Chapter 94: A weird two-goal deficit
Santos' opponent in the next round of the league is Internacional Brazil. Santos is at home against his opponents.
The international team was originally one of the old powerhouses in Brazilian football. It's a pity that since the change of club president three years ago, the team has not only been in trouble and almost bankrupt, but the team's performance has plummeted.
This season, the international team, which changed its head coach, had a good start and won four consecutive victories at one point. But then, the strength of the team was weak, and the drawbacks of selling the star for many years were exposed. With four wins in a row, the International's results have slipped rapidly and are now just four points above the relegation zone.
Before the game, when Curry announced that Lu Feng would start in place of Gill, his teammates looked at Lu Feng a little differently. actually gave Lu Feng a start, Lu Feng played really well in the last game, but Jill's recent form is not bad. It seems that the head coach is too partial to Lu Feng.
Jill, in particular, looked even more depressed. Fortunately, Jill has a relatively mild personality. Even if his starting position was topped by Lu Feng, he was only a little depressed and didn't do anything out of the ordinary. If you change to a grumpy player, maybe you will find Curry to theorize.
Lu Feng also noticed that his teammates were not looking at him right, and only then did he realize how wise the head coach's words were. If the performance is not good, it is estimated that the teammates will not be able to accept it. In the case that Lu Feng has been in such good form recently, his teammates still look at him like this.
So, in this game, I must score a goal. Only scoring goals can dispel the dark suspicions of his teammates. Thinking about it, a big reason why I was able to start was the injury of Pardu, the biggest player in the front line. Now, I can only show my strength and let everyone know that it is right to start myself.
Without his teammates being able to see him, Lu Feng secretly clenched his fists and made up his mind in his heart.
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At the Caldera Stadium, the whole stadium became quiet, without applause and cheers. Santos fans looked at the huge scoreboard in disbelief. 0-2, home team in front, away team in the back. No one thought that the seemingly weak international team would lead Santos by 2 goals before the end of the half.
In football matches, why do weak teams often win against strong teams and cause upsets? Most of the time is that the soccer ball is round, and you never know what you're going to find in the next second on the field, and you don't know that sometimes the soccer ball under the player's feet can be so weird.
Santos kept the Inter under pressure in the first half, getting a total of 11 attempts at goal with 9 of them on target. However, 5 of them, hit the jamb goalpost.
The international team had only one shot on goal. Yes, you heard it right, just one shot. How did the international team, which only had one shot on goal, score two goals for Santos?
The first goal for the international team came from a mistake by the Santos player himself, and it was after Levels passed back to Gulidev, who actually slipped and the football rolled past him and into the goal.
The fans and players who witnessed the goal were speechless, it was really Santos' bad luck to score. However, this can't be blamed on Gulidev, it is normal for the lawn to be a little slippery after the rain, and Gulidev can tolerate such mistakes.
Santos' players weren't too worried, after all, with the game dominant, the equaliser was absolutely quick. However, in the next game, Santos' players had a hellish feeling.
No matter how hard everyone tries, the goal of the international team is like God possessed, and it can't be broken. Even in the most extreme case, Lu Feng's first shot hit the goal frame and bounced back. After Lu Feng grabbed the landing point and made up for the shot, he actually hit the goal post again and popped up the bottom line.
Lu Feng's mood at that moment was as if he had seen a ghost. This was supposed to be two goals, but it didn't score a single goal, and Lu Feng even wondered if God was against him today.
In the following time, as if to prove this again, Lu Feng had two excellent shots, one hit the post, and the other was actually saved by the opponent's goalkeeper.
In this way, Santos pressed the attack of the international team tightly, but he never scored a goal. The international team, on the other hand, led Santos 0-1 with the own goal created by Lywells and Gulidev.
As the game entered first-half stoppage time, the International finally played a decent counter-attack, with Benjamin fouling while defending and gifting a free-kick in front of the opposition with a good angle and distance.
The international team's main striker, Turman, took the free kick and took it directly, and the ball showed a performance after hitting the wall, flying directly into the corner.
So, there was the scene seen at the beginning, and the audience was silent. The Santos fans had a look on their faces as if they were alive, while the fans of the visiting international team looked at the stadium in disbelief. After a while, there was a cheer.
Lu Feng couldn't help but smile wryly when he saw the international team score another goal, this is completely Lady Luck falling in love with each other. Otherwise, how can you explain that your team can't score for half a day, and the opponent actually scores so easily.
On the sidelines, after Curry saw Santos lose the ball again, he was so angry that he threw things like demeanor aside. First, there were all kinds of roars, and then Curry kicked a lot of mineral water bottles in a row, and the broadcast camera was given to Curry.
Even the commentator couldn't help but shake his head, "Santos fell behind by two goals in the first half at home, however, the score does not represent the situation of the two teams on the pitch at all. With 73 per cent possession and 11 shots on goal, Santos couldn't knock on the door of the Inter team.
And Santos, who conceded two goals with only one shot on goal for the international team, is no wonder Santos head coach Curry has lost his temper so much. It can be seen that the Santos team in this game is really unlucky. ”
On the field, after the Santos players restarted the kick-off, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half before an attack was finished.
All the Santos players, including Lu Feng, who has always been optimistic, did not dare to be interested and looked depressed.
It's no wonder that today's game was so evil, first of all, a teammate's mistake for no reason led to the goal being conceded. Immediately afterwards, the opponent's free kick hit the human wall and could bounce into the dead corner. In addition, Santos' side shot a variety of shots hit the goalpost of the goal frame, and it is strange that everyone can be happy.
With that mentality, the Santos players returned to the dressing room.
In the dressing room, many players were whispering, presumably discussing the situation of the first half of the game.
Sammy and Lu Feng are also exchanging views, and they both agree that luck is definitely on the opposite side in this game.
Just when the atmosphere in the locker room was a little strange, head coach Curry pushed open the locker room door and walked in.