The penalty call was undisputed.
Even if the Sheffield United players tried their best to explain, they could not change the referee's decision.
In desperation, they could only withdraw from the penalty area and wait for the penalty kick.
Leicester City's first penalty taker was originally Nugent.
However, since Nugent did not play in this game, Vardy, who is currently the team's top scorer, naturally did his part.
After Ling Feng and Mahrez settled into the team's starting lineup, Vardy's scoring efficiency soared like a rocket!
Under the crazy feeding from Ling Feng and Mahrez, he was also very competitive and fully demonstrated his ability to seize opportunities to everyone.
In less than two months, he scored ten goals!
The number of goals in the league reached eighteen, and his position in the league's scorer list suddenly climbed to second place!
Second only to Leeds United's chief scorer McCormack's nineteen goals.
According to this kind of scoring efficiency, as long as he does not get injured and is guaranteed to play a certain amount of playing time, it will only be a matter of time before he wins the league's golden boot!
And all of this is largely due to Ling Feng.
In Vardy’s view, without Ling Feng, the head coach would not change tactics and formation;
Without Ling Feng, no one would constantly pass comfortable through balls to himself;
If it weren't for Ling Feng, he wouldn't have scored so many goals!
Therefore, in order to reciprocate the favor and express his gratitude, Vardy, holding the ball, suddenly came to Ling Feng and asked in a low voice:
"Ling, do you want to take this penalty kick?"
As soon as these words came out, Ling Feng was stunned.
Meeting Vardy's sincere and serious eyes, Ling Feng immediately understood what he meant.
The second brother is quite nice.
Knowing that I had few goals, he gave me the penalty kick specifically!
Although he was happy in his heart, Ling Feng still declined politely:
"Thanks, man. But you also know my shooting skills, and I haven't practiced penalty kicks. You better do it!"
Hearing this, Vardy did not continue, nodded, and came to the penalty spot with the ball in his arms.
With the referee's whistle, Vardy made it in one fell swoop!
"The ball is in!"
"Leicester City took the lead to break the deadlock at home, and the goal was their chief goalscorer Jamie Vardy!"
As the penalty kick flew into the goal, Sheffield United defended the city for forty minutes and was declared to have been breached!
This cruel result made Sheffield United's head coach, players and fans in the stands feel very helpless.
In their best scenario, if they maintain a tie in the first half, they can counterattack twice in the second half to see if they can steal one.
Unexpectedly, with five minutes left in the first half, they still lost the ball.
However, conceding the ball first was also expected by them.
After losing the ball, Sheffield United's head coach immediately came to the sidelines and shouted to the players:
"It's okay! Keep up the defensive hardness!"
"It's just a ball!"
As the head coach's shouts rang out, the Sheffield United players cheered up and planned to hold on to the first half.
Soon, as the referee's whistle sounded, the first half came to an end.
Back in the dressing room, Pearson praised Conoket's performance and urged the players to continue to threaten Sheffield United's defense through the wings.
After a short intermission, the game entered the second half.
In the second half, leading Leicester City entered Barcelona mode.
Through constant short passes, stretching the space, and then looking for opportunities to kill.
As time passed, Sheffield United, which was constantly being slipped around, finally couldn't hold it back and tried to push out the formation to press Leicester City's ball-carrying players.
However, such a reckless operation was immediately punished!
In the 72nd minute, Mahrez reached the top of the penalty area like a butterfly on the right wing and hit a beautiful inside curve ball with his left foot, extending the score to 2-0!
And this score was maintained until the last moment of the game...
. . .
"The game is over!"
"Leicester City becomes the first team to advance to the semi-finals of the FA Cup this season!"
After the game, Ling Feng did not celebrate with his teammates immediately, but turned to look at the Sheffield United half.
Seeing Maguire sitting on the turf, he stepped forward without hesitation.
"Hey, can I trade jerseys with you?"
A voice sounded in his ears, and when Maguire looked up, he saw Ling Feng looking at him with a smile on his face.
The smile on that handsome face was as bright and friendly as it was in the tunnel before the game!
Although the other person's smile looks handsome, he also deserves a beating.
However, Maguire, who was feeling disappointed, decided to ask first:
"Are you sure you want to swap jerseys with me?"
"Yes, otherwise why would I come to you?"
"Have we met before?"
"I saw him in the tunnel, and I even smiled at you."
Hearing this, Maguire was immediately relieved.
It turns out it was not an illusion!
Immediately afterwards, he asked his doubts: "Why are you smiling at me? We are rivals!"
"Are you laughing at me?"
Hearing this, Ling Feng immediately shook his head and explained half-truthfully: "Of course not! I respect every good player very much."
"Good players? But we lost to you..."
"That doesn't stop you from being one of the best players in this game! Moreover, I have watched your game video and you are a very good central defender!"
After saying that, Ling Feng did not forget to show a sincere smile to support his statement.
Idiots aside, Ling Feng personally likes Maguire as a player.
He has a very good professional attitude and is diligent and hard-working on the court.
He treats others gently off the field and does not cause trouble.
Even when his form declined and he was stripped of the captain's armband by the head coach, he silently accepted it.
While respecting the team's decision, work hard to adjust your own status and strive to return to the main lineup.
This is a good player who can't help but respect him.
Moreover, his performance tonight was definitely the best among all Sheffield United players!
Judging from Ling Feng's expression, Maguire couldn't tell that the other party was lying.
This made him feel slightly less disappointed, and then he squeezed out a smile:
"Thanks."
After the two took off their jerseys and exchanged them, Ling Feng did not forget to ask:
“Do you have Twitter?”
"have."
"Let's check each other out and gain some fans. We'll have a chance to play football together!"
Hearing this, Maguire seemed to be touched by the bitterness in his heart, and his honest face couldn't help but reveal a look of helplessness:
"You will be able to play in the Premier League soon, but I..."
Seeing Maguire's bitter face, Ling Feng immediately patted him on the shoulder in a very old-fashioned way and consoled him:
"Man, with your ability, you will be able to play in the Premier League soon!"
"You really think so?"
"certainly!"
“See you in the Premier League then!”
After saying these words, Ling Feng turned around and left calmly.
Only Maguire, holding the blue No. 23 jersey in his hand, was left in deep thought...
