Subsequent replays showed that in the fight between Montari and Gerrard, the football did hit Gerrard's arm after it bounced up. However, the Liverpool captain's arm did not deliberately open. The handball was more likely to be a passive handball. At this time, it was up to the referee's decision. If the referee recognized that Gerrard had handballed first, then he would blow for handball in the penalty area in the front field and Liverpool's attack would end there. However, if the referee thought that Gerrard had unintentionally handballed and did not commit a handball foul and ignored it, then he would blow for Montari's defensive foul. It was a penalty kick, which was justifiable.
Therefore, whether it was a handball foul in Liverpool's attack or a defensive foul in Inter Milan's penalty area, it was up to the referee to decide.
Unfortunately, in the end, the referee, Debricre, blew for the penalty kick.
Considering that the referee's two yellow cards to Materazzi in the first half of the game was too harsh, the referee's decision this time seemed to be biased toward the home team. It was no wonder that Li Ang was so angry.
Liverpool's penalty kick, their Spanish striker, Fernando Torres, stood at the penalty spot.
The referee, Debricre, blew the whistle. Torres ran up and shot.
César pounced to his right side, but Torres chose to shoot in the middle and the ball went in!
“Goooooaaaaal！”
"The penalty kick created by Gerrard was calmly scored by Torres! Liverpool got a goal back! "
"Torres scored! Including the injury stoppage time, Liverpool got a goal back with less than ten minutes left in the game. They are now two goals behind. Will a miracle happen?! "
Li Ang had regained his composure on the sidelines. He was expressionless as he looked at the field.
Mata looked toward the sidelines. He saw Li Ang's gesture and nodded.
*****
Both sides kicked off in the center circle.
The Belgian referee, Debricre, blew the whistle.
Arshavin kicked the football to Mata, who immediately ran forward.
Mata then knocked the football back to David Silva behind him. He ran forward himself, but after running two steps, Mata stopped.
At this time, David Silva, who received the ball, chose to pass the football to Modric behind him in the face of Gerrard's rush. He began to run forward.
When Modric received the ball, he dodged to avoid Gerrard's scramble. Then he directly passed the football forward.
The football stuck to the turf and rolled forward quickly.
Mata, who stayed in front, received the football. Then he pulled the ball directly to avoid Pennant's interference. He accelerated again and swept past Pennant's side.
Mata continued to dribble the ball to break through!
It was an unusual offensive posture. Mata dribbled the ball directly forward in the middle, which caught Liverpool, who had pressed forward as a whole after the kickoff whistle, off guard.
Lucas threw himself at Mata in a panic.
Mata secretly passed the football to Silva in front.
Silva did not stop the ball. Instead, he swept the ball horizontally and the football reached Arshavin's feet.
Arshavin took advantage of the situation to pull the ball and accelerate, bypassing Carragher.
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"Beautiful! After Inter Milan kicked off, they suddenly pressed out to attack! The cooperation between their three short players is very tacit. Liverpool's defensive line was torn apart by their passing and bypassing! "
After Arshavin bypassed Carragher, he went straight to the penalty area.
This immediately caused Liverpool's defensive line to panic.
Hyypia pounced on Arshavin!
Aurelio looked a little embarrassed at this time. He looked at Mata and Silva, who were plugging in at the same time to receive the ball. He was a little confused and did not know which one to defend.
Before Arshavin came into contact with Hyypia, he sent the football out.
At the same time, Silva plugged in front of the goal and Aurelio hurried to follow.
Silva did not stop the ball, nor did he shoot. He directly knocked the football with his heel.
The football immediately went to his back left.
"Juan Mata!" The commentator suddenly roared.
The Liverpool captain, Gerrard, desperately returned to defend and pounced on Mata. He knew that he had to defend this ball. If Inter Milan scored the fourth goal, Liverpool's chances of a comeback in the second leg would be too slim!
At this moment, the Liverpool captain's mind was only to stop the goal. He even had the awareness of being sent off with a red card for a foul in the penalty area.
However, after that, the Liverpool captain's eyes were filled with despair as he fought endlessly.
Mata did not stop the ball and did not shoot!
Instead, the Spanish star player passed the football back!
*****
The middle!
The top of the penalty area arc!
Now, there was a large empty space there!
Then, people saw Modric rush up and he directly raised his leg to shoot. The football drew an inconspicuous arc, bypassed the Liverpool goalkeeper, Reina's fingers, and drilled into the goal.
Although Reina tried his best to save it, he was too far away!
The angle of Modric's shot was not tricky, but it was very fast and did not give the goalkeeper time to jump to the ball.
“Goooooaaaaal！”
"The fourth goal!"
"Luca Modric! Inter Milan has scored again! They have scored their fourth goal of the day! "
"Modric! His long shot has shown its power again! Inter Milan's three star players in the front field, Juan Mata, David Silva, and Andre Arshavin, had a very skilled and tacit cooperation. It simply made people jump up and cheer, but it created an opportunity for Modric! The Croatian player also successfully seized this opportunity! What a beautiful goal! "
"Modric's shot is really beautiful. A long shot from the top of the penalty area arc. The arc is not big, but it is very accurate, like a cruise missile. This is a goal that makes Liverpool extremely sad! Four to one! Li Ang's team leads Benítez's team by three goals in the away game! Less than a minute after Torres' goal, Inter Milan took advantage of the kickoff to score. This is incredible! "
After the goal, Modric was also very excited and made an excited celebration. He stood in place and roared to the sky!
His teammates surged toward him like a tide. This goal could be said to have sealed the victory for Inter Milan. It could even be said that the scales of promotion had been severely tilted at this moment. Inter Milan was very close to the top eight …
*****
On the sidelines, Benítez's face was pale. He looked up at Anfield's night sky and felt that it was so gray.
Li Ang was cheering with his arms raised. He looked up and saw Anfield's night sky. In the night, there were not many stars, but they were so bright …
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