Fox in the Penalty Area

The pace of the game between Madrid's city rivals is fast.

By the time many people realized it, the game had reached eighty-five minutes.

There are still five minutes until the end of the 90-minute game, and there should be ten minutes if the injury time is counted-although the offensive and defensive transition speed in the second half of this game is fast, the timeout caused by the fouls of both sides is indispensable, so the injury time There is a high probability that five minutes will be given. . .

The score still has not been rewritten, and the Madrid Pirates still lead the Kings by 1 at home.

As the end of the game approached, the mentality of the players on both sides also changed.

This score is very delicate.

In the remaining ten minutes, is it possible for the King of Madrid to score a goal to tie the game?

Of course there is.

But is it necessary to take the risk of being counterattacked by the Madrid Pirates to do so?

That's hard to say.

Conversely, the same is true for the Madrid Pirates. Should they be satisfied with the result of a small victory at home with only one goal?

Certainly not satisfied.

But if you are not satisfied, you have to try to score another goal in the last ten minutes. Aren't you afraid that the King of Madrid will seize this opportunity to fight back?

Also afraid.

If the two sides consider each other's position, the situation becomes more complicated:

Will the king take advantage of the pirates' reluctance: 1 small victory, shrink and fight against counterattacks?

But how do they know that their rivals in the same city will not turn around and take advantage of their mentality of shrinking and defending against counterattacks, and safely defend the score leading by one goal to the midfield?

After all, compared with the possible :, although :1 is not very satisfying, it is not unacceptable, because it always wins...

So in the last ten minutes of the game, the coaches of the two teams must make a decision.

Should we continue to attack, or should we slow down and choose to recover and defend?

In the end, it was Parotti who made the first decision-retreating to defend, no longer hoping to score at the last moment of the game, and he was also very satisfied with the score of :1.

The pirates retreated first, but Royvi's King of Madrid did not rush up to bombard them immediately. He was worried that this was a trap carefully constructed by Parotti.

Although he prefers to draw away with the Madrid Pirates,

But this desire was not strong enough to make him willing to risk it.

He didn't decide to give it a go until he was about to enter stoppage time and saw that the pirates had really reduced their offensive strength.

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Meli switched to the left and pulled to the sideline to respond.

Dudu Carlos received the ball in the ribs and was blocked hard by Juan Ramirez, only to turn around and protect the football first.

It looked like he was going to pass the ball back, but Du Du used his heel to pass the ball to Meli behind him.

When Meli received the ball from the wing, the Madrid Pirates' right back Irazusta immediately went up.

Immediately afterwards, Silvilio, who came off the bench, also came up to defend Meli with Irazusta.

Meli saw that the opponent had completed the defense against him, so he didn't rush to make any more moves. Instead, he gently rubbed the football forward with the outer instep of his right foot, just like walking on the field, slowly dribbling the ball .

Both Irazusta and Silvilio in front of him didn't dare to move lightly.

They know that Meli's feet are very fast. If they make an action first, it is likely that Meli will be attacked later.

The two of them followed each other step by step, stepping back and forth with Melly...

Until Meli dribbled the ball into the penalty area.

Mellie didn't intend to continue to dawdle like this.

As he lifts his right leg, his right shoulder sinks, as if trying to flip a football with the outside instep of his right foot.

Silviglio then took a step back, ready to prevent him from cutting the ball inside.

But Meli's shot was just a feint. He feinted behind the football with his right foot and did not move the football.

Go out, but gently buckled to the left.

The rolling football was then pushed forward by Meli's left foot!

At the same time, Meli accelerated to break in between Irazusta and Silvilio!

Because Silviglio shifted his center of gravity and footsteps earlier, he just made way for Melly, and he squeezed in effortlessly!

"Meli!!"

"Merry!"

"Melly—!!"

Whether it's Spain, England, or China... the narrators all over the world suddenly raised their volume when they saw this scene, shouting Merry's name.

Huge boos also erupted from the stands at Pirates Park.

