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Chapter 125 Son of Tyne
Sonny Dean was still outside the penalty area on the other side when Vitini dribbled past the Southampton player and broke into the penalty area.

At this time, center forward Peter Oliver and Southampton Anker's central defender were entangled and rushed towards the center goal.

Wang Lie then advanced from the penalty arc into the penalty area.

The movements of both players attracted the attention of Southampton players.

Even the Southampton left-back who was supposed to be watching him here shrank to the front of the goal with his back to him.

I was completely in his blind spot and defensive dead corner.

But Dean didn't rush into the penalty area.

That would put him back center stage, and in the spotlight.

Besides, at the beginning of the attack, it is not a good option to rush to the front of the goal.

What if that idiot Vitini passes the ball too far and directly to the back point? Can't I go to the back point to receive the ball?

Dean thought so in his mind while keeping a close eye on the situation on Vitini's side.

After seeing Vitini's inverted triangle pass, which was really too far, Dean mocked Vitini for being a fool in his heart while suddenly accelerating into the penalty area.

It was at this time that he saw Wang Lie turn around and reach for the ball.

It all happened so fast that he didn't have time to remind Wang Lie that he was behind him...

If Wang Lie tried to get the ball by force, he could have done so, but he would have lost the best offensive opportunity.

Just then, he saw the football slipping from under Wang Lie's feet!

I don’t know whether Wang Lie couldn’t reach it or he missed it on purpose, but now it’s his turn to step onto the center of the stage and stand under the spotlight!
This time... Sonny, don't let me down!

Dean adjusted his pace towards the rolling football, then kicked it directly!

Seeing his action, the mother in the stands shouted, "Go Sonny!!"

As she screamed, her son kicked the football with his right foot. She widened her eyes and watched the football turn into a white light and hit the goal!

She jumped up with the Tyne fans around her, screaming, cheering and waving their arms!
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After seeing the football fly into the goal, Sonny Dean immediately turned and ran towards the corner flag area to celebrate.

He slid to his knees directly!
Behind him, Wang Lie also slid down to his knees and hugged him.

He didn't yell in Dean's ear, but ruffled Dean's hair hard.

He knew how much Dean had put in behind this goal.

This goal is a reward for his hard training during this period.

"One hundred and ninety-six days! This is the time since Sonny Dean's last goal! Now he has finally broken his goal drought! When the team needed him most, he saved the team with a goal! Tyne equalized the score! There are still more than thirty minutes left in the game! This time is enough for Tyne to do something!"

"Dean's goal was crucial! Just fourteen minutes into the second half, he helped the team equalize the score and stabilized the morale of the team! Tyne still has a chance!"

"Dean was criticized by fans and the media for his poor performance and fluctuating form. But in the sprint at the end of the season, he finally found his feeling! Although he will no longer play for Tyne next season, and whether Tyne can participate in the Champions League next season has nothing to do with him, he is still contributing to this goal!"

Commentators around the world have mentioned what this goal meant to Sonny Dean.

This goal is indeed of great significance as it was able to break a goal drought of nearly 200 days at such a critical moment.

His teammates also came up to hug him and celebrate.

There was a time when Sonny Dean was the kind of person that everyone disliked in the locker room, but with the arrival of Wang Lie, his performance gradually improved and this impression was reversed.

Even Vitini, who was always at odds with him, went up to him and hugged him, although the two of them soon separated.

But this goal can be regarded as Vitini assisting Dean, which shattered the "rumors" that the two of them had a bad relationship...

Taking advantage of the opportunity when everyone was celebrating around Dean, Captain Wang Lie gave a speech to the players:

“Thanks to Dean’s goal, we equalized the score, but now is not the time to be happy! The game is not over yet, keep working hard! Until we win this game!”

After he finished speaking, everyone dispersed and returned to their seats.

At the same time, the live broadcast shouted: "In the 59th minute, Tyne scored! The scorer is Sonny Tyne——"

"Dean!!!"

A deafening roar rang out from the stands of Leather Park Stadium.

