Chapter 52: Youngest hat-trick in Copa del Rey history
When the game restarted, Levante still dropped the ball in the middle and backcourt, trying to attract Santa Malaga's strength.
However, apart from the three forwards, Santa Malaga's midfield and backfield players did not press forward.
The Malaga TV commentator said loudly: "Santa Malaga adjusted their tactics and placed most of their troops in the midfield and backfield, which made Levante's strategy useless!
It can be seen from this that Santa Malaga is a team with high tactical literacy, and it is indeed not a fluke that they have reached this point!"
Levante fans booed when they saw Santa Malague huddled at half-time.
However, their boos were soon drowned out by the shouts of the supporters of Santa Malaga, who had the numerical advantage.
In the 13th minute of the second half, Levante ripped apart Santa Malaga's defense with a series of concise passes from the right.
Ivora made a pass!
Barris Addo overpowered Bardo to push the football out of the penalty area, resolving the crisis in front of the goal.
Levante midfielder Xavi Torres controlled the ball in the corner of the penalty area and was about to shoot, but Pablo immediately blocked it.
"Thumbs up!"
The captain is indeed reliable. Wherever there is danger, he will appear there!
In the stands, the most loyal supporters of Santa Malaga sighed in their hearts.
Xavi Torres could only look for opportunities again, passing the football across the middle, and Farinos, who was inserted in the back row, took a long shot!
As soon as the football flew into the penalty area, Zucculini blocked it with his foot, defusing the opponent's attack.
Five minutes later, Levante made a comeback. This time they launched an attack from the center. Xavi Torres got rid of Pablo's defense and kicked the ball through!
The ball cleverly passed through the gap between the two Santa Malaga centre-backs!
Baldo flew forward and faced the attacking MiG with a push!
The football passed in front of Miguel's right toe!
Santa Malaga is in panic. After all, Levante is the fourth-ranked team in La Liga, and their offense is indeed sharp...
Just as Levante was preparing to cheer and celebrate, the football flew close to the outside of the post and flew out of the baseline!
"No!……"
Countless Levante fans screamed, damn, is this the first time that a must-goal has been missed?!
Is Levante so unlucky?
Santa Malaga was covered in cold sweat, it was so thrilling, thank Goddess Luck!
Thank God!
The Malaga TV commentator loudly said: "This is the third time that Santa Malaga has escaped disaster. Their luck highlights Levante's misfortune!
After falling behind by two goals, Levante began to accelerate, quickened the pace of the game, and created opportunities continuously. Santa Malaga's defense was under great pressure!"
How could Antonio remain on the bench? He braved the drizzle and came to the command area, shouting at Liag and another winger, signaling them to go back and help the midfielder defend.
Santa Malaga completely returned to its original tactics, leaving only Li Chuanqi in the front.
As the two of them retreated to participate in the defense, the defensive pressure in the midfield dropped sharply. Levante could no longer create opportunities in the center and could only attack from the two wings.
In the 28th minute of the second half, Levante launched an attack from the left. Full-back Juanfran crossed the center and the football flew towards the penalty area!
Pedro Lopez, who was in the front, leaned on Barris Addo and pushed the ball!
The football hit the side net, and Levante once again missed a good chance to score.
Levante slowed down the pace in the next game and increased the number of passes in the midfield and backcourt, but Santa Malaga remained unmoved and continued to put a large number of troops in the midfield and backcourt.
As time went by, Levante had to speed up the offensive rhythm again.
In the 35th minute of the second half, Levante launched an attack from the right, and full-back Venta made a pass!
Unsure, Miguel jumped up high and punched the football out of the penalty area.
Pablo outside the penalty area made a big-footed clearance and kicked the ball forward. This time Li Chuanqi failed to grab the ball, and the ball was controlled by central defender Ballesteros.
Li Chuanqi did not give up and continued to put pressure on Ballesteros, preventing him from moving the football to the frontcourt immediately.
Ballesteros could only pass the ball back to goalkeeper Munua.
Li Chuanqi once again had a strong premonition that Munua would pass the football back to Del Horno.
So he immediately turned around and moved quickly towards Del Horno.
The next moment, Munua passed the football to Del Horno!
"There's a ghost!"
Munua shouted to Del Horno.
Del Horno, who was stretching his feet to stop the ball, slightly deformed his movements after hearing his shout.
This deformation caused problems with his stopping of the ball, which stopped five or six meters to his left!
The Malaga TV commentator shouted loudly: "Del Horno made a mistake! He made a mistake in stopping the ball! Young player Li's opportunity has come!"
The reporters on the sidelines stared at the court in stunned silence, no way...another amateur mistake...
Is this how a big gift is given?
How could Li Chuanqi miss this opportunity? He took a few steps forward like lightning, controlled the football at his feet, and then rushed into the penalty area!
Levante goalkeeper Munua felt that he was the most miserable person tonight. This was the third time he saved a single goal tonight.
