temporarily unable to truly penetrate Real Madrid's territory and pose a real threat.
Mourinho didn't care about Germany's passing around; he knew that as long as Gao Jianfei was contained, Germany's attack wouldn't come up.
Sure enough, after a few passes, Müller lost the ball! Pique, who was being tackled, intercepted the ball and passed it to Aaron!
Aaron gets the ball and showcases his excellent footwork and unique long-passing ability!
Aaron's long pass was perfectly timed and delivered to Feng Haoyu's feet! Feng Haoyu immediately accelerated, shaking off Khedira, and charged towards the German penalty area.
"This is my chance to shine! Gao Jianfei, I'm going to show you that you're not the only one who can dribble past opponents, and you're not the only one who can make long runs!"
Feng Haoyu immediately used his light-footed skill! His speed was extremely fast!
"Oh! The ball is at Feng's feet! He starts to accelerate! He's past Khedira! He's past Schweinsteiger! Boateng is faked out! God, he's at the edge of the penalty area!" The commentator screamed at lightning speed!
Seeing Feng Haoyu's incredible prowess, Gao Jianfei also used his lightness skill to frantically chase back into his own penalty area! Pepe followed closely behind, but couldn't catch up, only cursing incessantly, and even spitting! Of course, the referee had already run to the vicinity of the German team's penalty area, focusing on the area with the ball, and didn't notice Pepe's despicable behavior!
Gao Jianfei saw that things were extremely dangerous in his own penalty area! Lahm, Mertesacker, and Hummels were blocking the penalty area, not daring to press, but only watching Feng Haoyu's legs. Feng Haoyu kept making feints, trying to create an angle for a shot!
On the left of the storm is Messi, on the right is Benzema, and beside Ronaldo!
Gao Jianfei didn't dare to pay any more attention to the unreasonable Peipei behind him. Instead, he used his lightness skill to rush back to his own penalty area to rescue her!
The wind and rain swayed easily, but there were three German players in the penalty area, guarding like turtles, not coming out to challenge. He couldn't create any angle for a moment, so he directly passed the ball to Ronaldo, and then "dive" into the penalty area himself! The position he chose was in the direction Hummels was guarding!
Luo Xin understood immediately. The instant Feng Haoyu entered the penalty area, Luo Xin delivered a pass that perfectly bypassed Hummels and landed at Feng Haoyu's feet!
After receiving the ball, Feng Haoyu had the angle and time to shoot, as he was only about 6 meters from the German goal. Neuer had practically surrendered!
However, Feng Haoyu didn't shoot immediately! He did something very strange! He caught the ball, paused, and then faked Neuer out to the ground! Then, he slowly raised his foot!
At this moment, Hummels had already covered the position! He rushed up and pressed Feng Haoyu! Feng Haoyu easily passed Hummels, but he still didn't shoot. Instead, he pulled the ball back and made Hummels lose his balance!
In other words, in the penalty area, where Hummels was responsible for defending, Feng Haoyu originally had a chance to shoot, but he hesitated twice in a row and got past Hummels twice!
This is a complete mockery of Hummels!
Using his superb skills, he outmaneuvered Hummels!
Gao Jianfei had also rushed up from behind! He had witnessed what Feng Haoyu had done... This guy was trying to get Hummels off the field! Because Hummels already had a yellow card!
"Hummels! Calm down!" Gao Jianfei roared as he charged into the penalty area.
But it was too late! Having been outmaneuvered twice, Hummels was furious! He's an exceptionally good center-back in the Bundesliga, and he's never been deliberately fooled by a striker before! If Feng Haoyu had shot immediately, even if it had gone in, Hummels wouldn't have been angry; he might have just been frustrated. But now, Feng Haoyu was clearly toying with Hummels. He's only 22 years old; he's young and impetuous! He's completely enraged!
Hummels, who was lying on the ground, stretched out his foot to tackle the ball at Feng Haoyu's feet!
"Damn it!" Gao Jianfei had just rushed to Feng Haoyu's side! But it was too late!
Feng Haoyu shifted his right foot slightly, which landed squarely on Hummels's sliding foot!
