Chapter 1551 Stepping Stone
The sky above Pirates Park was filled with boos.
The reason Pirates fans are so furious is on the field.
A second ago, Cerrados retreated and headed the ball back, rubbing the football into the open area behind him.
Mellie Banega took advantage of his speed and suddenly started to move forward and received the ball behind the Madrid Pirates defense!
The linesman ran along without raising his flag.
The referee followed suit without blowing the whistle.
After the introduction of VAR video referees, if there is a suspected offside kick in the game, the whistle will not be blown immediately to suspend the game, but will wait until the offense is completed before making the final penalty.
This is because the decision of whether it is offside or not has been left to the video referee team, and the on-site referee is not responsible.
So the fans don't know whether Melli's ball was offside.
But this does not prevent them from booing, expressing dissatisfaction, or hoping to take this opportunity to put pressure on the referees.
Melli, who formed a single goal, dribbled the ball to the penalty area line, and goalkeeper Hewel also struck near the penalty spot.
Facing Hywell's attack, Melly raised his right leg as if to shoot the football to the right.
So Hewel moved his center of gravity and steps that way, preparing to make a save.
But when Melli's foot came down, there was a very subtle change on his ankle. He gently poked the football to the left with his toes!
Then he accelerated and changed direction, and just shook Hewel away!
What was in front of him was already a huge empty door!
Although center back Danny Drew worked hard to chase back and was already approaching Melli infinitely, it was difficult to stop the opponent at this time...
When Drew came up, Melli pushed and shot easily with his left foot!
The football rolled into the Madrid Pirates' goal amid overwhelming boos!
"Melli! Melli -! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!! Melli! Who would have thought? The first goal in this high-profile game was the visiting team Madrid Kings! They took advantage of the Pirates to press on after the opening game. Opportunity, a successful quick counterattack! In the 17th minute, the Kings led the Pirates 1:0”
The boos grew louder, as if a storm was brewing above Pirates Park.
Amid the boos, the referee held down his earphones and was communicating with the video referee team to see if Melly was offside when Cerrados stepped back.
The TV broadcast also showed footage of the video referee team analyzing and comparing, as well as subtitles: "Goal confirmed"
Soon the video referee team gave a conclusion:
Not offside!
So the referee blew the whistle and pointed his finger to the center circle!
Melli was finally able to run and celebrate his goal, shaking his fist at the die-hard Pirates fans in the South Stand at Pirates Park.
one time!
Twice!
Three times!
The boos are louder!
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"Oops——" Han Shuyu held his head in his hands in the stands, feeling very regretful.
Li Qingliang beside her also looked up at the sky, speechless and disappointed.
He Feng and Yan Kang in the commentary box also held their heads with their hands and sighed: "The Kings are leading in the away game! Merry's forward penetration on this goal was very timely and decisive..."
For this game, the two of them flew from China to Madrid to provide live commentary for the Chinese fans.
Not only because this is a Madrid derby, but also because in this Madrid derby, Hulay is likely to set a new record.
They wanted to witness history as close to the record as possible.
But the first thing I saw was that the King of Madrid scored first...
"At the beginning of this game, the Kings, who were playing away from home, turned away and played very proactively, which made the Pirates a little uncomfortable... Before the game, everyone focused on whether Hu Lai could break the record, as if the Kings were here It’s like I’m focused on preventing Hu Lai from scoring...”
After Yan Kang sighed, he analyzed it for the audience in front of the TV.
"But in fact, the Kings used a sharper offense to catch the Pirates off guard. The initiative in the game also went to their side who scored first..."
He Feng said: "Judging from the nearly 20 minutes of the game, the Kings don't seem to care whether Cerrados' record can be maintained. At least they invested more in offense..."
"That's right, He Feng. Compared with personal records, team results are of course more important. The Kings of Madrid are one point ahead of the Pirates. If they can beat the Pirates away from home, the point difference will be widened to four points, and the outcome will still matter. Take advantage. This may be related to the ownership of the league championship. Compared with the league championship, Cerrados’ record is of course nothing..."
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The Madrid players rushed towards Melli who scored the goal and endured the boos from the Pirates fans with him.
