Davis urgently arranged a human wall, and Cardiff City's No. 7 Peter Whittingham stood at the penalty spot.

Whittingham glanced at the goal and the weak area of ​​the wall, then kicked a curve ball with his left foot.

This curve ball is extremely fast and powerful, but the curve is not very obvious.

Goalkeeper Davis judged the ball's path correctly and jumped up.

The football touched Davis' fingertips and changed its direction slightly...

The ball went in! A direct free kick goal! As the first half was about to enter injury time, Whittingham knocked on the Southampton team's door with a left-foot free kick! The referee blew the whistle to indicate that the goal was valid! The score on the big screen was immediately rewritten to Southampton 2:2 Cardiff City.

The two sides are back on the same starting line.

Cardiff Bluebirds fans happily jumped, danced and sang in the stands.

Although they had a disadvantage at the beginning, they scored two goals before the end of the first half!

If they continue to play like this, it seems certain that Cardiff City will win the game.

The Southampton players were very frustrated. There was indeed a gap in strength between them and Cardiff City, but being tied after leading by two goals was a huge psychological pressure.

Coach Adkins is under even greater psychological pressure.

In the last battle between the leaders of the English League One, coach Adkins adopted a Tian Ji horse racing strategy when Gu Ran was rested, in order to win the second knockout round of the English League Cup.

The last match against the leader was a disastrous 1:4 defeat. If they lose this knockout match where they gave their all... then Coach Adkins will really be responsible for the situation. The strategy of fighting on all fronts must be adjusted. It is time to return to the path of focusing on the English League One and completely give up the competition for the League Cup.

However, Coach Adkins did not rush to yell at the players. He just kept a poker face, crossed his arms over his chest and continued to observe the situation on the court.

Cardiff City did have a small climax during this period, but their actual means of scoring were relying on star player Bellamy's sense of goal and Chopra's diving to trick a free kick in an excellent position.

So, even though it’s 2:2, it’s not a big problem.

Coach Adkins observed that several of Cardiff City's main players were about to run out of steam.

The fourth official raised a sign announcing three minutes of injury time.

The Southampton team pressed forward as a whole, trying to cooperate in the middle and on the left side.

Gu Ran sprinted back and forth, and after a beautiful fried meatball move, he flashed out of the passing channel and lofted the ball to Schneiderlin on the right.

Schneiderlin stopped the ball perfectly and then made a strong breakthrough into Cardiff City's penalty area.

After attracting two defenders, Schneiderlin immediately turned half way and knocked the ball back to the middle.

Lallana was in the middle position to receive the ball, but instead of receiving the ball, he rushed directly in front of the ball and passed it to his teammate behind him.

This leak was very clever! The defensive players of Cardiff City realized that Gu Ran had quickly crossed from the left side to the middle in such a short time! After Gu Ran got the ball, he immediately cut across from the middle to the right side.

Cardiff City's defensive formation was torn open by Gu Ran's running.

Gu Ran then made a rainbow pass and sent the ball into the penalty area.

Lallana turned his back to the goal and hit the ball directly with a bicycle kick!

This shot was also very sudden!

Goalkeeper David Marshall hurriedly jumped up and blocked it with both hands.

The first shot went away, but David Marshall simply lay down and pressed the ball under himself.

Lallana knelt on the grass with a look of regret on his face.

What a pity for this ball.

Gu Ran's rainbow lob pass was very beautiful, and there was a lot of space around Lallana when he received the ball, but his overhead kick technique was not proficient enough and he failed to exert enough power.

Southampton fans also expressed their regrets, but they soon continued to applaud and cheer for the Southampton team.

The first half stoppage time ends.

The score was tied at 2:2 and the players from both teams returned to their respective locker rooms to rest.

After a 15-minute halftime break, players from both teams returned to the field and continued the game.

After a halftime speech, Cardiff City, who equalized the score in the first half, looked confident - except for "Little Henry" Jay Thomas.

The Southampton team also appeared full of confidence and high morale.

Fans of both teams cheered crazily for their respective teams. It was obvious that the number of Cardiff City Bluebirds fans was far less than that of Southampton Saints fans, and they were completely crushed by the Southampton fans in terms of momentum.

After the start of the game, Southampton continued to intensify their pressing and physical confrontation throughout the court.

Southampton's players are clearly starting to gain strength.

Cardiff City could only avoid being strangled by Southampton by sprinting faster and using passing techniques.

In the 49th minute of the game, Cardiff City won a corner kick through a quick pass on the right side.

Whittingham took the penalty, Gabor Giepez failed to get the ball due to Jaidi's header defense and Gu Ran's assisting defense. Jay Thomas's flat shot at the back post was blocked by Gu Ran who sprinted back in time, but the second landing point of the ball was still at the feet of Cardiff City.

