At halftime, in the dressing room, Mario Binco praised everyone's performance in the first half. However, he also reminded everyone that this is the opponent's home court. After adjustments during the halftime break, no one knows how much energy the opponent will explode in the second half.
Therefore, the head coach reminds everyone that they must be more vigilant in the second half and not be attacked by the opponent.
After a 15-minute rest, the two sides changed sides and fought again in the second half. At the beginning of the second half, Lima Union made substitution adjustments, replacing midfielder Alvaracin with center Preciado to strengthen the offense.
After the start of the second half, the home team launched a surprise attack, trying to catch the Hurricanes off guard and score a goal.
However, Hurricanes Athletics didn't give them a chance.
Not to mention Mario Binco's reminder at halftime, Velarde's mental age alone can lead his teammates to stabilize the defense and not give the opponent too many opportunities.
After attacking for more than ten minutes, Lima Union sent an exquisite pass from midfielder Cedeyou, passing the entire Hurricanes defense and sending it to the right corner of the small penalty area. The forward who came on as a substitute Preciado completed a sideways volley and hit the door frame.
However, when Preciado shot, goalkeeper Marcos Dias had already blocked the near corner angle in time. Preciado's volley hit Dias's open arm and fell to the ground.
Preciado wanted to make a follow-up shot, but his movements were not as fast as Diaz's. Diaz squatted down first and held the ball under his body.
Lima Union missed a good scoring opportunity.
Wasted opportunities are punishable.
Sure enough, just a few minutes later, in the 64th minute, the Hurricanes got a corner kick.
Turaza took a corner kick on the right. Velarde, who stepped forward to participate in the challenge for the top, jumped high in the penalty area and overpowered the home team's center back Miguel Araujo to grab the first point and shook his head fiercely. Attack the goal and head the ball towards the far corner of the goal.
Now Willard's header has been increased to 81. Not only can he head the ball towards the goal, he also has the ability to make an angle.
The ball was hit intentionally by Velarde, and he was very lucky to not miss the goal frame.
Although there was a defender of the home team standing behind the goal, Willard's ball was so good that it hit the lower edge of the crossbar and flew into the goal. The defender couldn't catch the ball with his hands. If he headed the ball to clear the ball, he was not tall enough. He could only watch the ball fly into the goal from the gap between his head and the crossbar.
In the 64th minute, Willard scored with a header from a corner kick, helping the Hurricanes expand the score to 3-0. Moreover, Velarde himself had both goals and assists in the game for the first time.
Not only did Velard himself excitedly rush out of the penalty area and run wildly to celebrate, but even the Argentine commentators were happy for him and sighed:
"Oh, the ball went in!!!"
"Villade scored with a header to help Hurricanes extend the score to 3-0."
"There is no suspense in the game anymore."
"Also, Velarde had an assist before."
"As a defensive midfielder, while leading his teammates to keep opponents clean, he also contributed one goal and one assist. It is really amazing."
"There is no doubt that the best player in this game is Willard."
"Through more than an hour of game observation, Willard's offensive and defensive abilities have improved a lot compared to last season."
"This is a rising defensive star. Perhaps this season will be his year to shine."
"Boca Juniors, River Plate, and scouts from Europe should probably be ready to grab people."
Indeed, this game was followed by professional scouts. Because Velarde was quite famous last year, and he also attracted other players such as Lucas, Romero, Toranso, Avila, and some scouts from the A-League giants, as well as a small number of Europeans. The scouts all sat in front of the TV and watched the live broadcast of this game.
Naturally, they have noticed Willard's performance.
Regardless of offense or defense, Verard's performance is very eye-catching, and many scouts have made the decision to follow up on Verard for a long time.
In the football world, everyone likes to play forward, like to score goals, and like to be in the limelight. There is no shortage of offensive talents, one after another. But defensive personnel are quite scarce. In particular, offensive and defensive players like Willard, who has both superb defensive abilities and excellent skills, and can organize attacks from the backcourt, are even more scarce.
This kind of talent can still gain a foothold even in the five major European leagues.
Some scouts even felt regretful: "Why didn't the team buy Velarde during the holidays?"
In fact, this is unrealistic. The Velarde they saw before the holidays was still the same as last season. Willard is able to perform like this now because he has been upgrading and adding points for nearly two months during the holiday, which has led to his improvement to such a high level.
And it also needs to be tested in actual games. Otherwise, if scouts tell the club or the head coach, others won’t believe it because there is no data to support it!
Don't show the data from last year's match in Argentina's second division. It's impossible for the teams in the five major European leagues to look at your performance in the second division. It must be in the first division and the Copa Libertadores.
Overall, Willard's stunning performance in this game has indeed attracted the attention of many clubs and scouts.
On the court, the score of 3-0 completely sealed the victory. If this is not the beginning of the season, but the middle of the season, and there are other games in the middle, then Mario Binco will definitely start to make substitutions and let the main players take a rest.
However, this is the first game at the beginning of the season, and the next game is still the second round of the Copa Libertadores qualifying round, and the A-League League is not inserted in the middle. The A-League will not begin until these two rounds of Copa Libertadores qualifiers are completed.
There is a full week's rest between these two rounds of the Copa Libertadores.
Therefore, Mario Binco was not in a hurry to make substitutions, thinking that if he could score another goal, it would not only seal the victory of this game, but also completely kill the suspense of the second round.
