Chapter 48: The Wall of Sighs

Every player has their own habits and small movements when dribbling the ball, and once this is formed, it is difficult to change.

Marcelo was very hidden, and Ou Chulian didn't have time to get to know each other slowly. In this way, Ou Chuliang could only fix himself on the goal line, and did not dare to act rashly.

But under Ronaldo's "reminder", after pushing back from the result, Ou Chuliang immediately found that the swing amplitude and direction of Marcelo's left calf were closely related to his next move.

After verifying it a few more times, Ou Chuliang directly pinpointed Marcelo's "dead hole" and began to command his teammates to arm.

Although the combination of Marcelo and Lucian's "high score and short burst" is domineering, it has also begun a journey in vain under Jianlibao's targeted defense.

Ou Chuliang blocked the coordinated attack of Marcelo and Lucian, and Jianlibao began to free his hands to counterattack.

In the 53rd minute, Ou Chuliang once again predicted the direction of Marcelo's breakthrough in advance. And strike early to intercept the incoming ball.

Taking advantage of the opposing player's turn to defend, Ou Chuliang threw the ball directly at Zhang Xiaorui's feet. Zhang Xiaorui stopped the ball and turned around, and in his sight, Sun Zhi had already raised his hand to ask for the ball.

"Old Sun!" Zhang Xiaorui roared, slammed the back of the ball with his right foot, and sent a standard rolling ball towards Sun Zhi.

Gremio's defenders ran forward as hard as they could, finally bouncing themselves out just as they were about to get closer, drawing a straight line on the uneven turf and successfully holding the ball in the way with their toes.

But instead of being completely blocked, the ball bounced high and flew forward again.

At this time, Sun Zhi had stopped running, leaning back against the opponent's No. 2 central defender, staring at the incoming ball. The ball fell freely in the air and slowly enlarged in Sun Zhi's eyes.

"Control the man first, then the ball!"

In Sun Zhi's mind, he suddenly recalled Ou Chuliang's instructions in his usual training.

Before fighting for the ball off the ball, be sure to keep the opposing player firmly in check, so that you have plenty of time and space to handle the ball.

Thinking of this, Sun Zhi's center of gravity shifted downward, and he used all his strength to squeeze back again.

The opposing defender kept his attention on the ball quotient, caught off guard and his feet were unsteady, and he was knocked down by Sun Zhi again.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Sun Zhi rose into the air, flicked his header with no one around him, and pushed the ball towards the goal.

The Gremio goalkeeper hurriedly turned around to chase the ball, but Sun Zhi's ball was headed into the far corner. When he turned around, he just saw a follow-up kick from the back point, padding the ball into the net.

1 to 1, Jianlibao finally equalized the score.

After equalizing the score, Jianlibao became more and more courageous, and soon played several small climaxes of attacks.

Without Marcelo, Lucian and Diolus Auchulian, Gremio would not have played for Jianlibao. Now that Ou Chuliang has controlled the opponent's offensive rhythm, Jianlibao's rhythmic tactical defensive counterattack has gradually begun to work.

In the 67th minute, the score had become 2-1.

Zhang Xiaorui did not choose to pass the ball after a breakthrough, but directly opened the angle and shot from a distance. The opposing goalkeeper reacted with a save, but the ball flew through his fingers.

Seeing Jianlibao overtake the score, Marcelo and Lucian also began to get anxious.

I thought it was just a small cup game that was not worth mentioning, and I only needed to hook my toes to help the team win the championship. But they never expected that in the group stage, they would already face the result of elimination.

Acchulian commanded well-founded advances and retreats, often loaning Gremio's attacks at key points. Lucian was left a psychological shadow by Ou Chuliang in the first half of the ball, and he didn't dare to fight for the ball in the penalty area with Ou Chuliang at all.

As the minutes passed, Jianlibao had begun to stabilize the retreat, intending to keep the score before the end.

In the 89th minute, the score was still 2-1.

