Suddenly, the instant Feng Haoyu's right foot touched the ball, Gao Jianfei's One-Finger Divine Skill burst forth and directly struck the ball!
In other words, when Feng Haoyu kicked the ball, it had already started rolling to the left! So much so that when Feng Haoyu kicked it, his little finger barely touched the ball!
The ball rolled away slowly and weakly!
Gao Jianfei lunged forward, grabbing the ball before Feng Haoyu could react and dribbling it out of his own penalty area!
"What? I...I slipped? What happened? Damn it! Is the pitch uneven? Or is there something wrong with the ball?" Feng Haoyu was completely dumbfounded! He couldn't believe that a player of his caliber would make such a ridiculous mistake when taking a penalty kick!
"Wow!" The audience started to cheer!
"My God! The penalty kick was blown by the wind! It was a mistake! Is God playing a joke on us?" The commentator was also very surprised!
However, since the ball was not dead, Gao Jianfei rushed madly toward Real Madrid's half as soon as he got the ball!
Counterattack!
Quick counterattack!
They took advantage of the wind and rain to miss a penalty kick and launched a counterattack!
In fact, Real Madrid only had two defenders left in their half, along with Aaron and that persistent Pepe!
Gao Jianfei was facing a vast open space! He used his lightness skill to launch a long-distance run, and the Real Madrid players in the German penalty area simply couldn't catch up with him!
Pepe calmly dribbled past Aaron! Staying in his half, Pepe charged towards Gao Jianfei! Earlier, when Feng Haoyu took the penalty, Pepe hadn't gone into the German penalty area; he stayed behind to defend. Now, seeing Gao Jianfei's lightning-fast charge, Pepe knew very well that he couldn't stop him!
Driven by malice, Peipei disregarded everything else and made up her mind... "Damn it, I fouled! I'll tackle!"
With this in mind, Pepe was ready to tackle Gao Jianfei as he charged towards him with the ball!
While dribbling the ball, Gao Jianfei observed the situation. After getting past Aaron, he clearly saw a hint of ferocity in Pepe's eyes!
"He's trying to commit a tactical foul?" Gao Jianfei immediately understood! "Fine! Very well! I was originally planning to get past you and score a goal, but since you want to foul, then I'll grant your wish! Since we're already down a player, one of you can go off the bench too!"
With that thought in mind, Gao Jianfei didn't change direction at all and broke through directly towards Peipei!
"Whoosh!" Peipei launched a flying tackle! She knocked Gao Jianfei down!
Of course, Pepe's strength was far from enough to injure Gao Jianfei! Gao Jianfei fell to the ground, then raised his hand to signal the referee that the guy had fouled!
After Pepe tackled Gao Jianfei, he nervously kicked the ball away.
At this moment, the referee, the German players, and the Real Madrid players all quickly gathered around.
Lahm appealed to Collina, demanding that Pepe be sent off! After all, Pepe's foul was purely malicious; if he hadn't fouled, Gao Jianfei would definitely have already scored!
This kind of tactical foul, which occurs when the opponent is about to create a one-on-one situation during a counterattack, should indeed be a red card.
Collina looked very serious. He called Pepe over and then... pulled out a yellow card!
He only showed Pepe a yellow card!
Such a blatant foul, and it only resulted in a yellow card!
The German players were completely stunned!
Gao Jianfei lay on the ground, a flash of inspiration crossing his mind... "It seems the referee is intentionally biased towards Real Madrid! When Feng Haoyu scored that goal, our players argued, and he immediately gave them yellow cards; now, he's giving Pepe a yellow card for such a nasty foul!"
"Damn! Could it be that the referee was bribed? No way! Pepe has to get off the field!"
Gao Jianfei felt a chill in his heart. He subtly stabbed twice with his right index finger, and the two streams of One Yang Finger force directly affected Peipei's elbows from a distance!
A bizarre scene unfolded!
After being stimulated by Gao Jianfei's two light finger strikes on certain acupoints in his hands, Peipei actually raised her hands and clapped at Collina!
This was not Peipei's intention! He just suddenly felt a numbness in his elbows, and then his nerves involuntarily commanded his hands to clap a few times!
