Chapter 508: Chapter 507: The Charm of that Collision
He suddenly turned.
And Gary, on his left flank, had no way to avoid the flying kick from Silvestre, which sent him sprawling.
Both men tumbled to the ground on the left side of the penalty area.
"This... Manchester United’s defenders have had a collision! Gary, chasing after Deng Kai, got knocked over by Silvestre, who was trying to clear the ball!"
"Both players are down on the ground; Gary looks in severe pain!"
"Deng Kai is through on goal! He’s through!"
"Will Barthez charge out? He doesn’t charge immediately because he didn’t expect Deng Kai to break free from three defenders!"
"Deng Kai slows down, adjusts his position, he’s very calm. At times like this, strikers often mishandle the ball due to not slowing down in time and miss the scoring opportunity."
"Deng Kai doesn’t make a mistake, Barthez has to charge out."
Bang!
Deng Kai takes a shot with a swing of his foot!
The curve is significant.
Although Barthez guessed the direction correctly, he had previously given Deng Kai too much time to adjust.
Deng Kai almost had the maximum angle to shoot from afar, as well as the most suitable stride and touch on the ball.
Whoosh!
The football flew past Barthez’s outstretched hands and burrowed into the far end of the goal, creating a small splash of white on the net.
But that football, like a nuclear bomb, made the entire Estádio Alvalade erupt in an instant!
Rumble!
Every broadcast screen started shaking violently.
The commentator’s voice was immediately drowned out.
All sorts of enormous sounds intertwined to form a buzzing noise that penetrated everyone’s ears.
At this moment, the whole world went deaf.
People could only watch the number 10 boy on screen run towards the corner flag area.
He leapt high into the air, spun, and descended from the heavens.
And it wasn’t until this moment that the incessant buzzing roar finally condensed into a recognizable note, "Siu!"
"Siu!"
"Siuuuuu!"
On the stadium’s big screen.
The scoreboard changed.
Two-all!
The ninety-third minute!
Assistant, Reina!
Scorer, Deng Kai!
"GOAL! Deng Kai! Deng Kai has risen to the occasion!"
"Decisive! This is undoubtedly a match-winner!"
"Two-all! Sporting Lisbon have launched a stunning counterattack!"
"Deng Kai takes on three, carving a path through Veron, Gary, and Silvestre!"
"His curved shot is like a rapier thrust into Manchester United’s heart!"
"Two goals in two minutes! Sporting Lisbon have completed an incredible comeback in added time!"
"The aggregate score is five all, with Lisbon Athletics leading Manchester United thanks to their three away goals advantage!"
"Not only the Manchester United players, but even the Lisbon Athletics players stood frozen on the spot!"
"This goal is simply unbelievable! What on earth is happening with Manchester United’s defense? They can do nothing in the face of Deng Kai’s descent from the heavens!"
"Ferguson is complaining, he thinks that Gary’s fall was related to Deng Kai. But the big screen told everyone the answer, Gary was kicked away by Silvestre."
"Manchester United’s assistant coach is also complaining, he believes that Lisbon Athletics’ celebration time was too long, but in fact, Lisbon Athletics hasn’t even started celebrating!"
"Manchester United is panicking! They previously thought the stoppage time was too long, but now they feel it’s too short."
"Give Manchester United another ten minutes, and they might be able to score and turn the game around. But now, they probably only have one minute left!"
"Indeed, the stoppage time has arrived, but considering the two goals scored, Manchester United should receive an additional minute of time. In the Premier League, this is often called ’Fergie time’."
"Is Manchester United able to use ’Fergie time’ to save themselves this time?"
The director knows the language of the camera, frequently cutting to the faces of Deng Kai, Ferguson, Beckham, Giggs, Scholes, and on Lisbon Athletics’ bench to Schmeichel and Matthaus.
Huang Jianxiang provided a precise interpretation of these shots: "In the 1998-1999 season, Manchester United became the first team in the top five European leagues to win the treble! In the Champions League battlefield, until the last minute of the game, Manchester United was still two goals behind Bayern Munich."
"In Manchester United’s most desperate moment, Deng Kai, who was invited by Ferguson to watch the game, cheered for Manchester United, urging Schmeichel to join in the corner attack, directing Beckham to take the corner kick, instructing Solskjaer to wait in the penalty area."
"As a result, Manchester United scored two goals within a minute, successfully pulling off a last-minute victory against Bayern, creating the miracle of the Red Devils!"
"Today! Deng Kai has made history repeat itself! Before extra time, Lisbon Athletics was two goals behind. But they scored two goals within two minutes, successfully pulling off a last-minute victory against Manchester United!"
"This is all too magical! It’s unbelievable!"
"Perhaps this is fate! What goes around comes around!"
"And to repay it in such a bizarre way, it was Manchester United’s players who stopped their own players from preventing Deng Kai!"
"Manchester United lifted the last Champions League trophy of the 20th century with Deng Kai’s help! So when Deng Kai wanted a Champions League trophy to round off his career with Lisbon Athletics, Manchester United had no choice but to oblige!"
"Lisbon Athletics! Rise up!"
"Lisbon Athletics, create miracles!"
On the field, under the intervention of the main referee, Lisbon Athletics finally ended their celebration.
However, while the Lisbon Athletics players were loudly celebrating in a huddle, Deng Kai was yelling till his voice became hoarse from within the circle: "Fall back! Everyone fall back to defense!"
"Leave no one up front! No counter-attacks! Apart from Ronaldo and Wu Xudong, no one else joins the counter!"
"Drogba, Ibrahimovic, Ronaldo! As soon as the football enters our half, you two charge up. Use your bodies, knock into them, don’t give them time to think!"
"Wu Xudong, Evra! You need to broaden your defensive range to support the central defense, the moment Kaka and I press, you must be in position immediately. We can afford to lose the flanks, but we absolutely must not lose the center!"
"Feng Te, Vidic! Seal off the airspace above the penalty area! You must seal it off! Always make sure the first contact point is ours! You have the advantage, so you must make it happen!"
"Reina! Do not rush out, under no circumstances rush out! You are only responsible for saves, leave the rest to us!"
At the same time, Gary, who was in extreme pain from the collision, was carried off the field without the team doctor entering the pitch, by his teammates Veron and Silvestre.
O’Shea came on as a substitute.
Manchester United completed a lightning-fast substitution.
They still had one minute.
The ninety-fifth minute.
The anxious Manchester United try to launch a direct attack, but it’s intercepted by Evra.
Beckham knocks down Evra, receiving a yellow card.
Lisbon Athletics takes their time with a free kick from the back, Deng Kai observes briefly in the midfield before launching a long shot.
Barthez frantically runs back.
He almost caused disaster for Manchester United.
He catches the football.
But in fact, the shot was high, slow, and wasted quite a bit of time.
