This player is not professional

Chapter 346

Lin Yi leaned back and raised his right foot. It seemed that he really wanted to pass the football. Even Alaba in front of him stepped forward to intercept the pass.

But after Lin Yi swung his right foot, it passed by the football, then quickly swung back, and the inside of his heel knocked the football from behind him to the center!
At the same time, he quickly turned to the middle!

Then without giving anyone time to react, he shot just one step away from the top of the free throw arc!

This was really unexpected, and the Bayern Munich players didn't even react.

For example, Boateng, who was right on the shooting path, didn't even have time to hide his open arms before the football hit him!

Handball!

Lin Yi immediately raised his arm and signaled to the referee.

Without letting him wait, the referee's whistle sounded almost at the same time.

"Penalty kick?! Yes, penalty kick!" After seeing the referee's gesture, the British commentator said in a confirming tone.

When the referee blew his whistle, he ran towards the penalty area, and his hand... pointed at the penalty spot!

This series of actions proved that it was a penalty kick!

The commentator of the German radio station lamented for Boateng: "This is a ball hitter. Boateng has already made a move to stop the ball, but he couldn't pass the ball quickly! This penalty kick is really far-fetched!"

What he said makes sense at first glance, but in fact it doesn't make sense at all.In fact, handball does not depend on whether the hand is playing or the ball is hit. If Boateng had his hands tightly close to his body and was hit by the football, the referee would probably have to argue about the penalty kick, but Boateng When he touched the ball, his arm was open, so it had to be a penalty kick. Don't say that Boateng was about to stop his hand. As long as he didn't take it back, this excuse would be meaningless.

You must know that in the [-] World Cup, during the group match between Italy and Chile, Roberto Baggio kicked the Chilean player's arm outside the penalty area. The referee decisively awarded Italy a penalty kick. In the end, Roberto Baggio kicked the Chilean player's arm from outside the penalty area. ·Baggio took the penalty himself, solving his penalty nightmare four years ago in the United States.

Therefore, there is no problem with the penalty kick awarded by the referee.

Boateng and other Bayern German players also tried to appeal from this angle, but the referee was unmoved at all and insisted on his decision. He stood at the penalty spot, shook his head and waved, signaling them to move away.

"Eh? Penalty kick? It's a penalty kick! Liverpool got a penalty kick!" He Wei shouted. "Looking at it in slow motion, when Lin Yi shot, Boateng did want to dodge, but his arm did not dodge... But according to the rules, there is no problem with this penalty kick!"

There is also a heated discussion on the Internet: "Damn, this ball is a hitter!"

"What's wrong with the ball player? With his arms so open, even if he gets hit by the football, it will definitely be a penalty kick!"

"Did Lin Yi hit Boateng's hand intentionally?"

"Well, he probably doesn't have such precise footwork..."

"That's hard to say..."

No one knows whether Lin Yi really meant it, but after the penalty kick was awarded, he was immediately hugged by Royce next to him. Firmino and Salah also ran up and high-fived Lin Yi. celebrate.

In any case, this penalty kick was created by Lin Yi.

This penalty kick will be taken by Firmino. He has already scored a goal in this game. Faced with this opportunity, he will score twice.

Firmino placed the football on the penalty spot, then backed away, preparing to run up and take the penalty kick.

Anfield, which was very noisy before, fell into silence.

Everyone was looking at Bayern's goal with bated breath.

Especially in the stands behind the goal, the Liverpool fans were even more immobile for fear of disturbing Firmino.

"Liverpool got a penalty kick, which is a great opportunity to break the deadlock... As long as Liverpool can hold on to the lead, they can win this knockout round!"

The chatter of the commentators stopped after Firmino stood still.

For a moment, everything inside and outside the TV was quiet.

In this silence, the referee's whistle was particularly clear.

Firmino in the camera took a deep breath, then took a running start and kicked the football with the straight instep of his right foot!
With a bang, the football was kicked hard by Firmino towards the lower right corner of the goal. It was a very difficult place, but as long as it was hit within the goal frame, the scoring rate would be extremely high.

