Fox in the Penalty Area

The 1st Eternal Legend

When Rodríguez Backer returned to his team after finishing his pick-up, he said this to his teammates:

"Be careful. They got the kick-off. They should want to take advantage of the kick-off opportunity to launch an attack and don't let them sneak attack."

Then he ran back to his position and stood on the line of the penalty area to pay close attention to the situation ahead.

He saw Zhou Zijing walking into the center circle, preparing to kick off.

At the same time, he saw the Chinese team's two wing-backs, Chen Xingyi and Luo Kai, standing close to the midline.

This is to prepare to cross the center line immediately after kick-off and enter the Spanish half.

Seeing this, he became more and more convinced of his judgment - the Chinese team was definitely going to start the attack!

So he shouted to his teammates: "Watch their two sides!"

After doing all this, he stood there waiting for kick-off.

As long as they can withstand the Chinese team's offensive after kick-off, the ball will return to the Spanish team. With Rosas' ball control ability, he will be able to firmly control the football at the feet of the Spanish team.

When the time comes, don’t rush to attack. Instead, deal with the Chinese team more to wear down their morale and slow down their rhythm...

Just when Bucker was thinking about how the team should play next, the whistle sounded.

He came to his senses and looked towards the center circle.

I saw Hu Lai swinging his right leg behind the football!

? !

Bucker was stunned for a moment, and then he saw the football flying towards him like a shell!

This is……

His mind flashed back to last year, the 2028-2029 Champions League final.

At that time, Melli scored a hat trick to help the Madrid Kings take the lead for the third time, and then the Madrid Pirates equalized the score.

And the way they equalized the score was a shocking kick-off from the center circle and a direct shot!

Could it be that this time...he is going to do it again? !

Bucker reacted and quickly turned around and ran back.

He thought this would speed him up and get him back to the door in time.

But he still underestimated the speed of Hu Lai's shot!

Unlike the last time the ball flew high and suddenly fell, the height of the football Hu Lai kicked this time was not very high, and it may not even have exceeded the height of the goal crossbar.

But it’s extremely fast!

This is a truly long-distance instep volley!

While Bucker was running back,

Still looking back.

As a result, I saw that football was very close at hand!

He jumped up in a hurry, turned his back to the football, and raised his hands in the air, hoping to block the football.

But the ball passed between his hands!

Dive into the goal!

Bucker stared at the scene in front of him with wide eyes, then lost all kinetic energy and fell from the air to the ground. His legs completely lost the power to support his body, and he fell straight to the ground.

The inertia caused his body to slide forward on the turf for a short distance, almost reaching the goal line before stopping.

He just raised his head slightly, staring blankly at the football already in the goal...

The brain has lost the ability to think.

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Hu Lai shot at the same time, there was a huge boo.

Many people felt that Hu Lai was looking down on his opponent too much by just kicking off the ball and shooting directly.

So this boo is to boo Hulay for not taking Spain seriously.

But when the football was halfway through, many people had already come back to their senses.

At least the Madrid Pirates fans and Madrid Kings fans in the stands all thought of the Champions League final a year ago!

They opened their mouths wide, but could not make any sound. They could only watch helplessly as the football rushed into the Spanish national team's goal with a very beautiful gesture!

The boos in the stands soon disappeared, and the scene fell into an eerie brief silence.

Then it was replaced by a louder noise!

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When he saw Hulay shooting directly from the center circle, Juan Ramirez in the stands suddenly stood up from his seat and stared at the football still in the air with wide eyes.

A bad premonition emerged in his heart uncontrollably.

Sure enough, the football flew into the Spanish national team's goal under his watch.

He was stunned and stood motionless.

His worst fear... No! It was something he never dared to think about, and it still happened!

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"The game begins..."

When the referee blew the opening whistle, commentators from all over the world were ready to start explaining the game at their own pace.

But before each of them could finish speaking, they all stopped abruptly.

Because they saw what Hu Lai did!

Direct shot from the center circle? !

The experienced commentators were only stunned for a second before they all reacted.

They roared again:

"Look at this ball—!"

"HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU——!"

"The Chinese team shoots directly from the opening -!"

In their roar, the football rushed into the goal!

They collectively took a breath, used louder and more excited voices, and fired up the commentary booth!

"This ball! This ball! Oh my god! Oh my god! Hu Lai!! He actually shot from the kick-off! And he scored!!"

"HUUUUUUUUUGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!! HUUUUUUUUUUUGOOOOOOOOOOOL!!! HUUUUUUGOOOOOOOOL!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOL!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!"

"What is this?! God! What did you let me see?! This must be you possessing Hu, right?! Otherwise I don't know how to explain everything I saw!"

"Hu——Lai——!! Ladies and gentlemen! Audience friends! Can you imagine? This game actually started like this! Hu Lai took advantage of the kick-off opportunity to shoot directly from the center circle! When I When I say that, I can’t even believe it’s true!”

"Hu!! He scored his first goal in this World Cup in an incredible way! At the same time, he also created the longest goal and the fastest goal in the history of the World Cup!"

