Chapter 152
The halftime break passed quickly and the players returned to the field one after another.
In the first half of the game, Rooney created a one-point lead for Manchester United, but this was not enough. Newcastle's players were like eager opponents.
"The second half begins! Let's see Newcastle's counterattack!"
The commentator looked at the screen in the broadcast room and saw that Newcastle's midfielder took the ball and then made a large transfer to send the ball to the frontcourt.
"Keane made a long clearance! No Newcastle teammate could catch up with the ball!"
Cristiano was in the front position of the midfield. He jumped to grab the first landing point of the ball, then turned his back and stopped the ball with his chest, blocking the Newcastle players behind him, and quickly passed the ball to Giggs with his right foot.
Seeing this, Newcastle's full-back hurriedly caught up with Giggs. Giggs ran a few steps with the ball and glanced at Cristiano. He saw that the boy had quickly run to the middle of the road, while the Newcastle defender had left a gap in his defense!
Giggs narrowed his eyes, kicked a beautiful arc pass, and returned the ball to Cristiano's feet again!
Cristiano gently headed the ball forward, skillfully unloading the spinning ball. Then he quickly dribbled the ball and rushed towards Newcastle's goal. A white figure was like thunder.
The Newcastle defender behind Cristiano was caught off guard and turned around to chase him, but he couldn't catch up with the distance.
"Ronaldo has a one-on-one opportunity!! What a great chance!" The commentator in the broadcast room couldn't help but nervously lean forward slightly, his eyes fixed on the back of the white number seven speeding across the screen.
Cristiano dribbled the ball straight into the penalty area and faced Newcastle's goalkeeper!
He quickly adjusted his pace and then kicked the ball!
"GOAL!! Ronaldo easily shot the ball into the net! Less than five minutes into the second half, Cristiano Ronaldo extended Manchester United's lead to 2-0!" The commentator exclaimed, "A beautiful one-on-one shot, so easy, Cristiano didn't let the opportunity slip away!"
The guest reluctantly said: "Ronaldo seems to have finally regained some form."
The commentator ignored the guest's words and continued to talk on his own: "This is Cristiano Ronaldo's 20th goal in the Premier League this season! Now that the schedule is about to be halfway through, is it possible for Ronaldo to break his highest number of goals last season?!"
Upon hearing this, the guest immediately laughed and said, "Ha, that's hard to say. The clubs that Manchester United have faced in the past few rounds of the league are not traditional strong teams, and strong teams like Arsenal and Chelsea are still behind. Does Ronaldo still have a chance to score as many goals as he did in the previous rounds?"
"Looking at the current standings, Arsenal and Chelsea are tied for first place, followed by Manchester United. If Manchester United want to win the Premier League title for three consecutive years, they will have to keep up in the subsequent games." The commentator changed the subject.
"Three consecutive championships?" The guest laughed, "This is a beautiful dream for Manchester United."
"Dreaming is free, haha, if you want to dream, dream big!" The commentator laughed, and when he turned his gaze back to the field, he saw Newcastle's head coach making a gesture.
The commentator said: "Newcastle has proposed a substitution! It seems that they are going to abandon the conservative offensive and defensive lineup and push forward to fight for the ball."
Newcastle replaced two players in one go, but Ferguson remained silent on Manchester United's side.
Newcastle's head coach gestured to his players, and soon it was obvious that Newcastle's offensive rhythm had changed significantly after the substitution.
But in contrast, Newcastle also gave up its defensive advantage.
When the ball was intercepted by Manchester United, Newcastle's counterattack became even weaker.
"Alan tackled the ball! Ronaldo seemed to be asking Alan for the ball?" the guest said, "A midfielder asking a striker for the ball?"
Cristiano's position at Manchester United has always been midfielder because he can always connect the entire team's offense.
Although his goal scoring efficiency is incredibly high, his performance in midfield is equally good, so Ferguson just moved Cristiano forward, but still, Cristiano's position is a midfielder, and Manchester United's forwards are Alan and Rooney.
In anyone's eyes, a midfielder asking a striker for the ball is nonsense - except that the midfielder is Cristiano.
"Alan passes the ball to Ronaldo." The commentator added, "After all, this is Ronaldo, of course Alan will give the ball to him!"
"Ronaldo dribbled the ball and broke through Newcastle's defense again!!" the commentator's voice was slightly excited.
