As the referee's final whistle sounded, Thomas Duke Stadium suddenly became a sea of carnival.
Only when it is difficult does it appear difficult.
After conceding a goal first, equalizing, reversing, then being equalized by the opponent's penalty kick, and then reversing, this process is really thrilling and frightening.
Such a tortuous process and the final victory made everyone feel more excited and excited.
Not only the players on the field, but also the coaches, team doctors, staff, substitute players, etc. off the field rushed into the field and celebrated excitedly with the players on the field as if they had won a championship.
The fans in the stands also sang the team anthem excitedly and cheered for the difficult victory in this game.
Willard also received an experience reward from this game: 1 million starting points + 1 million winning prizes + 5 million A-level performance = 7 million. The total experience rose to level 26 11.65 million/9 million, and was automatically upgraded to level 27 265 Ten thousand/10 million, you will get an upgrade reward of 30 skill points, and the balance of skill points will be 31.
After getting the skill points, Willard immediately spent 25 skill points to improve several other skills that he had no skill points to upgrade this week. He had 6 skill points left in his balance.
After completing the upgrade and adding points, Willard’s skill attributes will change to:
Host: Alan Willard
Level: 27
Experience: 2.65 million/10 million
Skill points: 6
Defense: 87
Physique: 88
Awareness: 87
Speed: 87
Headers: 85
Technology: 82
Shots: 72
Inverse foot: 44
Passes: 72
Goalkeeping: 24
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After a few more levels, physical skills and defensive skills may reach the upper limit of 90 in the A-League.
very nice.
Other players have one skill that can reach 90, and they can win all over the world with one move, but Willard has so many skills that all reach an average of 90, which is really cool.
Right now, Velarde's 88-88 physique, 87-87 awareness, 85-85 speed, and 186cm height are enough for him to serve as a center forward, aerial bully, and header in the opponent's penalty area.
The prospects are fantastic, the Copa Libertadores championship is really possible.
However, we need the support of our teammates and not to be too embarrassed. I hope everything goes as expected.
After the game, all major Argentinian media praised the Hurricanes for making timely substitutions and position adjustments even after conceding a goal first, and finally came back to win 3-2.
Especially when Mario Binco was interviewed by reporters, he generously admitted that it was Velarde who suggested that he do this, so he replaced Nervo, replaced Bismara, and asked Velarde to retreat to In the central defender position, Zamir Valroyes was contained.
This naturally led to higher praise for Alan Willard.
Although the schedule is very tight, this game consumes too much energy from everyone. Mario Binco still gave everyone a day off to let everyone rest for a day, and then conduct recovery training to prepare for the next A-League game. Contest.
On the day when the Hurricane Athletics had a holiday, the other two teams in Group C also played in the first round. As a result, SUK University and Cruzeiro ended in a goalless draw and ended up tied 0-0. .
This allowed the Hurricane Athletics team, which won 3-2, to occupy the first position in the standings. Although it was only the first round, it was at least a first-mover advantage, and the probability of qualifying was already higher than that of several other teams.
Of course, the biggest opponent is obviously Cruzeiro from Brazil. The two sides have not yet played against each other, and the result is still unknown.
In the second round, Atletico Hurricanes challenged Cruzeiro away from home, which was destined to be a difficult game. Moreover, the time difference is very close. Recently, there are almost double games every week. Mario Binco is under a lot of pressure in formation and rotation.
The next step is to play against Godoy Cruz of the A-League. They ranked 16th in the A-League last season. They had a draw and a loss in the first two games of this season, with only 1 point, and their strength is average.
But the problem is that the Hurricanes are now fighting on two fronts. The pressure is quite high in double matches in a week. In this game, they must choose whether to win this game or focus on conquering the Liberation of Cruzeiro in the next away game. Cup competition.
Relatively speaking, it is naturally more enjoyable to play in the Copa Libertadores. After all, it is the Intercontinental Cup, with higher attention and a bigger stage. Both players and coaches want to play in the Copa Libertadores.
Therefore, after absorbing the suggestions of the players and deliberating with the coaching staff, the Hurricanes decided to abandon this league. The final lineup sent was goalkeeper No. 22 Giordano, and defender No. 26 Bonnie Fashaw from left to right. , No. 25 Eduardo Domingos, No. 19 Santiago Echeberria, No. 21 Nervo, the defensive midfielder is No. 4 Alan Velarde partnered with No. 5 Federico Bismara, The left midfielder is No. 16 Fabianesi, the right midfielder is No. 20 Dalia, the attacking midfielder is No. 30 Montenegro, and the forward is No. 23 Ivan Boglo.
This lineup has completely declared that the coaching staff has given up on this game. It is not only the first time for many players to enter the starting lineup, but also the first time to enter the squad. Many main players were directly left at the base to rest and even went to the away game. I didn’t even go to watch the game live.
At 21:00 on the evening of February 27, in the third round of the A-League, the away game of Hurricane Athletic against Godoy Cruz officially began.
It rained heavily during this game and the weather was terrible.
But the heavy rain did not dampen the home team's desire to attack. Godoy Cruz, who plays at home, has a strong desire to attack because this is their home court and the Hurricanes have made a substantial rotation. Of course they want to win. After the start of the new season, it was embarrassing to only accumulate 1 point with one draw and one loss in the first two rounds.
If it hadn't rained, with technical advantages, Godoy Cruz's main lineup would have played the Hurricanes' substitutes, or even fringe players in the starting lineup, and the winning rate would indeed be quite high.
However, heavy rain affected Godoy Cruz's technical performance and he could only conduct aerial attacks.
