30 sharp knives
Five days later, in the evening, Almere Youth Training Ground.
In the second round of the amateur competition, Almere welcomed Narden.
Naarden is a small town on the southeastern outskirts of Amsterdam, located south of Almere, separated by Lake Hoy.
With the sharp spirit of beating AS80 3-2 in the first round, Almere played very actively at home, and put on a fierce attack posture from the beginning, trying to swallow this opponent who was not very good in one go.
It's still Yang Yang, it's still the right side, it's still the pendulum, this time it took less than two minutes, Almere cut through the Naarden defense on the right side, Yang Yang's cross was hit by the first team's No. 11 center forward, but failed to form a goal, and the No. 7 left winger missed in front of the goal.
After opening the scoring opener, Almere went into attacking mode.
Yang Yang was like no one on the right side, completely beating Narden's left side into a sieve, instigating attacks again and again, breaking through the opponent again and again, and helping the team take a four-0 lead in the first half.
There was a huge difference in the quality of the two teams, but Almere was full of morale and continued to chase after the victory in the second half.
In the end, after 90 minutes, the score was 7-1 and Almere won a big win at home.
Yang Yang contributed two assists and a goal in this game, and was once again recognised as the team's best performer, and was praised by head coaches John Repp and Dick van Poel after the game.
John Repp, who was born as a right winger, personally taught Yang Yang some problems in the game, mainly because he thought that Yang Yang's attack was not aggressive enough and should cut into the penalty area more.
Yang Yang felt that his shooting ability was not strong enough, and the first stop was not good enough, and the big penalty area was the most densely defended area, so it was easy to expose his weakness, and he was able to play his advantages in side activities for the time being.
Although the opinions of the two are somewhat different, they both accept each other's ideas, and John Lepp also combined his own experience to give Yang Yang a lot of advice, and put forward some practical suggestions for his next development plan.
For this, Yang Yang is very grateful.
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Yang Yang finally walked out of the city of Almere.
Vesp is a suburban town next to the new town southeast of Amsterdam, and the introduction of the Fecht River water cuts the town into many blocks, surrounded by green water, and the scenery is extremely beautiful, which makes Yang Yang look amazed.
The town is most famous for its military bunker on the island in the east of the Fecht River, called Orsenmark Fortress, which is said to have been built 150 years ago, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and is a popular attraction for many tourists.
With a population of only a few tens of thousands, Wisp has a thriving sports scene, with hockey and rugby fields to the southeast, and tennis courts and five full-size football fields to the north.
In the third round of the amateur competition, Almere's away match against Vesp was played in one of the main stadiums.
The game was still held in the evening, attracting the townspeople, with cars parked in the parking lot on the south side of the stadium and enthusiastic fans surrounding the stadium, many of whom were dragging their families to watch the game.
To be able to enter the third round of the amateur competition, Wisp also has a certain strength, and they have obviously received the news that Almere has beaten AS80 and beat Nardan successively, and in this game they put on a weak posture of defensive counterattack, especially focusing on Almere's right-wing knife Yang Yang.
Although he was taken care of by his opponents, Yang Yang was still very active on the right side.
He is physically outstanding, and he can always run to the open position of the opponent's defense with the advantage of [God's vision], which is a headache for professional defenders in the game against AS80, let alone against the group of amateur players in Vesp.
And after focusing on Yang Yang, the middle lane naturally became weak, and Genk Dimel immediately played a threat.
When the game reached the 39th minute, Yang Yang took the ball on the right side and forced to break through the opponent's defense, and once again sent the ball to the front point, and when the No. 11 striker pushed and hit the goal, Almere was already leading 3-0.
After the second half of the rematch, Yang Yang became more and more courageous, and the physical strength of the players of Wisp declined faster, and they were unable to stop Yang Yang at all, so they could only watch Yang Yang complete the impact again and again on the right side, and send the ball into the penalty area again and again.
By the end of the game, the score was already five to zero.
Almere once again won a hearty victory.
Yang Yang was heavily targeted, only getting two assists, but he attracted the main force of the opposition defence, played an important role in the excellent performance of Genk Dimel in the middle and the two strikers, and his breakthroughs on the wing also made the fans of Wisp onlookers praise.
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In the fourth round of the amateur competition, Almere hosted Vlafernz.
Vlafernz is a team from West Versam, and the overall quality is excellent, and they have also made it all the way through the first three rounds of the amateur competition, and they have performed very well, especially in the third round, when they knocked out a team from Utrecht at home.
Almere was cautious about the team's visit, and after the Wisp game, they were recuperating and waiting for Vlafernz's arrival.
