Gu Ran's injury looked scary, his socks and sneakers were stained with blood, but after wiping off the blood, there was only a shallow wound on his calf.

Fortunately, Maverick slid down to his knees quickly, otherwise the wound would have healed on its own.

This kind of "medical miracle" is not the first time that Maf has witnessed it.

Mai Fu then skillfully disinfected and bandaged Gu Ran's wound.

While bandaging the wound, Maverick said, "Gu, you can ask for a substitution. If you feel uncomfortable and want to rest, I will tell Coach Adkins immediately."

Gu Ran immediately said: "No, I'm fine, thank you Mai Fu, see you after we win the game!"

Mave nodded touchedly, "Okay! Keep going!"

Mave packed up his medical kit and prepared to leave.

Gu Ran said again: "Hi, Mai Fu——"

Mai Fu quickly asked, "What's wrong, Gu? Did I bandage it too tight?"

Gu Ran grinned, "No, what I want to say is: your sliding knees just now were very beautiful."

Mave chuckled, "Thank you, I practiced this especially for you."

After Maverick left the field, Gu Ran continued to sit on the grass, putting the blood-stained and torn socks back on his legs and tidying them up.

Lallana came over and asked, "Gu, you created this penalty, do you want to take the penalty yourself?"

Gu Ran smiled and said, "No, Lallana, you play."

After all, the penalty attributes have not been displayed yet, and no points have ever been added.

This penalty kick is also very important. Only by successfully taking this penalty kick can we establish an advantage as soon as possible.

Therefore, Lallana, who has more experience in penalty kicks, has to take the penalty.

Lallana said admiringly: "Gu, you are so generous! Okay, I'll take the kick - but I missed a penalty last time, and it was your follow-up shot that made it go in. I'm afraid I'll miss it this time too."

It doesn’t matter, I can still make up for it this time.

Gu Ran thought so in his heart, but he blessed: "Lallana, I believe in you, you will definitely score this time. Come on, if you score this goal, you can score twice."

Lallana took a deep breath and said, "Okay! Now that you put it that way, I feel confident!"

Lallana took two steps, then turned back and said to Gu Ran, "How about... I'll give you a discount this time, one penalty in exchange for four assists."

Damn, Lallana, you are such a fuss!

Gu Ran said unhappily: "No."

"Well, what about one penalty for three? I'm already very sincere."

"Go kick it!"

"Okay, okay, look at you, why are you still so anxious?"

Lallana then held his head high and walked to the penalty spot.

Gu Ran also quickly put on his sneakers and socks, and stood outside the penalty area, ready to make a follow-up shot at any time.

Portsmouth goalkeeper Jamie Ashdown waved his arms in front of the goal, trying to disrupt Lallana's mentality.

Lallana took small steps to run up, and suddenly broke out in the second half, shooting with the outside of his left foot into the upper left corner!

Goalkeeper Jamie Ashdown misjudged the direction and dived to the right!

The football is shot into the net!

The ball went in!!! "Yeah yeah yeah!"

After scoring the goal, Lallana excitedly opened his arms and rushed towards Gu Ran!

Gu Ran: Oh my! I was ready to insert...

"Thank you, Gu!" Lallana hugged Gu Ran excitedly, "Thanks to your blessing and encouragement!"

Gu Ran said: "Ahem, this is what I should do."

Lallana scored twice in the crucial duel between the two rivals! Both of his goals were entirely due to Gu Ran!

The referee signaled that the goal was valid, and the score on the big screen was changed to Portsmouth 1:3 Southampton!

The Southampton fans in the Milton Stand were completely excited! The Portsmouth fans were full of bitterness and couldn't believe the score.

Before the game, almost every media and bookmaker predicted that the home team Portsmouth would win easily, but...

There are still more than ten minutes left before the end of the game, and Portsmouth is running out of time! The game continues——

Portsmouth launched an almost crazy attack.

Gu Ran retreated deep from the attacking midfielder position and participated in the defense.

In the 82nd minute of the game, Harden Mullins suffered a thigh cramp when he accelerated to get rid of Gu Ran's pursuit, and he barely kicked the ball forward before falling to the ground.

