Villa's expression was grim. The excellent striker cultivated by Sporting de Gijón was now the top striker in the Zaragoza team. He was now ready to participate in the free kick attack and compete for the header.
This was Sávio being knocked down by Carlos in the midfield again. The referee, Julio, gave a verbal warning to Carlos and did not draw a card. This once again caused dissatisfaction and protest from the Zaragoza people.
"Let's look at the replay. Carlos's tackle was very decisive. He rushed straight for the football. In the end, Sávio spiked the ball, so he was knocked down along with the ball," González said. González said. "Even though Carlos's tackle looks fierce, it's not a move that hurts anyone."
Li Ang applauded Carlos's tackle off the field. This was exactly what he wanted to see from Carlos. You can be fierce, but you have to be as clean as possible and not have the intention to hurt people. In this way, the referee could not say anything. It would not leave a bad reputation.
Sávio stood in front of the football. He was ready to take the penalty kick.
The referee, Julio, blew his whistle. Sávio ran up and passed the football into the penalty area.
Villa jumped up and then felt a huge pressure next to him. At the same time, he felt the shadow above his head. Someone had jumped higher than him.
Pepe!
He jumped high and headed the football out over Villa's head!
*****
Then, Mata hooked outside the penalty area to clear the siege. The football flew out and landed at the feet of the Zaragoza full back, Ponzio. He stopped the ball and was about to pull the ball horizontally to cut inside.
Albertini went up. The Italian veteran used a beautiful frontal defense to cut off Ponzio's dribbling and immediately organized an attack. He used a beautiful long pass to send the football to the front field!
Diego Milito and his brother, Gabriel Milito, had a head-on confrontation. Sporting de Gijón's Milito had the upper hand and he passed the football to Di Natale.
When Di Natale stopped the ball with his chest, he glanced at the Zaragoza goalkeeper, Luis García, who was standing a little forward. The Italian striker had a flash of inspiration and directly kicked the goal through the air!
Di Natale's move was very sudden and very imaginative.
Zaragoza's goalkeeper, Luis García, was caught off guard by the kick. He turned pale with fright and retreated almost awkwardly. Then, he barely managed to lift the football out of the crossbar with one hand. After he completed the save, he sat down on the ground, panting heavily. He was scared out of his wits.
"Beautiful, beautiful, too beautiful!" Dagstino could not stop praising. "How imaginative!"
González turned his gaze to the technical area by the side of the field. "I'm really curious now. How did Coach Li Ang discover this Italian striker? A player who's about to turn 27 years old, a player in Italy's Serie B, could actually be found by him."
The camera first focused on Di Natale. Seeing that the ball had been saved, Di Natale scratched his head in annoyance. Then, he smiled foolishly.
The camera then panned to the technical area by the side of the field. Li Ang opened his mouth wide, obviously regretting that the ball did not go in. Then, Li Ang applauded for his player's admirable imagination, as well as the decisiveness of his shot and exquisite footwork.
"Coach Li Ang must be very proud now," Dagstino said.
*****
Li Ang was indeed very proud. He had brought in a lot of new players this summer. In addition to the two veterans, Albertini and Hierro, the ones he valued the most were naturally Ribéry, Modric, Ivanovic, Benzema, Pepe and the other young players.
In addition, Milito also made him feel more at ease. Grosso was now also on the rise.
However, if there was any player that he liked and appreciated the most, it would undoubtedly be Di Natale, the Italian player who became more and more enchanting as he aged. This simple Italian player was very much in line with the current positioning of Sporting de Gijón. He was an absolutely classic player who was of good quality and cheap!
Strong, honest, and good in both football and character. Such a player was simply the coach's favorite!
Sporting de Gijón's corner kick.
Albertini drove the football into the penalty area, and the tall Grosso overpowered Alvaro to complete a header attack. Although the angle was relatively right, the power of his header was not small. Zaragoza's goalkeeper, Luis García, did not dare to hold the ball. Instead, he chose to use both fists to hit the football out of the penalty area.
