r18novel Chapter 9: A Century-Old Masterpiece Appears at the Workers' Stadium!
Chapter 9: A Century-Old Masterpiece Appears at the Workers' Stadium!
Zhao Xuri earned the nickname "Zhao the One-Kick" for his powerful volley at the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
This has led many Chinese people who don't follow football much to mistakenly believe that Zhao Xuri is a player with exquisite footwork, but what is the reality?
As a defensive midfielder, Lao Zhao's footwork is actually... quite average!
Just like this sudden mistake!
Normally, Zhao Xuri would just need to take a step forward to stop the large one meter, but what about now?
The New Zealanders had already come out in full force under their manager's arrangement, and opposite Zhao Xuri was New Zealand striker Ellenson, who was running desperately looking for opportunities.
Seeing Zhao Xuri deliver such a great gift, Ellenson naturally sprinted forward without hesitation and poked the ball out before Zhao Xuri could reach it.
As a deep-lying midfielder, Zhao Xuri lost the ball in a position that was precisely in a defensive vacuum left by Li Weifeng and Feng Xiaoting.
Just that one stab, and a sudden burst of speed!
Ellenson instantly gained a one-on-one opportunity facing the goalkeeper!
"Danger!!!"
"Zhao Xuri!"
"What a terrible mistake!"
On the field, Zhao Xuri became anxious, and Huang Jianxiang in the commentary booth and the more than 40,000 Chinese fans in the stands also closed their eyes in panic.
Meanwhile, in the away fans' section not far away, hundreds of blond-haired fans who had traveled all the way from New Zealand began to roar excitedly!
"roar!!!"
"oh!!!"
This kind of one-on-one situation is practically the same as scoring a goal!
New Zealand fans even felt they could start celebrating the goal right away.
however!
Just when all the Chinese people were in despair!
In front of the Chinese team's goal, Su Yu, the number 1 player who has saved the Chinese team countless times, appeared once again!
Without any hesitation!
After Ellenson sprinted the ball away, Su Yu quickly abandoned his goal and sprinted towards the ball.
Seeing Su Yu make his attack, Allenson gritted his teeth and accelerated, trying to get past Su Yu and clear the ball. However, to Allenson's dismay, the short Chinese goalkeeper in front of him bravely fell to the ground and poked the ball away with his toe just before his right foot touched the ball.
"pretty!!!"
"Su Yu, Su Yu has done it again!"
"A decisive strike!"
"Su Yu averted the danger..."
Su Yu made a move to stop Allenson, and Huang Jianxiang in the commentary booth naturally praised Su Yu for his outstanding performance today. However, before Huang Jianxiang could finish speaking, he noticed that Su Yu, who had just gotten up from the ground, was being rushed towards by another person!
Kieren!
New Zealand's other striker seemed afraid that his teammate wouldn't be able to get past Su Yu, so he stayed right behind Ellenson from the moment Ellenson made the tackle.
And it was precisely this one action that allowed New Zealanders to seize another opportunity.
Sidelines.
When he saw Ellenson being dispossessed by Su Yu, New Zealand manager Stu Jacobs covered his head in frustration. However, when he saw his teammate Kieren rush back to Su Yu so quickly, Stu Jacobs raised his hands in ecstasy, as if he was about to celebrate his team's goal in advance.
Yes, a goalkeeper left the penalty area and was sandwiched between his two strikers, one in front and one behind.
In this situation, it doesn't matter whether it's Allenson or Kieren.
Anyone can steal the ball and simply send it into the empty net to celebrate.
only.........
Stu Jacobs quickly returned his raised fists to their original positions.
Even Stu Jacobs' eyes widened as if he had witnessed something unbelievable!
"pretty!!!"
Stu Jacobs was terrified by what he saw, but Huang Jianxiang, who had just been terrified, was now excitedly shouting from the CTV commentary booth not far away.
As for the reason, it was naturally because Lao Huang was aroused by Su Yu's amazing performance on the court.
Yes, just now, at that moment when all Chinese people were in near despair.
Despite being double-teamed, Su Yu used the simplest technique: sending the ball forward so that it passed between the legs of the charging Kieran. Su Yu then quickly shifted his body to the side and circled around, thus completely resolving the crisis.
A perfect drill block and dribble past the opponent appeared, and the Workers' Stadium, which had just become dead silent, immediately erupted into a thunderous shout!
The fans were thrilled!
Old Huang in the commentary booth got excited!
Even the leaders in the stands subconsciously wanted to pull out a cigarette from their pockets.
However, what no one knew was that the most excited person in the entire stadium at that moment was not them, but Su Yu, who had just completed a dribbling maneuver on the court.
It's like a fish trapped on the beach struggling to swim back to the sea.
Just as Su Yu passed Kieron.
Su Yu's blood seemed to boil instantly!
At that moment, he had completely forgotten about the goal behind him!
He even forgot that he was a goalkeeper!
He ignored Zhao Xuri, who finally arrived to make up for his mistake, and he also ignored Zheng Zhi's hands as he asked for the ball!
Su Yu strode forward towards the New Zealanders' half of the field.
They watched as Su Yu ran off like that.
The Chinese Olympic team players were dumbfounded!
However, their previous tactical drills did not include a move where the goalkeeper leads the charge.
The Chinese Olympic team players, especially the midfielders, were momentarily at a loss as to how to position themselves, but the New Zealanders were excited.
The goalkeeper charges forward with the ball?
While such scenes do occur on football fields, they are indeed rare, especially during major competitions like the Olympics.
This kind of play is basically just feeding the ball to the opponent!
Henderson, the New Zealand midfield maestro, rushed towards Su Yu with excitement in his eyes.
In Henderson's view, what kind of superb skills could a goalkeeper possibly have?
Even though he just seemed to have gotten past his own team's two strikers!
Stay close to your teammates, lower your center of gravity, look for openings, prepare to intercept, and at the same time, use your peripheral vision to find the position of your teammates so that you can pass the ball to them as soon as possible to complete the shot!
Henderson charged towards Su Yu with a textbook defensive positioning and preparation.
However, just when Henderson thought he could be the savior of the New Zealand team.
The cruel scene that made poor Henderson the most tragic backdrop of this Olympics unfolded before his eyes.
The Chinese goalkeeper, whom Henderson looked down upon, first pulled the ball back sharply with his right foot while dribbling at high speed. Before Henderson could react, he quickly turned around and pulled the ball back again with his left foot as he turned!
A perfect Marseille turn!
A truly iconic moment has occurred that has ignited the passion of over 40,000 Chinese fans at the Workers' Stadium!
Henderson stared in disbelief as Su Yu defeated him in such a dazzling manner!
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