Perfect Center

Chapter 70 Assist!

After Shakhtar Donetsk ended their celebration, Demblauskas decisively used the first substitution.

"Just after the 33rd minute of the game, Zalgiris used his first substitution! He replaced Elivito who had just returned from injury!"

"Maybe he has been injured for too long and doesn't know how to play football anymore! Coach Zalgiris can't stand it anymore!"

"En Yu Yaqi comes on as a substitute!"

Elivito looked unhappy and had a sour face. He did not high-five En Yuyazi and sat on the bench without saying a word.

On the green field, the game time is passing by every second.

After N'Yuachi came on the pitch, Zalgiris increased the intensity of the pressure in the frontcourt.

Shakhtar Donetsk's offensive line was affected to a certain extent.

In the following time, both sides created shooting opportunities, but the threat was not particularly great.

After Shakhtar Donetsk's attack advanced to the 30-meter area, the forward line's cooperation was disrupted by Zalgiris's defense line, and they were unable to make high-quality cooperation and shots to threaten the goal.

Under the attack line led by Xia Han, Zalgiris's attack found it difficult to break through the gate guarded by Piatov for a while.

Beep! Beep! Beep!
The referee blew the whistle to end the first half of the game!

The 2-1 score displayed on the LED screen in the air made the cheers in the stadium continuous.

"Zalgiris is leading 2-1 at home! They will go into the locker room with a one-goal advantage!"

"The first-half statistics of the two teams are also released!"

"Half-time! Let's go to commercial..."

Xia Han waved to the fans while walking towards the player tunnel with his teammates.

Lucescu walked into the locker room, and the players of Shakhtar Donetsk were all smiling. They believed that they could equalize the score in the second half! They could even overtake the score!
"You did a good job! You need to defend better in the second half! Piatov was in very good form today! Keep it up in the second half!"

"We can seize the opponent's ball errors to counterattack!"

"In the first half, their two players on the wing passed the ball poorly and were always hesitant in the process of advancing. We need to seize the opportunity to press forward and counterattack!"

"Take this time to rest and recover your strength! In the second half, you will need to actively run to limit the opponent's firepower!"

The players of Shakhtar Donetsk nodded in unison and began to rest.

The Zalgiris dressing room on the other side.

Elivito sat alone in the corner of the locker room. Dambruaskas ignored him and walked to the tactical blackboard and began to talk about the arrangements for the second half.

"First of all, our core tactic is to pass the ball to Xia!"

"En Yu Yaqi, Gao Qiao and Shen Bei La Si, you actively pulled the opponent's defense line! Don't hesitate! Be decisive! You were a bit slow in passing the ball in the first half!"

"If you are not sure, you can speed up your pass! I am not saying that you can't dribble the ball, but you have to observe the opponent's position and make your choice!"

"The defense is doing well, be careful not to miss anyone! Pilibatis, use your passing ability more! Lukesha, keep keeping a close eye on Teixeira on the opposite side!"

"That's all I have to say! In front of the home fans! Get these three points!!"

"Get these three points!!" Xia Han and his teammates shouted together.

The fifteen-minute break was over quickly.

The referee team led the players from both teams out of the player tunnel and back to the green field.

"Good evening, audience friends! Welcome back!"

"Now we are broadcasting live for you the second half of the third round of the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League Group A match, Zalgiris home game against Shakhtar Donetsk!"

"Neither side was prepared to make substitutions after halftime!"

“I hope that both teams can bring us exciting games in the next game! Let’s look forward to the second half!”

When Xia Han walked out of the player tunnel, people in the stands were shouting his name.

Beep! !

Accompanied by the referee's whistle!
The second half of the game officially begins!
The ball goes to Zalgiris!

Xia Han kicked the ball back to Pilibatis.

Shakhtar Donetsk quickly began to press in the frontcourt.

Pilibatis passed the ball to Gaucho on the wing!
Gladcky quickly rushed through the center circle and went straight to Gaucho who had the ball and put pressure on him.

Gao Qiao looked at Gladki who was rushing towards him, and the image of the opponent's winger Malos appeared in his mind.

After receiving the ball, Gao Qiao kept making fake moves in the face of Gladcky's pressure.

With the ball under his feet, Gladcky stretched out his foot to kick the ball out, but Gaucho instantly pulled the ball, turned around, and accelerated to the inside!
After Gao Qiao broke through the opponent, he continued to dribble the ball forward!

Teixeira retreated and defended, and Gao Qiao passed the ball to Xia Han in the middle who created space by running in a fake direction!
Xia Han didn't stop the ball and knocked it to the side!
Found the inserted En Yu Yaqi!