There are naturally a lot of mistakes in aerial attacks, which gives Willard, who has excellent awareness, the opportunity to check for leaks and fill in gaps and direct his teammates to help defend. In addition, the Hurricanes' defense is full of experts and is the least afraid of aerial attacks.
Throughout the first half, Godoy Cruz's aerial attack basically failed to create any threat.
On the contrary, the Hurricanes Athletic Team had entered stoppage time in the first half, and when the first half was about to end, they got a chance to attack from a corner kick.
Then, Alan Willard entered the penalty area to fight for the top, jumped high in the heavy rain, and headed the corner kick taken by his friend Dalia into Godoy Cruz's goal.
"Oh, Goooooooooooooooooooooooal..."
"The ball went in!!!"
"Header from Alan Willard!"
"Villad scored a header from a corner kick and headed Dalia's corner kick into the goal of Godoy Cruz."
"Willard helped the Hurricanes open the scoring on the road. Even though most of the main players were rotated, they led the opponent 1-0."
"This is Willard's third goal in the new season and his first goal in the A-League."
"No matter what the final result of the game is, Willard's goal is a milestone and a goal worthy of celebration."
"Let's congratulate Willard."
Indeed, this was really Velard's first goal in the A-League. Not only Velard himself, but his teammates also gathered around to congratulate him. Desia, Krisna and others who were watching the live broadcast in front of the TV at home also happily applauded and cheered for Willard.
Then the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, and suddenly scored a goal before the end of the first half. The Hurricane Athletics team, which had taken the lead, naturally entered the halftime break in a happy mood.
Godoy Cruz, the home team who suddenly lost the ball, was naturally as depressed as he was.
Originally, they wanted to take advantage of the home game and the substantial rotation of the Hurricanes Athletic Team to win the first victory of the new season. As a result, I didn't expect that even though so many people were rotated, the Hurricanes' defense was still so solid. Instead, his own goal was breached by Hurricanes before the end of the first half.
Therefore, after a 15-minute rest, at the beginning of the second half, Godoy Cruz made two substitutions and began to strengthen the attack in the second half.
However, the defense of the Hurricanes Athletic Team under the leadership of Velarde was indeed too strong, and Godoy Cruz, under the heavy rain, did not have the ability to break the Hurricanes goal through aerial bombing.
On the defensive midfielder, Velarde and Federico Bismara partner, which is naturally quite stable. On the back line, although Nervo is a new player and Bonny Fashaw is a substitute, Santiago Echeberria was the main player last season and Eduardo Domingos is the main player this season. Velarde's leadership ability, Godoy Cruz simply does not have the ability to break this line of defense.
In addition to defense, the Hurricanes Athletic Team can even occasionally fight back. If the Hurricanes' bench wasn't so offensively weak, it would even be easier to score a few more goals.
Even so, in the 74th minute of the second half, the Hurricanes still transferred through Velarde's long pass. Fabianesi received Velarde's pass without defense on the left wing, and then went down. In the bottom pass, center Ivan Boglo grabbed the first point and headed the ball into Godoy Cruz's goal.
2-0.
The Hurricanes Athletic Team, which had rotated most of its main players, unexpectedly kept a clean sheet on the road and even scored two goals. Obviously, it's not that the Hurricanes are too strong, but that their opponents are too weak.
A two-goal lead is considered a victory in a football match. Therefore, in order to avoid injuries to the main players, which will affect the next game, and to allow the main players to get off the field early to recover their physical fitness, Mario Binco will use Alan Villard, Eduardo Domingos, and Nervo as three players. Everyone moved down to rest.
Maybe it would be okay to replace Eduardo Dominguez and Nervo, but after even Alan Velarde was replaced, the Hurricanes' defense lost its command. In addition, the tacit understanding between the substitute players was not as good as that of the main players, and they could only fight on their own. Finally, in the 87th minute before the end of the game, Godoy Cruz scored a corner kick and tied the score to 1. -2.
But that's all.
Mario Binco then directed all the players in the midfield and frontcourt to return to defense and defend.
Godoy Cruz failed to score a second goal until the end of the game.
In the end, Hurricanes defeated Godoy Cruz 2-1 in an away game and won three consecutive victories in the A-League in 2015.
Willard also received a reward of 100,000 for starting a game + 100,000 for one goal + 100,000 for winning team + 500,000 for A-level performance = 800,000 experience points.
After this round of games, there are only four teams left with three consecutive victories: Boca Juniors, Estudiantes de La Plata, Hurricane Athletics, and Rosario Central. Hurricane Athletics is the only one. Newly promoted horse. Moreover, because of the goal difference and number of goals scored, Atletico Hurricanes is ranked third above Rosario Central.
This is definitely a very good result for a newly promoted polo team.
As some media commented after the game:
"Atletico Hurricanes won 2-1 against Li Kegodo Icruz in the away game, winning their third consecutive victory in the A-League."
"You know, in this game, in order to prepare for the next second round of the Libertadores Cup group stage, Atletico Hurricanes replaced most of the main lineup. Only Velarde, Bismara, and Dominguez Wait for a few people to be considered the main force."
"Even under such circumstances, playing an away game as a newly promoted team, the Hurricanes still won. This shows that the Hurricanes are strong and in good condition."
"The most critical figure in the Hurricanes' formation is undoubtedly No. 4 Alan Willard. He is not only the core of the Hurricanes' defense, but has now become the on-field leader of the Hurricanes. "
"You can see him on both offense and defense."
"He can be called an all-round warrior."
"This is a super star who definitely deserves our attention. His performance will determine the performance of the Hurricanes on all fronts this season."
"Willard's future is definitely worth looking forward to."
