"Adriano!! Adriano!!" Lineker shouted in the studio, raising his arms. "The Brazilian striker has helped Leeds United equalize!"
"That was a beautiful goal!" Jon shouted excitedly. "Leeds United chose the most reliable way to put the ball in Manchester United's goal in this attack! From our perspective, Kaká and Ribery both had shooting opportunities, but perhaps out of fear of the in-form Schmeichel today, they didn't choose to shoot directly. Instead, they used the safest method, letting Adriano finish the final blow!"
Adriano was ecstatic after scoring, and he slid down to his knees in front of the Manchester United fans in the stands who were booing him loudly!
The other Leeds United players also ran over and surrounded Adriano, celebrating wildly.
Li Shiguang was also very excited. When Kaka passed the ball into the penalty area, he clenched his fists, raised his arm subconsciously, and stared intently at the direction of Manchester United's penalty area.
The moment Adriano put the ball into the Manchester United goal.
Li Shiguang finally raised his arm and swung it forcefully, facing the direction where Ferguson was standing, and excitedly threw a series of punches!
In comparison.
Manchester United were a bit frustrated after conceding the goal.
Ferguson didn't look in Li Shiguang's direction because he knew that, given Li Shiguang's personality, he was definitely being arrogant right now, and if he turned to look at him, it would only make Li Shiguang more arrogant!
Schmeichel got up and looked at his teammates with a bit of helplessness, especially Ferdinand, who was staring blankly at the ball in the goal, and spread his hands.
This kind of ball really left Schmeichel helpless. He had done everything he could, but in this defensive play, the other players in Manchester United's defense were broken through a little too easily.
Kasper Schmeichel was in phenomenal form today, but he couldn't take on three opponents alone.
If Kaká and Ribery both choose to shoot after receiving the ball, Schmeichel feels confident he can save it.
But they gave up the chance to score.
The outcome was already decided the moment you chose to pass the ball!
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Facing the crowd who ran back to the bench to celebrate, Li Shiguang smiled broadly and affectionately patted his head: "Kaka, after you got past Carrick, why didn't you choose to shoot directly? Wasn't that distance already within your shooting range?"
Kaka scratched the back of his head and chuckled: "Boss, the opposing goalkeeper is in pretty good form today. I'm worried that if I take a long shot, he'll still save it."
"Hahahaha." Li Shiguang nodded in satisfaction, then turned to Ribery and joked, "And you, Frank, why aren't you shooting? Double the goal bonus is more than double the assist bonus!"
“Me too, boss!” Ribery grinned and replied, “Kasper is in such good form today! If he saves my shot, I won’t get the goal bonus, or even the assist bonus!”
Ribery's comment made the Leeds United players laugh. They had almost forgotten about the double bonus for today, but now Li Shiguang brought it up again.
It seems that a 1-1 score isn't enough...
After the celebration ended.
The Leeds United players gradually returned to their positions, with Berbatov and Ronaldo already waiting in the center circle.
In any case, after fifteen minutes, the two sides were back to square one!
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After the game restarted.
Manchester United did not choose to slow down like Leeds United did after conceding a goal, but immediately launched a counterattack. This was their home ground, and a draw would not satisfy the fans sitting in the stands!
Leeds United, having just equalized, were in high spirits and naturally wouldn't be afraid of Manchester United's attack.
This goes on and on.
After a slightly slower pace for the first fifteen minutes, both sides resumed their offensive and counter-offensive tactics!
Seventy-fourth minute.
Manchester United advanced the ball into the attacking third, but Berbatov faltered when passing the ball, and the ball rolled slowly back to Scholes, which was intercepted by the quick-reacting Lahm.
Without hesitation, Lahm passed the ball to the left wing after intercepting it. Bale received the ball and began sprinting down the wing.
At the same time.
Adriano and Ibrahimovic changed direction and started running towards Manchester United's half.
Bale had just dribbled the ball across the halfway line when he glanced up at his teammates and then forcefully passed the ball out, which landed right in front of Adriano.
"Beautiful! Bale's through ball! This is Leeds United's quick counter-attack!"
Although Adriano received the ball, Ferdinand quickly positioned himself and kept physically interfering with him. Under such entanglement, it was difficult for Adriano to bring the ball into the penalty area immediately.
While the two players were battling for the ball, Manchester United's players quickly moved back into position, returning to their own penalty area to reorganize their defense.
In this situation, Adriano abandoned the idea of forcing his way into the penalty area. He used his strong body to push Ferdinand inside, created space, looked at his teammates making runs forward to receive the ball, and passed the ball to the center without hesitation.
The ball was passed to Kaká.
However, as Manchester United's primary target for marking, Kaka hadn't even received the ball when Carrick and substitute Park Ji-sung rushed up to him, intending to prevent Kaka from receiving Adriano's pass.
Kaka never even considered getting the ball.
He ran towards the ball, and after confirming that Carrick and Park Ji-sung were both focused on him, Kaká spread his legs and let the ball pass between them.
When Carrick and Park Ji-sung, who were rushing up, realized this and turned their attention to the ball, Modric had already appeared in front of the rolling ball and raised his right leg!
Vidic rushed forward, trying to use his body to block Modric's long-range shot.
But Modric did the same thing, pulling back most of the force of his right leg as he swung it, and with a gentle flick, he bypassed Vidic, who was already sliding in to tackle, and then raised his left leg and slammed it into the ball!
Schmeichel made an immediate save, but he didn't touch the ball. Fortunately, the post saved Manchester United this time.
"Bang!!"
The football struck the outside of the post with a loud thud and flew out of bounds.
The fans in the stands behind the Manchester United goal were also terrified!
"Modric—! What a pity! The post saved Manchester United from disaster!" Lineker said with a look of regret.
Modric was also not happy with his kick; he rubbed his face vigorously, looking helpless.
This was a golden opportunity to take the lead, but the Old Trafford post denied him and Leeds United at this crucial moment...
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