Perfect Center

Chapter 71 Hat Trick 4-1! The Orange Mine is in a desperate situation!

"The home pillars protected Zalgiris!"

Witkauskas clapped his hands on the goalpost in excitement.

The players on the back line finally felt relieved.

Bernard watched the football bounce off the post and fly out, shook his head, and thought to himself that his luck was a little bad.

Bernard turned around and gave a thumbs up to Teixeira who made the lob pass, saying it was a great pass!

Witkauskas took the football thrown to him by the ball boy.

The Shakhtar Donetsk players returned to their positions and defended.

Gladki stood not far from the penalty area, trying to block the goal kick from Witkauskas.

Witkauskas would never make such a huge and low-level mistake, and he simply kicked the ball out of the goal!

The football drew a parabola in the air and flew across the center circle!
From the 40-meter position, Xia Han pushed the grass with both feet and accelerated across the center circle line!

He got rid of Kovalenko who had just come on as a substitute and was in poor condition.

Xia Han ran at high speed, looking at the football that was about to fall to the ground not far ahead!
"Any chance? Goal kick for Zalgiris!"

"Shakhtar Donetsk's back line quickly took up their positions, and Kovalenko chased back after being thrown off!"

Xia Han stopped and moved, then pushed the football in the air, speeding it up!
"Just one pass without stopping the ball! This speed... is too fast!"

"Xia Han strides forward! Ivan Odes, who came on as a substitute, stepped forward to press his dribbling route!"

"Does Xia Han have a chance to run long distances and break through the door?"

Ivan Odes was very cautious. His goal was to slow down Xia Han's speed and wait for his teammates to return to defense and double-team Xia Han together.

Facing an interception by Ivan Odes, Xia Han tried to eat the defense alive.

Pass the ball to the outside! Speed ​​up instantly! Pass the ball!

Ivan Odes chased back hard, and Ismaili also rushed over.

"Tough and raw! Xia Han's starting speed is unreasonable!"

"Ivan Odes and Kovalenko are following behind, and Ismaili is also pressing forward!"

Xia Han slowed down, suddenly dunked past Ismaily, and his body suddenly passed Ismaily's right side!

The Zargiles Zalgiris Stadium erupted in overwhelming cheers!

On the defensive line, Kuchel looked calmly at Xia Han who was running a long distance, his eyes focused.

Want a dragon? You can't get past me!

Snapped!
Before Kuchel could make any defensive move, Xia Han leaned his body slightly, raised his right foot high, and got into a shooting posture!

Bang!
The football made a loud bang, echoing throughout the entire stadium!
Before Kuchel could defend, Xia Han's shot came whizzing in!

In everyone's sight, a domineering man in a sword-striped suit seemed to appear!
Football is like flying clouds and shooting stars!

Like a cruise missile in mid-air!

Roaring at an extremely fast speed, he rushed straight to the goal of Shakhtar Donetsk!
Piatov had a serious look on his face, and part of his attention was diverted to Enyazi who had just run into the penalty area from the wing.

He was afraid that Xia Han would repeat his old tricks and take away all the defense, pretending to cut inside and then pass the ball horizontally to assist his teammates to score.

Fortunately, Xia Han's shot was some distance away from the goal, and Piatov felt that he might have enough time to react.

Piatov kicked the grass with his feet and flew to the right side of the goal!

Football is like a brave sword that can cut through iron like mud, it is extremely sharp!

The ball is very fast!
Piatov made a save, and although he judged the direction of the football correctly, he was unable to prevent the football from hitting the goal of Shakhtar Donetsk!

The glove didn't even touch the surface of the football!

The football rushed into the goal fiercely, lifting the net high!
4-1! ! !

The whole audience instantly erupted in cheers as loud as a landslide and tsunami!
More than 6,000 fans praised Xia Han's long-range shot in unison!

"summer!!!"

"summer!!!"

After seeing the football go into the net, Xia Han excitedly ran to the corner flag area, opened his arms and accepted the cheers from the fans!

"Fred, stay in our half, don't leave. I'm going to find Xia to celebrate. My assist! My second assist! Xia! My Superman!!!" Witkauskas grabbed Fred Gimas and said.

Afterwards, Witkauskas ran happily towards the opponent's corner flag area to celebrate.

"Beautiful! Beautiful! So beautiful!"

"This ball goes in! Incredible! An unbelievable world wave!"

