The Swansea fans in the stands clapped and cheered excitedly, looking forward to taking advantage of their home court advantage to win against Liverpool, take all three points, and stay away from the relegation zone.
But the process after the game restarted proved that the ball was really just an accident, just a gift from Karius' buttery hand to Swansea.
The real strength comparison between the two sides is already very huge. Coupled with the steady output of Willard, who has increased his "shooting" skill to 100, Swansea simply cannot resist it.
Even if Swansea holds a 1-0 lead, decisively shrinks back to defend, and implements the tactic of setting up a bus to defend, hoping to hold on to the advantage until the end of the game, or obtain a draw, it is acceptable.
But the game didn't go as Swansea expected.
Just 2 minutes after Karius performed the game, Velard suddenly took a long shot from about 35 meters away from the goal, and hit a long shot that shocked the world.
It's a pity that Velarde's arcing skills were not controlled to a perfect level. Velarde, who originally aimed at the blind corner, could only watch the ball draw an imperfect arc and then fly past the post and out of the baseline.
If the arc is wider, it can go around the goal.
But even so, Willard's threatening shot still shocked the Swansea players and fans, and the sound of the Swansea people's escape from death could be heard in the stands.
Many people think that shots like Willard's are no longer easy to hit and are only done occasionally. But what happened next on the court was a bit shocking.
With the Swansea people shrinking and defending, Willard continued to move without the ball in a wide area between 20 meters and 40 meters outside the penalty area, and he was everywhere on the left, center and right. And with his awareness, speed, physique, etc., no one can guard him personally. At most, it can only be a regional defense.
Once Villard gets an open opportunity, his teammates will pass the ball to him, and when passing the ball, they deliberately pass the ball that is easy to shoot. This allows Villard to shoot directly without stopping the ball and avoid being overwhelmed by the enemy. Swansea players blocked Willard's shot path.
Then, the audience at the scene and in front of the TV saw that the entire Liverpool team revolved around Willard, constantly passing him the ball that could be shot directly, no matter how far away from the goal it was.
Even if the Swansea people realized something and tried their best to surround Willard, or cut off the connection between the Liverpool players and Willard, it was useless.
No team's defense can be watertight, let alone a team like Swansea, which is ranked lower in the Premier League.
The time was not even ten minutes, and in the 9th minute, Velarde ran into a huge gap about 28 meters away from the goal on the right side of the penalty area, and received a pass from Mane with his back in the penalty area. Firmino also timely redirected the ball back to outside the penalty area and passed it to a path where Velarde could shoot directly.
This time, Velarde's movement and Firmino's ball play were both perfect. The Swansea people had no time to make up for the position or interfere with Velarde's shooting action, so they just watched Velarde's two-step approach. Then he volleyed against Firmino's pass and hit a high-quality long-range shot.
The ball soared into the air like a cannonball, avoiding the Swansea players who rushed from the side to block the hole of the gun, then passed over the heads of the players on both sides of the penalty area, and also avoided the fingers of goalkeeper Fabianski. With the desperate gaze of the Swansea players and fans, the ball hit the inside of the right goal and bounced into the goal with a "bang".
"Goooooooooooooooooooooooal..."
"The ball went in!!!"
"Liverpool equalized with a long-range shot from Alan Willard, and the score is now 1-1."
"There seemed to be some changes in Liverpool in this game. Everyone seemed to be working together for Willard to let him shoot."
"And Willard's shooting no longer cares about how far away from the goal he is. As long as he can shoot, he can shoot directly with his left and right feet no matter where he is."
"Villad had already had two shots before, but one of his right-footed shots flew out of the baseline, and one of his left-footed shots was too straight and was confiscated by the goalkeeper."
"But this time, Firmino gave him a good ball, and Velarde perfectly kicked a high-quality long-range shot directly into the dead center of Swansea's goal."
"From a time perspective, Liverpool equalized the score very quickly, in less than ten minutes."
"But judging from the way Liverpool plays and the quality of Willard's shooting, it seems that Liverpool will score sooner or later, and it is definitely not just this one."
"Whether Willard will score more goals in the future and how many will he score, let us wait and see."
The commentators can see the changes in Liverpool's tactics because they have been commentating on the game for a long time and are very professional. But many Swansea fans in the stands can't understand it to this extent. After all, Willard has only shot a few shots, and they can't see much yet.
Therefore, they also sang the team song, seemingly hoping that Swansea could fight back and regain the lead, or at least maintain the tie until the end of the game and gain a valuable point on the road to relegation.
Although the Swansea players on the field felt the threat of Willard and the abnormality of the entire Liverpool team, they were in the middle of the game and had no targeted training, so it was difficult to contain Willard's movements and movements. Passes from teammates.
What's more, even if someone follows Velard closely, with Velard's physical strength, leaning on the opponent to hit the goal, the effect will not be much worse.
This resulted in Swansea becoming the first victim after Willard increased the "shot" to the full value of 100.
In the 17th minute, seeing goalkeeper Fabianski standing a little forward and to the right, Willard suddenly took a long-distance lob in the midfield, still 40 meters away from the goal. The ball drew an arc in the air. After that, he took off from the right side first, preventing goalkeeper Fabianski from jumping to the left side immediately. Then, the ball turned in the air and headed towards the upper left corner. At this time, Fabianski moved to the left side of the goal and made a save, but it was already too late.
In the end, although the location of Willard's shot was far away from the goal, and theoretically the goalkeeper had enough time to make a move and save, the ball ended up grazing the fingertips of the jumping Fabianski and flew into the goal. .
This time, the commentators became even more excited:
"Wow, my God, the ball went in again!"
"Less than ten minutes after the last goal, Willard scored again, scoring twice and helping Liverpool take the lead."
"Villad's shot was farther than the last time, more than 40 meters."
"From such a long distance, he lobbed the ball directly into the blind corner. Velarde's shooting skills seem to be much more refined than before."
"I'm afraid that's why Liverpool's players started passing the ball to Velarde, right?"