The broadcast repeated: "Goal scorer Sonny 'Tyne's Son' --"

The Tyne fans in the stands shouted again: "Dean!!!"

Repeat this three times.

"Dean!!!"

The mother did not shout along with the fans around her. Instead, she covered her mouth with her hands, tears welling up in her eyes.

Ever since her son had a falling out with the club and fans, she has been worried that her son would leave his hometown with a stigma on his shoulder, and might not even dare to come back many years later.

She didn't expect her son to be treated like this again before he left...

Before leaving, her son finally gave his hometown team the best gift with this ball - of course, the premise is that Tyne can win the game.

The uniform shouts from the stands and the title that had not been mentioned for a long time in the live broadcast seemed to indicate that those Tyne fans who wished he would die were gradually forgiving her son.

Newcastle upon Tyne is here and has always been here. Countless people born on this land have left to pursue their own life trajectories, and her son is actually just one of them.

Why should I bear such a heavy infamy when I leave?
Because the way her son left was really wrong, and he caused a lot of sadness and pain to a lot of people.

As a "Son of Tyne" who was once highly expected by countless people, he should have brought joy to everyone. He should not have left like this, and he should not have broken those people's hearts.

If separation is inevitable, she hopes that the last impression her son leaves on his hometown fans will be a happy and beautiful one.

And now, she has got what she wanted.

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When the name of the goal scorer was announced for the first time on the live broadcast, Joshua Parker heard the specific title "Son of Tyne".

So he quickly walked up to Dean, nudged him with his elbow, and winked at the stands, reminding him to pay attention to the live broadcast.

In fact, before Parker reminded him, Dean had already heard the voice coming from the radio.

The live broadcast addressed him by a name that was both very familiar to him and somewhat unfamiliar to him.

"Son of Tyne".

The reason why I say it is very familiar is that this was once his widely circulated nickname, an honor given to this talented person with high hopes by Tyne fans.

When he was still in the Tyne youth team, he attracted a lot of attention because of his outstanding performance in the game, including those from top clubs in London, Manchester and Liverpool.

However, he rejected all the offers from these big clubs and publicly stated in an interview that he wanted to stay at Tyne and that he wanted to become a first-team player. He was not even sixteen years old at the time and even said that his goal was to retire at Tyne.

He rejected the top clubs, expressed his intention to stay, and also said that he hoped to play for Tyne until he retired.

Such a talented and loyal player immediately won the love of Tyne fans.

It is not known who first called it out, but the nickname "Son of Tyne" quickly became popular among Tyne fans and was used specifically to refer to Sonny Dean, the No. 10 player who was still in the Tyne youth team.

When he did succeed in getting promoted to the Tyne first team, every time he scored a goal in a home game, the home broadcast would add the title "Son of Tyne" before his name.

As he scored more and more goals, this became a "routine" in the broadcasts at Leather Park.

But since he scored in the twelfth round of the league on October 18 last year, he has never heard this title on the home broadcast again - he has been in a goal drought for nearly 200 days.

At the same time, as it was revealed in the winter transfer window that he had reached an agreement with Kensington in advance and would join the London giants next season, the last bit of warmth between him and the Tyne fans was also torn apart.

No one called him "Son of Tyne" anymore, but many people called him "The Shame of Tyne".

From "Son of Tyne" to "Shame of Tyne", this is the portrait of Sonny Dean's life in just six months.

In fact, Dean could initially understand the fans' anger. After all, he chose to escape when the team needed him most.

But he also felt wronged, because no one ever understood him - why can't you think about my contribution to this team in the past when you scold me? Have you forgotten the happiness I once brought you?
With half a season left on my contract, I have the right to contact any team and sign a contract. I did nothing wrong. Tyne didn't want to renew my contract anyway, so what's wrong with me leaving on my own initiative? Besides, I didn't make it public. It was obviously exposed by the damn paparazzi!
I'm a victim!
But why did I become an unforgivable criminal in your mouth? !
Well, if this is what you want... then from now on, we go our separate ways!

