Chapter 50: Turning the Tide
Akori was angry on the sidelines, now he is not standing on the sidelines, but sitting in the dugout, Aresso scored, he just sat there in silence, rotten, I see how bad you are.
Zhang Yuan looked a little anxious on the bench, Rimini was really suppressed not like a home team, but like an away team, and now he can't wait to go on the field immediately to give Aresso a little color.
To say that this Aresso is really Rimini's bitter master this season, when Zhang Yuan was just transferred to the first team, Rimini was kicked by Areso 4:1 away on January 16, and Rimini had no temper, today at Rimini's home stadium, the first half was not over and they led by two goals, it is not too much to say that they are Rimini's bitter master.
Finally managed to survive the end of the first half, and Rimini's players were embarrassed to stay on the field, so they rushed to the locker room. In the locker room, they were greeted by Akori's scolding, "Not for winning, but for the fans on the spot, everyone still wants to be booed in the second half, just play like this!"
To be honest, in front of my parents back home, there are enough disgraces, they lost three of the first four home games, and today the fans rushed over, definitely counting on them to win, but from the first half, it seems that today may give the home fans another defeat.
At the beginning of the second half, Akori made a substitution, Zhang Yuan replaced Jada, Jada did nothing in the entire first half, the pass was a pitiful few times, and the shots on goal were zero, which can't be blamed on him, his teammates gave him too little support, and he is not the kind of player with strong breakthrough ability, and his ability to create opportunities for himself is limited.
Akori did not make formation adjustments, Zhang Yuan played Jada's position after he came on the field, a single striker, he was also thoughtful, Zhang Yuan was at the front alone, he could either break through himself or attract the attention of the opponent, and the three attacking midfielders were another purpose of Akori.
Zhang Yuan is not uncomfortable playing this single striker position, but compared to the position of the shadow striker, he must be closer to the opponent's backline, so as to put pressure on the opponent's defense, if he still retreats like before, if it is too deep, the opponent's defense will give a lot of support to the midfield.
After the start of the second half, Areso no longer attacked like in the first half, the advantage of two goals in hand, defense is the inevitable theme, holding 45 minutes is the victory, so in the second half they began to shrink the defense, the midfield competition is particularly fierce, this also reflects their manager's thinking, can try to spend more energy in the midfield, try not to let Rimini attack the 30-meter area.
The players who were slapped in the face by Acori in the midfield finally launched a ruthless second half, and their spirit was much better than in the first half. Now they are fighting hard and finally being able to suppress Aresso on the field, which of course also has the reason why Aresso began to shrink his defense in the second half.
Due to Aresso's contraction, Zhang Yuan's space to break through became smaller, and the game was more difficult for him, in this case, he chose to cooperate with his teammates more.
In the 56th minute, Rimini pulled back a point, Zhang Yuan received a pass from Pagano on the edge of the big penalty area, originally Pagano wanted to make a two-by-one cooperation with Zhang Yuan, but Zhang Yuan did not understand, and the ball was to take the ball with his back, he was not sure that he was going to avoid the opponent's interception with a kick, so he was protecting the ball after receiving the ball, his eyes were observing, the right side of Moscalderli speed started to insert into the penalty area, he kicked a curved ball into the penalty area, Moscalderli was very fast, but it was difficult to receive the ball in the penalty area, so Moscalderli chose to pass directly to the small penalty area, Pagano did not do it two-over-one, He saw Zhang Yuan pause and pass the ball to Moscaldeli, he ran into the penalty area again, Moscalderli crossed, Pagano grabbed the point to shoot, the ball arrived, he shot to the lower right corner of the goal, but the ball was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper, but the ball was not saved by the goalkeeper from the bottom line, but was pounced to the right, the ball was once again taken by Moscalderli, Moscaldelli did not shoot directly but passed to the middle again, this time he saw Zhang Yuan had rushed in, Moscaldelli fed the ball very comfortably, Zhang Yuan shot angrily at the ball, this time he chose to play directly in the middle, the ball drilled into the net from under the crossbar, this ball Zhang Yuan deliberately chose to play a little higher.
"Well passed, Davide!" Zhang Yuan hugged Moscaldelli tightly.
"Well shot, boy!" Moscaldelli laughed and hugged Zhang Yuan.
"Zhang Yuan! Zhang Yuan! He shot! goal, the ball went in! Well done! "Lightning Boy" pulled us back a point! It was No. 20 Zhang Yuan who scored for us!" The on-site commentator shouted.
"Zhang Yuan, Zhang Yuan, Zhang Yuan!" The audience finally woke up, applauded Zhang Yuan, and shouted Zhang Yuan's name with the commentator.
