Chapter 51: Defeat
"The second half of the game was about to start and in the first half, Bill Shot took the lead thanks to Kamara's goal! It is believed that at half-time, Antwerp manager Van Ake will definitely make targeted adjustments, after all, he has been under a lot of pressure before this game. And in this derby, I think Bill Shot is not satisfied with a one-goal advantage, they should continue to strengthen their attack in the second half! I believe that the second half of the game will be more exciting, let's watch the second half of the game together! ”
As Verbek's words fell, the second half of the game began with the referee's whistle. Neither side made any changes to the personnel at half-time.
Compared with Antwerp in the first half, Bill Shot, who took the lead in the second half, did not take advantage of the momentum to launch an attack, but kept pouring his feet back and forth to control the rhythm of the game.
This made Van Ake, who had made a careful arrangement at half-time, save for nothing.
At half-time, Van Ake concluded that Biershot would take advantage of the opening kick-off to extend the scoreline. So he made some targeted arrangements, recovering the wings to protect the wings, and the entire defense line was retracted to the 30-meter area, giving up the midfield to Bill Shot. Only Di Gregorio was left in the front court to counterattack, and even King Dong, who did not participate in the defense, was pulled to the backcourt to prepare for air defense.
But now Billshot is not in a hurry to attack, but instead controls the ball in the midfield, making the Antwerp players who are shrinking back in defense a little uncomfortable. Perhaps even more uncomfortable in their hearts was that at half-time, Van Ack made a mistake in his calculations.
After a brief moment of consternation, Van Ack immediately walked to the sidelines, waving his arms and shouting: "Press out, press out!" ”
Whether a player performs well on the pitch or not doesn't necessarily depend on scoring goals or defending. More often than not, it's about the player's ability to create chances, spot them, and take them!
In fact, at halftime, Bill Shot's head coach Darden did arrange a strategy of attacking. Whether it was a derby or not, a 1-0 score could not satisfy him.
But after the opening, when I saw Antwerp shrinking from the backfield, just waiting for you to attack, Darden, who was standing on the sidelines, frowned, and just when he was about to go to the sidelines to adjust, the players had changed their tactics privately.
This kind of player who can make immediate changes according to the situation on the pitch is the rareest.
Césaire Özturk, a descendant of Turkish descent on loan at Bayer Leverkusen, is a rare talent. At the age of 19, he has high hopes for Bayer Leverkusen. However, with Schneider and Flair in midfield, Bayer Leverkusen loaned the youngster to Bill Shot.
After arriving in Bill Shot, Césaire was immediately given the responsibility by head coach Dalden.
And in the stadium, Césaire also repaid the trust of the head coach with his excellent performance.
As soon as Antwerp pressed out, Césaire waved his hand. Billshot immediately attacked, and the players on both wings, after getting the signal to attack, were like wild horses off the leash, regardless of the gap behind them, and regardless of whether the ball could be passed to their feet, they immediately stepped forward.
Rumble!
Looking at the situation inside the stadium from the stands, it was like two teams meeting in a narrow way, and they were all rushing towards each other without fear. This kind of attacking scene without warning immediately ignited the passion of the fans.
Even Yu Liang, who was sitting in the stands, couldn't help but be a little excited.
But after the excitement, his heart began to worry.
As a player, he is certainly aware of the potential crisis in Antwerp at the moment.
Yu Liang can see that Van Ack standing on the sidelines can of course also be clear at a glance. Anxious, he walked to the sideline with a frown, and shouted loudly into the field: "Günther, Bigga, pay attention to the side, protect the side......"
When wide players press out, he can't expect them to return quickly, which is unrealistic. So he can only pin his hopes on the two midfielders who can make up for the gaps on the flanks in time.
Boom!
Césaire made a combination with his teammates at the back, and after dodging Di Gregorio's pressing, he directly sent a long pass to the left side of the front. Although Césaire has only been on loan for half a season with Biershot, after this half season of getting along, he knows the characteristics of each teammate.
Kamara has excellent explosiveness and is able to accelerate away in an instant, but his speed is not particularly fast.
So this pass, Césaire did not give an advance amount, but sent it directly to the feet of Camara.
After stopping the ball, Biga was already in place, but when he was just gaining his footing, Kamara changed his rhythm, suddenly accelerated, and relied on his explosive power to get rid of him directly.
