Fox in the Penalty Area

Tao Hongjun stood in the stands of Crowder Ranger's home stadium, Edison Stadium, and took out his mobile phone to point at the stadium.

To be precise, it was aimed at the sideline of the field opposite him.

He is now in the east stand, while the coaches and benches of the two teams are in the west stand, separated by the entire stadium.

But this doesn't bother him, or the domestic mobile phone in his hand.

He just activated the 10x optical zoom lens on the phone and got a clear sideline picture.

In the camera, Ou Yangjin, wearing the Crowder Ranger No. 40 jersey, is standing there, and a fourth official is standing beside him. He raises his hands and holds an electronic number plate.

Tao Hongjun first took a photo, then switched to video mode, continued to point at Ou Yangjin with a 10x telephoto lens, and said at the same time:

"This is the first time a Chinese player has made his debut in the Scottish Super League! Ou Yangjin is about to play! With 12 minutes left in the game, Claude Ranger leads 3:1 at home, and replacing Ou Yangjin will basically not affect the result of the game." What impact. But it doesn't matter, Xiao Ou, come on! This is one small step for you, but also one giant leap!"

Like a narrator, he introduced the current situation and recorded this moment through video.

In fact, he still has something to say, that is, for Ou Yangjin, playing in this situation is tantamount to playing in garbage time.

But for Ou Yangjin and Tao Hongjun now, garbage time is garbage time, as long as there is a chance to play.

As long as it can make an appearance, it is a great improvement.

The Scottish Premier League is not televised in China, so this scene cannot be seen and known by Chinese fans in the first place.

Tao Hongjun had to use his mobile phone to record this historic moment.

He knew that the reason why Ou Yangjin was able to get the chance to play in garbage time must be because of his performance in training that impressed Claude Rangers head coach Fraser Moffat.

Otherwise, why would they give you this chance?

There are still seven people sitting on the bench, why can't they feel the atmosphere and move their bodies during garbage time?

Ou Yangjin?

This is just a bonus appearance and does not mean that there will be similar opportunities in the future. Unless Ou Yangjin performed well in the game, what chance would there be for these ten minutes of game time?

In the end, I still have to continue to work hard in training and strive to be favored by the head coach again. Tao Hongjun believes that Ou Yangjin will have more and more opportunities to play in the team after getting more "reward-like" appearances like this...

Of course, the premise is that Ou Yangjin does not make mistakes in the game.

For defensive players, "not making mistakes" is much more important than "being in the limelight".

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Ou Yangjin stood on the sidelines, next to the fourth official holding a placard.

In the ears are the shouts from nearly 90,000 home fans.

As the top club in the Scottish Premier League, Claude Ranger is not strong in European football, but in Scotland, especially in Glasgow, it is still a resounding overlord.

The Edison Stadium, which can accommodate 90,000 fans, is one of the best stadiums in the entire UK.

This capacity is very rare in the UK - most stadiums in the UK can hold 60,000 fans and can be considered "big".

This is just an ordinary domestic league game, and the home court is almost full.

It can be seen that the enthusiasm of Ranger fans.

as a newcomer,

To play in such an environment, I have to say that this is not only a great honor, but also a great pressure.

Just standing on the sidelines, Ou Yangjin couldn't help her heart beat faster, and then her mind began to run wild.

He didn't expect that he would get the chance to represent the team when he was selected for the first time in the squad.

Although Claude Ranger has already led his opponent by two goals, he still can't help but wonder, will he become the opponent's breakthrough after he plays, and then allow the opponent to quickly pull back a goal?

If something like that happens.

I'm afraid my prospects in the team are over, right?

But such a thought only flashed in Ou Yangjin's mind, and he threw it out of his mind.

Because suddenly a scene broke into his mind, driving out all his previous wild thoughts.

It was Meli Banega wearing an Argentina jersey with his hands on his hips, looking up at the sky.

In the Olympic semi-finals, he lay on the ground to complete a header clearance, the football was kicked out of the baseline by Meli who was caught off guard, and he didn't even give Argentina a corner kick.

It never occurred to me that Ou Yangjin was able to guard against him so much that Mei Li made such a helpless move.

Surrounded by his teammates at that time, Ou Yangjin smiled happily and noticed Melly's reaction.

He saw this scene in his eyes and kept it in his heart for a long time, just like a treasured photo.

Whenever Ou Yangjin doubted himself or was not confident enough, he would dig out this "photo" from the depths of his memory.

Remind him, tell him:

You were the one who defended Meli, and you got Meli's jersey after the game. What are you afraid of? !

It's just a small scene in front of you!

After forcing herself to think this way, Ou Yangjin's mood gradually calmed down, and her heart rate began to drop.

He took a deep breath and let it out slowly.

At this time, the teammate who was about to be replaced finally came to the sidelines, and he raised his hands to applaud the fans in the stands.

Then he briefly high-fived with Ou Yangjin.

After doing all this, Ou Yangjin finally stepped onto the turf of the Edison Stadium.

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Tao Hongjun originally thought that Ou Yangjin played in garbage time just to feel the atmosphere of the Soviet Super League, and it was unlikely that he would have any chance to perform.

As long as you can play well in the defensive midfielder position and make no mistakes, it is considered a successful debut.

But perhaps because they have already led their opponents by two goals and there is not much time left in the game, the players of Claude Ranger have relaxed.

Victoria United, which was two goals behind, took advantage of the situation and launched a fierce attack, hoping to create a miracle in the last ten minutes, chasing two goals in a row and equalizing the score.

So when Ou Yangjin came on the field, not only did the game not enter garbage time, but the pace became faster and faster. Claude Ranger's defense is under tremendous pressure!

This scene made Tao Hongjun both worried and looking forward to it.

