Hu Lai took another shot, but at the same time as he shot, Liu Yan and Elias pounced on him at the same time, hitting each other hard from the left to the right.
Despite this, Hu Lai still shot the football out before being knocked to the ground.
After the football missed the goal, the referee's whistle also sounded.
However, instead of giving the Madrid Pirates a corner kick, South China Tigers midfielder Elias was called for a collision foul and the Madrid Pirates were given a free kick in the frontcourt.
Twenty-eight meters away from the goal, in the middle.
The South China Tigers players became nervous, and Elias quickly told the referee that his collision was a reasonable one and not a foul.
The referee didn't listen to this, he only believed what he saw with his own eyes.
Obviously this was a hitting foul.
Vukovic's last free kick hit the wall directly and bounced out, failing to threaten the South China Tigers' goal.
The commentator He Feng let out a sigh of relief: "What a danger! The South China Tigers did not flinch during this period. Facing a strong enemy, they bravely pressed forward. However, this also resulted in a relatively empty back line..."
Yan Kang said from the side: "Qin Lin is a little anxious. But there is no need. After conceding the ball just now, he should shrink the defense line, stabilize the defense first, and try to withstand the attack of the Madrid Pirates. If the ball is conceded again in a short time at this time,
That wouldn’t be good…”
From the audience's perspective, Yan Kang is right.
After the Madrid Pirates took the lead, the South China Tigers' defense was indeed dangerous.
This free kick is just a microcosm.
Because the South China Tigers adopted an aggressive offensive strategy after losing the ball, there was a lot of space behind their defense.
How did the South China tiger solve this problem?
They make up for it by running tirelessly.
Once the ball is lost, except for the South China Tigers player closest to the ball who goes up to interfere with the counterattack, everyone else turns around and runs back to defend as quickly as possible.
Plus the interference from the front.
By the time the Pirates got rid of the interference and launched their attack, the entire South China Tigers team had basically set up a defense line within their own 30-meter area.
Although doing so can indeed help the South China Tiger temporarily stabilize its defense.
But everyone can see what the price of doing this is.
Physical fitness.
The price is the rapid depletion of physical energy.
When attacking, you need to press forward with all your strength, and when defending, the whole team needs to retreat quickly.
With this style of play, everyone is worried whether the South China Tigers players have enough physical strength or they might collapse when the second half begins.
The South China Tigers have played the entire Chinese Super League, which is considered the end of a complete league cycle.
Physical reserves are basically used up, and players are the most exhausted at this time.
Even though the team took ten days off after the Chinese Super League ended, it was not enough to fully recover.
In addition, before this game, the South China Tigers played two Club World Cup games in a week.
Everyone knows the impact of double games a week on physical fitness.
Now that the South China Tigers are still playing such a fast-paced game, how can they physically sustain the whole game?
Many people think that the South China Tigers should slow down after conceding the ball, shrink their defense and set up their defense to avoid its edge first.
Unexpectedly, Qin Lin's team did the opposite.
After conceding the ball, he started a confrontation with Madrid Pirates...
The game has reached twenty-five minutes. Although the South China Tigers have not conceded any more goals, everyone can see that they will not last long playing like this.
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Peng Weijun just rushed forward, but Huang Yao was intercepted by Joaquin Vela in the midfield and lost the ball.
So he immediately turned around and ran back.
The Madrid Pirates also played in the space behind him.
The football was passed to Kamara.
Peng Weijun gritted his teeth and sprinted on the wing, and finally ran back before Kamara could catch the ball.
But before he could gain a firm foothold, Kamara pushed the ball forward and started a race with him!
Peng Weijun failed to adjust in one breath and started slowly. In the end, he was left behind by Kamara and watched helplessly as his opponent cut in from the wing and entered the penalty area.
Fortunately, Yao and Elias worked together to block Kamara's pass and blocked it from the bottom line.
However, the Yao team did not blame Peng Weijun for rushing too far forward just now. Because this was the request of the head coach.
