Chapter 57: The second round begins
At half past six that night, San Malaga took a hotel bus to the Valencia Municipal Stadium, where the players stepped off the bus and went straight to the locker room without giving interviews to the media.
Journalists interpreted it as "not confident", as Antonio was very cautious when interviewed at the airport, and Santa Malaga's top scorer is likely to miss tonight due to injury.
Soon after, the Levante bus arrived, and head coach Ignacio Martinez happily gave an interview to the media.
"After the winter break, we were nowhere near back to our best, so we didn't play very well in both games and lived up to the expectations of the fans.
But as time goes on, we will get better and better!
Maybe tonight, we'll be back to our best! ”
Last week's defeat at the Rose Garden, and a heavy defeat to a D-division team, put Nacio Martinez under heavy pressure.
They were held to a draw at home in La Liga, which put him under even more pressure.
At this point, Nacio Martínez is confident about tonight's game and he wants to give the fans confidence.
Commenting on the rumours of Li Chuanqi's injury, Nacio Martinez said: "We didn't pay attention to that, our question is not the quality of the opponent, but our own condition.
I've said a long time ago that when we get back into form, we're not afraid of any team and I feel like we're back to our best tonight.
The players have been looking forward to tonight for a long time, and they will be humiliated on their home turf! ”
Speaking about his prospects, he said: "It's difficult, but we don't let go of any hope, Santa Málaga can do miracles, so can we! ”
He seemed to sense that there was something wrong with what he said, and immediately continued: "And for us, it is not a miracle to be able to advance!" ”
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As if to witness a new record, Málaga TV sent a broadcast team to the scene to broadcast the match live.
At 10 o'clock, the live broadcast of Malaga TV began, and the commentator said into the microphone: "The Valencia Municipal Stadium is crowded tonight, and the attendance rate is estimated to reach 80%, which is a very amazing number!"
Before the game, our reporter interviewed the fans outside the stadium, and the main reason why Levante fans came to the scene was that they thought the team was in a difficult time now and needed their support!
The second reason is that they think their team can do a miracle and knock out Santa Malaga to advance to the next round!
Of course, the main reason for so many fans tonight at the Valencia Municipal Stadium tonight is because of San Málaga, half of which are from all over the country to support San Málaga.
Most of them are players who are active in the D division all over the country, and in an interview, they said that Santa Málaga needs their support and that they want to be on hand to see Santa Málaga work miracles again to reach the next round!
However, supporters are generally concerned that Santa Mága's top scorer will not be able to play tonight, with pre-match rumours that Lee will be sidelined with an injury.
When Santa Málaga walked out of the airport at noon, Lee did have injuries as he walked.
If Lee can't play tonight, it will really have a big impact on Santa Málaga's attack power.
The reason why Santa Málaga has come so far is inseparable from his amazing performance.
Scored in five games and scored a staggering eight goals!
Last week, it was his hat-trick that saw Santa Malaga set the record for the most score ever scored by a team in the Copa del Rey against a team in the first division.
Of course, let's not forget that Santa Málaga is a team known for their tenacity and tenacity, and their ability to get to where they are today is inseparable from their defence.
They have conceded just three goals in five matches in the Copa del Rey!
This is extremely rare for a D-tier team as they have all the high-level teams they face in the Copa del Rey!
Let's hope Santa Málaga will surprise us tonight and continue to move forward in the Copa del Rey! ”
At this moment, the starters of both sides had already entered the stadium, and the overwhelming cheers rang out, and the Málaga TV commentators also got the starting lists of both sides.
So he immediately began to introduce the starting line-ups of both sides: "Let's start with the Levante lineup, Ignacio Martinez lined up a four-three-three attacking formation.
Goalkeepers: No. 1 Munua; The four defenders are: No. 12 Juanfrán, No. 18 Ballesteros, No. 15 del Horno, No. 17 Venta; Three midfielders: No. 14 Xavi Torres, No. 4 Farinos, No. 10 Iborra (; Three forwards: No. 19 Pedro López, No. 23 Baldo; No. 2 Aruna Koné.
This lineup is exactly the same as last week, and it is the main lineup of Levante!
Ignacio Martinez really wants to make a comeback at home tonight!
Let's take a look at the San Malaga lineup, Antonio lined up in a four-two-three-one formation......
Lee really didn't appear in the starting list!
However, he was on the bench ......"
Valencia TV was also broadcast live, and the commentator said after introducing the starting list: "Santa Malaga's top scorer is not in the starting list, it seems that the rumors are true!" ”
On the Levante bench, the assistant coach carefully looked at the San Malaga starters, and whispered in the ear of Ignacio Martinez: "It seems that the rumors are true, that little guy is not in the starting lineup." ”
Ignacio Martínez didn't speak, just exhaled heavily.
"Tick! ……”
At half past seven, with the referee's whistle, the game officially began, and Levante, who took the lead in serving, did not reverse the ball too much in the midfield and backfield, and immediately launched an attack!
San Malaga is on the lookout.
Soon, Levante used a breakthrough on the side to tear apart the Santa Malaga defense, fullback Juanfran crossed from the bottom, and the center forward Baldo, who was ambushed in the penalty area, rose up and hit the goal with a header!
The soccer ball is slightly over the crossbar!
Two minutes later, Levante made a comeback, midfielder Javi Torres attacked from the middle, broke away from the defense and suddenly fired a long-range shot!
"Bang! ……”
After a muffled sound, the ball hit Baris Addo in the face, and Baris Addo fell to the ground.
Pablo kicked the ball off the pitch with a big kick, and the referee immediately called a timeout, and Baris Addo fell unconscious.
Baris Addo, whose face was covered in blood, was carried out on a stretcher and immediately loaded into an ambulance and taken to the hospital.
A dark cloud rises over Santa Malaga, with Baris Addo at the heart of the team's defence.
Striker Li Chuanqi is out due to injury, and now the core of the defense Baris Addo is unconscious......