The game started on time.
Amid the cheers of nearly 40,000 people at home, the Hurricanes Athletic Team, which had overturned Boca Juniors before and aspired to upgrade, was in high spirits. They used their 352 double midfielder formation, which is good at offensive football, to win from the first minute. A fierce attack was launched against the visiting team CA Tamboli.
CA Tamboli was promoted to the First Division after finishing second in the First Division last season, and is now a newly promoted team. Facing Hurricane Athletic, a strong team in the Second Division that is aiming to upgrade and has high morale, it is also an away game. Unable to withstand the hurricane's stormy attack.
In the 4th minute, the Hurricanes gave the opponent a showdown. Midfielder Gonzano Martinez took a long shot from the top of the penalty area and hit the ball on the goal frame, making the goal buzz.
Although the ball eventually bounced out and failed to actually score, it also shocked the CA Tamboli players and fans playing away games.
This is just an appetizer.
Next, the Hurricanes' offensive came one after another, making CA Tamboli, a newly promoted team and playing away games, unable to gain a stable footing, breathless.
In the 11th minute, midfielder Gonzano Martinez split the wing, and winger Espinosa made a pass from the right. 188-foot-tall center Thomson Mira jumped high in the penalty area to grab the first point. A header hit the goal and successfully headed the ball into Tamboli's goal.
The announcer at Duke Thomas Stadium roared:
"Goooooooooooooooooooooooal..."
"The ball is in!"
"In the 11th minute, Hurricanes Athletic scored and led Tamboli 1-0."
"The scorer is No. 17 Mira!"
"Thomson Mira!"
"Thomson..."
"Mira..."
Nearly 40,000 Hurricanes home fans in the stands jumped to their feet, gave out a tsunami of applause and cheers, and followed the on-site announcer to chant Thomson Milla's name to express their admiration for him.
The first goal of the new league season deserves this kind of treatment.
Alan Willard on the bench, like other substitute teammates, stood up excitedly and clapped and called for a good goal.
Although he has not yet had a chance to play, everyone will benefit from the team winning and advancing to the A-League next season, so he will not be indifferent just because he did not participate in the goal. He has this sense of collective honor. There are still some.
CA Tamboli, on the other hand, may have been stunned by the home team's violent attack. After the game restarted, they lasted less than ten minutes and lost the ball again in the 19th minute.
This time, the right midfielder Toranso cut inside and made a pass. When the Tambori goalkeeper and defenders blocked the near corner, Toranso made an inverted triangle pass and passed the ball to the penalty spot in the middle of the penalty area. nearby.
Forward Espinoza cleverly appeared in the gap, volleyed the ball into the far lower corner of the goal.
The game only lasted 19 minutes, and the Hurricanes already led 2-0. The entire Thomas Duke Stadium became a sea of carnival for the Hurricanes’ home fans.
Everyone knows that the game is basically stable. A two-goal lead is difficult to reverse in a football match. There are, but few. Once it occurs, it can be called a "big reversal."
Moreover, after the team gained a two-goal lead, head coach Mario Binco also made timely adjustments on the spot, allowing central midfielder Lucas Villaruel to retreat and play with Federico Bismara. Partner with two defensive midfielders, and the entire formation retreats to strengthen defense.
After all, no team can keep attacking for 45 minutes without taking a break. When leading by two goals, switching from offense to defense can not only allow the players to rest and adjust their physical fitness, but also attract opponents to attack. Then use the gap in the opponent's midfield and backcourt to launch a quick counterattack.
Although Tamboli knew what the Hurricanes were planning, they were two goals behind and had to press forward.
After Tamboli strengthened its offensive, the Hurricanes' defense also began to feel the pressure from its opponents, and the number of close-quarters confrontations between the defenders and midfielders began to increase.
In the 27th minute, Lucas Villaruel failed to touch the ball when he went up for a tackle. Instead, he tackled Tamboli forward Brendan. As a result, he was shown a yellow card by the referee.
When he saw the referee taking out the cards, Willard suddenly felt secretly happy. Although this idea is not kind, if Lucas receives a yellow card, it may give Velard the opportunity to come on as a substitute in the second half.
Generally speaking, if there is a defensive player on the team who is carrying a yellow card, the head coach can easily find an opportunity to replace him. On the one hand, the player carrying the yellow card is timid and prone to making mistakes during defense. On the other hand, it is also In order to avoid getting another card, he was directly sent off by the referee when two yellows turned into one red, and he was automatically suspended in the next game.
Sure enough, in the next game, Tamboli stepped up his attack on Lucas Villaruel, who had already received a card, trying to create a breakthrough from him.
It is true that Lucas did not dare to make any major defensive moves because he was carrying a yellow card. In addition, there was Federico Bismara behind him to help defend, so the number of times he was penetrated by the opponent's defense began to increase.
However, Mario Binco was not in a hurry to replace him, after all, it was not even halftime yet. Unless there is an injury, there are usually very few substitutions in the first half.
Fortunately, Federico Bismara is indeed very experienced and resolved many of the attacks that Lucas missed. Even if there is an offensive that Bismara cannot resolve, there are still three central defenders behind.
