Why did Nicolas Bertolo deliberately provoke Alan Willard? Naturally, because Willard's defensive strength is so outstanding, his presence alone greatly affects Banfield's offense.
Although Banfield can bypass Velarde through teamwork and side attacks, it is undoubtedly much less efficient. Many routes that can be shot directly through the middle do not dare to try easily because of Velarde's existence.
Therefore, Bertolo wanted to deliberately provoke Velarde and make Velarde do irrational behavior like throwing over his shoulder, and was directly given a red card by the referee.
But Velarde was not fooled and did not retaliate without the ball. Even if he wants revenge, Willard will hide his revenge in the action of grabbing the ball.
Like that over-the-shoulder throw, it only takes one time to make people realize that he is not easy to mess with. There is no need to do it every time and get a red card in vain.
Next, Nicolas Bertolo seemed to have spotted Velarde. Whether he had the ball or not, he deliberately leaned towards Velarde, pulling, pushing, and bumping him from time to time, while also cursing. , trying to anger Willard.
Villard did not flinch. With his 80-year-old physique, consciousness, and mature psychological quality, he kept entangled with Nicolas Bertolo, and also cursed back in a low voice to shake the other person's mental state.
With his stronger physique, he had a certain upper hand in the confrontation. Nicolas Bertolo, who originally wanted to anger Alan Willard, was instead made somewhat unbalanced.
In the 31st minute, the Hurricanes tried to counterattack, but the ball was intercepted by Banfield in the frontcourt.
Banfield defender Tagliafico made a long pass and tried to pass the ball to midfielder Casares, but the ball was deflected and the ball rolled closer to Velarde and Bertolo.
Velarde was more aware and reacted first, running over to intercept the ball. Nicolas Bertolo was a step too late and saw that Velarde was about to get the ball first. Bertolo, who was somewhat mentally unbalanced during the confrontation with Velarde, suddenly made a flying tackle from behind Velarde, and even the opponent was hit. Dribbling the ball and knocking Willard to the ground.
His idea was to bring down Velarde even if he got a card, so he didn't close his feet at all when he tackled the ball. Regardless of whether the ball can be scooped or not, people must scoop it.
However, his plan failed.
Before receiving the ball, Velarde tilted his head slightly and used the corner of his eye to pay attention to Nicolas Bertolo behind him. When he saw him flying towards him, he took the first step to get the ball away and immediately jumped up to avoid being directly hit while standing on the ground. Risk of shoveling. Moreover, the ankle can be avoided.
Sure enough, Nicolas Bertolo did not stop his kick and directly tackled Velarde. Fortunately, Velarde jumped up in time, and Bertolo's spikes did not hit his ankle, but hit his shoe.
In addition, because the feet are in the air instead of on the ground, they will immediately change direction and bounce away after impact. The impact will not be as severe as standing on the ground and being shoveled directly.
At the same time, Velarde also discovered Bertolo's flying tackle, which was also his own opportunity for revenge. Therefore, after Willard's shoes were shoveled while he was still in the air, he immediately let out a scream and fell to the sky. At the same time, he swung his elbow back and made a protective gesture to put his hands on the ground.
You know, Nicolas Bertolo, who was shoveling from behind, was under him at this time!
As a result, everyone at the scene and in front of the TV saw that Velard was the first to push the ball away and then jumped up. However, Nicolas Bertolo did not close his feet and directly shoveled the spikes in the air. Willard's feet.
Later, Willard screamed and fell to the sky. As he fell from the air, he waved his arms back as if to support himself on the ground to protect him. In the end, he "accidentally" hit his elbow just below and behind him. Nicolas Bertolo's face, and then his whole body pressed heavily on Bertolo.
Nicolas Bertolo was really caught off guard and let out a heartbreaking scream. His nosebleed spurted out on the spot. At the same time, his arm was hit by Velarde, who weighed 85kg, and was directly fractured.
"Oh..."
"Nicolas Bertolo is injured!"
"He tackled Alan Willard from behind. As a result, Willard fell on his back, and his elbow swung back just hit Nicolas Bertolo's face. Bertolo suffered a nosebleed on the spot. .”
"At the same time, Villard's body hit Bertolo's arm when he landed. It seemed that the arm was also broken."
"Of course, Velarde was also holding his feet, rolling on the ground and screaming in pain, and Bertolo's shovel was not light."
"The referee ran to the scene of the incident, separated the excited players from both sides, and waved for the team doctors from both sides to enter."
"The game has to be interrupted for a while."
Although it seems that Nicolas Bertolo's injury is much more serious than Velarde's, who calls this Duke Thomas Stadium, the home of the Hurricanes Athletics?
Therefore, almost all the fans in the stands were concerned about Velarde and greeted Bertolo's mother. Krisna, Alyssa, and Bertha didn't care at all about Bertolo's nosebleeds. They just covered their mouths and looked worriedly at Willard, who was surrounded by his teammates, for fear that Willard would be seriously injured.
