Sporting de Gijón was given a chance to score from the penalty kick.
Miguel Cobbs stood at the penalty spot.
Sporting de Gijón's original first penalty taker was David Rouben, but this man was given the cold shoulder by Li Ang because of his attitude in the game. The other penalty taker, Abares, was also not on the field, so Li Ang arranged for Miguel Cobbs to take the penalty kick.
There was a loud hiss in the stands of the La Romareda Stadium. The Real Zaragoza fans hoped to use this way to disrupt Sporting de Gijón's penalty taker.
Miguel Cobbs was unmoved. For a player with close to a hundred games experience in the Segunda División, what kind of scene had he not seen?
The referee Harvey Luo's whistle sounded. Miguel Cobbs ran up and shot towards the bottom left corner of the goal.
Zaragoza's goalkeeper, Lionel Messi, judged the direction correctly, but Cobbs's shot was very powerful and the ball was very fast. Before Lionel Messi's body could balance, the football had already swept under his body and flew into the net!
Seeing the football enter the net, the people on the sidelines waved their fists vigorously!
This goal was too crucial for Sporting de Gijón, especially in the two-legged knockout round. Scoring an away goal would have a profound impact on the second leg of the game.
After Miguel Cobbs scored, he ran over and hugged Mata, who had created the penalty kick. He affectionately rubbed Mata's hair. Now, the Sporting de Gijón captain was already very convinced by Li Ang. Other things aside, just look at the performance of the young guys promoted by the manager from the B team. From the game's attitude to the game's performance, there was nothing to say.
Li Ang was waving his fists in celebration, while Victor Fernández was cursing with a sullen face. His mouth was dirty. He could not accept that his team had actually been scored by a Segunda División relegation team at home.
“GOOOOOL！” Dagestino shouted. "Miguel Cobbs scored the penalty kick with unusual calmness. Now Sporting de Gijón has broken the deadlock on the field. This is really surprising."
"Under Zaragoza's strong offensive, Sporting de Gijón did not concede a goal. Their counterattack was effective. The 16-year-old Mata created the penalty kick, and the 26-year-old Miguel Cobbs scored the penalty kick! One to zero! Sporting de Gijón is in the lead in the away game. "
The two commentators were a little excited. They began to discuss how important this goal was for Sporting de Gijón and its impact on the game. This did not mean that they were Sporting de Gijón fans, but in this game, Zaragoza was definitely stronger than Sporting de Gijón. The commentators did not like to see such one-sided games when they were commentating. Now that the 'weak' Sporting de Gijón had advanced, Zaragoza would definitely not be satisfied with the score. They would definitely use more aggressive attacks to score a goal. And Sporting de Gijón had gotten an away goal, so they also saw some hope and would not give up. This was bound to make the game more interesting to watch.
Just as the two commentators had predicted, Zaragoza was enraged after conceding the goal. They launched wave after wave of attacks at Sporting Gijon's goal, one after the other.
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Villa began to be active. His keen senses in front of the goal created a lot of trouble for Sporting de Gijón.
Because he had dribbled the ball too alone before, the ball was intercepted and lost. This time, Fernandez finally scolded Carney. So, in the following game, after Carney broke through on the flank, he began to pass the ball obediently. This gave Villa the opportunity to play his characteristic of snatching the ball in front of the goal.
On the other side, Savio also began to be active. The former Real Madrid superstar was indeed extraordinary. Although Carlos worked hard, he was still unable to restrict Savio very well.
In the nearly 20 minutes, Zaragoza had truly achieved flying from both wings. Kani and Savio constantly delivered artillery from the flanks. Villa and Moreno both had very good scoring opportunities, but their luck was a little worse. Villa's shot brushed past the post and went out. Moreno's one-on-one chance was soft and powerless, and the football was kicked directly into Valencia's arms.
When Moreno got the one-on-one chance, Li Ang was ready to concede the goal. However, when he saw that the man's final shot did not have any strength and was kicked directly into Valencia's arms, Li Ang almost laughed out loud. Moreno's receiving, turning, and shaking off the ball were quite good. It made Li Ang think that the player had recovered his level at Aravés. However, the last shot made Li Ang understand why AC Milan and Atletico Madrid could not wait to send the player away. He was indeed a fraud.
Li Ang remembered the statistics of the Zaragoza team that he had seen. Moreno's performance was relatively good, with eight assists and three goals. He had created 11 goals for the team. At the time, Li Ang did not think too much about it. He was just curious that Moreno's goals had dropped but his assists were quite eye-catching. He thought that the man had changed his style of play. Now it seemed that the striker, who scored like flies at Aravés, was now scoring badly. Was it because of this situation that he had to choose to assist Villa to score?!
Zaragoza's consecutive threatening attacks kept Li Ang's heart in his throat. He kept shouting on the sidelines for his players to be tougher and use tough defense to contain Zaragoza's offense.
Li Ang's shouts soon received an answer.
It was the 41st minute of the game. Li Ang was turning around to say something to the assistant manager, Scottley.
A sharp and urgent whistle sounded. It pulled Li Ang back to reality. He saw a Zaragoza player lying on the ground. It was their team's biggest star player, the former Real Madrid star player, Savio.
At the beginning of today's match, Savio had been restricted by Juan Carlos. However, after a while, this veteran with rich experience and extraordinary abilities began to show his usefulness. His skillful footwork and his ability to read the match made Carlos run for his life.
However, at the moment, the veteran midfielder, who had been very active just now, was lying on the ground. He was holding his calf in pain and constantly raising his hand. He wanted to be stretchered onto the field.
And the person standing next to him was the calm-looking Juan Carlos. He lowered his head and looked at the veteran in pain. Even when the referee showed him a yellow card, he did not pay attention. He just looked down at Savio, as if he wanted to bend down to comfort the veteran. However, in the end, he turned and ran away.
This caused a huge hiss at the La Roma Radar Stadium. They were very dissatisfied with the kid who had injured Savio, especially since he did not have the slightest intention of apologizing after the foul. This was even more infuriating.
Li Ang did not know whether to laugh or cry. He saw clearly that Carlos had originally intended to bend down to comfort Savio. However, the injured veteran turned his head to the side and did not even look at Carlos. Clearly, he did not intend to accept the other's comfort and apology. This was understandable. The reason why Savio was kicked out of Real Madrid was because he was always violated by his opponents and was always injured. It would be strange if he had a good temper with the player who caused him to foul. As for Carlos, when he saw that the other side did not appreciate it, this kid turned his head and walked away without hesitation. He did not have the slightest intention of putting on a fake act for the people around him and the fans to see.
What a straightforward boy. Li Ang was also amused.
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