"Ah!" Feng Haoyu deliberately cried out, then fell to the ground!
To be fair, Hummels' tackle was still quite clean, even though he was angry. He was still focused on the ball and didn't go so far as to kick it recklessly.
In fact, Hummels should have tackled the ball first.
However, Feng Haoyu was too cunning. He deliberately offered his right foot up, letting Hummels kick it!
Well, of course, with Feng Haoyu's physical abilities honed through martial arts, even if Hummels kicked him hard, he wouldn't get hurt. Therefore, he dared to let the other party kick him! He dared to offer himself up for the other party to kick!
Feng Haoyu dramatically fell to the ground and then hugged his legs.
Real Madrid players rushed up and surrounded Hummels, shouting angrily... "You despicable bastard, you tackled him in the penalty area!!"
Collina's whistle has sounded, and then another yellow card is shown to Hummels! Two yellows, one red! Hummels is sent off!
Furthermore, Real Madrid were awarded a penalty!
"Oh! Let's see what happened! Hummels of Germany was so irrational! He actually tackled Feng in the penalty area! What a stupid move! He got his second yellow card of the match! However, Feng did seem to be toying with Hummels just now. Was it intentional? Uh... I guess so! After all, he had at least two chances to shoot, and he even managed to dribble Neuer down, but he didn't! What can we say? That Feng was despicable? No! He forced Hummels to foul him with his excellent technique! Feng is a genius! If he had just shot and scored, Real Madrid would only have a 2-1 advantage, but now? Germany is not only down to 1 man, but they've also been penalized with a penalty! Real Madrid has gained a huge advantage! Feng is truly a player who plays with his brain!" The commentator began praising Feng Haoyu's performance.
The German players were truly speechless. The moment Hummels tackled Feng Haoyu, it was impossible to tell that Feng Haoyu intentionally sent his leg forward. All that could be seen was Hummels committing a malicious foul.
Hummels was filled with regret, but it was too late. With tears streaming down his face, he covered his face with his hands and walked straight off the field.
Gao Jianfei quickly went over to comfort him, "Alright, don't be discouraged. Don't worry, we'll take down these despicable guys!"
After comforting Hummels, Gao Jianfei ran into the penalty area and said to Feng Haoyu, who was lying on the ground rubbing his feet, "Alright, stop pretending, get up."
Feng Haoyu gave Gao Jianfei a provocative look, then got up from the ground. "You're one person short, you're dead!"
Real Madrid are awarded a penalty!
Luo, Messi, Benzema, and Feng Haoyu huddled together, discussed the matter, and then decided that since Feng Haoyu had created the penalty kick, he should take it himself!
Feng Haoyu held the ball, placed it 12 yards out, then turned around and gave Gao Jianfei a smile.
The German players all stood behind the penalty taker, Feng Haoyu.
"Penalty! Feng Haoyu will take the penalty himself! Ladies and gentlemen, Feng Haoyu was also the first penalty taker when he was at Real Madrid! He has never missed a penalty! Never! It seems that the German team will concede another goal!"
The commentator exclaimed excitedly, "The match has only been going on for 20 minutes, and we're about to have our third goal! I think the fans will absolutely love seeing this kind of goal-scoring spectacle!"
Inside the VIP box, many experts shook their heads... "Now, with Germany down to ten men and conceding a penalty, they're likely to lose this match!"
In another private room, the members of the Holy Land team all nodded in agreement. They all knew that if this penalty went in, Real Madrid would have a very good chance of winning! After all, in a football match, having one more or one less player makes a huge difference!
Feng Haoyu took a few steps back, took a deep breath, and then ran...
Gao Jianfei's pupils narrowed slightly, thinking to himself, "I'm not going to let you score this penalty!"
Immediately, Gao Jianfei applied the power of the One-Finger Divine Skill to his right index finger!
He's going to use his One-Finger Divine Skill to influence Feng Haoyu's penalty kick!
Of course, Gao Jianfei couldn't use his finger strength to strike Feng Haoyu's acupoints from a distance, because that would alert Feng Haoyu. Gao Jianfei's main target was the ball!