As experienced professionals, the AC Mn yers wouldn''t give up the game easily. They continued attacking — and finally, a clear goal-scoring chance came their way during the 84th minute.
It all began with Nigel de Jong, the AC Mn defensive midfielder, winning the ball in the middle third. The Dutch midfielder expertly slid in to steal the ball from Andrea Pirlo before threading a pass to Sulley Muntari, his counterpart in midfield.
Sulley Muntari, in turn, controlled the ball well before passing into the wings to find Keisuke Honda, the AC Mn right-winger. Honda also worked quickly to control the ball and skip past Kwadwo Asamoah''s sliding challenge. When the angle opened up, he immediately unleashed a curling cross towards the box from the border of the final third.
The attack was on, and many yers in the box reacted to the iing cross. The AC Mn attackers leaped up from the ground to attack the ball and try to score while the Juventus men tried their best to defend and clear the danger away from their box. But in the end, Jérémy Ménez, AC Mn''s center-forward, came out on top.
The striker won an aerial battle against Martín Cáceres around the penalty area and nted a header towards the inside of the right post. His technique was perfect, and he almost caught Gianluigi Buffon off guard with his impressive effort.
But once again, the experienced Gianluigi Buffon was alert. He threw himself at the ball and stopped it from crossing the line at thest second. And before any AC Mn yers could react, Leonardo Boni, the other center-back, smashed the loose ball away from the box to clear the danger.
Whoosh!
The just-cleared ball darted through the air and bounced in the 18-yard box''s arc, close to where Zachary was lurking. It was like the perfect gift for him, and he reacted immediately and pounced on it as if there was no tomorrow.
His long strides covered about four yards in almost a second, and he got to the ball first before any other yer. Heart racing, he stretched out his leg and expertly looped it over the approaching Sulley Muntari with the simplest of touches. He then exploded with speed and rushed past the helpless opposing midfielder before twisting and turning to dance out of the crowded space in front of the box.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Zachary''s tricky side-steps worked wonders, and he skipped past two other AC Mn yers before creating some space to work his magic. Then, in a sh, he surveyed the scene ahead of him with his eagle-like vision while prodding the ball forward to keep it away from the opponents. And after making his judgment, he unleashed a raking pass towards the other side with the outer part of his boot.
Whoosh!
Zachary''s passing technique was spectacr as always, and the ball darted through the air, just out of reach of all the yers that could potentially bar its way. It was like a remote-controlled drone as it made a parab over the pitch and bounced in front of Carlos Tévez, the striker who had just initiated a run towards AC Mn''s box.
The ever-alert Carlos Tévez, of course, didn''t disappoint. He left his marker in the dust and exploded with speed towards the bouncing ball. The Argentine controlled it in his stride and continued his mad sprint towards AC Mn''s goal. Without losingposure, he rounded the keeper, who hade out to meet him, before burying the ball into the back of the. He had scored Juventus'' second goal for the night during the 85th minute.
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"Oh my goodness me!" Thementator''s voice resounded around the stadium in sync with the thunderous cheers. "Another perfect counter has allowed Juventus to score their second goal for the night. Absolutely sensational! The pass from Zachary was timed to perfection, and Carlos Tévez''s finish was on point. Simply world-ss! Two great yers havebined to create magic on the pitch."
Pierluigi Pardo, the comentator, sighed and said, "I''m at a loss for words after witnessing the build-up to the goal. Zachary Bemba was in a crowd of opposing yers when he received the ball in front of his box. But the way he looped the ball over Sulley Muntari and turned and twisted away from the other opponents to create space for himself was the stuff of legends. But that wasn''t all there was to his moment of brilliance. The young ymaker managed to link y with Carlos Tévez with that sweet ball over the entire midfield. His pinpoint pass took all the AC Mn defensive yers out of the equation and released Tévez on a straight course towards goal. What exceptional vision! What an impressive passing technique!"
"That pass reminds me of Andrea Pirlo''s passes when he''s at his best," Carlo Vanzini, thementator, remarked. "Maybe, Zachary has already begun taking lessons from the Italian Maestro."
Pierluigi Pardo, the comentator, chuckled. "Juventus is one step closer to beating AC Mn at the San Siro. They only need to defend well for the remaining four minutes and the added time. Then, they will return to Turin with all three points. They will also rise to the top of the Serie A table."
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On the pitch, the Juventus yers had just finished celebrating their second goal of the night. Like the rest of his teammates, Zachary was in high spirits as his team had ovee a numerical disadvantage and scored two goals against AC Mn. He couldn''t contain his happiness as he walked back to his starting midfield position.
"Zachary!" A familiar voice called out to him.
"Carlos! Andrea!" Zachary eximed in response and slowed down. He fell into stride with his two teammates and asked, "What''s up?"
Tévez grinned and patted Zachary''s back. "That pass from you was sweet. It made my work easy and allowed me to score. Thank you for the assist."
"There''s no need for thanks," Zachary responded with a smile. "It''s my duty to supply you with balls whenever an opportunity presents itself. I''m d you scored."
Andrea Pirlo smiled and asked, "Are you trying to take over my role on the team? Why is your ying style simr to mine during today''s game? You copied that pass from me."
Zachary chuckled and chose not to answer. "The referee is about to restart the game. Let''s hurry and take up our positions. We''ll talk about other issues after the game."
"Why are you in a rush?" Pirlo asked. "We''re leading by two goals. We need to waste some time before the restart, especially since we''re a yer down. We also need to take the sting out of AC Mn. That''s why all the other Juventus yers are taking their time to retake their starting positions. They are executing a proper endgame management strategy."
Zachary chuckled again and slowed down his steps. He didn''t need to rush to retake his position after Andrea pointed out Juventus'' endgame management strategy.