“Goooool！”
"Luc! Beautiful cut inside to score. Old Hierro can't stop him. "
"Deportivo equalizes the score!"
"One to one. For Sporting de Gijón, conceding a goal at this time is terrible!"
The El Molino stadium was filled with boos. Deportivo striker Luc was celebrating the goal excitedly. On the sidelines, Li Ang frowned.
As the commentator said, conceding a goal at this time was terrible.
Sporting de Gijón started the game well. In the first half, Di Natale assisted Benzema to score a goal and took the lead. They maintained the lead until the 86th minute of the game, until Luc took advantage of a counterattack and scored the equalizer with his individual ability.
"Luc is calling out to Barcelona in this way," the commentator, Dagestino, joked.
He said that because there were rumors that Barcelona was considering strengthening their offense in the summer. It was no secret that Barcelona was obsessed with strikers. They had Ronaldinho on the left and Eto 'o in the middle. If there were any shortcomings, the right winger was one because Giuly had not fully shown his form from last season. At present, they had two targets. According to news from Catalonia TV 3, one of Barcelona's targets was a world-class winger, Ryan Giggs.
The radio station said that Giggs' contract was quite different from Manchester United's. Giggs' contract would expire in the summer of 2006. He wanted to renew his contract with Manchester United for two years, while the club's top management only wanted to offer the flying Welshman another year. It was not impossible for Giggs to come to Barcelona this summer. During the winter transfer period, Barcelona had made initial contact with Giggs. It was just that the club needed a center forward at the time, so Giggs was not the first choice.
Mundo Deportivo said that once Giggs joined, it would greatly enrich Barcelona's tactical changes in the front field. Ronaldinho's position would be more flexible. He could switch to the middle or the right flank. Van Bronckhorst and Silvinho could both support Giggs on the left flank.
But the question was whether Barcelona had enough money to bring in Giggs. After all, it would not be cheap to bring him in. At the same time, Giggs was already 31 years old. Age was a problem that Barcelona's technical team had to consider. Did Barça have a better choice? The answer was yes. The choice came from Deportivo de La Coruña, a striker from another La Liga team.
Luke was from Catalonia, which was very much in line with Bassa's "bloodline" theory. Last summer, Luke almost came to Barça. It was only because Laporta chose Eto'o that he finally gave up on the plan to bring Luke in. At that time, Marca offered Barça 13 million euros. Although Laker's overall performance this season was not good, Luke was still the team's rare bright spot. His breakthroughs on the left flank had become sharper, and his ability to break through had improved greatly as he was closer to the goal. In the two games against Real Madrid this season, Catalonia had scored goals. He was Real Madrid's nemesis.
He was on the rise, and his price was relatively cheap. Coupled with his "local" background, he was Real Madrid's nemesis. It could be said that Luke was the ideal player to "replenish the blood" in Barça's front field.
Therefore, the Spanish media generally believed that there was a high possibility that Luque would transfer to Barcelona at the end of the season.
Under such a background, Luque's goal helped Barcelona stop Sporting de Gijón, and there was a lot more to talk about.
*****
Sporting de Gijón had already used two substitutions: Chiesa for Di Natale, and Javier Blanco for Ribéry.
Li Ang now regretted his two substitutions, which weakened Sporting de Gijón's offense. He was too conservative.
Now, he had to go all out.
Juan Arango stood on the sidelines. Li Ang held the Venezuelan with one hand and pointed to the field with the other.
"The team is in a bad situation now," Li Ang said. "A draw is unacceptable. We need to score."
Arango nodded vigorously.
"After you go up, shoot from long range when you have the chance." Li Ang pointed in the direction of Deportivo La Coruña's goal. "Tell the others to open up as much as possible to create opportunities for you to shoot."
"Go, let's give everyone a big surprise! You have the ability to do that! "
Arango's eyes lit up and he nodded happily. He did not expect the manager to value him so much and put the hope of scoring on him. It made him more excited than nervous.
In the 88th minute of the game, Sporting de Gijón made a substitution. Juan Arango came on as a substitute and Marcos was replaced.
Li Ang looked at the field with a dignified expression. He was indeed gambling, putting the hope of scoring on Arango. He knew that the Venezuelan player had a good long range shot, and from time to time, he would make amazing shots. Of course, Arango's biggest problem was that his form was unstable. After coming to Sporting de Gijón, his performance could only be said to be average.