Hammond picked up the ball in the backfield and, out of professional ethics, kicked the ball out of the sideline.

Hammond's behavior also won applause from some Portsmouth fans.

However, many Southampton fans are dissatisfied with the work ethic shown by Hammond.

The game was interrupted and Portsmouth's team doctor rushed to the court to treat Haden Mullins.

Harden Mullins covered his face in pain and shook his head, indicating that he could not continue.

He fought too hard in this match. Now it's not just a problem of cramps, the fundamental problem is that his physical energy has been completely exhausted.

Although we were playing against a League One team, the intensity of the match was no less than that of playing against Premier League giants.

That's how intense the derby between the two rivals can be.

Portsmouth head coach Pete Reid made an emergency substitution, No. 3 Carl Dixon was substituted and Haden Mullins was carried off on a stretcher.

Taking advantage of this time, Southampton players were replenishing water on the sidelines, drinking a lot of Sweet Root Water Electrolyte Drink.

After the substitution, Portsmouth's left midfielder Van Hierland suddenly ran out of bounds, picked up the football and threw it hard into the field.

Kanu immediately started from near the center circle, stopped the ball, dribbled, and went straight in!

Sneak attack!

It was a shameless, unethical sneak attack! Most of the Southampton players were still drinking water next to the visiting team's bench! According to the rules, the ball was indeed a throw-in for Portsmouth, but morally speaking, the ball was deliberately kicked out of bounds by Southampton to take care of the injured players on the field. Portsmouth should have returned the ball to Southampton after the kick-off.

This is what professional ethics is, this is what is aboveboard.

However, violations of professional ethics will not be penalized as fouls.

Portsmouth doesn't care about their reputation anymore! Now they just want to score goals!

Southampton fans cursed angrily!

The fans of Portsmouth cheered! Cheer for Kanu!

As long as Kanu's one-on-one goal is scored, the gap between the two teams can be narrowed to 1 goal, and Portsmouth will have a chance to equalize the score before the end of the game! Drag this knockout game into overtime!

The Southampton players raised their hands to appeal to the referee while chasing wildly.

When Van Hilland threw the ball out of bounds, Gu Ran immediately threw away the sweet root water electrolyte drink in his hand, and sprinted back at full speed from the halfway point, with a violent aesthetic! Goalkeeper Davis also abandoned the goal and rushed to the top of the penalty area to intercept Kanu one-on-one!

Kanu is very experienced. He made a fake move of a sudden stop and change of direction to shake off Davis, sent the ball to the empty space in the penalty area, and then followed up with a low shot into the empty goal!

Davis, with his body already unbalanced, stretched his toes to block the ball! The ball was touched by Davis' toes and slowed down significantly, but the path of the shot did not change and continued to head straight for the goal! Davis was helpless...

Southampton fans closed their eyes in pain and gave up.

Kanu raised his arms and prepared to celebrate his first goal of the game.

And at this moment, Gu Ran turned into a ray of lightning and rushed towards the goal line at a violent and aesthetic speed!

Seeing that the ball was about to cross the goal line, Gu Ran desperately fell to the ground and slid to the ground, hooking the ball and stopping it in place before the goal line! Gu Ran himself, due to the inertia of sprinting, his entire shoulder was pressed against the grass and hit the goal post heavily! The goal shook violently! This was super super super painful!

Just when the Southampton fans were sweating for Gu Ran, Gu Ran gritted his teeth and stood up!

Too hard! The whole stadium was suddenly silent! The Portsmouth fans who were cheering excitedly just now were all silent at this moment.

Kanu was also stunned, his heart beating wildly uncontrollably.

He really tried his best today... He really tried his best.

I almost had a heart attack.

But Gu Ran fought harder than him! More desperate than him! Kanu knelt directly in the penalty area, his eyes full of despair.

Southampton fans immediately roared like a tsunami! The cheers of "Chinese Dad" shook the stands of Fratton Park!

Gu Ran's flying save was so explosive! So iron-blooded! So inspiring!

A blow to the jaw, a bloody calf, a bang on the shoulder against the doorpost - none of this could break him!

