Chapter 109: The Horn
A song "Stand'up" sounded over the court. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Historically, this song was composed and sung by the Italian Pagio, and it was the closing song of the 2006 World Cup, full of majesty and heroism. There are more than a dozen language versions of this song, and the Italian version that is being played at this time is carefully prepared by Chen Lin.
"Stand up for the champion
Stand up for victory
Stand up, we will overcome everything
Stand up and we'll be champions
Come together, we'll do it all over again,
Together, we will fight together,
Come together, we will sing together
Victory is our only goal
Come together, it's never far away
Come together with a feeling like you've never felt before
Let's fight for what together
Come together, your race
We will be happy until the end
All of you are
I know we're going to be invincible
forever
We will always call this name
Let's show it gloriously
Remember
to form a team
together
We will cast history
All of us stick to it together"
The Italian version was followed by the English version, which was the most widely circulated version and was more powerful and direct (I recommend listening to it). None of the fans in the stadium could sit in their seats, and the whole stadium was filled with "Prato, win!" Cheering.
The rousing singing sounded the loud horn of the final charge, and the Prato players rushed towards the Spartak half as if they had been beaten with chicken blood. For the Prato players, the gloom caused by the winless streak has been overwhelming, and if this game is played like this, maybe the team will collapse, maybe they can't think about it so much now, but the feeling tells them that they can only move forward and win.
And for the financially troubled Spartak Moscow team, only by going all the way in the Cup Winners' Cup can they get a large amount of broadcast revenue and ticket revenue to support the team through this cold winter.
The two teams, for the sake of honor, in order to qualify for the next round of the Cup Winners' Cup, and in order to solve the difficulties faced by their clubs, all burst out with amazing fighting power. All kinds of foot fights, tackles, and body collisions frequently occur on the field, making people feel that this is no longer a football game, but a life-and-death battle.
As the saying goes, "the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road", this kind of competition is also the time to test the courage and determination of the players.
Due to the serious injury suffered last season, Montella's style of play has changed a lot, no longer with a tendon to rush the ball, but to pass the ball first when the opponent is more big and rough, and then use his keen sense of smell and explosiveness in front of goal to catch opportunities, which makes him much less likely to be injured and appears to play smarter.
Today, however, he once again opted for a "stupid" way of playing, as if he was stepping on Hot Wheels, Montella made three ins and three outs on the left side of Spartac's heavy defense, and three or four Spartak players besieging him failed to snatch the ball from his feet. This seemed to infuriate the Russians, and finally more players came around and pushed Montella into the corner of the pitch.
Seeing that his goal had finally been achieved, Montella slammed the ball out and passed it back to the playmaker of Prato, Jonti, who was confident his team-mate would not waste the good chance he had created. Jonti lived up to expectations, and he clearly saw that the Spartak backline was completely tilted to the left due to Montella's attraction, and there was a huge hole on the right side - there was only one defender within five meters of Vieri.
An over-the-top pass that didn't require much imagination instantly penetrated the Spartak backline. Vieri, who understood it, completely shook off his defender and jumped high. With a powerful look back to the moon, the ball flew into the back of the net almost the second moment Vieri flicked his head. At 3:3, Prato miraculously equalized.
After the goal, Vieri stood on the pitch like a king, surrounded by subjects shouting his name. He was Prato's hero at this moment, and many Prato fans still remember this scene many years later. Despite the star-studded stars of this era, some people even say that the superstars who have spent time in Prato can form a "Footballer of the Year" team. However, Vieri is certainly one of them, because he came through the Prato academy and is a true "man of his own", and now there are many young fans who come to see Vieri train during his daily training in Prato, and in their opinion, Vieri is the best choice to be the future captain of Prato.
Prato's equaliser came in the 86th minute of the second half, which greatly dampened the morale of Spartak Moscow, who could not recover from extra-time. Although Sabel finally realised his mistake and began to direct his team in attack, he clearly did not want to leave his fate to a penalty shoot-out of luck, but the morale of the two sides was completely disproportionate as one side became more courageous and the other side remained deeply remorseful that he was only four minutes away from victory.
In this case, Spartak's ability to ensure that they do not concede a goal is already the core of the defense, and Onopko has commanded it properly, but it is even more difficult to score. And Spalletti is also aware of his team's weaknesses, now after all, it is his home stadium, if Spartak is lucky enough to score an away goal, he will have to score two goals to get it back, at that time I am afraid that Prato will not be able to cry.
So Spalletti replaced Montella, who was already a little prostrate, with Liverani, to strengthen the midfield's possession and defense. In the end, the two sides had to stand in front of the 12-yard penalty spot and use it to decide each other's fate.
However, to the slight consolation of the Argentine's Sabel, he is playing against a team that is almost entirely made up of young people. As far as he knows, the oldest on the field is only 24 years old. Penalty kick is one of the most challenging techniques in football, and people's psychological quality is often proportional to their age and experience.
Prato fans also seem to know this, and there are many female fans at the scene who clasped their hands tightly and looked worried.
However, just as the two sides were nervously discussing the order of the penalty kicks, Bucilini, who has been Spalletti's assistant coach, handed a small note to Toldo. Toldo took a note and glanced at Bucirini in surprise, then looked at it with all his attention. It wasn't until the assistant referee told him to come on that he put the note in his pocket.
The first of the Spartaks to take the field was their captain Onopko, who stood in front of the goal and thought for a few seconds, then stepped back, ran and shot the ball out without looking at the goalkeeper. However, the pleasant sound of entering the net did not follow, as Toldo seemed to have foreseen the trajectory of the ball, and the moment Onopko shot at the goal, he pounced on the ball's landing. He was tall and easy to pounce on, and the Bisenchio Stadium, which had been booing Onopco a few seconds earlier, was bursting with jubilation, while Onopko stood pale in front of the penalty spot.