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Chapter 143: Thirty-eight-year-old eats twenty-seven-year-old
"Aha! What did I say!"

During the half-time break, the players return to the locker room and the fans also need to rest. Many people choose to go to a beverage store to buy a beer to moisten their throats and restore their energy.

Robbie Dixie said excitedly in front of a bar selling beer.

"What did I say? I said Don is 'Lucky Star'!"

Everyone started to shout, "Lucky Tang! Lucky Tang! Lucky Tang!"

Even his landlord, Mr. Berg, was among them. He was in his seventies, but he was still as childish as a little kid...

Tang Lin, who was surrounded by them, was speechless.

This nickname was thus confirmed - he really didn't expect that in the second game he came to watch, Wang Lie not only completed a hat trick, but also scored one more goal than a hat trick!

"Let's drink to 'Lucky Don'!"

Dixie raised her cup high, and everyone followed suit, then drank it all in one gulp.

They also kindly reminded Tang Lin: "You don't have to toast, Tang."

It seems that she is afraid that he will drink too much...

After the toast, Mr. Berg blushed, patted Tang Lin on the shoulder and said to him with a smile: "You should come to watch more of Tyne's games, Tang! I promise you will become the second most popular Chinese at Leeds Park!"

Tang Lin was puzzled: "Why is it the second most popular?"

"Because the most popular Chinese person is Wang!" Dixie interrupted Berg.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone burst into laughter again.

Tang Lin was also amused.

He found that he was less and less resistant to interacting with these people, and he no longer felt uncomfortable when he was among them.

Now he can cheer with them in the stands without reservation, and drink and chat with them without restraint.

He really is becoming more and more like a fan...

And all this took only two games... no, one and a half games!

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"king!"

Not long after Wang Lie walked out of the locker room, he saw Vitini in front of him, who was obviously waiting for him.

Seeing Wang Lie coming over, Vitini approached him with an apologetic look on his face and said:
"I'm sorry, Wang. I wasted the pass you gave me in the first half. We should have been leading Sofo United by five goals..."

Wang Lie didn't expect that he didn't even plan to talk to Vitini about this matter, but Vitini took the initiative to find him.

He was surprised at first, then he laughed and shook his head, saying, "Then keep working hard in the second half and try to score a goal."

Vitini nodded vigorously: "Don't worry, Wang! I will definitely not let your pass go to waste this time!"

Wang Lie waved his hand: "There is no such thing as 'disappointing or not'."

Vitini insisted on his statement somewhat stubbornly: "It is indeed a disappointment. It would have been so wonderful if I could have scored that goal..."

Wang Lie raised his hand and touched his head: "Ha, don't worry, there will always be more exciting goals waiting for you."

When Vitini was touched, he shrank his neck and laughed, grinning and showing a row of big white teeth.

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After the half-time break, players from both teams returned to the field and the fans had already been waiting in the stands.

"The second half of the game is about to begin! Tyne did not make any adjustments to the first half's lineup, but Heldon made a substitution during the halftime break. He replaced the young defensive midfielder Omar Jenkinson with Swiss attacking midfielder Bastin Alatorre..."

Luo Jin introduced the situation to the Chinese audience in front of the TV.

Because it is a half-time substitution, there is no need for a substitution ceremony on the sidelines. The fourth official only needs to hold up a sign to inform the team.

The commentator has to tell this information to the TV viewers.

At the same time, the subtitles of substitution were displayed on the TV broadcast screen.

Alatorre, who came on as a substitute, was already on the field, while Jenkinson had changed his clothes and was sitting on the bench. The camera lingered on his face for a moment and then moved away.

I don’t know if it was an illusion, but Jenkinson, who was substituted after only playing half the game, did not have any frustration or dissatisfaction on his face. Instead, he looked relaxed…

"Helden's substitution is meant to strengthen the offense. It seems that he is unwilling to lose to Tyne like this, and he wants to struggle a little longer..." Zhao Chuanfeng analyzed.

