I just wanted to play football, but I became a Hollywood god

At this time, Sunderland's team doctor rushed in to treat Cattermole and Bardsley.

Gu Ran immediately put pressure on the referee and asked the referee to let Cattermole and Bardsley leave the field for treatment so as not to delay Southampton's corner kick.

The referee thought Gu Ran's request was very reasonable and ordered Cattermole and Bardsley to go to the sidelines for treatment.

In this way, Sunderland's wall will have two less difficult guys.

Southampton has a temporary advantage in strength.

Watching Cattermole and Bardsley limping off the field, the Southampton fans and Newcastle United fans in the stands felt so happy.

Gu Ran walked to the corner kick area, bent down and placed the ball.

At this time, Lallana ran over and asked to take the penalty.

Gu Ran rolled the ball forward with his toes for half a circle with a "displeased expression", and then ran towards the penalty area.

This tactical corner kick has been used by Southampton before.

Of course, Sunderland did not dare to take it lightly. Sunderland sent at least two defensive players to keep an eye on Gu Ran.

Gu Ran didn't run around, just standing outside Sunderland's penalty area.

The Sunderland team itself was short of two people on the field, and assigned two more people to mark Gu Ran to prevent Gu Ran from catching the ball and shooting with a free kick. This resulted in a very empty Sunderland penalty area.

result……

Lallana took the ball himself and cut inside Sunderland's penalty area.

Sunderland's defenders were dumbfounded.

This, what is this operation?

Shouldn't a corner kick be a set kick? How can I dribble the ball myself?

The Sunderland players immediately raised their hands to appeal to the referee!

And taking advantage of this moment, Lallana rushed into the penalty area with the ball and shot directly!

Sunderland's goalkeeper Minnie was also stupid and missed the best opportunity to save!

The ball went in!

The referee gestured to the center circle, indicating that the goal was valid!

The Sunderland players were all stunned!

Black Cat fans were all dumbfounded!

Southampton players celebrated happily!

After some hesitation, the score on the big screen was changed to Sunderland 1:1 Southampton!

The Sunderland players surrounded the manager and linesman, complaining relentlessly.

The linesman calmly explained that Gu Ran had already taken the set kick, but he acted so well that everyone thought Lallana was the one to take the kick, but in fact the ball rolled half a circle. The corner kick was already out of the circle. This was a beautiful tactical corner kick, but Sunderland did not realize it.

The entire Sunderland team was speechless!

They thought Lallana would pass the set kick to Gu Ran, and then Gu Ran would take the free kick!

As a result... when Lallana ran to ask for the ball, Gu Ran had already started!

The ball was lost... Sunderland wanted to die.

The game continues.

Cattermole and Bardsley, who had received treatment on the sidelines, also returned to the court.

They shoveled each other this time and really suffered heavy losses.

Not only was he injured, but it also indirectly caused Sunderland to have insufficient numbers and concede a goal that they shouldn't have conceded.

Now, both sides are back on the same starting line.

After treatment, Catmull's physical fitness has greatly declined, and he is even less able to keep up with Gu Ran.

The fourth official held up his sign to indicate that there was 5 minutes of injury time in the first half.

The Southampton team seized the gap and launched a very beautiful counterattack instigated by Gu Ran. Unfortunately, Lallana's shot was too straight and the football was confiscated by Minnie.

Henderson retreated to get the ball. Before Gu Ran stepped forward to press, Henderson passed the ball from a long distance to Southampton's penalty area. It’s time for the defense to compete with speed!

Southampton's defense quickly retracted!

However, Welbeck is too fast! And the impact is also very strong!

Welbeck immediately stopped the ball with his chest, and Font reached out to pull Welbeck in embarrassment - he only touched it, but didn't pull it!

Welbeck took a big step forward with the ball, and then he lost his balance and tripped with his left foot over his right!

Welbeck fell in the penalty area!

The referee blew the whistle immediately!

The confused Fangte received a yellow card!

The referee awarded a penalty kick to Sunderland!

The entire Stadium of Light instantly felt like it was exploding!

The Black Cat fans raised their arms and shouted excitedly!

The Southampton fans and Newcastle fans yelled and cursed.

Welbeck looked like a victim, lying on the ground covering his face and not getting up for a long time.

I have to say that Welbeck's diving is really bad and he has no acting skills at all.

But there is no way to prepare for the dangers of the Premier League referee being blind.

Southampton's captain Davis, Gu Ran and others gathered around the referee to complain.

But the referee still insisted on his decision.

Seeing that the penalty had been decided, Welbeck grinned and climbed up from the turf.

For Heibei, diving is much safer than shooting.

There is a high chance that the shot will not go in, but just dive and lie down on the grass.

No. 10 Henderson came to the penalty spot and took the penalty kick.

Davis took a deep breath and shook his arm back and forth to disturb Henderson's mentality.

Even though Henderson is still very young, his mentality is extremely calm.

Henderson took a running start and shot with the outside of his instep, hitting the ball into the lower right corner of the goal!

Davis made the wrong decision!

The ball went in!

At the last moment of stoppage time in the first half, Henderson hit a penalty kick!

The score on the big screen at the Stadium of Light was immediately rewritten as Sunderland 2:1 Southampton!

Sunderland take the lead again!

With the referee's long whistle, the first half of the game came to an end.

Players from both sides returned to their respective locker rooms amid cheers and boos from the fans.

Although Southampton's technical data in the first half was much lower than Sunderland's, Southampton played very solidly.

Moreover, it was only 1 goal behind.

For the Southampton team, which was once 4 goals behind Tottenham and still managed to tie and overtake by 1 goals, being behind by goal at halftime was nothing.

What's more, this goal was a penalty kick scored by Sunderland through diving.

After experiencing confrontations with so many strong teams, the Southampton team has greatly improved its strength in competitions.

This advantage of Sunderland is not considered an advantage in the eyes of today's Southampton team.

During the halftime break, Coach Adkins quickly reviewed Southampton's coordination problems in the first half, and temporarily fine-tuned Southampton's positioning and movement.

After the 15-minute break, the two teams reentered the field and changed sides to fight again.

Southampton's defensive positioning was tighter and more focused than in the first half.

Mikel's task has also increased. He is no longer fully guarding Malbranque, but also guarding Cattermole at the same time to limit Cattermole's restrictions on Gu Ran.

Gu Ran's range of activities also became larger.

At the beginning of the second half, Henderson was pressed by Gu Ran until he could hardly breathe.

...(End of chapter)