Biga, who didn't have time to turn around, reached out directly and pulled Kamara.
Backbite!
A shrill whistle interrupted the game directly.
"Referee, fake fall, I didn't touch him!"
When Biga heard the whistle, he immediately rushed to the referee's side, where he appealed.
Although he reached out, he did not touch Kamala. Mihem and Lawan, who were defending in the box, and their captain Willocks, also quickly rushed to the referee's side.
"Fake fall, referee, I can see it clearly, there is no foul, it is a fake fall!"
Their appeal did not change the referee's decision.
"Despicable villain!"
Biga spat at Kamara before returning to the box and starting to line up the wall.
Bilshot's free-kick failed to score, but the referee's controversial decision became a turning point in the game, and the originally mild derby became hot because of this controversial decision.
The players on both sides gradually became rough in their actions on the field.
In the 58th minute, Bill Shot's central defender Kurt committed a foul at the back and tackled Di Gregorio directly.
Di Gregorio took the free-kick himself, the ball went around the wall, but it couldn't fall in time and flew off the line, missing the equaliser.
In the 63rd minute, Biga brought down Césaire directly near the center circle and received a yellow card.
"The players on both sides are getting bigger and bigger, and hopefully the players can restrain their emotions. However, in this game, the referee's control was not enough, and the continuous controversial decisions almost led to a brawl between the two sides...... Montenny slams and Dries goes to the ground injured. Yellow card, Montney only received a yellow card! The Antwerp players were unhappy with the referee's decision and surrounded the referee. Oh, two yellow cards in a row, the referee showed two yellow cards in a row to the Antwerp players, and Biga received a yellow card, so that two yellows turned into one red, and he was sent off directly, and Willocks also received a yellow card! ”
Dries was tackled and wounded to the ground.
The murderer only received one yellow card, but instead complained and received two yellow cards, and Biga was sent off directly.
For the referee's decision, the fans immediately stopped doing it.
"Black Whistle! Black Whistle! ”
"Referee, I'll your whole family!"
"Damn referee, get out!"
Boos, and invective filled the stadium.
Fans expressed their displeasure with the referee's decision, with Antwerp's manager Van Ake negotiating with the fourth official. Oh, Dries was stretchered to the sidelines, and it looked like he was seriously injured. For Van Ake, this period of luck has indeed been very bad, not only is it a winless streak, but now there is another player on the injury list, and I hope Dreys can recover soon. Let's move on to the game......"
Bigga is sent off and Dries is injured.
After losing two key players in a row, Van Ake did not want to give up this game, but he still had to make this choice.
Dries was unable to hold on to the game and Van Ake had to switch to 16-year-old Larte. At the same time, King Dong and Di Gregorio were replaced, and two defenders were replaced, completely giving up the offense to defend with all their might. If the score of 1-0 can be maintained until full-time, they still have hope of advancing to the next round.
However, Van Ake's adjustment was not understood by the fans, and a large number of fans booed from the stands to protest against Van Ake's arrangement.
However, Antwerp, who were defending with all their might, were not able to keep such a score gap.
Before the break, Bill Shot scored from a corner to make it 2-0.
Although the score gap is not very large, it is quite satisfying for Biershot, who is playing away. In their opinion, such a score would have ensured them a place in the last four.
"It was a good game, we won and we will qualify!"
In the post-match interview, Bill Shot's head coach Dalden was full of spring breeze, "As for the referee, I don't want to talk about it!" I'm sure they all have a work ethic! ”
Compared with the proud Bill Shot, Antwerp is full of resentment.
"It's an ugly game, some factors outside of the game, that dominated the outcome of this game, it's a shame!"
In Van Ake's view, the referee dominated the game and was an important factor in their "big" defeat.
Although it is a two-legged home and away game, it will be difficult for Antwerp to win more than three goals at Biershot's home stadium. So a 0-2 loss at home was basically a death sentence for them.
However, Van Ake remains confident about qualifying.
'I believe in my players, they're all very good. We created a couple of chances in this game but due to various factors we missed the goal. I believe that if there is another opportunity like this, they will be able to seize it! Luckily, the game is two-turned! I'm confident we'll make it to the next round! ”