Gu Ran is a living god of war!

After Gu Ran stood firm, he immediately passed the ball to Lambert in the weak area on the left side! Lambert immediately dribbled forward! Lallana attracted firepower in the middle, and Schneiderlin took the opportunity to penetrate into the right penalty area! Southampton's counterattack was like thunder! At this moment, every Southampton player held his breath!

They are going to make Portsmouth pay!!!

Portsmouth's defense was in chaos! The penalty area was full of gaps! Lambert saw the right moment and knocked the ball back to Hammond who was unmarked.

Hammond took a step forward and then passed the ball to Schneiderlin who was in a better position.

Schneiderlin heads the ball!

Goalkeeper Jamie Ashdown was attracted by Lallana, and by the time he realized Schneiderlin had shot, it was too late!

The ball went in! Schneiderlin scored with a header! Southampton's coordination in this thunderous fast break was great! From Gu's precise long pass of more than 50 meters in the backcourt, Southampton only used 3 passes and penetrated Portsmouth's goal in less than 10 seconds! Hammond also made meritorious contributions by contributing an assist.

The score on the big screen was rewritten again! Portsmouth 1:4 Southampton! Portsmouth failed to steal the chicken and lost the rice! They failed to steal the home and were beaten!

It's so addictive! It's so addictive! It's so addictive that it makes my blood boil!

There were still 5 minutes left before the end of the regular time. With a difference of 3 goals, Southampton almost won the game! After the goal, almost all Southampton players rushed back to their own half frantically to celebrate with Gu Ran! This ball was not scored by Gu Ran, nor was it assisted by Gu Ran. Gu Ran did not get the data, but 99.99% of this wave of extreme defensive counterattacks was Gu Ran's credit! Without Gu Ran's reckless and never giving up, without Gu Ran's super high vision and accurate backcourt passes, without Gu Ran's iron-blooded spirit and the appeal of the desire to win, there would be no goal that made all Southampton fans excited! Gu Ran's kick was the horn for the Saints to move forward, and it also sounded the death knell for the Pompey Legion! With such an exciting scene, Southampton fans were extremely happy and enjoyed it to the extreme!

Southampton fans wantonly mocked Portsmouth fans! Yes, they have the right to do so! Because they have "Chinese father" Gu Ran! The diehard Pompeys in the "Flatton End" stands are all crying with their faces covered.

Southampton's goal made them feel ashamed and painful.

Portsmouth used all sorts of dishonourable and unprofessional tactics and thought they could steal a goal to narrow the gap, but they were instantly counter-attacked.

The Pompeii Army realized at this time that it was not that Southampton was too strong, but that Gu Ran was too buggy! They were really going to lose...

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" Coach Adkins excitedly hugged assistant coach Andy, jumping and dancing excitedly like two old kids!

Playing away from home, the score was 1:4, and they won by stepping on the corpse of their mortal enemy. It was so cool! The comments in the live broadcast room were overwhelming!

"Gu Ran is awesome!"

"This is so exciting, damn!"

"My wife asked me why I was kneeling to watch the game! I felt like I was ready again, so I turned over and handed her a homework assignment!"

"...I have to say it, brother, you are a little fast!"

"No matter how fast you are, you won't be as fast as Gu Ran!"

"Fuck! This is so cool! After watching this game, I can go without sleep for three days and three nights!"

"I never thought the game would be so exciting!"

"I thought that since both teams were not from the Premier League, the match would just be a fight between weak teams, but it turned out to be so exciting!"

“When I think about watching such exciting games every week, I feel so excited that my whole body is shaking!”

"The whole audience is shouting 'China Daddy'! Gu Ran really brings honor to us Chinese men!"

"I declare that from now on, the team that Gu Ran is in will be my main team!"

"I want to join Gu Ran's global fan club!"

"Brother, I am embarrassed to tell you, is this for Gu Ran? If you have a way to join the club, don't forget to bring me along!"

"I want Gu Ran's jersey! If I'm unlucky and don't win, I can buy it with my own money! If anyone has it, just name your price!"

