Liverpool had a corner.
Van Dijk and Matip had come up, and Rodri, who stood over 1.9 meters tall, had also entered the box to challenge for the ball.
If the camera had been pressed against the grass, Chelsea's penalty area would have looked like a forest of long legs, packed tightly together. Everyone shoved and tugged at each other, unwilling to give an inch.
Chen Anno had also squeezed into the box to create chaos. Though he was only 183 centimeters tall, not a single Chelsea player dared ignore him. He alone drew the attention of several Chelsea defenders.
Smack...!
As Henderson's corner was sent in, Chen Anno suddenly dropped back toward the edge of the box.
Chelsea's defenders first tracked the ball's flight. When they saw it was not heading toward Chen Anno, they did not move with him.
The ball flew toward the far post. Thanks to Chen Anno's earlier screen, the smaller Salah had been completely ignored. Only when the ball came toward him did Marcos Alonso rush over.
Salah shaped to shoot, and just as Alonso threw himself in to block, Salah flicked the ball toward the edge of the box!
That was exactly where Chen Anno had dropped back to!
"Stop him!!"
"Quick! Stop him!!!"
Sarri on the sideline and Messi on the other side of the penalty area spoke almost at the same time.
But it was too late!
Chen Anno did not control the ball at all. He swung his left foot and unleashed a volley!
Bang...!
A dull thud rang out!
The ball tore through the air with a roar, flying straight toward the upper-right corner of the goal!
Courtois's view had long been blocked by the dense crowd in the box. By the time he heard the impact and looked