Chapter 427: Chapter 427
At 6 PM, the chief referee Cesar Fernandez blew the whistle to start the match.
Sevilla took the kickoff.
From the moment Sevilla started their offense, Huang Kaiwen was astonished by the ferocity of the opponent’s attack.
It was today that he was playing as a forward.
Otherwise, he would inevitably be featured in the highlights after the match.
Navas himself was adept at dribbling, possessing a killer move of high-speed ball carrying and direction changing.
The player behind him, Alves, was even more excessive.
With great speed and good control at his feet, his dribbling ability was stronger than most wingers. Brazilian wingbacks could play as wingers, and that was no exaggeration.
During this period, Brazil had produced two successors to Cafu.
Maicon’s physical fitness was even more outstanding, grasping both offense and defense fully, truly taking responsibility for an entire flank.
Alves’s dribbling was fiercer, with explosive power and physical strength inferior to Maicon’s but possessing notable organizing ability.
Other national teams lacked outstanding wingbacks, but in Brazil, they always appeared in groups.
The left flank of Raul and Carlos perfectly matched against the right flank of Navas and Alves.
Right from the start, Real Madrid’s left flank was overwhelmed.
In the 9th minute, Alves made a through pass behind Carlos, Navas received the ball and continued with it to the rib side of the penalty box, Cannavaro did not challenge immediately.
He spread his legs, lowered his center of gravity, and waited for Navas to make a move.
Suddenly, Navas powered his calf, flicked his toe, and the ball swiftly passed between Cannavaro’s legs, Kanoute received the pass and took it to the baseline, only to be forced to the line by Ramos.
The 1.92-meter-tall Kanoute back-heeled the ball to turn around, and without adjusting, he shot with his left foot, which Casillas blocked at the near post with his foot.
"Kanoute’s shot was genuinely beautiful, he doesn’t resemble the typical African forward at all, his techniques are very delicate on the feet, reminding me of Ibrahimovic who transferred to AC Milan, both are tall yet very agile."
"Real Madrid needs to be cautious of Sevilla’s corners, there are many players in Sevilla who are good at heading."
Huang Kaiwen stood next to Fabiano.
Fabiano, with a smile, said to Huang Kaiwen, "Ricardo has told me about you."
"He has also told me about you, you were teammates in Sao Paulo."
Huang Kaiwen nodded and said.
Fabiano wasn’t selected for the World Cup squad this summer, and is currently still on the fringes of the Brazil National Team.
His impression of Brazilian forwards has been one disappointment after another.
Fabiano was already weaker compared to the Double R’s.
Yet, seeing Fred makes Fabiano seem not so bad.
Then there’s Eliano and if, such a downgrade one after another, just by watching them play, one could hardly imagine they are forwards of the Brazil National Team.
"Defense is no use to me; I still haven’t found the feel for scoring in Spain."
Fabiano said with a laugh.
"The formidable ones, I can’t stop."
The smile on Fabiano’s face began to stiffen.
He remembered Kaka telling him that Kevin was a really nice guy; was this what he meant by nice?
He needed to call Kaka again when he had some time.
Navas took a run-up for the corner kick, Huang Kaiwen seeing that it wasn’t aimed at his far post, dashed out of the penalty area.
Standing in front of Kanoute, Ramos jumped first and topped the ball towards the outside of the penalty area.
The ball hit Christian Poulsen, deflecting to the left where Adriano dashed forth and took a shot.
The ball hit Cannavaro, who had leapt sideways, bouncing out of the penalty area.
Emerson quickly rushed forward and kicked the ball towards the opponent’s half.
Assessing the landing spot, Huang Kaiwen accelerated forward again.
It was already too late for Adriano to chase back, seeing teammate Renato rushing towards Huang Kaiwen, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Renato and Huang Kaiwen both ran towards the ball.
Even though Renato was not fast and despite being closer, Huang Kaiwen got to the spot first.
As the ball descended, Renato was still about a meter away from it.
Huang Kaiwen chested the ball, and Renato, who had stretched out his foot taking large strides thinking Huang Kaiwen would trap the ball to his feet, ended up looking like a clown.
He still thought Huang Kaiwen would trap the ball underfoot and tried to poke the ball away using a split-stretch method.
Now, not having touched the ball nor being able to chase back, he could only turn his head and watch as Huang Kaiwen carried the ball towards the penalty area.
"Sevilla’s backfield is extremely empty, they are about to concede!"
"Giving Kevin so much space to accelerate, they stand no chance of escaping."
Milan’s match was yesterday.
As long as he could manage it, he was very willing to accept invitations to commentate on Huang Kaiwen’s matches.
Xavi Navarro went forward to contest a header, and Alves had not yet returned to the defense line.
Only two defenders remained in Sevilla’s backfield.
Julien Escude still thought about waiting for Huang Kaiwen to run forward a couple of steps before challenging.
But during Huang Kaiwen’s run, he back-heeled the ball to Beckham who was behind him.
Beckham immediately took the ball and sent a long pass, the ball flew over Julien Escude’s head towards the top-right corner of the penalty area.
Huang Kaiwen continued to accelerate forward.
Escude could only turn and follow him back.
As the two neared the ball, Escude realized he couldn’t wait any longer.
The ball was directly in front of Huang Kaiwen.
Escude was positioned slightly forward.
He had to quickly seize the chance to poke the ball away or block the opponent sideways.
Seeing Huang Kaiwen suddenly accelerate, Escude, who had been running to Huang Kaiwen’s left side, accelerated at an angle.
Even if he couldn’t clear the ball, sticking close could buy time for his teammates rushing back.
The Real Madrid fans in the nearby stands widened their eyes, fearful of missing any detail.