Of course, Gao Jianfei's two finger strikes were relatively weak, just enough for Peipei to clap, without any subsequent side effects or injury!
"Huh?" Collina was furious!
As a referee, what I hate most is when the penalized player is dissatisfied with the decision and complains.
Complaining is actually acceptable, but what the referee cannot accept is the penalized player applauding!
This is a very brief act of contempt for the referee!
"You! Get out!" Collina gave Pepe a straight red card! Although he had promised the people from the Holy Land that he would help Feng Haoyu cheat, Collina simply couldn't accept this kind of applause!
Moreover, he was already being very lenient by giving Pepe a yellow card. Yet this idiot Pepe was still dissatisfied. Did he think that such a foul could be resolved with just a verbal warning?
Red card!
Without a doubt, he was sent off with a red card!
Gao Jianfei got up from the ground, smiled at Feng Haoyu, and said, "We've lost one player, and your player has also lost one. We're back to square one!"
Chapter 446 Lethal Tactics!
Chapter 446 Lethal Tactics!
The situation took another sharp turn for the worse!
Germany had a center-back sent off and then Real Madrid were awarded a penalty – all of this indicated that Germany was facing immense pressure! However, just minutes later, the situation completely changed!
On Real Madrid's side, Feng Haoyu inexplicably missed a penalty, and then Pepe, after committing a malicious foul on Gao Jianfei, initially only received a minor punishment—a yellow card! However, Pepe, as if kicked in the head by a donkey, didn't know how to be appreciative after getting the advantage! He immediately applauded and booed Collina! Collina couldn't tolerate this provocative behavior. Although he had accepted the benefits from Real Madrid beforehand, Collina still showed no mercy and sent the "brainless" Pepe off the field!
In this way, Real Madrid's numerical advantage on the field has completely disappeared!
"I... damn it! What's wrong with me? What's wrong with me..." Peipei explained with a pained expression. However, he had never encountered such a supernatural event before, and for a moment, he couldn't explain it. He just stood there in a daze, gesturing wildly.
"Get down!" Collina roared.
"Damn it, get off!" Feng Haoyu yelled at Peipei in English. He was truly enraged! The advantage he had gained had been squandered by this idiot, and on top of that, the bizarre missed penalty kick had left Feng Haoyu utterly humiliated! Therefore, he was practically ready to punch Peipei!
The other players, such as Messi and Ronaldo, also rudely shooed Pepe away. "Get off the plane, you bastard!"
Peipei covered her face with her hands and left the scene dejectedly.
Mourinho, standing on the sidelines, couldn't help but kick a water bottle as Pepe was substituted, cursing, "Fuck! Pig! You're no longer playing for Real Madrid! Find yourself a new club. I'll submit an application to the board. You're fired this winter!"
Unable to explain why, Peipei went into the lounge crying.
"Oh! Is there any football match more exciting than this one? Goal! Yellow card! Red card! Penalty! Missed penalty! Player loses control! God! This match is full of hype! The match has only been going on for 28 minutes, what will happen next? Let's wait and see!" The commentator on the scene shouted excitedly, as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
The audience also kept their eyes peeled, watching this ever-changing match closely.
Mourinho's assistant ran over and asked, "Boss, should we make a substitution?"
Mourinho raised his wrist, checked the time, and then gritted his teeth, saying, "We've already used one substitution. Let Pique mark Gao Jianfei, and we'll switch to a three-man defense! Don't make any substitutions yet; we'll wait until halftime!"
Löw's side has already begun preparing to make substitutions.
Löw decisively substituted a forward with center-back Badr, taking off Reus. This meant Germany kept their defensive four unchanged, leaving only Müller, Gao Jianfei, and Gomez up front!
"In fact, as long as we keep Gao up front, he will pose a huge threat to Real Madrid. We don't need too many attacking players." A wise glint flashed in Löw's eyes.
On the field, Germany has been awarded a free kick. It's about 45 meters from the spot where Pepe fouled Gao Jianfei.