Gremio fouled Li Tie in front of the Jianlibao penalty area and won a set-piece in front.

Losing and completely missing the promotion, Marcelo pushed Lucian and roared: "Go to the penalty area to win the top, this is our last chance." ”

Lu Xi'an looked at Ou Chuliang, who was calm in front of the goal line, although he was a little timid, he still shook his hand and ran towards the Jianlibao penalty area.

In this free kick, almost everyone in Jianlibao retreated back to the penalty area, leaving only Sun Zhi standing at the top of the arc.

High school striker Wang Lei, who came on as a substitute to discuss the game, stood in front of Lucian, although he was thin, but he was the only player on the Jianlibao team who was more than 1.9 meters tall. Coupled with the abundance of physical strength, it was only fitting for him to defend Lucian.

Beep!

The referee blew the whistle, and more than a dozen red and blue players in the penalty area were "ready to move".

Marcelo raised his right hand high and ran straight into the left foot to spin it in.

The ball flew towards the Jianlibao penalty area in the airfield, Ou Chuliang wanted to hit the ball, but the small penalty area line was already crowded, and he rashly abandoned the goal, and he would only be caught by the opponent.

In the penalty area, Lucian's figure was so conspicuous that he couldn't even notice him.

And Jianlibao's other defenders also focused their defense on him.

But just then, one of Gremio's midfielders suddenly stood out from the crowd and nodded the ball in front of everyone, heading it towards the goal.

Boom!

Ou Chuliang on the goal line subconsciously knelt on one knee and raised his left hand high. The ball hit his wrist and bounced off as if it had hit reinforced concrete.

Near-extreme conditioned reflexes, Ou Chuliang's limbs have already learned to guard the door "by themselves".

Wang Lei and Lucian ran to the ball as soon as possible, and the big tall of the two teams jumped together two meters inside the penalty line.

After all, Wang Lei practiced not defense, and when he was half a head short of the opponent, the ball was still earned by Lucian.

However, due to Lucian's back to the goal, coupled with Wang Lei's interference, he could only rub the ball towards the goal with the back of his head according to the position of the goal in his memory.

"!" Ou Chuliang scolded secretly, the height and distance of the ball can be easily obtained if he attacks by himself, but at this time, there are still three or four players from both sides in front of him, and there is no way to rush out.

Just as everyone looked up at the ball slowly falling in the air, an exclamation suddenly sounded behind the goal.

"Be careful!"

Marcelo, who had just taken a free kick, rushed into the penalty area at some point, like a lion in heat, and rushed forward with his head down.

Lucian's ball landed right in front of Marcelo's head, and the enraged cougar roared, jumped up and smashed the ball into the goal with his forehead.

Rumble!

Boom!

The two muffled bangs rang out almost at the same time.

Marcelo's body hadn't completely fallen to the ground after jumping, but Ou Chuliang's right arm had already stopped in the air at some point. Coupled with Ou Chuliang's body crossing in the air, people subconsciously felt that Ou Chuliang seemed to jump up at the same time as Marcelo.

How is this possible?

If there is a high-definition camera on the sidelines, you will find that in the moment after Marcelo's header rushes to the top, Ou Chuliang is ready to save. Quickly step your legs into the air and stretch your body in half a second.

With such a swift goal-line response, Gremio youth coach Rafael was stunned from the sidelines. He never dreamed that he would meet a world-class flexible goalkeeper in such a little-known cup competition.

"No, I'm going to sign him!" At this moment, Raphael's psychology has long been forgotten about winning and losing and qualifying. He racked his brains, remembering all the connections at his disposal, and thinking about what method he would need to use to keep this miraculous goalkeeper from the far east.

Seeing that such a must-have goal was saved by Ou Chuliang, and he fell to the ground, Marcelo did not get up from the ground, but pounded the ground with his right fist fiercely.

He was unwilling, but helpless.

"Alas!"

The other Gremio players who won the top also sighed. They finally realized that they would never be able to break through the wall of sighs again.