"Gaucho! A wonderful breakthrough! He is also a winger from Brazil! His footwork is very good!"

"The cooperation in the frontcourt was very smooth! Xia Han and En Yuyazi's two-on-one cooperation! A smooth pass! They got rid of Stepanenko!"

"Enyazi is advancing with the ball at a very fast speed! Shakhtar Donetsk's captain and right-back Srna is coming over quickly!"

Location of thirty-meter area.

Srna pressed towards Enyazi aggressively!

En Yuyazi didn't hesitate and passed the ball to Xia Han in the middle!
Xia Han resisted the interference of Rakitski and used his strong explosive power to control the ball before Kuchel!
The fried meatballs forced their way into the restricted area!

Looking at Fipyatov who was ready to fight, and Rakitskii and Kuchel who kept interfering, Xia Han's shooting angle was very small!

Snap!
Xia Han sent a diagonal pass to the empty space on the left!
"Enyu Yaqi's pass found Xia Han in the middle! Two people double-teamed him! Beautiful! Xia Han's strong personal explosiveness pushed aside the defensive players!"

"There's a chance to shoot! But the shooting angle is not very good. Due to the interference of the defensive players and the position of the goalkeeper, the angle is almost blocked!"

"Slant pass! Left side! Shakhtar Donetsk is in danger!"

"The empty space on the left! Gaucho suddenly appears there!"

Gao Qiao broke into the penalty area and received Xia Han's diagonal pass!
With no one guarding him, Gao Qiao made a slight adjustment and then kicked the ball!

The football whizzed out and rushed towards the goal of Shakhtar Donetsk!

Like a bullet fired from a gun, accurate and fast!
Piatov's attention was completely focused on Xia Han. Most of Zalgiris' shots in the first half came from Xia Han, and the shots of other players were almost threatening.

When Gaucho shot the football, Piatov finally reacted, kicked the grass with his right foot and jumped up!
The gloves were in mid-air and touched nothing!

The football flew under his armpit and into the goal!

Shakhtar Donetsk's net was blown up three times today!
3-1! ! !

Gao Qiao was extremely excited when he saw the football fall into the net!
He ran to the corner flag area, slid on his knees to celebrate, and roared to the fans in the stands to vent his anger!

After getting up, he found Xia Han who was jogging towards him, hugged Xia Han and thanked him for his assist. "Thank you so much! Xia! My first Champions League goal! Just like that!" Gao Qiao was still a little bit unbelievable, and his hand holding Xia Han was shaking slightly.

"Xia! When will you give me an assist? I also want to score a goal!" En Yuyazi looked at Xia Han eagerly.

"I'll pass the ball to the empty space, and you just need to run to the empty space and shoot to score a goal!" Xia Han said with a faint smile.

There were landslide-like cheers from the stands, celebrating Zalgiris' third goal!
The scouts in the corners were writing furiously, and the scout from Liverpool who was observing Teixeira was also attracted by Xia Han.

"Beautiful! It's in! The ball is in!"

"Two shots and one assist! He created three goals in this game! The focus of the game is on him again!"

"A diagonal assist from Xia Han! A beautiful assist! Brazilian winger Gaucho lived up to Xia Han's pass! He easily sent the ball into the goal! A beautiful goal!"

"Zalgiris once again extended the score advantage to two goals!"

"As soon as the second half started, the offensive line led by Xia Han gave Shakhtar Donetsk a hammer blow!!"

"A quick goal! The negligence of Shakhtar Donetsk's defense. They paid too much attention to Xia Han and ignored his teammates!"

"Gaucho made an offside run into the penalty area, adjusted his shot and scored! Piatov had no choice! It was good enough that he was able to make a save!"

The commentator was excited.

In the official live broadcast room, the entire process of the goal was replayed on the big screen.

The fans were posting comments.
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[The pride of heaven! The holy son of the sect! ]
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[Poor Lapang, poor Kumangfu, poor Piatov! ]
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[We are witnessing the birth of a great striker in football! ]
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[Xia Han is awesome! Follow Xia Han and you will have eternal life! ! ]
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[Who said Xia Han was the only one who did this! Xia Han's assists were amazing! ]
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[The game here is more exciting! On the other side, Real Madrid is playing against Paris Saint-Germain, and they haven't scored a goal yet! ]

Piatov squatted on the ground, touching the grass with his palm, with unwillingness in his eyes.

Rakitsky and Kucher looked at Piatov and were about to say something.

Srna came over and said in a loud voice: "Cheer up! Don't be defeated by this young player! The second half of the game has just begun! We still have a lot of time to score!"

