When Farias shot the football into the goal, not only the audience in front of the TV, but also the fans and players of both sides at the scene were surprised.
So after the football rolled up the net, there was no cheering or booing for about a second.
If you are a fan watching TV, you might think that there is something wrong with the satellite signal transmitted by the TV...
Fortunately, this relative silence did not last long, and all the noise soon returned to everyone's ears.
“Farias!
Oh my God! This goal was scored by Farias!"
"Farias scored again! He scored in two consecutive Champions League games! It's unbelievable! His recent form is not good!"
"Farias once again ignored Hu's hand and chose to shoot by himself! Fortunately, this time he succeeded!"
“Farias—GOOOOOOOOOOL!
Beautiful! Amazing world wave!
Farias! He has been under tremendous pressure in the past two weeks, but now he has converted all that pressure into motivation! This is the perfect answer he delivered under heavy pressure!"
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After Farias' goal, commentators around the world screamed. They had different reactions to Farias' goal. Just listening to what they said, you can know that the last one is obviously the Argentine.
commentator.
The past two weeks have been two weeks of ups and downs for Nestor Farias.
The same is true for Argentinian fans and the media.
He scored the winning goal in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, helping the team reverse the defeat of the defending champion in the penalty shootout. At that time, Farias was shining brightly. His popularity in Argentina has even surpassed that of Argentina.
Football's current number one star Mellie Banega.
Countless people began to imagine what kind of performance Farias would bring to them in the World Cup.
But the Argentine's dream didn't last long, as Farias silenced many of them with his poor performance in the league.
During that time, the controversy over Farias was also raging in Argentina.
Some people feel that if Farias performs like this, it will not be enough to attract high hopes in the World Cup. They are even worried that Farias will become a drag on the Argentine national team.
Some people also think that Farias's current performance is due to the "persecution" of him by the Madrid Pirates coaching staff. This is entirely because Parotti did not use Farias correctly. As for why he did not use it correctly? Of course it is the same as
It's about the bad relationship between the two of them.
While these people denounced Parotti one after another, they also urged Farias to transfer and leave Madrid Pirates this summer, change the environment, find a head coach who truly values him, and soar to the top.
Perhaps he should follow Hu Lai's example when he came to Europe from China, and not blindly choose a wealthy club, but first choose a team coached by a coach who truly trusts him and understands him - those behind the scenes about Hu Lai's move to Leeds City The story has been dug up by the media over the years and reported many times in turn, making it familiar to everyone.
Amidst all this commotion, no one expected that Parotti would still put Farias in the starting lineup for the Champions League semi-final against Vesuvius.
What was even more unexpected was that Farias actually scored a goal in the game!
Logically speaking, when Farias scored, the point difference between Madrid Pirates and Vesuvius narrowed from two goals to one, which is a good thing.
But after seeing clearly that it was Farias who scored the goal, many people were unable to organize their words for a while because of their complicated emotions.
Is this goal a good thing or a bad thing for Madrid Pirates?
It's easy to understand that it's a good thing. After all, he helped Madrid Pirates recover a goal.
But what’s the explanation for bad things?
Because this goal is another typical "lone wolf" goal, which is what Farias is best at and also the most criticized way in the past few games.
When your teammates are ready to respond, you will know that you will shoot regardless of the situation.
Is this goal a reflection of Farias' skill?
Maybe, but more likely it's just good luck.
But Farias will be inspired by this goal and continue to play in his own way regardless of the game.
Just like he did in the league after scoring the goal against Catalonia.
In the game against Catalonia, the goal scored by four players in a row strengthened Farias's confidence and understanding, making him feel that this is how he should play.
But what’s the result?
In the league, his stubbornness cost the team a heavy price.
The reason why Madrid Pirates have not fallen out of the top four in the league is entirely due to good luck...
These people's worries seemed to be confirmed in the subsequent goal celebration - Farias was very excited after the goal. He ran to the corner flag area to celebrate wantonly, using fierce movements and ferocious expressions to make this period of time All the pressure on his heart was released.
But not many Madrid Pirates players came up to celebrate with him.
Vukovich simply ran to Vesuvius' goal, fished out the football, then turned around, hugged it and ran back to the center circle.
