After Xia Ruofei received the ball, Barça's arrowhead, Suárez, also ran towards RCD Espanyol's backfield. He did not come over to interfere with Xia Ruofei.
As a result, Xia Ruofei took the opportunity to dribble two steps forward. Busquets was coming towards him. He did not rush to snatch the ball. Instead, he blocked his position. On his other side, Rakitic was also approaching. Barça was very proficient at closing in on a small area. They had basically sealed off Xia Ruofei's forward pass route.
Xia Ruofei's thoughts turned sharply and he took another step forward.
Busquets was slightly delighted. Xia Ruofei's kick was a little too big. Although the ball was closer to Xia Ruofei, it was important to know that the football was moving in Busquets' direction. As a result, the ball was already in a 50-50 situation.
Busquets made the decision to snatch the ball in an instant. He stamped his foot and rushed towards the football.
However, Xia Ruofei's speed seemed to have increased in an instant. The distance between him and the football quickly narrowed. He rushed to control the ball before Busquets.
By then, Busquets' speed had increased. Xia Ruofei made a light push and took another step forward. He brushed past Busquets with ease.
Under the influence of inertia, Busquets could only watch as Xia Ruofei passed him.
Barça's defensive line was slightly disjointed. Now, Xia Ruofei was facing a wide expanse of flat land.
However, he did not continue to dribble the ball. Wu Lei was plugging forward at high speed. If Xia Ruofei dribbled one or two more steps, Wu Lei would be in an offside position.
Therefore, after Xia Ruofei passed Busquets, he decisively swung his leg and sent out a long pass.
Xia Ruofei's swing of his leg was not big, but it was powerful.
The football drew a beautiful white trajectory and fell towards Barça's backfield.
At the moment when Xia Ruofei kicked out, Wu Lei just happened to pass by Bassa's back line — a perfect anti-offside coordination!
Many Barça fans had not yet switched their thoughts to the game. Some of them were still eating the popcorn they had bought in the stadium while talking loudly.
By the time they reacted, they had already seen a blue figure leaping out from behind the defender like a cheetah, rushing at high speed in the direction of the football's landing spot.
The hairs on the Barça fans' bodies stood on end, and they immediately booed loudly. The entire stadium was filled with the boos of the fans.
Xia Ruofei's pass was a little strong, so the ball was very fast, but the landing point was very accurate. It was just five or six meters in front of Wu Lei, which was just enough for Wu Lei to make full use of his speed advantage.
And although the ball was fast, the football did not jump forward when it landed. After Wu Lei sped up, he took advantage of the momentum to step forward, creating an absolute one-on-one opportunity.
It was just that the position was slightly off — the official center forward was Iglesias, and Wu Lei's position was originally on the flank. Xia Ruofei's pass could not be too close to the middle.
Seeing this, Barça's goalkeeper, Terstegen, did not hesitate to abandon the goal and rush out in the direction of the football. At the same time, he opened his hands and tried to expand the defensive area as much as possible.
The ball itself was a little off. Coupled with the opponent's goalkeeper's decisive attack, the space for Wu Lei to shoot was a little small.
Behind him, the two center backs, Piqué and Langley, were giving chase. At the same time, RCD Espanyol's center forward, Iglesias, and Xia Ruofei, who had finished the pass, were also plugged into Barça's backfield at high speed.
Wu Lei knew that he could not hesitate. Otherwise, he would either completely lose the angle to shoot, or be caught by the Barça defender behind him and destroy the ball.
So, he chased after the football while looking up to observe.
After catching up to the football, Wu Lei did not hesitate to aim at the far corner and shoot.
He used the arch of his foot, hoping to ensure the accuracy of the shot as much as possible.
It was a ball rolling to the ground. The football rolled straight toward the far corner of the goal.
Barça's tall goalkeeper, Terstegen, quickly got down to the ground and stretched his body as much as possible. He reached out to intercept the ball.
But the angle of Wu Lei's shot was wide, and Terstegen's speed of getting down to the ground was a little slow. So, by the time he pounced over, the football had already passed through his fingers.
As Terstegen fell to the ground, he looked up at the goal behind him. At this time, he had no other choice but to pray that the ball would not go in.
