Chapter 181: Bad News for Rome's Opponents
"I'm thinking...... What happens if I shoot here, you say? Zhang Tiehan looked at the Reggina goal and said.
De Rossi was taken aback, "You're kidding! That's forty meters! β
"Let's try it anyway!" Zhang Tiehan measured it in his heart.
Forty meters is very far, really far, the distance of the half court is only fifty-five meters, forty meters is almost equivalent to a direct shot in the half, the general long-distance free kick is only thirty meters away, and if it is farther, the force of the football hitting the goal is too small, and the goalkeeper can easily judge the position to save the ball.
"But that's a wasted chance to attack! Are you sure? De Rossi asked.
Zhang Tiehan shook his head, "Who will be sure of such a long shot, I want to try, anyway, there is no attack at halftime, and it is difficult to score a goal with one more offensive opportunity." β
De Rossi thought about it too.
In the first half, the number of Roma attacks added up to dozens of times, and only one goal was scored, and that goal was scored by himself occasionally running to the right position, so that the offensive opportunity was not so important, since Zhang Tiehan wanted to try, let him try! Besides, he is Zhang Tiehan, Rome's top scorer, maybe he can really create a miracle!
De Rossi thought so, but he just comforted himself in his heart, after all, it was too far away, and he didn't believe that Zhang Tiehan could score at all, let alone score, it was not easy to create a threat.
The Reggina players were still walking around, waiting for Roma to take a set-piece.
For this set-piece, the Reggina players didn't care at all, it was too far away from the goal, and none of them thought in the direction that Roma would shoot directly, they all thought that Roma would send the ball, maybe it would be a free kick combination, such as hoisting the ball in front of the goal to grab something or something. The rest was just a random pass and a kick to prepare for this attack, so they didn't care and didn't do anything to prepare.
Taking advantage of the time, Zhang Tiehan told his other teammates about his thoughts, and everyone else in Rome was supportive. Drinel sent him to play just to score goals, and since Zhang Tiehan wanted to try, they had no reason to object.
But Montella, Mancini and others still have their minds.
They don't expect Zhang Tiehan's shot to score directly, but if the shot can create a little threat to Reggina or create a chance, that's not bad.
So when the referee signaled that they could start the penalty kick, they rushed forward together, as if Zhang Tiehan was going to pick up a cross to the penalty area.
The Reggina players were also taken aback!
While Montella waited to do so. The Reggina players immediately ran backwards to defend, and the pitch was tense.
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"The referee gave Roma a set-piece, but the position of the ball was too far, Zhang stood in front of the ball, he didn't come to the penalty lot much, but this ball is not threatening, I'm afraid Roma also wants to play the ball quickly, and prepare for another attack......"
"Oh......"
Montella and Mancini rushed forward. And De Rossi, it's a free-kick combination! β
The narrator said assumedly.
Zhang Tiehan ran back two steps and prepared for the free throw. The gesture was like a shot, but no one in the Reggina players took it seriously, they were all paying attention to Montella and a few people, desperately running back to keep up with them, they thought that Zhang Tiehan was going to pass the ball, although it was a little strange why it was Zhang Tiehan who passed the ball. But time didn't allow them to think too much, and they all ran backwards to defend.
At the same time, they are also a little unimpressed.
They know Zhang Tiehan, before the game, head coach Mazzari has done a lot of work to prepare for the game, and the injuries of Totti and Cassano are good news for them. Mazzal's focus on telling the players to defend is Zhang Tiehan, Zhang Tiehan has scored too many goals, they can't pay attention to it, but what they didn't expect is that Zhang Tiehan didn't play in the first half, and came off the bench in the second half, but they already have a goal advantage, even if Zhang Tiehan is very good, they don't think he can turn the tide, after all, it is they who have the advantage, Rome has no Totti, even if this No. 13 kid plays, he may not be able to score.
Now that Zhang Tiehan is making free throws, they are even more disapproving.
Zhang Tiehan is good at heading and grabbing points, which they all know very well, and now Rome actually lets Zhang Tiehan take free throws, and other players go to grab points, how is this distributed? After Totti's injury, did the young number 13 start fighting for power? Even the chance to take a free-kick?
They don't understand.
But that doesn't stop them from defending.
Just when the Reggina players were secretly speculating, Zhang Tiehan rushed forward with an arrow, picked up his right foot high, and volleyed vigorously at the football!
The football whistled past the ears of the nearest Reggina player, Savolti.
Savolti was startled, he felt a pain in his ears, and he touched it with his hand to find that it was still there, and he couldn't help but sit down on the ground with a long breath.
He wasn't the only one who was scared.
