El Molinon Stadium.
The referee, Wilno, had just blown the whistle to signal the start of the game.
At the away team's technical area, the Numencia manager, Lopez, was holding Sporting de Gijón's starting lineup.
The goalkeeper, Handanovic, and the center backs were the partners of Vermaelen and Rami. Rami? Was this the gardener that the Chinese found from Corsica?!
In the midfield, Arango was starting. Had the Venezuelan not returned to South America yet?
On the frontline, Benzema was in the starting lineup. Well, this seventeen-year-old kid is not bad. He has scored a few goals. However, compared to the number one scorer, Diego Milito, this French kid is much easier to deal with.
Lopez looked at Sporting de Gijón's starting lineup. He did not feel belittled by Sporting de Gijón's big rotation in this game. He hoped that Li Ang did not value him. For Numencia, the points were the key to everything. They were now ranked last in the league. It was very difficult to avoid relegation. Every victory and every draw was important to them.
And it was clear that Sporting de Gijón's rotation tactics today gave Lopez hope.
Never underestimate the fighting spirit of a team that wanted to avoid relegation!
In the last round of the league, Numencia almost made Real Madrid lose points at home. They only lost to Real Madrid by a score of 1-2 at home. They showed everyone their determination to fight to avoid relegation with a tenacious attitude!
"Tell everyone that they don't need to worry about the French kid."
"We have to be brave and press out to attack appropriately!"
"Rami! Yes, it's that French gardener! He will be our breakthrough! "
Lopez took advantage of a dead ball to call the team captain, Pablo, to the side of the field to convey the temporary tactical instructions based on the opponent's starting lineup.
*****
Li Ang stood on the sidelines and saw that Rami had headed a pass from Numencia's side and was slightly relieved.
He had to admit that it was a risk to let Rami start today.
Li Ang had been observing Lamy's training. The Frenchman was very hardworking in training, and he was in a good condition. His improvement was also great.
Therefore, in today's game, Li Ang did not choose to let Ivanovic play center back when he was short of a center back. Instead, he gave Rami a chance.
Before the match, Li Ang had been paying attention to Lamy. The French youth looked a little nervous, so he went up and patted Lamy on the shoulder to make him relax a little.
The gardener scratched his head embarrassedly and said that he was a little nervous, but he was more excited than nervous.
Tsk, Li Ang didn't say anything. He was waiting to see this kid's performance in the competition.
Li Ang also expected that Numencia would use Lamy as a breakthrough point, and he hoped that the French youth could withstand the test.
In addition, Arango, who was in the starting lineup today, was also the target of Li Ang's attention. The Venezuelan player's performance in several substitute appearances could only be said to be average.
Of course, Li Ang was also paying attention to Benzema. He wanted to see what kind of results this kid, who was performing quite well in training, could produce under the effect of [Intermediate Sharpshooter].
Li Ang had imagined many scenarios for this game, including Lamy's problem, Arango's performance being average, and Benzema's performance.
But there was one scenario that he absolutely did not expect.
That was Benzema's big explosion.
His purpose of observing Lamy and Arango had become meaningless in the case of Benzema's big explosion.
Because the opponent was completely stunned by Benzema's explosion, Lamy did not experience any test, and Arango did not have any chance to perform under Benzema's explosion!
*****
Eleven minutes into the game, Benzema took the lead for Sporting de Gijón.
After Ribéry broke through, he suddenly cut inside horizontally, and Di Natale also pulled the side at the right time.
Ribéry pretended to shoot, and after deceiving the Numencia defender Tarantino into action, he suddenly crossed the ball.
Di Natale did not stop the ball, and directly lobbed the football into the penalty area.
Then, people saw Benzema rush to the front of the goal. He withstood the interference of the Numencia defender, Okja, and beautifully shot!
The football rolled into the net from the Numencia goal between Juan's legs.
“Goooool！”
"One to zero! Beautiful, Benzema! The French kid opened the scoring for Sporting de Gijón! "
"Diego Milito is injured, and we were guessing that Li Ang would choose the veteran Gieza to start. In the end, he chose to trust the 17-year-old Benzema! Now, the French kid repaid him with a goal! "
"One to zero! Sporting de Gijón is ahead of Numencia! This is Benzema's seventh goal in the league tournament! For a 17-year-old kid to deliver such an answer in limited playing time, it's perfect! "
While the commentator was praising the young Benzema, the French kid who scored the goal was celebrating on the field. He rushed to the sidelines, turned his back, and pointed to the number and name on the back of his jersey!
In response, he was met with a huge cheer from the El Molinon Stadium.
Everyone, led by the live broadcast, chanted 'Benzema' three times in a row!
The French kid closed his eyes and looked intoxicated. He was immersed in the emotion of tens of thousands of fans shouting his name. He was so excited that he had goosebumps all over his body. He felt that his blood was rushing out, and his heart was beating fast. The feeling of tens of thousands of people cheering for you and shouting your name was indescribable.
The fans in the stadium shouted his name, and his teammates flooded over. They hugged him, patted him on the shoulder, touched his head, and celebrated his goal.
"The first one!" The 17-year-old French kid muttered in a voice that only he could hear.
*****
"The kid scored a goal, and he's so happy," Scotti said to Li Ang with a smile.
"The French kid is full of motivation today," Banderas said. Since Milito was injured, Benzema had been working very hard. The kid had ambitions for the main position.
Li Ang saw Benzema celebrating the goal crazily and naturally guessed the kid's thoughts. He also smiled happily.
A player with a competitive heart, and this was what the manager liked to see.
Young people with drive and willingness to work hard, this was a good thing. He was also happy for Benzema's improvement.
However, what happened next was completely beyond his expectations. The French kid really gave him a big shock …
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