"A hat trick is achieved again! It's so scary! Such efficiency!"

"Too fierce! Amazing long-range shot! Kuchel couldn't even block it!"

"The Shakhtar Donetsk defense didn't expect that he would take such a decisive long shot from this position! He cut inside and made a slight adjustment before firing a powerful shot at the goal! The ball was moving very fast! The shot was powerful!"

"Long shot! It has become Xia Han's usual skill and one of his common shooting methods! The amazing shot in the last group match also shocked the Real Madrid players!"

"Incredible long shot! Incredible Xia Han!"

"Two goals in three minutes! As soon as the second half started, Shakhtar Donetsk was in a desperate situation!"

"How will they respond to the situation of falling behind by three goals?"

In the official live broadcast room, the fans' hands were shaking slightly as they typed.
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[This ball made me wet! Xia Han is too fierce! ]
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[Super long shot! The main reason is that someone was chasing behind, and without much adjustment, he shot such a high-quality long shot. It's powerful and needs no explanation! ]
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[Except for the match against Real Madrid, they have never lost! Three hat tricks, three nine-goal games, fantasy football! It's incredible! ]
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[Shakhtar Donetsk goalkeeper: This guy is cheating! Officials, please punish him! How can we play if he is cheating! ]

Piatov, who was teased by the fans, had dull eyes. He squatted beside the post, pulling the grass on the turf, and fell into self-doubt.

In the three Champions League group matches so far, we have lost by more than three goals in each match. Is our strength not at the Champions League level?

Kuchel, who said he couldn't get past this level, was also confused: "How do we defend against this?"

Lucescu, who was just discussing tactics with the assistant coach beside him.

At this moment, there was silence on the sidelines.

The defensive players of Shakhtar Donetsk have done a good job in limiting Xia Han's advancing route, and Kuchel did not rashly rush to grab the ball and lose his position.

At the same time, Srna cut off the connection between Xia Han and Gao Qiao who had inserted himself into the connection.

The remaining En Yu Yaqi was also in an offside position.

At most there were some errors in communication with the goalkeeper, but it was not serious.

There was nothing wrong with the forward line. After the kick-off, Teixeira's lob pass and Bernard's powerful shot were of good quality, but lacked a little luck. Who knew that they would encounter Xia Han, an unreasonable cheating player.

"What a monster!" An idea popped into Lucescu's mind.

the other side.

There was a burst of cheers from the Zalgiris bench, and everyone was full of excitement and anticipation for the upcoming first Champions League victory.

Only Elivito was huddled at the edge, looking at the field with a grim expression, thinking secretly in his heart: Why am I not the one standing on the field and being the center of attention?

De Blauskas ran around the sidelines excitedly and hugged Baga to celebrate.

Dambruskas looked at the excited fans in the stands and felt equally excited.

"Long shots are cool! But Xia needs to pay attention to his body! This kind of long shot can put a strain on the body! It can cause physical damage!" A physical fitness coach continued, "Mr. Reed said that Xia's health is the most important, so pay more attention!"

Dan Blauskas nodded in understanding, "There is nothing wrong with the assessment of Xia's physical condition after each game, but we still need to be more cautious!"

Xia Han, who was celebrating on the field, did not feel any discomfort.

With the help of the rapid injury recovery template, Xia Han's injuries recovered quickly, and some hidden injuries in his body were nipped in the bud.

Among the teammates celebrating with Xia Han, Witkauskas was the most excited. He kept patting Xia Han on the back with his gloves after several saves.

"Xia! Is my big foot pass good?" Witkauskas shouted excitedly.

"This goal kick was a great pass! I received the ball very comfortably!" Xia Han said while hugging Witkauskas.

"There is still a long time to play." Srna repeated the encouraging words he had said many times without any confidence.

A three-goal difference.

"Isn't it just a three-goal difference? There is still a chance in forty minutes!" Piatov stood up, cheered up from his frustration, patted his gloves and said loudly.

"I will guard the goal! You guys should pay more attention to restrict Xia! Others' shots are not a threat!"

The game resumes.

Players from both sides kept running on the green field.

After falling behind by three goals, Shakhtar Donetsk's attack became even more ferocious, with waves of attacks constantly suppressing Zalgiris's defense.

In the command area on the sidelines, Lucescu was talking about the tactical arrangements, and the assistant coach was making tactical gestures frantically, indicating that the team should attack, attack, and press forward, and press forward again.

