93: Chapter 93 Inviting the God: Carlos! A shot with the outside of his foot finds the net! The big clubs are the perfect backdrop.
The 27th minute.
Manchester City's "Ace Connection" broke the deadlock!
De Bruyne received the ball on the right side of the Leicester City penalty area arc. Facing Kante's tight marking, he didn't force a breakthrough. Instead, using the instep of his right foot, he delivered a seemingly effortless, yet impeccably precise, low diagonal pass!
The ball, like a scalpel, cut precisely through the narrow gap between Robert Huth and Wes Morgan, rolling towards the far post of the six-yard box!
There, Aguero, like a shark smelling blood, ghosted out from behind Simpson, beating everyone to the ball with a calm, clinical strike!
Kasper Schmeichel reacted with lightning speed, but Aguero's angle was too sharp! The ball slipped under his armpit and into the net!
1:0! Manchester City leads! Aguero! A sublime assist from De Bruyne!
"Gooooooal!!!"
"Aguero! Manchester City has broken the deadlock! De Bruyne's pass was so effortless!"
"This is the coordination of top-tier stars! A meeting of minds!"
"Leicester City's defense has been torn open by absolute Vision and positional awareness!"
The Etihad Stadium erupted instantly! A sea of blue surged in a fanatical wave!
Aguero sprinted excitedly to the corner flag and performed a knee slide to celebrate!
De Bruyne ran towards him with a smile, and the two embraced tightly!
[Holy crap! That pass! De Bruyne's Vision!]
[Aguero's movement is textbook level!]
[Manchester City's offense is truly impossible to defend!]
After scoring, as Aguero ran back to the halfway line, he deliberately passed by Yu Bai. He didn't speak, but with his eyes, undisguised and carrying the pride of a victor and a hint of "retaliation," he glanced at Yu Bai.
Yu Bai pursed his lips, offering no response.
He looked up at the scoreboard, then at the celebrating Manchester City players. There was not a trace of discouragement in his eyes, only a deeper focus and an ignited desire to win.
Falling behind?
Then, fight back!
After conceding, Leicester City did not panic.
Claudio Ranieri shouted from the sidelines, signaling his players to stabilize and play at their own rhythm.
And Yu Bai was the gearbox for that "rhythm."
The 30th minute.
Leicester City intercepted the ball in midfield!
Kante once again displayed the power of his "71% earth surface coverage," poking the ball away from Raheem Sterling's feet!
Danny Drinkwater controlled the second ball and looked up to observe—
He saw Yu Bai roaming near the midfield. At this moment, Yu Bai was signaling for a pass with his eyes and had already begun to quietly start, moving towards the gap in the flank of Manchester City's defense!
"Drinkwater" understood immediately, delivering a ground pass with perfect weight that found the accelerating Yu Bai!
Yu Bai received the ball with his back to the goal just ahead of the center circle. Yaya Touré immediately closed in fiercely from behind, using his body to block him firmly, not allowing him to turn easily.
"Kid, the game is over."
Yaya Touré whispered in his ear, his arm applying subtle force.
Yu Bai didn't resist head-on. He lightly nudged the ball to the left with the outside of his left foot, simultaneously making an obvious feint with his body to the left!
Yaya Touré's center of gravity shifted subconsciously.
However, this was just a fake!
Yu Bai quickly pulled the ball back with his left foot, dragged it back with the sole of his right foot, and immediately executed a swift half-turn! Using his explosive power and change of rhythm, he forced his way past Yaya Touré's side!
"He's past him! Yu Bai has dribbled past Yaya Touré!"
"Beautiful! La Croqueta followed by a turn!"
Having bypassed Yaya Touré, a vast expanse opened up before Yu Bai!
He pushed the ball forward and began to accelerate at full speed!
His 78 explosive power was fully released at this moment!
"Stop him!"
Joe Hart shouted instructions. Fernandinho and Delph, the two defensive midfielders, lunged at him simultaneously, attempting to form a pincer attack!
Yu Bai gently poked the ball forward, nutmegging them!
He forced his way through the "gap" that Fernandinho and Delph were about to close!
There was a fierce collision between the three, but Yu Bai gritted his teeth and, relying on the momentum of his run, broke through the encirclement!
"He's past them again! Three players beaten! Yu Bai! A long-distance run!"
"Gasps of shock rang out in the Etihad Stadium!"
In an instant, Yu Bai had carried the ball to the edge of the Manchester City penalty arc!
Martín Demichelis dared not retreat further; he stepped forward, preparing to block.
Just then, Shinji Okazaki made an agile inward run from the right, drawing Nicolas Otamendi's attention and creating a brief Passing lane and support point for Yu Bai.
Yu Bai didn't force it. He used the instep of his left foot to push the ball gently and precisely to the diagonally running Shinji Okazaki, then, without the slightest pause, continued his forward run!
"One-two combination!"
Shinji Okazaki understood. Without stopping the ball, while running, he used his right heel to cleverly and effortlessly flick the ball passed to him by Yu Bai backward!
A perfect wall-pass combination!
