Hierro was already thirty-seven years old, which was considered very old for a football player. The biggest shortcoming of such a veteran was his slow speed.
Philip Sawey decided to take advantage of this and rely on his own speed to break through his opponent. He did not even bother to swing left and right or spike the ball. He did not think it was necessary.
Sawey, who was confident in his speed and this breakthrough, leaned forward. This was a change in speed. He dribbled the ball to the sideline and accelerated at the same time.
Sawey's judgment was right. Hierro was already "old" and his speed was not as fast as before. Therefore, when faced with a fast opponent, Hierro would be at a disadvantage and be very passive.
However, Sawey missed one point. He didn't take into account that his opponent was much more experienced than him. The 37 year old Hierro had eaten more salt than the 17 year old Sawey had eaten rice, and for a defender, experience was the capital they relied on for a living.
Seeing Sawey's pace, Hierro knew what the kid wanted to do. Although he knew nothing about the hothead in front of him, Sawey's previous few attempts to take the ball and break through on the sideline were enough for Hierro to be alert. This was a young man with relatively fast speed.
Hierro was already prepared for Sawey's speed breakthrough. Therefore, the moment Sawey knocked the ball out, the experienced Hierro suddenly turned around and crossed in front of him. Then, without waiting for the two to collide, he took a step forward first. His target was the football.
Sawey, as a young man entrusted with an important position by Parma's manager, Camigiani, was an outstanding player from Parma's youth training. He was also more intelligent and astute. When he saw Hierro cut across the box, he planned to take advantage of the opportunity to crash into the opponent to cause a blocking foul. However, he did not expect the experienced Hierro to be prepared for this. Hierro did not give him a chance to pounce on him and make physical contact. The thirty-seven-year-old veteran exploded at this moment as if he were ten years younger. He accelerated and successfully shook off Sawey to catch up with the football.
Sawey, who wanted to cause the opponent to foul, slowed down at that moment but found that the opponent was not fooled. At this moment, it was too late for him to speed up and start. He could only watch as the football was taken by Hierro. At this time, Sawey played a little trick. He continued to fall forward and screamed at the same time.
The situation was not good. He decisively faked!
*****
A huge roar broke out in the stands of the Tardini Stadium.
"Penalty!" The Parma fans shouted.
"Dive!" The Sporting de Gijón fans also jumped and shouted.
The Parma players were all raising their hands. They signaled that the opponent had committed a foul in the penalty area. They had knocked down Savi in the penalty area. This should be a penalty kick.
The referee was very decisive. He crossed his hands and shook them. "No penalty!" There was no foul!
The Parma players were furious. They gathered around and tried to pressure and protest the referee.
The referee ignored the protests of the Parma players and gestured for the Parma players to disperse. Bresciano looked furious and roared at the referee.
The referee immediately showed a yellow card to the angry Australian, and before he could take out his pen to make a note, he quickly turned around and ran away. The game was not interrupted, and Sporting de Gijón was launching a counterattack.
"No penalty! There was no foul! The referee's decision is clear! "Dagstino roared.
"Sawey's dive didn't fool the referee. He should have been given a yellow card as a warning." González was unhappy that the referee didn't punish Sawey for his dive.
"Good heavens! The referee didn't blow for a penalty kick! He even showed a yellow card to the protesting Bresciano! Is he blind? " The Parma local radio commentator shouted in grief and indignation. Then he exclaimed, "Be careful! Be careful of the Spaniards' counterattack! The despicable Gijón people are still attacking! "
"Now is the chance to fight back!" Dagstino shouted.
*****
Hierro passed the football directly to Carlos. The latter did not let the football stay at his feet and took advantage of the situation to cut into the side. Mata adjusted the football while running and then accelerated to dribble the ball.
The Parma manager, Camigliani, was on the sidelines protesting to the fourth official about the referee's decision. Then he saw Sporting de Gijón's counterattack. He was furious and stunned.
Mata was very fast, but the Parma left back, Contini, came up fiercely.
Mata slowed down. When Contini closed in on him, he did not stick to the ball. Instead, he passed the football to Modric, who had followed all the way to support him.
This was a special request from Li Ang. He wanted the team to stick to the ball as little as possible when passing through the midfield and use quick passes to mobilize the opponent's defensive line.
This move was especially important to deal with an Italian team like Parma, whose defensive line was relatively tight. Because it was difficult to successfully break through the Italian team's chain defense to the greatest extent by relying on individual skills or speed, even when it was a quick counterattack. A quick pass was not only faster to push forward, but it could also form a situation in an instant where there were more players to play against fewer players.
Modric dribbled the ball at high speed, which attracted Young Cannavaro to come up to defend him.
At the same time, Di Natale and Mata were both cutting forward at high speed. Benzema was in an offside position. He was running back to get himself out of the offside trap.
Pass!
Modric pushed with his foot!
Then people saw Mata receive the football behind Parma's defensive line.
*****
"Offside!" The Italian commentator, Viviano, shouted.
"This ball …" Dagstino's tone was a little hesitant, and then his voice suddenly rose. "It's not offside! The referee did not whistle. "
The boos in the stands of the Tardini Stadium were deafening. In the eyes of the Parma fans, the referee had just obliterated a penalty kick and now ignored Sporting de Gijón's "offside" attack. It was simply a heinous crime.
Modric knew that the ball was not offside because at the moment he passed the ball, Bowe was behind. Although Bowe was also running forward quickly to create an offside position, Modric's timing of the pass was very good, and Mata was also very smart. He seized the opportunity, quickly cut forward and received the ball!
This was a great opportunity!
"Modric's straight pass … Good ball! Mata receives the ball! It's not offside! Sporting de Gijón's chance!! "
Amid the shouts of the commentator, the Tardini Stadium rang with ear-piercing boos.
Mata did not care whether he was offside or not. In fact, he was not sure whether he was offside or not. However, as long as the referee's whistle did not sound, he made up his mind to ignore it.
Mata, who had successfully reversed the offside position, dribbled the ball into the penalty area, and now the only person stopping him from scoring was Parma's goalkeeper, Frei.
In the face of this outstanding French goalkeeper, the seventeen-year-old Mata confidently faked a shot and really dunked it, tricking Frei into falling to the ground to save.
What happened next was simple.
Faced with an empty goal, it was easy to push the shot into the goal.
In Parma's penalty area, Mata excitedly jumped and jumped to celebrate the goal. In Sporting de Gijón's penalty area, Sawey had already climbed up from the ground. Seeing Sporting de Gijón's successful counterattack, he looked lost and helpless.
From the moment Parma's seventeen-year-old Philippe Sawey's breakthrough was intercepted and Sporting de Gijón's counterattack, after twenty-five seconds, Sporting de Gijón's 17-year-old Juan Mata sent the ball into Parma's net.
The two seventeen-year-old players were in a state of sorrow and joy, and the two teams on the field were in the same situation.
On the sidelines, Li Ang raised his arms high and cheered the goal.
3:0！
Sporting de Gijón's victory was decided.
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