However, Wu Lei's shot was very precise. After the football hit the goal post in the far corner, it did not bounce out. Instead, it turned into the goal.
When the football bounced and stopped in the net, the time shown on the scoreboard was only 23 seconds!
There was a strange silence in the stadium. Everyone was stunned by the unexpected scene. The fans even felt like they were having a nightmare.
It was not until Wu Lei roared wildly to the sky and then headed toward Xia Ruofei, who had given him a nanny-like assist, that the Barça fans reacted. They desperately hissed to express their dissatisfaction.
In the front field, Messi put his hands on his hips and looked a little confused.
He had no idea what was going on. The game had only started 23 seconds ago, and he had just run to the backfield of RCD Espanyol. As a result, when he turned around, he saw Wu Lei score a wonderful shot from a narrow angle and accurately send the ball into the net.
They fell behind just like that? Messi thought with a slight frown.
Barça had always looked down on RCD Espanyol. Although the Catalonia derby was always explosive, Barça still won most of the games. After all, the gap between the two teams in terms of absolute strength was still very big.
In Messi's view, this game was just a routine point gain.
But now, the cruel reality told them that Barça had fallen behind.
Barça's substitutes' bench was also full of dumbfounded faces. The manager, Valverde, could not believe his eyes. He grabbed his hair with both hands and his mouth was wide open. He stared at the field dumbfoundedly.
On the other hand, RCD Espanyol's substitutes' bench was a sea of jubilation. The substitutes who had just sat down rushed out all at once, and the manager, Ruby, jumped up and waved his fists in excitement.
There was nothing more dreamy than this start! It was equivalent to RCD Espanyol starting the game with a score of 1: 0! Who would have dared to think of such a thing before the game?
Ruby looked at Xia Ruofei and Wu Lei in the field with a myriad of emotions in his heart.
Huge cheers also came from the box where Song Wei and Ling Qingxue were. The sound came from Zhou Leiyun, who was already dancing with joy.
Ling Qingxue and Song Wei did not have such an intuitive feeling. Although the goal was an assist from Xia Ruofei, the goal was scored by Wu Lei! Therefore, the two of them just clapped for a while in the box.
On the other hand, Zhou Leiyun and Zhao Zhenghao, the full-time vice president of the Huaxia Football Association, hugged each other excitedly.
Huaxia was also boiling over because of this goal.
In the PP Sports studio, when the goal was scored, Shen Fangjian and Jia Tianning did not even have time to complete the routine of the broadcast, which was to introduce the starting lineups of both sides.
"Dear viewers of PP Sports, with the whistle of the referee, this eye-catching Derby de Catalunya has begun! We saw Wu Lei pass the ball back to Xia Ruofei, and Xia Ruofei quickly dribbled the ball two steps. Xia Ruofei is a bit of a stickler for the ball! Busquets and Rakitic have already formed a circle around him! He continues to dribble the ball forward, and this dribble is a bit big! It's going to be lost … "
"Wait! Xia Ruofei suddenly accelerated, as if a fighter jet had turned on the afterburner! He was the first to touch the ball, and he took advantage of the momentum to pass Busquets! Xia Ruofei raised his leg and made a long pass! Wu Lei is plugging in at high speed, and he catches up with the ball. He's single-handed! "
"Terstegen decisively abandoned the goal, and Wu Lei looked up to observe. Wu Lei shot! The ball … the ball went in! The ball went in! In just … 23 seconds, the two Huaxia players formed a line, and finally, Xia Ruofei completed the fatal blow! This start is simply too dramatic! "
Jia Tianning looked at the broadcast screen and said with a smile, "Look! After Wu Lei scored, he immediately rushed to Xia Ruofei and hugged him tightly! This scene is just too beautiful! A few months ago, we wouldn't have dared to imagine such a scene! "
"Barça's star players are dejected. Obviously, this flash goal hit them very hard. Messi looks very confused. Obviously, he doesn't know what happened in these short 20 seconds!" Shen Fangjian said.
At this time, the television broadcast began to replay the goal.
