The football went outside the penalty area. Ivanovic attacked the penalty area from the right and chose a long shot from 26 meters away from the gate. However, the football was firmly caught by the opponent's goalkeeper Foster.
However, Drogba in the penalty area immediately raised his hand and complained to the referee. Karl's foul on Xiao Yu was very obvious.
Beep! ~
The referee also blew the whistle immediately, ran to Karl, showed him a yellow card, and then awarded Xiao Yu a free kick on the left.
Xiao Yu also wanted to try this angle.
Xiao Yu touched the ball lightly with his left foot, adjusted the angle, and then exerted force instantly without taking a run-up.
The football shot like an arrow into the dead center of the goal's right foot.
The speed of the ball was suffocating and the angle was tricky. Foster immediately rushed to the right in front of the goal. This football was difficult to defend.
However, Foster showed amazing reaction speed.
Like a cheetah, he stretched his body to the limit and pounced towards the football.
His figure was strong and graceful, as if there was a supernatural force supporting him in the air.
Just as the football was about to fly into the net, Foster's fingertips touched the ball.
It was a wonderful feeling, as if time stood still at this moment.
All the muscles in Foster's body were tense, and he used all his strength to block the ball out.
The whole place was in an uproar, and the audience cheered for Foster's wonderful performance.
Xiao Yu also looked very surprised. He looked at Foster with admiration and secretly praised in his heart: What an amazing goalkeeper!
"Ouch! This ball!"
"Haha! Foster has done a good job. Xiao Yu's full moon scimitar is difficult to defend."
"This angle also has disadvantages. Without the wall blocking the view, the goalkeeper has more time to react."
"Hey, Chelsea missed another great opportunity to equalize the score."
In the 70th minute, Chelsea continued to make substitutions and adjust tactics, but still failed to break Birmingham's defense.
Ridgewell committed a handball foul in the backcourt. Chelsea had a free kick in the frontcourt. Drogba hit the goal hard and the angle was corrected by Foster.
In the 71st minute, Anelka passed the ball diagonally in front of the goal. Malouda shook his head near the penalty spot and the ball slightly missed the post.
In the 72nd minute, Ivanovic made a pass from the right, but the outflanking player at the back failed to touch the ball.
Then Birmingham made substitution adjustments, and Hleb replaced Zigic.
Chelsea replaced Ramirez by Stony Kroos.
In the 73rd minute, the Birmingham defender made a mistake in clearing the ball and the ball was intercepted by Xiao Yu. However, the latter was bumped on the shoulder by Johnson when he rushed out of the penalty area. In the end, his center of gravity was unstable and he fell down, unable to shoot.
But before falling to the ground, Xiao Yu had already passed the football. Malouda got a chance, but unfortunately his shot missed the post.
The referee also gave Johnson a yellow card after Malouda completed the shot.
Although they created many opportunities during this period, they unfortunately failed to break through Birmingham's iron barrel formation.
In the 75th minute, after many attacks to no avail, Xiao Yu immediately started after making eye contact with Toni Kroos.
Toni Kroos took the ball and swung his legs to prepare to pass the ball. However, facing Larsson's defense, Kroos made a fake move and continued to move towards the center. Then he passed a half-high ball through to Birmingham's penalty area. among.
The next moment, Xiao Yu had already passed through Birmingham's entire defense line. When he reached the small penalty area, the football also arrived.
Xiao Yu made a move with his right foot and shot, but Foster immediately saved it.
However, Xiao Yu spiked the ball, followed by a push with his left foot, and the football quickly got into the near corner of the goal.
"Wow! It's in! The ball is in!"
"The first time Xiao Yu entered the penalty area, the ball went in!"
"This shot is particularly clever. First he faked a shot with his right foot and then made a push shot with his left heel."
"Xiao Yu's goal is really a smooth one. This also shows that Xiao Yu's footwork is strong enough."
"The score was equalized and Chelsea had another chance."
"Chelsea will definitely continue to strengthen its attack and it is best to achieve a lead."
"The pressure will now be on Birmingham's side."
"Well, yes, this game may be more exciting again."
"That's not necessarily true. Maybe Birmingham will accept the draw and just continue to strengthen the iron barrel formation."
"Hey! Facing Chelsea's strong attack, it's hard to say Birmingham can guarantee a draw."
In the 76th minute, Chelsea's left corner kick was given to the goal. Ivanovic nodded the ball in front of the goal, but the ball was blocked by Foster.
In the 77th minute, Chelsea launched an attack in Birmingham's half.
Xiao Yu, Drogba, Anelka and Malouda cooperated through passing and constantly tried to break through the opponent's defense.
In the end, Xiao Yu's long shot from outside the penalty area was firmly caught by the opponent's goalkeeper Foster.
In the 78th minute, Ivanovic broke through from the right and was overturned by Ridgewell when he was about to cross the ball. The referee issued a yellow card warning.
Xiao Yu did not choose to take the free kick at this position, and Ivanovic took the kick himself.
However, after the football was passed into the penalty area, Dance still grabbed the first landing spot and came out.
In the 80th minute, Birmingham launched a rare attack, but failed to complete the advance. Toni Kroos intercepted the ball from Birmingham midfielder Lee Bowyer near the center circle.
Chelsea immediately organized a quick counterattack, but the ball was eventually defended by Birmingham's defensive players in time and cleared out of the dangerous area.
In the 81st minute, Chelsea continued their offensive.
Ridgewell accidentally handballed the ball in defense and Chelsea got a free kick near the corner.
Ivanovic took a free kick, but the first point was still pushed out by Dance and failed to pose a threat.
In the 82nd minute, Malouda made continuous fake moves on the left side of the penalty area and then passed to the goal. Alex outflanked and missed the goal.
In the 83rd minute, Xiao Yu once again tried to break into the penalty area through cooperation with Drogba, but Birmingham's defense was indeed very tight, and Xiao Yu ultimately had no chance to shoot.
In the 84th minute, Keith Fahy brought down Ivanovic in the midfield and was shown a yellow card by the referee.
In the 85th minute, Chelsea started to press in the frontcourt.
Malouda successfully stole the opponent's ball and quickly launched a counterattack.
However, at the last moment, their attack was neutralized by the opponent's defensive players.
In the 87th minute, Mikel received a cross from Xiao Yu and a long shot from outside the penalty area missed the goal frame, posing no threat.
In the 89th minute, Xiao Yu's long shot from outside the penalty area was once again resolved by Birmingham's iron barrel formation.
Then Birmingham's counterattack was successfully intercepted by Chelsea's defensive players in the midfield.
In the 90th minute, Xiao Yu continued to try to break through Birmingham's defense through cooperation.
Working with Drogba, he successfully broke through the opponent's defense, but at the last moment, his shot was blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper Foster.
In injury time, the fourth official held up his sign and added 3 minutes, and Chelsea continued to attack.
They were once again awarded a free kick near Birmingham's corner.