During the offense, full-backs like Peng Weijun and Yu Daisong must actively press forward to help the offense.
After all, given the strength gap between the two teams, if the full-backs do not advance forward to help attack, the South China Tigers will be even less likely to threaten the Madrid Pirates goal.
Reluctant to let go of the child and not be able to trap the wolf, if you want to realize that almost impossible "daydream", how can it be possible without taking huge risks?
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Not long after, the Madrid Pirates came back again.
This time, since it was not an attack by the South China Tiger before, Peng Weijun did not press forward. He was still in his position.
Facing Kamala.
Kamara, who was pulled to the wing, raised his hand to signal to his teammates.
Vukovich quickly moved the ball from the center.
When Kamara received the ball, Peng Weijun pressed forward, but did not immediately attack.
Although he was sharpening his skills in the field, receiving special defensive training allowed Peng Weijun to suppress his original habit of playing as an offensive player.
"Not bad." Qin Lin said to the assistant coach on the sidelines, "I know how to stand sideways."
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After Kamara caught the ball, he didn't take Peng Weijun seriously.
He had just shaken off the opponent a few minutes ago and almost completed a key pass.
After the game started, Peng Weijun had not yet made Kamara feel threatened.
Faced with such a player, Kamara wouldn't even look at him twice.
When he saw that the other party was less than two meters away from him, he had no intention of entangled with Peng Weijun.
He has an advantage in speed - this kid just couldn't keep up with his accelerated breakthrough - so why waste energy with him on those changes of direction and tricks?
Kamara raised his right foot, first feinted a shot at the football, and when he pulled it back, he suddenly pushed the football forward with the instep of his outside foot.
Start at the same time!
Just like that, we are going to rush towards the penalty area diagonally!
According to Kamara's experience, his one move was enough to catch the South China Tiger left back in front of him by surprise. By the time he turned around, he might have already entered the penalty area.
He even thought about what to do after entering the penalty area.
The last time he hesitated, he was surrounded by two opposing players.
This time he thought ahead, entered the penalty area, and immediately looked for Hu Lai, passed the ball to him, and assisted him to score his 100th goal this year...
But just when Kamala was thinking this, she discovered that a figure suddenly appeared next to her!
It's not the South China Tigers players who came from other places to support him, but the full-back who was defending him!
"Peng Weijun! Beautiful! Stick it up!"
The reason why Peng Weijun stood sideways was to prevent Kamara from suddenly starting to accelerate. Because standing sideways does not require a large turn, which is convenient for speeding up.
At the same time as Kamala started, he quickly turned around and chased back.
So Kamara did not actually get rid of Peng Weijun just by accelerating.
Peng Weijun, who was running alongside Kamara, was not polite either. He took advantage of the opportunity to run into the penalty area and tackled directly!
He scooped the ball out of the baseline before Kamara could reach it!
He Feng cheered: "Beautiful defense! Clean tackle!"
South China Tigers fans cheered and applauded in the stands.
In such a heated atmosphere, Peng Weijun couldn't help but pump his fist hard after getting up from the ground.
Who is Kamala?
Ismail Kamara is the main player of the French national team who has won the Premier League title with Leeds City and the La Liga title and Champions League title with Madrid Pirates.
And this is the first time I beat him in today's game!
Well done, Peng Weijun!
Just kick it!
You're not much worse than the world's top players!
Come on, let the world see how awesome you are!
You can do it, Peng Weijun!
Peng Weijun pumped his fist and cheered himself up in his heart.
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Kamara was still signaling to the referee that the ball was a corner kick - he turned around and pointed to the corner flag area.
As a result, when I turned around, I saw Peng Weijun standing on the line of the penalty area and shouting.
As if he was celebrating for being able to defend himself?
The deafening cheers above the stadium were a bit harsh in Ismail Kamara's ears at this moment.
He looked at Peng Weijun like a black panther staring at its prey.