After completing the header, Avila originally thought that the ball was there, but unexpectedly it was thrown out by the goalkeeper. After landing, he looked at the goalkeeper Fabio on the ground with some annoyance.
At this time, Alan Willard, who stepped forward to participate in the corner kick, patted Avila on the shoulder and said: "The ball was headed well just now, because they were lucky. Try to get another one, I don't believe Fabio You can still save it."
Avila nodded, regained his confidence, and was ready to start fighting for the header.
Set kicks are the most important means of scoring for the Hurricanes. This corner kick was taken by Turaza. The Hurricanes have Avila, Alan Villard, Mancinelli, Santiago Echeberria. , Eduardo Domingos, five people entered Cruzeiro's penalty area to participate in the top battle.
Among these five people, the shortest Avila is 177cm, the tallest Eduardo Domingos is 191cm, and the other three are all over 180cm. Among them, Velarde and Avila have extremely amazing physiques and jumping abilities. Even if an average defender is taller than them, they may not be able to jump as high as them.
Therefore, almost all Cruzeiro players returned to the defense, with an average of two people guarding one, and they strictly defended Velarde and several people involved in the top battle.
But Villard and the others are not wooden stakes, but can move. Before Toranso takes the corner kick, they keep moving and running in the penalty area, trying to shake off the defensive players around them, or attack them. Defense creates interference.
The referee also warned the players on both sides in the penalty area, but as soon as the referee exited the penalty area, everyone returned to their original state, and the referee did not bother to care.
Just when the two sides were pulling, pushing, and moving each other, trying to occupy a favorable position, Toranso took a three-step approach, took the corner kick, and went straight to the center of the penalty area.
Villard's eyes suddenly lit up, the ball landed well! With his superb judgment, the ball landed near him, but the position of the opponent's No. 3 center back Leo in front of him was more favorable.
So, just when Leo was about to take off, Willard reached out from behind and quietly pulled on the opponent's clothes, blocking Leo's take-off. Then he jumped up with all his strength, overpowering Leo. He grabbed the first point with his head and headed the ball towards the goal.
At the same time, although Leo's clothes were pulled from behind by Willard, he still managed to jump up. Although he did not jump as high as Willard, it still caused interference to Willard.
Therefore, while Verard was heading the ball, he unconsciously put his hand on Leo's shoulder and used a little force. On the one hand, he suppressed Leo's take-off, and on the other hand, he could use the force to jump higher. , successfully competed for the top spot.
Velarde's challenge for the top was indeed successful. He overwhelmed Leo, grabbed the first point over Leo's head, and headed the ball towards the upper right corner of the goal.
Although the goalkeeper Fabio was standing in a good position, the ball had good power, high speed and a very close distance. Fabio still couldn't react and reached out to grab a handful. The shadow of the ball didn't even touch it, so he just watched it. The ball flew into the net.
In the 19th minute, Alan Willard successfully scored from a corner kick to help Hurricanes open the scoring and lead 1-0 away from home.
However, just as Willard was about to land and rush to the sideline to celebrate the goal with his teammates, he heard Leo screaming in front of him and fell to the ground.
Then, the referee's whistle sounded, not the whistle for Willard's valid goal, but the whistle for his foul.
Willard pushed Leo down during the header, fouled first, and the goal was invalid.
Willard was stunned for two seconds, and then angrily rushed to the referee and asked the referee: "How could I have committed a foul? This is a normal body collision, okay? He looked at me and he fell to the ground and faked the goal. It's a foul, how could you be deceived by him?"
The referee shook his head and said: "It's not a flop. I saw it clearly. You pulled the other person's clothes before you took off. After you took off, you put your hand on the other person's shoulder, suppressing the other person and heading the ball at the same time." Pushed the other person."
The goal was disallowed, and Willard was quite annoyed. Although he made these moves just now, they were not very powerful and would not constitute a foul at ordinary times. With his consciousness and experience, how could he make such a mistake in the penalty area?
If he really had to push hard, Leo would have fallen down long ago. How could he wait until now? It was Leo's deliberate fall that misled the referee, thinking that Velarde pushed him with great force behind Leo.
Therefore, Willard turned around and pointed at Leo, who had just climbed up, and said: "If you fall in front of me, be careful."
Leo immediately complained to the referee, saying that Velarde was swearing and threatening his life.
The referee warned Velarde and said he would focus on Velarde and asked him to be careful with his actions.
Willard was so angry that he even wanted to scold the referee.
At this time, Toranzo, Lucas, Avila and others stepped forward and pulled Villa away. Lucas pulled Velard away from the referee and whispered beside Velard: "Willard, don't be stubborn with the referee. He will focus on you now. If you talk back to him again, be careful. You really need to get a card. Don’t take revenge on Leo No. 3 yourself later, as he will easily be dealt a card by the referee. Leave Leo to us, and we will help you get revenge. Just concentrate on the game and lead us to win the game. .”
Toranso, Avila and others also echoed: "Yes, you usually help us get revenge, but this time we are here to help you regain your position."
Willard looked at Toranso, Lucas and others: "Can you guys do it? Don't get revenge because you got a red card."
