They saw the dawn of failure.
All the West Ham players knew it very well.
Once Chelsea equalized the score, the consequences of this game would be extremely severe.
As expected—
After the restart, Chelsea firmly took control of the rhythm of the game.
Five minutes later, in the 65th minute of the match, Chelsea, playing at home, once again launched a fierce attack on West Ham United's goal.
And this time—
The one who made the pass was actually Kante from midfield!
To be honest, Kante's performance in recent games had been quite average.
Due to injury, he hadn't dared to make too many defensive moves.
At the same time, Kante wasn't known for his attacking contributions.
So for most of the game, he had been playing cautiously.
But at this moment—
When most of West Ham United's defenders were focused on Cesc Fabregas and Su Luo...
Kante suddenly stepped up.
He unexpectedly delivered a brilliant through ball.
The ball instantly landed at Hazard's feet on the left wing.
Although Hazard's performance tonight had already been impressive...
To be honest, he hadn't scored a goal yet.
But that didn't matter.
The moment he received the ball, Hazard immediately showed off his speed.
The player marking Hazard was still Cresswell.
In addition, Zabaleta had also joined the defensive effort.
Both defenders remained focused.
The second Hazard touched the ball on the wing, the two defenders quickly closed in.
And—
Their defensive moves were quite aggressive.
Especially Zabaleta—
He lunged in with a sliding tackle from the side.
But Hazard's footwork was exceptional.
The moment he saw Zabaleta commit to the tackle, he lightly flicked the ball up and effortlessly avoided it.
Then, using his speed, Hazard powered past Cresswell as well.
Just like that—
Hazard completed the cut inside.
Near the edge of the penalty area, Hazard now had options.
He could shoot, or pass to his teammates—Lukaku and Su Luo were both already in position.
That meant—
Hazard had a choice: shoot himself or set up a teammate.
But in tonight's match, both Su Luo and Lukaku had already found the net.
Hazard was also eager to get on the scoresheet!
So at this critical moment—
Hazard fired a powerful volley.
In a flash—
The football rocketed toward goal like a cannonball.
Just as Hazard was getting ready to celebrate his 800th goal...
A miracle happened.
West Ham's goalkeeper, Joe Hart, pulled off a world-class save!
He leapt into the air, and just as the ball was about to cross the goal line, he managed to stop it with his right hand.
What a save!
The fans in the stadium couldn't help but gasp in awe.
Even commentator Zhan Jun shouted into the microphone:
"Incredible shot, incredible save!!"
"West Ham United's goalkeeper has once again shown world-class ability!!"
"Hazard's shot was top-notch, but Joe Hart's save was even more brilliant!!"
"This game just keeps getting better and better!"
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