Other Madrid Pirates players also ran back to their own half, waiting for Vesuvius to kick off.
Only a few people went up to celebrate the goal with Farias.
Hu Lai is one of them.
After he put his arm around Farias' shoulders, he covered his mouth with his hand and said to Farias: "Well done! You made the right choice to shoot in the end!"
Farias, who was celebrating his goal, heard Hu Lai's words and was so shocked that he lost all emotion - he forgot to celebrate, but turned his head and looked at Hu Lai with wide eyes.
In fact, before taking the shot, it was not that he did not notice the distance between Hu Lai and Vukovich, nor did he fail to see Hu Lai's outstretched hand.
But he finally chose to shoot.
He has also been mentally prepared to be scolded by the media and fans after the game if he fails to score.
Even if he scored a goal, he didn't think his teammates would give him a good look, especially Hu Lai. After all, he stole Hu Lai's shooting opportunity.
What he didn't expect was that instead of blaming him for being too independent, Hu Lai praised him for choosing the right shot...
What's going on?
Farias looked at Hu Lai with wide eyes, and the latter was explaining why he said that:
"...Actually, I pulled away in the hope of reducing the defensive pressure on you. As soon as you didn't see me running, their center back dropped you and followed me? I originally wanted to remind you in Spanish when I pulled away.
It was a shot, but I was afraid of being noticed by the Vesuvius players, so I simply didn’t shout. I believe that with your kid’s habits, you will definitely choose to shoot, and sure enough... ha!"
Hearing what Hu Lai said, Farias grinned. He didn't know for a moment whether the other party was praising himself or satirizing his own independence in a roundabout way...
Hu Laize didn't care what Farias would think. He patted the latter on the shoulder, let go of him, turned around and ran back to his own half.
When he turned around, the bright smile on his face was captured by the camera.
This scene shocked the Argentine commentator: "I remember there have always been rumors that Hu and Farias have a bad relationship, but look at Hu's expression now. After Farias scored, he can still smile.
So happy... where is the 'stressed' look?"
Because of Mellie Banega, the Argentine media and fans have never had a good attitude towards Hu Lai. They are keen to report and discuss all negative news related to Hu Lai. If Hu Lai is embarrassed, then the Argentine people
Must be the one who laughs the loudest.
Therefore, ever since Farias was transferred to the first team but was not reused, there has always been a saying in Argentina that "Hu suppresses Farias" and "Hu is afraid of the threat that Farias poses to himself"... like this
rumors.
It was just a rumor at first, but after being repeated countless times, it seemed to become a "fact."
As a result, after seeing Farias scoring a goal, Hu Lai took the initiative to celebrate and smiled so happily. It didn't look like he was pretending at all. The Argentine was confused.
Is Hu really happy for Farias' goal?
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Hu Lai was indeed really happy for Farias' goal.
Not just because this goal helped Madrid Pirates narrow the point difference from two goals to one goal.
It is also because Farias' goal will make Lao Wang firm up the concept he instilled in him - treat him with admiration for three days.
If you don't listen to me, will you be deflated? Are you unlucky?
ha!
Thinking of this, Hu Lai wanted to look up to the sky and laugh three times.
As for whether Farias will continue to be so "independent" in the future, Hu Lai doesn't really care.
He is the kind of player who doesn't demand much from the ball.
So even if Farias keeps the ball at his feet, the impact on him is actually not that big.
On the other hand, the better Farias performs, the more he can attract the attention of Vesuvius' defensive players, and the more opportunities and openings he will get.
Therefore, Farias scoring a goal only benefits himself and does no harm.
Running back to the center circle, he raised a finger at his teammates: "One goal! One goal left!"
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After the game restarted, Vesuvius, who had conceded a goal, tried to quickly regain the initiative.
However, in front of the Madrid Pirates, whose morale was high, they soon came back defeated.
After Vesuvius' attack failed to threaten the Madrid Pirates' goal, it was the Pirates' turn to attack.
Then Wang Guangwei saw Hu Lai running towards him.
A bad thought suddenly flashed through his mind - this kid came specifically to see him, not to find an opportunity.