Lucas said: "Don't worry, we will be careful, and we will also inform everyone that whoever has the opportunity will do it, and we will never make him feel better. Not only for you, but also for revenge for the team. He dived maliciously, If your goal is blocked by the referee, it also blocks our chance to take the lead."
Willard nodded and did not refuse.
After all, he has indeed been focused on by the referee. Even if he hides his revenge under the fight, it may not work. As long as he and Leo collide and Leo is injured, the referee will definitely know that he is up to something.
Usually it is true that his teammates are bullied, and he comes back to take revenge. This time he lost face, and it was right for his teammates to help him. We have fought together and interacted with each other, which can actually increase our friendship.
After this was decided, Lucas, Toranso, and Avila also found opportunities to convey their intentions to other teammates on the court. Whoever encountered the right opportunity would give Leo a hard blow and help. Willard regains the ground.
On the one hand, it is to avenge Willard, and on the other hand, it is to prevent Willard from being sent off by the referee himself. Velarde is now the guarantee for the victory and progress of the Hurricanes Athletics. No one else in the team can play, but Velarde must play. He cannot be given a card, suspended, etc., which will affect the subsequent games.
In the subsequent game, Leo deliberately avoided Willard. He also knew about Velarde's reputation in Argentina. After using a dive to deny Velarde a goal, he knew that Velarde would definitely cause trouble for him.
Fortunately, one of the two is a defender and the other is a midfielder. They are not in position. Except when taking penalty kicks, the two of them cannot touch each other under normal circumstances. Even if there was a chance, Leo would just avoid it.
However, he only paid attention to Velarde, but he did not know that the Hurricanes had reached a consensus as a whole team, and they must give him a hard blow to make him pay for his diving and intercepting Velarde's wonderful header.
However, no suitable opportunity has been found yet. The Hurricanes players behaved as usual. Neither Leo nor other Cruzeiro players, nor the referee, noticed.
Everyone was only wary of Willard.
But Willard seemed to have accepted the fact and showed no intention of seeking revenge from Leo. Instead, he focused on his defense and ball control in the backcourt.
In the 25th minute, Cruzeiro winger Marquinhos broke through the wing and passed the ball in an inverted triangle. Velard saw through the intention and sprang out from behind de Alas Caeta, passing the ball in advance. The ball was intercepted.
Although Cruzeiro seemed to have a certain offensive advantage, due to the efforts of Velarde and his teammates, as well as their own poor final kick performance, they have never been able to convert the game advantage into goals.
The Hurricanes Athletic Team, while defending, also found ways to attack.
In the 29th minute, Velarde used another aerial duel to grab the ball from the opponent's forward Damian and passed it to his partner Lucas Villaruel.
After removing the ball, Lucas looked up at the frontcourt, and then immediately made a long pass and drove the ball to the open area on the left side of the Cruzeiro penalty area.
The closest Hurricanes forward Avila and Cruzeiro center back Leo rushed towards the landing point at the same time.
Seeing that the two were about the same distance from each other and might collide in order to compete for the top position, Avila suddenly felt something in his heart: "Here comes the opportunity for revenge!"
As a result, Avila's body surged with strength, and her legs exerted force, adding another level of strength.
Then, when he was about to approach the landing point, Avila took off first. With the impact and bounce of his high-speed sprint, he jumped high and grabbed the ball first. He pushed the ball over Leo's head and hoisted it to Gram. Rucero's penalty area.
There seemed to be nothing wrong with the ball. Avila grabbed the first point and pushed the ball behind Leo. Then he could continue to chase the ball after it landed.
However, in fact, the moment after Avila took off, Leo also jumped up, still trying to fight for the top, and it turned out that this was exactly what Avila wanted.
Everyone only saw the two sprinting towards each other, running to the landing point and jumping up one after another. Avila hit the ball first, pushed the ball out, and then collided hard with Leo who was jumping behind. .
"ah……"
Leo screamed, clutched his chest and fell down, lying on the ground screaming in pain.
Because the ball was still in the backcourt of the Hurricanes Athletics just now, Villard fought for the top and passed it to Lucas. Lucas kicked it directly to the frontcourt. The referee's sight was blocked by Avila's body, and I don’t know how Avila injured Leo in the air.
Moreover, Avila hit the ball first, and the ball rights belong to Avila. According to the rules of the football game, in this case, Leo should take the initiative to give up the fight for the top and avoid Avila.
As for him not giving up, following Avila and continuing to jump for the top, and then being severely injured by Avila in the air, Avila does not have much responsibility. It belongs to Leo's own misjudgment, and he went to grab it hard. The ball that cannot be grabbed leads to injuries.
After landing, Avila also raised his hands and expressed his innocence to the referee who ran over, saying that he did not hurt anyone maliciously. It was Leo who was not strong enough and fell down after bumping into him.
Therefore, the referee did not play the card, but just waved the Cruzeiro team doctor to come in for inspection.
After some examination and first aid by the Cruzeiro team doctor, although Leo's screams became quieter, they did not stop. Moreover, the team doctor said that Leo may have broken ribs and must be carried down to the hospital. , Cruzeiro must make substitutions.
"so serious?"
The referee was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but glance at Avila, wondering if he had done something illegal while blocking his view in the air.