Therefore, CA Tamboli still failed to score a goal.
Until the first half of the game was about to end, many people thought that the two sides were going to enter the halftime break with a score of 2-0, but the Hurricanes suddenly launched a lightning attack in the 45th minute, led by Lucas After Villaruel received a pass from defender Mancinelli, he made a long pass and sent the ball to the front of Tamboli's penalty area.
With his back to the attacking direction and being pressed closely by opposing defender Gaston Aguirre, center Mila did not stop the ball and tried to turn around and shoot. He gave it to Gonzano Martinez who was inserted in the back row, and then he bypassed Gaston Aguirre behind him, turned around and rushed into the penalty area.
When Gonzano Martinez received the ball from Mira, he was also faced with the close pressing of Tamboli defender Patricio. He did not stop the ball and directly passed the ball diagonally into the penalty area. Behind Gaston Aguirre, in the direction of Mira's movement.
This was a one-two against the wall at the front of the penalty area, which just broke through Gaston Aguirre who was defending Mira and sent the ball into the penalty area.
Thomson Mira received Martinez's return pass in the penalty area, leaned on Gaston Aguirre, and calmly hit a ground ball, successfully pushing the ball to the lower left corner.
Tamborly goalkeeper Crivelli pounced, but Mira hit the far corner. He was beyond reach and couldn't reach his hand. He could only watch the ball pass diagonally under his palm and roll against the far post. Got into the goal.
Milla scored twice as Hurricanes led CA Tamboli 3-0, completely sealing the victory.
It is almost difficult to reverse a three-goal lead. In football matches, every comeback from a three-goal deficit can become big news and be called a miracle.
So, during halftime, the home fans of Hurricanes were singing, dancing, and celebrating as if the game was over and they had won it.
As for the small number of Tamboli fans, they could only sit in the visiting team area depressed and listless.
After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and fought again. CA Tamboli substituted two players at the beginning of the second half to strengthen the attack and try to give it a try.
After all, losing three goals is a loss, losing five goals is a loss, it doesn’t matter. But if we can reverse the situation and get a good start to the new season, it will undoubtedly be very good.
However, with the configuration of three defenders and two defensive midfielders of the Hurricanes Athletic Team, coupled with the back-defense of the forward line, and the outstanding performance of goalkeeper Marcos Dias, CA Tamboli's offense has always been thunderous and rainy. Can score substantial goals.
When the game time came to the 63rd minute, and seeing that there was only about half an hour until the end of the game even including injury time, Mario Binco, who was standing on the sidelines directing the game, looked back at the bench and shouted : "Willard, Fabianesi, you two go warm up."
Velarde and Fabianesi were overjoyed and immediately stood up and began to warm up in the open space on the sidelines and make preparations before the pitch.
Five minutes later, Mario Binco called the two men to his side, and after each gave them instructions on their main tasks after taking the field, substitutions began.
In the 69th minute, Hurricanes made two consecutive substitutions. Winger No. 16 Fabianesi replaced No. 18 Toranso, and midfielder No. 33 Alan Willard replaced No. 8 who had already received a yellow card. Lucas Villaruel.
Lucas started the game today and performed very well on both offense and defense, so he was in a good mood when he came off the field. He hugged Velarde and said "Come on" before completing the substitution.
Following the Argentine Cup, Alan Velarde, who was reborn, also made his first appearance in the Argentine Second Division and stood on the stage of the Argentine Second Division.
In the stands, after seeing her brother finally make his appearance and running into the field, Krisna said to her two roommates, Heidi Alisa and Reese Bertha: "Look, that No. 33 Alan Wei Ladd is my brother."
Heidi Alyssa and Reith Bertha were in high spirits. Looking at Willard who was full of energy and ran into the field, Alyssa said: "Finally, when your brother comes on stage, it's not in vain for us to come to support him. He, it depends on whether your brother is as powerful as you say."
Krisna raised her head proudly and said, "I believe him!"
At this time, a middle-aged fan sitting in the front row turned around, looked at Krisna and said, "Alan Willard is your brother?"
Krisna said doubtfully: "Yeah, what's wrong?"
The fan gave her a thumbs up with a smile and said: "I know him. I went to watch the last game against Boca Juniors. Alan Willard performed very well. The cameras on the live TV were just following him. Running with the ball doesn't reflect the power of Velarde at all. Only someone like me who watched the game live knows that your brother's defensive level is very high, he has made great progress compared to last season, and he has a bright future."
Krisna then said modestly: "Thank you for your compliment. I hope my brother will not disappoint you today."
The fan shook his head and said: "No, I think your brother is very stable and his mental quality is no worse than those veterans in their 30s. As long as we don't make stupid mistakes, we will definitely win this game."
Finally he said: "No more talking, let's watch the game."
Then he turned away and said nothing to Krisna.
Krisna then turned to Heidi Alyssa and smiled: "How about it, my brother, you are okay, you see, you have fans here."
Alyssa smiled and said: "What kind of fan is this? He is just an ordinary fan. He just thinks well of your brother. Watch the game, watch the game. Seeing is believing. See what performance your brother can perform."
