"Bale's shot! Van der Sar reacted quickly, punching the ball away from the danger zone... Rivaldo! A volley!!!" Lineker's voice was incredibly excited, "Wow!! A world-class goal!!! Leeds United have retaliated, it's as if Li Shiguang is telling Ferguson, even if I sold Berbatov to you, I still have other players in my team who can score equally spectacular goals!!!"
The emotions of the viewers in front of the television were also stirred by Rheinkel.
Everyone watched in disbelief as the ball hurtled past the post and into Manchester United's goal, with Van der Sar, who had just run into the middle, becoming the backdrop for this spectacular goal.
From the moment Lahm and Rooney clashed for the ball in the Leeds United penalty area, the cheers and encouragement at Elland Road never stopped. Leeds United fans wanted to cheer on their players in this way.
They were eventually rewarded when the football flew into the goal, and the cheers from the crowd reached a fever pitch.
The same was true on the Leeds United bench; everyone ran towards Rivaldo, who was already celebrating on the sidelines, with exaggerated expressions, and huddled together in a wild celebration. Li Shiguang, with his large frame, was even blocked from the sidelines and couldn't squeeze in...
"Rivaldo scored a fantastic goal! The Brazilian veteran, whose playing time has been greatly reduced this season, is still contributing! Van der Sar did a great job, stopping Bale's first shot, but he was completely helpless against Rivaldo's!" Eddie Gray's voice was filled with excitement. "Ladies and gentlemen, cheer! The score has been changed again, Leeds United now leads Manchester United 2-1!"
"That was absolutely brilliant! It felt like seeing Rivaldo back in Barcelona four years ago... and he'd only been on the pitch for less than two minutes! Kevin, all I can say is that Lee's substitution was perfectly timed." The television replayed Leeds United's counter-attack repeatedly, and Lineker seriously analyzed the impact of Lee's substitution on Leeds United's attack. "Look at that counter-attack from Leeds United just now. Park Ji-sung and Carrick were completely drawn to Toure at the edge of the penalty area. They didn't even realize Rivaldo had moved to that position. It's hard to imagine what Manchester United's defenders were thinking. Even though he's almost 35, you can't let a former World Player of the Year get a shot off so easily..."
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Meanwhile, the entire Leeds United team was celebrating their victory wildly, with players cheering, jumping for joy, and hugging each other, releasing their inner happiness and excitement.
Meanwhile, the Manchester United players on the other side were filled with frustration.
After nearly 20 minutes of attacking, and another corner kick of their own, Leeds United seized the opportunity to score on a counter-attack.
This is exactly the same as the first half!
Ferguson was furious and, unable to contain himself any longer, he unleashed a torrent of abuse on Ronaldo and Park Ji-sung.
"Cristiano! Can't you track back? Didn't I tell you to help Neville defend when the opponent counter-attacks? If you can't keep up, I'll substitute you immediately!"
“Park! Use your brain! I asked you to help Carrick defend that big black guy, but I didn’t ask you to completely ignore everyone else! How did you manage to leave such a huge gap on the right side without even glancing at them? If all you have in your head is your muscles, I don’t mind using another substitution to take you out!”
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Rivaldo's stunning goal greatly boosted Leeds United's morale.
This also made Manchester United's players restless, since there was less than half an hour left in the game, and they would need to score two more goals if they wanted to take away 3 points.
Influenced by this mentality, Manchester United subconsciously sped up their attacking pace after restarting the game, but they also made more and more mistakes. Several attacking opportunities were ultimately passed out of bounds under pressure from Leeds United.
Li Shiguang, observing this from the sidelines, substituted Yaya Touré, the hero of the match, and Mascherano, who was exhausted, and brought on Modric and Alonso to strengthen control in midfield. Leeds United also returned to their most familiar 4-2-3-1 formation.
In the 77th minute, Leeds United intercepted the ball in their own half, and Ribery was tackled out of bounds by Neville after dribbling the ball across the halfway line.
Leeds United were awarded a throw-in in the attacking third.
It seemed that Manchester United's players were still caught up in the recent attack, and even though Neville was shouting for them to get back on defense, United's defense was slow to get organized.
Torres took the opportunity to run behind Manchester United's two center-backs, and Ribery, who finally had a chance to break into the attacking third today, immediately threw the ball to him.
There is no concept of offside when the ball is out of bounds.
Torres received the ball smoothly and controlled it with his right foot before sprinting towards Manchester United's penalty area. Vidic was so startled that he quickly turned around and ran over to mark him closely.
Torres had just dribbled into the penalty area when he suddenly stopped abruptly and changed direction swiftly. This caught Vidic off guard, who could only watch helplessly as Torres swept past him. Then, without hesitation, Torres unleashed a beautiful curling shot with his left foot. The ball traced a graceful arc through the air, flying straight towards the top left corner of the Manchester United goal.
Van der Sar was arguably Manchester United's most focused player on the pitch, his eyes wide and piercing as he intently watched Torres. Suddenly, Torres's shot startled him, but Van der Sar reacted swiftly, shifting his foot and body to meet the challenge. However, Torres's shot was too precise and too fast; despite Van der Sar's best efforts, he couldn't reach the ball.
Fortunately, Van der Sar, who had landed on the ground, did not hear the sound of the ball hitting the net, which relieved him!
Torres made a beautiful run, but unfortunately his left foot is not his dominant foot, so the arc of his shot was slightly too large, causing the ball to just graz the far post and go out of bounds!
"Oh wow wow wow~~ Fernando! Beautiful shot... Oh dear, what a pity!"
A collective gasp of disappointment erupted from the stands behind the Manchester United goal.
Torres also knelt on the grass, holding his head in his hands, looking regretful. He had missed a chance that could have sealed the victory.
However, this goal gave Manchester United's players a real scare, and they no longer dared to focus all their energy on attacking.
Just then, stoppage time arrived, and with Ronaldo's powerful shot from inside the right side of the penalty area going over the crossbar, the referee blew the final whistle.
Leeds United finally completed a comeback at home, defeating Manchester United 2-1 and keeping the valuable 3 points at Elland Road.
Li Shiguang also won his first match against Ferguson this season...
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