After receiving the ball, Manucho immediately dribbled the ball to counterattack. Facing the defense of Laco, he stumbled all the way, but he didn't lose the ball.

In a blink of an eye, he attacked the top of the arc in front of the Laco penalty area.

Then he kicked a long shot, the ball was close to the ground, and went straight to the lower left corner of the goal.

Laco goalkeeper Lux fell to the ground and tried his best to save it, but it was a little bit short.

The ball went into the goal, and this ground-cut shot actually went in.

The score on the field was rewritten, leading 1:0, and Rayo Vallecano scored the first goal away from home.

Originally, the two teams were evenly matched, and there was even a little advantage on the field.

Unexpectedly, the opponent scored first.

The Laco fans who had been cheering in the stands suddenly quieted down.

And the cheers of a small group of Rayo Vallecano fans who came from afar became the main theme of the Riazor Stadium. Rayo

Vallecano's players ran to the sidelines frantically and hugged each other to celebrate.

Their head coach Hermes was on the sidelines, also happily touching his big bald head and grinning.

At this time, Su Wei was sitting on the bench, frowning, and said depressedly:"Oh my god, this can also go in, we won't lose the game, right?"

The Laco players on the field were obviously hit hard.

They all stood there, looking a little confused, but fortunately, the old captain Pablo, who had seen a lot of storms, was still calm.

""Pa! Pa! Pa!"

He clapped his hands to encourage his teammates on the field.

"Don't worry, everyone. It's still early. We still have a chance!"

At the reminder of the old captain, the Laco players cheered up and re-entered the game.

Everyone wanted to use the last ten minutes of the first half to try to equalize the score.

However, under the coaching of Hermes, the defense of this Rayo Vallecano has become visibly stronger this season.

In the 41st minute of the second half, Cavaleiro was blocked again when dribbling the ball in the frontcourt.

At this time, Pablo rushed forward at high speed from the backcourt, ready to help.

Although Cavaleiro plays very independently, he didn't dare to let him run in vain when he saw the old captain personally advancing, so he obediently sent a straight pass.

Pablo controlled the ball and rushed along the side to the bottom line.

Unexpectedly, however, Tito, the left back of Rayo Vallecano, was a ruthless man.

He was still defending Cavaleiro, but he turned around, took a big step, and began to chase.

Pablo rushed to the bottom line and was about to kick the ball to the middle, but Tito had already caught up.

Then, a sliding tackle from the side came!

"Bang!"

The two feet collided and Pablo fell to the ground instantly.

""Beep!" The referee's whistle sounded.

Pablo covered his legs and rolled on the ground a few times. All the Laco fans looked at the old captain nervously.

Jimenez rushed to the fourth official on the sidelines and shouted:"Foul! This is a malicious sliding tackle, give him a red card!"

The fourth official motioned for Jimenez to calm down.

At this time, the referee took out a yellow card and awarded it to Tito.

Tito did not argue. He quickly got up from the grass, trotted to a position about eight or nine meters away from the accident site and stood there, acting as a human wall.

However, no one would take the free kick near the baseline of Laco for a while.

Because the old captain Pablo was still lying on the ground, several teammates in the frontcourt gathered around him.

"Captain, how is it?"

"Do you want to change players?"

Pablo's left ankle was in pain and he was very upset.

"Alas! If he were a few years younger, he would have gotten rid of the defense and passed the ball to the goalkeeper."

Pablo limped to his feet, and the team doctor came running up.

Pablo said to his teammates,"Play slowly."

With the help of the team doctor, he went to the sidelines for temporary treatment.

Pablo was indeed a tough guy. He simply sprayed some pain-relieving spray and returned to the field soon amid the applause of the fans.

Unfortunately, Pablo's free kick in the front court, which he created despite his injury, did not help the team score.

In the last few minutes of the first half, the two sides made two or three more offensive and defensive transitions, but the score on the field was never changed.

At halftime, with a 0:1 deficit, the Laco team returned to the locker room.

As soon as the players sat down, Jimenez encouraged them,"Don't lose your fighting spirit. In the last game, we were 0:2 behind away from home, but we caught up in the end. Today, we will have a chance to score in the second half at home!"

It is true that Jimenez spoke powerfully, but at this moment, many players in La Coruna's starting lineup were not in high spirits.

After the first half of the game, everyone could notice that Getafe's defensive strength was a level stronger than Granada.

Many people were unsure whether they could break the opponent's goal in the second half.

Jimenez also saw from the expressions of the players that his encouragement was not very effective.

So he turned his gaze to Pablo, hoping that Pablo could come forward to encourage his teammates.

But at this moment, the old captain Pablo had no time to cheer everyone up.

After returning to the locker room, he took off his socks and began to receive treatment from the team doctor.

A large ice pack was applied to his already swollen left foot, causing him to grimace in pain. After

Jimenez finished his lecture, he came to Pablo and asked with concern:"How is it? Can you still hold on?"

Pablo replied:"Yes."

Jimenez nodded, and the fifteen-minute break passed quickly. The second half saw the exchange of venues and the battle resumed!

Although Pablo is a tough guy, this injury still has a significant impact on him.

Obviously, Pablo's range of activities in the second half was much smaller.

There were almost no assists, and now the entire right-wing attack was all on Cavalero.

However, Cavalero also had many opponents. The first one to bear the brunt was Getafe's left-back Tito, followed by left winger Kakuta.

Finally, there was the left midfielder, Trasoas, who occasionally came over from the middle to help.

Any one of these three people might not be Cavalero's opponent.

But any two of them would be enough to give Cavalero a hard time.

If all three of them were in position to defend in time, Cavalero would have almost no chance.

Unknowingly, the second half had been played for more than 20 minutes, and the score on the field was still 0:1.

Seeing that Laco was unable to open the situation, the Spanish commentator couldn't help but say,"Jimenez has to think of a way. If this goes on, this game will be a bit dangerous!""

Another commentator immediately followed up,"Yes, that tackle seemed to have some impact on Pablo. Should we consider substituting the 18-year-old Dragon country player for a try? I remember he played as a substitute in the last game and performed very well.""

"I also think that Pablo should take a break."

Jimenez on the sidelines crossed his arms and was also thinking about this question.

He also saw that Pablo had reached his limit, but Pablo did not take the initiative to leave the court, and he did not have the courage to replace him for a while.

At this moment, Pablo suddenly stopped after a defensive sprint.

Then, he raised his right hand towards Jimenez!

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