The penalty kicks that goalkeepers like to save the most are half-high kicks that hit their sides, while the ones that stick to the ground are the ones they are least willing to face.

Of course Firmino knew this, so to be on the safe side, he kicked the football to the lower right corner of the goal!

When the ball came out, Firmino felt like "the ball is there" in his heart.

But then, he saw the German goalkeeper Neuer in front of the goal lunging towards the lower right corner of the goal!

He seemed to have known where Firmino was going to kick, even earlier than Firmino took the shot!
He was like a torpedo flying close to the sea, accurately hitting the target ship and throwing the football out in front of the goal line!

When Firmino shot the football, some anxious Liverpool fans couldn't wait to cheer. In their view, Firmino's kick was absolutely unsuspicious and it would definitely go in!

But in less than a second, they saw Neuer fall to the ground and throw the football away!

The cheers stopped abruptly.

"Neuer——! Wonderful save! He saved the football!! Oh oh oh oh!!"

"Firmino... Oops! He was thrown out!" He Wei sighed. "Neuer performed very well!"

The football thrown out by Neuer spun and flew out of the baseline. After Neuer rolled on the ground, he stood up and waved his fist vigorously, roaring.

His teammates rushed up to hug and high-five him one by one, thanking him for his wonderful save.

When the penalty kick was awarded, many Bayern players were heartbroken.It can be said that Neuer's save kept Bayern's hope of winning the championship and greatly boosted the team's morale.It is not an exaggeration to say that he is Bayern's "savior".

Bayern were cheering and celebrating. Firmino, who missed the penalty kick, put his head in his hands and looked up to the sky with a sigh, looking annoyed.

The other Liverpool players were in a similar mood.

In one second, they fell from the clouds of happiness to the bottom.

This is not just as simple as missing a penalty kick, but also makes many Liverpool players feel demoralized - if such a good opportunity is not seized, will there be better opportunities in the future?
In any game, missing a penalty kick is a devastating blow to the team's morale, let alone such an important game...

This can be seen from the much silent stands at Anfield Stadium.

"Holy crap, they didn't even score a penalty kick! This is because God doesn't want Liverpool to defend the title!" "I think Firmino's kick was very beautiful, and Neuer was able to save it. It was so brave. !”

"My heart aches for Liverpool for a second..."

On the Chinese Internet, fans also expressed their opinions on Firmino's missed penalty kick.

In the eyes of those who support Liverpool and Lin Yi, missing this penalty kick is simply a disaster, and it may herald a not-so-good future...

The missed penalty kick really affected the mood of the Liverpool players. After the game continued, Liverpool's corner kick did not pose any threat to Bayern's goal. On the contrary, Bayern's morale was boosted and they took the opportunity to launch a fierce attack on the Liverpool goal. , which left Liverpool breathless.

Liverpool can only defend passively.

Liverpool fans are so nervous that they are going to have a heart attack.

Under such circumstances, Lin Yi decided to do something to change the current situation.

Launch an attack and spread the flames of war into the opponent's half?

This is of course the best way, but it is not easy to achieve it perfectly.

When the possession of the ball fell to Liverpool at first, Lin Yi also launched a fast break, but the quality was quite poor. The players were affected by missed penalty kicks, were in unstable form, played too hastily, and made frequent mistakes.The fast break at this time is just to quickly hand the football to Bayern...

The most realistic approach may be to deliberately slow down the speed and rhythm when the football is at your feet, and use slowness to deal with Bayern's current speed, which is the so-called "softness to overcome strength".

So when the football fell to Lin Yi's feet, he did not rush to pass the football forward. Instead, he turned around and kicked a cross ball. After passing the ball, he quickly ran to the next place, and at the same time Chanting: 'Pass the ball to me!'

He was afraid that his teammate would kick the football forward again.

He can understand the thoughts of some of his teammates and want to keep the football as far away from his penalty area as possible, but this is meaningless except giving possession of the ball to the opponent.

