Although Lucas's skills and awareness are somewhat worse than those in the Copa Libertadores, fortunately, Velarde can make up for it behind him.
Although Willard has moved behind to play as a central defender, he can still participate in assists through long passes when he gets the ball.
And he has reached 81 skills and 86 awareness. Even if he stays at the center back position, his long pass assist ability is better than Lucas Villaruel.
In the 40th minute, Lucas got the ball and faced the opponent's midfielder's pressure. He couldn't find a place to release the ball, so he passed the ball back and handed it to Alan Willard behind him.
As for Velarde, the moment he caught the ball, he didn't stop the ball at all. He made a long pass and passed the ball to No. 11 winger Turassa in the gap on the right.
Just now, Lucas was pressed when he got the ball, which shows how high the opponent is pressing. And Willard's long pass traveled across half of the field in an instant and penetrated McNelas' defense in one fell swoop.
Turaza successfully got the ball without any defender, and then passed down the right wing. Center forward Avila grabbed the first point with his back to the goal, headed the ball over, and passed the ball to his teammate. .
Midfielder Toranso stepped in from the back row and fired fiercely at the ball in the penalty area about 11 or 2 meters away from the goal. His volley was of extremely high quality and flew towards the goal like a cannonball.
The ball was too powerful and too fast. Although the angle was average, goalkeeper Romo still failed to touch the ball. The ball flew past his fingertips and smashed into the goal.
"Goooooooooooooooooooooooooal..."
"The ball is in!"
"Toranso, Toranso's volley hit the goal hard, and the Hurricanes finally scored."
"The score was equalized, 1-1 for Hurricanes Athletic."
"This ball came from the attack initiated by Alan Willard in the backcourt. His sudden long pass instantly penetrated the entire midfield and passed the ball to the unguarded player in the space on the right side of the frontcourt. Turaza, that’s why Turaza made a pass, Avila headed the ball over, and Toranso scored with a volley.”
"It turns out that even if Velarde stays in the back line, he can still attack."
"Not only did he successfully contain Zamir Varroyes, who is known for his speed, but he still had the energy to attack."
"Sure enough, he is a true leader. Under the leadership of Willard, the Hurricane Athletic Team may even come back and win!"
…
Inside the stadium, the Hurricanes' morale was somewhat low after being hit hard by Zamir Varroyes' speed and having to make substitutions in the 22nd minute.
It was not until this time that Toranso's goal helped the Hurricanes equalize the score. Everyone finally regained their energy and excitedly rushed to the front to celebrate the goal with Toranso.
The home fans in the stands were even more excited because the goal was scored beautifully, and everyone has seen that Zamir Varroyes' speed was no longer as fast as before under the control of Willard after he retreated to the back line. So big.
This made everyone very happy, and coupled with the equalizing goal, everyone had a lot more expectations for reversing the score.
After celebrating for a while, the game continued. However, in the remaining minutes, no one posed much of a threat, let alone scored.
After 1 minute of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, and the two sides entered the halftime break with a score of 1-1.
During the halftime break, Mario Binco optimized the tactics of the first half, allowing Alan Velarde and Federico Bismara to change positions from time to time.
When the Hurricanes attack, Velard plays as a defensive midfielder and organizes the attack, while Bismara retreats to the center back position to defend.
However, Velarde cannot penetrate too deep when attacking and cannot stray too far away from Zamir Valroyes.
Once the ball is lost in the frontcourt, Velarde must immediately retreat to the back line and keep an eye on Zamir Varroyes, while Federico Bismara returns to the defensive midfielder position and is responsible for the front of the back line. cleanup work.
In addition, Velarde and Bismara have completed the change of positions. When participating in the attack, Lucas Villaruel should not step forward to participate in the attack. Instead, he should guard the backcourt defense with Bismara. , to prevent the opponent's quick counterattack.
If the opponent takes advantage of Velarde's opportunity to advance and participate in the attack, suddenly steals the ball and launches a quick counterattack, Lucas, Bismara and others will be responsible for slowing down Zamir Varroyes, even if they commit a tactical foul. , to buy enough time for Willard to return to defense.
This tactic is much more detailed than the temporary substitutions in the first half. The players also know what to do in the second half and are more adept at defending. Willard can also participate in the counterattack.
After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and fought again in the second half. Under more detailed tactical command, the Hurricanes played more skillfully. Zamir Valroyes' too single move was rarely controlled by Willard and his teammates. After staying, all that's left is to wait for the teammates in the frontcourt to score.
In the 56th minute, the Hurricanes Athletic Team played a wonderful teamwork, through Alan Velarde, Lucas Villaruel, Turaza, Avila, Toranso, Alejandro Romero and the others repeatedly passed, cut, and moved together, passing the ball 12 times. Finally, Romero made a wonderful pass to tear open the defense of Meinilas.
McNelas's defense was stunned by the Hurricanes' team passing and cooperation. The defense was unknowingly opened up, and then was penetrated by Romero's pass. Avila was in the small corner. He grabbed a shot from the penalty area line and easily kicked the ball into the goal with a push.
"Goooooooooooooooooooooooal..."
"Reversed!"
“Hurricane Athletics really turned the score around.”
"2-1!"
"Avila received a pass from Alejandro Romero and scored a goal from the penalty area, helping the Hurricanes complete the reversal of the score after conceding a goal first."
"Sure enough, there are no static tactics in the world. Meunilas' offensive method is too simple. It seems impossible to defeat the Hurricanes Athletics just relying on the speed of Zamir Varroyes."
