Chapter 414: Chapter 414
Huang Kaiwen quickly controlled the ball with his left foot to avoid the defender and turned to pass it to Guti who was coming up to assist.
Guti received the ball and thought to pass it back to Huang Kaiwen to execute a wall-pass, but seeing Huang Kaiwen point to the middle with the fingers behind his back, Guti changed his mind.
Guti smoothly carried the ball forward two steps, Pallardo rushed towards Guti, and Guti twisted his body and swung his arm to deliver a through pass with his left foot.
The ball quickly rolled past Pallardo, curving sharply towards the left side of the penalty area.
Emerson and the well-positioned Ayala both failed to touch the ball.
Marked closely by Luis Miguel, Huang Kaiwen suddenly burst into action at the edge of the penalty area, and although Miguel was prepared, his reaction was still half a beat too slow, allowing Huang Kaiwen to reach the box first.
Huang Kaiwen’s explosive force was quick though he didn’t run at full speed; he let the ball get ahead of him sideways and took the opportunity to shoot far post with his right foot.
Canizares’s eyes widened, and he immediately dove to the ground.
But from the moment he needed to react, he was already at a disadvantage; the ball was faster and almost brushed past his ribs before crashing into the net on the right side.
"Just 3 minutes into the game, Kevin scores the first goal for Real Madrid."
"In this play, Kevin exhibited powerful explosive force, perfect physical condition, and a sharp ability to seize opportunities."
"Raul was pulling Albiol on the right side of the box, and Guti’s 20-meter through pass was also impressive. But Kevin is Kevin, calm like a leopard waiting for its prey, letting the ball come to him before striking, a big-game temperament is just one of Kevin’s many strengths."
"Today’s championship match is over, no, ever since Kevin transferred to Real Madrid, the suspense over the La Liga champion has ended."
"Valencia’s defense is exceptional? That was before they met Kevin."
Barbara, watching the game in her office, nodded repeatedly.
Seeing Crudeli, she didn’t grasp as much from the play, but after Crudeli’s commentary, she immediately understood.
This is what excellent commentary is, this is understanding football.
Those lousy commentators at Canale5 will be fired by her sooner or later.
Capello sat on the bench with his legs crossed, his expression unchanging.
Kevin scoring as soon as he enters the game is quite normal.
Capello turned to look at Valencia’s bench, wanting to see Flores’s disappointed face.
Instead, he saw him holding a little figure made of straw.
Capello suddenly shot up from the bench, grinding his teeth and said, "Damn it, how dare he do this, these bastards ought to be burned at the stake."
Capello pulled out a crumpled poster from his jacket pocket, slapped it against the glass side of the coach’s bench, then walked to the sideline, staring at the field and muttering softly, "Your Highness, I was wrong, I want to fight again. Your Highness, I was wrong, I want to fight again..."
Flores, as if sensing something, looked towards Real Madrid’s bench.
He watched Capello, restless and muttering something, and a smile spread across his face.
Lately, the mainstream Spanish media had many reports about witchcraft.
He also wanted to test if it actually had any effect.
Flores pulled out a bit of black powder from his pocket.
With his thumb rubbing his index and middle fingers, he sprinkled the powder over the straw figure like salting food.
The effects were so good, he decided to intensify his efforts.
Through the gaps in his fingers, one could see the name tag sewn on the straw figure had been stained black.
The name was barely readable — Fabio Capello.
Following Huang Kaiwen’s forward somersault, Mestalla Stadium erupted in boos.
"The goal was too fast."
"It’s mainly the pass that was good!"
Huang Kaiwen said smiling, as he opened his arms to embrace Raul and Guti who rushed up.
Today, they were Kevin’s Krashnic and Miku.
Though it was Huang himself who was tall and fast, Raul really played a good distracting role just now.
Robinho, who couldn’t make it to the front of Huang Kaiwen.
Could only touch his bald head and walk back.
In the past, he had heard from Kaka that one must be quick if they want to celebrate with Kevin.
He thought it was a joke, but it turned out to be true.
Valencia restarted the play, Angulo passed sideways to Villa, who turned and passed it to David Silva on the left flank.
David Silva took the ball and accelerated past the midfield, encountering Emerson’s pressure, he flicked the ball past Emerson and raced him for speed.
David Silva reached the ball first, and with a quick left-footed tap, he successfully dodged Emerson’s outstretched foot.
As Emerson regained his balance and stretched out his foot again, David Silva sidestepped and forward Baraja rushed behind the ball and swung with his right foot.
"That long shot was a bit off the mark, but seeing Casillas positioned forward, Baraja went straight for it, wow, nearly 40 meters directly aiming for the goal."
"Hehe, they are teammates in the national team, but Baraja really shows no mercy, I bet Casillas broke out in a cold sweat, he definitely won’t dare to position so far forward next time."
"This time, young Silva’s performance on the left flank was very impressive, facing a top defender like Emerson, he dared to make bold moves, I feel he plays a bit like Vicente."
"Being from the same team, he’s definitely learning from the old guard, so you see, Valencia is really tough. Up front, they have Villa who scored 25 goals last season and Angulo, with both flanks covered by Joaquin and Silva, fast and skilled, even if Real Madrid is ahead, they can’t take it easy, hehe."