Modric was extremely excited after the goal. He waved his fists vigorously and roared in celebration.
The other Sporting de Gijón players also rushed over, roaring, cheering, and celebrating the goal.
As Li Ang said, the players were holding back their anger. The Fenerbahçe fans' troublemaking behavior last night had angered them, and Albertini's injury just now made the whole team even more angry.
On the sidelines, their manager, Li Ang, was also excited when he saw Modric score directly with a free kick. He ran wildly on the sidelines, opening his mouth and roaring. Then he was quickly hugged by the excited coaching staff.
The Gijon people's celebration angered the Fenerbahçe fans. Coins, mineral water bottles, and other things were thrown down. The stadium staff was used to it. Some people came over with umbrellas and bent down to "pick up the trash."
"We haven't seen Manager Li Ang celebrate so passionately for a while," Dagestino said.
Li Ang was no longer the rookie who had just debuted. He had long passed the stage of celebrating excitedly every time the team scored a goal. He would only show his passion when he faced Real Madrid or Barcelona, or at the very least, a team at the level of Atlético Madrid.
Obviously, Fenerbahçe today had angered the Chinese coach.
"Two to one! Sporting de Gijón has overtaken the score again! This score is extremely advantageous for them! "González said.
As the commentator said, the current situation was advantageous for Sporting de Gijón. In the two-legged knockout game, they were leading two to one in the away game. The possibility of winning the game was very high. Even if they lost the game, with two away goals in hand, Sporting de Gijón's promotion prospects were extremely optimistic. Even if they lost the game, with two away goals in hand, Sporting de Gijón would have the confidence to face Fenerbahçe at home.
Of course, Li Ang was extremely eager to win this match. He would not allow, nor was he willing to accept, the possibility of failure!
"Two to one!" said Scotteri. "Very good."
"It would have been perfect if Demi hadn't been injured," Banderas said.
*****
In the stands of the Saragoğlu Stadium, the visiting Sporting de Gijón fans were also excited by the goal. They roared and celebrated the goal.
This aroused the anger of the Fenerbahçe fans of the home team. The fans of both teams cursed at each other across the human wall of security personnel and almost rushed up to fight.
Of course, the Sporting de Gijón fans were not fools. If the Fenerbahçe fans did not make a move, they would not make the first move. The Spanish fans could not be compared to the English and Russian fans in terms of 'guts'. Moreover, before coming to Istanbul, the Sporting de Gijón fans had already received a warning that if there was a conflict in Turkey, they could not count on the police to protect them. The police might even be more ruthless than the Fenerbahçe fans. In short, they had to be honest. If there was anything, endure it. The team would avenge them on the field.
After the game restarted, the entire stadium was shrouded in ear-piercing boos.
As long as the Sporting de Gijón players took the ball, the boos could drive people crazy, especially the two goalscorers, Dinatale and Modric. When they took the ball, the boos of nearly 50,000 people would make the timid ones pee their pants on the spot.
Therefore, to be a good professional football player, courage was also necessary.
Not only were there boos, but there were also all kinds of malicious insults. The Turks were also very good at cursing.
However, this did not change the fact that Sporting Xi Hong had scored a goal and was leading them by a score of two to one!
The lead in the score and the two away goals directly put Fenerbahçe in a dangerous situation.
*****
After Sporting de Gijón overtook the score again, they strictly implemented the tactics deployed by the manager, Li Ang. They continued to insist on playing defensive counterattack in the away game. They were not in a hurry to attack to increase the score again. Anyway, they were not the ones in a hurry now.
Fenerbahçe was the one in a hurry. As the home team, they knew the current situation. They had to score and win the game. At the same time, they had to score as many goals as possible to weaken the hidden danger brought by the opponent's two away goals.
The game returned to the previous rhythm again. Fenerbahçe pressed up to besiege Sporting de Gijón, but they lacked an effective way to score.
