Chapter 167: Retreat with all your body
Compared to Villarreal, who need to take care of the Champions League, the Spaniards, who have long been distracted, and the Spaniards, who are bent on the league, do not have so many worries, and the more ferocious scrambling and many times almost towards the players make the yellow divers feel very tricky.
Anyone could see the Spaniard's determination to win the game, and despite the boos from the Villarreal fans in attendance, it was clear that it could not shake the home team's momentum at the El Prat Stadium.
In the 78th minute, "Little Buddha" de la Pena got the ball and got rid of it several times in a row, shook off the Villarreal midfield defender and rushed to the left wing. As early as 1989, de la Pena, who joined the famous Barcelona La Masia Academy, quickly established himself in the Barcelona youth team with his extraordinary talent, and won the European Cup Winners' Cup, the European Super Cup, and the Spanish Copa del Rey with the alien Ronaldo in 97.
Therefore, de la Pena's strength is very strong, after he took the initiative to pull to the side, the yellow submarines will not dare to slack off and immediately make up for it, but de la Pena sent the ball to the front of the penalty area with a flower foot after a false shot!
The move came as a surprise to the Villarreal generals, who did not expect that de la Pena would instead choose to pass the ball to Tamudo, who had been waiting at the edge of the box for a long time, despite the fact that there was a man to mark it, but the position was not good and the threat was not much.
As a speed-oriented striker, it stands to reason that even if he is the top scorer in the Espanyol team, he should not be a big threat in this attack from the position that has been formed, which is why Villarreal only sent one player to mark him, but in this situation, Tamudo stopped with his chest against the flying ball, and then turned sharply to shoot the ball fiercely.
“goal! Tamudo! Raul Tamudo! The Spanish striker stopped the ball with his chest on the edge of the box and then volleyed home!! 1:0! The score was rewritten at this point!! The Spaniards took the lead at home and the entire El Prat stadium was in a state of revelry, a deafening cheer! ”
"After 78 minutes of fierce battle, the Spaniards finally took the lead! Goal-scorer Tamudo hugged his team-mates excitedly, and the goal at this point in time had almost decided the whole game! My God! Let's take a look at the goal replay, it was a brilliant volley! The whole action is done in one go, without a single pause! ”
The admiration of the commentators of the major TV stations and the cheers of the scene were like a big mountain suddenly pressing on the heads of the Yellow Submarine generals, could it be that they had just entered the top four, and they had to give up again before they were hot? The players couldn't help but look at each other and try to catch some useful information from their faces, but Villarreal equalised just five minutes later and left them in the El Prat Stadium.
"Santo Thiago take the ball, what choice will Villarreal make this time? The midfielder, who has been on a hot streak of late, has made three attempts to assist in this game, but unfortunately none of his teammates have been able to find the back of the net guarded by the Espanyol goalkeeper! And this time Santhiago is not in a good situation, with as many as two defenders in front of him, and it is difficult for Santi to use the attacking methods that he is proud of! ”
"Is the Argentine midfielder going to choose to break through on his own this time? Yes! No, this sudden kick, he actually chose a long shot! Is it a brazen use of a long-range shot with a backfoot at such a distance? It's almost impossible to do! Whatever! The ball is in!! World Wave!! Saint Tty actually used his left foot, which he is not good at, to blast out a shocking world wave outside the penalty area! The Espanyol goalkeeper had no idea that such a situation would arise! Despite his efforts to make a save, he couldn't stop Santi!! ”
“goal!!! The ball is in! In the 83rd minute, Santi salvaged the situation and Villarreal equalised away from home!! It turned out to be a shocking world wave that broke the door! It's unbelievable!! “
Goals come so fast, so fast!
No one expected that Santhiago would equalize for Villarreal with a back-footed world wave, and the domineering of the long-range shot was on full display at this moment, until Santi scored the goal and shouted with open arms, and the surrounding teammates woke up like a dream, and then ran towards Santi like crazy, pressing him to the ground and rubbing him hard.
After the game, Espanyol coach Marquez reluctantly said that the goal of Santo Thiago was not a goalkeeper's problem, but the angle and speed were too tricky, and it could only be said that Santi's state was too brave. After all, their goalkeeper had done his best to make a save, and the result of this draw could only be acceptable for the Spaniards.
Of course, for Villarreal, it is acceptable to take a point from this round of grains.
Today's Villarreal and Atletico Madrid are only one point apart, which means that if they continue to play steadily like this, Villarreal will return to the top three again! Although the hope of winning La Liga is slim, every step is a great encouragement for the whole team and the fans! As Santi said in an interview with reporters after the game: "I'm very excited to help the team score the crucial goal and win the game, it's an exciting moment, no matter what our goal is to never stop moving forward, the support from the fans is wonderful!" I love the singing that the fans give me, it makes my blood boil! “
Perhaps it was Santi's confidence and smile that infected the reporter, and the somewhat offensive reporter of the past unexpectedly did not find fault, but asked Santiago to talk about how many points he gave to his backfoot at the end.
"Ten points! After all, this is a golden left foot! Saintie winked mischievously, the corners of her mouth curled, and the camera in front of her faithfully recorded the scene. Santiago didn't expect that his actions at this moment would make him set off a wave of Santigo fever, confidence and sunny smile in the next La Liga, and his handsome face and excellent performance have attracted countless fans for him.