An essay about football

As a fan, it is difficult to forget such a night, such a game, the impossible task, the most incredible reversal, the eternal miracle in the history of football, the unsolvable mystery, the night when God came. .......The following is a wonderful blog post by Liverpool fan "lonely_eagle" after watching the game. I think it is the best comment of the night. I post it for everyone to share. The copyright belongs to "lonely_eagle" All friends, hehe. Maybe there are many classics, maybe there are many miracles, maybe you can only see it once in a lifetime, maybe this memory never exists... But one thing is for sure, there is only one night in Istanbul. This is the night of Istanbul on May 25, 2005. History Istanbul, also known as Constantinople, straddles Europe and Asia. It was once the capital of the Holy Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire and has always played a prominent role in history. On April 24, 2004, I took the IELTS exam for the first and last time. Liverpool has reached the finals in 5 times and won 4 times, with a success rate of 80; AC Milan has reached the finals in 9 times and won 6 championships, with a success rate of 66.7. Liverpool wore red jerseys in all four of their championships, and all their losers in the finals wore white jerseys; Milan wore white jerseys in six of the first nine Champions League finals, winning five of them, and the last four championships they won were all in white. Wearing a white suit. Tonight, the red and white showdown is staged again. Two years ago, Italy's AC Milan won the championship after knocking out fellow city Inter Milan in the semi-finals; two years later, the former English hegemon Liverpool came here on the shoulders of Chelsea, the current Premier League king. In 1984, the Pope passed away, Prince Charles married Diana, England's Liverpool defeated Italy's Rome, and won the championship for the last time; in 2005, the Pope passed away again, Prince Charles married his old lover, and Liverpool met Italy's opponents again... .If fate is really destined, then whose side will God stand on? Prologue 52 seconds. This is the time it took the nearly 40-year-old Milan captain Maldini to score the fastest goal in 50 UEFA Champions League finals. Before the game, it was generally believed that the final goal between Liverpool, which had not conceded a goal in 4 consecutive knockout games, and Milan, which had the best defense in the world, would not exceed one... accidental 20 minutes. This is how long Kewell, who has just returned from injury, lasts on the court. From the sad expression on his face when he was dismissed, I seemed to see his bleeding heart. Liverpool, one goal behind, was forced to make a hasty move and replaced veteran Smicer. Liverpool's brief offensive after conceding the goal ended with this substitution. God is smiling...Crash Gerard Alonso. This is the world-class double midfielder that Liverpool is proud of. Just in their defensive position, Milan's handsome young man Kaka is in no one's land, releasing deadly direct passes countless times, stabbing Liverpool's goal again and again. Heart... Finally, after several offsides and missed opportunities, Liverpool's portal was penetrated twice by the opportunist Crespo in the 39th and 44th minutes. The Milan people were celebrating, the Liverpool fans were silent, and the commentator asserted that the two teams were not in the same level. My mind went blank... At the end of the half, the TV screen locked a close-up on the big screen at the scene, and the dazzling 0 could be clearly seen on it. :3, the commentators are still repeating their hopes. They sincerely hope that Liverpool will not be embarrassed in front of the people of the world and will not surpass the nightmare of Barcelona swallowing 4 eggs from Milan. The clock had reached 3:30 in the morning, and I turned off the lights. It was dark and silent, except for the bright light of the TV and the chatter of comments. I looked at my phone and saw that Tears of the Night, who was as excited as me before the game, had fallen silent, and I also had no intention of encouraging her because I myself collapsed. "I didn't have high expectations. Liverpool defeated the strong again and again, and I am very happy to have reached this point. Forget it, some things cannot be forced," I said to myself... lie down In bed, the TV was still on, and I didn't feel sleepy at all. I continued to think: "I don't know how long it will be before I see Liverpool in the final. I'll watch the second half at least."

