"Emmmmm..."
Wrightkinson originally wanted to praise Griezmann's beautiful shot, and then comment on Ben Foster's save, but now Ben Foster suddenly pulled this stunt.
The Manchester United fans in the stands were also dumbfounded.
Such a mistake by the goalkeeper leading to a goal is really demoralizing!
"Damn it!"
Ferguson was furious. He ran to the sidelines. If it weren't for the remaining sanity telling him not to rush onto the field, he probably would have run to Ben Foster and yelled at him.
Ferdinand stared at Ben Foster, but fortunately, Ferdinand also knew that now was not the time to blame his teammates, so he still forcibly suppressed his anger.
Ben Foster maintained the half-squatting posture ready to save the ball, but the football was already spinning in the net behind him.
"What an unexpected result! Ben Foster was fully prepared to make a save, but he made a mistake. This mistake is too fatal. Luton has tied the score, and now there are only a few minutes left before the end of regular time."
"There is no extra time in the Community Shield. If the two sides are tied in regular time, they will go directly to a penalty shootout!!!" Wrightkinson said.
"Could it be that Luton is going to win a trophy again when facing a Premier League powerhouse?"
Let alone Wrightkinson not daring to believe it, even many Luton fans didn't dare to believe it.
"Is this real?"
Many Luton fans asked themselves in the stands. The surprise that has continued from last season to now hasn't subsided yet, and now the team seems very likely to tie Manchester United in the first game of the season!
Such an achievement is really a bit unbelievable.
Until the game resumed, the TV screen was still replaying the goal from various angles.
And when switching to the game screen, the broadcast deliberately gave a close-up of the frustrated Ben Foster, and then immediately found Van der Sar in the stands.
Because of a thigh injury, Van der Sar could only sit in the stands and watch the game. And the camera language also made it very clear that if Van der Sar was guarding the goal for Manchester United at this time, I am afraid this goal would not exist.
However, such hypothetical things will never have an answer. Who can be sure that Van der Sar would not make a mistake?
After the game restarted, Ferguson was already preparing to use his third substitution.
Michael Owen stood on the sidelines!
The chasing boy no longer has the lightning speed of the past, but now the more mature Owen is probably not to be underestimated by all teams.
A serious cruciate ligament injury in the German World Cup made Owen rest for more than half a year, after which he no longer had the speed of the past. During his time at Newcastle, Owen was also plagued by injuries. First, the fifth metatarsal bone of his right foot was broken. After finally recovering from the injury, the same position was fractured again. The cruciate ligament tear made him almost miss the entire 2006-2007 season, and then Owen suffered another major injury in the 2008-2009 season—this time it was a torn ankle ligament.
Therefore,
When Owen joined Manchester United as a free agent, in addition to the verbal criticism from Liverpool fans, more media were questioning whether Owen was still capable?
And at this time, Owen was standing on the sidelines, he was about to play!
"This is Owen's first official game representing Manchester United!!" Wrightkinson said in the stands, "Michael Owen's choice to join Manchester United is a very risky and controversial move."
The reason why Weightkinsson said it was controversial is because as a former Liverpool player, choosing to join Manchester United would make many fans dissatisfied.
As bitter rivals, Manchester United and Liverpool have not had a direct player transaction for forty-five years.
The last player transfer between the two teams dates back to 1964, when Manchester United player Phil Chisnall transferred from Manchester United to Liverpool for a price of 25,000 pounds.
However, Owen did not transfer directly from Liverpool to Manchester United. He first went to Real Madrid, and then played for Newcastle for four seasons before arriving at Manchester United, so he did not break the record of no direct player transactions between Manchester United and Liverpool for more than forty years.
"Owen is about to play! It seems that Ferguson is preparing to use the last substitution on the offensive end!"
Ferguson did intend to continue the offensive onslaught in the final moments! For Ferguson, being dragged into a penalty shootout by Luton was unacceptable!!
Owen replaced Nani.
Gao Bo still attached considerable importance to Ferguson's substitution of the former Ballon d'Or winner.
Although Owen has suffered many injuries, his strength is there!
Gao Bo first looked at Manchester United's formation. Owen replaced Nani, so now Manchester United has become a 433 formation. Rooney retreated to play in the left midfield position, while Valencia was pushed to the front line. As a right winger, Welbeck played on the left, and Owen was positioned at the forefront.
Manchester United's frontline configuration has changed several times in this game. This fully shows that Luton's defense is still very successful, otherwise Ferguson would not frequently make moves on the front line.
"Sol!!!"
Gao Bo shouted on the sidelines!
Sol Campbell nodded at Gao Bo, he knew what Gao Bo meant.
Owen is an old fox on the field, and so is Sol Campbell.
Old foxes against old foxes, they complement each other!
After Owen came on the field, Manchester United's offensive was indeed more fierce.
In the 88th minute of the game, Rooney took the ball on the left and played a one-two with Welbeck, and then shot from the edge of the penalty area!
The football drew an arc and flew towards the goal!
