As a goalkeeper, carry the team forward

Chapter 171
China time, at 2:45 in the morning, the game started on time.

The sky in the Bayer Arena suddenly began to rain heavily.

The slippery grass will undoubtedly increase the test of the goalkeeper.

Although there is still Liverpool's home game against Real Madrid at the same time, there are not many fans who pay attention to this game.

Originally, these were just two unrelated Champions League group matches, but now someone is putting them together for discussion.

The only reason is that the two most popular candidates for the European Golden Boy Award this year, Sterling and Jose, will both start on behalf of their respective teams.

It's just that Sterling is facing the powerful Real Madrid, while Leverkusen is facing the fierce Zenit.

People are curious about who is the leader of the younger generation.

Actually, the comparison is unfair, but no one cares.

Zenit got the chance to kick off first.

After the opening, they turned away from the guest and directly attacked the goal guarded by Jose.

How can you let your opponent be presumptuous at home?

Schmidt went directly to the sidelines and personally directed the players to press.

In the 8th minute, Hulk took the ball and forcibly broke into the penalty area.

Feeling the opponent's sense of oppression, Jose immediately cheered up.

Toprak stepped forward, Spahic made up at the back, and Jose was the last line of defense.

Facing Toprak, Hulk made a direct Marseille roundabout, and after passing Toprak, he directly kicked the goal.

He moved so fast that neither Toprak nor Spahic had time to react, the ball crossed their line of defense in an instant, and then flew towards the bottom right of the goal.

This is a low ball, which is far more threatening to the goalkeeper than a high-altitude ball.

As Brazil's main striker, Hulk obviously knows this.

Looking at Hulk's shot, Jose clearly knew that this is a master.

A low ball cannot be stopped with legs.

The most effective way is to save sideways with all your strength.

Without any pause, Jose's body sank immediately, and at the same time, his feet exerted force, and then rushed towards the right side of the goal at an unimaginable speed.

On the goal line, Jose blocked the high-speed flying ball with both hands.

Jose tries to get the ball straight down.

It's just that as soon as his hands touched the ball, he immediately knew in his heart that Hulk's shot was not only full of forward force, but also had a certain rotational speed.

If you catch the ball directly with your hands, you may lose your hand due to the rotation of the ball.

On the goal line, making a save is definitely a major accident for the goalkeeper.

Therefore, Jose gave up and directly won the ball.

Jose made palms with both hands, and then gently flicked the spinning ball outward.

In this way, Jose dialed the ball away from the opposing player.

This process sounds like a long time, but in fact it only happened in a few tenths of a second.

On the right side of the penalty area, Wendell took the first step, blocked the ball from Jose, and brought it out of the penalty area.

Without any risk, Jose resolved the opponent's attack.

Wendell dribbled the ball and directly advanced to the midfield position, allowing the area guarded by Jose to temporarily escape the danger.

The pressing in the midfield was very intense, and the fouls became more and more serious. Faizulin, Harvey Garcia, Hulk, and Wendel successively received yellow cards.

In the first half, the two sides scored 0-0.

Zenit, who played away, was the side with the most shots.

However, Jose played bravely and blocked them one by one, causing countless fans to marvel.

On the other hand, in the match between Liverpool and Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo scored early and Benzema scored twice, killing the suspense of the game in the first half.

Sterling's performance was quite satisfactory, he only completed one shot, and he was not too bright.

Throughout the first half, Jose was undoubtedly better in terms of his contribution to the team.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

The scene is still intense.

In the 46th minute, Xavi Garcia passed the ball and the ball reached Hulk's feet.

This time, Toprak and Spahic stepped forward to intercept at the same time.

Facing the two defenders of Leverkusen, Hulk was not afraid, and with the wind on his feet, he even dribbled the ball into the penalty area guarded by Jose under the attack of Spasic.

In the penalty area, Hulk faced Jose single-handedly.

Hulk, however, was in no hurry to shoot.

He actually wanted to pass Jose, and then hit an empty goal.

How could Jose not know Hulk's thoughts.

He decisively began to attack.

If it is outside the penalty area, with Hulk's dribbling ability, it is really not difficult to get past Jose.

However, this is Jose's restricted area, he can use not only his feet, but also his hands.

Jose strikes quickly, Hulk dribbles forward and the two meet on the edge of the penalty area in an instant.

Hulk suddenly dunked with his right foot, as if to dunk Jose from the left.

However, Jose was not fooled, he seemed to have anticipated Hulk's fake move, and still maintained his figure.

When Hulk dunked the ball to the right, Jose made a shot.

Like a preying eagle, Jose rushed towards the ball.

Knowing that Jose was not fooled, Hulk wanted to change direction again.

However, it was too late.

The instantaneous speed of Jose's explosion was really too fast, so fast that it was already unreasonable.

