Chapter 104: Dangerous Stones
Just as Zhang Tiehan forcibly shook off Florence Ravel and Barnes, Sky TV commentator Cedric also said, "He should have fallen, the referee just put the whistle in his mouth......"
He thinks Zhang Tiehan should not continue to dribble the ball.
With less than 30 metres from goal, it was good to get a set-piece opportunity, but Zhang Tiehan still carried the ball forward, and he wanted to say that it would be a waste of opportunity.
But before he could speak, Zhang Tiehan shot the goal.
From Zhang Tiehan's shot to the football flying into the goal, Cedric was stunned there during the whole process, forgetting that he was commenting, looking at the Bolton goalkeeper covering his cheeks, he felt even more ashamed - how could the opponent shoot, and the goalkeeper covered his face to block it?
He didn't know what to say for a while, and even forgot to announce the goal.
At the same time, the Wigan TV commentator was already shouting, "Goal! Sheet! Sheet! OUR HARDMAN! He scored! The score became 1:3, Zhang moved a goal back for Wigan Athletic, and he kept the hope of the next leg for Wigan Athletic! It's a valuable away goal and it's worth a lot! Pretty! Well done! Zhang, he brought this goal! ”
A lot of people understood the significance of the goal in an instant.
Bolton's '3:0' victory over Wigan Athletic, that is equivalent to three goal difference, the second leg Wigan Athletic has little hope of returning to home, they must win four goals at home in order to directly eliminate Bolton, but if it is '1:3', there is a valuable away goal, then returning to home only need to play a '2:0' is enough to eliminate Bolton.
The two results are very different!
Zhang Tiehan scored this goal desperately, not only allowing the team to complete the counterattack, but also retaining vitality for returning to the home stadium, and the possibility of them turning the tables at home has greatly increased.
This goal directly changed the situation at Wigan Athletic!
After the goal, all the coaches and players on the Wigan Athletic bench rushed out with joy, raised their arms and hugged each other, they celebrated the goal excitedly, and it felt as if they had won the game.
Everyone knows the importance of scoring goals!
It was only at this time that Sky TV commentator Cedric reacted, he held back his annoyance, gritted his teeth and said, "This is the 83rd minute of the game, Wigan Athletic's No. 13 youngster Zhang, pulled a goal back for the team, this is a valuable away goal...... But perhaps the biggest regret for Bolton, they could have easily eliminated Wigan Athletic. ”
That tone, as if he was also one of the Bolton fans.
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After the goal, Zhang Tiehan stood in place, he looked at the stands around him, raised his hand high, his face was hideous, and he roared hard, he was like a prehistoric monster, suddenly showing his fangs, making the surrounding Bolton players tremble.
The fans in the stands felt the same way.
This roar can even be heard clearly in the middle of the stands, and for a moment the surrounding stands are silent, and the fans are stunned by this roar, and then the Bolton fans become angry, in their opinion, this is a great shame!
After a moment of silence, the auditorium was instantly covered with invective.
Every Bolton fan is shouting and scolding with his throat, including abuse, intimidation, insults, all kinds, I am afraid that in a short time, all kinds of words in English that can insult, provoke, provoke, provoke, etc., have been said by Bolton fans.
Wigans don't care so much.
The Wigan commentator was still praising Zhang Tiehan's performance, "Just now he was like a giant beast, and those Boltons were scared by him, hahaha!" They are scared! They were terrified! ”
At this time, Zhang Tiehan had been buried by the swarming teammates.
They were all about to lose their fighting spirit just now. With three goals down, no chances, and no half-time score, it's hard to see hope in a game like this. Seeing Zhang Tiehan's goal, they regained their confidence.
We have Zhang, and we have this monster-like teammate, what are we afraid of?
Look at him......
With a monster-like body, a monster-like strength, a monster-like ability, and even a monster-like training on weekdays, this is a man called 'HARDMAN'! A true golf course monster!
He belongs to Wigan Athletic.
Now this monster man has brought an away goal to the team, an away goal in hand, and they only need to win a '2:0' when they return to JJB Stadium.
That's not difficult, is it?
"Well done, Zhang!"
"It's a really valuable goal, you scored a goal of gold!"
"It's much more expensive than gold!"
"Haluha, did you see Bolton's reaction?"
"We still have a chance!" A group of teammates ran over, rubbing Zhang Tiehan's hair and patting him on the shoulder, expressing their joy.
At the same time, in Wigan, there were more fans celebrating.
"Sure enough, it's Zhang! It's not a loss! He's amazing! The people at Dali's Bar also stood up and shouted at the moment of the goal, and they raised their glasses to each other.
