Perfect Center

Chapter 16: Two goals behind!

The football drew a beautiful arc in the air!

Johnson resisted Sveryuga's impact in the middle and jumped up by pushing off the grass with both feet!

Unfortunately, due to the interference of Sverrjuga, the angle of the header was too straight and was caught by Witkauskas.

Witkauskas quickly stood up and kicked the football hard with his right foot according to Xia Han's position!

He chose to drive his big foot to find Xia Han!
Boyata quickly came over and interfered with Xia Han's attempt to get the ball.

Facing the ball coming from the air, Xia Han did not choose to stop the ball. Instead, he pushed the ball quickly, using his legs to exert force and speed up!
Boyata passed by him as fast as lightning!
Van Dijk looked at Xia Han, who was running very fast, and thought to himself that something was wrong. He stared at Xia Han who was breaking through, and retreated as he watched.

Xia Han wanted to rely on his explosive power to break through Van Dijk, but he found it difficult to break through Van Dijk who was retreating rhythmically to defend.

In this situation, Xia Han didn't have a good shooting angle.

During his time at Celtic, Van Dijk already possessed the qualities required of an excellent central defender.

Time waits for no one. If they delay any further, the Celtics' players returning to defense will completely kill this opportunity.

Xia Han cut inside decisively!

Continuous incision!
A powerful shot!
The football hit the post and flew out!

Just a hair’s breadth!

Goal kick opportunity for Celtic.

Goalkeeper Gordon kicked the ball directly, and the tall Beaton once again grabbed the first point and headed the ball to Forrest.

Facing the interception by Salgiris in the midfield, Forrest and Johnson cooperated with each other through the wall, and the football was passed through the gap between Lukesha and Pilibaitis.

"Pay attention! Reinforce the defense! Reinforce the defense!"

Dambruaskas stared at Johnson with a stern look.

Armstrong's quick run took away Kerla, and Johnson looked up to observe the situation on the field.

Facing Sverrjuga's interception, Johnson easily picked up the ball and made a fake move to the left.

The moment when Sveryuga's center of gravity was shaken!

Johnson sped up and broke through from the right!

Look calmly at Kendish who comes to reinforce the defense!

Without any delay, Johnson touched the ball with his left foot and sent a diagonal pass!

The moment Griffiths got the ball!
Celtic Park was filled with cheers like a landslide and a tsunami! It was as if they were certain that the ball had gone into the net!

Witkauskas chose to attack, and his posture formed a "K" shape. This posture can expand the goalkeeper's defense area!

Griffiths is not good at dribbling, and faced with Witkauskas's decisive attack.

His choice was to simply pass the ball sideways after receiving it.

Then, a powerful shot!
The football is like an arrow shot from a bow!

Straight to the upper right corner of the goal!
Witkauskas still maintained his attacking stance.

When I turned around, I saw that the football had already flipped over the net!
1-0! ! !

Celtics take the lead! Score first!
Griffiths ran wildly in front of the fans' stands to celebrate, waving his fists, causing another landslide-like cheer!
"What a powerful shot! Beautiful goal!"

“This ball was played beautifully!”

"Celtic has taken the lead! This is the home advantage! Amid the thunderous cheers of the fans, the players of Zalgiris were more or less affected!" "Johnson's wonderful escape led to this goal! A great assist! Griffiths is still very good at seizing opportunities!"

"Let's wait and see how Zalgiris will fight back!"
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[Power gap! I said the Celtics would score at least three goals! ]
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[Don't be impatient! It's not time to exert your strength yet! ]
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[Xia Han should really go! No matter how good a person is, he can't stand up to the weakness of his teammates! Football is a team sport for eleven people! ]
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[On the bright side, Xia Han might be able to adapt to the Chinese national football team! ]

The game continued, and the Celtics continued to press high, making Zalgiris breathless.

Coupled with the constant booing, Zalgiris was facing a severe test.

In the 21st minute of the game, Celtic made a series of passes and the ball penetrated near the Zalgiris penalty area.

Johnson moved to the left and sent a high-quality low cross!
The football passed by the defender!

Griffiths, who was in position at the back post, made a shovel shot but missed! The ball rolled out of the baseline!

Three minutes later, the Celtics came back!
Armstrong received the pass from Forrest at the front of the penalty area and shot from long range!
Kendish sacrificed himself to block the shot!
Blocked Armstrong's powerful shot!
Corner kick opportunity for Celtics!
Johnson takes the corner kick! Van Dijk, Boyata and Bitton stand in the penalty area!
"Oh! Armstrong's long shot was cleared by Kendish! Celtic gets a corner kick opportunity!"

"Celtic are pretty good at set pieces! Are there any chances from this corner kick?"

Boyata made a small move and moved to the front of the penalty area.

Kendish quickly went to closely defend!
At the corner flagpole, Johnson raised his hand!

The left foot kicked inward and flew straight to the back position!
Bitton suppressed Kerla at the back point and jumped high! At 1.95 meters tall, he could grab the first point effectively!
A powerful lion head shake!

Full contact header!
Smashing the door at close range!

Witkauskas had no choice but to stand there with his hands flapping!

There was a huge roar at Celtic Park!
"The ball goes in! Johnson sent the free throw to the back post! The lion Beaton swung his head and hit the goal!"

“Celtic 2-0 Zalgiris!!!”

Beaton covered his head with his hands in joy and ran to Johnson to celebrate together!
On the sidelines, Celtics head coach Della's face flushed and he couldn't wait to do a few push-ups.

"We will crush their next fierce counterattack! We will enter the half with this two-goal advantage!"

Deila used a loud voice to remind the players on the field, and the Celtics' overall formation also shrank back from high-pressure defense.

Dambruskas directed the formation to press forward, allowing the players to press fiercely!

Although Zalgiris intensified his pressing, the overall game became rather dull as the Celtics deliberately slowed down the tempo.

The 40th minute of the game.

Another offensive opportunity for the Celtics.

Armstrong's continuous advancement in the first half gave Lukesha, who had been defending him, a hard time.

However, this time it was different. Armstrong changed the angle, passed Lukesha, and was ready to start his explosive run!
Xia Han appeared in the position after Armstrong broke through.

Facing Armstrong's fake move, Xia Han kept his center of gravity unchanged and was not fooled at all.

Seize the opportunity and intercept the football!

After stealing the ball, he passed it to Pilibatis not far away.

Then quickly move forward!

Brown and Beaton relaxed somewhat after taking the lead.

With Zalgiris' quick pass, the ball penetrated the Celtic defense!

　Thanks to [Null晕] for the reward, love you ＾3＾

　　
　
(End of this chapter)