Lu Yang Misses a Penalty for the First Time in His Career

That conceded goal jolted Mr. Wenger awake. He realized the team needed to change.

He substituted academy striker Hoyt on for left midfielder Locke.

Hoyt moved into the center-forward position, while Walter, who had originally played there, shifted to left midfield.

Without Gordon, one of Arsenal's wings had been clipped.

But now, Mr. Wenger had rebuilt that broken wing.

Walter on the left and O'Sullivan on the right remained just as dangerous.

Ten versus ten.

What was there to fear?

Keep the music playing, keep dancing!

Keep trading attacks!

In the eighty-third minute, Walter received Moric's pass and cut inside.

Ravellan was a step too slow.

To stop Walter from getting past him, he could only drag him down.

The referee blew his whistle.

But he did not show a card.

Then, the quick-witted Walter took the free kick quickly!

Ravellan reacted quickly too, instinctively reaching back to grab Walter and bringing him down again.

Walter got up and charged at Ravellan, the two pressing their foreheads together.

As the match wore on, the players on both sides found their tempers increasingly difficult to control, and the atmosphere grew more and more heated.

The referee stepped in to stop the impending clash and showed Ravellan a yellow card.

Real Madrid's fans immediately responded with dissatisfied boos.

Why didn't Walter get a yellow card?

But this yellow card was not for dissent or misconduct. It was because Ravellan had committed two consecutive fouls to bring his opponent down.

The second one in particular, stopping the quick restart, had denied a very good opportunity.

There was nothing wrong with the decision.

In the eighty-eighth minute, Enriquez pulled wide while Lu Yang surged forward.

After receiving Hector's pass, Lu Yang was double-teamed and could only pass back.

Collet rushed up and unleashed a