Sporting de Gijón's full back, Dorado, stopped the ball with his chest outside the penalty area. Zaragoza's player, Genirero, immediately came up to intercept.
Dorado saw that Genirero was following closely and had no better idea at the moment. He could only pass the football to Mata, who came up to receive him, while he himself ran forward.
Mata directly pulled the ball horizontally, which attracted Panzio to intercept. He fell to the ground to tackle the ball, only to see Mata deftly pull the ball and easily sweep past Panzio, who fell to the ground.
*****
On the sidelines, the Zaragoza manager, Muñoz, flew into a rage. He was obviously dissatisfied with Panzio's reckless tackle.
Li Ang, on the other hand, pursed his lips. He was not surprised at all. Muñoz's dream was to give Sporting de Gijón a crushing defeat. He wanted to strengthen the full backs' ability to assist. He actually let a winger like Panzio play as a full back. One could imagine Panzio's defensive ability.
"He broke through!"
Mata, who entered the penalty area, was not in a hurry to pass the ball or shoot. He swung his left foot behind the ball and made a feint to pass. The center back, Galetti, who came up to fill the position, was fooled as expected. He jumped up and used his body to block without saying a word.
At this time, Mata's left foot once again hooked the football back and passed by another person!
Zaragoza's goalkeeper, Luis García, was highly nervous at this time. He had already stretched out his arms and lowered his center of gravity. He was ready to seal the near corner.
Mata raised his left foot again!
"Is he going to shoot this time?!" Luis García's eyes were fixed on Mata's left foot.
Then he saw Mata's left foot fall and touch the football.
The football flew up!
It was not a shot!
It was a pass!
Mata's left leg drew an arc, bypassing Di Natale who was at the front, as well as Diego Milito who was in the middle. He flew to the back!
Who was there?!
*****
"Fábio Grosso!" The commentator suddenly roared, "He leaped high … and headed the ball!!"
Grosso had just participated in the corner attack and was going to run back to his own half of the field. However, he saw that the team was able to launch a second attack. He remembered that the manager, Li Ang, had told him to participate in the attack whenever he had the chance to play to his advantage in headers.
Therefore, Gerosso ran back after running for more than ten meters.
Zaragoza's full back, Gabriel Milito, thought that Grosso had gone back. At this time, when he saw Mata pass the ball and realized that it was passed to Grosso who ran back, he was shocked.
Gabriel Milito's header could only be said to be average. In the face of Grosso, who was 190cm tall, he had no way to do it!
When Grosso jumped up, no one around him, whether it was Gabriel Milito next to him or the other panicked Zaragoza players, could compete with him in terms of height.
Mata's pass was also very comfortable. Grosso did not even need to adjust his posture. He only needed to tilt his head slightly in the air and then swing it forcefully!
After Zaragoza's goalkeeper, Luis García, realized that Mata was passing the ball, he panicked and moved his feet in an attempt to stop the opponent's goal. However, it was already very good to be able to react at such a close distance. He pounced sideways.
However, it was a step too late. He could only watch the football enter the goal …
*****
Almost as soon as Grosso's header hit the goal, Li Ang suddenly stood up in the technical area on the sidelines. He growled and pounded his fist hard!
Then, when the football shook the net, Li Ang's action had changed to raising his arms high. His sharp eyes glanced around in an extremely ostentatious manner …
He was so proud and unscrupulous as he vented his emotions.
Today, he was going to go on a killing spree!
At this time, in the commentator's seat, the commentator's high-pitched and excited "Goooool" rang out. Beside him, the players on the substitutes' bench rushed out and shouted.
In the 33rd minute of the game, Mata assisted and Grosso scored with a header. The visiting team, Sporting de Gijón, led the home team, Zaragoza by 3: 0!
PS: Well, fifth update, please give me a few monthly tickets.
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