Deportivo's captain, Pablo, found Tristan and asked him to control his temper. If he continued, the referee would continue to pay attention to him.
Deportivo was in a critical situation. If Tristan lost control of his temper and was sent off, it would be even worse.
Tristan looked at Pablo and nodded in the end. He respected this old captain.
Li Ang watched the scene from the sidelines. His temper was already rising. How could he be suppressed so easily?!
Sporting de Gijón's captain, Hierro, found Pepe and asked him to be careful not to be targeted by the referee. If Pepe was sent off with a red card, it would be a huge blow to Sporting de Gijón.
Pepe nodded to show that he understood and agreed. However, he only reduced the number of Tristan's little tricks. He still did them, but he became more cautious and more subtle.
Hierro did not know whether to laugh or cry. He was a traditional European center back. He used to hate the little tricks of Latin American players. However, when his teammate did it, it felt good. He had to admit that the manager had arranged for Pepe to deal with Tristan.
At the same time, Li Ang had asked Benzema, Javier Blanco, center back Isma, and midfielder Samuel, who were on the substitutes' bench, to warm up.
The game was about to enter the final stage of the bayonet battle. He had to prevent any accidents. Moreover, it was time to make an appropriate substitution.
*****
Deportivo had an opportunity to attack. Harvey passed the ball to Juan Bellerón, who passed it to Victor Sanchez. Then Victor Sanchez suddenly shot from outside the penalty area.
Victor Sanchez's long shots were famous for their power. In the first half of the game, Deportivo's goal was deflected by Victor's long shot. In the end, Pandiani got the chance to score.
As for Victor Sanchez's long shot, Sporting Gihon had long prepared for it.
Marcos immediately came out to block it.
Victor's shot was blocked by Marcos.
However, it was very similar to Deportivo's goal in the first half of the game. Only this time, the ball did not deflect toward the goal. This time, the deflected ball bounced right in front of Pandiani. This was Deportivo's chance!
In the face of such an opportunity, Pandiani was excited, but he did not hesitate.
This showed the Uruguayan striker's ability to grasp opportunities in front of goal!
He pushed the football forward and evaded Hierro, who was defending him!
He was almost facing Valencia alone!
The Spanish goalkeeper, Valencia, had never fought against Pandiani before. However, after today's match, he knew how good Pandiani was. He quickly moved to block Pandiani's shooting angle. Unfortunately, he was facing the goal now. Pandiani's shooting angle was very wide, and he had more options. He could shoot low, volley, or push.
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This was a great opportunity for La Coruna! If this goal was scored, they would only be behind by one goal. For a strong team like Deportivo, a gap of one goal was not too big of a gap.
There was no Sporting de Gijón player next to Pandiani. He swung his right foot, intending to push.
However, something that no one had expected happened ….
Just as he raised his right leg and was about to kick Pandiani, Tristan suddenly cut in from the side. Then, before Pandiani, he stabbed Pandiani with his leg!
It should be said that even though it was a snatch shot, with Tristan's standard, such a shot was a sure thing. This was also the reason why Tristan was so confident in snatching the shot. As long as he could score the ball, he would be the hero. He could not be bothered with anything else. He was burning with anger now. The conflict with the manager and the opponent's despicable defense after he came on the field made him burn with anger. He wanted to vent. For a striker, only scoring goals could vent his anger.
However, Tristan forgot about Modric, who had been following him.
Modric fell to the ground and slid to block!
Tristan's shot was blocked by Modric's outstretched leg, and the football bounced up!
The force of the football was slowed down, and then people saw Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper, Valencia, in a difficult situation. However, he finally succeeded in holding the football and pressing it under his body!
*****
The Riazo Stadium was in an uproar!
Pandiani did not expect his partner to suddenly make such a move. He swung his right leg and kicked Tristan's heel, and then the two men fell to the ground together.
At the same time, Tristan screamed and fell in the penalty area. He was injured by Pandiani's kick.
Valencia was still in shock. He pressed the football under his body and then looked up to see the two opposing strikers fall in front of him.
Pepe was a little careless just now, and Tristan got the chance to shoot. He was shocked, and then he saw this scene.
