One ball makes fame

  Remember in one second

  On the island of Madeira, 869 kilometers southwest of mainland Portugal, in Funchal, the largest city, the afternoon sun shines on a building that still lingers in the memories of the 1940s and 1950s. A bar that should only start business at night is now crowded with people due to a football match.

  Dozens of Marítimo fans who did not attend the match in person gathered at this bar, anxiously watching the giant TV screen on the wall, which was broadcasting the live match between Sporting CP and Marítimo, with the voice of SportTV's Cristiano coming from the television.

  "Now the match has entered the 67th minute of the second half, Sporting Lisbon is still leading 1-0, but Marítimo seems to have changed teams in the second half. Under the command of Chinese genius Wu Lei, they created several scoring opportunities. Unfortunately, Sporting Lisbon's goalkeeper Patrício was like a god, repeatedly blocking the opponent's certain goals and keeping the goal intact..."

  Among the Maridimo fans, three familiar figures can be seen: Gao Wei, Hua Yan and Dick O. The three of them came to this lively bar under Hua Yan's leadership. They were as tense as other fans, watching the game intently.

  "Chinese youngster Wu Yu's another beautiful pass, his performance today was too outstanding, fans should give him some applause."

  "Marvelous!" exclaimed Kristin after another successful attack.

  At this time, the TV camera just gave a close-up of Wu Yu, and the bar suddenly burst into applause and cheers.

  "Good job, kid, take down Lisbon's competition!"

  "Score a goal!"

  "Let those who are high up know our prowess!"

  The fans of Marítimo are mostly from the middle and lower classes, with relatively low incomes. They have always been hostile to the big signings of Lisbon teams like Sporting. Now that their own team is dominating away games, how can they not feel delighted?

  "Hey, buddy, Wu Yu is my good friend, I just knew he could dominate the game!" Gao Wei said to a excited bearded fan beside him.

  "Are you kidding me? With your foolishness, are you still friends with that kid?" The big bearded man glanced at Gao Wei and said disdainfully.

  "He really is a good friend of mine..." Gao Wei could only repeat this sentence over and over, unable to convince others, and could only anxiously wait.

  ……

  In the capital Lisbon, at Alvalade Stadium, Wu Lei launched three or four threatening attacks in the second half. The head coach of Sporting CP, Jardim, had already replaced defensive midfielder Fernandes to specifically mark Wu Lei, but the situation did not improve.

  He hastily ran to the edge of the field and loudly shouted at his teammates: "Stick to him, don't let him get the ball, no matter what, he can't be allowed to turn around!"

  Yal Ding at this time has felt the great threat brought by this Chinese kid, they who controlled the situation in the first half, after this Chinese kid came on, were suppressed by the opponent's counterattack, and had to make substitutions to strengthen midfield interceptions.

  "Get back, Pedro! Get back and cover Wu Yun!" Martínez also shouted loudly from the sidelines.

  Maridimo also made the second substitution a few minutes ago, replacing Danilo, who had severely reduced physical strength and was unable to break through Roho's defense, with another speedy winger Sami.

  Sami received a pass as soon as he came on, and then made consecutive fake moves to get past Roho on the flank, breaking into the corner of the penalty area.

  At this time, the defender Cedric of the opposing team had already made a defensive back-up, and Rojo also turned around to intercept him.

  Sammy, who was surrounded by defenders at this time, saw Wu Yu in front of the penalty area asking for the ball. He didn't hesitate and made a cross pass to Wu Yu.

  Wu Yus smoothly received Sami's pass, with Fernandes sticking to him like a piece of chewing gum in front of him, while striker Dili was tightly marked by Mauricio and had no space to pass the ball.

  Wu Yu picked up the ball and looked up at the goal, immediately lifting his right leg to prepare for a powerful shot. Fernandes knew that Wu Yu had the ability to shoot with great force, so he flew over without hesitation to block the shot. But Wu Yu smiled slightly, lifted his right foot high, but lightly stepped down, lightly pushing the ball into the penalty area.

  After getting past Fernandez with a quick move, Wu Yu had a clear path ahead of him, basically a one-on-one opportunity.

  "What a chance, the magical kid Wu Yu gets a single knife opportunity, Patricio makes a quick move, can he block this one again?" Kristin stared at the big screen and said nervously.

  "One foot lightly shoots over Patricio's head, it's going to be a goal!" Cristian excitedly commented, already standing up.

  Martins on the sidelines and other Marítimo substitutes have already started celebrating, Wu Lei also saw his clever shot about to roll into the net, and he would score a goal in his debut...

  "Oh! The athletic team still has a defender going back to save the empty goal, it's Mauricio! The ball was blocked out, but it seems to have been blocked out with his hand."

