Football is the largest sport in the world. There are people playing football in almost every country and region. Most countries also have professional leagues. Many amazing matches take place every day.
Although the five major leagues and the Champions League attract the most attention, big news will occasionally come out of those smaller leagues.
The next day, Qiao Anchen and his teammates saw a video of a goalkeeper from South America saving a penalty kick, which shocked the entire Internet.
In fact, the game was held on the same day as Qiao Anchen's consecutive goal record of breaking the 30-game mark, both on October 21. However, the match location was Bolivia, South America, so the time was a few hours later than Atletico Madrid, which caused Qiao Anchen and
My teammates only saw the news after getting up the next day.
On the evening of October 21, local time in South America, in the 12th round of the Bolivia 2012 Autumn League, Estudiantes Sucre faced Oriental Petroleum at home.
In the 21st minute, players from both sides had a physical conflict, and one player from each team was sent off with a red card.
In the 45th minute of the first half and the 72nd minute of the second half, the two sides scored another goal each and tied 1-1.
Of course, these are not the key points. The key point is that in the 74th minute, the Sucre Estudiantes team playing at home won a penalty kick. The penalty itself was not a problem, but the subsequent penalty kick process caused a stir around the world.
Reported, forwarded, and discussed by the media and fans.
The penalty kick was taken by Sucre Estudiantes forward Rios, but his penalty kick to the left side of the goal was saved by Arias, the goalkeeper of the visiting team Oriental Petroleum.
Just as the Oriental Petroleum players rushed to the goal, preparing to celebrate with goalkeeper Arias for saving the penalty kick, the referee punished Arias for moving away from the goal line in advance, indicating that the penalty kick was invalid and needed to be restarted.
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Arias and his teammates protested, but the referee insisted. There was no way, the Oriental Petroleum players had no choice but to exit the penalty area, and Arias returned to the goal line, allowing Estudiantes Sucre to continue taking penalty kicks.
It was Rios who took the penalty kick, but this time he kicked the ball to the lower right corner. However, Arias, possessed by the goalkeeper, dived sideways and saved the penalty kick for the second time.
As a result, the referee still believed that Arias left the goal line early, the save was invalid, and the penalty kick required a third heavy penalty.
This completely angered the players, coaches, fans, and players and coaches of the Oriental Petroleum Team who were playing away games and surrounded the referee to protest and demand an explanation.
The game was interrupted for 9 minutes, but the referee's decision was still not changed, and Arias had to accept a penalty kick for the third time.
However, after a long period of confusion, Rios, who had missed the first two penalty kicks, collapsed first. He did not dare to face the brave Arias again, and his teammate Escalante took the penalty instead.
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As a result, Arias went too far this time. He jumped sideways and directly pinned the ground ball Escalante kicked to the right, leaving his opponent no chance to make a follow-up shot.
No matter who takes the penalty kick, no matter how many penalty kicks are taken, Arias is like a wall, blocking the Oriental Petroleum team's goal, preventing the Sucre Estudiantes team playing at home from taking three penalty kicks.
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Faced with such a helpless home team and the goalkeeper-like Arias, the referee was helpless and finally ruled that the penalty was valid and no longer required heavy penalties.
And Arias, who saved three penalty kicks in a row and scored a hat-trick of penalty kicks, went into a crazy celebration with his teammates, and was even more excited than scoring a winning goal against his opponent.
Although the game ended with 1-1, the Oriental Petroleum team, which was playing away from home, seemed to have won the game. After the game, they stayed at the opponent's home court and interacted with a small number of die-hard away fans to celebrate.
After the game, Arias saved three consecutive penalty kicks and scored a hat-trick of penalty kicks. His heroic performance not only caused a sensation in the Bolivian domestic football circle, but also quickly attracted media reports and reposts around the world. Fans also watched
He was stunned and called Arias the king of points.
Qiao Anchen and his teammates also teased goalkeepers Courtois and Asenjo during training, asking them if they could save three penalty kicks that hit the goal frame like Arias.
Courtois and Asenjo could only shake their heads and smile bitterly, saying they couldn't do it.
However, after all is said and done, Arias' penalty kick hat trick has indeed aroused everyone's interest, especially whether Qiao Anchen's penalty kick can truly achieve a 100% goal. Everyone is curious.