Cardiff City's left-back Lee Naylor shot from outside the penalty area - the ball went over the crossbar.

In this wave of attack, Cardiff City showed its technical sharpness.

In the 53rd minute, Cardiff City made a mistake in passing the ball in the middle. Lambert accelerated to intercept the ball and passed it to the left.

Chamberlain was overjoyed and accelerated to chase the ball.

Cardiff City's Chris Booker intercepts the ball from the side at high speed.

Chamberlain used his shoulder to hit Chris Booker but missed.

Chris Booker stretched out his foot to steal the ball, Chamberlain immediately controlled the ball, stopped sharply, and then knocked the ball back.

Gu Ran had already sprinted over from the rib area at high speed.

The trajectory of Chamberlain's kick back was not good enough, and he did not predict Gu Ran's speed. Gu Ran could only slow down quickly and half turn around to get the ball.

Little Henry Jay Thomas, who was responsible for guarding Gu Ran, seized the opportunity, chased up madly from behind, and reached out to grab Gu Ran's shoulder.

Gu Ran lowered his shoulder like Matthews and avoided Jay's grab.

Jay took a big step forward and rushed in front of Gu Ran, trying to use his body to block Gu Ran's way forward.

Gu Ran followed with a Cruyff turn! Jay's reaction was also very fast! Jay quickly followed suit and turned!

When Jay had almost turned his body around, Gu Ran immediately did a reverse Cruyff turn!

Jay looked embarrassed and quickly turned around, but he was already running out of speed! The entire St. Mary's Stadium was boiling! Such a star-studded showdown was really great! The small details were full!

This was not the first time that Gu Ran had "played" with little Henry Jay! Light~ A green special bubble appeared under Jay's feet! Gu Ran immediately focused his mind and quickly picked up the green bubble from the air. At the same time, he accelerated with violent aesthetics, shook off Jay's arm that was stretched out to pull him, and went straight into the Cardiff half! "Go up and press him! Go up!" Coach Dave Jones's throat was almost smoking.

Cardiff City's captain and right-back Paul Quinn was the first to rush towards Gu Ran.

Gu Ran used an extremely fast, concise and powerful fried meatball to instantly shake Paul Quinn off, then dribbled the ball directly across the middle!

Cardiff City's defensive players quickly moved towards the middle to block the ball. Their physical strength was obviously unable to keep up with the rhythm after sprinting back and forth, but their overall chain arc was still relatively good.

At this time, Lallana and Guli had not yet responded.

The only one who is on the same level as Gu Ran is Chamberlain.

Gu Ran passed the ball to the left without hesitation!

This wide-ranging pass directly penetrated the entire defense of Cardiff City! It blinded the entire stadium! ... What a great opportunity! Chamberlain was overjoyed and immediately accelerated his sprint, using his left foot to stop the ball half a step in front of him.

In this large-scale transfer, Gu Ran had a very broad vision, and Chamberlain did not let him down this time and stopped the ball very well.

Of course, in addition to Chamberlain's good basic skills, the more important reason is that there is no player around him to defend and oppress him.

Southampton fans gave Chamberlain a warm round of applause for his stoppage performance!

Chamberlain had a clear path ahead of him! Cardiff's captain, right-back Paul Quinn, had lost his position! Chamberlain only needed to accelerate and dribble the ball down the field, attract some firepower, and then make a triangle pass back, and this wave of attack would be a sure thing! After Chamberlain got the ball, he immediately cut into the channel where the defensive players in Cardiff City's penalty area were most densely packed!

Gu Ran, who was about to run into the penalty area: ??? Gu Li, who was about to run into the middle of the penalty area: ??? Lallana, who was following behind Gu Li and preparing to pick up the leak: ???

The Southampton fans in the stadium collectively said: ? ? ? The Cardiff City players on the field were also a little confused: There is such a good thing? Coach Adkins covered his head in melancholy.

For the first time, Coach Adkins thought about selling Chamberlain at a high price.

Not to mention Coach Adkins, even if Tang Seng came, he would want to kill Chamberlain in this scene.

Fans who know a little about penalty kicks know that at this time Chamberlain should run to the weak area and then pass the ball back!

But Chamberlain not only did not go down to the bottom, but instead rushed towards the strong area with the most defensive players, and squeezed the space of the two forwards!

Well...it’s Zhang Juzheng as expected!

Gu Ran immediately retreated from the penalty area.

Gu Ran had already predicted that Chamberlain was likely to lose the ball near the center.

Sure enough, when Chamberlain dribbled the ball to the edge of the penalty area, two Cardiff City defenders immediately came up to defend him.

