Chapter 115: The first goal of the Copa del Rey final
Athletic Bilbao quickly launched an attack in front of the penalty area, and Susseta seized the opportunity to hit a powerful long-range shot. Santa Malaga was full of worries.
Athletic Bilbao supporters saw hope of scoring a goal.
Santa Malaga restricted area.
Miguel jumped away and stretched out his left hand towards the football!
The next moment, the football hit Miguel's left hand, changed its trajectory, and flew out of the field above the crossbar!
"coax!……"
A huge exclamation sounded, followed by thunderous applause.
Athletic Bilbao applauded Suceta's long shot, and Santa Malaga applauded Miguel.
In the following game, the two sides once again fell into a struggle. It was not until the 17th minute that Athletic Bilbao opened a gap from the left and full-back Iola made a pass.
Llorente, who was ambushing in the middle, beat Baris Addo to complete the header, but the ball did not fly into the goal as he wanted, but flew out from the top of the crossbar.
Athletic Bilbao gradually found the rhythm of the game and frequently launched attacks from both sides, while Santa Malaga was quite passive.
In the 29th minute of the first half, Athletic Bilbao had the best opportunity to score.
They launched an attack on the right. Ekisa passed the ball in an inverted triangle from behind on the right. Ibay, who was in the front, rubbed the outside of his right foot and the football flew toward his right rear.
De Marcos moved to meet the ball. Before Pablo could cover up the defense, he lightly touched his right foot and the football flew towards the left side of the penalty area!
Muniain, who was ambushing on the left side of the penalty area, quickly stepped forward, blocked the Santa Malaga right back behind him, raised his chest to unload the football, and then volleyed!
The football blasted towards the right side of the goal like a cannonball!
At such a close distance and with such a fast ball speed, the magical MiG actually blocked the football!
Central defender Barris Addo did not give the opponent a chance to make a follow-up shot. He made a big-footed clearance and kicked the football into the center circle, finally destroying the opponent's attack!
Damn it, how lucky is Santa Malaga?
Can you defend against explosive shots from close range?!!
The commentator of Malaga TV said into the microphone with lingering fear: "This is a wonderful attack. Bilbao combined the wings and the center, De Marcos' pass created a murderous opportunity, and Muniain's volley was very beautiful.
It’s so powerful!”
"But Miguel miraculously blocked the shot. This is a miracle!"
In the 34th minute of the first half, Santa Malaga got a chance to counterattack quickly.
This time it was centre-back Zucculini who started the game.
He made a long pass in front of the penalty area, and the football flew towards the right front of the field.
Li Chuanqi was like a sharp arrow leaving the bowstring, flying towards the first landing point of the football.
When he was one meter away from the football, Li Chuanqi jumped up, stretched out his left foot, and stopped the football firmly with the instep of his instep.
"nice shot!……"
The Santa Malaga supporters roared with joy, this was a masterclass stoppage.
Li Chuanqi's family sitting in the stands were not excited. They were used to seeing this young man on the court. At home, he used his feet to steadily catch apples, bowls, books...
What's so exciting about catching a ball?
Li Chuanqi began to accelerate.
Facing Ortenetso's frontal defense, he dunked lightly with his left foot, and then pushed the football forward with his right foot.
Kick the ground hard with the sole of his right foot, Li Chuanqi needs to use speed to escape!
How could Ortnetso let him get away? He turned sideways, stretched out his right elbow, and hit Li Chuanqi hard on the left rib!
As if being hit by a battering ram, Li Chuanqi screamed and flew up, landing heavily outside the stadium!
"Beep!..."
The referee blew his whistle and ran towards the center of the incident.
This scene caused chaos in the stadium. Liag ran towards the center of the incident and cursed angrily. The Santa Malaga player closest to the referee shouted at the referee: "Referee, this should definitely be given a card!"
Antonio, standing in the command area, shouted excitedly at the referee: "Referee! Red card! This must be a red card!..."
"Red card!"
"Red card!"
"Red card!"
The angry voices of Santa Malaga supporters echoed in the stands.
Li Chuanqi, who was lying on the court, only felt severe pain in his left rib. It couldn't be that it was broken...