"The Hurricanes Athletic Team has found a way to deal with it, and in addition to defense, it can come up with effective offense and complete the reversal of the score."
"It may be more difficult for MacNelas to equalize the score now, not to mention it is an away game."
…
There is a saying: Football is round.
Don't jump to conclusions easily.
Although the Hurricanes did rely on Velarde's position adjustment to limit the performance of shadow forward Zamir Valroyes, preventing him from reproducing the glory of the first goal.
But it’s not like Mainilas can only rely on Zamir Varroyes to carry out the offense alone. They also have center No. 9 Richel Blanco!
Moreover, there is the even more unpredictable factor of luck.
In the 72nd minute, just when the Hurricanes players and fans thought the game was over, they were only waiting to see when their frontcourt teammates would score another goal, expand the score, and completely seal the victory. Unexpectedly, defender Eduardo appeared at this moment. ·While Domingos was competing for a header with the opponent's center Ricardo Blanco, he was accidentally hit in the palm of his hand by the ball.
And their position when fighting for the top was in the penalty area.
The players of McNelas suddenly became excited and clapped their hands one after another to signal to the referee that Eduardo Domingos had a handball:
"Handball!"
"He committed a handball foul!"
"It's a penalty!"
Although Dominguez and his teammates tried to defend him, the referee did not hesitate and directly awarded Eduardo Domingos a handball foul in the penalty area.
A penalty for sure.
I have no choice but to blame myself for my bad luck.
This penalty kick was still taken by Zamir Valroyes. He calmly pushed the ball into the lower left corner.
But goalkeeper Marcos Dias misjudged the direction and pounced on the lower right corner. The result is self-evident, and the ball rolled into the goal without any suspense.
2-2.
With a penalty kick in the 72nd minute, McNelas equalized the score again, and Zamir Valroyes scored twice.
Zamir Varroyes and his teammates celebrated wildly on the green field of Duke Thomas Stadium. The players of the home team were a little depressed and had low morale.
The score, which had been reversed, was equalized by the opponent using a lucky penalty kick.
Therefore, this penalty hit everyone's morale a bit. Especially Eduardo Domingos, who gave the opponent a penalty kick due to a handball foul, was very upset. He lowered his head, maybe he was eager to hit the wall.
However, at this time, Eduardo Domingos heard the voice of Alan Willard.
He clapped his hands, attracted the attention of his teammates, and shouted loudly: "You guys raise your heads, what are you doing with your heads down? The game is not over yet, and we haven't lost yet. It's just a draw, what are you afraid of? What else are you afraid of?" There are more than 20 minutes, enough for us to score again and win the game. Let me raise our heads and prepare to fight."
After saying that, Velarde ran back to the goal, picked up the ball that Zamir Valroyes had just kicked into the goal from a penalty kick, and kicked it lightly into the midfield, allowing his teammates in the midfield to prepare for the goal. Circle ball.
Then Willard stretched out his hands and kept raising them upward, signaling to the home fans in the stands to let them cheer.
Velard yelled at his teammates so loudly that many fans heard him. Looking at his gesture at this time, many people were inspired and immediately cheered loudly, and then organized by the fans, they began to sing the Hurricanes team anthem to cheer for the players on the field.
Captain Mancinelli also helped: "Get ready to fight. We still have time and we will definitely win this game."
After the McNelas players finished celebrating and the game restarted, the Hurricanes Athletics team, which had been demoralized by conceding a penalty kick, had regained its fighting strength and began to compete with McNelas on both ends of the offense and defense. Every inch of ground must be fought with intensity. Even higher than before.
Every touch, pass, pass, defense, interception, clearance, disruption, tackle, and goalkeeper Marcos Dias' save from a Hurricanes player was met with laughter from the stands. Thousands of home fans applauded and cheered.
The more everyone played, the more energetic they became, and the more they played, the more energetic they became. They seemed not to feel the fatigue after playing for seventy or eighty minutes.
This is the advantage of playing at home and the reason why many fans are called the best twelve. Although their cheering sound seems invisible and intangible, it can really affect the players' fighting spirit. This is why many teams lose at home and lose at home.
Amid the cheers of the fans, in the 85th minute, Alejandro Romero's arcing shot from outside the penalty area forced goalkeeper Romo to lift the ball out of the far post. Allowing Hurricane Athletics to get a corner kick.
Then, in this corner kick attack, Eduardo Domingos, who is over 190 meters tall, jumped up high, overwhelmed the McNelas center back Julio Machado, and hit the goal with a powerful head shake. Toranso's corner kick was headed into McNeelas' goal.
Eduardo Domingos redeemed himself and scored the Hurricanes' third goal, helping the Hurricanes once again take a 3-2 lead.
After scoring the goal, Domingos took off his jersey in excitement, ran along the baseline to the corner area, and even kicked the corner flagpole to vent his excitement.
Then his teammates rushed forward, surrounded Eduardo Domingos, and celebrated.
Of course, Dominguez also received a yellow card for taking off his clothes to celebrate.
Dominguez's goal was also the last goal of the game.
In the remaining time, although McNelas wanted to score a goal to equalize the score, both center Ricardo Blanco and shadow forward Zamir Valroyes were under strict defense by Velarde and his teammates. He defended and failed to get any threatening shooting opportunities.
In the end, after conceding a goal first, Atletico Hurricanes came back to beat McNelas 3-2 at home and won their first victory in the Copa Libertadores group stage this season.