"This ball... this scene! It will always become the most classic scene in the history of the World Cup! So far, the most beautiful goal and the greatest moment of this World Cup... was born! No, this may be the most beautiful scene in the history of the World Cup. The greatest goal and moment! From the Chinese team... Hu——Lai——!!”

"This game has just begun, and the best goal of this World Cup has lost its suspense! I don't know how many more beautiful goals Hu can score in the future, but even he himself cannot shake the status of this goal. ! This ball should be carved into a sculpture and decorated in the square of the Crown Stadium! Whether the Spaniards like it or not, this goal has become part of the glorious history of this stadium! The history of 2030 must be specially prepared for today. A whole page!”

"The defending champion's start to the World Cup in their home country couldn't be worse! Their ambition to defend the title was hit in the head by the Chinese team!"

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The commentary box went crazy, and the fans from both sides in the stands also went crazy.

The Spanish fans have not yet come to their senses. They seemed to have been struck by lightning collectively. They stayed where they were, with their eyes blank and their mouths slightly open as they looked at the Spanish goal.

The Chinese fans who came back to their senses began to cheer, cheering, roaring, and crying with all their strength!

Han Shuyu still held the camera and kept shouting: "I'm Ba'ao! I'm Ba'ao! I'm Ba'ao!! I'm Ba'ao..."

She was shouting, but when she reached a certain sentence, tears burst out of her eyes and flowed down her cheeks, and her vision was blurred.

She was so nervous on the eve of today's World Cup match that she almost didn't sleep all night. Even though I'm lying on the bed, I close my eyes and imagine all kinds of scenarios about today's game.

Will the Chinese team concede the ball first?

Will our players get injured?

We are really going to have a direct conversation with the world champion. What performance will we show?

Do we... have the ability to compete with the defending champion?

She had imagined many things that would happen in the game, but she just didn't expect this scene:

The Chinese team actually took advantage of the kick-off opportunity and scored directly!

She turned to look at her side and found that Li Qingliang had taken off his glasses and was wiping his face with his arm. She shouted, "Old Li Qing is crying!"

Li Qingliang wiped his face and stared at her: "You're crying too!"

Then the two looked at each other's funny look and laughed together again.

All the Chinese fans around them are similar to them.

Cry first and then laugh, cry and laugh again.

Everyone is like a madman.

This is true even for the well-dressed guests in the VIP box.

In front of Hu Lai's shocking goal, everyone lost the gap in class and status.

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When the football flew into the goal, even a famous coach like Jorge Dillon, who had seen every scene, hugged his white-haired head with both hands.

Then a Spanish curse came out of his uncovered mouth.

Around him, the substitute players and coaches came to their senses after a brief shock. They rushed onto the court and cheered in celebration. Someone also rushed towards Dillon, hugged him fiercely from behind, and roared loudly in his ears.

Compared with the noisy Chinese coaching bench and bench, the coaching bench and bench of the home team Spain next door are very quiet. Everyone is like a statue. Together, they form a group called "World Cup" "Best Goal" group sculpture.

What?

Where is the best goal in the World Cup, you ask?

Of course it’s where their eyes are focused!

In the Spanish national team's goal!

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Rodriguez Backer was lying on the ground, staring blankly at the football in the goal. He even forgot to get up from the ground and continued to remain in such an embarrassed state.

Because he has realized that this is the second time he has been scored by Hu Lai using the same method.

For a high-level goalkeeper, this is simply a shame!

His mentality was about to collapse and he was unable to get up and face reality again.

I can only continue to lie on the turf like this, as if this will prevent me from attracting people's attention.

But how is it possible?

A commentator in the commentary box has already mentioned the "past events" that Bucker least wants to recall:

"We always say that people can't enter the same river, but for Rodriguez Barker, this is not the case. He has been scored twice by Hu's kick-off from the center circle... I don't say this to blame Bakker, in fact, as a normal player, who would have thought that Hu could complete the 'miracle' of scoring two kick-offs from the center circle? Bakker is just too unlucky... Why was it him twice?"

Poor Bucker lay on the ground and did not get up.

The players of the Spanish national team have not yet recovered from the shock of losing the ball.

They were still in disbelief that they just lost the ball.

Especially the Pirates and Kings players in the team may be even more impacted.

The Pirates players did not expect that they, who were once the beneficiaries of this ball, could now become victims.

As for the Kings players, they never expected that they would be harmed again and again...

The performance of the Chinese players was not much better than that of the Spanish players.

As the leaders, when they saw the football flying into the goal, instead of cheering and rushing towards Hu Lai to celebrate the goal, they all stayed in place, as if they hadn't figured out the situation yet.

Some people even set their sights on the referee, wanting to confirm whether the ball was scored or not...

As for Hu Lai, who scored the goal, he was the calmest.

He didn't even make his signature celebration, but after completing the shot, he turned around and exited the center circle.

Then he waved to Zhou Zijing, who was looking over blankly: "What are you doing standing there? Come out and let others tee off!"

Before Zhou Zijing could react, a clear whistle sounded in his ears. He followed it and saw the referee's finger pointing towards the center circle:

The goal is valid!

The game time has just passed one minute, and the Chinese team is already leading Spain 1:0!