Not caring so much anymore, Hulk stepped on his right foot decisively, and raised his left foot to hit the door.

The strength of the kick, the angle of the shot, the speed of the ball, etc., are no longer factors that Hulk has to consider.

At this moment, the only thing Hulk can think of is to hit the ball towards the goal before Jose pounces.

Hulk has already felt Jose's extraordinary reflexes.

Hulk managed to kick the ball away before Jose could pounce.

Although he did not control the angle of the shot, experience told Hulk that his hasty shot definitely hit the goal.

However, the ball flew only one meter before a figure stopped it.

It's Jose.

When he attacked and rushed to the ball, he was also guarding against the opponent's sudden shot.

So although Hulk's shot was sudden, it did not surprise Jose.

The moment the ball was kicked, Jose responded at the same time.

Before the angle of the ball was opened, Jose directly blocked the shooting line with his body, and then grabbed the ball with both hands.

Although Hulk's shot was hastily kicked, the strength of the shot is not small.

At such a close distance, the power of the ball has not been removed much at all.

Even so, Jose held the ball firmly.

Jose single-handedly stopped Hulk's single shot.

"Crash!" The audience erupted into bursts of applause.

Seeing Jose stop his one-handed shot, Hulk was in a trance for a while, and a trace of regret welled up in his heart.

I knew I would shoot directly.

With Hulk's ability in front of the goal, it is still possible to hit a dead corner.

However, there is no regret medicine in the world.

The game continues.

Four minutes later, Zenit went into the penalty area again.

Xavi Garcia passes the ball to split the side.

Criscito took the ball and broke through from the left side of the penalty area.

Near the bottom line on the left side of the small penalty area, Krishto made a pass behind him.

5 yards to the left of the goal, Hulk received a pass from Criscito.

This time, he didn't even stop the ball and volleyed directly.

The ball turned into a streak of light and flew towards the near post.

The shooting distance is very short, and the speed of the ball is even faster, leaving only half a second for the goalkeeper to react.

In half a second, Jose was only [-]% sure of saving the opponent's shot.

At this point the score is still 0-0. If the ball is conceded first, the blow to home morale will undoubtedly be huge.

So, no matter what, the ball cannot be lost.

Without hesitation, Jose used the first cheat of the game.

He didn't want to give the other party a chance.

Seeing Hulk's shot, the fans of the visiting team got up and prepared to celebrate.

However, when calm returned in front of the goal, the fans saw that Jose, in front of the goal line, blocked Hulk's shot with incredible speed and forcibly intercepted it.

"Shit, why is he so strong?" the visiting team fans couldn't help scolding.

There is bound to be no answer to this question.

No one would have imagined that Jose's own quality has reached the level of a first-class goalkeeper, and with the addition of various plug-in aids, his saving ability has been improved to a level, which is comparable to that of top goalkeepers.

What really made Jose explode was that deep down in his heart he longed to be recognized.

Why do you think that if you are young, you can't compare with others?

It was this desire that caused Jose to explode with extraordinary strength.

It can be said that Jose at this moment is not inferior even compared to Neuer and the peak Buffon.

In the 57th minute, Leverkusen suffered a heavy blow.

On the right side of the penalty area, Xavi Garcia has the ball.

Wendell intercepts it.

Facing Wendell's interception, Harvey Garcia made a cross.

The ball flew from Wendell's shoulder, and it was about to pass Wendell. A speechless scene appeared. Wendell stretched out his right hand by mistake, trying to block the opponent's pass.

"Brother, I am the goalkeeper."

Seeing Wendell's actions, Jose couldn't help complaining in his heart.

"Beep, beep~"

The referee's whistle sounded.

This means that Wendell's foul has been identified by the referee.

A handball foul in the penalty area cannot escape a penalty kick.

However, what is really worrying for the home fans is, what is the referee taking in his pocket while walking towards the accident point?
Yellow card warning!

The referee made a penalty.

Before that, Wendell had already received a yellow card, and now he has received a second yellow card, which means that he will have two yellow cards and one red card, and he will leave the game early to rest.

"Hush~" The home fans immediately booed everywhere.

Being awarded a penalty kick has already made the fans dissatisfied, and now they have to send one off. Is this the so-called home field advantage?

Schmidt complained to the assistant referee immediately, but it was useless.

"Leave it to me." Jose knew that at this moment, only by standing up and keeping the morale of the team can he achieve the desired victory.

Hooker takes the penalty kick.

Looking at Hulk's thick body, the home fans only felt a burst of despair.

Unlike other Brazilian players, in addition to the delicate footwork unique to Brazilian players, Hulk also has a strong body like a black player.

Facing Hulk, Jose didn't dare to be careless.

(End of this chapter)