However, at this time, Li Ang firmly chose to bet on Arango. The purpose was to catch Deportivo La Coruña off guard. Irueta might not pay much attention to Arango, who had just been replaced.
*****
A draw would not satisfy the people of Sporting Gihon, especially when the entire team had already reached a consensus and decided to challenge for the league title.
In the last moment of the game, Sporting de Gijón launched a frantic attack on Deportivo La Coruña's goal.
The veteran Gieza was attacked by Victor Sanchez, and Sporting de Gijón's free kick.
Arango lobbed the football into the penalty area, and the ball was headed out by Capdrella. Carlos stopped the ball with his chest and knocked the football to Javier Blanco. The latter pretended to dribble the ball horizontally, but suddenly diverted to the side and Grosso plugged in.
The Italian left back caught up with the football, and after a little adjustment, passed directly from the side.
Benzema tried to grab the header, but Deportivo La Coruña's goalkeeper attacked, and the football was directly caught in the air by Molina.
Sporting de Gijón's wave of offensive came to an end.
The fourth official walked to the sidelines with an electronic signboard in his hand, ready to announce the injury stoppage time of the game. At the same time, a Deportivo La Coruña player, Hector Berenguer, stood behind him. He was ready to make a substitution. At this time, there was only one purpose for making a substitution: to delay the game and let the time be wasted in the dawdling substitution.
Li Ang was furious. Before the game, Deportivo La Coruña's manager, Irueta, was very aggressive, saying that he wanted to take away three points at the El Molinon Stadium. At this time, Li Ang would rather Deportivo La Coruña still maintained their desire for victory. In that case, Deportivo La Coruña, who pressed forward to attack, would have openings for Sporting de Gijón to take advantage of. However, looking at the current situation, the game was coming to an end, and the boastful Irueta before the game seemed to be very satisfied with the score of 1-1.
That cowardly bastard!
At this time, the camera also gave a close-up of Li Ang, who was standing on the sidelines. Since Juan Arango was brought on, Li Ang stood on the sidelines, motionless, like a statue.
The score of 1-1 made Li Ang feel a sense of despair. Although a draw was far from enough to make him feel hopeless, Li Ang knew one thing clearly. Just as he announced to the whole team that they had decided to attack the championship, they were immediately stopped. This had a huge impact on the team's morale.
*****
Deportivo La Coruña made a substitution. The Spanish striker, Luque, was brought off, and the defender, Hector Berenguer, was brought on.
When Luque left the field, he walked very slowly to the sidelines. He stopped and faced the stands to applaud.
Li Ang finally could not sit still. He shouted at the referee on the sidelines, "Hey, can't you see that guy is stalling for time?"
The referee first glared at Li Ang. He was not satisfied with this guy's bad attitude. However, Li Ang's protest was not wrong. Therefore, the referee immediately rushed forward and showed Luque a yellow card.
This yellow card gave Luque a legitimate excuse to stall for time. He was very dissatisfied with this penalty and protested to the referee, wanting to take this opportunity to waste more time.
Li Ang directly came up and pulled Luque out of the field.
Luque, who was pulled out of the field by Li Ang, wanted to use this as a pretext to continue to make a fuss. Then, he saw Li Ang's ferocious face and was shocked. His original intention of making a fuss was also scared away.
However, Deportivo La Coruña's manager, Irueta, could not take it anymore. He came up and accused Li Ang of attacking his player.
Li Ang turned his head and walked away, ignoring Irueta. The latter did not let up and shouted loudly behind him.
The referee glanced at the sidelines and saw that the Sporting de Gijón manager was silent. However, he looked like a volcano that was about to erupt. He came up and warned Irueta not to make a fuss. However, he did not pay attention to Li Ang.
Almost at the same time, the fourth official raised the electronic signboard indicating the three minutes of injury stoppage time in the game.
*****
Javier Blanco was dribbling the ball. He was entangled by Mauro Silva.
Speed was his strength, but Blanco's footwork was also good. He pulled the ball to the left with his left foot, and at the same time, his body leaned to that side as if he was going to go inside. After he caused Silva to move, he once again pulled the ball back. At the same time, his body turned and leaped forward. He was about to accelerate when he was pulled to the ground.
Mauro Silva saw that the situation was not good and directly made a tactical foul.
"This old man!" Banderas also scolded on the sidelines. Mauro Silva was very experienced. He was not soft on fouls at key moments. As long as Mauro Silva hesitated and let Javier Blanco break through, it would be a very dangerous attack.
