The score was behind, and the Spaniard on the field naturally couldn't accept it. After the kick-off in the center circle, the Spaniard ran actively and tried to quickly equalize the score.
Levante is the home team, and he understands this.
Therefore, even after taking the lead, Levante did not relax. After celebrating, they continued to attack and strive for greater victory.
Both teams wanted to attack, resulting in a fierce battle in the midfield.
Although Levante's strength is average, the players have a good mentality and do not hesitate to be physically fit. When the two sides attack, the Spaniards are at a disadvantage. They do not create as many opportunities as Levante's, and the scene is not as good as Levante's.
Fortunately, Levante's forwards were really average. They created a lot of shooting opportunities, but failed to grasp any of them.
In the 35th minute of the game, the Espanyol team had the best chance to score since the start of the game.
Levante's attack failed. The defender took the ball and passed a long pass to Asensio. Asensio dribbled the ball to the front of the penalty area and passed diagonally to Caicedo who came in at high speed.
Asensio's pass was neither too big nor too small, just in line with Caicedo's pace. The Espanyol fans and substitutes all felt that the ball was there and half stood up, ready to celebrate.
When the opportunity came, Caicedo was a little excited, a little nervous, and his muscles were a little stiff. When he led the ball into the penalty area, he held it a little too wide.
Levante goalkeeper Diego reacted quickly. He struck quickly and saved the ball before Caicedo touched it again.
"Alas!" the Espanyol fan sighed and slowly sat down again.
Head coach Sergio was very dissatisfied with Caicedo's handling of the ball this time. He was so angry that he slammed the mineral water bottle in his hand.
Zhao Yang spread his hands and was puzzled by Caicedo's failure to handle such a simple ball well.
If you are not good at dribbling the ball, stopping and shooting directly is also a good option.
"This ball is in my mouth. I didn't even get a chance to hit the goal. It's really..."
Moreno next to Zhao Yang acted like he was better than him.
In fact, that's what Moreno thought.
He also hopes that others will think so, and it would be better if head coach Sergio could think so too.
Of course Sergio will not make substitutions at this time, even though he is very angry.
Now is definitely not the time to make substitutions. Caicedo still has a status in Espanyol. Even if his condition is worse, he must at least be given half-time to consider whether to make a substitution, otherwise Caicedo will definitely become emotional.
Although the single goal was wasted, the Spaniard players were very excited to create such an opportunity. They took advantage of the corner kick and pressed forward to continue to put pressure on Levante.
Asensio's corner kick was very threatening. Defender Alvaro grabbed the spot, but the ball that was close at hand was pushed onto the crossbar.
The ball bounced right onto Caicedo. Caicedo hurriedly wanted to stop the ball and shoot again. Unfortunately, his action was too stiff and the ball bounced directly off the baseline.
The Espanyol fans sighed with regret again, and head coach Sergio's face turned even darker.
Levante had a great psychological advantage over the Spaniard. Although the Spaniard got two threatening shooting opportunities in a row, Levante was not afraid and still pressed the Spaniard to attack.
After the game entered 40 minutes, both sides played more cautiously, and no one created any more threatening shooting opportunities.
At the end of the first half, both sides went back to the locker room to rest. Levante, who played at home, had a slight advantage with a 1-goal lead.
Fifteen minutes later, the game restarted, with no substitutions from either side and the original team still playing.
After a short rest, both sides recovered some physical fitness and started to attack after kick-off.
Levante is a dragon at home and a bug on the road. They are not satisfied with the one-goal lead and attack more fiercely than the Spaniards, as if they are lagging behind.
The Spaniard's defense was under a lot of pressure. Fortunately, Levante's forwards were really incompetent and could not seize the opportunities they created. Otherwise, Levante would have secured the victory before Sergio could make a substitution.
In the 55th minute of the game, Sergio finally did not wait for the classic substitution time - 65 minutes. He really couldn't stand Caicedo's poor performance.
After Zhao Yang came on the field, the Spanish fans in the stands gave him a warm cheer.
The fans really couldn't stand Caicedo's performance and were eager for Zhao Yang to play. If it wasn't at home, some fans would probably shout "Replace Caicedo."
The Espanyol players were also in high spirits and felt confident that at least if they created another shooting opportunity, they would not be wasted as easily as Caicedo.
Although Levante played proactively and with full confidence, their strength was there. Zhao Yang had just experienced Atletico Madrid's suffocating defense, and now he felt very relaxed playing against Levante, with enough time to control the ball.
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This is enough.
The first time he touched the ball on the field, Zhao Yang penetrated the crotch of Levante's defender, and when he made further breakthroughs, he forced his opponent to take a foul tactic.
The Spaniards in the stands applauded and cheered again.
They saw hope of scoring a goal.
Moreno on the bench looked envious. He had been replaced and he had no chance. "I will go to my country." Moreno thought silently, maybe it was me who got the applause and cheers.
The free kick was not far away, about 28 meters away. With that super long shot against Atletico Madrid, Asensio was completely convinced by Zhao Yang's free kick. Now without saying a word, he gave the free throw opportunity to Zhao Yang.
Positive.
In this position, whether it is a falling leaf or an S-shaped free kick, it is enough to give the opponent goalkeeper Diego a drink.
Zhao Yang didn't think the goalkeeper of the relegation team could save the ball.
However, what Zhao Yang didn't expect was that he kicked out a leaf-cutting kick, and Diego made a casual pounce. He actually waited for the ball, or was hit by the ball, and saved the ball out of the baseline.
However, the quality of Levante's defense is not as good as Atletico Madrid. If Zhao Yang has the opportunity to get the ball in the frontcourt, the Spaniard will have the opportunity to score.
Sure enough, in the fifteenth minute, Zhao Yang caught the ball near the corner of the penalty area, turned around, "Cruyff turned", got rid of it, suddenly kicked off, and gave goalkeeper Diego a "Tiger style" explosive shot.
This shot was so sudden that even fans and teammates who were familiar with Zhao Yang did not react.
Naturally, goalkeeper Diego didn't react, but his position was so good that Zhao Yang's shot hit Diego directly, knocking him backwards and almost sitting on the goal line.
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But the ball also bounced out of the penalty area.
What bad luck!
The nemesis is the nemesis.
Zhao Yang and Asensio looked at each other with a wry smile, not knowing what to say other than scolding their mother.
The Spanish fans in the stands saw that the goalkeeper had no reaction after the ball was shot, and they were ready to celebrate. When they saw the ball hit the goalkeeper, they couldn't help but beat their chests and started to curse.