Fox in the Penalty Area

The Pirates Park stadium was full of people, and the big screens in the stands showed real-time scores:

1:1

The game has progressed to the second half, and the score is still 1:1.

The score was the same for both sides in the first half, and the score has not changed since the second half.

The scene that the Madrid Pirates fans hoped that their team would play against Catalonia did not appear.

The revenge scene that the Catalan fans hoped for... No, the Catalan fans dared not think so. They were even afraid that before the game, some Catalan players would utter bold words of revenge, which would provoke them to gossip... Fortunately, what they were worried about did not really happen.

For example, before the game, the Spanish media ran to ask the newly joined goalkeeper Tone Schulman with bad intentions, asking him what he thinks of Hu Lai scoring in 35 consecutive league rounds across the season.

It's nothing more than trying to entice Schulman to release some rhetoric, such as "I know, but his record will end with me".

But Schulman was very cautious. He just praised Hu Lai for his brave performance, but never mentioned how he should deal with it.

The cautious answer also reflected the mentality of the Catalan United team. After being cleaned up, they now understand. Before the game is over, you must not lose character first.

The two sides were at a stalemate in the first half, and the 1:1 score also well explained the balance of power between the two teams.

"The Catalan United in the new season has indeed undergone radical changes..." commentator He Feng said.

Yan Kang on the side agreed:

"Just four months ago, in this same stadium, the Pirates defeated Catalan United 5-3. Although the score seemed to be only two goals away, the Pirates had an absolute advantage on the scene... and now, Pirates didn't get any bargains on their home court..."

"Reilly, the head coach, does have two brushes... Kabunka is closer to the goal than before, and he is more threatening. The goal in the first half is the best proof..."

Kabanka scored the Catalan goal in the first half.

He first dribbled the ball from the middle of the midfield, attracted the defensive players of the Madrid Pirates to the center, and then distributed the football to the wing.

While the Madrid Pirates' defensive focus shifted to the wing, he quietly ran into the penalty area.

When the football was passed from the wing to the center, he just ran into the space and volleyed with one and a half feet, which caught the Madrid Pirates by surprise.

The football bounced off the ground in front of Haiwell, no matter how brave "Daddy Hai" was, he had no choice but to watch the football hit the net.

With Kabanka's goal, Catalan United equalized the score away.

Kabanka has already scored a goal, but Hu Lai has not yet "drawn" this game.

In fact, he had a good chance in the first half, when he grabbed the ball in front of the goal and scored with a header.

But the football was thrown out by Catalan goalkeeper Tony Shulman inconceivably. When Hu Lai rushed towards the football, he was still in the front of the middle. Hu Lai threw the football back, but he suddenly He kicked the ground and rushed back, and then fished out the football in front of the back post.

At that time, the commentators were exclaiming "unbelievable".

If Hu Lai hits the ball, the Madrid Pirates will lead by two goals.

Even if Kabangka scores later, it will only narrow the gap from two goals to one goal.

It can be said that Schulman's save indirectly helped Catalan United equalize the score.

The person standing in front of the Catalan goal this season has changed from Carlos Cordero to Tone Schulman.

The Dutch national team followed the new head coach Reilly Vicente to the Catalan United. The purpose is very clear, that is, to replace Kuodelo.

Although the latter is a player trained by Catalan United's own youth training system, after many "accidents" last season, the club also lost patience with him.

In addition, he himself did not show the ability to compete with Schulman before the season.

It was sent away at the end of August.

There was no transfer, but a loan.

The Catalan United loaned him to Wiggleston in the Premier League. Although Wijston is not a wealthy team, it can neither play the Champions League nor the Europa League.

But Wiggerston at least promised to make Cordero the main force.

So Cordero went.

The lease is for one year, and after one year, Wiggerston has a first buyout clause.

For Cordero, this also means that he is completely away from the rich.

In fact, it's not that his goalkeeping skills are not good, it's mainly because of his major psychological flaws, which were fully exposed when he played against Hu Lai. This makes other giants dare not use him.

What should I do if I cannot withstand the pressure and make a mistake in an important game or at a critical moment?

Not to mention that the pressure on the rich team itself is great.

Therefore, a non-rich team like Wiggerston is more suitable for him, at least it can allow him to find his current game state and confidence.

Schulman's "magic throw" in the first half proved his value and ability, and the transfer fee of 78 million euros did not appear to be so expensive. Laughing at the Catalan United for being taken advantage of, spending nearly 80 million euros to buy a goalkeeper in the Eredivisie League.

But so far this season, Schulman has not conceded a goal in an open game-the conceded goal against the Madrid Pirates in the first half was his first conceded goal this season, and this conceded goal was a free kick.