Chamberlain slowed down the ball and did a fancy shoulder shake.

Obviously, Chamberlain really watched Gu Ran's short videos repeatedly, but... his imitation was very poor.

Even a 99-year-old lady couldn't be fooled by this fake move.

Seeing that the opposing players didn't even react to "Zhang's shoulder drop", Chamberlain half-turned to protect the ball and used his back to carry two defensive players... Zhang's spin! Mark Hudson, who was defending him from behind, raised his knee and hit Chamberlain on the butt.

Chamberlain quickly chased after him! Mark Hudson immediately followed him to defend and fight for the ball! Fortunately, Chamberlain was in a good position and always kept Mark Hudson behind him.

Just when Chamberlain was about to get the ball back, Gu Ran sprinted back and kicked the ball away.

Chamberlain: ???

Southampton fans finally let go of their worries and cheered happily.

The Southampton players also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Now, all the defensive players of Cardiff City are going crazy!

What a great cooperation in the midfield to lure the snake out of its hole! Didn't this tear apart our Cardiff's defensive formation?

The two Southampton left-wing players were really scheming! Stephen McPhail, Chris Booker, and Jay Thomas all rushed to intercept Gu Ran without hesitation! Jay Thomas even slid directly under Gu Ran's feet!

Gu Ran calmly used his body to hold Stephen McPhail and Chris Booker, but before he could even turn, he was knocked to the ground by Jay! All the Southampton fans screamed in fear.

Beep beep beep!

The referee blew the whistle!

The referee ran over and showed Jay a yellow card, and awarded Southampton a free kick!

Gu Ran tightened his socks and stood up from the grass safely.

The Southampton fans at the scene were immediately excited, and almost all of them were singing the song "40-meter full moon"! The ball was about 40 meters away from the goal.

Lallana ran towards Gu Ran excitedly, "Gu, this ball is yours! You still owe me an assist for the last free kick. With this one, you owe me two assists now!"

Gu Ran smiled and said, "Okay."

The Crescent Moon Scimitar is already +7. If I don’t show it off, wouldn’t it be like walking in the night in gorgeous clothes?

Cardiff City quickly formed a wall.

Goalkeeper David Marshall had a very serious expression on his face and kept loudly directing the positioning angles of the human wall.

The average height of the Cardiff City team is quite good, and David Marshall is also good at saving penalties and free kicks. In addition, the ball is 40 meters away, so the Cardiff City players are not nervous. They even set up a player near the midfield as a receiving point for fast break counterattacks.

Gu Ran calmly turned the ball over and placed it on the penalty spot with the valve facing the goal.

If you don't kick the valve, it will be difficult to generate power, the speed will be slow, but the arc will be larger.

However, Gu Ran's current strength attribute has reached 83 points, so strength is definitely not a problem.

The free kick attribute is 75 points, which is considered qualified in the English League One level. However, such a number of points will not have a very high bonus effect on the "Crescent Moon Scimitar".

Gu Ran had retained one talent point before, and he also just picked up a green special talent point bubble from Henry Jay Thomas Jr. through the air.

When Gu Ran bent down to straighten the ball, he used his mind to check the green bubble.

Sure enough, this green bubble corresponds to the major technology category.

Gu Ran then added this green talent point and the talent points he had previously retained to the free kick attribute.

The free kick attribute also increased from 75 points to 77 points! Don't underestimate it because it's only an increase of 2 points. This is equivalent to the result of 200 hours of hard training for a first-class free kick player in English League One! Gu Ran took a deep breath, took three steps back diagonally, and then looked at the goal.

Cardiff City's wall was very well arranged, and there were almost no shooting angles.

Gu Ran pulled up his shorts, revealing his devilishly muscular thighs.

Suddenly, several female fans in the stands fainted due to tachycardia.

The Bluebirds fans of Cardiff City waved their team flags and booed, while the Southampton fans all stood up, each holding their hearts and looking at Gu Ran - some people also kindly held others' hearts.

At this moment, comments were flying in the live broadcast room: "Fuck! Isn't the distance of this ball too far?"

"Besides, Cardiff's wall is very solid!"

"To be on the safe side, Gu Ran should pass the ball tactically and wait for the wall of people to disperse before looking for an opportunity to shoot."

"Although I also hope to see Gu Ran score a goal, this ball is too risky."

"Yeah! Gu Ran, don't shoot!"

"Brother...are you sure you're not a black guy?"

A netizen named "I am really Manchester United's chief scout Lawler" posted a long string of English messages.

Someone immediately responded, "Hey? There are still foreigners watching our live broadcast? Let me translate it for you. This guy seems to be saying, Happy New Year, big brother and big sister-in-law. You are my grandfather and I am your son."

