The top prediction at the start, I am the third ball king

Chapter 14 Every game is a final

The set-piece tactics that focused on drills before the Santa Malaga game showed their power!

One to zero!

After being surprised, the Alcorcon fans in the stands were clearly dissatisfied with their team, and they booed their team harshly.

After the restart, Alcorcon launched a fierce attack on San Malaga amidst the boos of the home fans.

For a while, the artillery roared outside the San Malaga penalty area, and Alcorcon and his substitute players were red-eyed. Damn it, if we lose the game, what will the head coach think of us?
Our chances of getting the game will definitely be less.

Santa Malaga was on the alert, and goalkeeper Miguel's yells resounded throughout the stadium, constantly reminding his teammates.

With the opponent's soldiers pressing up, the midfielders such as Li Chuanqi retreated to the defense line to help the defense line reduce the pressure, leaving only Liag, who is the weakest in the team's physical fitness, in front.

In the 307th minute of the first half, Alcorcon ushered in the best chance to score. Midfielder Dorka shot a long shot from outside the penalty area, and MiG flew to block the football.

Alcorcon striker Sandaza made a supplementary shot. With his super-fast second reaction, Miguel bravely blocked the football again!

San Malaga didn't give Alcorcon the chance for a third consecutive shot as the defender cleared the ball over the touchline.

Alcorcon wailed in pain, and Santa Malaga broke out in a cold sweat.

Although this attack did not bring a goal, it brought confidence to Alcorcon, and they continued to threaten San Malaga's goal in the next game.

In the 403rd minute of the first half, Alcorcon launched an attack from the left. Midfielder Dorka was on the corner of the penalty area. After receiving the ball, he forcibly broke into the penalty area and then crossed the center.

The football was blocked by San Malaga centre-back Barris Addo outstretching his foot.

Out of the blue, the football hit Barris Addo's left hand.

"Handball!"

The Alcorcon players yelled at the referee, who hesitated for a moment and then blew his whistle, pointing his left hand to the penalty spot!

penalty!

The Santa Malaga players were obviously dissatisfied with the penalty. Barris Addo argued that it was not an intentional handball, but that the football flew up and hit him.

The referee was unmoved and insisted on his penalty.

Captain Pablo couldn't do anything, so he persuaded his excited teammates to leave. San Malaga could only pin their hopes on goalkeeper Miguel.

Li Chuanqi slapped his face, damn it, why didn't his intuition appear?
This is a critical moment.

But no matter how hard he tossed himself, that super premonition just didn't appear.

MiG, you can only rely on yourself...

The miracle did not happen. Sandaza's penalty kick flew into the goal from the right side of the goal. Miguel obviously misjudged the wrong direction and saved towards the left side of the goal.

One to one!

Alcorcon equalized the score towards the end of the first half, and the fans in the stands cheered after a long absence.

Coach Alcorcon, who was sitting on the bench, finally breathed a sigh of relief. If the score cannot be equalized in the first half, it will have a huge adverse impact on the second half of the game.

San Malaga was obviously affected by this conceded goal, and their morale was low. Captain Pablo encouraged his teammates loudly to cheer them up.

The game resumed soon after, with San Malaga attacking and a spirited Alcorcon pressing aggressively up front.

The two sides engaged in an exciting battle near the middle circle. The muffled sound of body collisions sounded from time to time, and the scene was extremely chaotic...

In this chaotic situation, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.

Players from both sides returned to the locker room.

……

In the locker room of the home team, the coach loudly encouraged his players: "Their line of defense is not watertight, and under our constant impact, there will be problems with their line of defense!

Get into the restricted area more!
After getting the ball outside the penalty area, try to break into the penalty area. The opponent is only a D-tier team. As long as they get into the penalty area, they will make mistakes in their busy schedule! "

The players nodded again and again. This is how the goal in the first half came. Facts have proved that this tactic is very correct.

Breaking the dense defense, long-range shots, set-pieces, and breakthroughs are the three best methods. The first two methods did not work in the first half, but the most difficult breakthrough achieved results.

"Mentality! We must maintain a stable mentality and be sober at all times. The opponent is only a third-tier team. Although they can enter the second round with an upset, their strength lies there!"

……

The morale in the locker room of the visiting team was a bit low, and Barris Addo took the initiative to stand up and take the responsibility on himself: "It's all my fault, if it's not for the handball..."

Captain Pablo interrupted him: "This ball is not your responsibility alone. If there is a mistake, it is first of all me. If I don't let him break into the penalty area, the next thing will not happen."

He looked up at other teammates: "Now is not the time to discuss responsibility, what we have to consider is the second half."

Coach Antonio nodded and said: "That's right, there is no need to discuss the matter of responsibility now. As for responsibility, as a coach, I have the greatest responsibility!"

The teammates also comforted Barris-Addo one after another, which made Barris-Addo feel better.

Antonio saw that the players' emotions had gradually stabilized, and began to analyze: "The opponent is a second-tier team, we not only broke the deadlock first, but also allowed them to equalize the score at the end of the first half!

We've done a great job! "

Captain Pablo nodded and said: "Yeah, the score was just equalized by the opponent, and I found that our morale has a problem, it shouldn't be.

This shows that we have not put ourselves in the right position. We are a D-tier team, and we are here to attack them!
Although Alcorcon is in the middle and lower reaches of the second-tier team, how can they say they are all a second-tier team? How many levels are we behind them? "

The players glanced at each other, yes, our mentality is wrong, as the weaker side, we are not behind in the score.

Why be depressed?

It should be the other party who is frustrated!

Pablo continued: "Our mentality, why is it so inflated?

We were able to draw with each other in the first half. For us, this is something to be proud of! "

The captain conducted soul torture.

Goalkeeper Miguel nodded and said, "The captain is right. We will play every game as if it were our last!"

Liag further said: "Yes, treat every game as a final! Therefore, we should not have morale problems. We should have high morale under any circumstances and under any score!"

Every game is played like a final.

Everyone raised their eyebrows and their eyes brightened. These words... make sense...

"well said!"

Coach Antonio said loudly: "Yes! For us, every game in the Copa del Rey is a final!"

(End of this chapter)