Chapter 65: The Rainbow Reappears
On 27 minutes, the Panthers had a great free-kick opportunity: just over 20 metres from goal, and not far from the top of the gourd on the left side, which is a good position for a right-footed player like Chen Jianhao. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Most of the team recognized Chen Jianhao's footwork, so they didn't have the idea of competing with him for this shot. Chen Jianhao set the ball up, prepared a little, and when he heard the referee's whistle, he didn't even run, and hung the ball up unexpectedly. The ball went around the human wall very familiarly, without causing embarrassment to Chen Jianhao. He felt that the most shameful thing about shooting a free kick was to kick it against a human wall, which was far more unacceptable than a jerk. However, this kick did not hit hard, and although the opposing goalkeeper was slow to save, he still held the ball steadily.
This is the best opportunity Chen Jianhao has had so far to score directly. It's a pity he didn't grasp it. Next, the balance of the game slowly tilted towards Boavista, and the team finally adapted to the rhythm of the opponent, no longer attacking rashly, but patiently controlling the ball, and Leo Bonfim also followed Wu Tianchang to defend the backcourt, no longer needlessly inserted.
But possession of the ball also does not completely prevent the opponent from playing counter-attacks. Chen Jinwu made a mistake in receiving the ball in the midfield, and he directly gave the opponent a long-range shot. The shot was so sudden and angled that José Pereira made a slight save, but when he saw that the ball was too fast, he gave up and watched the ball fly into the net.
In the last three games, the Panthers have fallen behind the opponent first, and once they are behind, they have not turned the tables around. The players were a little depressed, and the other side didn't seem to be in the mood to celebrate. Less than a few dozen seconds later, the game restarted in a dull situation.
Chen Jianhao kicked more and more unpleasantly: If I had been given this kind of long-range shooting opportunity, the opponent would have given me a long time ago! But he could only think about it in his heart, and he didn't dare to show his attitude to his teammates in person. The tragedy is that just 6 minutes later, the opponent scored again with a corner kick to rewrite the score to 2:0.
Chen Jianhao realised that this oppressive style of play was not suitable for this team at all, and they needed to push forward more crisply, shoot more crisply, and put pressure on the opposition. But when he secretly reported to Chen Jinwu, Chen Jinwu just told him lightly: "Don't worry, we still have a chance." ”
Still a chance?
Chen Jianhao did not believe this set of arguments at all. If that's the case, the last one should have been won.
In fact, Govia was a little disappointed with Chen Jianhao and his party. Except for last week's 3-0 easy 3-0 win against the underdogs Padrán, the rest of the time did not see much of their performance. He didn't realize that his use of Chen Jianhao was wrong, and he excessively asked Chen Jianhao to suppress his nature, which could only make him tiptoe and forget his original playing routine.
Boavista's possession rate has unknowingly exceeded the opponent's by 20 percentage points, but unfortunately Chen Jinwu, who was just privately designated as the captain of the team, passed a lot of balls directly to the opponent's feet, and made continuous mistakes. Because the speed was not fast enough, Wu Tianchang was also tired of entanglement with the opponent's forward, and in less than half time, he was already out of breath. He was not the only one who was physically exhausted, and Fang Jizhou on the right flank was also slightly tired. The opponent is good at quick counterattacks, and all positions are also known for their speed, although the team is desperately slowing down the rhythm, but there is still a feeling of being led by the nose by the opponent.
In order to strengthen the attack, Govia replaced Francis at half-time and had to bring on captain Queilos in a 4-3-3 formation. Although he doesn't think this game can be won either, at least it can't be too ugly. Fang Jizhou wanted to say that he could still play for a while, but his pale face had already revealed his lack of physical fitness, and he had no choice but to accept this adjustment.
Chen Jianhao sat alone in the dressing room and rested in the far corner, and he didn't want to communicate with the team at all. At this time, he only felt that if he didn't exert his strength in the second half, he would only lose more completely, and there was no room for it! He was thinking about when he first arrived in Portugal and played for Sporting Lisbon for the youth team. In that game, he scored three goals in 24 minutes and almost turned the game on his own. He decided to repeat the moment in the second half, and no matter what, he was going to try to play the way he did best, not like a marionette, working together for the sake of being inefficient.
At the start of the second half, the opponent only symbolically passed a few kicks in the midfield, and directly hoisted the ball into the penalty area as if playing a counterattack. Leo Bonfim scrambled in front of the opposition striker and slammed the ball forward. Bailey, who was on standby in the center circle, immediately retreated to get the ball, and then passed the ball to his partner Chen Jianhao in the left front.
In fact, the partners are also a little reluctant, and they are only playing as strikers for the first time at the same time. At this point, Quilos, who had just come on, cut in from the right and turned forward after Bailey's pass, and the team's only three full-time strikers came on. Chen Jianhao didn't seem to have a teammate in his eyes, just looked directly at the central defender in front of him.
