Chapter 403
As the referee blew his whistle, the second half of the game officially began.
Players from both sides are full of fighting spirit and hope to win the final victory.
However, the game was unexpectedly tense, and neither team was able to save fuel.
When the time came to the 55th minute, The Hague got a chance to kick the ball from the sideline.
Positioned on the right side of the penalty area, Williams wanted to throw the football.
But there was no player to respond, and the players closest to him were followed by opposing players.
Players far away from him were not safe, so Williams had no choice but to throw far away.
Sure enough, he was pushed by the opponent's Fellaini, who pushed the football towards Mata on the right side outside the penalty area.
After Mata took the ball, Williams quickly defended. The mistake at this time was too fatal.
Xue Yang couldn't help but frowned when he saw his team made a mistake.
He suddenly had an ominous premonition. The Hague's defense was very fast, and soon several players surrounded Mata.
If Mata wants to break into the penalty area, he will definitely be defended by The Hague.
So Mata played conservatively and passed the ball back to the right back Valencia.
After Valencia received the ball, he noticed Pogba near the top of the arc outside the penalty area.
Valencia knew Pogba's strength, so he passed the ball across to Pogba.
Ndidi saw the football passed towards Pogba and quickly defended him.
Ndidi knew that Pogba was capable of long-range shooting, and Pogba adjusted after receiving the ball.
Then he took a long shot, but luckily Ndidi defended it.
He stretched his leg and barely touched the football, but he only touched the football.
The football still flew towards the goal, and because of Ndidi's touch, the football was refracted.
This was fatal for the goalkeeper, and The Hague goalkeeper Ruyter did not expect it at all.
Originally Pogba was going to the left, and Ruyter was also planning to pounce on the left.
But due to refraction, the football flew to the right.
Ruyter was preparing to make a save to the left, but his center of gravity had already shifted to this side.
But when he saw the football flying over, it was too late for him to go to the right.
Because his center of gravity couldn't move, he could only watch the football fly into the goal.
Manchester United leads The Hague 1-0!
"The ball went in! Pogba scored from a long shot!" He Wei explained.
In fact, in He Wei's heart, he prefers The Hague.
Not only because there are several Chinese players in The Hague, but also because the head coach is Xue Yang.
Not only He Wei, many fans also have this mentality.
They quite hoped to see a miracle, but unfortunately Manchester United still scored.
"This ball was somewhat lucky. Pogba's long shot was refracted and flew into the goal."
"Manchester United finally broke the deadlock, the score reached 1-0, and Manchester United is temporarily in the lead." Yang Chen explained.
"The Hague has already played very well, playing like this with Manchester United."
"Of course there is still a chance for The Hague, and there is still time for the game." He Wei continued to explain.
"I don't know how coach Xue Yang will handle it. I believe he won't just sit back and wait for death."
After scoring, Pogba rushed to the sidelines and wanted to do his signature celebration.
But his teammates arrived too quickly. Damian and Rashford came over and hugged Pogba to celebrate.
They were all happy for this goal. Manchester United finally scored.
Pogba chose to raise his right arm high and wave to all the Manchester United fans present.
The Manchester United fans at the scene saw Pogba waving, and their cheers became even more terrifying.
They seemed to have seen the result of the game, as if Manchester United had already won the championship.
On the Hague side, on the other hand, the bench was quiet.
If they had lost to a strong team like Manchester United in other games, maybe they wouldn't be like this.
After all, Manchester United is so strong, but today is different.
Today is the final of the Europa League. Losing the game is equivalent to losing a championship.
This makes them very disappointed. Although the Europa League is not as good as the Champions League, it is also the European championship.
With such honors attached to them, their careers are somewhat brighter.
As the head coach, Xue Yang smiled helplessly and let Manchester United score after all.
But he was very unwilling because this ball had an element of luck.
If The Hague conceded the goal like this, it would have lost the final Europa League championship.
Xue Yang really couldn't hold it back, and The Hague's defensive players had no problem defending the ball.
Ndidi's defense was timely. After the long shot was reflected into the net, Ndidi had no choice.
So he has no idea of blaming Ndidi, and the same goes for other players.
At most, it was Williams who missed the throw-in.
And Williams now blames himself very much, why didn't he think carefully before regretting it.
He actually gave Manchester United such an opportunity. If The Hague loses, Williams needs to bear some responsibility.
"It doesn't matter! We still have a chance!"
Xue Yang shouted to the players for a great victory, hoping to inspire the players' fighting spirit.
Because The Hague is lagging behind, their morale will definitely decline.
However, this is the Europa League final and the last game of the season.
The players all know this, and even if their morale drops, they will still try their best.
Now that they have come this far, there is no need for them to back down.
Ten minutes later, The Hague launched a fierce attack.
He attacked Manchester United's goal several times, but his kick was a bit messy.
It was obvious that the players were a little anxious and eager to equalize the score, so they continued to shoot from long range.
The effect of a long-distance shot in a hurry can be imagined.
On the contrary, after the long shot was knocked out of the baseline by the opponent's player, the corner kick created was more threatening.
Xu Qiang, who has no height advantage, managed to win a header.
It's a pity that the top is too high at the end, otherwise it would be quite threatening.
The fans at The Hague cheered hard for the team, hoping to inspire the players' fighting spirit.
In fact, reaching the Europa League final was something they had never thought about at the beginning of the season.
So now they are very satisfied with this result.
"The Hague was attacking very fiercely during this period, and Manchester United was once passive." He Wei explained the game.
"It's just that the effect is not very good. The offense is a little anxious."
"If The Hague wants to equalize the score, they must be more stable."
Not only the commentator discovered this, but Xue Yang, the head coach, also discovered it.
He made a gesture of pressing down on the court with both hands to signal the players to be steady.
The previous attack was too hasty, and the effect would not be very good if it continued like this.
In this way, 75 minutes of the game have passed, and there are only the last 15 minutes left before the end of the game.
If The Hague still can't score, then The Hague will unfortunately finish second in the Europa League.
At this time, Xue Yang, the head coach, was sweating profusely, but he was still actively directing on the court.
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