Pepe was also a bad boy. He walked over and stood in front of the two men. Then, he shrugged and spread his hands, as if he thought that the two men were really interesting. If Tristan hadn't snatched the shot, Pandiani might have really scored. Pepe sighed. If Tristan had been firmly marked by him, he wouldn't have had the chance to snatch the shot. In that case, Pandiani's shot would probably have been a goal.
This was really a dramatic scene.
*****
Li Ang was shocked. Pandiani's chance just now was really an excellent scoring opportunity. He was prepared to lose the ball, but he did not expect to see Tristan snatch the shot. Then, Modric stretched out his leg at the crucial moment to slow down the power of the shot. In the end, the ball was saved by the goalkeeper, Valencia.
This was really …
Li Ang could not help but laugh. He felt that he should really thank Tristan, who snatched the chance to shoot from his forward partner.
What a good man!
Pandiani was furious. He angrily punched the turf, then got up and glared at his partner lying on the ground.
As for Tristan, he was lying there and moaning.
Stop pretending.
Pandiani snorted. He thought that his partner was using his injury to cover up his behavior.
But then he felt that the guy wasn't faking it. Maybe he was really injured.
The angry Pandiani was angry and did not know whether to laugh or cry at this time.
*****
Pandiani made a gesture to the sidelines, a gesture that someone was injured.
Li Ang was still laughing on the sidelines. He laughed so hard that his stomach hurt. He couldn't help it. Such a situation might not happen even once in ten years on the football field. What's more, they were the ones who benefited from it.
On the Sporting de Gijón's bench, the others could not help but laugh. This was really …
And Deportivo La Coruña's fans?
They were stunned at first, then they understood what had happened. The entire Riazo Stadium was filled with boos.
On the Deportivo La Coruña's players on the bench, they looked at the scene with their mouths agape. What had just happened was so embarrassing that they did not know how to react.
Deportivo La Coruña's team doctor entered the field to check on Tristan's injury.
Irueta's face was very ugly. What a good scoring opportunity, but it was ruined by Tristan's selfish action. He was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood. His eyes were fixed on Tristan, who was lying on the field. If possible, Li Ang did not doubt that Irueta would go up and beat Tristan up.
Snatching an opponent's opportunity to shoot was rare on the football field, but it was not unheard of. However, under normal circumstances, the person who snatched the opportunity to shoot would be able to score. Then, the result of the goal was not too big of a deal. At most, the player who snatched the opportunity to shoot would be unhappy. There would not be too big of a disturbance.
However, it was different this time. Deportivo La Coruña was behind by two goals. They should not have wasted such a good chance to score. Moreover, the player who tried to snatch the shot was kicked by the player who was supposed to shoot and was injured. It was too dramatic.
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"Tristan snatched Pandiani's opportunity to shoot, but the shot was ruined and saved by the goalkeeper." Dagestino was an experienced commentator. Seeing this scene, he was speechless. "Such a good opportunity is so important for Deportivo La Coruña. It was wasted like this. What Tristan did was terrible!"
"And he was injured," Gonzalo added. "He snatched the opportunity to shoot and did not score, but was injured by the opponent who was supposed to shoot. This is really …"
The Riazo Stadium was filled with boos.
The team doctor was checking on Tristan's injury. The Sporting de Gijón players were also very happy. Some of them even ran over to check on Tristan's situation and pretended to ask about it with concern. In exchange, they received angry glares from the Deportivo La Coruña players.
They now felt that their opponent, Sporting de Gijón's entire team, was not a good person.
At this moment, Deportivo La Coruña's team doctor made a gesture to the side of the field: a substitution!
Tristan was injured and could not continue the game. A substitution had to be made.
The boos in the stadium became even louder.
*****
At this moment, the director came to add to the chaos. He showed the situation in the Sporting de Gijón technical area to everyone.
Sporting de Gijón's substitutes were stunned at first, then they saw the smiles on their faces. Some tried to hold back their laughter, some could not help it, and some simply laughed without restraint.
As for Sporting de Gijón's manager, Li Ang?
He was laughing so hard that he bent over, as if his stomach was hurting.
The boos in the Riazo Stadium became even louder. It was so loud that it could burst eardrums. The Deportivo La Coruña fans were angry. The gloating smiles of Li Ang and Sporting de Gijón's players stimulated them. Most importantly, they also felt that this matter was extremely embarrassing!
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