NOVEL NEXT Chapter 20
Everyone's eyes were on the ball. Bang!
The ball hit the goal post and bounced into the goal.
The ball hit the inside of the right goal post and bounced into the net!
The ball went in. The referee blew the whistle and pointed to the center circle.
In the first minute of injury time, ADO tied the score.
1:1!
Keppel was so excited that he had no time to adjust.
This shot was all based on instinct. He thought it would not go in, but he was so lucky.
He ran towards Xiaomi excitedly and jumped directly on him.
"Mi, you are awesome, thanks for the assist!"
"Haha, you are so lucky, just a little bit!"
When Xiaomi saw him shoot just now, he was also scared and broke out in a cold sweat.
Unexpectedly, the goal post helped them.
All the teammates rushed over, tightly surrounded the two of them, and celebrated happily.
This goal was too crucial, at least it won them the hope of relegation.
As long as the two sides get back to the same starting line, they will have the opportunity to adjust during the halftime break.
Marvin on the sidelines happily hugged Jason beside him and said in a slightly excited tone
"Rice brings us hope!"
"Don't get too excited, there's still the second half!"
Jason was still calm. He knew Xiaomi's current strength.
He was also worried that the opponent would have a more fierce counterattack, which would make it difficult for ADO players to defend.
After a brief celebration, Captain Robinson clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention and said loudly:
"Increase your focus and hold on for the last two minutes.
"Good!" The teammates shouted,"Okay!" and returned to their respective positions, waiting for the other team to kick off.
The Twente players never thought that they would be equalized, and that was at the end of the first half.
They were very unconvinced, and after the kick-off, they quickly launched a counterattack.
Facing the pressing Twente players, the three forwards of ADO became the first line of defense.
They actively pressed forward and did not give the opponent a chance to pass the ball.
Facing the three-man fight, the ball could only be transferred by passing it back through the back defense.
The anxious Twente players made a long pass from the backcourt.
The football flew directly to the right side of the frontcourt, where their teammates quickly inserted themselves.
The Twente players quickly inserted themselves, but His speed ultimately failed to catch up with the football.
The football flew directly out of bounds, and he desperately flew up to try to retrieve the ball.
The linesman's flag had already been raised, indicating an ADO out-of-bounds opportunity.
Robinson walked to the out-of-bounds area, motioning to his teammate who was about to throw the ball to give him the ball.
How could his teammate not understand the captain's meaning and directly handed the ball to him.
Robinson raised the ball above his head with both hands, took a run-up, and threw the ball.
The ball ran to his teammate on the back line, and as soon as his teammate caught the ball, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.
The players breathed a sigh of relief and walked directly to the bench, waiting for the head coach's tactical arrangements.
Marvin first affirmed their performance in the first half.
"You performed very well in the first half. Although we lost a goal, we quickly equalized the score."
"Our task in the second half is to stabilize the defense and pass the ball to the front court more often."
"Bonn is already injured. I hope you guys can protect yourself and not engage in meaningless fights."
"Xiaomi, you are our secret weapon. The other party doesn't know you well. You need to play to your strengths."
"Okay, coach!"
"Robinson, as the fulcrum of the midfield, you must..."
Marvin quickly arranged for the players. There were many changes on the field, and there was not much he could do.
He could not put too much pressure on the players, so he could only remind them to focus and pay attention to the points to be marked.
On the other side, the head coach of Twente turned on the hair dryer mode.
"Both of you were unable to stop the Oriental guy on defense. What were you thinking?"
"And you, you made a stupid attack. If you hadn't attacked, the opponent's ball wouldn't have gone in."
"I don't want to see you lose the ball again in the second half, attack and beat them"
"Can't you eat such a weak team?"
Twente's players hung their heads, their hearts full of dissatisfaction.
The halftime break was over soon, and the game resumed with ADO's possession of the ball.
After Xiaomi passed the ball to Robinson, he went straight forward.
The other two teammates quickly rushed to the opponent's back line from the wing, interfering in the front court and looking for opportunities.
ADO did not launch a large-scale attack, they wanted to play a defensive counterattack.
Twente's midfield was very unhappy with being scolded by the head coach, and they let go of the attack at the beginning, even more fiercely than in the first half. Xiaomi kept running without the ball, but his positioning was very clever, and he kept in touch with his teammates in the midfield.
From time to time, he would suddenly retreat to receive the ball and transfer it to the side with less pressure.
This made the players against him very uncomfortable. Pressing, he protected the ball very well.
Prepared to tackle, but he directly passed the ball sideways.
In the 48th minute, ADO's midfielder sent a through ball directly.
Seeing the ball passed to Xiaomi, Twente's central defender immediately came up.
He cooperated with his teammates in the midfield and waited for an opportunity to steal the ball.
Before Xiaomi received the ball, he noticed the position of his teammates in the frontcourt and his teammates who were advancing on the wing.
Xiaomi noticed the Twente player who was stealing the ball on the blind side, he pulled the ball and turned around. He stopped and passed, and directly shook off the central defender who came up to defend.
Xiaomi dribbled forward with the ball, and the opponent's player turned quickly and wanted to intercept laterally.
In this way, he could slow down Xiaomi's dribbling speed and give his teammates time to return to defense.
In this way, he could form a pinch with his teammates and get the ball.
Xiaomi noticed his intention and had already brought the ball to within 30 meters. Xiaomi suddenly swung his right foot and made a move to shoot from a distance.
Twente's players had no idea whether he had the ability to shoot from a distance, and even if they thought it was impossible, they did not dare to be careless.
He quickly stretched out his foot to intercept, but blocked it alone.
If Xiaomi really wanted to shoot from a distance, he should stretch his legs. It worked.
Xiaomi raised his head high and lowered his head low, flicking the ball past the central defender's supporting foot at high speed.
He handled the ball very quickly and was very cunning. He broke through in the simplest way and dribbled the ball into the penalty area.
The central defender got up and chased back in a panic, and another midfielder quickly caught up.
When the opponent's full-back saw that he was coming, he gave up his defense and rushed up, making a sliding tackle.
His idea was simple, to block Xiaomi's shooting line.
Xiaomi had seen that Keppel was no longer guarded, and knew that the opportunity had come.
With a flick and a dribble, he got rid of the opponent again and continued to advance with the ball.
There was another defender at the front of the penalty area, and Keppel had already inserted from the side.
He sent a diagonal pass directly, with just the right strength.
As long as Keppel touched the ball, the ball would be there.
The opponent's goalkeeper thought Xiaomi was going to shoot, and his attention was on him, but he didn't expect him to pass the ball.
After Keppel inserted, the ball was just delivered to his feet.
He took advantage of the situation and shot, and it was the right side of the goal again.