Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

The football flew over Seaman's body and into the upper half of the goal.

Ribery's shooting skills were not top-notch.

But his advantage lies in the fact that he can shoot with both feet, and he is quick-witted. As long as he has space, his shooting skills are top-notch!

Of all the players at Manchester City, only Ribery and Duncan could have handled that ball so well.

If you replaced him with Adriano, he could either kick Campbell away with a powerful shot or kick Seaman away with a powerful shot.

Adriano: I'm a shooter, not a killer!

Rumble!

A massive tremor was felt at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.

Manchester City fans were more excited than ever before.

"Goal! Ribery! The French Scarface, Ribery!"

"This paving worker scored the crucial goal that put us ahead of Arsenal!"

"His ball control is world-class!"

"In today's world where speed is the only factor, his performance is not outstanding."

"But he's like a soft knife; though not outwardly sharp, it can still be deadly once it strikes!"

Four to three!

Manchester City are now closer to winning the FA Cup.

Wenger finally couldn't hold back anymore.

The original intention was to replace Bergkamp with Wiltord.

But now the only option is to trade for Chloë Touré.

343!

Arsenal have reduced one defender and increased one striker.

Considering Wu Xudong's attributes, this is basically a 244!

Eighty-fifth minute.

Pires delivers a cross at a 45-degree angle.

Wiltord, who had just come on, lived up to the name of the Three Musketeers. He and his German teammate Pires seemed to have a telepathic connection and ran to their positions in advance to head the ball back.

Bergkamp delivered a pinpoint through ball, like a surgical knife.

Wu Xudong cut inside without the ball and broke into Manchester City's penalty area.

The person has arrived.

The ball has arrived.

Don't ask him why a right-back would be inside the penalty area.

All full-backs in the Kaisers are like this.

drop!

The referee blew his whistle repeatedly.

The camera focused on the Manchester City penalty area.

Wu Xudong fell to the ground and rolled around, appearing to be in some pain.

Hiero, standing to the side, kept his head down.

Red card!

The referee points to the penalty spot.

Hierro fouled Wu Xudong in the penalty area, earning a red card and a penalty!

"Hierro made the most rational choice."

"If he hadn't done that, Wu Xudong would definitely have scored."

"There's not much time left in the game, and I don't know if Manchester City can hold on with one less player."

Henry walks to the penalty spot.

This is his fourth match against Lehman today.

He scored his first goal.

The second and third time, Lehman saved his one-on-one chance.

This time...

Rumble!

The stands erupted in cheers as the players in their red and white jerseys cheered.

Arsenal fans hugged each other and celebrated excitedly.

"Goal! Henry scores from penalty spot! He completes his brace, just like Duncan!"

"Four to four! Arsenal equalize in the 85th minute!"

"The situation has reversed again! Manchester City is in danger!"

"Arsenal have a man advantage and a substitution. Whether it's the next few minutes or the game goes into extra time, Manchester City are at a disadvantage!"

Many Arsenal fans are already celebrating.

It wasn't a celebration of equalizing the score, but a celebration of winning the FA Cup.

With one less player, going into overtime means losing.

There's no doubt about it.

as predicted.

Eighty-ninth minute.

Ljungberg played a through ball.

Henry made a brilliant run, pressing Thiago Silva to complete his shot.

The football stirred up white waves.

Five to four!

Henry's hat trick!

But the next moment, the linesman raised his flag, indicating that Henry was offside.

Arsenal fans sighed.

Even Wenger was so annoyed that he complained to the fourth official.

But at least Wenger had a smile on his face.

That's the feeling. If they continue playing like this, it's only a matter of time before Arsenal scores.

In the 91st minute, Pires passed the ball back from the left flank.

Vieira unleashed another brilliant long-range shot.

However, Lehman proved to be an impenetrable wall, once again keeping Vieira out of the game.

Chiellini headed the ball away.

Deng Kai lobbed the ball to Lahm.

As Lahm prepared to accelerate, Wu Xudong fouled him and received a yellow card.

Applause erupted from the audience.

Arsenal fans highly praised Wu Xudong's performance.

For Arsenal today, there were two players who performed the best.

One is Henry.

The other one is Wu Xudong.

Henry scored the goal.

Wu Xudong is excellent in both offense and defense!

Ninety-third minute.

Manchester City have stolen another counter-attack opportunity.

After Deng Kai and Ribery overlapped on the wing, Ribery delivered a diagonal pass to Deng Kai.

Deng Kai unleashed a spectacular world-class strike from just outside the right flank.

Bati Goal!

when!

The football hit the crossbar and bounced away.

Deng Kai missed a golden opportunity to win the game.

The camera kept focusing on Deng Kai.

"Sigh! Deng Kai gave it his all today. But unfortunately, his teammates were still a bit lacking... Essien's absence had a significant impact."

"That was a very high-level long-range shot, possibly the best one of the day. But Deng Kai lacked a bit of luck..."

"Hitting the crossbeam, that's really... a bit despairing."

"Dunkay previously said that Arsenal had been lacking luck this season, but now it seems that their luck hasn't been very good either."

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"Manchester City lost the FA Cup and will miss out on European competition next season. Although they won the EFL Cup, given Duncan's vision for Manchester City, their season has undoubtedly been a failure."

"Arsenal won the FA Cup but lost the league title, and also failed to make a breakthrough in European competitions. They were a failure as well."

"This is perhaps the real predicament facing the Premier League right now. Apart from Manchester United, there are no successful teams in the Premier League, and no teams that can compete in European competitions!"

As time entered its final minute, and as that long-range shot failed to find the net.

Commentators from all over the world have started compiling summaries.

The Spanish television commentator even suggested that if Deng Kai still fails to win the Ballon d'Or at the end of this year, this missed chance to score the winning goal might be the reason.

Almost.

Deng Kai is still a little short.

But considering his age of eighteen, he has actually already won a lot.

Zidane won the Ballon d'Or at the age of 26.

Ronaldo was nine years older than Duncan, and at 21, he became the youngest Ballon d'Or winner in history.

Even if things don't go well this year, Deng Kai still has two years left.

In the 94th minute, Baggio dropped back to receive the ball, but his touch to the wing was too heavy, allowing Wu Xudong to steal the ball. Almost the instant the ball was stolen, Baggio made a sliding tackle.

On the one hand, it might be a pity, because they were unable to successfully dribble past the opponent.

On the other hand, it was also because Baggio knew that the aging Wu Xudong could not catch up with him when he accelerated.

He dared not gamble.

drop!

The referee ran over, whistling.

Red card!

Baggio looked at Deng Kai, his eyes filled with apology.

Deng Kai nodded to Baggio, knowing that Baggio had already done enough.

This was Baggio's first time playing a full match this season.

His strength had long been exhausted.

Baggio left the field dejectedly, leaving behind a regretful silhouette.

Manchester City have only nine players left.

I like playing football on the ground: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him.