Fox in the Penalty Area

"huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu—laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaai!!"

Sanchez drew out his growl.

The Pirates Park stadium was also full of cheers.

In fact, compared with Hu Lai's first goal in this game, this goal is really mediocre. It is neither beautiful nor has any special technical difficulty.

It's a very ordinary shot in front of the goal.

But just like another characteristic of Hu Lai, he is always good at scoring key goals at critical moments.

Everyone was worried about the Pirates when Catalan tied the score with Kabanka's second goal and were in high spirits and could overthrow the Madrid Pirates away.

Especially the Catalan United made it clear that they were going to play a defensive counterattack. What if the Madrid Pirates team pressed up and the opponent seized the opportunity to hit a ball behind them?

At this time, Hu Lai's goal is very important.

Even if it's just a very ordinary grabbing goal, it's worth a thousand dollars.

Perhaps even more so than his first ball of the game in terms of importance.

The huge cheers at the scene were all given to "Mr. Key" Hu Lai.

The coaches on the coaching bench of the Madrid Pirates rushed out one after another, hugging and celebrating.

Everyone felt a sudden lightness on their bodies, and Hu Lai took away the boulder that was precariously hanging above their heads with such ease.

Although the game is not over yet, it cannot be said that the Madrid Pirates will defeat Catalan with this ball.

But at least Hu Lai's goal gave all Pirates fans great confidence.

It has happened many times before, and Hou Lai scored in the last ten minutes of the game and then helped the team win the game.

So for Madrid Pirates fans, as long as Hou Lai scores in the last ten minutes, the team's chances of winning will greatly increase.

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Listening to the loud cheers from the home fans, this time Kabunka did not feel as frustrated and depressed as he did last season,

There are even regrets.

No, none of these emotions.

Kabangka is very aware of Hu Lai's strength, and he is not surprised that Hu Lai scored twice.

So he knew how difficult it would be for him to defeat Hu Lai here.

That has to be all-out effort, and then some luck...

The game is not over yet, and there are about ten minutes left including injury time.

Kabanka is not about to give up.

He knows that it is difficult to defeat Hu Lai, so he will go all out.

The players of the Madrid Pirates surrounded Hou Lai and returned to their own half.

Every one of them had a smile on their face.

Kabanka watched them laughing and passing by him, secretly feeling that this was God's revelation to him.

He'll be able to crush the Pirates' win on the road.

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"Kabangka——!"

Amidst the roar of the commentator, Kabangka shot a cold arrow in front of the penalty area!

The football sprinted forward against the turf!

Seeing that Haiweier was unable to make a save, he was blocked from the bottom line by an outstretched leg!

"Danny Drew! He made a clutch defense!"

"After the Madrid Pirates took the lead, the morale of the Catalan United did not seem to be hit, and their offense became even crazier... Under the signal of the head coach Reilly Vicente, the Catalan United went all the way! I don't care at all So how much space will be left behind them..."

"The Cathay-Thailand United really don't have the right to think about the space behind them. After all, if they don't attack, they will lose..."

"Just one goal behind, Catalan United still has a chance. Although it is unrealistic to say that they can turn defeat into victory, if they can draw with the Madrid Pirates in the away game, that is a completely acceptable result!"

In response to Cathay United's crazy counterattack, Parotti did not sit still.

He immediately chose to defend and counterattack. As an arrow figure, Hu Lai retreated, changing from the most forward center to a shadow forward.

During the counterattack, Kamara and Tonini came out on top.

It's the third season for Hou Lai to join the Madrid Pirates, and he has been practicing and integrating into the team's pass control system.

So even if he is far away from the goal, he can use his passing and running to help other teammates.

Facing the aggressive offensive of the Catalan United, the Pirates soon relied on Kamara's counterattack and cut inside, almost scoring a goal.

At that time, because Hou Lai pulled out in the middle and took away Paul Fortune, the Catalan United's defensive strength in front of the goal was not enough, allowing Kamara to seize the opportunity to shoot.

Fortunately, their goalkeeper Toni Schulman was focused and blocked Kamara's shot with a single palm.

Then the football was cleared by the team captain Rosas who was back in place.

Catalan escaped unharmed.