The Pirates players on the field seemed a little depressed.
I didn't expect to concede the ball so early.
Their head coach Parotti was standing on the sidelines at this time with a serious expression.
This is not a "good start"...
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After the game restarted, the leading Madrid Kings continued to launch a fierce attack on the Pirates.
What they are best at is direct and fast offense. They don't often pass back and forth in the midfield and backcourt. They will try their best to pass the ball forward when they have the opportunity, and they will pass more through balls than cross passes.
The result of this is that there will be more mistakes when attacking, but the advantage is that when you have sufficient physical strength, you can create more threats.
Kings coach Roy Wei obviously intends to take advantage of the team's physical strength after the start of the game to score more goals.
If they can get a two-goal lead, they can slow down their pace and deal with the Madrid Pirates relatively calmly.
Then as time goes by, when the Madrid Pirates lose patience and start to increase their pressure, it will be the perfect opportunity for the Madrid King to counterattack.
In response to the fierce attack of the King of Madrid, the Pirates first stabilized the defense through overall tactics, and then tried to counterattack.
However, the pirates' counterattack did not go very smoothly.
In this game, Maxi Carey was tightly guarded by the opponent's young midfielder, and was unable to perform well for a while.
In this game, the Madrid Kings' original main midfielder Mohamed Osei was absent due to injury, and was replaced by the team's 20-year-old young player, Claudio Ray.
This talented player trained by the Madrid King's youth academy has high hopes. Some Madrid King fans even jokingly called him the "Prince". Because everyone can see that he has a bright future and will definitely become an important figure in the first team in the future.
Although Osei is still at the peak of his career, the Madrid king must also take precautions and prepare his successor in advance.
As a result, Claudio Ray was officially transferred to the first team this season and has now played fifteen times in various first-team games, including five starts.
And in addition to the midfielder, Claudio Ray, who is 1.87 meters tall, can also play as a central defender. In addition, he also has certain offensive abilities because his long-range shots are not bad. This makes him more adaptable on the court.
Ray seemed very excited about today's game. He was almost inseparable from Kyrie, and he completed the task assigned to him by the head coach very well - causing trouble for Kyrie.
Under his defense, Kyrie did not play well.
The last time the two sides met in the Spanish Super Cup final, he could easily get the ball on the wing and in the ribs without interference from the Madrid King's players.
But this time, as long as he catches the ball, Claudio Ray will appear next to him like his shadow, using more agile skills to interfere and defend.
Kaili once tried to shake Lei away with a fake move, but after the opponent saw through his intention, he took advantage of the situation and stabbed the football away. At the same time, Kaili almost fell to the ground and was chewed on. It was really embarrassing. ……
After finishing his defense, Lei looked back at Kyrie, who was still trying to maintain his balance, and smacked his lips with regret:
It would be great if this scene happened at the Crown Stadium...
It will definitely win the cheers of the fans in the audience.
That scene... is fascinating!
Sure enough, games like the Madrid Derby are the perfect stage for heroes to appear!
Before this game, Claudio Ray had played fifteen times this season, but in these fifteen appearances, he had not made any waves.
Either playing in the garbage time of the game, or getting more time in less important games, such as the Copa del Rey.
This is the first time for Ray to play a game like a Madrid derby - in the first half of the season, he didn't even make the squad, so he could only watch the game in the stands and feel the atmosphere of the derby.
As a player who grew up in the Madrid Kings echelon, Ray dreamed of playing in the Madrid derby, wearing the Kings jersey and defeating his rivals in the same city.
Osei, the team's main defensive midfielder, was injured in the 4:1 victory over Sebastian, giving him such an opportunity.
And he also secretly vowed to use his outstanding performance to win more trust from head coach Roy Wei and gain more playing opportunities for himself in the second half of the season.
Maybe... it wouldn't be a bad idea to simply replace Olympiad!
With this thought, when Lei looked at Kaili again, he seemed to be looking at a stepping stone to the palace of success.
No...not enough.
He turned his attention to Hu Lai in the distance again.
This guy is the one getting the most attention in this game. That is a bigger stepping stone!
(End of chapter)