So I stood up again and continued to stare at the TV. God is laughing evilly...Substitutions Before the second half started, I saw Haman's figure, and decided to make a last ditch effort, using Haman to freeze Kaká, and at the same time switch to 3 defenders. The situation still did not improve after the opening. Traore, who was sleepwalking in the first half, continued to sleep, and Hyppia's slow pace was still easily thrown away by Kaká. Milan people want to take advantage of the victory to chase the enemy, breakthrough, long-range free throws and corner kicks. For a moment, it made me think that targeting Barcelona is actually more practical... Six minutes of people's destiny can be changed in one decision, the result of the night in Istanbul It can also be changed within six minutes. Without warning, captain Gerrard sounded the clarion call for a counterattack with a rare header. To this day, I can still clearly remember the captain waving his hands in the center circle after scoring a goal, using his spirit to encourage his teammates to cheer up. This scene has since become one of the countless eternal scenes in Istanbul’s night scene. Liverpool fans started singing "You Will Never Walk Alone" again. Immediately afterwards, veteran Smicer, who replaced Kewell and whose contract will end after the game, once again left Dida helpless with an impeccable long-range shot. At this time, having learned that the club would not renew his contract, he pulled up the team emblem on his chest, kissed it affectionately twice, and then put it down... The scene began to boil. Once the long-dormant Red Army fans revived, the entire The football field was immediately flooded by a sea of ??red. In the blink of an eye, before I could catch my breath, the captain was already pulled down in the Milan penalty area and it was a penalty kick! Liverpool has never had an outstanding penalty kick shooter. Who will take this once-in-a-lifetime penalty for many players? It's Alonso, a Spaniard who has just joined the team for less than a season. Carrying everyone's hopes, Alonso started, took a run-up, one step, two steps, three steps... The ball was like an arrow, flying to the lower right corner of the goal. Just when he was about to go in, Dida stretched out his long arms. , touched the ball with his fingertips, and actually saved it. Before I could react, I saw Alonso rushing forward, lying on the ground and shooting, and the ball hit the corner... 3:3! ! The Olympic Stadium in Istanbul was completely out of control. The camera was focused on the stern face of Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti, and behind him were the reveling red fans and a huge screen showing 3:3... I picked up my phone, I sent a text message to Tears of the Dark Night. The text contained only one word: "Heaven's" will. When a person's physical strength is exhausted, the only thing he can rely on is his will. When the game entered overtime, Liverpool had Garcia and Smicer suffer from cramps one after another. Even the captain's range of activities was greatly reduced. The expressions on the players' faces changed from excitement and nervousness to numbness and even pain. The tempo of both sides slowed down, and the superior skills created many opportunities. Liverpool's door was swaying in the wind and rain again. Carragher, the centre-back and vice-captain, is the one who appears most in the camera. He steals, blocks, fights for the top again and again, falls to the ground again and again, and then gets up again and again. After falling to the ground again, he struggled on the ground but could not move. The team doctor came in and he was carried off the field. Judging from the pain on his expression, he was probably unable to continue the game. At this time, Liverpool had used up three substitutions... The commentator began to talk about losing the main central defender and playing one less player. They are generally pessimistic about Liverpool's prospects, and I can't help but frown. Just as the commentator was shaking his head in regret, the camera once again focused on Carragher. Under the gaze of everyone, he stood up again, dragged an injured leg, and limped into the field. The commentator discussed how long he could hold on, and then the ball flew into the heart of Liverpool. Carragher used his last bit of strength to desperately stretch out his injured leg and shovel the ball out of bounds before the Milan forward. When he slowly got up, he touched his other leg. It was obvious that his other leg was also injured due to the extreme movement just now. Carragher, who strained his groin in both legs, finally played 120 minutes, and Milan did not score again. God bless. There is another reason for not conceding a goal, and that is God’s favor.

Dudek probably never dreamed of how he blocked Shevchenko's powerful shot less than 1 meter away from the goal. Rather than saying that he made a save, it is better to say that Shevchenko deliberately used all his strength to kick the ball. On his face. At this time, there were only 4 minutes left before the end of the game... God left with a smile... Before the verdict entered the final penalty shootout, except for the twenty-two players on the court, everyone seemed to understand what happened tonight, the penalty kick It seems to have become a routine. From the comparison in the eyes of the players from the two teams, the result is obvious. The confused Milan players could not believe what happened in the first 120 minutes, while the Liverpool soldiers only had determination and murderous intent in their eyes. Dudek was the exception among the Liverpool players, and his hilarious water snake dance was the only life in a suffocating penalty shootout. In the end, Shevchenko was no match for the Water Snake. No, it should be said that he was not against God in the end. His last penalty two years ago made Milan win the championship. His last penalty two years later made Liverpool win the championship. Ten years later, we reached the top of Europe again! (Note: Dudek gave up the goal early when saving Sheva and Pirlo's penalty kick, which violated the rules, but the referee at the time did not call it.) The players all rushed into the field, hugging, jumping, running... ...Destiny I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. I wondered if the first half was my dream, or I had fallen asleep after the first half. The scene of winning the championship in front of me was my dream. I quickly sent a text message to the Dark Night. Tears, this time is an idiom: "God's will is hard to disobey." Soon, An Ye replied. She said she was extremely happy and was hugging her friend tightly. I sent the same message to Xiaodong, my roommate in college and a loyal fan of Milan, and he called me evil. When I turned on the computer, all the Liverpool forums were abuzz with people, and various pictures and comments flooded in. I saw the signature of one of them: "Unbeliverpool, adj/n, was included in Istanbul on May 25, 2005." Oxford Dictionary". I finally confirmed that what I was seeing was real. Outside the window, the sky has turned white and the clock is pointing to six o'clock. Postscript The above notes from Liverpool fans~