After all, Rimini is still in a backward situation, and this celebration was very short, Zhang Yuan waved to the crowd on the way back to his half, and waved his two hands to his head, signaling the fans to continue to cheer for the team.
The game continued, and the enthusiasm of the crowd was just rising, although there were only a few thousand people, everyone tried to cheer for the players on the field in Rimini.
Perhaps it was their actions that infected Rimini's players, and everyone worked harder, although there were no goals for the time being, but Aresso's defense was very strong, and the opponent was also very hard.
In the 68th minute, Areso made a substitution, bringing on a defensive midfielder and removing a striker, with the obvious intention of further strengthening the defence.
Two minutes later, in the 70th minute, Rimini also made a substitution, Akori replaced Cassione with Matri, and the formation became 4132, playing double striker.
Akori's idea is also very simple, he wants the team to attack indomitable, there is no way back for Rimini, every game must be scored, try not to let Genoa open the distance, whether Piacenza can catch up with them is not so important, the fourth and fifth places are mostly between Piacenza and Rimini, at most there is a home advantage. Even a point is important now, maybe not so much for Areso, but it is important for Rimini, so attacking from a goal down is the only option.
The tactical changes of the two teams completely changed the situation on the field, although Aresso added a defensive midfielder, but Rimini's attack was closer to the opponent's penalty area, but there were no good opportunities for a while, and the battle for the top is really not Zhang Yuan and Matri's strong point now.
In the 80th minute, Aresso took the lead to get a chance, because Rimini pressed very high, even Vitiello and Regonesi on the side frequently inserted assists, leaving a big gap in the backfield, Aresso played a beautiful counterattack when Rimini attacked and failed to attack, and Anthony Flores scored a single knife.
Areso's men were happy with more than 10 minutes of extra time, but with a two-goal lead, Rimini was really running out of time and the three points were at least secure.
However, they obviously forgot that more than 10 minutes is neither long nor long, and short is not too short, and many team substitutions are around 80 minutes, and the game still has to be played.
In the 82nd minute, Zhang Yuan received a diagonal pass from Richiuti in the penalty area, swayed from side to side, took a small step to the right, and successfully got rid of Donato, who defended him, and shot before Conte intercepted, Aresso goalkeeper Lanza did not succeed in making a pounce, the ball went from his armpit into the net, and Rimini closed the score again.
After the goal, Zhang Yuan rushed directly to the net without celebrating, picked up the ball from the net and ran to the middle circle, the morale of his teammates who had just dropped a little bit was pulled up by Zhang Yuan again, and the attacking players in the front court did not celebrate, everyone consciously ran back to their own half and stood in a good position.
The fans at the scene had just suffered a blow, but now they were all moved by Zhang Yuan's actions, and we still have hope, and they cheered Zhang Yuan's name with the live commentators.
Rimini didn't celebrate, but Aresso delayed and struggled for a long time before restarting.
Aresso's men did not lose their courage as they were still one goal ahead, but Rimini, who were playing at home in momentum, finally overwhelmed them after this goal, and the tireless running of the Rimini players on the pitch once again paid off in the 89th minute.
In the 89th minute, taking advantage of a corner kick opportunity, Digan hit the post with a header and bounced back into the penalty area, Pagano rushed to shoot, was saved by Lanza, Turner cleared in tension, the ball was not far away, Zhang Yuan and Flores competed outside the penalty area, he won the battle, successfully hoisted the ball back into the penalty area, Matri relayed in the air, hoisted the ball into the upper left corner of the goal, the ball ghost made the god very tricky, the opposing defender failed to top the ball.
Rimini pulled the score back, 3:3, and Akori on the sidelines jumped up with excitement and roared loudly.
Matri rushed to the corner kick area excitedly, and Zhang Yuan came to a kneeling celebration like Zhang Yuan, this time his teammates all ran over to surround Matri to celebrate the goal, and the equalizer was a victory.
Zhang Yuan also ran over to celebrate, but in the celebration, he also said to his teammates: "Guys, we still have a chance to win, plus at least 5 or 6 minutes of stoppage time, there is still a chance!"
For them, the equalizer game is over, and it is also a victory, but Zhang Yuan doesn't think so, since it is a kick, why should he draw, and he still has to win when he should work hard to win.
There were a lot of goals in this game, and the stoppage time was estimated to be more than three minutes, so there were still four or five minutes, can you win the game in four or five minutes? The teammates didn't think about this problem, but they followed Zhang Yuan's advice, so this goal celebration only lasted a short time, and everyone returned to their own half.
At the same time, Aresso made a substitution, Rimini also made a substitution, the opponent was replaced by a striker and defender, who looked like he wanted to take advantage of the last few minutes, and Rimini made a substitution, Barusso replaced Cassione and Bravo replaced Regonesi.