Chapter 104: We Are the Champions
Dai Zhiwei blasted the football with a strong external spin, and flew towards the Sevilla goal like a slash against the turf.
This ball is still played with great quality, especially considering that Dai Zhiwei is staggering with the ball, it is even more rare to hit this goal, otherwise he would not have the premonition that it is possible to score after shooting this kick.
It's a pity that this kick was a bit hasty after all, and the play was too positive, and as soon as the football flew close to the goal, I saw Soria leap and block the ball out of the bottom line with the palm of his hand.
"This guy ......" No one saw that when Villarreal was about to send this corner kick, Soria was still rubbing his palms - Dai Zhiwei's kick just now made his palms a little numb.
Although this shot did not penetrate Soria's ten fingers, it was obvious that Dai Zhiwei's shooting power also made Soria feel palpitations, and he could only choose to hit the bottom line instead of holding it.
However, even so, Soria could feel the power of the ball - it was fortunate that Dai Zhiwei was shooting from outside the box, and if it was near the penalty spot, Soria felt that even if he could save the ball, he might not be able to save the ball.
If Dai Zhiwei is allowed to shoot the tiger in the face at close range, it is estimated that a slight concussion will not be avoided, and it is possible to faint on the spot if he is unlucky.
The Villarreal fans sat back in disappointment, and the goal was just a little short of a goal.
However, just when Villarreal fans were still regretting that Dai Zhiwei failed to score twice, they did not expect that the disaster would not go alone.
"Woo! Hahaha! The whole stadium at St. Jacob's Park was cheering.
It turned out that Villarreal's corner kick just now was directly obtained by Sevilla, and when the opponent's defense was not completely settled, Sevilla directly launched an attack with a long pass.
Koke received a long pass from Soria near the center circle and went straight to pick up the ball, Escudero received the ball on the left and went down, and Rukavina was not in a good position at this time.
Escudero crossed unmarked from the left side of the box and Nzunzi's volley from 14 yards grazed the right-hand post and cut through Asenjo's fingers, who could do nothing about it.
1:1, Sevilla seized the opportunity at the beginning of the second half and equalized, and the two teams returned to the same running line again.
Watching the Sevilla players celebrate there, Dai Zhiwei didn't have much turmoil in his heart.
The rest of Villarreal's players were as unfazed as Dai Zhiwei, as Marcelino and his men had anticipated a tough game before the game, after all, it was a Europa League final, after all, against Sevilla, who won two consecutive titles.
After the re-kick-off in the middle circle, Dai Zhiwei and Bakambu ran more actively, and Dai Zhiwei frequently and diligently pulled the vacancy, carefully observing the opponent's position and habits.
As long as he can find the gap between the Sevilla backline and the midfield, he will be able to minimise the pressure that the opposition puts on him.
As the end of the game drew closer, Sevilla's three lines were unconsciously moving forward as a whole, showing their confidence as a team that won the Europa League twice in a row.
"Here's your chance!" Dai Zhiwei was a bright spot, Sevilla suppressed Villarreal into the half, occupying the initiative on the field, but this defensive space was very suitable for Dai Zhiwei's speed and dribbling advantages.
All it takes is a pass to tear apart the Sevilla midfield defence!
In the end, Nzunzi and Cory Jowiak both lunged forward to block Villarreal's middle, and Dai Zhiwei immediately retreated to keep a distance from them, while Rami behind him did not dare to preside, because Dos Santos is not slow, and if he takes the opportunity to cut in, he will make his teammates in the back line passive.
A momentary opportunity was finally captured, but Pina's pass was destroyed by Enzongqi out of the sideline, which made Dai Zhiwei feel very regretful.
But his physical running paid off, and in the 72nd minute of the game, Trigueros made a wonderful long-distance direct pass at the back, Dai Zhiwei retreated to receive the ball, and there was no Sevilla player around to mark it.
"It's my turn!"
Dai Zhiwei took the ball and rushed straight to the gate of Sevilla, and went straight to Longtan without fear.
Cory Joviak and Mariano were originally in the same straight line as Dai Zhiwei, and after Dai Zhiwei received the ball, the two also spread their steps and ran wildly at the same time.
