Chapter 19: Substitute Surprise
The second half of the game is about to begin, and the fans who came to support Tokyo FC in the stands are very disappointed, the capital team played quite badly in the first half, and only losing two goals is considered a few, if the Kashiwa Suns are a little stronger in seizing opportunities, it is entirely possible to lose three or four.
"Xiao Linzi's team is not good, it's not an opponent at all." The fat man complained.
"Okay, people are just a promotion horse, don't ask too much." Yan Ming looked indifferent.
At the same time, on the other side, Noriko's roommate was also talking to her: "Noriko, it seems that Lin Jun, who you support, has never been able to play. ”
"I think Lin Jun is just a newcomer to the team, and he hasn't been able to fully cooperate yet, but I believe he will have the opportunity to play soon." Noriko looked convinced.
"At half-time, the two champions were back on the pitch, and the Gas, while trailing by two goals, were unpredictable given that there was still half-time." Toshi said.
At the beginning of the second half, Ringer was still sitting on the bench, and the performance of Tokyo FC improved, and the field was no longer as passive as in the first half, but the score still could not be rewritten.
In the 56th minute, Bobovic used up the first substitution, and Chima Watanabe replaced Naohiro Ishikawa.
"The Gas used up the first substitution of the game, a striker in the midfield, obviously to strengthen the attack. Chima Watanabe scored 12 goals for Yokohama Mariners last season, his first official game since moving to Tokyo, and it is unknown if he will be able to help the team. ”
Tokyo FC mainly plays defensive counterattacks, and the offense mainly relies on Lucas's strong body and good height to impact the opponent's defense, but Lucas is 32 years old, and his physical condition is not very good, plus he has just finished a month of training, his body has not fully recovered, and he was limited by the defenders of the Kashiwa Sun God most of the time in this game. Watanabe is a speed-oriented striker, and after he came on the field, he and Lucas formed a high-speed striker combination, and the defenders of Kashiwa Suns could no longer go all out against Lucas, and Tokyo FC finally began to play in order.
In the 65th minute, the Tokyo FC midfielder broke the ball and counterattacked, and the new midfielder Hasegawa Aria Jasulu made a straight stop, and Chima Watanabe inserted at high speed.
"Watanabe, he's so fast, Hashimoto can't keep up with him at all."
"Sakai is coming, Watanabe~ cross, good ball!"
"Hasegawa ~ Keep up with the door!"
"The ball went in, Hasegawa's shot on goal, the gas pulled a goal back, and the game wasn't over yet."
'Bobovic's substitution worked, and the new Watanabe quickly set up a goal for his team-mate, and the Gas, who are only one goal behind at the moment, still have a chance.
Ringer also cheered and celebrated on the field, and the only thing that was not very pleasant was that the strange soldier who came on the bench was not himself.
Tokyo FC pulled a goal back, and Kashiwa Suns also realized that Tokyo on Watanabe was more threatening than the attack in the first half, so he quickly replaced attacking midfielder Junya Tanaka with defensive midfielder Zechangk, and began to shrink the defense appropriately. The effect was very good, and as soon as Tokyo got up, it was pressed down, and the scene became scorching again.
Bobovic was naturally unwilling to lose, and used the second substitution in the 73rd minute, Hanyu Naogang replaced Tatsuya Tanizawa, which was a midfielder substitution, Tatsuya Tanizawa's performance in this game was average, so he replaced the veteran Naogang Hanyu to try.
The three substitutions in a game in international football are just to give the manager the opportunity to make adjustments, and every change made by the manager is actually a gamble, because no one knows whether the new player will perform better than the substitute, even if he performs well in training.
Bobovic's first gamble won today, and Watanabe came on to help the team quickly, but the second gamble, he didn't win, at least for now, the veteran Hanyu Naogo didn't help the team much.
In the 78th minute of the game, the score was still 1:2, and Tokyo was still one goal behind, at this time, the opposite Kashiwa Suns used up three substitutions one after another, all of which were better defensive players.
As Bobovic's eyes scanned over the bench, Ringer tried to keep his head up and look a little more imposing, knowing the manager was about to make a third substitution.
His gaze moved back and forth between Ringer and Pingshan Xiangtai several times, and finally he raised his hand and pointed at Ringer: "Lin, go warm up." ”
Ringer breathed a sigh of relief and quickly got up to warm up on the sidelines.
Every child who loves football, when they are young, will have such a dream, in a crucial final, such as the World Cup final, the Champions League final, they will score a goal in the last minute, save their team, win the game, enjoy a thousand glory, there is nothing more wonderful than this.