Sure enough, after Hu Lai ran up to him, he spread his hands and said to him:
"What do you think I'm saying? You should treat me with admiration after three days of separation."
Wang Guangwei was too lazy to pay attention to him, and he didn't even curl his lips.
Hu Lai actually didn't need Wang Guangwei's answer. The silence itself was the best answer.
He continued: "Look, Lao Wang. I have been friends for so many years. I didn't lie to you. I said Farias is a dangerous person, and he is. Alas, these days, the world is declining, and I don't even tell the truth.
People believed it..."
He also let out a long sigh, as if he felt sad that Wang Guangwei didn't believe him.
Wang Guangwei remained silent, mainly because he didn't know what language and mood to use to deal with this bottomless bitch.
However... the state shown by Farias really gave him a headache.
Regardless of whether what Hu said is true or not, Farias did score a goal in this game. This goal can at least show that Farias is in good condition.
Then in the next game, it will definitely not be possible to only focus on Hu Lai as planned by the head coach before the game.
It is even less possible to let Farias get the ball as everyone thought.
Wang Guangwei couldn't help but frown when he thought of this.
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The effect was almost immediate. Vesuvius' defensive players, including Wang Guangwei, all felt the defensive pressure on themselves increased.
Farias became more and more active.
That goal really inspired his confidence and form.
Soon he got a chance to show off his skills.
Hu Laila came outside the penalty area to assist, and with his back to the goal, he passed the football to Farias on the sideline.
When the Argentinian received the ball, Vesuvius' right back Roberto Accardi quickly moved up to try to interfere with Farias' stoppage.
But Farias had no intention of stopping the ball at all. He gently picked up the ball with the outside instep of his right foot, then jumped up and twisted around from the other side of Arcardi to dodge the opponent's tackle!
Just like that, it’s easy to pass the ball!
The few Madrid Pirates fans cheered for Farias's wonderful save, but they were quickly drowned out by the boos and shouts of the Vesuvius fans.
Farias, who got rid of Accardi, dribbled the ball and tried to break through.
However, Captain Vesuvius and Uruguayan midfielder Victor Montero, who arrived in time, were blocked first.
Montero turned around to protect the football, and at the same time used his strong body to block the impact of Farias behind him.
The Argentinian has good foot skills, but weak physical confrontation ability.
Even though he hit him hard, he couldn't shake Victor.
Victor, who was holding Farias, passed the football back to his teammate Wang Guangwei, who was already running near the baseline to meet him.
Wang Guangwei faced the rolling football, rounded his legs and made a big-footed clearance.
Just as he was kicking the football out, Hu Lai came flying in and kicked him - if Wang Guangwei had hesitated a little, the ball might have been interfered with by Hu Lai.
Seeing the football flying towards the frontcourt, Montero turned around and shouted to Wang Guangwei: "Leave him to me!"
As he shouted this, he pointed his finger at Farias.
This tells Wang Guangwei not to be distracted by Farias in defense and concentrate on guarding against nonsense.
As for Farias, Montero will keep an eye on him.
Montero did this very much as a captain, but as a result, he could not fully take care of Vesuvius's central defense like before.
Just two minutes later, Vukovic fired a threatening long shot from outside the penalty area, causing all the home team fans in the Southern Stadium to scream in horror.
Fortunately, in the end the football missed the crossbar and flew out...
"Vukovic! It's so dangerous!" the Italian commentator breathed out, "During this period, the Madrid Pirates' offensive has started, and our goal is facing huge pressure! We must withstand it! This is the Pirates' attempt to get back one.
It is a normal phenomenon after the ball, their morale is at a high point... As long as we can withstand their offense and make them realize that it is not that easy to score goals, then their offense will naturally gradually drop..."
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Farias's activity is not only reflected near the opponent's penalty area, he also frequently retreats to the midfield or even further back during the game.
Give full play to his technical advantages of being good on the ball and able to dribble and break through to create threats.
This caused pain to Vesuvius' players.
Facing the flexible Farias, it is difficult to intercept his ball with conventional defensive actions.
Vesuvius players had to resort to foul tactics.
"Farias!"
The Argentine commentator just raised his voice and cheered, but was immediately interrupted. Because he saw Farias being pulled to the ground by Vesuvius players, he immediately angrily rebuked: "This is a foul that should be given a card.