Seeing that there was still some distance from the penalty area, the opponent stepped back to prevent him from stepping over. Chen Jianhao dribbled forward along his left side, and his action was very distinctive, slightly attached to his body, and he stared at the opponent while advancing, as if he was scouting the opponent's movements, like a fierce beast about to come out of the cage.
The panther is out!
Chen Jianhao saw that the opponent's defense gradually fell into passivity, so he began to accelerate. Seeing that there was no room for a breakthrough on the left side, he shook a few times, and then threw his whole body to the right, and the other party seemed to mistakenly think that he was going forward, so he couldn't help but take a few steps back.
It was these few steps that further intensified Chen Jianhao's determination to shoot. He remembered how he had usually been at such a distance, killing him with a single blow, even making the entire opponent surrender to his amazing footwork. So he settled down, and continued to take a step to the right, returning to the middle path he was most familiar with. Seeing that the opposing central defender did not follow up, and there were no other defenders ready to steal, he suddenly realized that the time had come, so he poked the ball forward a short distance, kicked it with his back foot, and stepped forward with his front foot. By this time, his body had shot forward like an arrow from a string, his feet crossed, and the ball flew out from under his feet without warning!
Everyone didn't expect him to shoot, and Govia on the bench jumped up and shouted, "Why is he like this?" I've explained it many times! Tell him not to shoot blindly from a distance—"
Whereas Govia was halfway through speaking, he suddenly reached out and covered his mouth, staring at the ball with wide eyes.
This ball has a play!?
At this time, Resendi and Xiao Pan, who were sitting on his left and right sides, both stood up together, along with other substitutes, were also attracted by the ball.
Chen Jianhao slowly lowered his feet and took a few steps in place. "It feels pretty good." Every time he shoots, he subconsciously evaluates it in his heart.
The ball arced and had to go around Queilos's head. Quellos looked up at the sky with his mouth long, and saw the ball slam inwards and spin at high speed towards the goal. The opposing goalkeeper followed the trajectory of the ball backwards until he thought it was time to jump, then he raised his arms and leaped.
Unfortunately, the height of the ball was far beyond his limit, and he had already tried to fall back when he jumped, but he didn't even have a chance to touch it, and the ball smashed into the back of his head.
"In! Entered! ”
Chen Jianhao stood in the middle of the court, stretched out a finger, lowered his head, and then slowly pointed to the sky. Teammates rushed up, excited by the goal that fell from the sky, and also praised Chen Jianhao's magical footwork. Chen Jianhao was wrapped in the middle like a moon of stars, and only the arms stretched out upwards could be seen.
The pot also exploded on the bench, especially Govia - he couldn't help but hug Resendi and Xiao Pan tightly, and shouted: "This goal can actually be scored!" What a god! God! ”
And the most frustrating is the opposing goalkeeper. He fell on the turf on all fours, his eyes closed, as if he had not yet come to his senses. The distance of the goal was probably between 35 and 40 meters, and he has been guarding the goal for most of his life and will not admit mistakes. He's been hit a lot of these goals, and he's used to it, but most of them have come straight before, and it's rare to have such exaggerated arcs and powerful long-range shots.
The stands, which were less than 900 spectators, suddenly burst into a cacophony and exclaimed:
"Who is this red-haired imp?"
"Oh my God! This ball has just passed the center circle, right? ”
"There is still such a master in the second grade?"
The game was not interrupted for long, the referee was on the side to urge the players to prepare, and then a whistle sounded, announcing the resume.
The opposition seemed to be annoyed by the goal and began to try to shoot from distance. And the accuracy of the first kick was quite good, and it was nailed to the post again, which scared Wu Tianchang into a cold sweat, and then quickly ran to the ball landing point and pushed the ball out. Chen Jinwu was already waiting in front of him, and the opponent's front waist suddenly ran out from behind and knocked him to the ground during the scrum.
"Beep!"
The referee pulled out the second yellow card of the game. The first was picked up by Franciscan in the first half in a tackle. In the next 20 minutes, the other party finally paid attention to Chen Jianhao and did not dare to let him shoot from a distance. The two sides went back and forth and didn't create many chances, but Chen Jianhao and Wu Tianchang were like gods in the second half, one in front and one in the back, firmly controlling the air supremacy, as long as the ball was overhead, they would definitely grab it first.
On 68 minutes, Paulo Gomez came on to replace Cardinha, and Chen's old partner finally returned. However, Paulo Gomez did not contribute much to the team's attack, and on the contrary, the team conceded again in the 85th minute. Of course, it wasn't his responsibility, they were still in possession and into the opposition box. As a result, the opponent's defender cleared the ball to the left side of the field, the opponent's left midfielder just got the ball, and hit the left winger again, and then a quick bottom cross, the faster opponent striker burst forward to grab the point, and sent the ball into the goal with an easy cushion shot.
The whole process is unambiguous and another classic counterattack!