Chapter 563: Chapter 562: Twin Moons Shine, Wayne Rooney
"Manchester City fans are not stingy at all! Their discontent with Ribery and Adriano has been completely wiped away!"
"If Ribery and Adriano’s timidity in not daring to shoot disappointed people, then Deng Kai showed them with his actions why he is the UEFA Champions League Player of the Year!"
"He never lets people down!"
This goal became a turning point.
The morale at Manchester City was sky-high.
The 37th minute.
Everton striker Kevin Campbell made a breakthrough with a forward surge and a clever back-heel pass.
The team’s center forward Razinsky followed up with a long shot.
Unfortunately, the football also flew into the stands.
Razinsky’s form was obviously affected by the presence of the home fans, as he wasn’t fully stretched out.
Otherwise, he should have scored from such an opportunity.
In the added time of the first half.
Deng Kai started the team’s last attack, performing a series of step-overs.
Finally, with a fake surge and a real pass, he played the ball to the overlapping Tu Lei on the side.
Tu Lei unleashed a powerful shot!
The Everton goalkeeper made a divine save.
But just like a "Fox in the Box", the Melancholic Prince Baggio followed up and completed the score.
"GOAL! Two-nil! Roberto..."
"Baggio!"
"Baggio has scored his first Premier League goal! It’s a moment to remember!"
"No wonder Maine Road Stadium is so filled with fans; they really got their money’s worth!"
"Unless something unexpected happens, they will not only have witnessed Baggio’s goal but also another Manchester City home victory!"
"The Manchester United fans in attendance today are wise; they’re witnessing a fantastic match."
Halftime break.
Deng Kai communicated with Adriano and Ribery.
Subsequently, Maxa substituted those two players with Robbie Fowler and Torres.
Fowler played as center forward.
Torres played as a right winger.
The second half.
With Ribery off the field, Manchester City’s attack became more fluid.
Deng Kai distributed the ball to the left and right.
Lahm and Maicon took turns pushing forward.
Especially Maicon and Torres, both extremely fast, posed a challenge for Everton’s defense.
The 50th minute.
Fowler dropped back to receive the ball and passed it to Baggio.
Baggio flicked the ball back with his heel in a flash.
Lahm pushed up the side with the ball and made it to the baseline.
Bang!
Lahm’s cross from the baseline came in with a beautiful curve.
At the same time Fowler retreated, Tu Lei had already made his forward dash.
The timing was perfect.
However, unfortunately, Tu Lei’s header missed the goal.
Adriano, sitting on the bench, lamented that if it had been him, that header would have been a goal.
Such a pity!
Feng Te laughed at his side.
You’re probably too scared to even enter the penalty box, let alone score a header.
The 63rd minute.
Razinsky carried the ball from midfield after receiving a pass from a teammate and began dribbling, with Essien’s position a bit too distant, leaving him to chase back.
Ultimately, Razinsky completed a long-range shot in front of the large penalty area before Essien could catch up.
Bang!
Cech made a beautiful save.
Everton earned a corner kick.
The 64th minute.
Everton took the corner, with Hierro contesting for the first touch.
Torres rushed out of the penalty area to get the second ball and then passed it back to Maicon, turning and sprinting away.
Bang!
Maicon played a sideways pass to Deng Kai, avoiding Kevin Campbell’s challenge.
Bang!
Deng Kai quickly passed and kicked long, directing the ball to the front field.
Torres took off and sprinted towards the football like it was a hundred-meter dash.
Seeing Torres about to touch the football, Li Weifeng could only bring Torres down amidst their tugging and jostling.
The main referee immediately blew the whistle.
Li Weifeng received a yellow card.
"Torres’s impact is still very strong; the player is extremely fast, and Li Weifeng had no other choice but to commit a foul."
"This is a free kick about twenty-three meters away from the goal."
"This position is within Deng Kai’s free kick range."
"Even though Ronaldo was known for his exceptional shooting technique during his time at Sporting Lisbon, the primary free kick taker was Deng Kai."
"He possesses a variety of free kick techniques, his range encompassing the area just outside the penalty box to free kicks over thirty meters from goal."
"Can Deng Kai seize this opportunity?"
"Earlier in Manchester United’s match, Beckham scored a spectacular free kick, securing a point for the team with a one-all score."
"Is the essence of Manchester’s free kicks conserved?"
Bang!
Amid the commentator’s narration.
Deng Kai dashed towards the football.
His last step was particularly large.
His right leg swung high, arms outstretched like a soaring eagle.
His body leaned at a steep angle, and in that instant, his ankle underwent an exaggerated deformation.
The visiting Manchester United fans at Maine Road Stadium were stunned at that moment.
This kind of free kick... was all too familiar!
This is...
Whoosh!
A curved shot ripped through Manchester’s twilight.
Right into the dead corner of the goal!
"This..."
"GOAL!"
"It’s in! Deng Kai scores directly from a free kick!"
"Three-nil! Manchester City has undoubtedly secured an early victory!"
"The camera sweeps over countless fans in red Manchester United jerseys, their expressions as if they’ve seen a ghost."
"Indeed, they have seen a ghost. Because on another field outside Old Trafford, they witnessed Manchester United’s leading star Beckham’s signature skill!"
"Beckham’s bending arc, the crescent moon scimitar!"
"That shot by Deng Kai was definitely Beckham’s crescent moon scimitar!"
"Last season in the Champions League, Deng Kai scored with a crescent moon scimitar. At the time, some doubted it was just good luck for Deng Kai."
"But now, we can be certain that Deng Kai has mastered this technique! Beckham really passed on this move to Deng Kai!"
"From now on, Manchester City also has their own ’Dunkham’!"
Whirring applause!
The fans erupted in cheers for Deng Kai’s second goal of the match.
At Manchester City’s home ground, stability reigned supreme!
Who else is there to challenge?
The sign for a substitution was displayed at the sidelines.
Everton could no longer sit idly by.
They pulled off Li Gang, their underperforming defensive midfielder, and introduced the team’s youngest academy talent, striker Wayne Rooney.
Everton was going all out.
The seventieth minute.
Kyle Campbell advanced down the flank, finding the space behind Lahm and creating an opportunity.
Chiellini went over to defend, but Kyle Campbell’s physicality was quite impressive, surprisingly squeezing past the unprepared Chiellini.
Bang!
Kyle Campbell powerfully swept the ball across the front of the goal.
Bang!
Hierro, with more power than Razinsky, got a touch on the football.
The football lost control inside the penalty area.
Bang!
The just-subbed-in Rooney seized the opportunity and blasted a shot that almost replicated Deng Kai’s first goal.
Striking with lethal precision amongst thousands.
"GOAL! Everton finally scores!"
"Wayne Rooney! The youngest Premier League player in Everton’s history is performing very well!"
"It’s as if we are witnessing the rise of a new great English star!"