After three rounds in a row, Almere's performance in the amateur competition has already shocked the fans, but the further he goes, the stronger the opponents he will encounter, and he may even meet the participating teams of the Eredivisie such as Ajax, AZ Alkmaar and Feyenoord, which is undoubtedly a huge challenge for Almere.
But the greater the challenge, the greater the reward.
As the amateur game deepens, the more fans it attracts, and among the many fans, no one knows if there will be scouts from professional teams, and once they perform well, they may be favored by big teams at any time.
Playing away from home, Vlafernz clearly did their homework before the game, facing Almere, who had excellent attacking power, they put on a defensive counter-attacking posture, and their solid defense and tight defensive formation are extremely rare in the amateur league, which is also the core competitiveness that supported them to reach the fourth round.
The two sides were inseparable at the beginning of the game, Almere still used Yang Yang, the sharp knife on the right, as the main attacking point, and Genk Dimel in the middle was responsible for organizing the response and inserting back, and this set of offensive mode played well in the first three rounds.
But this time against Frafernz it was completely out of order.
The opponent's tight defense made it difficult for Almere's attack to open up the situation, and Yang Yang was difficult to receive passes from his teammates on the side of the front court, so he had to expand his range of activities and frequently retreat to receive the ball, but it was difficult to directly threaten the opponent's defense.
Henk Dimeer, who was sitting in the middle, was completely dumb and was once again contained by the other party.
Vlafernz defended more than attacking, and the two sides were locked in a hard-fought battle, with neither side able to find the back of the net, and the first half ended 0-0, the first time Almere did not score in the first half.
And after the rematch in the second half, Vlafernz still defended with all his might.
Yang Yang ran actively on the right side, pulling the opponent's left fullback and left midfielder back and forth to run, he really had no choice, he could only rely on fighting to deal with the opponent, and the teammates around him were basically unable to break the game, so he could only rely on his own non-stop running and pulling to find fighters.
The game time is passing bit by bit, and the consumption of both sides is huge, and neither side can help the other.
Until the seventy-third minute, Yang Yang once again pulled to the empty place to receive the ball, a long-distance pass from the backfield central defender, his physical energy was also consumed, the technical action was slightly deformed, the first foot stopped the ball was not stopped, and the ball was directly out of his control, which surprised him and immediately chased after him.
The left wing-back of Vlafernz, who was following him, was also taken aback, and when he saw the football flying towards him, he flew up without thinking, it was like passing the ball to him.
The two were racing for speed, rushing to the ball at the same time from different directions.
Yang Yang gritted his teeth, played his speed to the fastest, and finally took half a step ahead of the opponent and stabbed the ball.
This stab just allowed the ball to avoid the tackle that the opponent's left fullback slid over, and although Yang Yang was tripped by the opponent's body, he stumbled two steps, quickly stabilized his body, and quickly sprinted towards the ball.
The opponent's left central defender has also been paying attention to the situation, and after seeing Yang Yang stabbing the ball past his teammates, he chose to grab it for the first time, but when he saw Yang Yang sprinting over quickly, he was suddenly shocked, this speed is so fast.
After hesitating, Yang Yang had already caught up with the ball, and he had no time to think about it.
After seeing Yang Yang catch up with the ball, he didn't have time to think about it anymore, and his body was almost instinctive, naturally a fake action to break through the outside line on the right side, and then suddenly buckled and shook to the inside.
In the face of this sudden feint, the opponent's left central defender instinctively made a block, but the result was a pounce, and when he wanted to stop the momentum and return to the defense, his body lost his balance and slipped on the grass.
Yang Yang made a skillful pendulum to pass people, and after shaking down the opponent's left central defender, he quickly cut diagonally into the big penalty area from the inside.
Vlaferenz's right central defender hurriedly came to fill in the defense, but after entering the penalty area, the initiative was completely controlled at the feet of Yang Yang, first a feint to shoot with his feet, suddenly a button, and then gently crossed the ball to the middle.
The No. 11 striker, who had caught up all the way from behind, would not miss such an opportunity at all, and after stopping the ball, he directly pushed a close shot into the bottom left corner, and the goalkeeper Vlafelandz, who was attracted to the right by Yang Yang, could only watch the ball go into the net.
1 to 0!
It was only at this moment that the whole stadium suddenly burst into an exclamation.
Yang Yang, who had just run for more than 30 meters with the ball, shook his head breathlessly, the sprint just now was really fatal.
But soon, he was thrown to the grass by his teammates who rushed at a rapid pace.
At the crucial moment, Almere's knife on the right saved the team again.