I heard a jumble of footsteps behind me.
Adriano knew that someone was chasing him, and if nothing unexpected happened, it was one of Chelsea's two strikers.
There were also three Chelsea defenders directly in front of him.
Which way should it be sent?
Or should I dribble past them myself?
Adriano's mind raced as he quickly assessed the current situation.
Bale's high-speed run down the left flank had already drawn the attention of Chelsea's full-back who had just crossed the ball, while on his right, Lampard and Mikel were both closing in on his path.
After making a quick judgment.
Adriano made a move that surprised everyone.
He didn't pass the ball. Taking advantage of Kaká and Bale diverting his attention, Adriano shifted the ball to his left front, unleashing his full explosive power and accelerating forward!
Lampard, who was steadily moving towards this side, clearly did not expect Adriano to choose not to pass the ball but to dribble past him. By the time he reacted, Adriano had already run ahead of him with the ball.
Meanwhile, Joe Cole and Malouda, who were chasing after Adriano, were also taken aback by Adriano's sudden acceleration, as was Glen Johnson, who was maintaining a steady pace of retreat.
It only takes a second or two.
Adriano, who had already accelerated to full speed, had dribbled the ball all the way to the center line.
Seeing that his teammates had been completely left behind by the Brazilian striker.
Glen Johnson, who had been keeping an eye on Bale's movements, could no longer hold back. He made a desperate move and charged toward Adriano, determined to keep the ball or the man in midfield, even if it meant a sliding tackle.
But Adriano didn't give Johnson that chance.
He wasn't a reckless player who blindly dribbled the ball without paying attention to anything else; he kept an eye on the opponent's defense, so Adriano had already spotted Glen Johnson when he started his run.
As Johnson charged toward Adriano, the Brazilian, who had already adjusted his pace, judged the timing of Johnson's tackle. He simply stretched out his left foot and poked the ball forward, then pushed off again with his foot. Before Johnson could react, he and the ball had broken through the English full-back's defense!
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"My God! What is Adriano trying to do? Bale has completely opened up space, why isn't he passing the ball?!" In the studio, Lineker exclaimed in surprise as he watched Adriano dribbling the ball. "It's over, Johnson is already charging in. Facing a four-man encirclement, Adriano can't possibly..."
"WTF!?" Lineker was interrupted by what he saw on TV. "What the hell did I just see? He sped up again!? Adriano simply poked the ball forward, and he dribbled past Johnson, who was rushing to defend him!!"
"Adriano is in great form!! I have reason to believe he's been lying low for a long time!" Compared to the flustered Lineker, Jon's voice was much calmer. "Chelsea's entire midfield defense has been breached. Now, all that's left in front of Adriano is the defense of Carvalho and Ben Haim. Honestly, it's time to pass the ball!"
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Just as the two commentators said.
After getting past Glen Johnson, Adriano has very few Chelsea players left to face.
Even including Cech in front of goal, Chelsea only has three players left who can put defensive pressure on Adriano.
Adriano had no intention of passing the ball.
Just as Li Shiguang and the other two on the sidelines had hoped.
After a year of silence, the "King of the San Siro" seems to have awakened at the new Wembley Stadium!
That nearly 40-meter run just now awakened the super striker genes that were dormant within Adriano.
I want to score!
At this moment, only these four words were in the Brazilian striker's mind!
Catching up with the football.
Adriano pushed the ball forward again, then glanced at another blue figure rushing towards him.
He exerted force with his feet again.
The speed has been improved once again.
Adriano didn't even pay attention to who was the person in front of him trying to stop him from breaking through.
In his eyes at that moment.
The Chelsea goal was only about 40 meters away!
Carvalho rushed up to defend.
His speed was decent; according to his previous calculations, he was able to clear the ball before Adriano could catch up with it.
But he clearly didn't realize that Adriano could accelerate again!
So when Carvalho raised his right leg to kick the ball, which had rolled in front of him, towards the sideline.
Sudden.
A foot wearing black sneakers came into Carvalho's view.
Immediately afterwards.
The ball, which he was about to kick out of bounds, was poked away by this foot!
When Carvalho realized he had missed and looked up, Adriano, who had already run past, only left him with the back of number 18!
It's a one-on-one situation!
After getting past Carvalho, Adriano had no other obstacles in his path.
Meanwhile, Cech was still hesitating on the edge of the penalty area, struggling with whether or not he should come out to challenge the defender.
Adriano quickly made the choice for him, as the Brazilian had already dribbled the ball into the penalty area!
However, just as Cech moved his body forward...
Adriano, who had already run to the penalty spot, did not hesitate at all. He didn't even raise his head. His innate shooting instincts made him know exactly where the goal was.
He kicked the ball, shot, and completed the action in one fluid motion.
"Adriano!!!" With Lineker's deliberately drawn-out roar, the football flew towards the bottom right corner of the goal.
Cech did respond.
As soon as the ball left Adriano's feet, he immediately spread his arms and threw his entire body to the left, trying to stop the ball's advance in this way.
But he was too slow!
Adriano's powerful shot sent the ball into high speed as it left his foot.
In front of 90,000 fans at the stadium.
The football flew past Cech's body and then plunged into the bottom right corner of Chelsea's goal!
"Gooooooooooool!! Adriano Wright Ribeiro!! He's scored his first official goal since joining Leeds United!!" Lineker's face was flushed, his eyes conveying disbelief. "Adriano broke through Chelsea's defense in a way no one could have imagined!! He took on the entire Chelsea defense!! At this moment, he is the new king of Wembley!!"
2-0!
In the 41st minute, Adriano's solo run helped Leeds United extend their lead once again!
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