Van Hoydunk's header ability was indeed good. That referred to the young Van Hoydunk, but now the Dutchman was 35 years old. His ability to jump for the header was not as good as before. With Pepe taking care of Van Hoydunk, it was difficult for the Dutchman to get many chances.
Tuncay, on the other hand, was a force to be reckoned with. Sporting Gijon was prepared for him. Hierro's experience and Ivanovic's help made up for their disadvantage in speed, which was more than enough to restrain the Turk.
As for the other players in the midfield, there was Carlos and Modric to help with the defense.
After increasing the score again, Sporting de Gijón, who focused on defensive counterattack, stabilized the morale of the team. This made the Fenerbahçe players feel helpless.
Therefore, Fenerbahçe's offense looked very big and imposing. However, it could be said that it was all bark and no bite. Even though their fans roared until a hole was about to appear in the sky, they were unable to score again.
*****
At the end of the first half of the game, the electronic scoreboard in Saragioglu Stadium recorded the halftime score: 1: 2!
The home team, Fenerbahçe, was behind the visiting team, Sporting de Gijón by 1: 2.
The Turkish Super League leader was temporarily behind the second-place team in La Liga.
"This score is a good stimulus for Sporting de Gijón. It gives them more confidence for the second half of the game," said Dagestino.
As Dagestino said, after 45 minutes of hard work in the first half of the game, many Sporting de Gijón players were not as nervous as they were at the beginning of the first half when they walked off the field. The result of leading their opponents gave them confidence. Their facial expressions were also much more relaxed and they looked good.
The score of 2: 1 and the two away goals gave everyone a sense of reassurance.
Li Ang looked at the expressions of the players and nodded in his heart. Not bad!
He had confidence in his team. As long as they were not nervous and could play normally, Fenerbahçe was not their opponent.
The Turkish team was only difficult to deal with at home. In the away game, their strength dropped by at least a level. Although they could not be said to be weak, Sporting de Gijón still had the confidence to take down Fenerbahçe.
In this season's Champions League, Manchester United beat Fenerbahçe by 6: 2 at home in the group stage. However, when they visited Istanbul later, Manchester United, which had rotated most of the main players, lost to Fenerbahçe by 0: 3 in the away game.
The Turkish team was a typical home team. Without the support of a terrifying atmosphere at home, they were nothing to be afraid of.
*****
Li Ang knew what his team needed most now: encouragement and confidence!
Therefore, in the visiting team's locker room, he clapped, encouraged and praised his players, "You did a great job! Very well. Did you see the expressions of the Fenerbahçe players when they left the field? It was as if they had eaten dog shit. Why did that happen? Because they knew that the situation was not good for them. They were worried! What were they worried about? "
"They were worried about losing the game!" Ribéry shouted.
"Franck is right!" Li Ang praised the French youth, "They were afraid! Not only were their players afraid, but their fans were also afraid. The louder their boos in the stands, the fiercer their scolding was, the more it showed that they were afraid! "
Li Ang did not have much to say about the second half of the game. He asked the players to continue to stick to the defensive counterattack style.
Fenerbahçe was behind by 1: 2, so they would press heavily in the second half. In this way, there would be more space behind them.
Sporting de Gijón could take advantage of this by playing defensive counterattack. Li Ang felt that it was possible for the team to score again, or even a few more goals, as long as they took advantage of the gaps after Fenerbahçe pressed.
In addition, Li Ang emphasized that they could try more long shots if they had the chance. The Cannon skill was still there, so it could not be wasted.
Of course, the first thing they had to do was to defend well and not concede any more goals.
"I'll say three points."
"First, defend well and don't concede any goals!" Li Ang raised a finger.
"Second, seize the opportunity to counterattack! If you have the chance, grab it and score! "He raised two fingers.
"Third, score more goals!"
The manager's words infected everyone. They were full of confidence and only hoped that the second half of the game would start quickly so that they could teach Fenerbahçe a lesson and vent their anger.