"We will score a goal! You just need to defend it from now on!" Gladki, Teixeira and others came over.

On the sidelines, Dambruaskas danced excitedly and high-fived the coaching staff members one by one to express his excitement.

"Xia! This is incredible! Gao Qiao's entry is great! The diagonal entry is great! The shot is beautiful!"

"Being his head coach may be the happiest thing in my life!"

Dambruaskas' eyes were almost sparkling.

Zalgiris, is Lithuanian football about to win its first Champions League victory?
Maksimovic's Astana and Zahavi's Maccabi Tel Aviv also failed to win their first game.

Astana scored at least two goals and got a draw.

Maccabi Tel Aviv is in a bad situation. They have not scored their first goal in the Champions League until the third round of this season.

"Let them keep calm! Pay attention to defense! Pay attention to offense!" Dambruas called to assistant coach Baga.

On the other side, Lucescu recovered from his surprise and discomfort.

As a veteran head coach, Lucescu touched his hair and began to calmly think about the next countermeasures.

The second half has just begun, there is still a lot of regular time left in the game, and there is still a chance to score two goals!
As long as you seize their flaws and mistakes, you can make a fatal strike and score a goal!

He waved his hand and called the assistant coach over.

"There's no problem with our offense! Let's step up our attack! At the same time, we need to pay attention to our defense and don't let the opponent score again!"

"The offense they showed in the second half began to exploit the gaps in our center! Let Stepanenko pay attention to his position!"

"Look for Gladcky when attacking, and use his aerial ability! Replace Fred and Rakitsky, they have a yellow card and dare not make any moves or commit fouls!"

Lucescu quickly made tactical arrangements.

After Gaucho finished celebrating, the fourth official raised the LED number board near the center circle and Shakhtar Donetsk made a substitution.

Midfielder Fred and defender Rakitsky were substituted.

"Oh wow! Shakhtar Donetsk coach Lucescu made a substitution after conceding a goal!"

"Replace two people at once! Fred, who had a yellow card, was replaced by Kovalenko! Another player, Rakitsky, who had a yellow card at the beginning of the game, was replaced by Ivan Odes!"

"Kovarenko is one of Shakhtar Donetsk's powerful rotation players this season!"

"Another central defender Ivan Odes is also a useful player this season. He is 2013 meters tall and has a strong ability to compete for high balls! He scored two headers as a starter for the team in the 14/ season!"

"It seems that Lucescu wants to conduct a high-altitude bombing operation on Zalgiris! Let us look forward to their performance as substitutes!"

The game restarted in the middle circle.

Gladcky passes the ball back to Teixeira.

Zalgiris quickly launched the pressure in the frontcourt, Xia Han rushed through the center circle and rushed towards Teixeira who had the ball!

Teixeira passed the ball to Marlos and rushed towards Zalgiris' half!
Gao Qiao stepped forward to press immediately.

Marlos dribbled the ball, faked a move, and made a move to the inside.

Gaucho recalled Marlos' fake moves in the first half, with his body's center of gravity being different, and was wary of Marlos's outside breakthroughs.

The next moment, Gao Qiao regretted it.

Because Malos observed that his focus and attention were more inclined towards the outside.

Lift your foot and push the ball forward!
Speed ​​up and pass Gao Qiao directly!
"Shakhtar Donetsk will press forward after the kick-off! After losing the ball, they will launch a fierce attack!"

"Marlos once again demonstrated his superb dribbling skills! Gaucho was careless! Marlos broke through his defense directly!"

"A skilled wall-to-wall combination! Shakhtar Donetsk continues to advance! They are now about 30 meters away!"

Teixeira stopped the rolling ball steadily and looked up to observe the positioning of Zalgiris' defense line.

"Zalgiris is very dangerous! Teixeira created space and dodged Pilibatis's steal!"

"Bernard's movement was very agile. He opened up space and ran into an open gap! Teixeira made a lob pass!"

Teixeira simply fried the ball, dodged Pilibatis's attempt to steal the ball, and made a direct pass, accurately finding Bernard's position on the left.

Bernard received the ball, adjusted and then shot hard!
The football rushed towards the right side of the goal guarded by Witkauskas like an arrow!
Witkauskas dives sideways!

The gloves were empty, they didn't touch the football!

Snap!
The football hit the post and bounced out!

"Bernard's powerful shot! Very high quality! Very dangerous!"

"Vitkauskas couldn't touch the ball! Bernard's shot was great!"

"Unfortunately it hit the post, maybe because I was too focused on the angle!"

"Shakhtar Donetsk's first shot in the second half was so threatening! It's conceivable that their next attack will be even more fierce!"

(End of this chapter)