After the second half of the game started, the North London Wanderers, who were forced into a desperate situation, indeed broke out with amazing fighting power.
They put constant pressure on the Leeds City goal from the start.
In terms of overall strength, they are indeed stronger than Leeds City.
“North London Wanderers have intensified their pressing in the frontcourt, especially the siege of Williams. Often two people rob Williams alone, making it difficult for him to control the football...be careful!”
With the commentator He Feng's words, Pete Williams had just had the ball stolen, and the North London Wanderers took advantage of the opportunity to launch a counterattack.
Fortunately, their offensive was finally shot into the sky by Sean.
"Williams is the core of Leeds City's midfield. After he was contained, Leeds City's offense was not running smoothly...Obviously, North London Wanderers caught Leeds City's fatal seven inches...If we continue to fight like this
, Leeds City is not safe even if they lead by two goals..."
By laying siege to Williams, North London Rangers regained the initiative.
They started to convert their advantage in the game into goals.
Leeds City's defense is under tremendous pressure.
Especially for Falek Quinn, it is obvious that he has become the key breakthrough point for the North London Wanderers. As he is tired of coping, his anger level is also rising - five minutes ago, he was in a defense
Because he raised his foot too high, he received a yellow card.
In the 52nd minute, North London Wanderers quickly launched a counterattack after successfully preventing Leeds City's attack in the backcourt.
This time, the direction of their counterattack was also on Quinn's side.
Sean plays two-on-one with Rangers wide midfielder Alan Woodiwisz.
Woodiwiss passed the football to Sean who was receiving the ball in the middle, and then accelerated to break through from Quinn.
Quinn saw this, took a step across, then shrugged his shoulders, knocking Woodi Weiss to the ground who was running without the ball!
“Ah!!” Woody Weiss screamed when he fell to the ground, and then he heard the crisp whistle as he wished...
"Quinn, be careful! He already has a yellow card. This is a foul..." He Feng said worriedly.
As a Chinese commentator, he is naturally on the side of Leeds City.
Quinn's mind seemed to have finally come to his senses after the collision. He quickly raised his hands in the air, performed a French salute, and signaled to the referee who was running over that he had not made a move. It was not a foul, it was Woodivis touching porcelain...
But it’s too late to say this at this time.
Everyone, including him, saw the referee running this way and putting his hand into his breast pocket...
What this means is very clear to everyone - the referee is about to play a card!
"The situation is not good!" Cox said, "Quinn received a yellow card five minutes ago, but it was obvious that he did not restrain himself... He interfered with Woody Weiss who was running without the ball.
, this is an obvious blocking foul! If another card is played...he will be sent off with a red card!"
As if to confirm what Cox said, when the referee took his hand out of his pocket, he was holding two cards, one yellow and one red!
Seeing this, Pete Williams immediately stepped forward, put his hands behind his back, and blocked the referee with his body to protect Quinn, who was already stunned.
"No, sir. He didn't mean it...Woody Weiss's fall was a little exaggerated..." Williams kept explaining to the referee.
But the referee didn't want to talk to him, so he bypassed him and went straight to Quinn.
Williams wanted to reach out, but he still pulled it back, not daring to actually touch the referee.
The referee first showed Quinn a yellow card and then a red card!
The Flanders Stadium suddenly burst into boos!
"Sure enough! Two yellows turned into one red! Quinn was sent off!" He Feng sighed regretfully. "Although Leeds City led by two goals, from the second half onwards, they were gradually suppressed by Rangers on the field and were in a disadvantageous situation.
Now one person is being sent off, and if you use a small number to beat a large number, I'm afraid... the danger will be greater than the misfortune!"
When Quinn saw the red card held in front of him, he was stunned for a moment and then rushed forward to argue with the referee - after he had just been given a yellow card, it would be too much to give him another yellow card in such a short period of time.
Is it harsh?
Pete Williams, who was closest to him, quickly stood in front of him and pushed him back with all his strength: "Calm down, Farek! Do you want to be punished additionally?!"
"Let me go, Pete. This sentence is too personal for me!" Quinn yelled, apologizing for himself.
Wanderers head coach Aumann covered his mouth and laughed when he saw this scene on the sidelines.
Not only are the penalties targeted at you, my tactics are also targeted at you!
Oman, who is good at taking advantage of the situation, successfully took advantage of Quinn's personal violent temper and placed a weight that could affect the balance of victory and defeat on one end of the scale.
By attacking Quinn again and again, Quinn couldn't control his temper, and the referee realized that Quinn was a powder keg. He couldn't play even though a yellow card warning was still invalid.
Keep him on the field.
He turned his head and glanced at the coaching bench next door, where Tony Clark was frowning and talking to the assistant coach.
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“Quinn got targeted, damn it!” assistant coach Sam Landill complained.
"It's too late to say this now, Sam. We have to replace him now." Clark frowned and said, "I plan to replace Lorenzo."