Another user named "I'm Really King Dong" said, "Don't fucking translate it. Mr. Lawler just said that he has great faith in Gu Ran's ability. Mr. Lawler once witnessed Gu Ran's scimitar kick live, and he believes that Gu Ran will definitely be able to kick it in."

"Fuck, what are you trying to show off for? You call yourself Manchester United's chief scout and say you've seen my brother Ran play in person? Do Manchester United scouts need to watch games on our live streaming app? This is simply an insult to Manchester United!"

"If you pretend to be cool, you will be struck by lightning. If you pretend to be foreign, you will be struck by five thunders!"

"Damn it, what era is this? There are still people pretending to be foreigners! Haha!"

"Stop arguing and focus on the game. Gu Ran is about to shoot!"

“…”

Gu Ran burst into a sprint in an instant, his left leg violently and beautifully stepped on the left front side of the football, and his right leg, which was as tight as a boat cable, swung in a circle, and then his body bent like a bow, his left ankle twisted and deformed to support the weight of his whole body, and his right foot hit the football -

Set piece: Crescent Moon Scimitar +7!

Heavy artillery long-range shot: Stone-breaking +3!

Heavy artillery long-range: cruise missile +1!

Top pass and shot: God’s kick +2!

Review-style celebration action wonderful pass and shot buff superimposed 2 layers! Free kick 77 points! Full open!

The football shot up from the ground at a speed invisible to the naked eye, drawing a breathtaking scimitar arc of light above the strong area of ​​the human wall!

Cardiff's wall jumped up subconsciously. They could clearly feel the football cutting through their hairline like a razor. They all jumped with all their might, but no one touched the ball!

The height of the ball was almost the limit of the jump height close to the human wall! Moreover, the speed was extremely fast and the arc was extremely large! At first glance, it seemed that the ball was kicked off and flew directly outside the right goal post, and the height was also too high to fall into the goal.

But in the next moment, the football made a 45-degree turn in the air at an extremely fast speed!

It was as if God touched the ball in the air!

After passing over the high wall of people, the football turned sharply and fell! Cardiff City goalkeeper David Marshall reacted very quickly and had already moved to the right side of the goal in advance...

But the ball spun to the left! Marshall was stunned! Is this... a kick that a human can make? Even David Beckham was just like this in his prime!

No, even Beckham at his peak couldn't kick such a powerful arc ball! Marshall was stunned and stood there! The football almost brushed the top left crossbar and spun into the upper left corner of the goal! The ball went in! This is a theoretically impossible long-distance arc ball to the dead corner!

40-meter crescent blade! Accomplished! Suddenly, the entire St. Mary's Stadium was completely on fire!

All the Southampton fans were roaring! Many fans took off their jerseys and waved them wildly!

The male fans cheered and the female fans jumped for joy!

The score on the big screen immediately changed to Southampton 3:2 Cardiff City! Yes, thanks to Gu Ran's amazing long-range scimitar kick, Southampton took the lead again!

Gu Ran himself was also full of adrenaline, and he jumped up and clenched his fists to celebrate and roared! Head coach Adkins knelt on the grass and cheered, "Are you afraid? Let me ask you, are you afraid? "

With Gu Ran in hand, Coach Adkins also became crazy.

Coach Dave Jones next to him put his hands on his hips and shook his head in disbelief.

It’s horrible, really horrible.

It’s not that his tactical arrangements were bad, nor that the Cardiff players on the field didn’t fight hard enough, it’s just that Gu Ran was too scary.

This is the meaning of the existence of stars.

It means being able to stand up at the critical moment and change the situation of the battle with one's own strength.

Cardiff City also has many stars, such as Bellamy, who has won the Champions League, but these stars and international players from various countries are not as brilliant as Gu Ran.

How can a star player like Gu Ran be restricted...

In Ran’s live broadcast room, barrages of comments were everywhere, and the newly replaced server started to lag again.

"Oh shit! Oh shit! This is too exciting!"

"This ball actually went in! It was 40 meters away! Gu Ran is invincible!"

"Don't just say that it's the Southampton fans who want to call Gu Ran dad, I also want to call him godfather!"

"This kick is clearly a curve ball, but it's faster than a straight ball, and it has more power!"

"How on earth did Gu Ran train himself?"

"Brothers, I feel like my life is complete! Gu Ran is already a god-like existence in my heart!"

"The only pity is... the photographer on site didn't give the audience stands a few more close-ups! I want to see the global fan club's thigh dance!"

"I want to participate in the lottery! I want a jersey signed by Gu Ran!"

The rewards in the live broadcast room are crazy! …

(End of this chapter)