Chapter 505 Thunderstorm
The commentator of Korean TV station pinned his hope on Park Guixian, the outstanding young Korean player, but until the end of the first half, Park Guixian failed to equalize the score for the team.
He was entangled by Wang Guangwei and it was difficult to get a chance in the penalty area.
At the end of the first half, he finally got rid of Wang Guangwei's defense through a teammate's pick-and-roll and got a chance to shoot. However, his hasty shot was too on target and was firmly caught by Shining Star goalkeeper Yu Zhiming and pinned to the ground.
Then the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.
With a one-goal lead, the Flash Star players entered the locker room.
In the locker room, Zhao Kangming did not have the joy of taking the lead on his face, but he still said seriously: "It is not safe to lead by only one goal, so even though you did a good job in the first half, you still have to do it in the second half." Improve the efficiency of the offense! Don't relax before the final whistle blows! This is indeed a good opportunity for us, but if we can't win this game, then there is no chance. It’s no use!”
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After the start of the second half, Seoul LG, which was one goal behind, launched a fierce offensive into the penalty area of the Stars, trying to equalize the score as soon as possible and lay the foundation for their comeback and lead.
In response to the fierce offensive against Seoul LG, Shining Star did not panic, but launched a defensive counterattack.
Because during the halftime break, head coach Zhao Kangming had already judged this situation in advance and gave them a reassurance. Judging from the performance of Seoul LG in the first half, what they encountered on the day they arrived in Jincheng Everything still profoundly affected their physical recovery and mental state.
Therefore, Seoul LG will definitely attack at the beginning of the second half. Since their physical fitness is not good, they have no choice. As time goes by, the balance of victory and defeat will gradually tilt towards the home team Flashing Stars. If LG Seoul slowly deals with them, I'm afraid it will be a boiling frog in the end.
It's better to take advantage of the halftime break to recover a wave of physical fitness, and then go out in full force at the beginning to attack. If Shining Star is caught off guard, panics, and makes a mistake, allowing LG Seoul to even the score, then they will have won the bet.
In response to this possible situation, Zhao Kangming's solution is to defend and counterattack.
Shining Star is the leading side, so there is absolutely no reason to press out and attack Seoul LG.
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"Yes! That's it! Come on LG!" the commentator of the Korean TV station shouted excitedly in the rear studio. The broadcast showed the scene of LG in Seoul besieging the Flash Star Gate. In the three-minute game, they scored twice in a row. Take a kick and shoot.
The first shot was saved by Yu Zhiming. Park Guixian, who was ambushing in the penalty area, tried to make a follow-up shot, but was destroyed by Wang Guangwei's early shot.
The football that was broken out of the penalty area fell to the feet of Seoul LG players. They organized a second attack and sent a cross from the wing.
Then another forward of Seoul LG, Uruguayan foreign aid Ignacio Morales, scored a header.
Slightly above the beam.
Although it failed to result in a goal, it did not take a corner kick.
The commentator of Korean TV still praised Seoul LG’s offense: “After the second half of the game started, the entire LG team seemed to have come to life, completely different from the first half! Their fierce offensive created a huge impact on the Stars. We are in huge trouble, and now the Flash Star team can only shrink in its own half... I believe that if we continue to play like this, the goal will come sooner or later!”
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When Yu Zhiming placed the football on the line of the small penalty area, stood up and stepped away to take the goal kick, he found that Seoul LG's overall front line seemed to be a little forward.
His observation was correct. However, the Seoul LG players did not fade away as quickly as the tide. Instead, they hesitated in the midfield and frontcourt, as if they were unwilling to just retreat to the half court and let the Stars attack. Instead, they want to directly block the opponent's attack in the midfield and frontcourt, and then directly counterattack after intercepting the ball.
This ensures that there are enough people in the midfield and frontcourt.
I don’t know if the Seoul LG players are really confident in their offensive performance during this period, or if they realize that they don’t have much physical energy left and will wither if they don’t give it a try.
In short, they played a high-position press...
Yu Zhiming, who didn't think about this problem, still chose to drive the football towards the midfield with a big kick. Zhang Qinghuan lost the battle with the opponent's midfielder for the top, and the football was pushed back.
Park Guixian tried to control the second shot, but Wang Guangwei suddenly rushed out from beside him, jumped up before him and pushed the football up again.
This time it was the experienced Qin Lin who controlled the landing point.
But just as he stopped the ball, a Seoul LG player came over from the side with his legs outstretched.
Qin Lin passed the football directly back to midfielder Junpei Morikawa, who was further back.
At the same time, he pointed his hand to the left side of the court, indicating that he would pass the football directly to the left back Liu Binwei there.