"I think 80% of the credit for this goal belongs to Xia Ruofei!" Shen Fangjian said, "His pass was so accurate, it was like a guided missile! Well, let's watch it together in slow motion … "
"After Xia Ruofei received the ball, the part where he bypassed Busquets was very crucial!" Shen Fangjian continued, "Of course, his pass was also quite good! Wu Lei received the ball very comfortably! "
After the multi-angle slow motion replay, Shen Fangjian said with a smile, "Well! I take back what I just said. Wu Lei also played at a very high level in this goal. The angle of the shot was already very small, and at the moment he shot, the Barça center back, Pique, who chased back to the penalty area, did not hesitate to tackle! The space left for Wu Lei was very small, but the result was that Wu Lei's shot went through the only narrow passage and sent the ball into Barça's goal! This shot was not easy! "
At this time, Wu Lei had already celebrated the goal and walked to his own field surrounded by his teammates.
Wu Lei still felt a little dizzy at this time — he scored? And the goal was broken through by Barça, the team he had once envied.
In the PP Sports studio, Shen Fangjian said, "We want to congratulate Wu Lei. He has become the first Huaxia player to break through Barça's goal!"
"I was more optimistic about Xia Ruofei," Jia Tianning said. "I didn't expect Wu Lei to be the first to achieve this!"
"As long as our Huaxia players score a goal, it's something to be happy about!" Shen Fangjian said with a smile. "Every touch of their feet today is making history!"
…
The football was placed in the center circle again. All the players on the field had not touched the ball, and they did not even sweat in such a short time, but the score had become 0: 1. In the PP Sports studio, when the goal was scored, Shen Fangjian and Jia Tianning did not even have time to complete the routine of the broadcast — introducing the starting lineups of both sides.
"Dear viewers of PP Sports, with the whistle of the referee, this eye-catching Derby de Catalunya is about to begin! We saw Wu Lei pass the ball back to Xia Ruofei. Xia Ruofei quickly dribbled the ball two steps. Xia Ruofei is a little attached to the ball! Busquets and Rakitic have already formed a circle around him! He continues to dribble the ball forward, and this dribble is a little big! It's going to be lost … "
"Wait! Xia Ruofei suddenly accelerated, as if a fighter jet had turned on its afterburner! He was the first to touch the ball, and he dribbled it past Busquets! Xia Ruofei lifted his leg and made a long pass! Wu Lei was plugging in at high speed. He caught up with the ball and single-handedly attacked! "
"Terstegen decisively abandoned the goal. Wu Lei looked up to observe, and Wu Lei shot! The ball … the ball went in! The ball went in! In just … 23 seconds, the two Huaxia players formed a line, and finally, Xia Ruofei completed the fatal blow! This start is simply too dramatic! "
Jia Tianning looked at the broadcast screen and said with a smile, "Look! After Wu Lei scored, he immediately rushed to Xia Ruofei and hugged him tightly! Now this scene is really beautiful! A few months ago, we would not have dared to imagine such a scene! "
"Barça's star players are dejected. Obviously, this flash goal hit them very hard. Messi showed a very confused look. Obviously, he did not know what happened in these short 20 seconds!" Shen Fangjian said.
At this time, the television broadcast began to replay the goal.
"I think 80% of the credit for this goal belongs to Xia Ruofei!" Shen Fangjian said, "His pass was so accurate, it was like a guided missile! Well, let's watch it together in slow motion … "
"After Xia Ruofei received the ball, the part where he bypassed Busquets was very crucial!" Shen Fangjian continued, "Of course, his pass was also quite good! Wu Lei received the ball very comfortably! "
After the multi-angle slow motion replay, Shen Fangjian said with a smile, "Well! I take back what I just said. Wu Lei also played at a very high level in this goal. The angle of the shot was already very small, and at the moment he shot, the Barça center back, Pique, who chased back to the penalty area, did not hesitate to tackle! The space left for Wu Lei was very small, but the result was that Wu Lei's shot went through the only narrow passage and sent the ball into Barça's goal! This shot was not easy! "
At this time, Wu Lei had already finished celebrating the goal. He walked toward his own field surrounded by his teammates.
Wu Lei still felt a little dizzy at this time. He scored just like that? And the goal was broken through by Barça, the team he used to envy.
In the PP Sports studio, Shen Fangjian said, "We would like to congratulate Wu Lei. He has become the first Huaxia player to break through Barça's goal!"
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