As for the other side, Lima Union, which was behind by three goals, naturally went all out and immediately replaced striker Landa Uri and removed full-back Gisa Sola to strengthen the attack.
This time, Lima Union almost didn't even care about defense. The whole team pressed forward crazily, and the two central defenders almost pressed to the top of the arc of the Hurricanes' penalty area.
However, the Hurricanes' defense is still impregnable and does not give Lima Union a chance to score. The most they can do is take aimless long shots from the outside, or drop the ball into the penalty area, allowing the forwards to compete for the top.
However, the defender of the Hurricanes Athletic Team and Velarde are both tall and have good header skills. If Lima League wants to score goals by aerial bombing, it is a wrong calculation.
Until the 76th minute, Lima Union failed to score a single goal. Instead, Atletico Hurricanes intercepted the ball at this time. After getting the ball, they made a quick counterattack and directly penetrated and pressed too high. In the home team's defense, winger Alejandro Romero went down from the left and cut inside to pass the ball in an inverted triangle. Midfielder Toranso easily scored from the far corner near the penalty spot of the penalty area.
Atletico Hurricanes led Lima Union 4-0 away from home, completely sealing the victory and even killing the suspense of the second round.
You know, this is Lima League's home court, and they can lose 0-4, so can we still expect them to come back in the away game?
In the history of football, there are only a few examples of being behind 0-2 at home and still making a comeback on the road, let alone falling behind by four goals.
The Hurricanes Athletics have basically won, not just this game, but the total score over both legs.
After Toranso scored, Mario Binco was finally satisfied and replaced Bonny Fashaw, Bismara and Dalia to let them find the feeling of the new season.
As for the home team Lima Union, although their fighting spirit has been shattered by the 0-4 score and they know it is impossible to reverse the comeback, they are still attacking. Not for a comeback, but just to save some face.
But Hurricanes Athletic and Willard didn't give them a chance.
Federico Bismara, who came on as a substitute, is stronger and more experienced than Lucas Villaruel in terms of defensive professionalism, and he has more experience in blocking the opponent's offense.
In the 86th minute, winger Basilio Costa hit a powerful long-range shot from outside the penalty area, but Federico Bismara predicted his intention in advance and rushed over from the side. Blocking the hole of the gun blocked the ball.
In the 91st minute, central defender Miels, who was heavily attacking, also hit a long-range lob outside the penalty area, passing all the Hurricanes defensive players in the penalty area and heading straight to the upper right corner of the goal.
However, the ball was too far away, spent too much time flying in the air, and gave goalkeeper Marcos Dias too much preparation.
When the ball flew to the door, Marcos Dias was already standing at the landing point. He jumped up and hugged the ball directly with both hands, without even giving the opponent a chance to make a supplementary shot or a corner kick.
Until the end of the game, Lima Union failed to score even a face-saving goal.
After 3 minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game. Atletico Hurricanes beat Union Marino 4-0 away from home and won the first round of the Copa Libertadores qualifying round.
"The referee blew the final whistle and the game was over."
"What a surprise."
"Atletico Hurricanes played away from home and bloodbathed the Peruvian runner-up Lima Union with a score of 4-0."
"You know, Hurricane Atlético was still a team in the Argentine Second Division last season! Not only did they not bring in many strong players this season, but many of their main players were poached."
"As a result, the strength of the Hurricanes Athletic Team seems to have risen instead of falling, becoming stronger. They scored a 4-0 score in the first game of the New Year, and it was an away game."
"Among them, Alan Willard's role is too obvious, both on offense and defense."
"Perhaps Atletico Hurricanes can really surprise everyone in the A-League and Copa Libertadores this season."
After the game, the coach and substitute players also rushed into the field and celebrated warmly with the players on the field.
The first game of the new year and such a brilliant start made everyone extremely excited.
And the hundreds of die-hard fans who traveled with the team to the away game felt even more filled with happiness. Of course, Willard and others also went to the stands where away fans gathered to pay tribute to these fans who traveled with the team to the away game.
As expected, Willard himself received a reward of 1 million starting points + 1 assist 500,000 + 1 goal 1 million + winning bonus 4 million + A-level performance 5 million = 11.5 million experience rewards. The total experience increased to The level 23 is 14.66 million/6 million, which will be automatically upgraded to level 24 8.66 million/7 million, and the level 25 1.66 million/8 million. You will be rewarded with 60 skill points for two consecutive upgrades.
After receiving the skill point reward, Willard immediately improved one attribute each of physique, awareness, speed, header, reverse foot, and passing, which he did not have skill points to improve this week. He spent 22 skill points, and the remaining skill points were Next 38.
After increasing his physique to 85, Willard's weight also increased by 1 point. In addition, perhaps due to the improvement of consciousness, Velarde's "goalkeeping" skill, which he did not improve, has also improved a bit.
After completing the upgrade and adding points, Willard’s skill attributes will change to:
Host: Alan Willard
Nationality: Argentina
Club: Hurricanes Athletics
Birthday: May 19, 1993
Height: 186cm
Weight: 86kg
Level: 25
Experience: 1.66 million/8 million
Skill points: 38
Defense: 85
Physique: 85
Awareness: 85
Speed: 85
Headers: 82
Technology: 79
Shots: 69
Inverse foot: 41
Passes: 69
Goalkeeping: 24