Tonini took advantage of a direct free-kick and put the football in the net to give the Pirates of Madrid the lead.

It was only fourteen minutes into the game.

Everyone thought that the Madrid Pirates had a fantastic start.

The result is still struggling in the quagmire.

After the two sides changed sides to fight again in the second half, the situation did not improve. The two sides saw a stalemate back and forth in the frontcourt, midfield and backcourt.

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Hu Lai still looked left and right on the field, and then slowly approached the goal of Catalan United.

Catalan centre-back Paul Fortune was always by his side, preventing him from getting the ball easily.

He had done this before this game, and Hu Lai was also successfully defended by him, except for the header in front of the goal.

Fortunately, goalkeeper Schulman performed well, so he didn't make a big mistake.

Facts have proved that defensive nonsense does not mean that no mistakes can be made.

It's just that when you make a mistake, you have to have reliable teammates who can cover it all.

Needless to say, Schulman is indeed more reliable than Cordero.

Although football is not on Hu Lai's side, the Dutch national goalkeeper looks at him from time to time to observe his running position.

This is Schulman's first confrontation with Hu Lai, but he is no stranger to Hu Lai.

Hu Lai's crazy performance last season has spread all over the world. Even in the Eredivisie, he has felt the impact of Hu Lai's crazy performance.

Even in Rotterdam's elite team, every time Hu Lai achieved an amazing achievement or broke a record, everyone would talk about him in private.

Twenty-three goals in the Champions League, ninety-five goals in a single season, unstoppable league scoring streak...

Last season he broke all opponents' goals and no team was spared.

His efficiency has almost become the nightmare of all goalkeepers.

But as a goalkeeper, Schulman has been looking forward to competing with opponents like Hu Lai.

He wanted to feel for himself what it was like to face a super-scorer who scored 95 goals in a single season.

For the save in the first half, although he was calm in the wild hugs and pats of his teammates after the completion, his heart was beating extremely fast and his adrenaline was soaring.

He felt the thrill of walking on the edge of life and death.

both fearful and longing.

Afraid of Hu Lai's every shot, but eager to save every shot of him.

Schulman was constantly observing Hu Lai's running position, and saw the football being passed to Hu Lai. Schulman's whole body was like a compressed spring, ready to be ejected at any time.

He quickly moved his position, opened his arms, and prepared for the save.

Immediately afterwards, Hu Lai shot the ball under Fortune's interference!

Although there was Fortune's personal interference, his kick still hit the door frame!

At least Schulman thought so - he didn't dare to bet that Hu Lai's kick missed the goal frame, so when he saw Hu Lai's shot, he immediately rushed towards the direction the football was coming from!

Then hit the football with one palm!

"Schulman! He made a wonderful save! He blocked Hu's shot again! Of course, under Fortune's interference, Hu's shot was a little bit straight..."

"Sure enough, after scoring crazy goals last season, Hu Lai has been fully studied and targeted by his opponents in the new season. The difficulty of scoring has skyrocketed..."

"At the same time, after Carey left, the opponent's defense can put almost all their energy on Hu Lai, which also increases the difficulty of Hu Lai's goal. Parotti made fine-tuning of the team's tactics. Kamara and Tonini no longer Like last season, they pulled aside very much, but shrunk to the middle to strengthen the connection with Hu Lai... By doing this, the offensive firepower of the Madrid Pirates can be guaranteed, but the number of goals scored by Hu Lai will inevitably decline, because many times he has to Acting as bait to create chances for his teammates. In this way, his teammates have scored goals, but his chances of scoring goals have been reduced a lot...”

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Shulman got up from the ground, then looked at Hu Lai.

Hu Lai held his head in his hands, regretting that his shot was saved.

This gave Schulman a little more sense of accomplishment in his heart.

However, he didn't think arrogantly that he would definitely be able to end Hu Lai's record of scoring goals in 36 consecutive rounds across the season in this game.

Before the final whistle of the game was blown, he didn't dare to slack off in the slightest.

But if he can always block random shots like this, maybe he will also reduce the number of shots and create opportunities for other Madrid Pirates players...

"The Almighty King of the Female President"

Also have to guard against the other Madrid Pirates players.

His task is to keep the goal of the Catalan United, not just to prevent Hu Lai from scoring.

Soon he saved another shot from the Madrid Pirates, this time it was not Hu Lailai, but Vukovic.

His long-range shot outside the penalty area was not very powerful, and the angle was slightly positive. Schulman jumped into the air and hugged him directly with both hands.

"Schulman! Beautiful! Steady performance! Every save he makes is proving to the Catalan fans that the 78 million spent on him is worth it!"