While most of the Crystal Palace players were guarding Willard to prevent him from setting a new world record, other Liverpool players certainly got a lot of opportunities.
In the 36th minute, Coutinho passed a good ball, and Mane hit a high-quality shot in the penalty area with almost no interference.
Unfortunately, Crystal Palace goalkeeper Mandanda made a world-class save, which saved Mane's powerful shot from the bottom line.
Liverpool won a corner kick.
The crisis is not over yet.
Velarde's jumping, heading, and aerial challenge abilities are also top-notch. Therefore, not only the two central defenders, but also a defensive midfielder, and center Benteke who returned to defend, surrounded Velarde with all their strength. Prevent Willard from scoring.
In the end, Coutinho's corner kick was also high, passed Velarde in the middle, and landed at the back point.
However, Liverpool center back Lovren, who stepped forward to participate in the aerial challenge, only had Crystal Palace winger Zaha next to him. He could not compare with Lovren in terms of height, physique, aerial challenge ability and header skills.
Lovren easily crushed Zaha, jumped up from behind and headed the ball towards the goal, successfully heading the ball into the goal.
This time goalkeeper Mandanda failed to save the Crystal Palace goal and could only watch the ball go into the net. Liverpool expanded the score to 3-0, which completely killed the suspense of the game.
Of course, the suspense of the game ended when Willard scored the second goal for Liverpool. Crystal Palace had surrendered and only focused on containing Willard and preventing Willard from setting the world record for total goals in the year. .
Lovren's header just made the outcome of the game clearer and made the few Crystal Palace fans who still have illusions more sober.
There is no more suspense in the game. Now Liverpool players are going all out to support Velarde, create opportunities for him, and want Velarde to score and set a new record.
But Lovren's goal and the 0-3 score also made Crystal Palace more awake and more aware that they could not equalize the score, so they devoted themselves more resolutely to defending against Velarde.
In the 42nd minute, Velarde made a rare move without the ball at high speed, received a good ball from Coutinho, and got a chance to shoot from outside the penalty area. As a result, just as he kicked the ball out, he was kicked from the side. Ledley, the Crystal Palace midfielder who rushed over, flew over to block the hole of the gun as if to save his life.
The ball hit Ledley's stomach like a cannonball, and it took Ledley a long time to recover. The team doctor rubbed him for a while before he stood up and played again with a grin on his face.
In order to prevent Willard from setting a world record against them, Crystal Palace really tried their best and did not concede any more goals in the rest of the first half. The two sides entered the halftime break with a score of 0-3, and Liverpool, who played away from home, temporarily took the lead. Three balls.
After a 15-minute break, the game changed sides again in the second half. Liverpool continued to bombard Crystal Palace's half. Crystal Palace also continued to defend Velarde tightly, trying not to let Velarde score again. Set a new world record.
But Willard himself already has high speed, skills, off-the-ball movement, awareness, etc. As long as his teammates cooperate well, he can still create opportunities in the crowd.
Even if this kind of cooperation does not appear often, if it occurs once in a while, it is enough for Velard to seize the opportunity and score a goal.
In the 57th minute, Velarde used his superb awareness to move without the ball and rushed into the penalty area, gaining a fleeting opportunity.
Moreover, this opportunity cannot be for teammates to pass the ball after Villard runs out, then it will be too late. You must have an insight into Velarde’s running intention in advance and pass the ball in time. When the ball arrives, Villard’s people will also arrive. , and then shoot directly without stopping the ball to seize this opportunity.
But at this time, Coutinho was holding the ball outside the penalty area. He and Velarde had no passing route at all before. The passing route on the ground had already been blocked by the defensive Crystal Palace players.
However, this did not trouble Coutinho. Not only did he pass the ball into the penalty area, but he also sensed Velarde's intention to move. He passed the ball diagonally into the penalty area and landed right on it. Willard ran past the gap.
This fleeting opportunity does not allow for Villard to unload the ball and adjust, and his shooting skills do not need to be adjusted. Therefore, as soon as Willard ran over, he fired a volley without stopping the ball. He fired a heavy volley less than ten meters away from the goal and volleyed the ball in the direction of the goal.
After Willard completed the shot, he also lost his center of gravity and was pushed down by the Crystal Palace defender who rushed over in a hurry. But at this time, he had already completed the shot.
Crystal Palace defender Dann, who flew in front to block the hole of the gun, failed to block the ball. Goalkeeper Mandanda was helpless. The ball was too close, too powerful, and too fast. Mandanda just subconsciously stretched out his hand and watched helplessly as the ball flew into the net.
This was Willard's second goal of the game and his 92nd goal this year, helping Liverpool change the score to 4-0.
Therefore, when Willard received Coutinho's pass and volleyed the ball directly into the goal, all the commentators jumped up from their seats and roared crazily:
"Goooooooooooooooooooooooal..."
"The ball went in!!!"
"Great moment, great goal!"
"Villade scored his 92nd goal in 2016, officially surpassing Leo Messi who scored 91 goals in 2012, and creating a new world record for total annual goals in football."
"Villard becomes the player with the most goals in a single year in the history of football."
"And it's only the end of October, and Willard still has a total of more than ten games in November and December to constantly refresh his record."
"Judging from the current efficiency shown by Velarde, it is almost certain that Velarde's total annual goals will exceed 100 goals and reach the three-digit mark in history."
"Of course, that's what happens later."
"Today, we have witnessed history and witnessed the important moment when Velard surpassed Messi with 92 goals in the year and set a new world record."
"Congratulations to Willard, he has completed an unprecedented miracle and achievement."
92 goals of the year is indeed a memorable moment. Even Velarde, who had already scored a lot of goals, couldn't help but rush to the sidelines and celebrated with a passionate slide. Then his teammates who came over excitedly pushed him to the ground to celebrate.
The Liverpool fans at the scene and in front of the TV were naturally jubilant. Especially those fans of Willard are even more excited.
Even the Crystal Palace fans in the stands sighed and applauded in tribute to Willard.
Although they were victims, it was a worthwhile trip to witness the important moment when Willard broke the world record for total goals in the year.
