From Arsenal to the Ball God-Chapter 199 - 64: Newcastle United Fans’ Provocation! Keep Booing, Keep Shouting!! Wenger Falls for the Triple Combo!_2

Ma'el stood next to Alexander Song comforting him, watching Gervinho clashing with the opponent, and then rushed over to provide support, trying to drive away the Newcastle players.

He hadn't yet reached them when he saw Barton and Gervinho both reach out and grab each other's necks, then wrestled, attempting to throw each other to the ground.

"Beep beep beep!"

The referee quickly got busy; they had actually made psychological preparations for this, as the opening game would certainly be much harder to officiate than usual matches.

"Yellow card! Yellow card!" He issued a yellow card to Barton and Alexander Song, standing between them, waiting for their teammates to pull them away.

"Boo boo boo.....! Xiu~ Xiu~ Xiu.....!" The noise grew louder inside the stadium, as Newcastle United fans used boos and whistles to disrupt the scene, unable to watch the game peacefully anymore.

From this moment, the game became fragmented, as the attention of both teams' players seemed to be somewhat distracted.

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In the 36th minute, it was Newcastle United's turn for an opportunity, as their defender Steven Taylor initiated a long pass attack.

"Boom!"

Forward Ameobi headed the ball with Koscielny, directing it towards the right side where Demba Ba was standing in an open space.

Demba Ba, very agile, shifted the ball left and right a few times, opening a gap in Arsenal's defense, and carrying the ball into the penalty area!

He then completed a shot, the ball rebounding off Szczeny within the penalty area, not flying far.

Vermaelen and Newcastle's midfielder Barton fought for the second ball; luckily, Vermaelen was a bit faster, sliding the ball out to the side.

Crisis averted!

Vermaelen breathed a long sigh of relief, running back to his center-back position, waiting for the opponent to throw in from the sidelines.

Unexpectedly, Gervinho, also making his Arsenal debut today, showed such a fiery temper, instantly getting entangled again with Barton, with whom he had just had a conflict.

Both teams quickly rushed in, pulling the two out of their skirmish, while others started arguing during the pulling.

"One last warning!" The referee came to Barton and Gervinho very sternly: "One more time, and you both will get a straight red card and sent off!"

This commotion again paused the game for over a minute, until approaching 40 minutes, Newcastle's wing-back threw a ball from the sideline.

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In the 44th minute, Ramsey took a corner kick for Arsenal, the ball being cleared with a header out of the penalty area by Newcastle players.

At the second point, Newcastle's forward Demba Ba got the ball, and their whole team swiftly charged out of the penalty area, showing a counterattack stance rushing towards Arsenal's half.

"Charge! Charge!"

"Press them all up!"

Someone excitedly commanded, seemingly seeing the hope of scoring.

As the ball just crossed the halfway line, Arsenal's center-back Koscielny made an exaggerated sliding tackle, scaring Demba Ba into a small hop to concede ball control!

Ball intercepted again!

"Counter-counterattack!"

In the broadcast room, Zhan Jun shouted: "Wenger had said before, this is his favorite way of attacking because it maximizes their passing and cutting philosophy's 'fast' advantage!

"Let's see how they handle the ball in the midfield, guiding the ball to the left-wing! Still looking for Ma'el!"

On the pitch, Ma'el regained possession and dribbled toward the opponent's half, but this time, instead of going to the bottom line, he firmly cut inside.

In an attack with some distance from the goal, choosing the shortest route is surely the most reasonable.

The center route means greater threat!

"Boom!" He also instantly discovered the opponent's defensive line's loophole, swung his ankle delivering a ground through ball, instantly shooting past the opponent's back line.

Van Persie slipped past the opponent's defense like a ghost, upon getting the ball, he nudged forward creating a one-on-one chance with the goalkeeper.

"Oh.....!" The Arsenal travelling supporters behind the goal area stood up again, marvelling at this brilliant pass, warming up for the possibly upcoming goal.

The St James' Park Stadium home fans had been chattering boos for a long while; now, it's time for their voices to be heard!

"Bang bang bang!"

Behind, after Ma'el delivered the pass, he didn't idle, but sprinted fully towards the opponent's goal area with strong attacking desire. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

He desperately hoped to blast the ball into the opponent's goal, celebrating with a shut-up gesture towards the opponent's fans!

The booing and insulting have been echoing for almost half the half; he was truly annoyed, wishing these people would shut up forever.

"Boom!!"

As he reached the penalty line, Van Persie just arrived near the penalty spot, pushed the ball forward slightly and shot!

"Pop!" The goalkeeper quickly spread his body, extending his defensive range to the maximum; indeed, the ball hit his leg, bouncing back near the small penalty area.

Didn't score!

"Ah.....!" The Arsenal fans, full of anticipation, burst out in disbelief, some fell dejected onto their seats, others still stood waiting for a second chance.

"Oh....." The St James' Park Stadium home fans, on the other hand, raised their eyebrows in joy, their cheers rang out swiftly, quickly fading....as if something had caught their eye.

At the edge of the small penalty area, Van Persie's eyes first went wide in surprise, then quickly reacted to move up and control the second ball.

By this time, he could feel the goalkeeper right behind him, forcing a turn and shot would either be blocked or directly intercepted.

So.....he blindly poked a foot back behind the goalkeeper, hoping someone would follow up there.