This was a big blow.

The penalty kick is almost the same as the goal, and one person will be sent off.

The one who gets the red card is not an ordinary player, he is Manchester United's core defensive and the captain's biggest favorite.

Needless to say, Gao Xiaodong's performance is the golden partner of Vidic and Ferdinand. Without the iron walls created by both of them, no matter how many goals Gao Xiaodong scored in front, it would be useless.

"Black Whistle!"

"Misjudgment!"

“Cancel the red card!”

“Cancel the red card!”

...

There are not many Manchester United fans today, but at this time, all of the few Manchester United fans jumped up, roaring at the stadium, putting pressure on referee Atkinson.

The most urgent thing is of course Vidic. He is anxious not only because this red dot package will affect the outcome of the game. In addition, it is a critical period for Manchester United to choose the captain. If he gets a red card and causes Manchester United to lose, it will have a great impact on him.

Vidic and Ferdinand are the biggest favorites of the captain, and the two have received the most support. When the old captain Gary Neville is about to retire, any bad influence may make the balance of victory bias towards Ferdinand.

Vidic ran to Atkinson anxiously and said that he had unintentional handball. Manchester United players immediately surrounded him and explained to Atkinson, but Atkinson had already taken out a red card. How could he put it back? He looked cold and signaled that there was no problem with the penalty and asked Vidic to leave the court quickly.

Vidic was still unwilling to leave the court, and he wanted to defend referee Atkinson. Atkinson didn't listen at all and pointed at the off-field and asked him to go out quickly.

Ferguson on the sidelines was also anxious. Manchester United has been unbeaten in 17 games. If Vidic is sent off, facing Chelsea, who is eager to catch up with Manchester United, they will definitely attack desperately. The defense line is unstable, and it is almost difficult to defend a draw than climbing the sky.

Ferguson also ran to the fourth official to protest, thinking that the ball should not be awarded a penalty, it was just an unintentional handball.

However, the fourth official could not decide the referee's penalty. He could only explain to Ferguson with a laugh and cry to others, asking Ferguson to return to his seat.

Ferguson shook his head speechlessly, and could only let Smalling change his clothes and play as a substitute center back.

Chelsea coach Ancelotti laughed. He almost despaired in the first half. Unexpectedly, he received an unexpected gift at the last moment. His opponent lacked Vidic, and the defensive line would definitely not be as stable as before, which also means that Chelsea's chance has come.

In the VIP box, Abu was overjoyed when he saw the red dot package. Now Chelsea's hope of reversing has increased greatly. It has really reversed, and the 8-point gap is not so desperate.

Joel's face became gloomy. If Abu was not by his side, he might have sweared.

Playboy Edward also saw that the situation was not good for Manchester United. He was still chattering and showing his gratitude to Emma Watson, but now he doesn't dare to speak.

Vidic finally returned to the locker room helplessly, and Chelsea's midfielder Lampard came to the penalty spot to take the penalty.

This is a confrontation between old opponents. Lampard and Van der Sar have been fighting for many years, and they all know the opponent's technical characteristics. Whether they can score goals depends more on whether they can deceive the opponent.

Lampard made a small run-up and a strong cold shot shot was pulled into the middle of the goal.

This free throw was very tricky. Van der Sar had already made the move to flew to the side. Seeing the ball flew to the middle, Van der Sar sighed and could only watch the ball enter the net.

1:1

In the last minute of the first half, Lampard's goal equalized the score for Chelsea.

After scoring the goal, Lampard raised his hands high, stood at the penalty spot, waiting for his teammates to come and congratulate him.

Chelsea players rushed forward and pressed Lampard on the turf.

On-site commentator Andy Gray sighed: "The score was equalized and one less hit. This change is so fast. In the blink of an eye, the situation suddenly changed. Manchester United, which originally had the advantage, is now passive. Let's see how Sir Ferguson replaces the players to deal with this situation."

He Hui, commentator of CCTV Set 5, said: "Actually, the referee's penalty today is worth discussing. It was a handball, but Vidic must have been unintentional. When Vidic has received a yellow card, Atkinson's yellow card should be more cautious. There was originally a balance on the court, but now the balance has been broken. It is estimated that Chelsea attacking and Manchester United defended it."

However, after the Chelsea celebrated, the game started again, Smalling continued to warm up, but Ferguson did not make substitutions. The first half ended only one or two minutes, and Ferguson was preparing to make adjustments after the halftime break.

Manchester United players returned to the locker room in a depressed mood, and they all thought they would be blown by Sir Jordan's blower for another fifteen minutes.

However, Ferguson did not criticize the players. When he saw that the players were all here, he said, "Maybe you all think I will criticize you, but if I don't criticize today, you played very well. There is no way to go for the last yellow card and penalty kick. I can only say that we are in a bad luck."

Seeing that Sir Ferguson did not criticize them, Manchester United players were relieved and were talking about the problems that arose in the game.

Ferguson and other players were almost talking about it, coughing and saying to the players: "There is still half of the game, and we are at an absolute disadvantage. Now we want to win the game, it may be difficult. We must recognize the reality, but if we want to save a point, I think there is still great hope. Our goal in the second half is to get a point, put the defense first, and wait for an opportunity to counterattack. In the second half, Xiaodong will return to the middle lane. He is the core of our counterattack. If there is a ball, we have to find Xiaodong and let them organize it. Rooney will also come back to defend on the front line. You can only run more now. When you are tired, raise your hand and I will let you go down and rest."

The fifteen minutes of the midfield passed quickly and the second half began again.

During the halftime break, Ferguson made a substitution adjustment, replaced Scholes with Smalling and replaced a pure central defender, returning Gao Xiaodong from the winger to the midfield, and Manchester United's formation also became 441.

Ferguson's intention was very obvious. He gave up Scholes, a veteran with good skills and passing in the middle, and let Gao Xiaodong return to the middle, so he had to keep a point.
Chapter completed!