Of course, the Catalan United is not without the opportunity to threaten the goal of the Madrid Pirates in turn.

In the 87th minute of the game, the Catalan United besieged the Madrid Pirates and had already shot twice in a row.

In fact, neither of these two shots threatened the goal guarded by Heywell.

But this third time...

Kabanka grabs a shot in the penalty area of ​​the Madrid Pirates!

This time Heywell couldn't make a save, but the football didn't fly into the goal. Instead, after bypassing his cross, it slammed into the goal post and bounced to Salado's side again!

Salado didn't expect the football to fall to his feet at all. He was not prepared enough, and he shot directly in a haste.

But in the face of an empty goal, he pushed the football away!

"Salado! Salado... oops! He deflected a shot that was so close! It's unbelievable! Look at Salado's face... His eyes widen, as if he himself I can't believe it!"

"My God! What is Salado doing?! How can he miss a ball like this?! This is a 'my grandma can do it' ball!"

The narrators all exclaimed.

After the initial exclamation at the Pirates Park Stadium, there was a huge roar of laughter.

Chants of "Thank you, Salado" echoed over Pirates Park again.

Salado himself was even more shocked, and couldn't believe that he had missed such a perfect opportunity.

He first looked at the empty goal, then turned to look at the football flying out of the baseline, and finally raised his hands and covered his face.

Even he himself couldn't bear to look directly...

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This excellent opportunity wasted by Mario Salado was also the last chance of Catalan United.

After that, although there were still a few minutes before the end of the game, Catalan United could no longer organize a threatening offensive.

The score remained unchanged until the referee blew the whistle to end the game.

In the end, the Madrid Pirates defeated the Catalan United 3:2 at home.

Won the most important game in the early days of the league.

At the post-match press conference, Catalan head coach Reilly Vicente seemed unconvinced about the loss:

"Before this game, our main midfielder Van der Stern was not able to play due to injury, so we were very passive in the midfield. But even so, we only lost one goal. I want to wait until the second half of the season. When the two sides meet again, it will definitely not be the result."

A reporter asked him what he thought of the absolutely equal opportunity that Salado wasted at the last moment.

He chose to side with his players:

"Salado is a very good and hardworking player. All he lacks is luck. Yes, his luck was not very good, that's all. I don't think he should be responsible for the team's loss... ..."

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While Vicente was attending the post-match press conference, Mario Salado was sitting dejectedly in the dressing room, not even bothering to change.

He was just naked from the upper body, sitting alone on a chair in a daze.

Some teammates tried to come up to comfort him, but he turned a blind eye.

It wasn't until Kabanka sat next to him and put his hand on his shoulder that he finally reacted - turned to look at the Brazilian.

"You are not to blame for that ball, it is difficult for almost everyone to react in such a sudden situation."

Hearing Kabanka say this, Salado was surprised: "I thought you were here to blame me for wasting that opportunity..."

Kabanka smiled and said, "I'm that harsh in your heart?"

"Yes." Salado said bluntly.

Kabanka was silent for a while, and then said: "If we want to regain the championship, we must be stricter with ourselves."

"But you are more strict with all of us..." Salado couldn't help but say what was in his heart.

Then he quickly added: "Uh, I mean... you are a person who is as famous as Meli, and you can change the outcome of the game by yourself. You can do it yourself..."

Kabanka shook his head firmly when he heard the words: "No. I can't do it alone. I need the help of my teammates."

"Oh, that's a sign of weakness." Salado stabbed Kabanka reflexively. "As a person with the same name as Melly, how can you say that?"

Kabanka didn't take it seriously, and said with a smile: "I'm not that idiot Meli, I just want to fight Hu one-on-one. Do you know why I chose to come to Cathay United in the first place?"

Salado shook his head: "I don't know."

"Because I want to stand on the shoulders of giants." Kabanka said generously, "Catalogue is that giant."

After speaking, he got up.

"I'll still watch you in practice, Mario. You're the left arm of a giant."

He turned and left, while Mario Salado sat in his seat, staring at his back in a daze.

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ps, the community has been reduced to medium risk, and the notice said that the residents living outside will be allowed to return after the risk level is completely cancelled.

Hope to go home!

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