Zhang was ready to take a free throw, and he fired it hard...... The soccer ball flew to the ...... Oh mm!! β
"It's a shot!"
"He kicked the ball straight at the goal, oh my God! Maybe he took the shot as a pass, Roma shouldn't have let him play a set-piece......
Most of the Reggina players pay attention to the running of Montella, they think that Montella and other talents are the most threatening, this is likely to be Roma's set-piece cooperation, they are all wary of Montella and others, how can they think that the threat comes from behind...... No, it's from the air.
The soccer ball flies high and heads straight for the goal!
Many people looked back at the football, seeing that the football flew too high and was about to fly out of bounds, they exhaled a long breath, out of bounds, no matter how the opponent ran, it was useless, but in the blink of an eye, the football rose to the highest place, and fell directly towards the goal.
Not good!
The direction of the football is towards the goal!
Reggina goalkeeper Berarti was a little forward, when the football rose into the sky, he noticed it, but he didn't pay attention to it, the football was too high, watching the football fall, he realized that something was wrong, it was definitely wrong, the football was falling towards the goal.
Berarti hurriedly retreated.
"Let's take a look...... The football has fallen......" the commentator said, not knowing whether to tell the fans or to himself.
Reggina fans were also intimidated by the ball.
They didn't expect it to be a shot at all, just now most of the eyes were staring at the Roma fans in the direction of the penalty area, they didn't pay attention to the air at all, and when they paid attention, they found that the football had fallen over, they were all startled, the second half had just begun, how could their goal be so in such a crisis!
Berardi kept backing up until he was on the goal line.
He jumped up on his back, stretched out his hands to block the ball, he wanted to lift the football out of the crossbar, but after jumping, he found that the football was a little spinning, directly with his hands to the ball, the football may change direction, not necessarily able to fly out of the crossbar, he can only step forward with both hands, want to make the contact area between his hands and the football larger, in this way, the football is firmly supported, but the direction is not the crossbar, but in the penalty area.
The ball was blocked by his hands and flew into the box.
Berardi exhaled a long breath, fortunately he reacted quickly and did not let the ball enter the goal, otherwise if the opponent's 40-meter set-piece was scored, let alone the score or anything, he Berardi would definitely become the foil of this goal and become the joke in everyone's mouth - a goalkeeper can't even catch a direct shot of 40 meters, what is the No. 1 goalkeeper of the Serie A team?
The Reggina fans also exhaled.
The ball didn't go in, this kick caused them a little trouble, but there was still no result, this is the best, as long as the score is not rewritten, you can do anything, but at this moment, the Roma fans suddenly shouted excitedly!
What's wrong?
The Reggina fans reacted incorrectly, and when they looked into their own penalty area, they saw the football at the feet of a Roma player in a crimson jersey.
The number behind the Roma player was '9', and even they knew what that number stood for in Rome - it was the number nine, the most goalscoring player in recent years.
Montella grabbed the point, aimed at the bouncing football, and did not make any adjustments to the football, which was a volley!
The soccer ball flew into the empty goal with full momentum!
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After Zhang Tiehan shot the goal, he stood there and watched.
When the pitch sounded a loud shout, he watched the football fall towards the goal, and he was ready to raise his arms to celebrate the goal, but he didn't expect the opposing goalkeeper to save the ball. He was a little annoyed, thinking back to the shooting training on weekdays, corresponding to the strength of it, he knew that the more hard the outside instep, the ball could spin more, so that there would be more chances.
But the next moment, Montella kicked the ball into the back of the net.
"Beautiful!" Zhang Tiehan waved his fist and praised.
The goalkeeper saved the ball, and he didn't expect to score, but he didn't expect Montella to really find the right position, and he did a really good job, not to lose his nickname of a small plane...... No, it should be an old plane.
Thinking about what Montella did when he scored a goal before, Zhang Tiehan smiled heartily and rushed forward to help Montella celebrate the goal.
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βGoooooalοΌ The ball is in! Montella Nine! β
"At the beginning of the second half, Roma relied on Montella's goal to equalize! Montella's position was quite good, the Reggina goalkeeper saved the ball, just in front of him, and he decisively sent the ball into the goal! β
"The most amazing thing is that the set-piece just opened actually chose to shoot, and we can't help but marvel at the shot of 40 meters...... This is not good news for Rome's opponents, Zhang's long-range shots within 30 meters are very threatening, but now his attack distance has been increased to 40 meters, 30 meters to 40 meters, that is a large area, Rome's opponents are afraid to have a headache. β
"Now that the two teams are 2:2, Roma will play much easier next, with Zhang on the field, Roma's attacking ability is full, maybe Regina should think more about how to prevent Roma from scoring again." (To be continued......)