"Did you see the goalkeeper's movements? That's hilarious! ”
"He's all scared stupid!"
"I'm completely convinced by Zhang, isn't that goalkeeper so scared that he pees his pants...... Hahaha! ”
"Zhang! That's great! Banzai! ”
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When Wigan Athletic celebrated the goal and the game between the two teams resumed, Wigan Athletic was re-energized and re-engaged in the game.
In a football game, there is a huge gap between those who have fighting spirit and those who don't.
Now that there was an away goal and everyone was motivated to go for a second or third away goal, Wigan Athletic turned around and got back into the game with high spirits, even without Ridell in midfield.
In the final stage of the game, Bolton couldn't keep up with the players' physical fitness due to the full-court pressing, and they were a little uncomfortable in the face of Wigan Athletic's change of game state, and they were suppressed in a short time.
They were leading by three goals just now and played very openly, but Zhang Tiehan's goal gave them some shadows, such as several players defending Zhang Tiehan, and their goalkeeper Kevin Poole, all of whom had a shadow on the goal just now, and other players were more or less affected.
Now the score, Bolton is content.
A lot of Bolton players think so, so they've been defending since they've been suppressed, and Wigan Athletic are like they've just found their game, and all of a sudden they've stepped up their attack, and they want to score again, and they know that one more goal will give the team a better chance of knocking out the opponent.
Bolton manager Sam Allardyce stood nervously on the sidelines, no longer having the leisure he had just had, but yelling and directing the game, lest Wigan Athletic take the opportunity to score another goal.
Sam Allardyce was quite comfortable in the game.
He made arrangements before the game, and knew that the opponent's core midfielder was injured, so he had a great grasp of the game, and the game went on as he imagined, his team scored three goals, he thought there was no suspense, but it was more than 80 minutes, and the opponent's No. 13 actually scored a goal completely by his own ability.
That goal......
Allardyce's eyes were filled with anger just thinking about it!
The goalkeeper he fancied, Kevin Poole, was actually frightened by the shot, covering his face with his hands...... Even if Bolton still have a two-goal advantage, they will surely be laughed at by Kevin Poole's performance.
And now his team is suppressed......
There was not much time in the game, and it was impossible for Allardyce to make any adjustments, he could only stand on the sidelines and watch the game nervously, and command the team to defend on the spot, but the opponent's attack was very fierce, and every time he attacked, Allardyce was apprehensive.
"Before, it's Zhang again! Header! Profound...... Off the target, alas! ”
"It's a cold shot! The force is a little small. ”
"Makalocchi was very fast, he shook off Jajj Okocha and crossed with his feet! Unfortunately, the pass was played too hastily and was not high enough for the Bolton defenders to clear. ”
"Wigan Athletic's attack is very fierce, but unfortunately this is the last moment of the game, maybe they woke up a little late, if they have more luck and score another goal, Bolton Wanderers will be really in trouble."
In the end, Wigan Athletic failed to score another goal, and the game ended 1:3.
Bolton won at their home stadium, Reebok Stadium with two goal difference in hand and Wigan Athletic also had an away goal and it was their chance to keep hope alive for the second leg.
When the game was over, the Boltons all let out a long breath.
But they didn't have anything to lose, '1:3' was a testament to Bolton's success, that away goal may be important for Wigan Athletic, but for Bolton they have a huge advantage, two goal difference is not to say, they think that away goal is not a big deal, it is difficult to stop Bolton.
Two goal difference......
Wigan Athletic will have to score at least two goals at home if they want to beat them, but how can they guarantee that Bolton won't score at the same time?
Wigan Athletic have hope, but in Bolton's view, there is not much hope.
Bolton's hopes are really big, two goal difference is enough for them to reach the final safely, this leg at Reebok Stadium, they can score three goals, the next leg at JJB Stadium, they will definitely score, as long as they have a goal, it is equivalent to a foot in the final.
It's that simple!
Bolton were the winners after a great performance and two more goal differences, so they greeted the fans together after the game and cheered and the Bolton fans were delighted and they gave back a round of applause to the players.
Wigan Athletic, on the other hand, had to leave the field in disgrace.
They failed.
Even if there is an away goal, they are still on the edge of the cliff, and they are only a small step back, but as long as they are not careful, they may still fall, Zhang Tiehan's goal, the only effect is to let them find a flat stone on the edge of the cliff, but the stone has broken with the cliff, and they may fall down at any time, of course, their result will be the same as the stone.
They have the right to survive, that is, to continue to retreat, to push to a safe place, preferably never to see the cliff again, then it is safe.
They have the qualifications to survive.
But if you want to really escape from Ascension, you have to work hard.