Chapter 947: Long Shot Breaks the Deadlock
As Iroh suddenly picked up his right foot about 30 meters from the goal, the Valencia fans in the stands instinctively stood up from the stands, their eyes focused on the junction of the football and Iro's right foot.
A muffled "bang" erupted, and the scene erupted into loud shouts, as if Iroh's shot would be 100% goal......
Half a second later, smiles began to bloom on the faces of the home fans who had risen from their seats.
Especially the home team fans behind the goal, sitting here are the Valencia die-hard hot fan group 'Bat Guards', who have a very good view and the sound that erupts dominates the whole stadium, and there is a sense of rhythm......
The soccer ball flies freely without interference, like a precise cruise missile flying towards the goal.
Goalkeeper Gomez was a little slow to react and didn't realise he should make a save until the ball flew near the penalty spot without a hint of spinning in mid-air.
However, the speed and angle of the ball were excellent, and his saves pale in comparison.
A few tenths of a second later, the ball almost grazed the inside edge of the goal post on the right side and hit the net......
Immediately afterward, the Mestalla Stadium radio rang out with the infectious voice of announcer Mario Coque: "Ball...... Ball, ball ball goal scores! It was ...... who scored the goal."
Immediately, the 50,000 home team fans at the scene responded tacitly: "--Ai !! ”
Huge chants hovered over the Mestalla and then poured down like a rollercoaster ride to infect the Valencia players on the pitch......
However, the goal-scoring Ailo behaved more normally, he stood there with his arms outstretched.
The on-site director locked the camera on Iro, and I saw Iroh in the camera smiling and opening his arms, looking very relaxed and comfortable, as if this goal was taken for granted.
Commentator Huang Jianxiang raised his arms and shouted: "The ball went in, and Iroh opened the scoring in the sixteenth minute of the first half with a long-range shot!" Judging from his shot, it is not difficult to see that his competitive form is extremely good! I believe Messi's hat-trick at Camp Nou last night caused a lot of excitement for him! That's why this game broke out!! ”
"What an exciting long-range shot!" Valencia No. 1 Sports Commentator Hyde was excited, and his voice changed: "But I believe that Ai will continue to bring us this feeling in the next time, because according to the time of the first half of Tottenham, their defense is not very solid, and Ai's long-range goal just now is not only relying on his super individual ability, but he and James Rodriguez simply hit the wall......
During the time when the commentators in the commentary booth were commentators, the celebrations of the Valencia players did not last long, but ended with a simple hug.
According to their thinking, Barcelona can beat their opponents by five goals at home, so why can't Valencia do it?
They beat Barcelona twice this season!
At the same time, Gareth Bale, who was standing not far from the Valencia players' celebrations, was very unwilling, he stood there with his fists clenched, his eyes looking directly at Iro.
As soon as Iroh finished hugging his teammates and was about to run back, he felt a hot gaze.
Instinctively, he turned his head to meet Gareth Bell's gaze.
Iroh was stunned for a moment, then relieved.
A star of his calibre, which almost all professional players want to surpass, sees a deep envy in Gareth Bale's eyes......
So he looked at the relatively immature Gareth Bale and smiled, before jogging to his own half and waiting for the game to start.
For Gareth Bale, Iello has long since lost the feeling of 'past life', and his success over the years has kept him at the top of the footballer, and there is no player to look up to......
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The game restarted, and the Tottenham team, who were behind by the score, did not fight to catch up, but continued to play according to the pre-match schedule, and in the pre-match assumption of the old Redgnap there was a goal behind in the first half.
Falling behind by a goal is not in the way these days, and if Valencia take advantage of the opportunity to play a brilliant quick counter-attack in order to find an urgent equaliser, then Tottenham will have zero if they want to progress to the semi-finals......
Tottenham Hotspur still maintained the operation before conceding the goal, Huang Jianxiang shook his head and said: "It seems that the old Redgnap had the idea of falling behind by one goal before the game, and now Tottenham still maintains a stable posture and completely surrenders the initiative of the game." ”
Speaking of this, Huang Jianxiang chuckled and said: "If the previous defense continues, Valencia will have a good chance of scoring another goal in the next time, and if the success rate is a little higher, then the possibility of advancing to the semifinals of this season's Champions League at home is also very ......"
In fact, the process of the game was not much different from what Huang Jiaxiang analyzed, and it was extremely unwise for Tottenham to give the initiative completely to Valencia, who had strong possession of the ball.