In fact, Willard, who was lying on the ground, was just showing off to win the referee's sympathy.
The Hurricanes' team doctor came in, took off Velarde's sneakers and socks, rubbed him for a while, and sprayed him with some blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing spray, and Velarde stood up.
Nicholas Bertolo, on the other side, had to deal with it for a while before he stopped the nosebleed, fixed his broken arm, and was carried off on a stretcher. Moreover, his face was still swollen, and the elbow that Villard swung back did more than just cause him to have a nosebleed.
The strength that Villard's physique brings is great.
The so-called 100 days of broken bones, Bertolo's fracture will not heal in two or three months.
Although Nicolas Bertolo's injury was serious, everyone knew that he deserved it. He first tackled Velarde from behind and Velarde fell to the sky.
Let alone punishing Velarde, if Bertolo hadn't been injured so seriously, the referee should have given Bertolo a yellow card, then changed the two yellows to one red and sent him off directly.
Even so, the Hurricanes fans in the stands did not have any sympathy. When Nicolas Bertolo was carried off, they gave warm applause and congratulated him for his serious injury. Some fans booed the referee and did not give him any sympathy. Nicolas Bertolo was dissatisfied with the red card.
Banfield was forced to use up a substitution in the 31st minute of the first half, replacing Nicolas Bertolo with substitute striker Herminio Trezeguet.
Of course, Bertolo was carried off on a stretcher, and he didn't even have to sit on the bench. He was taken directly to the hospital by ambulance.
When the game restarted, it was already three minutes later. Nicolas Bertolo's serious injury left the field, which obviously made Banfield very angry, and some people began to try to seek revenge on Willard.
As a result, in the 37th minute, center Santiago Salcedo collided with Velarde again while competing for a high-altitude ball. The two fell to the ground screaming at the same time, but Villard stood up after a few seconds, while Santiago Salcedo was hit with blood on his forehead.
The injury resistance brought by Willard's high attribute physique is also stronger than that of his opponents.
The commentators said one after another:
"After starting forward Nicolas Bertolo was injured by Velarde and left the game, Banfield's starting center Santiago Salcedo also had his forehead broken and bled after being hit by Velarde."
"In a head-to-head confrontation, Willard has never lost to anyone, let alone been afraid of anyone. It is impossible for any opponent to take advantage of Willard."
"Willard not only has superb defensive skills and awareness, but also has a strong physique and ability to resist injuries. He also has the courage to fight head-on and fight hard. No one can intimidate him."
"While possessing these qualities, Velarde is not a reckless man. He will not foul anyone without any reason. He will fight back only when someone provokes him."
"It can be seen from the previous games that Willard commits very few fouls. He relies more on consciousness and technology to defend, and his defensive style is very stable. But if the opponent wants to confront him head-on, he will also It’s true.”
"Obviously, Willard's style is that you can play football, but you can't kick people. If you dare to mess with me, I will hurt you!"
"This is true whether it was Nicolás Bertolo before or Santiago Salcedo now."
"Although Nicolas Bertolo was self-inflicted. He was the one who tackled Velarde from behind and was injured instead. But in terms of the result, it was because he provoked Velarde that he was seriously injured. The rest of the season There is a high probability that the competition will be reimbursed directly.”
"The same is true for Santiago Salcedo now. It may not be caused by Bertolo's injury, so he often confronts Velarde. As a result, he is injured now, and he was directly hit by Velarde and bled, but Velarde did not have any injuries. Nothing happened."
On the court, even the Hurricanes teammates gathered around Velarde and looked at his forehead. They saw that he only had a slight bump, but the opponent was directly bruised and bleeding. They were also a little confused.
But it doesn’t stop everyone from knowing that Willard is not only tough in style, but also tough in bones. Most people can’t hit him, so it’s better not to mess with him.
On Banfield's side, Santiago Salcedo was not substituted after his bleeding was stopped.
Because the first half is not even over yet. If only two people are replaced, and they are still the two starting main forwards, then what is the game?
Therefore, Banfield could only let Santiago Salcedo be wrapped in gauze and continue to play football.
Although this behavior is very inflammatory and passionate, and a small number of Banfield away fans gave Salcedo applause, in fact, doing so will obviously affect Banfield's offense.
Sure enough, in the subsequent games of the first half, Santiago Salcedo failed to successfully challenge for the top. Not only was he psychologically affected, the presence of the gauze also had a great impact on his vision and judgment of landing point.
In the end, the two sides ended the first half goalless and entered the halftime break with a score of 0-0. No one could break the deadlock.
But for the second-division team Hurricane Athletic, this result was satisfactory. The home fans in the stands stood up and applauded at the end of the first half, expressing satisfaction with the Hurricanes' performance in the first half.
Velarde, in particular, received the most applause and cheers. His move to injure two opposing forwards in succession, whether intentional or not, clearly pleased the fans.