From that time on, Sonny Dean was completely desperate and didn't even bother to pretend in the locker room.

He has even thought about it. If one day he returns to Leeds Park with Kensington, he will let the fans in the entire stadium shout his name, because he will conquer the Tyne fans with his impeccable and perfect performance, let them applaud him, and at the same time regret it in their hearts...

At that time, Dean never expected that before he returned to Leeds Park Stadium to represent Kensington, he would hear the fans cheering for him in unison.

He always thought that the fans hated him more than they loved him.

Even though he completed an assist for Wang Lie against the Scouse team and received exclusive applause when he was substituted, he thought it was just a polite gesture by the fans at the time... It didn't mean that they really accepted him from the bottom of their hearts. Until today, he heard "Son of Tyne" on the live broadcast, and he heard tens of thousands of Tyne fans shouting his name.

Just like they used to be when they were close.

At that time, he was their pride and they were his source of motivation.

How great...

He thought he and the Tyne fans would never go back.

And now, the fans' cheers are back.

But he can no longer hold his head high and proudly accept the cheers from the fans like he used to.

Even when his teammate Joshua Parker reminded him, he still kept his head down and ran back to his own half with the rest of his teammates.

He didn't know what expression or mood he should use to face such enthusiastic cheers...

Once a crack appears, it can never be repaired.

Although the cheers of Tyne fans returned and his nickname was back on the live broadcast, he and Tyne would never be the same again.

Just like the River Tyne, the water has always flowed to the sea. When have you ever seen the sea water flow backwards?

The cheers ended, but the applause continued.

Dean had followed his teammates back to the half court and stood in his position, waiting for the game to continue.

The score was now 1:1. His goal only stopped Tyne from sliding further into the abyss, but it did not really save Tyne from danger.

There are still more than thirty minutes until the end of the game. He must now forget that he scored a goal as soon as possible and concentrate on the game again.

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Although it was like being struck by lightning as soon as he turned on the TV, Sven Helden still sat in front of the TV to watch the game and did not turn off the live broadcast.

Because the score is now 1:1.

If Southampton Anker can finally draw with Tyne, it will still be a completely acceptable result for Sofia United.

If he wants to know the result first, he must watch the live broadcast of the game.

The wife watched her husband clench his back teeth and stare at the TV screen with a ferocious expression, and she was a little worried about his blood pressure...

But she couldn't remind him out loud because she knew that it would not be a good thing to interrupt her husband's mood of watching the game at this time.

She could only sit quietly beside her and watch the live broadcast of the game with her husband, while praying to God in her heart, hoping that God could stop Tyne from winning.

I don’t know if her prayers really worked.

After the game restarted, although Tyne pressed forward and attacked desperately, it was difficult to break through Southampton's goal.

After the score was equalized, Southampton Anker quickly adjusted their tactics, tightened their defense and launched a defensive counterattack.

Southampton, currently ranked last in the league, has not yet been confirmed to be relegated, but they are six points away from the relegation zone, which is actually almost the same as relegation - if they want to stay in the league, they must win all four games and hope that their competitors lose.

The probability of this happening is really too low.

It’s not that Southampton doesn’t want to win. After the start of the game, they showed a very strong desire to win. They really wanted to take three points away from home.

But when they found out that Tyne was not easy to deal with, they immediately and flexibly adjusted their tactical goals - although it was a pity to get one point, it was still much better than not getting any point at all.

For a team fighting for relegation, every point is precious.

Southampton Anker saw that Tyne was in great momentum and knew that if they attacked them at this time, it would be a dead end and they might even lose more miserably.

Instead, we should maintain a solid defense and keep the score at 1:1. Maybe we will have a chance at the last moment of the game?

After all, with Southampton tied by Witton Hill, the three points should be in the plan of Tyne. If Tyne can't score as the game progresses, then Southampton will definitely get more and more impatient at the last minute. Maybe they can steal one through defensive counterattack?