"Sporting de Gijón's free kick," Dagestino said. "There are three minutes of injury stoppage time. It is now two minutes and ten seconds. Although the Sporting de Gijón people are still working hard, it looks like the score of one to one will not change. Of course, this free kick may be an opportunity."
Juan Arango stood in front of the football. He was going to take the free kick. Because the manager wanted to give Arango more chances to shoot, no one came to fight with him for the right to take the free kick.
It was a free kick that was about thirty-five meters away from the goal, facing the goal head-on.
Arango wrapped the football with his jersey and wiped it. Then he placed the football on the penalty spot and took a few steps back.
Deportivo La Coruña was still forming a human wall.
Benzema and Berenguer jostled, and the referee went up to give the two a verbal warning.
*****
Finally, the referee blew the whistle.
Arango ran up and kicked the football with his left foot.
The football drew an arc, went over the human wall, and flew straight to the top right corner of the goal.
A direct shot!
The quality of the shot was still very high, but Deportivo La Coruña's goalkeeper, Molina, still made a wonderful save. He did not dare to hold the ball. Instead, he chose to hit the football out horizontally.
The football landed in the penalty area.
Benzema, Chiesa, and Deportivo La Coruña's defenders, Pablo and Andrade, all rushed towards the football.
In the end, Pablo was the first to use a golden hook to clear the football out of the penalty area.
Then outside the penalty area, Sergio continued to head the ball to clear the siege.
*****
After kicking the free kick, Arango's gaze was fixed on the flying ball. He saw that the football was hit out by Deportivo La Coruña's goalkeeper, Molina, and was extremely annoyed.
The angle was still not tricky enough!
The speed of the ball had to be faster!
Then, the chagrined Venezuelan looked up and saw the ball flying in front of him. The football was back!
It was almost a subconscious action!
There was almost no time for his brain to think!
Arango took a step forward and swung his left leg in the face of the falling football!
He did not stop the ball!
He directly volleyed it in the air!
After the football was volleyed by him, it flew up again and whistled towards the goal.
The football swept over Sergio's head in an obvious arc, circled around, and flew towards the top left corner of the goal.
Deportivo La Coruña's goalkeeper, Molina, jumped up and made a save. He was in the air, but there was a look of despair in his eyes. The ball's arc was too tricky, the angle was too tricky! He could not pounce on it!
The football whistled over his body, almost sticking to the intersection of the crossbar and the column, and went straight into the net!
*****
“Goooool！”
Li Ang almost jumped up on the spot. He waved his fists and wanted to run, but he was hugged by Banderas and Scottley. They hugged him and shouted, "Goooool!"
"It's incredible! A goal has been scored! A goal at the last moment of the game! Ten seconds before the end of injury stoppage time, Sporting de Gijón has scored! The substitute, Arango, has made a great contribution! "The commentator shouted excitedly. "Manager Li Ang's substitution at the last moment has a miraculous effect! No one thought that Arango would be able to score such a wonderful goal. It's too beautiful. A super volleyed shot with a very wide arc! The Venezuelans have surprised everyone! "
Seeing the football smash into the net, Juan Arango's eyes widened. A wave of ecstasy surged up. He clenched his fists hard, then loosened them, and then clenched them again. His eyes were still fixed on the goal. He saw the football in the net, and he was sure that the ball had gone in! It went in! It went in!
He turned around and wanted to run. He wanted to hug the manager. He wanted to give him a big hug. The manager said that he had the ability to surprise everyone. Now, he had done it! He wanted to thank that person, thank the person who had given him his trust!
However, he did not succeed in running to the sidelines because his teammates rushed over excitedly from all directions. They surrounded him. In the end, they simply lifted him up and threw him into the sky! This kind of celebration was rare. No matter how excited they were in the past. They only pressed the goal scorer under their bodies …
In the air, the Venezuelan was screaming in fear. He was afraid of heights.
On the sidelines, Li Ang was' released 'from the hugs of his two assistants. When he saw this scene, he looked up to the sky and laughed!
Extremely wild!
Extremely cool!
It was a famous photo in the history of Spanish football: the charming Li's laughter!
Almost at the same time, on the other field, in Camp Nou, the game between Barcelona and RCD Espanyol had also ended. Zero to zero! Both sides were tied.
The major media in Spain released a news flash: Sporting de Gijón was only one point away from Barcelona!!!!
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