However, less than 3 seconds later, Cory Joviak and Mariano were already at least 10 meters behind Dai Zhiwei, and they were no longer even visible in the live broadcast camera.
After leaving Cory Jowiak and Mariano far behind, the only enemies in front of Dai Zhiwei were his old enemy Lami and the goalkeeper who guarded the gate.
After seeing Dai Zhiwei's speed, Rami kept adjusting his rhythm and constantly retreating, avoiding being broken through into a sieve by Dai Zhiwei's acceleration.
Rami calmly estimated Dai Zhiwei's rhythm with his own experience, and suddenly made a sharp pounce and stretched his leg to intercept. At the same time, he spread his arms and was ready to leave Dai Zhiwei here with both arms if he couldn't intercept the ball.
Of course, this kind of tactical foul can't avoid cards, but a yellow card is much better than being scored!
But to Lamy's surprise, Dai Zhiwei suddenly stabbed his left foot, and the football ran between Lamy's legs, while Dai Zhiwei himself ran a large arc, bypassing Lamy, rejoining with the football, and continuing to rush to the gate of Sevilla.
Rami didn't have time to think about the humiliation he had just suffered from his crotch, so he turned around and chased Dai Zhiwei, who was about to enter the penalty area.
But just the time for him to turn around was enough for Dai Zhiwei to run a distance of more than 5 meters, and when Rami started to accelerate, the gap between the two was already 10 meters away.
After Dai Zhiwei broke through Lamy, Soria had already run out of the small penalty area, trying to intercept Dai Zhiwei before he could make a shot, or at least block the angle of his shot with his body.
But after entering the penalty area, Dai Zhiwei did not give him a chance at all, and in the face of the attacking Soria, he shot lightly with his left foot, and the football drew a wonderful arc and obediently flew into the gate of Sevilla.
“gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!”
2:1!
Rami stopped his pursuit and stood there in frustration.
Dai Zhiwei ran to the stands of the Villarreal fans and made his trademark blowgun celebration.
Villarreal fans who can come from afar are naturally die-hard fans, and the thousands of fans responded to the first time they saw Dai Zhiwei blow guns in celebration.
Of course, there are also many female fans who are not blowing guns, but giving flying kisses to Dai Zhiwei.
"Haha!" Dai Zhiwei also returned a flying kiss.
Villarreal stubbornly pushed the score again thanks to Dai Zhiwei's outburst, and with little time left and perhaps less than 20 minutes of stoppage time, the win was very high.
Villarreal fans also sang their own team at the St. Jakobs Park, and even when Sevilla fans cheered on their team, they could still be heard clearly in the stadium.
But how could Sevilla be willing to swallow the bitter fruit of defeat at Sant-Jacob Park?
Sevilla, who are determined to win three consecutive championships, quickly adjusted the personnel on the field, and soon regained the initiative on the field, and Nzongzi and Rami led their respective fronts to retreat or premise, completely curbing Dai Zhiwei's play in the front court.
The managers of both sides have used the tactics to the extreme, and in the end, it is the strength of the players on both sides.
Trigueros and Bruno retreated very deeply, running constantly at the back, and the two almost gave up the attack, completely handing over the attack to Dai Zhiwei and the two wings of Dos Santos and Castillejo.
Cristoforo, who came on late in the second half, unexpectedly exploded in the big picture, and he broke through frantically down the flanks to completely overwhelm Rukavina.
Rushing to the left and right, Rukavina kept retreating to contain Cristoforro's breakthrough, but Cristoforo suddenly flicked the ball forward, and one accelerated to bypass his defense, Rukavina's speed could not keep up with his rhythm at all, and the other stumbled and almost fell to the ground.
Trigueros hurriedly made up for it, but Cristoforo didn't reach the bottom line and crossed the ball across the middle, and Nzonzzi and Bitolo immediately rushed to the front of the penalty area with the yellow submarine defenders.
Bitolo's right toe was on the bottom of the ball, and the ball ran down Bitolo's foot to avoid Bailly's tackle.
Then, Bitolo suddenly changed his toes downward, brought the ball in front of him with a knock on his heel, resisted Bailly's squeeze to adjust the rhythm, and then picked up his body in the opposite direction to avoid Bailly's sticky defense, burst into the penalty area and followed by a left-footed blast.
