Chapter 24: A strong counterattack
Bennet's free-kick was spotted so well that all Aduris needed to do in the box was to flick the ball away.
1:0。
After the goal, Aduris frantically ran to the fan stand area of the team, raising his hands to encourage the emotions of the fans, and the fans of Athletic Bilbao in the stands began to celebrate excitedly, they waved flags excitedly, and sang the team's team song loudly.
The Real Sociedad fans were frustrated by the "Basque nemesis" who took the lead in a dominant situation, and they began to sing the team song to encourage the players on the field, and the huge advantage in the number of home fans came into play at this moment, quickly masking the hoarse roars of the opposing fans into silence.
Sans, who was holding his face with his hands, looked very annoyed, Qu Jing walked over and patted him to comfort him, and captain Bella and Canales also came over to pat his hands and reassured him that it was nothing, everyone can make mistakes, and young players especially need support and encouragement in a game like this crucial game.
Agusli was expressionless and did not give his team instructions to adjust, and he was very happy with the situation on the pitch, and in his opinion, it was only a matter of time before he scored.
Approaching the midfield, Athletic Bilbao's formation after the restart was somewhat recycled, which gave Qu Jing an open area of organization, and in the face of the dense defense of the opposing players shrinking the penalty area, Qu Jing began to frequently connect his teammates with passes and catches.
On 39 minutes, Pardo broke down the left and hoisted into the box, Agureche headed to Vela, who hit the crossbar and bounced off the goal line when Canales followed up with a follow-up shot that was held in the arms of the brave Irazoz.
The Real Sociedad players thought the ball had crossed the goal line and the fans began to shout loudly, and the referee ruled that the ball had not crossed the goal line after communicating with the linesman due to the lack of goal-line technology in La Liga.
On 41 minutes, Qu Jing crossed three defenders with a scalpel-like precision, and the coquettish running of Canales was amazing, but unfortunately he was a little too big to lead the ball and missed a great equaliser.
In the 43rd minute, Qu Jing's unpaused pass when receiving Pardo's pass broke through the Athletic Bilbao defense again, and Vela in the penalty area was brought down from behind by Laporte, and the referee did not hesitate to point to 12 yards, penalty!
The Athletic Bilbao players gathered around the referee, but the referee stood motionless on the line of the penalty area and insisted on the original decision. The home fans, who had watched their team miss chances, were instantly detonated by the penalty and jumped in the stands to celebrate, as if the goal was a must-have.
Laporte, who argued with the referee to no avail, kept saying something to Vela who was about to take a penalty, trying to disturb his emotions, but Vela didn't say anything, just smiled at him, ran back two steps and converted the penalty in one fell swoop.
After the goal, Vela was as calm as water, and he did not celebrate like crazy in the last game, but pointed his finger at Qu Jing, and when Qu Jing came over, he hugged his teammates such as Canales.
Many of the home fans in the stands hugged each other, and one fan even ran down the aisle waving a team flag. For the troubled Real Sociedad team, what is more precious than this penalty is the situation on the field, to the relief and excitement of the fans, the team has been running extremely efficiently most of the time, smooth and beautiful, although it is still far from tikit-aka-style football, but compared to the previous "gladiator" style Basque derby scene, it is enough for fans to make the home team cheer.
With a 1-1 draw, both teams went into halftime. The statistics of the first half were also given on the big screen on the pitch, Real Sociedad led far with 62% possession, shots, corners, and set-pieces also had a slight advantage, and what made fans even more pleased was Qu Jing, who had just been promoted from the B team to the first team, with 42 passes and a 95.2% success rate, ranking first among the two teams!
It's a half-time stat close to Xavi, Alonso, Pirlo and others.
The name "Qujing" has almost blown up several well-known sports forums in China, and a variety of post titles have appeared within ten minutes:
"Background Examination of the Qujing"
"The Chinese Qujing is not Chinese!"
"On the cultivation of a Chinese bullish midfielder."
"Looking at the development path of overseas players from the Qujing"
"Was it a flash in the pan, or the beginning of a legend?"
Pablo, the on-site commentator of Basque EiTB TV, also expressed great curiosity about the "Basque Derby" newcomer, he joked: "It seems to be a joke played by Agusli to everyone, or maybe the referees on the scene made a mistake, because I don't seem to have this person in the list of players I got it", but in the subsequent half-time analysis, he said seriously: "This player with the temperament of Alonso and Arteta became the key man in the first half, and it seems that he should have some Basque blood." ”
Agusli affirmed the performance of his players in the dressing room and instructed to further open up space on the pitch in the second half through passing, making the most of depth and width and avoiding too much entanglement with opposing players.
The two teams, who were on the same starting line, attacked and defended each other at the start of the second half. With Real Sociedad defending on both flanks, Athletic Bilbao, who are accustomed to attacking from the flanks, made a number of mistakes in coordination, and their movements became more and more agitated, with Sabien and Valenziaga receiving yellow cards for violating Qujing and Canales in succession.
Real Sociedad, on the other hand, played more and more relaxed, and the players' movements became more and more relaxed, with subtle small combinations and shooting opportunities appearing continuously:
On 53 minutes, after Qu Jing won the ball from 30 yards out, he shot with his foot in front of a careless defender, and the ball slid across the top right corner of the goal, causing fans to exclaim.
In the 57th minute, Qu Jing made a one-two with Canales after breaking through De Marcos on the left side, and then crossed in front of the goal near the baseline, and Bella's point-grabbing volley hit the post and bounced, making the home fans who were ready to celebrate hold their heads and sigh.
On 61 minutes, a diagonal cross from left to right found Agureche between Valenziaga and Laporte, whose powerful volley was saved by goalkeeper Irazoz and missed the chance to overtake the scoreline again.
The home fans couldn't help but cheer all the time when they saw the team's frequent offensives, and they realized the role of the Qujing on the team's operation, and the shouts of "QU~QU" began to echo on the field.
On 68 minutes, Athletic Bilbao played a very sharp counter-attack, and Bennett, who was eye-catching in the game, played a precise long pass to Barenziaga, who crossed to Raul Garcia, who flanked in the middle, Raul Garcia picked up the ball and volleyed straight into the bottom left corner of the goal was saved by Rulli.
Athletic Bilbao's corner kick caused a lot of annoyance to Real Sociedad, which made Qu Jing, who was helping to defend outside the big penalty area, weak, and his height of 1.75 meters and not very good bounce made it meaningless to appear in the box.
The turning point of the game came after three consecutive corners by Athletic Bilbao.