Mignolet on the opposite side lowered his center of gravity with a tense look on his face, ready to save the ball at any time.

All the fans in the stadium held their breath.

Can Gu Ran kill the suspense with one goal, or will he leave Black Cat some room for survival?

Everyone waited anxiously.

This was also Gu Ran's first time taking a penalty kick in an official match.

The techniques for taking a penalty kick and taking a free kick are different.

The most important thing about a penalty kick is the mental quality on the spiritual level, followed by the technique of taking the penalty kick.

Gu Ran was taking the penalty kick and deliberately glanced towards the left side of the goal several times, as if he was going to shoot to the left.

In Mignolet's opinion, this trick is completely meaningless.

A goalkeeper of Mignolet's level would not be deceived by Gu Ran's eyes, but at the same time, Mignolet would not think that Gu Ran would shoot in the opposite direction.

Mignolet could only use his quick reaction to make a save the moment Gu Ran kicked the ball.

Gu took three steps back, then sprinted forward with all his strength and shot with the outside of his foot!

Mignolet subconsciously fell to the right side of the goal!

The football was shot towards the lower left corner of the goal with the outside of Gu Ran's left foot! Gu Ran used the outside of his left foot to trick Mignolet! The football was shot into the net with great force!

The ball went in! The referee signaled that the goal was valid! The Southampton fans and Newcastle fans at the scene all cheered wildly!

The Black Cats fans were stunned, holding their heads in disbelief at the result!

Gu Ran's goal killed the suspense of the game! Sunderland didn't have to play overtime because they had been kicked back home by Southampton! Gu Ran completed a hat trick! This was Gu Ran's first penalty goal! The score on the big screen at the Stadium of Light was immediately rewritten to Sunderland 3:5 Southampton! The Southampton players hugged Gu Ran excitedly!

Gu Ran once again demonstrated his savior strength like the Son of God!

Southampton is going to advance to the seventh round of the FA Cup, which is the semi-final of the FA Cup! At the beginning of this season, who would have thought that this team, which was originally in the middle of the English League One, could rise all the way and kill all kinds of gods! This game is not over yet, but it is almost the same as the end!

The game was stopped, with at most one and a half minutes left, and Sunderland had to score two goals to tie the score and play extra time with Southampton...

This is undoubtedly impossible for Sunderland, who are already physically exhausted, mentally broken, and one man short on the field.

After the game continued, only Henderson was still running and attacking desperately.

The other Sunderland players were numb.

Beep, beep, beep—

With the referee's third whistle, the sixth round of the FA Cup knockout match ended!

The away team Southampton equalized the score three times after falling behind three times, and took a two-goal lead in the last few minutes, eliminating the once powerful Sunderland team!

When the final whistle sounded, the Southampton players and staff on the bench rushed into the field frantically, cheering and celebrating with the players on the field! The Sunderland players shook their heads and sighed helplessly.

Especially the young Henderson, he lay on the grass, covering his face and crying.

In this game, Henderson tried his best, but most of his abilities were blocked by Gu Ran, so he did not perform particularly well.

Henderson felt very guilty about the defeat. He felt that if he had been stronger, the result might not have been like this.

Just as Henderson was crying sadly, a big hand as hard as iron patted his shoulder heavily.

Gu Ran squatted in front of him with a smile, "Hey, Henderson, you played very well today."

Henderson couldn't control his anger. "Damn it! Gu! You've already won! Are you going to catch up and humiliate me?"

Gu Ran shrugged. "No, you misunderstood. I don't mean to humiliate you. I really think you play very well. You have to know that I have played against world-class players like Lampard, Gerrard, Fabregas, Torres, Van der Vaart, Modric, etc. It is difficult for them to display their original strength in front of me. So from this point of view, you are really good."

Henderson was stunned. “Are you praising me or yourself?”

Gu Ran laughed, "Of course I'm praising you!"

Henderson wiped away his tears and said, "Well, although this compliment is very novel, I feel much better after hearing it. God, am I on the same level as Lampard, Gerrard, Fabregas, Torres, Van der Vaart, Modric and others?"

Gu Ran smiled and said, "Are you very happy?"

Henderson nodded, then said angrily, "No! You eliminated me!"

Gu Ran smiled and said, "It's not me who eliminated you, it's me who eliminated you all."

Henderson said: "This is even more serious!"

Gu Ran smiled and said, "No, no, the reason you were eliminated is because Sunderland's overall level is not strong enough. A promising young player like you should join a top team earlier so that you can get more experience."

Henderson's eyes suddenly lit up, "You mean... I should go to Manchester United?"

Gu Ran shook his head. "No, you should go to a team that pays you a high salary, because only if they are willing to pay you a high salary can it show that they really value you."

Henderson nodded in conviction. "You are right, but... based on my performance in today's game, I don't know if there is any top team willing to pay me a high salary."

Gu Ran smiled and said, "There will be a club that will recognize this talent."

Henderson suddenly frowned again and said, "You are still teaching me, but you yourself didn't go to a wealthy family, right?"

Gu Ran smiled and said, "I want to gain more experience and lay a solid foundation. Anyway, this season is almost over, and I hope you can cheer up from this defeat as soon as possible and meet a top team that appreciates you."

After saying that, Gu Ran patted Henderson on the shoulder and turned around.

"etc!"

Henderson frowned and stopped Gu Ran.

Gu Ran turned around and asked, "Anything else?"

Henderson stared at Gu Ran. "What I want to say is, thank you, brother. Wanna swap jerseys?"

Gu Ran smiled and said, "Take it off."

The two men took off their jerseys and exchanged them.

Seeing that the jersey had been changed, Southampton fans were almost hating Henderson to death.

After the Southampton team thanked the team, they returned to the locker room to celebrate for a while, then took a shower, left the Stadium of Light, and chartered a plane back to Southampton.

As soon as he got off the plane, Gu Ran received a text message of affectionate greetings from Liverpool's boss Linda.

...(End of this chapter)