"How is it? Where does it hurt?"
Boss and team doctor Juan asked nervously.
Li Chuanqi, who had cold sweat on his forehead, gritted his teeth and smiled: "It's okay, there shouldn't be any big problem."
Juan frowned, but he was not a real doctor and could not judge the extent of the injury.
"Is it really okay?"
"It's really okay!"
The Malaga TV commentator said angrily: "This is definitely a bad foul!"
"Oltenetso hit Lee in the left rib with an elbow!"
"And, if he doesn't foul, this is definitely a great opportunity to score on a counterattack!"
"The referee should give Ortnetso a red card!"
On the court, the referee gave Oltenetso a red card!
"No!……"
Bielsa rushed to the assistant referee and yelled at him: "Damn it, it was just an ordinary foul! When did you see him swing his elbow?"
Bielsa spat countless angry words at the assistant referee.
In the broadcast booth, countless voices sounded:
"Oltenetso made a stupid mistake! He paid the price for his recklessness!"
"Red card! The referee showed the red card! In the next time, Athletic Bilbao will have one less person to fight!"
"This penalty is too severe. The referee can just give him a yellow card. Why should he give a red card? This is a questionable penalty!"
"Lady luck is once again on the side of Santa Malaga! When their defense was in danger, Athletic Bilbao gave them a big gift, and Ortenetso took the initiative to apply for a red card!"
The assistant referee rushed into the field and ran to the referee. Then the referee came to Bielsa and gave him a red ticket!
The broadcast booth once again exclaimed:
"What? What? What? The referee gave Bielsa a red card!"
"Accidents one after another! Athletic Bilbao coach Bielsa was obviously dissatisfied with the penalty. He angrily scolded the assistant referee and was eventually sent off by the referee!"
"Before the first half ended, there were unexpected events on the field. Oltenetso and Bielsa were shown red cards by the referee one after another!"
Bielsa spat on the turf, turned around and went into the stands.
…
The game resumed five minutes after the incident.
Pablo directly sent the football into the penalty area. Liage jumped high and beat Amorebieta with a header. The football went over the crossbar!
Two minutes later, Li Chuanqi stood on the sidelines again, and the Calderon Stadium burst into thunderous applause.
The referee indicated that he could enter.
Oltenetso and Bielsa were sent off, which had an impact on the players in the Bilbao Arena, and it was difficult for them to accept this reality for a while.
In the 44th minute of the first half, Athletic Bilbao dropped the ball in the midfield and the backcourt, and the powerful Santa Malaga began to press hard in the midfield and frontcourt.
Before Suseta passed the ball to J. Martinez on the wing, a strong premonition came to Li Chuanqi again.
When Suseta passed the ball, Li Chuanqi snatched the football halfway like a bolt of lightning.
There is a clear road ahead!
Amid the cheers and cheers of Santa Malaga supporters, Li Chuanqi quickly drove the football towards the Athletic Bilbao penalty area!
Kill one person in ten steps!
With a feint, Li Chuanqi flew past Suseta!
Amorebieta is coming up!
Come on, boy!
Amorebieta's center of gravity dropped slightly, and he wanted to complete this defense.
However, he was desperate. Li Chuanqi passed a cross kick to Liage who followed up in the middle.
"Snapped!……"
Liage didn't stop the ball and passed the ball directly!
"pretty!"
The Malaga TV commentator yelled: "This is a wonderful one-two! Liag did not take credit and sent the football into the penalty area!"
"Lee got in!"
"Here comes the opportunity for Santa Malaga to score!"
Athletic Bilbao penalty area.
Li Chuanqi, who was forward, flew past Amorebieta, took two long steps to control the football, and calmly pushed the ball in the face of the attacking Ilaysos!
The football was like a sharp arrow, passing through the right side of Irasos against the turf and flying towards the lower left corner of the goal!
A red and white figure dropped its center of gravity and flew towards the football...
Athletic Bilbao right back Ekisa hasn't given up yet!
The Santa Malaga supporters wanted to break his legs.
Their hearts were in suspense.
The next moment, Ekisa's toe touched the football, and the football changed direction and flew toward the center of the goal!
In a flash of lightning, the football flew into the goal!