Luo Jin chuckled when he heard this: "In this way, Sofolian only has Mega, the only real defender in the midfield. I'm afraid Sofolian will still lose the ball!"

Zhao Chuanfeng said: "Helden may think that since they have conceded four goals, losing four goals is a loss, and losing more goals is also a loss. Instead of trying every means to prevent Tyne from scoring more goals in the second half, it is better to give it a try and try to score a goal for Tyne. If they score a goal right at the beginning of the first half, maybe they can turn the situation around."

Luke Milne also commented on Heldon's adjustment: "It is not impossible to catch up after falling behind by four goals, but I think Heldon is obviously overthinking it for the current situation of Sofia United and Tyne..."

Marvin Bullock retorted: "That may not be the case. After leading by four goals in the first half, Tyne obviously slowed down the pace. Their players seemed to be satisfied with this score..."

Milne didn't know why Brock was so stupid now. He interrupted his former teammate impatiently: "So I said you don't understand Wang, Marvin. Do you think Wang is the kind of person who would be satisfied with this?"

Brock spread his hands: "Why not? He has already scored four goals against Sofo United. How many players can score four goals against Sofo United in a single game? No, never. Wang is the first. He has created a historical record against his old club. What else is he not satisfied with?"

Brock was very unhappy with Wang Lie's full-throated attack against his old club. Milne could hear that he stood on Wang Lie's side in this matter and did not think that Wang Lie had done anything excessive.

But he didn't want to have a verbal battle with Brock now.

So he said, "Let's wait and see the second half."

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After the start of the second half, Sofia United did show some signs of picking up.

They continued their performance at the end of the first half and attacked aggressively towards the Tyne penalty area.

But their offensive was soon pushed back.

This time it was not Wang Lie who sounded the charge, but Vitini, who was scolded by the entire Internet during the halftime break because he missed Wang Lie's world-class assist in the first half.

After receiving the pass from his left-back teammate Charlie Cohen on the left, he used his agile body to get rid of Sofo United's right winger Adel Deget who was following him and dribbled sideways towards the middle.

Then, facing Alatorre who had just come on the field, he used the shaking of his upper body and the "hesitation step" of his lower body to deceive the center of gravity of the Swiss midfield and move forward in a zigzag line.

Finally, after crossing the center line, he was tackled to the ground by Sofo United midfielder Felipe Mejia.

The referee's whistle and the huge boos from Lize Park Stadium sounded at the same time, so much so that many people didn't even hear the whistle...

"Mejia committed a foul! He's going to get a card!"

"This is an undisputed foul. As the defensive midfielder of Sofo United and the only player in the midfield capable of defending, if he gets a yellow card, then he will be in trouble..."

The players of Sofia United obviously knew this, and they hurried to find the referee and tried to appeal and explain.

Captain Taylor Murphy ran up from the back line, shouting at his teammates to disperse and not to surround the referee.

According to the rules, only he is qualified to talk to the referee. If anyone else talks to the referee, they may be given a yellow card...

Tyler Murphy ran to the referee, first stretched out his hand to pull his teammates behind him, then squeezed over and gestured to tell the referee that Mega had tackled the ball first.

This is of course nonsense, but it is the only way he can defend his teammates...

The referee is not blind. Can't he see that Mega's tackle didn't hit the ball?
So he shook his finger at Murphy and still showed the yellow card to Mejia who was getting up from the ground.

"Fuck the hell!"

Helden saw this scene on the sidelines and couldn't help but curse.

The yellow card of Mega had a huge and far-reaching impact on the team - the second half had just begun, and Mega would not dare to make any moves in defense... Wouldn't the midfield defense of Sofia United be useless? !
In fact, Helden rarely had such rich expressions in the game before.

Before, the impression he gave people was basically that he “didn’t show his emotions on his face”, or to put it bluntly, he had a “dead fish face”.

Whether winning or losing, there is no particularly big change in expression.

He looks very sophisticated and seems to be a mature head coach.