Amidst the boos, Meli caught up with the football and hit the goal with his right foot from a small angle!

It was too late for Hywell to pounce with his hands, he chose to sit directly on the ground, using his left foot instead of his hand!

He felt his toes touch the football, but it didn't feel like he touched it, so he looked back.

I saw the football rushing to the back of the goal...

At this moment, the eyes of all Pirates fans and players widened, and their hearts rose to their throats.

And the Kings fans were ready to cheer.

Then... everyone saw the football hit the outside of the goal post, deflected and flew out of the baseline!

"call--!!"

Amidst the loud exhalation, the narrators exclaimed:

"Oops! Meli missed the goal!"

"Goalposts! The Pirates Park goalposts stopped Melly's goal!"

"Meli's breakthrough was very beautiful, he almost became the hero who saved the king!"

"Heywell saves the team again! He should have touched the ball...Let's slow down for a while..."

Meli saw the football deflected and flew out of the bottom line, and his body suddenly lost all supporting strength. He knelt down, then put his head in his hands, and looked at the direction the football flew out with disbelieving eyes.

Not far in front of him, Haiweier sat down on the ground, still maintaining the movement of stretching his legs to make a save, and also turned his head to confirm the result of his save.

Seeing the football flying out of the goal, he struggled to get up from the ground, raised his arms and shouted.

The closest Madrid Pirates centre-back, Betia, rushed to him and hugged him hard.

Serrados slapped his hands hard and shouted: "Corner! We still have corners!"

After shouting, he ran to Melly, who was still kneeling on the ground, and pulled him up from the ground: "Get ready for a corner kick, Melly!"

It was only then that Meli's eyes gradually came into focus, realizing that the game was not over yet, and the King of Madrid actually had another chance to attack.

However, the king failed to seize this offensive opportunity.

After the corner kick was taken, the Pirates' high center forward Ruiz made a clearance at the front point.

The second landing point was also snatched by Hu Lai.

As he was catching the ball, Orsay hit him from behind and he fell to the ground with a scream.

The referee's whistle blew, but he didn't blow the Orsay foul, but blew it twice more - the game is over!

"Match over! Pirates of Madrid beat Sacramento 1 at home and they won the first of two legs in the final! Meli looked disappointed as he missed his chance to draw with Pirates... but there's really nothing to be upset about , The score of 1: is also a good result for the King. After returning to the home court in the next round, the King of Madrid still has a great hope of advancing to the final..."

Sanchez is comforting Meli, while He Feng is comforting the Chinese fans who may not be very satisfied with the result:

":1 is not a score that can satisfy the Madrid Pirates, but it is often like this when playing against the Kings-you may not always win if you try your best, so it is good to win. At least in terms of the total score, Madrid Pirates are leading, and not by much, which helps keep the Pirates players cautious

, to face the next round of competition..."

As analyzed by the commentators, this score is an "acceptable but unsatisfactory" result for both teams.

But for the majority of neutral fans, this is a good score.

Because it made the second round full of suspense.

In fact, it is not only the score, but from the perspective of the game process, it is also difficult to say who will advance to the final.

Whether it is the Madrid Pirates or the Madrid King, no one has the ability to completely suppress the other side. Considering that the Madrid Pirates defeated the Kings at the Crown Stadium this season, it cannot be said how big the Kings' home court advantage is.

But on the other hand, it is said that the King of Madrid has the "Champions League gene", so they cannot simply use their performance in the league to predict their performance in the Champions League. Their home loss to the Pirates in the league does not mean that they will also lose to the Pirates at home in the Champions League.

In addition, although the Pirates won the game at home, they also paid the price of the main central defender Kepa Armantegui getting injured and leaving the field. It is not yet known whether they can catch up with the King of Madrid in the second round.

If you can't catch up, it will have a serious impact on the defensive stability of the Madrid Pirates.

How to eliminate this effect is also a headache for Parotti and his coaching staff. (to be continued)