The heart-stopping, breathtaking scene made all the fans in the stadium widen their eyes and open their mouths, their attention fixed on the penalty spot, observing Cao Baming's body movements.
"It has to go in! Don't let everyone down!!"
At this moment, the other players of Nottingham Forest on the field also placed their hopes on Cao Baming. However, they could only stand about four or five meters away, silently watching, wanting to do something but finding themselves powerless, only praying in their hearts that the ball would go in.
If this goal is scored, the team will truly lead Chelsea 2-0, a considerable achievement!
Kepa, in front of the goal, had replaced the previous goalkeeper. As the team's first-choice goalkeeper, he started the match, but his experience in big games and his shot-stopping techniques were not much inferior. In fact, diving saves like this were precisely one of his strongest areas.
He looked extremely confident at this moment, unhesitatingly choosing the direction of his dive. It was this move that made all the fans on the field cry out loudly.
Don't celebrate too early, because the ball hasn't gone in yet!
That's right, Kepa had only made a premature prediction. But was his prediction really so accurate and assured? After all, he was facing Cao Baming.
At this point, the fans of Nottingham Forest and Cao Baming had their hearts in their throats.
However, the next second, a faint smile appeared on Cao Baming's lips. He had already seen that Kepa had made such a move, and most importantly, his move was wrong!
Cao Baming flicked his left foot outwards, and the ball flew out from between his feet, but in the completely opposite direction!
This subtle movement was not noticed by many, but the main referee, who was directly observing Cao Baming's penalty kick, froze on the spot.
He was so astonished, so amazed by the incredible scene before him. Because when Cao Baming made that exquisite pass earlier, he wasn't nearby. But this time, he truly had his eyes opened.
This should have been the best vantage point on the field, besides Kepa's. And from this position, he had seen this bizarre scene completely.
When Cao Baming's left foot was about to strike the ball, his actions clearly indicated that he intended to push it towards the corner. However, the trajectory of the ball's flight in the next second was completely different from his own predicted movement. It actually went in an outward flicking direction, even with a curve!
This defied logic!!
The referee naturally had nothing to say. He was the on-field official, meant to be the most impartial party. The players behind him had not fully observed these details, only feeling that the ball's trajectory seemed somewhat strange.
However, the person most affected was, of course, Chelsea's goalkeeper, Kepa.
He had been staring at Cao Baming's movements, but at the moment of the jump, he hadn't precisely captured the subtle footwork.
But he quickly realized that his diving direction was completely wrong, as the ball was flying towards the right.
This penalty kick, as expected, found the back of the net, and the entire stadium erupted! The fans cheered again!
"Congratulations to Cao Baming, congratulations to Nottingham Forest! At the very last moment of the first half, with a penalty kick, they successfully secured another point. The score is now 2-0. It's incredible, absolutely incredible!!!"
"This goal was earned by Cao Baming himself, and then he calmly scored it. Who is the biggest hero in this entire process? There's no doubt about it!"
"The savior of Nottingham Forest Club has finally arrived. Heaven has bestowed them a Cao Baming. Now, when looking at the top contenders for the Premier League title, shouldn't they reconsider their rankings?"
The fans were so ecstatic that not many paid close attention to the replay. However, some keen-eyed fans did notice something unusual.
When Cao Baming chose to shoot, his foot barely touched the ball! No wonder the goalkeeper completely misjudged the direction. Anyone would have been wrong. Even watching the replay now, it was impossible to understand the meaning behind it.
Thanks to the on-site 4K high-definition, real-time capture cameras, the fans were able to re-experience this moment and see what happened in that brief second!
Between Cao Baming's shoe and the ball, although it appeared to have made contact on the surface, creating a perfect arc, the replay captured by the high-definition cameras showed that there was actually a gap of nearly one millimeter. This detail was very difficult to discern.
The shoe didn't touch the ball, so how did it fly out? Was it magic?
Seeing this, the fans became increasingly anxious. Could it be that magic truly exists in this world, and the topic of Cao Baming not being human was about to be confirmed?
This is too crazy! The shoe barely touched the ball, and it flew out!
The fans in the stadium didn't have much time to dwell on this replay. Instead, the fans watching the live broadcast on their screens were more focused on this bizarre scene.
They saw the entire action more clearly and simultaneously engaged in heated discussions in the comment section and bullet comments.
At this moment, the fans' enthusiasm was akin to witnessing aliens holding hostages. Everyone was so excited. The speed of comments and bullet comments in just 10 seconds completely tripled compared to before. 138 reading network
"I definitely didn't see it wrong. The ball just grazed Cao Baming's toe as it flew out. You might not have seen it, but the shoe definitely made contact with the ball, otherwise, it wouldn't have flown out!"
"It clearly didn't touch just now. Everyone saw it, didn't they? And someone is still arguing against it!!"
"The distance was very small, maybe only one or two millimeters, but there was definitely a gap. You could see the person's face behind it through that gap!"
"This is a priceless ultra-high-definition motion capture camera. It can't be wrong, I'm telling you!!"
"Under this level of technology these days, how could it make a mistake? It's more likely for robots to make mistakes than this."