Although the number of people online in the live broadcast room did not increase significantly, the total amount of gifts and rewards reached 180,000! At this time, the Portsmouth team made an emergency substitution and used two quotas.

Kanu, who was restricted by Gu Ran in this game, was substituted.

Jonathan Hogg, who was obviously scared after being hit in the balls, was also replaced.

Coach Pete Reed replaced two offensive midfielders and changed the formation to 3231 - Pete Reed had to go all out in the little time left and drag the game into overtime!

Southampton also started to make substitutions.

Vice-captain Walton could no longer run, and young center back Aaron Martin got the chance to play.

Southampton still has one substitution left, but coach Adkins is not in a hurry to use it and will wait until injury time is approaching.

Coach Adkins plans to leave the last substitution spot for Gu Ran.

After all, now that the overall situation has been decided, it is more important to prevent Gu Ran from getting hurt.

The game continues.

Portsmouth, trailing by three goals, had not given up and began to attack desperately.

The Southampton team, with high morale, naturally did not back down and pressed and strangled the opponent from a high position throughout the field.

The two sides fought from the beginning to the end! There was no let-up!

The physical confrontation between the two sides not only did not decrease as the score widened, but became even more desperate.

The game was in the 87th minute.

Portsmouth pressed across half court after a few quick passes.

Gu Ran sprinted back aggressively.

Under the pressure of Gu Ran's powerful aura of dominance, Liam Lawrence made a mistake in his haste and kicked the diagonal pass in the middle! Lambert immediately slipped and tackled, poking the ball to Gu Ran in the middle!

Facing the double team of Greg Halford and Ricardo Rocha, Gu Ran managed to stop the ball with a half-turn, and at the same time he kicked through the crotch! He stopped and passed! He exploded at the same time!

The whole set of movements was like lightning, extremely smooth and gorgeous! Greg Halford and Ricardo Rocha quickly closed the door to defend, but they both collided with each other! Gu Ran had already passed between the two of them one step ahead, with the blessing of the Son of Wind and the King of Highbury, he dribbled the ball straight into Portsmouth's half with a violent aesthetic!

A one-on-one chance! ——With two minutes left in the first half injury time, Gu Ran missed a one-on-one chance! And now, the regular time of the game has not yet ended, and the referee can't blow the whistle even if he wants to!

The passion of Southampton fans was ignited again!

The saints' adrenaline was rushing to their peak, and they were screaming and shouting wildly!

"Go! Dad!"

"Kill Pompeii! Don't show any mercy!"

"1:5! 1:5!"

"Gu! I love you! I want to sleep with you! My best friend wants to join us too!"

Some female fans at the scene took off their bras and expressed their love to Gu Ran crazily!

——Of course, such shots cannot be seen in the live broadcast room. All the cameras on the scene are now focused on Gu Ran! There is nothing in front of Gu Ran! Although the Portsmouth players behind him are desperately chasing, they can't even catch up with Gu Ran's shadow, and Gu Ran is falling further and further behind! Gu Ran's physical strength is also close to the limit, but Gu Ran does not hold back and continues to drive straight in! Portsmouth goalkeeper Jamie Ashdown left the goal and rushed to the edge of the penalty area, ready to intercept Gu Ran one-on-one!

Jamie Ashdown was tall and had long arms. He was very confident in his ability to save single shots in one-on-one situations! As long as he could entangle Gu Ran, he would be 100%, no, 99%, no, 70% to 80% sure that Gu Ran would not have time to shoot!

As long as they can hold Gu Ran back for 3 seconds, Portsmouth’s defenders will be able to catch up!

Gu Ran dribbled the ball to the top of the penalty area, and more than 30 meters away from the empty goal, he suddenly stopped the ball with his reverse foot, then swung his right leg and kicked directly on the spot!

Long shot!!!

The door is empty, who the hell would bother with you?

Heavy artillery long-range shot: Cloud-piercing arrows +3!

Heavy artillery long-range shot: Earth-shattering +3!

Heavy artillery long-range: cruise missile +1!

Top pass and shot: God’s kick +2!

Set piece: Crescent Moon Scimitar +4!

Add to that the wonderful bonus buff of the review-style celebration action!

