After all, Valencia is one of the top teams in La Liga, several levels higher than Santa Malaga. As time goes by, their mentality slowly returns to normal and they gradually control the rhythm of the game at their own feet.
Antonio saw that the situation was not right and responded immediately, changing his previous active tactics to a steady counterattack.
Liage stayed in front alone, leaving the seeds for a quick counterattack.
In the 27th minute of the first half, Valencia launched an attack from the right. The right back Barragan inserted a cover and made an inverted triangle. Matio, who was ambushing on the penalty area line, took two steps forward and kicked directly.
Push!
The football flies towards the right side of the goal!
Miguel jumped up and the football flew over his fingertips!
Miguel's eyes were dim and his heart was full of sorrow.
"Pong!..."
There was a loud noise and the football hit the crossbar and bounced back into the penalty area.
To MiG, this sound was the most beautiful note in the world, bringing him back from the brink of death.
But he was not immersed in this wonderful note. He immediately made a second reaction and quickly got up from the turf, because the crisis was still not over.
Valencia midfielder Fernando squeezed away Zucculini and shot a follow-up shot!
Miguel jumped up and this time he blocked the football!
Barris Addo didn't give Valencia another chance to score. He made a big-footed clearance and kicked the football out of the sideline.
"boom!……"
There was a huge cry of regret at the Mestalla Stadium.
"nice shot!……"
Meanwhile, Santa Malaga supporters cheered loudly.
The commentator of Valencia TV loudly said: "As time went by, Valencia stabilized their position and took control of the game. This time they almost broke through the Santa Malaga goal!
Mateo was just centimeters away from scoring!"
In the 35th minute of the first half, Valencia got an excellent direct free kick opportunity in front of the penalty area, and the atmosphere at the Mestalla Stadium became tense.
Soldado's free kick flew over the wall and hit the upper right corner of the goal!
MiG was beyond reach and could only stand there and pray for luck to come again.
The god of luck has favored Santa Malaga again!
"Pong!..." With a loud noise, the football hit the intersection of the crossbar and the uprights and bounced back into the penalty area.
Zucculini quickly controlled the football, and then kicked the football towards the opponent's half with a big kick, completely resolving the crisis in front of the goal.
"No!……"
Valencia fans howled in pain.
"Thrilling! So thrilling!..."
The Santa Malaga supporters wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads with lingering fear.
The Valencia TV commentator said painfully: "Twice! The goal frame rejected Valencia's goals twice!"
The commentator of Malaga TV said in surprise: "Saint Malaga is once again favored by the goddess of luck!"
Valencia coach Unai Emery, who was sitting on the bench, frowned and had an ominous premonition in his heart.
Not far away, on the other side, Juan, the owner and team leader of Santa Malaga, his fat hands shook several times and his eyes were bright. Could it be... could a miracle happen tonight?
The fact that Saint Malaga has come so far is inseparable from luck. He can no longer remember how many times the door frame saved Saint Malaga.
"Luck strikes again?!"
Juan whispered.
Antonio, who was sitting next to him, said matter-of-factly: "Of course, otherwise we would be where we are today?!"
Juan thought for a while and felt it made sense, and said: "Then, we have a chance..."
"Don't say it!"
Antonio immediately interrupted him: "Some words will not be effective when spoken."
Juan immediately covered his mouth and suppressed what he wanted to say in his throat.
In the 43rd minute of the first half, a strange scene occurred. Valencia used its own patient movement to find the weak point of Santa Malaga's defense.
Midfielder Boblu passed the ball straight outside the penalty area, and center Aduriz, who was standing on the arc of the penalty area, played a one-two with him.
Boblu quickly moved forward and led the football into the penalty area. He raised his right foot and was about to volley without any defensive pressure when he unexpectedly appeared.
His supporting foot suddenly slipped!
Boblu fell to the ground in such a weird way, missing an excellent opportunity to score!
The Valencia TV commentator said in surprise: "It wasn't raining. Why did Boblu fall down at the critical moment?!"
The commentator of Malaga TV loudly said: "I said, tonight Saint Malaga will be favored by the goddess of luck!"
The Valencia substitutes sitting on the bench looked at each other.
At the VIP table, Valencia president Manuel Llorente shook his head and said: "We were a little unlucky. We hit the door frame twice, and this time we fell down for no reason."
How to answer this question...
The club executives sitting next to him wisely chose to remain silent.
"Beep! Beep! Beep!..."
Three minutes later, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half. Players from both sides returned to the locker room and the turf became empty.
The Malaga TV commentator began to summarize and analyze the situation in the first half: "Looking at the overall situation, Valencia played at its fourth-ranked level in La Liga, continued to put pressure on the Santa Malaga goal, and created several
Chance to score.
But they met Santa Malaga, who was favored by the goddess of luck, so these scoring opportunities were not converted into goals. Instead, Santa Malaga seized the opportunity to score the goal in the first 23 seconds.
Santa Malaga's goal was their most typical scoring method. Pablo launched a quick counterattack with a long pass in the backcourt, Liage fought for the top in front, and Li looked for opportunities.
Li relied on his super reaction speed and absolute speed to find this shooting opportunity, and seized this rare opportunity to hit the fatal shot!
It is foreseeable that Valencia will further strengthen its offensive in the second half, and I hope Santa Malaga will continue to be favored by the goddess of luck!"
The commentator of Valencia TV said: "Santa Malaga took advantage of the fact that the game had just started and Valencia had not yet fully entered the state, and relied on the young player Li's flash of inspiration to gain an advantage.
After that, Santa Malaga, whose morale was high, continuously created opportunities, and Valencia withstood the pressure and resolved them one by one.
In the following time, Valencia took control of the game at their own feet and created three excellent scoring opportunities.
However, their luck was really bad... They met Santa Malaga, who was favored by the goddess of luck.
I hope they can adjust their mentality in the second half and be more patient. After all, their opponent is only a D-level team.
In the second half, Valencia will increase its long-range shots and make good use of set-piece opportunities."
Both commentators agreed that St. Malaga was favored by the goddess of luck.