Munua abandoned the door and ran out like a tiger out of the cage!
As the distance between the two shortened, Li Chuanqi's figure became more elegant, and his center of gravity quickly swayed!
Responding to all changes by remaining unchanged, Munua made an instant decision.
However, Li Chuanqi's next move was too fast, and after two consecutive feints, he passed through him on the right side!
He stood there like a wooden stake.
No!……
Munua knew what fate awaited him.
After breaking through Munua, Li Chuanqi pushed and the football flew into the empty goal!
"Lee! Lee! Lee!..."
The Malaga TV commentator shouted: "Hat trick!
Three to zero!
Santa Malaga leads 3-0!
Victory is in sight for Santa Malaga!”
At this moment, the Rose Garden Stadium was boiling again, with huge cheers, cheers, and screams resounding throughout the stadium!
Levante fans were pale and cold, God, zero to three, zero to three, who would have thought?
In the past, they thought they could win this game easily. After all, their opponent was only a D-level team. Who would have thought that the scene was so passive, with the goal being penetrated by the opponent three times, and all three times were single shots...
The Levante bench fell into a dead silence, and the face of head coach Ignacio Martinez was extremely ugly. They were pulled from the altar by Santa Malaga.
The reporters on the sidelines looked at each other in stunned silence. They couldn't believe their eyes.
After scoring the goal, Li Chuanqi ran to the bench excitedly and hugged his teammates who rushed out.
Li Chuanrui, who was in the stands not far away, sighed: "It's a hat trick. It's amazing. Even I... would find it difficult to do it."
Dad smiled very happily, his eyes were full of money. He had placed a heavy bet on Santa Malaga in this game tonight.
"Huzi is pretty good, he must know that dad beats them to win!"
My sister shouted loudly from the side: "Add chicken legs! Add chicken legs! Mom, I have to add chicken legs tomorrow night! Coke chicken legs!"
My mother was in a good mood at this time and said with a smile: "Okay! Let's make Coke chicken drumsticks tomorrow night..."
Li Chuanrui looked at his parents: "Hu Zi, a professional player, can't escape this time."
Dad rubbed his hands excitedly, and mom blinked. Then, there is no need to pretend to be poor next time...
The commentator of Malaga TV finally broke away from the excitement: "The youngster Li of Santa Malaga shined tonight and scored a hat trick. All three goals were made in the same way - single-handedly!
And twice, he broke through the goalkeeper and hit an empty goal!
This shows that this young player's breakthrough skills are superb and that he is extremely calm before shooting!
At the age of 17 and 121 years, young player Li set a new record as the youngest hat trick in the history of the Copa del Rey!
This will definitely become the most colorful moment in the King's Cup!
A D-level player left his name in the Spanish King's Cup, which has a long history, and set a new record!
It is necessary for us to introduce this young player in a grand way.
This is his fifth Copa del Rey game and he has already scored an astonishing eight goals!
He has scored in each of the previous four games.
According to media reports, many high-level professional teams have begun to pay attention to this young player.
After this game, I believe more professional teams will pay attention to this young player!
I strongly recommend Malaga to recruit this young player!"
Li Chuanqi and his teammates returned to the court, and he did not forget to wave his hands towards the supporters in the stands.
Supporters responded with thunderous applause and screams.
The game soon restarted, and Antonio issued a death order to the entire team to hold on until the end of the game and strive for a clean sheet.
It is a two-legged system of home and away, and away goals are very crucial.
Levante did not drop the ball in the backcourt this time, but pushed the football to the frontcourt as quickly as possible to start the attack.
Santa Malaga united as one and set up defense lines one after another on the front. Levante could only attack from the side again.
In the 38th minute of the second half, Levante launched an attack from the right, and full-back Venta made a pass that was directly blocked from the baseline.
Two minutes later, they made another pass from the right. The football flew into the penalty area. Miguel jumped high and picked the football directly in the air!
In the 42nd minute of the second half, Ivora made a 45-degree cross and Baldo fell in the penalty area.
A Levante player asked the referee for a penalty kick, but was given a yellow card by the referee.
In the 45th minute of the second half, Pablo intercepted the ball on the right and Santa Malaga had a good opportunity to counterattack.
Pablo made a long pass, and Li Chuanqi once again showed his speed.
But this time he failed to get the ball, and Ballesteros used a tackle to destroy the ball from the sideline.
After Santa Malaga got the ball, it reversed the ball in the midfield. Levante made a crazy press and completed the steal.
Pablo decisively committed a tactical foul and knocked the opponent down, and he received a yellow card warning.
Time entered the stoppage period, and the competition between the two sides on the court became fierce.
In the third minute of stoppage time, Li Chuanqi seized the opportunity when the opponent was dribbling the ball and the distance between the ball and the ball was too large, and stole the football.
Then he moved forward with the football!
What was surprising was that Liag rarely followed up and actively participated in the attack.