The Sevilla fans at Santo Jakob's Park were already jumping with excitement.
However, Bitolo's shot was blocked by a sliding tackle by Bonella, who rushed to fill in the position.
Sevilla took a corner kick at the first time, Koke quickly kicked a tactical corner, and Christoporo at the front point received a cross, and Nzunzi, who was pulled out of the penalty area, rubbed his left heel to avoid Bonella's steal, and cut inside to adjust a step and volley with his right foot.
The ball bypassed the crowd in the penalty area, hitting Villarreal's post with a "bang", and Gameiro quickly stepped forward with his right foot to follow up with a follow-up shot, but it was blocked by Asenjo on the goal line.
The intense competition left everyone watching the game breathless and even a little dry.
Nzunzi and Gameiro both held their heads in regret, their luck was too bad.
Unai Emery walked anxiously on the sidelines, raising his wrist from time to time to check the time, but by this time he had used up all three substitutions in his hand, and now everything was left to fate!
"Adil! Watch your position and keep an eye on that damn boy from Villarreal! Emery shouted angrily that Villarreal's strong attack in this game was completely stirred up by Dai Zhiwei. As soon as he found out just now that Rami had abandoned Dai Zhiwei and gone to Villarreal to participate in the attack in the half, he immediately nervously reminded Rami to go back to marking.
Towards the end of normal time, Banega received a pass from Koke and sprinted down the left towards Villarreal's goal.
Triguros, who had followed all the way back, saw the opportunity and made a tackle from the side, taking Banega straight away, leaving a long scratch on the turf.
Referee Reilly waved his hands quickly and flattened to signal the game to continue.
Villarreal launched a direct counter-attack, Bruno passed through, and Dos Santos finally got a chance to perform, dribbling the ball and driving straight in, leaving the Sevilla players behind one by one, and then got up and crossed, and the quality was good.
There was chaos in the penalty area, and two figures appeared immediately after him - Dai Zhiwei and Rami next to him appeared at the cross.
Rami turned over and slid to get rid of the ball, but Dai Zhiwei suddenly pounced forward and chose to jump with a header.
The two collided so hard that even the fans behind the goal could hear the muffled sound of the two colliding.
The ball changed course in mid-air and sparked a wave of waves straight from Soria's armpit to the goalnet net.
The ball is in!
3:1!
Dai Zhiwei got up from the ground with a bone, only to feel the blood rushing to his brain, beating his chest frantically, standing in front of the camera and roaring at the Villarreal fans in the stands.
Everyone was stunned, whether it was Villarreal fans or Sevilla fans, looking at the bleeding Dai Zhiwei in horror, the hideous and arrogant face could not see the youthful handsomeness of blowing the gun to the fans after scoring goals in the past, and some were just crazy fighting intentions.
In the next second, the entire San Jacob Park stadium resounded with the wild shouts of Villarreal fans, the fans hugged the people around them tightly, Dai Zhiwei desperately fought to move everyone, they roared madly into the stadium, venting the emotions blocked in their chests.
Everyone knows that Dai Zhiwei's goal completely killed the suspense of the game!
The Europa League title this season can only belong to Villarreal!
The only cheers in Sant Jacob's Park were the cheers of the Villarreal fans, and the Sevilla fans were all stunned by the bloody roaring face in front of the camera.
All journalists know how to write the title of today's article - "Hat-trick, Dai Zhiwei conquers St. Jacob's Park!" 》
Tai's 16 Europa League goals also became the second-highest scorer in a single Europa League campaign, behind only Falcao's 17 in 2010-11.
However, Dai Zhiwei only played the knockout stage and missed a full 6 group stage games!
After completing the hat-trick, Dai Zhiwei was replaced by Soldado - the corner of his eyebrow was broken by the tip of Lamy's shoe, leaving a 4-centimeter wound and urgently needed to be treated to stop the bleeding.
Dai Zhiwei rejected the team doctor's suggestion to go to the locker room for in-depth treatment, and he stood on the sidelines side by side with his teammates in a simple bandage, waiting for the moment when the game was over.
"Drip, drip!"
At this moment, the audience was boiling and cheering!
We are the champions!
(End of chapter)