Chapter 72: Lady Luck's Favor!
Valencia are, after all, the top teams in La Liga, several notches above Santa Malaga, and as time went on, their mentality slowly returned to normal, gradually controlling the pace of the game at their feet.
Seeing that the situation was not right, Antonio immediately responded, changing his previous active tactics to a steady counterattack.
Liag stayed ahead alone, leaving the seeds for a quick counterattack.
In the twenty-seventh minute of the first half, Valencia launched an attack from the right side, and the right-back Barragan inserted the set of sides and the bottom of the triangle, and Matteo, who was ambushed on the line of the penalty area, took two steps forward and shot directly!
The soccer ball flies towards the right side of the goal!
MiG leaped and the ball flew above his fingertips!
MiG's eyes were dark, and his heart was full of sorrow.
"Pong! ……”
With a loud bang, the ball hit the crossbar and bounced back into the box.
For MiG, this sound was the most beautiful note in the world, pulling him back from the line of death.
But he didn't bask in the beautiful note, and immediately made a second reaction, quickly getting up from the turf, because the crisis was still not resolved.
Valencia defender Fernando squeezed away Zukulini next to him and shot with one shot!
MiG leaps to his feet, and this time he blocks the ball!
Baris Addo didn't give Valencia another chance to score, clearing the ball with a big kick and kicking the ball off the touchline.
"Boom! ……”
There was a huge cry of regret at the Mestalla Stadium.
"Good shot! ……”
At the same time, supporters of Santa Málaga applauded loudly.
The Valencia TV commentator exclaimed: "As time went on, Valencia steadied themselves and took control of the game, and this time they almost broke the goal of Santa Malaga!
Matteo was just a few centimetres away from scoring! ”
In the 35th minute of the first half, Valencia was awarded a direct free-kick in front of the penalty area, and the atmosphere at the Mestalla Stadium was tense.
Soldado's free-kick flew over the wall and smashed towards the top right corner of the goal!
MiG's whip was beyond his reach, so he could only stand still and pray that the god of luck would come again.
The god of luck has once again visited Santa Málaga!
"Pong! ......" with a loud bang, the ball hit the crossbar and the post, and bounced back into the penalty area.
Zukulini quickly took control of the ball and then kicked it into the opposition half of the pitch to completely defuse the goalmouth crisis.
"Nope! ……”
The Valencia fans howled in pain.
"Thrilling! It's so thrilling! ……”
The supporters of Santa Málaga wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads with palpitations.
The Valencia TV commentator said bitterly: "Twice! The goal frame twice denied Valencia's goal! ”
The Málaga TV commentator was pleasantly surprised: "Santa Málaga is once again blessed by Lady Luck!" ”
Sitting on the bench, Valencia coach Unai Emery frowned and had an ominous premonition in his heart.
On the other side not far away, Juan, the owner and team leader of San Malaga, shook his fat hands several times, and his eyes were full of light, could it be ...... Could it be that there will be a miracle tonight?
Santa Málaga has come so far because of luck, and he can't remember how many times the jamb has saved St. Málaga.
"Luck strikes again?!"
Juan whispered.
Antonio, who was sitting next to him, said as a matter of course: "Of course, otherwise we could have come so far?!" ”
Juan thought for a moment and felt that it made sense, and said, "Then we have a chance to ......."
"Don't say it!"
Antonio immediately interrupted him: "Some words don't work. ”
Juan immediately covered his mouth and pressed the words he wanted to say in his throat.
In the forty-third minute of the first half, a strange scene appeared, Valencia found the weak point of Santa Maga's defense through his own patient transfer.
Forward Bo Bulu made a through ball from outside the box, and the center forward Aduritz, who was standing on the arc of the box, came to him with a one-two against the wall.
Bo Bulu quickly stepped forward, drove the ball into the penalty area, and raised his right foot to volley without defensive pressure.
His supporting feet suddenly slipped!
Bo Bulu fell to the ground in such a strange way, and missed a great chance to score!
The Valencia TV commentator was surprised and said: "It's not raining, why did Bo Bulu fall at a critical moment?!" ”
The Málaga TV commentator exclaimed: "I said, Santa Málaga is blessed by Lady Luck tonight!" ”
The Valencia substitutes sitting on the bench looked at each other.
In the VIP seat, Manuel Llorente, the president of Valencia, shook his head and said: "Our luck was also a little too bad, twice hit the door frame, and this time we fell inexplicably. ”
How do you take this......
The club hierarchy sitting next to him wisely chose to be silent.
"Tick! Backbite! Backbite! ……”
Three minutes later, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half and the players returned to the dressing room, the turf empty.
The Málaga TV commentator began to sum up and analyse the first half: "Looking at the overall situation, Valencia played at the level of fourth in La Liga, continued to put pressure on the Santa Málaga goal and created several chances to score.
However, they were met by Santa Málaga, who was favored by Lady Luck, so none of those chances were converted into goals, but instead were seized by Santa Málaga in the opening 23 seconds.
The goal at Santa Málaga was their most typical goal, with Pablo launching a quick counter-attack with a long ball at the back, Liag heading in front and Lee looking for an opportunity.
With his super reaction speed and absolute speed, Li found this opportunity to shoot, and seized this rare opportunity to kill with one blow!
It is foreseeable that Valencia will further strengthen their offensive in the second half, and hopefully Santa Malaga will continue to be favored by Lady Luck! ”
The Valencia TV commentator said: "Santa Malaga took advantage of the fact that the match had just started and Valencia was not yet fully in shape, and took advantage of the brilliance of the youngster Lee to get the lead.
After that, the morale of Santa Málaga continued to create chances, and Valencia withstood the pressure and defused them one by one.
In the ensuing period, Valencia took control of the game at their feet and created three good chances to open the scoring.
However, their luck was just too bad...... They came across Santa Málaga, which was favored by Lady Luck.
Hopefully they can adjust their mentality and be a little more patient in the second half, after all, the opponent is only a D team.
In the second half, Valencia had to increase their long-range shots and make good use of set-piece opportunities. ”
Both narrators agree that Santa Málaga is blessed by Lady Luck.