“Just let Hu be the one in front?” Randhir was a little surprised.
There was one less defender, so it was normal to replace a forward, then replace him with a defender, and continue to strengthen the defense. But he originally thought that the forward who was replaced would be Hu Lai.
After all, Lorenzo has a physical advantage. He can use this advantage to hold the ball alone in the front and act as a bridgehead for Leeds City's offense. So according to Randall's idea, the forward left on the court should be Lorenzo.
Zoe Esposito.
Although Hulay has scored two goals, in the single forward tactics, Hulay does not have much room to survive and there is no need to stay on the court.
Facing Randall’s confused look, Clark simply explained: “With a beard on the court, he can score goals better.”
Landil was a little speechless... At this time, Clark is still thinking about scoring goals... It's just...
“One of us is missing, Tony!”
“I know, Sam.”
“The Rangers will definitely take this opportunity to attack aggressively. What can Hu do on the pitch? Control the ball in the frontcourt and wait for support from others?”
"He doesn't have to do that. Our offense won't let one forward hold the ball in front for a long time. We attack as a whole, so we don't rely too much on the role of a bridgehead." Clark said, "Of course the Rangers will continue to attack.
They want to take advantage of the fact that we have one less man. We can also take advantage of this in turn. When they press forward to attack, there will inevitably be space behind them. By then, we will have a forward who is better at scoring, and we can fully seize the strays.
The players took advantage of the opportunity to attack and score their goals.”
After listening to Clark's explanation, Randhir sighed and muttered: "I knew it..."
Clark smiled and said: "Stop complaining, Sam. With our current defensive staffing and the results of our usual training, even if we shrink our defense, I'm afraid it will be difficult to stop the Rangers' attack - they have the fourth most goals in the Premier League."
Team. Instead of giving up the initiative, it is better to confront them head-on."
"Okay, I'll let Dixon come back..." After saying that, Randall ran to the warm-up area, preparing to call back the team's substitute left back Danny Dixon, who was warming up with other teammates.
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No matter how reluctant Quinn is, the referee's decision cannot be changed.
In the end, he covered his face with his hands and walked off the court with his head lowered amidst the boos.
Those boos were sent by the Leeds City fans to the referee on duty, but to Quinn's ears, they sounded like they were meant for himself - a great situation with a two-goal lead was going to be ruined just because of his two yellow cards...
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After Quinn came off the field, the game restarted. Soon Leeds City made substitution adjustments.
Young Dixon came on, replacing captain Lorenzo.
Lorenzo personally handed the captain's armband to Pete Williams before leaving the field.
No one thinks this is something incredible.
Although Williams is only twenty years old, everyone knows that if he does not leave the team, he will be the next captain of Leeds City.
Seeing Williams wearing the captain’s armband, Sean walked up to him and joked: “Hey, captain, he’s pretty decent...”
Leeds City was sent off one man, the situation was reversed, and Sean was now in the mood to bicker with Williams.
On the contrary, Williams received the order at the critical moment, feeling heavy and a little anxious. He just glanced at him and ignored him.
Seeing this, Sean smiled and shook his head and ran away.
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Although substitution adjustments were made in time, the new Dixon had not yet entered the rhythm of the game and was not in tune with the performance of the whole team.
Just five minutes after Quinn was sent off, in the 59th minute of the game, North London Wanderers advanced their attack into the Leeds City penalty area.
The breakthrough point is on the left side of Leeds City.
Dixon, who just came on the field, was easily passed by Alan Woodivis with a fake dunk, and the latter broke into the penalty area!
Seeing this, Sean Barnett in the middle quickly ran back. When the Leeds City defenders turned their attention to Woody Weiss, who dribbled the ball into the penalty area, he opened his arms and shouted: "
Pass the ball, Allen!"
He hopes that Woody Weiss can pass the football, he has an opening here!
This is his perfect chance to score!
After letting the Chinese guy show off twice in front of him in the first half, now it's his turn to retaliate!
As long as Woody Weiss passes the football over, for him, scoring a goal is just a push...
But Woody Weiss did not pass the football to him, but chose to shoot it himself!
“Woody Weiss—!”
The football was drawn into an arc by him, bypassing the fingers of Leeds City goalkeeper Van der Ven, who was flying in the air, and turned into the goal from the back corner!
“Wonderful arc! Woody Weiss pulled a goal back for North London Wanderers! Now they are only one goal behind! And the second half has just started, and they still have a numerical advantage!”
Rangers captain Jock Hendrie, who was also in front of the goal, raised his arms and cheered when he saw the football flying into the goal.
Sean Barnett, who was at the back post, stared blankly at the football in the net...
Sky TV commentator Cox couldn't help but sigh when he saw this scene: "Sean's feelings for Leeds City are really deep... Not only did he promise not to celebrate after scoring a goal, but his teammates at North London Wanderers also
After scoring the goal, there was no celebration, and there was no joy on his face..."