It's better to take control of the football at your own feet and stabilize the situation and emotions again.

Kanter saw Lin Yi asking for the ball so eagerly, so he passed the ball to Lin Yi again.

Lin Yi tried to catch the ball, but Alaba rushed up to steal him.

Lin Yi raised his feet and made a motion to catch the ball, but he did not actually catch the ball. Instead, he let the football roll past him, and then he turned around to chase the ball.

At this time, Alaba's foot swept over. Originally, Alaba intended to steal the ball, but Lin Yi gave the ball to him. He swept the ball away with this kick... It was not completely swept away, because he His foot swept Lin Yi's supporting foot!
Lin Yi failed to turn around and was directly swept to the ground by Araba!He spun and fell to the ground, rolled over twice, and covered the heel of his left foot.

The referee's whistle sounded amid huge boos.

"Foul! Alaba, this is a very bad foul!" He Wei shouted angrily.

Knowing that he had committed a foul, Alaba quickly ran to Lin Yi. On the one hand, he wanted to show friendship, and on the other hand, he wanted Lin Yi to stand up quickly and stop lying on the ground, which would look like he was kicked. Not as light.

Alaba of course hopes that by doing this, the referee can consider it appropriately when making penalties.

The referee ran over and groped in his breast pocket.

It looks like he's about to take out his cards.

This is normal. If this foul is not dealt with, I am afraid Liverpool fans will never agree to it.

Araba continued to pull Lin Yi, trying to pull Lin Yi up.

Kanter next to him pushed him away. Lin Yi was still lying on the ground holding his heels. How could such a thing happen if he was asked to stand up now?

Of course he has to protect his players.

Kante's pushing action aroused the emotions of Bayern's German players, who quickly surrounded him.

Of course, the Liverpool players could not let their teammates suffer, so they immediately sided with Kante and exchanged blows with the German Bayern players.

The referee was originally going to take out the cards, but when he saw this, he could only blow his whistle repeatedly to signal the players on both sides to calm down.

At the same time, there was no peace in front of the coaching benches of both sides on the sidelines.

Bayern Germany's sporting director Mathias Sammer shouted that Kante was deliberately provocative.

And Klopp stood up and complained for his players: "First look at what your people have done!"

The two men glared at the fourth referee in the middle.

In the chaos, Lin Yi stood up from the ground.

He did not lie on the ground and did not get up until the team doctor came up.

In this game, what Liverpool lacks most is time. He must get up from the ground as soon as possible and race against time.

After getting up, he moved his ankle. It hurt a little, but it was not unbearable.

Alaba's kick just now was very strong. Fortunately, he didn't shine the spikes, otherwise he wouldn't be able to stand up.

After struggling to push away the conflicting players, the referee called Alaba alone.

Alaba, who came over, was still babbled in defense of himself: "I was rushing for the ball, but who knew he missed the football..."

The referee shook his head, reached into his pocket, and then pulled out a... red card!
"Red card! Alaba was sent off directly!" the British commentator exclaimed.

"It's not too much to give a red card for kicking someone in the back!" He Wei, the head referee, applauded the decision.

The Anfield stadium burst into cheers and applause. Liverpool fans believed that the referee's decision was fair.But if it were at the Allianz Arena, I'm afraid there would be boos everywhere.

In fact, the commentator of the German radio station felt that the referee's penalty was too harsh: "Alaba subjectively did not want to kick Lin Yi, he just made a misjudgment... Giving a yellow card is already very harsh. Giving him a red card directly is too much!"

But he forgot that this is Liverpool's home court. If such an action does not give a red card, the referee may have to consider his personal safety after the game.

Alaba's red card also made the Bayern players more emotional, especially Alaba himself. When he saw that he had a red card, he immediately changed his face and tried to rush to the referee, but he was stopped by his teammates.He shouted to the referee through his teammates: "This shouldn't be a red card! Your penalty is too harsh!"

The referee did not explain to him, but just pointed to the sidelines and motioned for him to get off quickly.

(End of this chapter)