Now, Ringer has the opportunity to make the final a crucial one, even though the Japan Super Cup is not a big game.
"Another player from the Gas team warmed up on the sidelines, and this player was a new face, maybe the young Korean defender they had just brought in." Former international Toshi-nae Toshi, who had just changed careers and apparently didn't know much about the situation in the Tokyo FC team, mistook Ringer for the team's new 19-year-old South Korean defender.
"The South Korean defender introduced by the Gases did not enter the squad for this game, and the Gases will not consider changing to a guard at this time, and the warm-up on the sidelines should be their college player signed in the winter, a college student from the University of Tokyo, who is a striker." Professional commentator Koichi Yamamoto is clearly more prepared.
"Xiao Linzi is finally going to play, Lao Tzu doesn't stay in the bed to sleep, he came here to freeze for a long time just to wait for this replacement." The fat man scolded and was clearly unhappy with Ringer's manager.
"It's Lin Jun, he's warming up, and he'll probably appear soon." Noriko also looked happy.
In the 84th minute, Tokyo FC used up the last substitution, No. 8 Ringer came on and replaced No. 4 defensive midfielder Hideto Takahashi, and Tokyo FC's formation became a 433 attacking formation.
Hug Hideto Takahashi and step into the lawn. It was the first professional game of his football career, like the first time he held hands, the first time he kissed, the first time he rolled the sheets, and this first time also made him extremely excited.
Less than 1 minute into the game, Ringer's first touch of the ball, midfielder Hasegawa instigated an attack, distributed the ball to the right side where Ringer was, Ringer stepped forward and raised his foot to stop the ball, the football was stopped directly 1 meter away, and the defender of the Kashiwa Sun God immediately came over to clear the ball.
"Don't be nervous, boy, just play the way you did in training." Hasegawa, who had just passed him the ball, came over and patted Ringer on the shoulder.
Hasegawa Aria Jasulu, it can be seen that it is not a normal Japanese name in the name, Hasegawa is a Japanese-Iranian mixed-race, but joined the Japanese nationality, is currently a member of the Japanese national youth team, this year's transfer to Tokyo is to participate in the AFC Champions League, has a very good midfield organization ability and overall view, and soon squeezed out Oyama Yohei to become the new midfield core of Tokyo. From the outside, Hasegawa and Ringer both look like white-faced babies, which makes the two invisibly closer.
After a few minutes of acclimatization, Ringer finally let go of his nervousness and improved his performance, but by this time the game time had reached 90 minutes, and the fourth official on the sidelines held up a sign with three minutes of stoppage time.
Bobovic on the sidelines regretted it a little, that kid was always just a newcomer, he hadn't played an official game, although he performed better in training, but at this critical moment, he should still be replaced by the more experienced Hirayama Sota.
Time was running out and Tokyo's final comeback became more intense, and Ringer, who had just been replaced, began to play with his speed.
In the 91st minute, Hasegawa's long pass in the midfield went directly to Lucas in the penalty area, and Lucas still fought for the first point under the tight defense, but the final header was slapped into the air by the opponent's goalkeeper, and after falling, it was cleared by the header of Kashiwa Sun God defender Hiroki Sakai.
"Worthy of Ronaldo in the J League, the 32-year-old Lucas still grabbed the first point to form a header, but Guan Ye reacted quickly, and finally Sakai cleared the ball."
"No~ The football didn't go too far, and the newcomers of the Gas team got the ball!"
Ringer was on the right side of the penalty area, Sakai's clearance of the ball flew right towards him, and at the same time, the chaos Lucas created in the penalty area had caused a clear gap in the opposing defence, he did not hesitate to step forward on the chest, the ball hit the ground and then went forward with his right foot into the box.
"Lin took the ball and quickly entered the penalty area, Sakai stepped forward to defend, it was too late ~ Lin ~ shot!"
"Guan Ye~ Can you?"
"No~ the ball is in! The Gases equalize! Hayashi ~ an international student from the University of Tokyo ~ He helped the team score a goal! ”
When the opportunity came, Ringer felt empowered and all he thought about was shooting and saving his team. Watching the football fly into the lower left corner of the goal, the opposing goalkeeper Guan Ye Xiaoxian couldn't save, but the boiling blood of Ringer's shot calmed down, he didn't slide and kneel excitedly, didn't run excitedly, but slowly ran to the stands with open arms, and stood there to accept the cheers of the fans in the stands.
Soon, Tokyo FC's teammates rushed over, cheering with Ringer in their arms, and jumping on his back.
"Lin Jun, it seems!"
"Well done, Lin!"