In the 69th minute of the match, Juan Mata made a beautiful breakthrough and crossed the ball from the bottom. The veteran Maiquel Pihra scored with a header in the penalty area!
Two to three!
Sporting de Gijón scored a goal back.
Li Ang stood on the sidelines with his arms raised high. He shook his arms vigorously in celebration of the goal.
In the stands, the Sporting de Gijón fans also jumped up and cheered for the goal. For the fans of this Segunda División team, every goal was enough to excite them.
This was their shining moment in this Copa del Rey final!
It could be said that the vast majority of Sporting de Gijón fans did not have any thoughts about winning the championship or winning the game. Due to the strength of their opponent, these fans were in a good mood. Now, the team was able to play their best on the field, which was enough to make them happy and proud. What's more, they had scored again and were only one goal behind Real Madrid.
On the sidelines, the Real Madrid manager, Luxemburgo, flew into a rage. He finally lost his temper and rushed to the sidelines, roaring at the players on the field.
In the chairman's box, the Real Madrid president, Mr. Florentino, looked at the scene with a stiff expression. However, the Real Madrid president tried to maintain his composure and congratulated the Sporting de Gijón president, Manuel Arango, on the goal. The latter was full of smiles and did not hide his good mood at all.
"Maiquel Pihra! For this 35-year-old veteran, this game may be a game that he will never forget in his life. He will remember this goal forever! This veteran who has been in the amateur leagues is now standing in the finals of the Copa del Rey against the strong Real Madrid and scored a wonderful header! " González was full of praise for Maiquel Pihra. "Maiquel's header ability is really strong! Until now, I still don't understand how Manager Li Ang discovered Maiquel's potential as a center forward! "
The other commentator, Dagestino, focused on Juan Mata, who provided the wonderful assist for Maiquel Pihra. Dagestino also threw all the praise to the 17-year-old young player. "Maiquel Pihra's header score was wonderful, but he also has to thank Juan Mata for passing the ball to him! Juan Mata! Please remember this name! A 17-year-old boy, in today's game, scored a goal and an assist! He made Real Madrid feel threatened by him! In the next few years, he will gradually grow into someone we will pay more attention to! The long-distance raid this time was too wonderful! The forward momentum and calmness in handling the ball is really hard to believe! Is Real Madrid regretting giving such a genius to Sporting now?! "
Dagestino's last question was like a noose around the necks of Rodríguez, the head of youth training at Chamadin Training Base, and the current under-17 A Team manager, Candelaria …
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The commentator was still talking about Sporting de Gijón's goal and Mata's beautiful breakthrough assist.
"I believe the Real Madrid fans must be familiar with Sporting de Gijón's goal just now," González said. González said, "Because four years ago, they scored a similar goal in the Champions League!"
Indeed, as González said, the Real Madrid fans were very familiar with this goal.
In the 1999-2000 Champions League quarterfinals, Real Madrid and the defending Champions League champion, Manchester United, were in the second leg. Real Madrid's star player, Redondo, also performed a classic heel pass to assist Raúl's goal at Old Trafford. Real Madrid also eliminated the defending champion, Manchester United, to advance.
Juan and Mata's long-distance raid just now, as well as the heel pass to Paven's movement, were no less wonderful than Redondo's performance.
This also made some Real Madrid fans sigh. The nostalgia for Redondo grew and overflowed again at this moment … Redondo was one of the best No. 5 organizational players produced by Argentina. His career began in the Argentine youth team. In the 1990-91 season, he transferred to the La Liga team, Tenerife. Under the management of the then-manager, Valdano, he led this small team to the UEFA Europa League. With outstanding performance, he joined Real Madrid with Valdano. After transferring to Real Madrid in the summer of 1994, his position was further back and he gradually became one of the best defensive midfielders in the world. Redondo was nicknamed "The Prince." During his time with Real Madrid, he won the love of the Real Madrid fans with his excellent skills, elegant movements, low-key and noble character. He became the "Real Madrid Prince" of his generation. If his interceptions could be described as "elegant," Redondo must be the first in the world.
To this day, in Bernabéu, they still missed the former Prince. Especially when they saw that Real Madrid's midfield was full of superstars, but it always felt messy. They would miss the former Prince even more.
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Li Ang stood on the sidelines and observed the reaction of Real Madrid's star players. He was surprised to find that the Real Madrid's star players did not seem to care too much about the goal concede. Of course, it could not be said that they did not care at all, but they did not show any special attention …
Was it extreme confidence in their own strength?
Did they think that Sporting de Gijón could not make a comeback?!
Or was it the stubborn pride in their bones?!
Li Ang had no time to think about these. He did one thing. He whistled towards the field, and then the team captain, Miguel Cobbs, and the others looked over. Li Ang made a subtle gesture.
Miguel Cobbs' heart thumped. He understood the meaning of the gesture: This was an all-out attack!
What did the coach mean? Taking advantage of the goal that had just been scored, to suddenly launch a fierce attack and catch Real Madrid off guard?!
Li Ang made the same gesture again and emphasized, "Yes, attack!" Attack! Attack Real Madrid!
After the game resumed, Sporting de Gijón suddenly pressed forward, as if they wanted to continue to look for a goal to equalize the score.
The Real Madrid team seemed unprepared for this. They were suppressed for a moment and could only shrink back to defend in the backfield. This stunned the commentator, the media reporters, and the Real Madrid fans.
Juan Mata was still Sporting de Gijón's most active player. He used his flexible figure and excellent ball control skills. He tried to break through.
Guti was easily bypassed by Mata. Beckham ran over to help defend. He saw that Beckham was mobilized by him. Mata did not force a breakthrough. Instead, he cleverly diverted the football to the middle.
Miguel Cobbs took the ball.
When Helguera was mobilized to pounce on Cobbs, the latter suddenly diverted the football to the side.
Jeffery rushed up and flicked his ankle to lob the football into the penalty area.
"McGuire!" cried Dagestino.
Miguel Pihra overpowered Paven and once again successfully grabbed the opportunity to head the ball to the goal.
However, his header this time was more accurate. Casillas flew out horizontally. He struggled to lift the powerful header out of the end line.
The fans in the stands exclaimed. This attack and defense had already shocked the fans on both sides so much that their hearts could not help but beat wildly.
Just one minute and twenty-one seconds after Sporting de Gijón's goal, they got another corner kick.
Now, every Sporting de Gijón's set piece could make the Real Madrid people very nervous. That was because the 35-year-old veteran named Maikol Pihra, whom they had previously ridiculed, had already shown his valiant heading ability. The goal a minute ago was a clear proof of that!
Sporting de Gijón might not have a set piece master like Beckham, but they had a 35-year-old veteran with extraordinary header ability!
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