According to Qiao Anchen's current way of kicking penalty kicks, he only shoots the left, right and upper corners. As long as he doesn't make mistakes, the goalkeeper will not be able to pounce no matter how fast he reacts, how strong his bounce, or how long his wingspan is.
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But what if Qiao Anchen kicked the lower two blind spots?
Everyone was very curious.
Therefore, everyone proposed to let Qiao Anchen kick two sets of penalty kicks, 20 in each group. Only ground balls are allowed to kick, and the lower two dead corners are not allowed to kick. Courtois and Asenjo are allowed to guard 20 penalty kicks respectively.
, see if you can save Qiao Anchen's penalty kick.
After 40 penalty kicks were kicked, Qiao Anchen naturally hit all of them within the goal frame. However, not all of them scored, only 39. The remaining one was successfully predicted by Courtois, and he moved and saved it in advance.
, used his fingertips to poke Qiao Anchen's penalty kick that went straight to the lower right corner out of the baseline.
There was nothing wrong with Qiao Anchen's penalty kick. The power and angle were perfect, and he still hit the target wherever he pointed, sticking to the turf and going straight to the blind spot.
But facts have proven that if only the two lower corners are allowed to be kicked, it is entirely possible for the goalkeeper to save Qiao Anchen's penalty kick through gambling-style prediction and early shifting.
Therefore, after taking 40 penalty kicks, Simeone said to Qiao Anchen: "It seems that in the future, you should continue to kick the top two dead ends for penalty kicks, as long as you are sure."
Qiao Anchen nodded in agreement.
Next, time enters the European competition day in mid-week.
On October 23, the eight third-round group matches of the four groups e, f, g, and h started at the same time. Juventus was tied 1-1 by the Danish team Los Charant, and Chelsea was defeated by Shakhtar Donetsk.
Defeated 2-1, which can be regarded as two small upsets.
Barcelona's victory was extremely thrilling. After conceding a goal in the first half, Iniesta and Alba scored two consecutive goals in the second half, reversing and defeating Celtic 2-1.
The comeback victory was very exciting, but it is a pity that Messi did not score. The total goals for the year still stayed at 71, still behind Joan Chen's 78 goals.
The next day, it was the turn of the eight third-round group matches of the four groups A, B, C, and D, including Atletico Madrid's home game against the giant AC Milan.
At 20:45 in the evening on October 24, with the whistle of Portuguese referee Pedro Proenca, the third round of the UEFA Champions League group stage of the 2012/2013 season, Atletico Madrid's home game against AC Milan officially began.
Although AC Milan has the reputation of being a wealthy club and is currently the team with the second most Champions League titles, Rossoneri owner Silvio Berlusconi is currently involved in sex scandals and tax evasion lawsuits. He may be sentenced recently, and since 2008
After the financial crisis, Berlusconi's investment in the club was significantly reduced. It was rumored that Berlusconi even wanted to sell AC Milan.
What good can the club do with its owner in trouble?
After the end of last season, AC Milan sold two superstars, Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva, to Paris Saint-Germain.
Relying on some young players promoted from the youth team and introduced at low prices to play football.
Serie A has played 8 rounds so far, but AC Milan has only achieved a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses, ranking fifth from the bottom in the standings with only 7 points.
Even this fifth position from the bottom is because they conceded fewer goals than other teams and took advantage of the goal difference to rank fifth. In fact, the points between AC Milan and the second, third, and fourth from the bottom are
The same number of points are all 7 points.
Palermo, the last one, also has 6 points.
This record at the start of the new season has created the worst start in AC Milan's team history. If this performance continues, AC Milan may even be relegated at the end of the season.
The Champions League is honor, and the league is the foundation. Therefore, you can imagine how much energy AC Milan can invest in the Champions League.
Of course, AC Milan's poor performance this season is not good for the club and fans, but it is a good opportunity for young players who lack game opportunities. At least, they can get many opportunities to play games.
For example, Al Shaarawi, who is only 20 years old, has had many opportunities to start games and scored many goals. If it were not for Qiao Anchen, Al Shaarawi might be one of the biggest favorites for the European Golden Boy Award this year.
It's a pity that now that Qiao Anchen has come out, there is no suspense about this year's Golden Boy Award. It definitely belongs to Qiao Anchen. Shalawi and other players can only wait for another year to compete for next year's European Golden Boy Award.
With Qiao Anchen's current performance, it is possible for him to compete for the FIFA Golden Globe Award, let alone a mere Golden Boy Award.