This may also be the persona he has always wanted to create - the lack of a convincing coaching resume has forced him to put himself in a shell, using a serious expression and a lack of expression to hide his weakness and inferiority...

But in today's game, perhaps because he realized how important it was to him, his previous character could no longer hold up. ※※※

Mejia's yellow card four minutes into the second half cast a shadow on Sofo United's counterattack in the second half.

Tyne's morale was boosted.

Vitini caused a yellow card, and Sonny Dean on the other side was not to be outdone.

When he got the ball outside the Sofa United penalty area, he swung his left foot and pretended to shoot directly into the far corner.

While tricking Sofo United defender Vitali into raising his foot to block his shot, he used his left foot to dribble the ball to the right, then squeezed into the penalty area before Sofo United left-back Castin!
"Dean! Great shot! He's in!"

Dean entered the penalty area and shot without hesitation!

The football went straight to the near corner!

The goalkeeper of Sofia United, Doug, was forced to do a split and then use his left foot to block the ball out of the bottom line...

Tyne's next corner kick was also quite threatening.

Katic jumped high in the penalty area and headed the ball!

Doge reflexively waved his hand upwards and lifted the ball over the crossbar again...

It’s still Tyne’s corner kick!
This time, the corner kick was not headed by the Tyne players - Doge punched the ball out of the penalty area with both fists.

However, the football flew out of the penalty area and fell at Van Ginkel's feet. He used his chest to take the ball and kicked it into a long shot!
The football is slightly higher!

"Oh! Tyne's series of attacks has finally ended!"

"It's only been eight minutes since the second half started, and Tyne has threatened Sofia United's goal many times! It seems like they are not willing to just lead by 4:0!"

"In the regular press conference in the middle of the week, Vitini once hinted that the entire Tyne team would help Wang Lie take revenge on Sofia United. Now it seems that this is really the case!"

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Sofia also had an opportunity to attack, but they did not dare to invest too much manpower. Obviously they were afraid of being counterattacked by Tyne - three of Tyne's four goals in the first half were scored by taking advantage of the gaps left by Sofia's attack and quickly counterattacking.

But if Sofia, who were four goals behind, did not dare to invest more manpower in the offense, how could they score a goal?
For Sofia, the game seemed to be stuck in a kind of "dead loop"...

If they fail to score a goal at the beginning of the second half, then as time goes by, the chances left for Sofo United will become fewer and fewer, and the morale and confidence of Sofo United players will also be hit.

Sofia United head coach Sven Heldon understands this very well.

So he stood on the sidelines, waving his hands and yelling at the players to press forward and attack.

He wanted to take a gamble, but the players didn't dare to.

In the tenth minute after the start of the second half, Sofo United's attack failed just as it reached the offensive third zone.

They did not counterattack in the frontcourt, but retreated quickly.

Seeing this, Tyne was not in a hurry to launch a counterattack, but instead advanced to the front court step by step.

This time Wang Lie moved to the right side again and let Dean go to the middle.

After receiving the ball in the final third, he faced Sofo United left-back Pablo Castin.

Seeing Wang Lie catch the ball, Stanley Harris immediately came back to help Castin defend.

Wang Lie ignored him and just rushed towards Castin with the ball.

Castin didn't dare to go forward, let alone kick, so he could only fight and retreat.

He turned his body sideways to Wang Lie, guarding against the latter's cross from the bottom.

If Wang Lie did not go down the rim but instead cut into the penalty area, he would need to turn around to defend.

However, with Stanley Harris assisting in defense behind him, Castin didn't have to consider this possibility and could focus on guarding against Wang Lie going down the field.

When Castin was about to retreat to the edge of the penalty area, Wang Lie was still about a body length away from him. Then he saw Wang Lie kick the football with his right foot, as if he was going to push the football to the space between him and Stanley Harris.

Castine trusted Harris with his back and remained unmoved and did not fall for it.

Harris took a step forward, narrowing the gap between himself and Castin.