At this moment, Schmeichel was already prepared. He quickly moved a few steps, then leaped high, gently extended his arms, and deflected the ball out of bounds!
As the game reached this point, Manchester United naturally pressed forward with their entire team.
However, Luton was not without counter-attacking opportunities.
Manchester United's corner kick was taken, and Schmeichel's aerial defense was excellent this time. He quickly rushed out of the goal and plucked the ball from above Welbeck's head.
After that, Schmeichel directly launched a counter-attack with a throw!
"Griezmann!!!"
Griezmann is here again!!!
The French youngster felt as if his speed had suddenly increased. He dribbled the ball forward at high speed, his head moving left and right, searching for a passing opportunity.
"Careful!!!!!"
The Luton fans in the stands exclaimed in alarm, and Gao Bo was also startled and stood up.
Griezmann heard the sound and instinctively jumped up, then was directly brought down by Vidic, who came flying in with a sliding tackle.
"Don't even think about playing any tricks!! Kid!!"
Vidic looked very fierce, and he left a harsh word for Griezmann, who was lying on the ground, then ignored the yellow card from the referee and turned to leave.
Vardy, who was closest, hurried over.
"Are you okay?"
Griezmann shook his head.
"I jumped up."
Vardy breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, the team captain had already gone to protest to the referee, and Gao Bo on the sidelines was also jumping up and down.
"Damn it!! That's a red card foul!!! Red card!!!!"
Gao Bo roared angrily.
He was really worried that Griezmann would be injured by the tackle!
Griezmann's position in his new season's tactical system was very important. He was the core player in the frontcourt!
Fortunately, after he saw Griezmann get up from the ground and look like he was okay, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Joseph!!!"
Gao Bo shouted towards the bench.
Joseph Andel hurried over. During this time, all the players on the bench had been rushed to warm up, so he didn't need to warm up temporarily.
"You'll come on in a little while!!! Pay attention to protecting Antoine!!"
Gao Bo instructed.
Joseph nodded beside him, he knew what he had to do when he went up.
Joseph-Andel is one meter eighty-eight centimeters tall, and his body is very strong. He looks like the kind of person you don't want to mess with.
The reason why Gao Bo promoted Joseph from the reserve team was because he valued Joseph's strong physique and his aggressive play!
His aggression attribute actually reached 90!! This guy is definitely a card magnet on the field!
In other mental attributes, Joseph's performance was also good, basically reaching above eighty. In terms of technical attributes, Joseph's performance was not so good, but compared to other players in the youth training camp, his technical rating was still acceptable. At least he is qualified to be a substitute player on the field.
A card magnet also has its advantages.
Joseph replaced Hassan Ali.
Sure enough, Joseph received a yellow card less than a minute after coming on the field.
Luton launched another counter-attack, and Griezmann was preparing to dribble forward when Ferdinand rushed up to continue his fierce interception.
However, Joseph rushed directly up. He wasn't going for the ball, but for Ferdinand. The two collided and fell to the ground.
Joseph's actions caused a conflict between the two teams, allowing the ninety minutes of the match to pass quickly.
Three minutes of stoppage time!
When Joseph received a yellow card from the referee, the stoppage time on the sidelines had already been announced.
There were still three minutes left in this game!
The Manchester United players didn't bother to get entangled with the Luton players, and they quickly launched a new round of attack.
Carrick's shot went over the crossbar, after which Gao Bo used his second substitution.
Now, substituting players is actually just stalling for time.
Karl Jenkinson stood on the sidelines, replacing right-back Mitchell Piran!
This substitution dragged out the stoppage time by one minute.
It is now the ninety-second minute of the match!
When Luton completed the substitution, Manchester United had just launched an attack.
Park Ji-sung got the ball and was preparing to pass it when Joseph came up and committed another foul!
"That kid should be sent off!!!"
Ferguson on the sidelines was very angry.
After this guy came on, he wasn't here to play football, every move was aimed at people!
Joseph didn't care so much. Since the referee didn't intend to show a card, he stood where he was, thwarting Manchester United's plan to take a quick free kick.
The game time had reached ninety-three minutes.
At this time, the referee could blow the whistle to end the game at any time.
Ferguson rushed to the sidelines, raised his right hand, and pointed to his wrist.
"Haha! Ferguson Time is here again!!!"
Letkinson joked.
The Manchester United players on the field attacked even more frantically, as if they had received some special boost at this time.
In fact, this was indeed the case, Manchester United could always score goals at this time!
Manchester United's attacks came one after another, and the Luton fans in the stands let out sharp boos.
"Hey!!! The game is over already!!!"
Gao Bo shouted at the referee on the sidelines.
"How long are you planning to add stoppage time for!!!"
However, the referee ignored him, and Manchester United's attack continued.
But this time, Ferguson Time didn't work.
As Rooney's shot from outside the box was caught by Schmeichel, the referee hesitated for a moment, and finally blew the whistle to end the match.
And at this time, it was already the ninety-sixth minute of the match.
Three minutes of stoppage time, a full six minutes were added.
It's no wonder Gao Bo was cursing on the sidelines.