Because Valencia's attack was already a threat, coupled with their very good counter-attack in the process of switching from attack to defence, they were often able to force Tottenham's ball-handling players to be too nervous in an extreme period of time, changing control of the football again, allowing Valencia to organize a second attack up front.
As Valencia organized two consecutive attacks in the frontcourt, the atmosphere in the stands became more and more intense, and the cheers rose higher and higher.
In their opinion, Valencia are not far away from scoring a second time against Tottenham.
Halfway through the first half, commentator Hyde said: "If nothing else, Valencia will find the Tottenham Hotspur goal again in the near future......
At the same time, the old Redgnap standing on the sidelines was extremely nervous, he knew very well the team's defensive ability, which was not the top in the Premier League, and it was difficult to withstand Valencia, one of the strongest attacking forces in Europe.
But he didn't have a good choice, after all, there is a huge gap between the two teams in terms of overall quality, and it becomes impractical to play Valencia away from home.
Rather than the possibility of a big defeat away from home, the Mestalla still performed a relatively low-key and defensive-oriented performance.
But people are not as good as heaven, and Valencia is simply crazy under the leadership of Iroh's excellent form.
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In the 29th minute, five minutes after the previous bombardment, Valencia suddenly slowed down the pace of attack, and Airo and James Rodriguez, who had previously been responsible for speeding up the attack, were no longer moving forward in a straight line, but more crossing.
This mobilises Tottenham defenders to run back and forth and watch for their defensive holes.
After a few back-and-forth runs and passes, the Tottenham defenders were in disarray, with both midfielders being swept away by the movement of Airo and James Rodriguez, meaning that the protective barrier in front of the centre-backs was gone.
Tottenham Hotspur manager RedGene Sr. who was standing on the pitch was very experienced in coaching, and he could see the team's problems at a glance.
Although he would love to see Palacios and Huddlestone return to the middle, he could only stand on the sidelines and be anxious because of the loud pitch.
At this time, Cazorla, who had been sticking to the 30-meter area of Valencia's attack, suddenly took the ball and accelerated forward, passing Van der Vaart, who was not good at defense.
Suddenly, Valencia's attack became clear, as Cazorla, who was dribbling the ball, did not have the defence of Tottenham players at all.
Lennon and Gareth Bale, who were protecting both defensive ribs, were drawn to Aelo and James Rodriguez, and Cazorla had not behaved in such a way for a long time before the game, so that the Spurs players had a fixed mindset.
Cazorla is there to organise the team's attacks and move the ball, and the only ones who are directly involved in the attack are Elo, James Rodriguez and David Villa.
This change made the CCTV commentators Huang Jianxiang and Hyde in the on-site commentary room exclaim: "- Santiago Cazorla!! ”
At the same time, a tsunami of cheers erupted in the sky above the Mestalla Stadium.
Palacios and Lennon, who defended on the right flank, rushed over without any exchange, only for Cazorla to shake his right ankle and pass the ball to James Rodriguez, who was temporarily unmarked.
Seeing this, it was unrealistic for Palacios and Lennon to turn back to defend again, and the centre-back was attracted to David Villa.
In this case, only full-back Joel Luca stepped forward to defend.
One ring is the most common option in defense, but at the same time it is the most dangerous one.
Full-back Joel Luka's defense is equivalent to completely giving up his defensive left side, knowing that he has no teammates to help him in this position......
James Rodriguez is young, in his twenties, but he has a very wide vision and does not hesitate to cross the ball with the arch of his left foot to Cesar Azpilicueta along the touchline on the right.
With James Rodriguez's pass on the spot, Azpilicueta didn't need to make any adjustments at all, just watching the movement in the box at high speeds.
David Villa ran forward and Iello at the back post ran to the middle.
At this time, with the exception of central defender Dawson and David Villa, almost all the attention of the Tottenham backline was focused on Iello running down the middle.
Cesar Azpilicueta was about five metres from the baseline and suddenly crossed to the target of Tottenham's priority for Elo.
Therefore, Huang Jiaxiang, the commentator of the on-site commentary seat, blurted out: "This ...... Is it really good? ”
Before he could finish speaking, he saw Iroh leaping high in the crowd, as if standing out from the crowd.
Joining Aylo were Gareth Bale and centre-back Garra.
Looking at this scene in the camera, Huang Jianxiang's voice changed: "--Iro! ”
The eyes of the fans at the scene were also locked on Iro, who jumped on the commanding heights......