By then, one point will become three points, and Southampton will really have a chance to successfully avoid relegation!
When the fourth official held up the five minutes of injury time sign on the sidelines, there was a round of boos at Leeds Park - Tyne fans thought the extra time was too short.

Hearing the boos, Heldon in front of the TV snorted: "Just make up for the goal you scored!"

There were still a few minutes left in the game, and Helden was getting more and more nervous. He could only vent in this way to prevent his heart from being overwhelmed...

His wife beside him was a little excited: "Only six minutes left, there is not much time left for Tyne!"

Heldon retorted: "No, you can't say that!"

Six minutes is a blink of an eye in real life, but in a game, it can feel as long as ten minutes...

Helden is not so optimistic.

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"The game has entered injury time, but the score is still 1:1, and there is less and less time left for Tyne. If they can't win this game and fail to narrow the gap with Sofia United, it's not a big deal. It's more likely to deal a heavy blow to the team's morale and even affect the next round of direct confrontation with Sofia United..."

The commentator said that Tang Xingmei's family in front of the TV were all frowning and silent.

After Dean scored, they were excited for a while, but as the game time passed, their excitement gradually subsided.

Now everyone is worried.

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Not only Tyne fans are anxious, but Tyne players are also anxious.

Especially after the fourth official raised the injury time sign, it seemed to remind all the Tyne players on the field:
You have six minutes left!

Vitini got the ball in front of the penalty area, created an angle horizontally, and chose to shoot directly.

But in front of him, there were still dense Southampton defenders, who together seemed to form a wall.

Vitini's ball hit the wall and bounced out, without threatening Southampton's goal.

Seeing this, Vitini punched and stomped his feet, looking very anxious.

On the other side of the penalty area, substitute striker Ryan Graham spread his hands and shouted to him: "You should pass the ball to me!"

At that time, Vitini's lateral dribbling did attract all the Southampton players, leaving Graham's side relatively empty.

If it is passed on, it may actually create a threat.

But Vitini didn't pay any attention to the surrounding situation. Not only did he not see Graham, he didn't see the other Tyne teammates, and he didn't even see the Southampton players. Otherwise, he wouldn't have shot the ball with Southampton defenders in front of him...

Vitini was so busy feeling upset about having missed the opportunity that he didn't notice Graham's dissatisfaction, or even if he noticed it, he didn't take it to heart.

This scene was captured entirely by the television broadcast camera and shown through close-up shots, so that every viewer in front of the TV knew what had just happened.

"As the game time was running out and the offense was slow to get going, Tyne's players inevitably became anxious and began to blame each other on the field... This is not a good sign! In the final moments of the game, they need to be calm and united!"

After hearing what the commentator said, Sven Helden's wife smiled: Go ahead and argue, make a fuss, it would be better if you just fight now!
But when the camera turned, Wang Lie appeared.

I saw Wang Lie shouting something.

Through the broadcast camera, his voice could not be heard, only his movements could be seen, and he was pointing his finger at his temple.

"Calm down! Don't blame each other! Stay calm! There's still time, the game isn't over yet, we still have a chance!"

Wang Lie first shouted this at Graham.

Then he walked to Vitini again, pulled him and whispered: "Control your emotions, Vitini. Especially at times like this, you have to control it, otherwise you will be a bomb!"

Vitini was still anxious: "We are running out of time, King!"

Wang Lie shook his head firmly: "We still have a few minutes, which is enough for one goal. But first you have to calm down, otherwise your technical advantage will not be fully utilized! Do you understand? Vitini? The team needs you now! Think about your ambitions. This is only the first step to realize your great ideals, an insignificant step. Are you going to be defeated by this small step?!"

His words were like enlightenment, and Vitini calmed down immediately.

He looked at the big screen on the scene.

The game lasted 91 minutes and 40 seconds.

There were five minutes left until the end of the six minutes of injury time.

One goal every five minutes...

It's hard.

But if Wang Lie is his teammate, then what is impossible?
You know, Wang Lie has a very famous nickname...

"King of the Final Shot"

(End of this chapter)