*****
On the other side, in the home team's locker room, Fenerbahçe's manager, Dahm, was comforting his players.
"1: 2! We're only behind by one goal! It's no big deal! "
"This is our home ground! This is our territory! We're not afraid of anyone here! "
"Continue to attack in the second half of the game, attack! Attack! "
"Crush them with offense and goals!"
"Use goals to teach Gijón a lesson. Tell them that coming to Saragoğlu is the fate of being slaughtered by us!"
"Remember! This is our home ground, all the teams in Europe are afraid of this place! "
"Crush your opponents!"
"Crush them!"
"This is Saragoğlu!"
Dahm waved his arms, his saliva flying, and his eyes glowing.
These words seemed to have magic. Fenerbahçe's players were ignited with fighting spirit. They howled as if they had already seen the scene of them crushing Sporting de Gijón.
*****
After the second half of the game started, Fenerbahçe's players were like angry bulls, roaring and pressuring Sporting de Gijón's goal.
In the stands of Saragoğlu, Fenerbahçe's fans were so excited that the earth seemed to tremble.
Tuncay's shot was deflected off the post. However, it still caused a tsunami of roars from the stands.
"This is Saragoğlu! This is Fenerbahçe! "The Istanbul commentator roared and shouted," We are not afraid of anyone here! "
If Li Ang heard the Istanbul commentator's words, he would have snorted and despised them, because the commentator's words were just a show of strength!
Just as the Istanbul commentator was roaring and cheering for Fenerbahçe. There was a change on the field.
Aurelio took the ball in the midfield and tried to do a combination with Baçi. However, after he received Baçi's pass, he was tackled to the ground just as he wanted to move horizontally.
The boos and insults in the stands of Saragoğlu were deafening.
What made them so angry was that the referee, Tomasson, did not show any signs at all, let alone show a card. The whistle did not sound! It meant that there was no foul!
*****
"The referee finally found his conscience," Banderas said.
"Carlos tackled Aurelio, there was no foul! The referee did not say anything! "
"Now is Sporting de Gijón's chance to fight back! The football is at their feet. "
"Maybe Mr. Tomasson watched the video replay during halftime and is trying to find balance?" González said. Then he raised his voice and roared, "There was no foul!"
The slow-motion replay showed that Carlos, who had tackled the ball just now, did tackle the football first, but he did not stop his foot at the back and brought Aurelio down.
Of course, if the referee was biased towards the home team and blew strictly for a foul, you would have nothing to say. That was why Banderas said that the referee had found his conscience.
However, the Fenerbahçe fans were unhappy and did not want to do it. They certainly thought that Carlos had fouled. They thought that the referee was biased towards Sporting de Gijón.
The whole stadium was about to explode. The Turks were furious!
*****
"Sporting de Gijón's counterattack!"
After receiving Carlos's pass, Mata dribbled the ball forward at high speed.
De Souza pounced on Mata.
Mata suddenly made a sharp stop and let D'Souza pass.
Fenerbahçe's center back, Baris, pounced on him recklessly.
Modric came over to receive him.
Mata passed the football over.
Modric, who received the ball, did not stop it and continued to pass the ball.
On the flank, Ribéry took the ball and looked like he was going to cut inside, but it was a straight cross!
Di Natale was there. He faced the football, but he did not stop the ball. He spread his legs and the football slipped past his crotch.
And almost as soon as Ribéry passed the ball, Benzema, who was pulled out from the penalty area to receive him, rushed up as if he had received a signal.
Then, people saw Benzema rush up and directly shoot a cold shot at the football that Di Natale had slipped past!
*****
"Leaked ball! Beautiful! This is — Benzema — "The commentator, Mr. Dagestino's excited voice, roaring, roaring, roaring, roaring," Benzema goool! "
The football was like an arrow leaving the bow. A white light swept past, tearing the hot air, tearing apart all obstacles, and going straight into the net!
Cannons!
The second shot!
Made by Benzema!
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