The ball rolled perfectly into the path of Yu Bai's continued run, at an excellent spot—about 20 yards from the goal on the right side of the penalty spot!
"He's set the cannon! Shinji Okazaki! A brilliant pass!"
"Yu Bai! A chance!"
At this moment, Manchester City's defense was in a moment of chaos and out of position due to this sudden one-two combination.
Nicolas Otamendi had just lunged at Shinji Okazaki and couldn't recover in time!
Yu Bai met the rolling ball; his steps were perfectly adjusted! While running, he planted his left foot, his body tilting slightly to the left, leaving ample space for his right leg to swing!
His eyes were locked on the bottom right corner of the goal! That was the far post guarded by Joe Hart, and also one of the most classic destinations for a "world-class goal"!
No hesitation, no adjustment!
Yu Bai swung his right leg, channeling the full force of his body through the twist of his waist and abdomen, pouring it entirely into the outside of his right foot!
"Bang—!!!"
A shocking, explosive sound, like a cannon firing, detonated over the Etihad Stadium! It even drowned out the gasps that had erupted instantly!
The outside of Yu Bai's right foot struck the lower-middle left part of the ball solidly!
This wasn't an ordinary shot; this was an "outside-foot screamer" endowed by "Carloss Shooting Power," bringing the aesthetics of violence to the extreme!
After leaving the ground, the ball turned into a beam of white light with a slight outward spin, whistling towards the goal at a terrifying speed that exceeded the human eye's ability to track!
The ball speed was lightning fast!
The trajectory was as elusive as a ghost!
The target was the dead corner!
Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart, this England international, reacted the moment Yu Bai shot, moving quickly to his left (the far post).
However—
The speed and suddenness of Yu Bai's shot exceeded his prediction!
That slight outward spin caused the ball's flight path to have an extremely subtle, yet fatal, "drift" outward at the very last moment!
Joe Hart dived with all his might, his body stretched to the limit, his arms reaching out desperately!
But—
His fingertips couldn't even feel the airflow of the ball Passing by!
Before his body was fully extended, the ball had already struck the inside of the junction between the right post and the crossbar like a precision-guided missile, then deflected into the net!
The force was so great that the net shook violently, and the goalpost even emitted a "hum" sound!
1:1!!!
Yu Bai's world-class goal!
Leicester City equalizes in a flash!
"Gooooooooooooooooooooal!!!"
"Unbelievable! Unbelievable!"
"A world-class goal! An earth-shattering world-class goal! Yu Bai! He has blasted in a goal that will go down in history!"
"A Roberto Carlos-style cannon! Joe Hart had no reaction!"
The entire Etihad Stadium fell into a deathly silence, leaving only the desperate screams and cheers of the Leicester City traveling army and some neutral fans!
Everyone was shocked beyond measure by this earth-shattering, unreasonable "outside-foot screamer"!
After scoring, Yu Bai was stunned for a moment, seemingly surprised himself that the ball could be hit with such violence and perfection. Then, immense ecstasy overwhelmed him!
He sprinted crazily towards the corner flag, once again performing his signature "telescope" celebration, a wanton smile of a young conqueror on his face!
[Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap! What did I just see?!]
[This outside-foot shot! The aesthetics of violence! Roberto Carlos possessed him!]
[Joe Hart: Who am I? Where am I? Where's the ball?]
Leicester City players rushed frantically towards Yu Bai, surrounding him and piling on!
Claudio Ranieri waved his fists excitedly on the sidelines, his face flushed!
This goal was such a morale booster!
And the Manchester City players were collectively stunned.
Joe Hart climbed up from the ground, looking back at the ball still spinning in the net, his face full of disbelief and bewilderment.
He spread his hands and looked at his teammates, as if asking: How... do you save that?
Yaya Touré looked at the celebrating Yu Bai, his face gloomy.
He had just been dribbled past by that kid using skill, and now he was being "slapped in the face" by a savage world-class goal.
Aguero's celebratory smile froze on his face. He looked at number 52 surrounded by his teammates, his eyes complex.
This kid... is he really just a 17-year-old rookie?
Guardiola stood on the sidelines, arms crossed, his expression extremely serious.
He watched the replay of Yu Bai's goal on the big screen—from dribbling past Yaya Touré, to beating two more, to the one-two with Shinji Okazaki, and finally that outside-foot blast that destroyed everything.
Every link was a perfect combination of individual ability, team coordination, and split-second decision-making.
"Can't hold him down..."
Guardiola repeated this sentence in a low voice again, but this time, there was a deeper solemnity and a hint of... appreciation in his tone.
This Chinese teenager, with an unreasonable world-class goal, forcibly pulled the game back to the same starting line, and also announced to the entire Premier League:
The so-called giants, the so-called superstars, the so-called top defenses—in front of him, Yu Bai, are not insurmountable, and may even become the most gorgeous backdrop in his "world-class goal" compilation.
Especially those top goalkeepers...
For example, Joe Hart!
When the heavens have feelings, they grow old; when you meet Joe Hart, you take a random shot!
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