Sure enough, Wang Lie's right foot was just a feint. It passed over the football but did not touch the ball.

Then the left foot.

Castin stared at Wang Lie's left foot. This might also be a fake move...

When Wang Lie swung his left foot, the outside of his foot suddenly pushed the football forward!
This is not a fake move!

"Wang Lie!! Attack him!"

Seeing the football being kicked out, Castin quickly started to chase it.

At the same time, Wang Lie also pushed the ground to speed up!
The distance between the two people, which was originally one body length, was quickly shortened!
After two steps, it was completely flattened!

Wang Lie was still speeding up and began to gradually surpass Castin, who was known for his speed!

Castin, who was fighting passively, could not keep up with Wang Lie's rhythm at all - after all, he started only after Wang Lie dribbled the ball out, just like an athlete who starts running after hearing the starting gun.

Wang Lie was the one holding the starting gun, and he decided when to fire the gun.

It is now almost impossible for Castin to stop Wang Lie from overtaking him, unless he commits a foul - but a foul in the penalty area will give Tyne a penalty kick, so what is the difference between that and losing the ball?

Now he could still hope that Wang Lie would dribble the ball too hard and he would not be able to catch up...

After all, there is limited space in the penalty area, and the football is rolling rapidly towards the baseline. It is entirely possible that it will go out of bounds before Wang Lie catches up.

But his expectations were dashed!

When the football was about to roll out of the baseline, Wang Lie rushed over, then kicked the ball and passed it to... the back point!
After completing the cross, Wang Lie couldn't brake, lost his balance and slid off the court.

But he still straightened his upper body and tried to look over.

He saw the football fly high, passing over the front point and a crowd in front of the center goal.

This included Sofo United's defenders and goalkeeper, as well as Dean who ran to the middle to provide support.

They could only turn their heads on the ground and watch the football fly behind them.

There Van Ginkel and Tyler Murphy tangled in a fight for the header.

Then I heard a shout from behind: "Let me do it!!"

Van Ginkel did not jump up, but turned around and saw Vitini already hanging in the air!
He immediately bent down and lowered his head subconsciously!
The Brazilian boy made a volley and hooked the ball from Wang Lie with his right foot towards the goal!
Bang!
"Vitini——!!!"

Goalkeeper Doc turned over and dived back, but the ball was hit by Vitini to the back post, just missing him!

He waved his hand reflexively, but only took away a piece of air...

The football flew into the goal and hit the side net!

Seeing this scene, Wang Lie removed the force supporting his upper body and lay down.

Although he was still lying on the ground, his fists were already raised to the sky!

"Vitini!!! Ahhhhhhhh! Vitini!! Beautiful volley!! Vitini! 5:0!! Tyne is leading Sofia United by five goals!"

"What a wonderful goal! This time, Vitini did not waste Wang Lie's beautiful cross after overtaking! Wang Lie's breakthrough this time was amazing! A 38-year-old veteran relied on speed to overtake the 27-year-old Castin who was also known for his speed! It's incredible! But it really happened in front of us!"

This time, the cheers at Lize Park Stadium rang out for the Brazilian boy!
After Vitini fell to the ground and confirmed that the ball had entered the goal, he got up excitedly and wanted to run directly to the corner flag area to celebrate.

But after running just two steps, he suddenly came to his senses - the biggest contributor to this goal was not him, but Wang!
He should go and thank the king!
So he suddenly stopped and turned around, dodged Van Kinkel who was rushing towards him, and went back to find Wang Lie.

The latter had just gotten up from the ground when he was bumped into by Vitini.

"Thank you, Wang! Thank you!" The Brazilian boy screamed excitedly in his ear. "I didn't let you down this time!"

Wang Lie was not as excited as he was. He just smiled and patted him on the back a few times: "Idiot. I've already said there's no such thing as 'disappointment'..."

More teammates drowned them both, and the entire Tyne team celebrated unrestrainedly in front of Sofia United’s goal!
(End of this chapter)