Real Madrid players began forming a wall. Feng Haoyu also ran over. Standing at about 1.8 meters tall, he appeared rather small within the wall. However, possessing internal energy, Feng Haoyu had a strong jumping ability and quick reflexes. If a German free kick flew over his head, he was confident he could jump and head the ball away. Moreover, Feng Haoyu didn't believe any German player would dare to shoot directly from a free kick 45 meters away.
"Even if Gao Jianfei possesses ancient martial arts internal energy, he couldn't possibly shoot from this distance! Internal energy is brute force, and applying it to kicking a ball is not an easy task. If he doesn't hit the ball accurately, or if he uses even a little too much force, he might just smash the ball! Take me for example, even with internal energy as an aid, I can only shoot with great power from about 35 meters. At 40 meters, I start to struggle, and at 45 meters, it's purely a matter of luck! Now, Gao Jianfei isn't shooting from a moving position; it's a set piece, and he has to shoot through the wall. The ball speed won't be too fast at all, and it won't pose a threat to our goal!"
Feng Haoyu was making plans.
Therefore, while forming the wall, he kept reminding his teammates, "Don't be nervous, everyone. With a free kick from that far away, they're probably playing a coordinated attack."
While the opposing team was forming a defensive wall, center-back Badr came on and replaced Marco Reus.
A few skilled German players stood in front of the ball, discussing how to take the free kick.
“Let Badr take this free kick; his technique is excellent,” captain Lahm suggested. “I think we need to play a combination…”
"No need, let me do it." Gao Jianfei smiled. "We finally got a set piece opportunity, let me take it! I'm going to shoot directly!"
"Huh?" The German players were all taken aback!
A 45-meter "shot" while running and a 45-meter "shot" from a set piece are two different concepts.
Although everyone knows that Gao Jianfei has a powerful shot, it's unrealistic to say that he could score a free kick from 45 meters away against Real Madrid!
However, since Gao Jianfei created this free kick, no one argued about it. Since Gao Jianfei wanted to take it, let him take it!
The crowd stepped aside, giving Gao Jianfei the space to run up.
Gao Jianfei took a few steps back, then looked toward Real Madrid's goal, as if aiming for the right angle.
The entire stadium, Real Madrid players, and even those in the VIP boxes could tell from this posture that Gao Jianfei intended to shoot directly!
"Oh my God! From such a distance, Gao actually wanted to shoot directly? No way? He retreated about 7 meters. Did he really want to take a run-up and shoot directly? Unbelievable!" The commentator was also puzzled.
Inside the VIP room.
"A free kick from that far away, unless it's pure luck, there's absolutely no chance of scoring!" Pelé analyzed from a professional perspective. "Historically, in our Brazilian team, Carlos had the strongest left foot and Socrates had the strongest right foot, but neither of them had the ability to score a free kick from 45 meters away."
On the field.
At this point, Gao Jianfei couldn't care less about causing a stir; he knew the referee was definitely at fault! Therefore, beating Real Madrid in open play would be difficult. Since he had a set-piece opportunity, he had to make the most of it!
Gao Jianfei's internal strength is very strong, much stronger than Feng Haoyu's. Although he cannot use all his internal strength to kick the ball, as long as he masters the subtlety of the force, his shooting range can still reach about 50 meters!
Gao Jianfei took a deep breath and then began his running start!
A portion of internal energy has already been infused into his right foot!
"Bang!"
Gao Jianfei unleashed a curling shot with the outside of his foot!
The ball shot out like a cannonball! Moreover, the arc of the shot was extremely high, bypassing Real Madrid's wall and heading straight for the goal! The speed was incredible! Even Feng Haoyu, with his exceptional eyesight, barely had time to react before the ball had already sped past!
Casillas wasn't ready. The ball curved, spun to the inside post, bounced, and then flew into the net!
Goal!
A free kick from 45 meters out was delivered with incredible speed, precise angle, and power, curving towards the corner of the net!
How fast was that kick? One hundred yards? Two hundred yards? Three hundred yards?
No one can calculate it!
However, Casillas stood dumbfounded on the other side of the goal, and the Real Madrid wall of players was also collectively stunned!
The entire stadium was completely silent!
Even the German players were completely stunned! Apart from Gao Jianfei, no one was able to react!