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Of course, the referee did not give the card because this place is quite far from the goal, on the center line.
In addition, the Vesuvian player Merlin Ulrich who committed the foul did not have a large range of movement, and the visual impact was naturally not great.
So the referee only gave a verbal warning instead of showing a yellow card.
This naturally aroused dissatisfaction from Madrid Pirates supporters, including the Argentinian commentator, but the Vesuvius fans at the scene were very satisfied and applauded Ulrich's "heroic foul".
At the same time they gave Farias a sarcastic laugh.
In the eyes of Vesuvius fans, since Farias was in good condition after scoring the goal, he should be constantly stimulated and angered to make him lose his mind and calmness.
Only in this way can Farias be silenced again.
Past facts have proven this several times:
Nestor Farias, a talented young man who became famous at a young age, is not a player who can suppress his anger.
If Farias could be mocked mercilessly every time he failed in a duel, it would surely make him more persistent in dueling.
In this way, Vesuvius will be easier to defend.
As if to prove this idea of the Vesuvius fans, when the Madrid Pirates attacked again, Farias raised his hands high and asked his teammates for the ball across half the stadium.
Seeing this, some Vesuvius fans even stretched out their hands and shouted into the stadium: "Pass the ball to him! Pass the ball to him!"
But they were disappointed. Danny Drew, who took the ball, did not pass the ball long to Farias, but passed the ball to Vukovich.
Vesuvius fans pointed their fingers at Farias and continued shouting: "Pass the ball to him! Pass the ball to him!"
Vukovich still did not pass the ball to Farias.
Madrid Pirates launched an attack from the center this time.
The Serbian midfielder pretended to be passing the ball to Hu Lai, but suddenly accelerated and rushed past Vesuvius midfielder Hasan Insidi with the ball.
Because Vesuvius' midfielder Montero has been attracted to the left by Farias, the defense in the middle is now handed over to Hassan Insidi.
But Yin Sidi is a player who is better at attacking after all.
Facing Vukovich's breakthrough, Yin Sidi, who lacked defensive experience, started slowly. Then he was directly stuck behind Vukovich, and he couldn't steal the ball.
Vukovic then passed the football to right winger Wesley Hodt, who cut from the right to the ribs.
When the Dutch forward received the ball, he wanted to slide the ball into the penalty area.
But his intention had been guessed by Vesuvius center back Wang Guangwei.
So at the same time that Hodt was catching the ball, Wang Guangwei had already decisively grabbed the ball and bumped into it.
The football that originally entered the penalty area was blocked by Wang Guangwei with his foot!
"pretty……"
Before the cheers of the Italian commentator ended, the football blocked by Wang Guangwei fell to Vukovich's feet.
Or strictly speaking, it was Vukovic who realized that the ball might be intercepted after seeing Wang Guangwei trying to grab it, so he immediately rushed forward to grab the spot.
Sure enough, the football blocked by Wang Guangwei fell back to his feet.
This time the Serbian midfield master did not stop the ball, but directly pushed the football diagonally and passed it into the space behind the Vesuvian defense!
His pass was so decisive that Vesuvius' defenders didn't even react.
Many people turned around and saw Hu Lai behind them, stretching out his foot to stab the ball!
Vesuvius goalkeeper Jakobs Persson turned over from the center and missed the football...
He rushed to the near corner, but the football was stabbed to the far corner!
“HUUUUUUUUU—GOOOOOOOOOOOL!”
"This ball... what a great ball! What a mess!
pretty!
The ball went in! Hu Lai scored!"
“Ahhhhh! Huh!
The Madrid Pirates chased two goals in ten minutes! They equalized the score! It’s amazing! As expected of the Madrid Pirates! This team seems to not be able to kick if they don’t fall behind!”
"This ball...isn't this ball offside? The video referee team needs to intervene to determine whether it is an offside ball!"
As commentators around the world screamed, the ball hit the inside of the back post and rolled into Vesuvius' goal.
The Southern Stadium, which was very noisy before, suddenly became much quieter.
No Vesuvius fan could have imagined that the team's two-goal lead could not even be defended in the first half...