Cristiano dribbled the ball from the left side, shook off Newcastle's defender, and suddenly accelerated into the penalty area, but soon after, Newcastle's defensive player rushed to the front of the goal and snatched the ball from Cristiano's feet and kicked it away.
"Ronaldo's ball was intercepted!" The guest said, "This is a good chance to score a goal."
"Newcastle's players returned to defense very quickly, but the ball was not distributed well and was not cleared... Sure enough! And! The ball returned to Cristiano's feet!" The commentator's voice changed from depressed and regretful to excited and tense, and the transition took only a few seconds!
The chance on the court is only a matter of seconds!
There were many players in front of the Newcastle goal, and several pairs of feet were fighting for the ball. The ball was just cleared by a Newcastle player and sent out, and the ball brushed past Cristiano's heel. Cristiano almost instinctively pushed back, and the ball fell into the net in full view of everyone!
"The ball goes in!?! Ronaldo scores with a back-heel shot!? This goal is so dramatic!!!" The commentator jumped up from his seat in surprise, pointing at the big screen and said excitedly.
The guest was speechless for a moment. He couldn't help but stare at the playback on the big screen and watch it again carefully without missing a frame.
The ball was intercepted by Cristiano and just as it reached the feet of a Newcastle player, Rooney suddenly made a forward run and shot the ball into the post. Then another Newcastle player immediately kicked the ball diagonally away, but in the rush and panic, the ball was just behind Cristiano. The timing of Cristiano's impromptu kick was perfect, and the force and angle seemed to be a work of genius that came to him in a flash of inspiration. It is impossible to replicate this goal.
"If I could have such luck in a major competition..." the guest said, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the excited commentator beside him.
"This is Ronaldo's absolute control of the ball! He is a genius in football! This goal is simply! Unparalleled!"
Guests: “…”
After scoring the goal, Cristiano immediately rushed to the stands excitedly. His teammates were stunned by this unexpected goal. When they reacted and rushed over to celebrate, they couldn't catch up with the running Cristiano at all.
Cristiano excitedly slid on the grass, leaving a long trail. Then, Alan, Rooney, Giggs and others jumped onto Cristiano's shoulders one after another from behind. Ferdinand rushed to Cristiano, and excitedly pinched Cristiano's cheek with one hand and patted Chris' face with the other hand, shouting with joy: "Beautiful! Ronnie! So beautiful! Damn, how did you come up with that!"
Cristiano grinned foolishly. He struggled to get up from the oppression of Alan and others. There was an obvious light red fingerprint on his face where Ferdinand pinched him. He said: "The ball found me! There is a tacit understanding between me and it!"
As he spoke, he pointed to his chest with pride and satisfaction.
Keane, Neville and others smiled and rubbed the proud No. 7's head, "Keep it up!"
The score between Newcastle and Manchester United was pulled to 3-0, and it was much more difficult to equalize the score. The morale of the entire team was hit low by this goal.
In the next ten minutes, Newcastle scored two goals in succession by Giggs and Alan.
The game came to the last 88th minute, Neville made a high cross from the wing, and the ball went straight in front of the goal!
Just then, a figure suddenly rushed in front of Newcastle's goal, jumped high, and headed the ball into the goal again!
"It's Cristiano Ronaldo again!!!!" The commentator gasped and shouted in disbelief, "Ronaldo heads the ball into the net! Manchester United's score against Newcastle has been extended to six to zero!!"
"Ronaldo! Hat trick!!" The commentator held the microphone and headset excitedly, "Ronaldo, who had no goals in the first half, scored three goals in just 45 minutes of regular time in the second half! Hat trick!"
The guest exhaled lightly, cleared his throat, and then said: "Newcastle was unable to save the defeat, congratulations to Manchester United for getting another three points in the league!"
The commentator looked at the other man, who smiled and said jokingly: "I said, don't be so sure when the game is only halfway through. My friend, Cristiano Ronaldo is always full of uncertainty and unexpected surprises."
"In this match, Ronaldo, who just won the title of European Golden Boy in Turin, used three goals in his first match to prove to the whole European continent that he deserves the title of Golden Boy!"
"Three goals, goals from three different parts of the body! Left foot, heel, head! He completely turned his body into a goal-scoring machine! Cristiano Ronaldo! An efficiency maniac!" The commentator held the microphone and praised loudly, as if he had let out a long sigh, while the guest next to him kept smiling awkwardly.
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