Dambruskas on the other side also waved his hand, signaling the team's defense to shrink a little and not to press forward easily to avoid the opponent taking advantage of the opportunity to attack.

Facing Shakhtar Donetsk's continuous offensive waves, Xia Han's attitude towards defense was very positive.

The active running of Zalgiris's team limited Shakhtar Donetsk's offensive to a certain extent.

In the 70th minute of the game, Zalgiris got a chance to counterattack. Pilibatis's medium-to-long-distance pass found Xia Han who ran back to the center circle.

As soon as Xia Han received the ball, he was double-teamed by two defensive midfielders, Kovalenko and Stepanenko. As Xia Han was dribbling forward, the fried meatballs moved to the outside!
Speed ​​up! Xia Han tries to eat his opponent alive!
After stumbling through a double-team, Srna quickly filled in the position and very carefully kicked the ball directly out of bounds.

The home ball boy quickly picked up the football and threw it to Lukesha who was running over.

"Xia Han's breakthrough successfully earned him an out-of-bounds ball opportunity!"

"After Xia Han's long-range shot, Zalgiris's defense was under a violent attack from Shakhtar Donetsk!"

“It’s about to fall, but it won’t fall!”

The commentator looked at the data in the second half and spoke with a little excitement.

The throw-in opportunity failed to create further threat, and Luksha's throw-in was grabbed by Stepanenko at the first point.

Fortunately, Pilibatis reacted quickly and kicked in time to intercept Stepanenko's pass and clear the ball.

Dambruskas made two substitutions at once.

"Zalgiris has made a substitution! Two substitutions!"

"Kendish replaced Fred Gimas. This player did not manage his physical condition well in his first start. He was obviously out of energy and was panting!"

"Janusauskas replaces Luksa. This player has always been the first substitute choice in Dambruauskas' hands. His defensive ability is his strong point!"

"Positional substitution, Zalgiris has strengthened his defensive ability! A pragmatic substitution!"

"There are only 30 minutes left for Shakhtar Donetsk! 30 minutes, and a three-goal gap. Can they create a miracle? After all, the ball is round! Everything is possible!"

The following games became more and more intense.

The cheers from the fans in the stands around the stadium encouraged Zalgiris' players.

When Shakhtar Donetsk has the ball, the fans in the stands will boo one after another, trying to disrupt Shakhtar Donetsk's offense.

Teixeira made a sideways transfer, and after receiving the ball, Marlos walked to the baseline and made a cross!
"Shakhtar Donetsk attacks patiently! Frequent movement creates space!"

"Teixeira observed and passed the ball to Malos accurately! Malos made a cross from the bottom!"

“A quality cross!”

"Look at Zalgiris's penalty area! Gladki heads the ball!"

"Kendish, who came on as a substitute, also jumped up and interfered with Gladki's header! The ball flew slightly over the crossbar! What a pity for such an opportunity!"

"Good pass!!" After landing, Gladki gave a thumbs up to Malos who made the pass.

"Good shot!" Malos also gave a thumbs up.

"Keep playing like this! We'll be able to score sooner or later! They can hardly hold off our attack!" The assistant coach made a trumpet shape with his hands and shouted towards the field according to Lucescu's instructions.

Dead ball phase.

"Cheer up! Stay focused! There's not much time left! Hold on! We are going to win!" Witkauskas clapped his gloves, encouraging the players on the back line.

Then he started drinking water, delaying a little time so that the defense line could recover their strength and spirit.

With perfect timing, Witkauskas kicked the goal kick before the referee came over.

The goal kick was of poor quality and flew directly out of bounds. Witkauskas stretched out his gloves and apologized embarrassedly.

The fans alternated between cheers and boos.

Zalgiris's penalty area was repeatedly threatened, but Shakhtar Donetsk's fierce attack lacked the finishing ability, the finishing ability, and a little luck.

"Shakhtar Donetsk's attack can never be converted into a goal! They just lack the finishing touch!"

"On Zalgiris' side, the defense line relied on tenacious running to block several threatening shots!"

"Xia Han's attitude towards returning to defense was very positive! He returned to the 30-meter area in his own half and participated in the positional defense! He provided his teammates with a lot of fighting spirit!"

"Even Xia Han has come back to defend like this, are you embarrassed to watch the gate being destroyed by the opponent?"

(End of this chapter)