Full firepower!

The football drew a powerful and domineering curved arc in front of everyone's eyes, and shot into the empty goal! One-on-one expert Jamie Ashdown was stunned!

His behavior of abandoning the goal to attack made him look like a fool in front of Gu Ran's unreasonable and domineering long shot!

The football shot into the net without any suspense! The huge impact force lifted the net up! The whole goal was buzzing and shaking!

The ball goes in! 1:5!

Gu Ran will never let his fans down!

After scoring the goal, Gu Ran clenched his fists and roared to the sky! Awesome! It was so awesome!

The physical energy is completely exhausted, not a drop left! But this feeling of completely released dopamine gushing out is something that only... men can understand!

This goal completely destroyed the Pompey Army! The Milton Stand was boiling! Southampton fans inside and outside the stadium were celebrating the victory in advance!

The barrage in the live broadcast room - it’s down!

The live broadcast room server crashed due to too much instantaneous barrage loading! ——This is a second-hand server of "World of Warcraft" bought from Jiucheng to save money, and it really doesn't work!

Although this match was only the first round of the knockout round of the cup, which was not very valuable, it was no exaggeration to say that being able to advance on the corpse of the mortal enemy was more satisfying than winning the cup championship! The excited Southampton players rushed to the penalty area of ​​Portsmouth and pressed Gu Ran under them to celebrate!

Coach Adkins was so excited that he quickly asked the fourth official for a substitution.

In order to protect Gu Ran, Coach Adkins didn't want to let Gu Ran be in danger for even a second.

The fourth official raised a sign, indicating that five minutes of extra time would be added to the second half.

At the same time, Holmes replaced Gu Ran.

Gu Ran got up and limped off the field.

His leg had been injured before, but it wasn't serious. The reason he was limping now was because his physical strength had been completely drained and it was difficult for him to walk.

——After you have made up for your shortcomings and upgraded your personal rating to A level, you still have to continue to strengthen your physical fitness.

Long-term goal: Get enough energy before playing in the Premier League and Champions League! Seeing Gu Ran being substituted, all the Southampton fans stood up, clapping rhythmically and singing the song "There is a young and handsome Oriental man named Gu Ran" to Gu Ran.

The second half of the song is a complete mockery of Portsmouth.

The fans of Portsmouth were all in a state of mental collapse. Some extreme fans made insulting gestures to Gu Ran from a distance, some fans cried and cursed, and some fans threw drink bottles at Gu Ran in anger.

Gu Ran doesn’t care at all!

This feeling of “you can’t stand me but you can’t get rid of me” is also kind of refreshing!

Gu Ran walked slowly to the sidelines and high-fived Holmes, who replaced him.

Holmes immediately ran quickly into the green field.

Coach Adkins and assistant coach Andy came over to hug Gu Ran! "Gu! Well done! Great job!"

"Fuck it! It's so satisfying to slaughter our mortal enemies by such a large margin!"

"Gu! You're our hero! I'm so proud of you!"

Gu Ran quickly said: "Thank you, thank you both coaches, this is all thanks to your good guidance."

Team doctor Mai Fu and physical therapist Gregory rushed over anxiously, "Two coaches, please wait and praise! Gu! Is your shoulder okay? Come with us back to the locker room for examination and treatment!"

"Right, right, right!" Coach Adkins said quickly, "Gu, go get treatment!"

"Okay, I'm fine, I can walk by myself..."

Without waiting for Gu Ran to finish speaking, Mai Fu and Grigori carried Gu Ran on both sides and headed to the locker room.

The game continued, but there was no suspense anymore.

In the 5 minutes of injury time, Southampton and Portsmouth attacked and defended each other, but neither team scored a new goal.

As soon as the 5 minutes were up, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.

The final score, Portsmouth 1:5 Southampton!

Southampton defeated Portsmouth, who had just been relegated from the Premier League, despite being in a very unfavorable situation, and advanced to the second round of the League Cup!

Gu Ran made 1 assist and 2 shots! Created 1 penalty! Assisted in scoring 1 goal! Post-match rating 8.8! Player of the match! (End of this chapter)