  "That's right, the referee awarded a penalty kick, Mauricio handball foul, received a yellow card, two yellows and one red was sent off!"

  Christine's commentary was full of twists and turns, even she herself didn't know how many times she had stood up from her seat. At this stage, Figueroa, as a guest commentator, couldn't get a word in edgewise and could only quietly watch the broadcast signal.

  "Is he going to imitate Suárez? Let's see if Patricio can make Mauricio's sacrifice worthwhile, he has to face Dybala."

  Dili picked up the ball and kissed it, placing it steadily on the penalty spot. He stepped on the grass beside it with his right foot, slowly backing away. Although he had only joined the team this season, his outstanding performance in the previous rounds had already earned him the position of first penalty taker from Martins.

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  Patricio stood calmly in front of the door, his hands slightly apart, every muscle in his body tense, like a bow pulled to its limit, ready to pounce at any moment.

  Beep——

  "Alright, the main referee blew his whistle and Dili started sprinting." Kristin said nervously, even Figo beside her couldn't help but stare intently at the screen, worried that they would miss this moment.

  "Oh! It's Patricio again, he saved the penalty kick! Today he is literally a steel gate god, no one can score in front of him!" Cristian exclaimed again.

  In the 78th minute, Patrício saved a penalty from Dili, which was at least his fifth certain goal in this match.

  Dili missed another scoring opportunity and knelt on the ground with his hands covering his head for a long time without getting up.

  In the 80th minute, with one less player on the field and leading by a goal, Sporting CP used their second substitution to replace goalscorer Montero with a central defender, switching to a 4-5-0 formation without a striker to strengthen their defense and maintain their lead.

  Martins also made a substitution, replacing striker Fedor with midfielder Pereira to play two forwards in the last ten minutes and make a crazy counterattack.

  In the last 10 minutes of the game, under Wu Yu's guidance, Maritimo continued its strong momentum after the second half kickoff, pinning down 10-man Sporting Lisbon in their own half with almost no counterattack.

  Benfica, despite being one of the top three in the Portuguese Super League and playing at home, still retreated to the halfway line, resolutely setting up a big bus in front of the goal, defending their lead.

  Time went by minute by minute, as Benfica players were all out to defend and counter-attack, Maritimo had no good way to fight back, plus Patricio was in great form, the regular time came to an end, Maritimo still couldn't equalize the score.

  In the second minute of stoppage time in the second half, Sami made a cross from the left, and Fedor's high header was again blocked by Patricio.

  Marítimo had another corner kick, their last attacking chance, still trailing 0-1 to Sporting CP. Goalkeeper Sá also came up for the header.

  Wu Yu stood in the penalty area and found that with his height of 1.8 meters, he couldn't gain an advantage in front of the opponent's tall players, so he quietly slipped out of the penalty area and walked to a distance of about five yards outside the arc.

  And the opposing defender seemed to be so nervous that he didn't notice Wu Yu's action.

  On the sidelines, Sporting Lisbon coach Yalldin saw this change and shouted loudly at his players: "Watch that Chinese kid! Don't let him stand in such a dangerous position! Watch him!"

  Unfortunately, he was too far away from the restricted area and no player could hear his shout.

  Corner kick by Sami, he took a few steps back, ran up and kicked!

  In the penalty area, a chaotic scene unfolded as players from both sides engaged in fierce physical confrontations to gain better positions.

  The ball drew a beautiful arc, but fell outside the penalty area!

  Everyone did not expect that Sami would open the ball to the outside of the large penalty area, and a yellow figure appeared at the top of the large penalty arc, it was Wu Yu!

  Wu Yu has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, he ran to the top of the penalty area, gritted his teeth, faced the incoming ball, and swung his right leg high behind him, drawing an arrow!

  Bang!!!

  His right foot's instep struck the leather ball with a loud thud. The ball shot towards the opponent's goal like a cannonball, piercing through layers of defenders and heading straight for the top-right corner!

  The ball was like a sharp arrow, piercing the opponent's defense. Before Patrik had time to react, it had already drilled into the net and rolled over several times at the top of the net before falling to the ground!

  Beep——

  The referee blew his whistle, and the ball went in!

  This is a heavenly goal! Wu Yu, in the last moment of stoppage time, directly volleyed from outside the penalty area and scored with a powerful shot that pierced through Sporting CP's goal like an arrow. Even Patrício, who had been performing heroically throughout the match, was powerless to stop it.

  Inside the broadcast room, Chris Stamkos stared blankly at the goal that had just occurred, and it took a long time for him to utter a sentence from his mouth:

  "Oh! My god! This is a goal of a lifetime!"

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