Junpei Morikawa didn't take matters into his own hands, but obediently passed the football across the ball.
He had heard of Qin Lin's name when he was in Japan. This is one of the few players in Chinese football who can spread his influence to Japan. After all, when the boss Qin Lin played in the AFC Champions League on behalf of the South China Tigers, he often played against Japanese teams. He was one of the few Chinese players who could lead the club to defeat the Japanese team. Not to mention Qin Lin’s act of strangling the Japanese international’s neck during the national team game...
It can be said that he is a figure that Japanese people both respect and hate.
When Liu Binwei received the football, Chen Xingyi retreated to meet him. However, Liu Binwei did not pass the ball immediately because Chen Xingyi was accompanied by Seoul LG right back Park Eun-kyung.
He dribbled the ball forward himself, trying to form a two-on-one situation with Chen Xingyi locally.
In response, Seoul LG strengthened their defense here, and the midfielder who had previously competed with Zhang Qinghuan for a header immediately pounced on him.
Only then did Liu Binwei pass the football to Chen Xingyi, and he accelerated forward, hoping to take away a defensive player and create opportunities for Chen Xingyi to break through. Or if the Seoul LG players fail to catch up, then Chen Xingyi will pass the football to the front, and after accelerating to catch up with the football, he can form a breakthrough or cross.
As he ran like this, Park Eun-kyung retreated with him, leaving another LG player to defend Chen Xingyi.
Chen Xingyi dribbled the ball up, and after sticking the Seoul LG midfielder to his side, he suddenly made a cross!
He passed the football to Zhang Qinghuan who was approaching.
Zhang Qinghuan did not stop the ball, but directly raised his left foot in front of the football, knocked the ball out of the head, and went straight to the space behind the Seoul LG defense line!
Because before he caught the ball, he saw Hu Lai suddenly start running from the back to the front on Seoul LG's back line. He knew that Hu Lai was reminding him to pass through.
However, the optimal route for the through ball is against a central defender of Seoul LG. If a ground ball is passed, it will probably be passed directly to the opponent's feet.
That's why he chose a more difficult overhead pass.
"Zhang Qinghuan...good shot!"
The moment he took the ball, Hu Lai, who was originally running sideways, suddenly turned around and ran sideways, burst out of Seoul LG's back line, and went straight to the landing point of the football!
When Seoul LG's No. 4 central defender turned around and saw Hu Lai appearing behind them, he reflexively raised his hand to signal Hu Lai was offside.
However, another central defender at the back point clearly saw Hu Lai's movement and knew that he was not offside, so he rushed over desperately, hoping to stop Hu Lai.
At the same time, Seoul LG goalkeeper Choi Song-moo abandoned the goal and attacked, hoping to take advantage of Hu Lai's opportunity to stop the ball and adjust, shorten the distance between him and Hu Lai, and block the angle of his shot.
Unexpectedly, he just rushed out and saw Hu Lai lift his left leg high and directly hook the football that was still in the air!
This is embarrassing...
He seemed to have no time to go up and block the angle again.
Cui Songmao hesitated for a moment. He was afraid that if he continued to pounce, Hu Lai would shoot him into the empty goal.
"Good stop! Not offside!"
Amidst the huge cheers, Hu Lai's left foot touched the ground first when he stopped the ball. Then he supported his body, raised his right foot, and gently pushed the football that had not yet landed!
The football went straight to the back corner. Although Cui Songmao also made a save - he fell directly to the ground and stretched out his feet, trying to block the shot with his feet, but Hu Lai stopped the ball and shot the shot. The two actions connected so quickly. In this case, it’s still too late...
The football bounced and rolled in front of his toes, heading straight for the lower corner of the goal!
"Hulai——!!! Beautiful!! The goal is scored!! Flash Star leads Seoul LG by two goals at home! Flash Star started from the goal kick and played a beautiful teamwork. After a series of passes and runs, Hu Lai made the final decision! When Seoul LG was attacking fiercely, Shining Star poured cold water on them with this goal! It severely hit Seoul LG’s arrogance!”
Amid the roaring cheers, Huraisa Yazi, who scored the goal, ran towards the corner flag area, sprinted, leaped into the air, turned and bent his elbows, swung his arms down, and spread his legs firmly on the turf.
As he landed, there was a sound that rushed to the sky and returned, bringing with it... rain.
At first, there were only a few scattered raindrops hitting people.
Yan Yan rubbed the back of his neck and looked up at the sky.
On the field, Park Guixian also looked up at the dark cloudy sky, and a drop of rain fell into his eyes.
The moment he blinked, heavy rain fell from the sky.
There was faint thunder from the distant horizon.
The thunderstorm mentioned in the weather forecast finally fell. (End of chapter)