The worry was naturally that Ou Yangjin had just played and would easily become the "breakthrough" the opponent was looking for. I don't know if Ou Yangjin can withstand such pressure. If you can't stand it and make a mistake, it may be very difficult to play next time. I don't know how long you have to wait, and there may even be a farewell show for the first show...

The expectation is that if he can perform well in such a game, then Ou Yangjin's situation in Claude Ranger can be opened up, and everyone won't have to wait so long.

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Victoria United played the ball outside Claude Ranger's penalty area again, and then moved laterally to the right.

The right back of Victoria United, who was holding the ball on the right, pretended to break through the bottom, but suddenly cut inside and went horizontally into the penalty area!

Fortunately, Claude Ranger's defensive reaction was also quick, and someone immediately blocked him in front of him, preventing him from continuing to dribble.

Victoria United's players with the ball can only stop at the corner of the penalty area.

Facing the defense line of Claude Ranger who was waiting in full force, he tried to ride a bicycle to pass, but the Claude Ranger player defending him was unmoved.

He used the outside instep of his left foot to push the football to the middle, and after opening the angle, he immediately raised his left foot... to pass the ball!

Not a shot, but a pass to the back of the ball!

Because he is here, Claude Ranger's defensive center of gravity is biased to this side. So there is naturally a lot of space on the other side!

The football flew over the heads of all the players on both sides in the penalty area and went straight to the back point!

At the same time, a player from Victoria United rushed in from outside the penalty area at high speed and rushed to the landing point!

Claude Ranger's goalkeeper had no choice but to press out to block the opponent's shot, but in this way, the goal behind him was empty!

Ou Yangjin, who was also in the penalty area, immediately realized this when he saw his goalkeeper teammate rushing out.

He thinks that the opponent's players should not shoot directly, because the scoring rate is too low - it is the opponent's left back who rushes up, not the striker, and he has a high chance of choosing a cross.

So when his defender teammates and goalkeeper teammates rushed towards the opponent's left back, Ou Yangjin decisively chose to return to the center!

If he can stop the opponent's attack, then he will become the hero of the team!

As Ou Yangjin expected, the opponent's left back did not shoot directly, but pushed the flying football directly into the middle!

The football flew between the goalkeeper and the Claude Ranger players who came up to press him!

And Ou Yangjin happened to appear on the flight path of the football!

I saw that he reflexively wanted to lift his foot to kick the ball to clear the siege, but the football hit the front of his raised thigh, then bounced upwards, was blocked by his stomach, and spun violently, spinning a strange arc ...keep flying to the goal!

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"Hold!"

Tao Hongjun, who saw this scene in the stands, couldn't help but swear.

If this goal is scored, it will be considered Ou Yangjin's own goal!

If he scored an own goal in the first game, if he is considered a disaster... then it will be a negative label that cannot be removed!

He even regretted Ou Yangjin's move to the middle lane - you might as well not go, just watch the show nearby!

But it's too late to say this now, he can't do anything except watch the tragedy happen in the stands.

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Ou Yangjin thought at first that he could be the hero who saved the team, but now he realizes that he might become a sinner...

With six or seven minutes remaining in the game, if the opponents Victoria United relied on their own goal to pull back a goal and narrow the point difference to one goal, it would be a great boost to their morale.

I originally wanted to help the team make up for the leak with good intentions, but in the end it turned into helping the opponent make up the shot...

At the same time, after completing this "supplementary shot", he lost his balance and stumbled towards the goal.

There seemed to be nothing he could do.

But Ou Yangjin soon discovered that the football drew a strange arc in the air, and then circled back!

Getting closer and closer to myself!

It seems that he still has a chance to make up for his "mistake"!

At this time, Ou Yangjin turned around due to inertia, with his back to the goal, but he might kick the football away!

His foot was on the goal line.

At the same time, the football bounced off the ground in front of the goal line and continued to fly towards the goal...

Ou Yangjin gave up the plan to maintain balance, and fell backwards towards the goal, but at the same time, his right leg swung forward...

The bouncing football was kicked out by him just as it was about to cross the goal line!

Boom!

The football flew out of a parabola from Claude Ranger's goal line and fell outside the penalty area!

Ou Yangjin, on the other hand, fell backwards into the goal.

"Oh oh oh--!!"

The commentator of the Scottish TV station exclaimed, and it was impossible to tell whether he was simply exclaiming or calling Ou Yangjin's last name.

"ohhhhhhhhhh! ouuuuuuuu!!! A goal line clearance! An unbelievable defense by Ou! He's only been on for five minutes!! Amazing defense! Amazing!"

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Tao Hongjun stood in the stands, staring dumbfounded at the direction of Claude Ranger's goal.

Beside him are cheering Claude Ranger fans.

Their screams and cheers finally woke Tao Hongjun up.

He first looked around at the excited fans, and then turned his eyes to the field.

The football has been completely cleared by the players of Claude Ranger. The home ball boy is unwilling to throw the football to the players of Victoria United in the slow dawdling time, but the latter has no time to care about the ball boy. The referee complained, indicating that the ball had passed the line as a whole.

The few Cloud Ranger players who were closest to the goal rushed into the goal, stretched out their hands to Ou Yangjin, and pulled him up from the ground.

Someone else patted his shoulder at the same time.

No one knew what they said. From Tao Hongjun's position, he couldn't even see the expressions on everyone's faces clearly.

Tao Hongjun moved his gaze upwards and finally landed on the big screen.

The final ruling animation and results of "Gate Line Technology" were broadcast on it:

At the moment when Ou Yangjin kicked the football, two-thirds of the ball did cross the line, but one-third was still on the goal line.

So it turns out...

"no goal"

No goal!

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