After the restart, Chelsea's players continued to display a very aggressive attack.
Obviously,
a 1–0 scoreline could not guarantee the team's victory. Their objective was clear: launch another attack as soon as possible!
Five minutes later,
Chelsea's offense clicked into gear.
In midfield,
a Chelsea player, after receiving the ball, didn't hesitate.
He decisively passed it to Hazard.
Out on the wing,
Hazard was extremely quick. After several bursts of acceleration, he successfully shook off Bednarek!
Then, after two rapid stepovers,
he exploded forward once again!
In a flash,
Hazard made consecutive breakthroughs, forcing Yoshida Maya to step in on defense.
This center-back was quite strong physically.
He directly body-checked Hazard!
Hazard was knocked straight to the ground.
The referee immediately awarded a penalty!
Yoshida Maya had clearly fouled during the defense, making heavy contact with Hazard inside the penalty area.
It was a clear foul.
In the stands,
tens of thousands of Chelsea fans raised their arms and shouted—they saw a golden opportunity to extend their lead!
Penalty kick.
Zhan Jun, the commentator in the Qingqiu.com studio, shouted excitedly:
"Foul! That's a foul! Yoshida Maya knocked down Hazard!"
"If nothing unexpected happens, Su Luo should be the one to take the penalty."
At the penalty spot,
Su Luo handed the ball to Hazard.
Obviously, Su Luo's intentions were very clear—he didn't want to take the penalty himself.
To be honest,
this season, Su Luo had already scored plenty of goals.
In a sense, he was no longer obsessed with chasing personal stats.
Besides, since the penalty was earned by Hazard, Su Luo simply gave him the opportunity.
In the Qingqiu.com studio,
Zhan Jun saw the scene and shouted excitedly into the microphone:
"What a wonderful individual effort! Hazard broke into the opponent's box with his own skills and earned the penalty!"
"And Yoshida Maya's foul was really reckless."
"Now it looks like Hazard himself will take the penalty!"
Facing goalkeeper Alex McCarthy,
Hazard's expression remained full of fighting spirit.
Without hesitation,
he chose to shoot decisively.
With a sharp motion,
the football curled toward Alex McCarthy's right-hand side.
However—
This time,
the goalkeeper displayed excellent form.
Reacting quickly,
McCarthy completed a brilliant save!
He successfully blocked Hazard's shot!
The penalty was saved!!
In the stands,
Southampton's fans went absolutely wild.
They hadn't expected Hazard's shot to be denied by their goalkeeper!
"Alex McCarthy is in incredible form!!"
"A perfect save!!"
"So strong! That's Alex McCarthy for you!"
"Powerful!!"
"If we keep playing like this, no team can easily beat us!"
The game continued.
But at this moment,
the atmosphere among Southampton fans at St. Mary's Stadium was completely ignited.
It didn't take long—
The team continued to mount pressure on Chelsea's goal.
This time...
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