Chapter 6: Here comes the chance to play
Sabadell launched the attack and Santa Malaga were on the lookout, setting up a line of defences at the back, especially in the penalty area.
Swing bus.
Santa Malaga set up a bus in the penalty area, which was a pre-match tactic.
In the seventh minute of the first half, Sabadell launched an attack from the left, the winger sent in a low cross, and the Santa Malaga goalkeeper MiG jumped high and punched the football out of the box!
Rodriguez, the core of Sabadell's midfield, who had the ball outside the penalty area, was about to shoot from distance, but Pablo flew forward to block.
Seeing that he had missed a long-range opportunity, Rodriguez struck a left-footed smash and was ready to get rid of Pablo in search of a shot.
Just as he buckled with his left foot, Pablo decisively stretched out his left foot and broke the football!
"Beautiful!"
Cheers rang out from the bench in Santa Málaga, and the captain was really reliable!
Pablo, who completed the steal, immediately looked up at the frontcourt, followed by a long pass.
Defend quickly and counterattack!
The ball made a beautiful arc in the air and flew quickly towards the Sabadell half!
"Ahh ……”
There was an exclamation from the stands.
I don't know if the sun is too dazzling, Sabadell central defender Delmont is on top!
"Chance!"
The Santa Malaga bench became excited, looking at Liag with anticipation as he galloped towards the ball, as long as he got the ball, it was a one-on-one knife!
If this attack can be successful, it will definitely deal a heavy blow to Sabadell!
The next moment, something jaw-dropping happened!
In the absence of confrontation, Liag actually slipped under his feet and fell!
"Hahaha! ……”
The home fans in the stands were stunned and laughed happily.
"Nope! ……”
The Santa Malaga bench screamed in pain, damn it, what a chance, as long as you can get the ball, it's a single knife......
Antonio and Juan beside him looked at each other, and their faces were ugly.
If Liag had fallen during the warm-up, it would have been an accident, but now?
It's not normal to know that Liag is a competitive player.
What does this mean?
The rest of the game was just as the coaches had predicted before the game, with Sabadell leading the attack and Santa Malaga setting up a bus in the box.
The cannon roared at the door of Santa Málaga, and with the tenacious efforts of goalkeeper MiG and the defenders, the crisis in front of the goal was resolved again and again.
In the 25th minute of the first half, Santa Malaga once again had a chance to counterattack, captain Pablo made a long pass of a boccia ball of about 30 meters, and the football rolled directly towards Liag.
Liag knew it was his chance to save face, and he showed what he had learned in the Real Madrid Academy.
I saw him move towards the ball, take two steps forward, stretch out his right foot, and touch the football with the inside of his foot and go backwards.
When the ball is just past the left heel, the right ankle then gently pushes to the left!
Turn your back to pull the ball, turn around to get the ball, and accelerate the breakthrough!
Liag didn't give the opposing central defender a chance to steal at all, and several movements were done in one go, full of chic freehand.
Coach Sabadell's face became serious, the rumors may be true, this should be from the Real Madrid academy!
Antonio breathed a sigh of relief, stood up excitedly, and yelled at Liag, who was rushing forward with the ball on the field: "Rush over! ”
At this moment, Liag on the field became the brightest star on the field, only to see him break through the central defender who defended him strongly, and then used a feint to get rid of the other central defender who was supplementing the defense and hit in front of the penalty area!
The right-back of Sabadell, who was in place, dropped his center of gravity, made a flying tackle, and sped away with his right foot towards the football!
Liag made a sudden stop, his center of gravity was slightly back, and his right foot lightly touched the football, and he quickly pulled it back.
The right foot attached to the turf slid against the soccer ball and picked up a tiny splash!
As soon as Liag pulled the ball back, he flicked it to the left front, took a big step forward with his right foot, and raised his left foot at the same time!
"Shoot! ……”
"Here's your chance! ……”
The Santa Malaga bench was emotional.
The Sabadell bench fell into a dead silence, and the coach came up with the idea to make contact with Liag after the game to see if he would like to play for Sabadell.
The next moment, Liag surprised people again, and he slipped to the ...... once again
"Nope! ……”
The bench in Santa Málaga, full of hope, once again rang out with a cry of pain.
"Twice! Two ......"
Juan's fat hands trembled and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Yes, twice, even if we take the opportunity once, we won't be so passive. Damn, not to mention the goal, not even the shot was completed! ”
Li Chuanqi, who was sitting on the bench, opened his mouth slightly, looked at Liag who fell on the turf, and secretly made up his mind that he must not touch women before the game in the future.
He completely ignores the brutal fact that he doesn't even have a girlfriend.
Women are tigers, who said this?
Li Chuanqi nodded silently in his heart, this sentence is correct.
For the rest of the game, Sabadell continued to put pressure on the Santa Malaga defence.
Although Liag was not strong, the Santa Malaga defense was still strong, and they formed a series of human walls inside and outside the penalty area, blocking the opponent's attacks again and again.
The most desperate Pablo was hit in the face by the opponent's strong shot in a desperate block, and his nose bleeded.
Pablo showed his iron side, continuing to play after plugging his nostrils with cotton on the sidelines, much to the shame of Liag.
If he had taken one of those chances, the game might not have been so bad.
Pablo's behaviour encouraged his team-mates, who stubbornly held on to the first half, with the two sides having to end the first half with a 0-0 scoreline.
Back in the dressing room, Santa Málaga was demoralized, and if they continued to play like this, the dream of shocking the whole of Spain in the Copa del Rey could only be lost.
"We have no problem with our tactics."
Antonio encouraged his players: "We expect the opposition to attack aggressively, as long as we defend well and take advantage of the counter-attack, we can beat the opponent. ”
Sitting on a stool wiping his sweat, Liag's face turned pale, and he blamed himself incomparably, if he could control himself last night, then the current situation must be in San Málaga's favor, and morale would not be so low.
"In the second half we stuck to the tactics of the first half, as long as we can not concede the ball for a long time, the opponent will be impatient and we will have more and more chances!"
Pablo carefully pulled out the cotton in his nostrils, and found that his nose was no longer bleeding, his breathing was smooth, and his whole body suddenly relaxed.
In this scorching heat, it was already difficult to breathe, and two balls of cotton were stuffed in his nose, which made him very uncomfortable.
"What are we training hard for for these two months?"
Pablo took on the responsibility of his captain, took on the responsibility of his own team, glanced at his teammates and said in a deep voice: "I said these things last night, but I still have to say them now!"
We came with a dream, we can't just play one game and then go home and live in the D-League!
We must have the determination and confidence to defeat our opponents! ”
He turned to look at Liag, who noticed that the captain was staring at him, and his expression became serious.
"Liag, you're going to press hard in the middle of the second half!
Ten minutes! You just have to hold on for ten minutes! ”
Liag understood what the captain meant, and he immediately said: "Captain, I'll play with my life in these ten minutes!" ”
Pablo shifted his gaze to the other players and finally landed on Li Chuanqi.
"After the second half, just be bold and do it, no matter what the result, we have your back!"
The second half was about to play, Li Chuanqi nodded fiercely.
After a fifteen-minute half-time break, players from both sides walked out of the dressing room.
The second half is about to begin!