Leeds United kicked off the second half.

After a few ground passes, Modric passed the ball to Ribery on the left. After receiving the pass, Ribery dribbled the ball and began to advance.

Since it was an attacking phase, under Li Shiguang's command, Leeds United committed a large number of players to Manchester United's half. At this time, the defensive line had already pushed up to the vicinity of the center circle, while on Manchester United's side, Ferguson was also instructing his players to mark each other man-to-man and defend.

But perhaps because Ribery's performance in the first half was too poor, when he was advancing, Ronaldo, who should have come back to help O'Shea defend, did not approach Ribery. Instead, he lingered near the center circle, thinking that if his teammate intercepted the ball, he could immediately launch a quick counter-attack.

As a player who has played as a winger and midfielder for many years, defense is indeed not his strong suit, so he did not perform very well in the first half when he had a heavier defensive workload.

Ribery thought he would be substituted at halftime, but Li Shiguang not only didn't criticize him, but also let him continue to play in the second half. He even made adjustments to the lineup, completely freeing him up. This allowed Ribery to get out of the shadow of his mistakes in the first half. Facing O'Shea in front of him, Ribery felt extremely relaxed: "Heh, when it comes to breaking through, I've never been afraid of anyone!"

In just two or three seconds, Ribery had advanced to a position only a dozen meters away from the penalty area. O'Shea, who had been marking him on his right and maintaining a safe distance, looked up at the small man in front of him and was also calculating the timing of his own tackle.

This short guy was completely outplayed by his teammates in the first half. Both of Manchester United's goals were caused by his mistakes. I don't know why he's still on the field in the second half, and it even looks like he's been put directly on the attacking line. The young coach on the other side must have lost his mind.

Ribery had no idea what O'Shea was thinking; he was already ready to make a breakthrough.

He had been dribbling at a steady pace, but suddenly kicked the ball forward a short distance without warning, slightly increasing the distance between himself and the ball.

However, O'Shea, who had been closely watching Ribery's every move, noticed this subtle change almost instantly. He immediately realized that this could be an excellent opportunity to intercept the ball! Without hesitation, O'Shea reacted quickly, adjusting his center of gravity, taking a large step forward with his right foot while extending his left leg, aiming directly at the rolling ball—either successfully intercepting it, or at least clearing it out of bounds.

The moment he made his move, O'Shea was already deciding whether to pass the ball directly to Ronaldo in front or to Keane in the middle after intercepting it.

But just as his left foot was about to touch the ball, a white sneaker suddenly appeared in his line of sight.

It turns out that Ribery's seemingly casual touch was actually a carefully designed trap, intended to lure O'Shea into a trap.

At that moment, the white soccer cleat appeared before O'Shea like a ghost, as if mocking his carelessness and naiveté. Startled by this sudden turn of events, O'Shea reacted quickly, his years of experience allowing him to adjust his movements to cope with the unexpected situation.

But the moment he saw O'Shea shift his weight and prepare to lunge forward, Ribery immediately made a change of tactics. His outstanding explosiveness was on full display at that moment. Before O'Shea could touch the ball, he poked it with his toe, and the ball passed between O'Shea's legs. Ribery himself immediately overtook O'Shea.

"A beautiful dribble past the defender! Ribery has a clear path in front of him, but Ferdinand on the right has come to cover. Now it's up to Ribery to choose between crossing from the byline or continuing to break through Ferdinand's defense and cutting inside to find an opportunity!" Seeing Ribery's beautiful breakthrough, Herre Geddy's commentary immediately rose in pitch.

Ferdinand reacted quickly, rushing over to cover the moment Ribery broke past O'Shea. Now there's only Leeds United's number 9 in the penalty area; the other striker has been substituted. Silvestre should be enough to mark that number 9.

Ribery dribbled the ball at high speed while observing Ferdinand's movements. He could tell that the tall Manchester United center-back was trying to push him towards the byline, not wanting him to have a chance to cut inside.

But this was exactly what he wanted. When Ferdinand was about 2 meters away from him, Ribery made another powerful dribble, sending the ball directly towards the byline. He then accelerated again, bypassing Ferdinand who was rushing to tackle him from the left.

Ribery, having reached the byline, looked up at the penalty area once more. Keane had already tracked back to defend Falcao, while Scholes was closely marking Deisler at the edge of the penalty area.

On Manchester United's side, Silvestre was charging towards him, and the footsteps behind him reminded him that the two defenders he had just beaten were also running towards him at high speed.

He had only thought of a cutback pass from the byline, but he hadn't expected Manchester United's defenders to be so quick to get into position. Now, if he passed the ball to Deisler, the attack would most likely be disrupted.

Just as he hesitated, he suddenly saw a person in a white jersey waving for the ball on the other side of Manchester United's penalty area in the distance. Without thinking about who it was, Ribery immediately kicked the ball with the inside of his left foot. The ball flew towards the other side of Manchester United's penalty area without any spin.

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