After taking the lead, the rest of the game becomes easier to play. The Hurricanes can use their defensive advantages to shrink their defense, attract the opponent to attack, and then counterattack.
The Hurricanes did exactly that. La Plata Gymnastics, which was lagging behind, had no choice but to attack, but they were unable to break through the defense led by Willard, and they had to suffer counterattacks from the Hurricanes from time to time. They didn't attack hard enough and defended tremblingly. They couldn't equalize the score until the end of the first half.
The second half of the game was similar to the second half of the first half. The leading Hurricanes team had no scruples in shrinking their defense and waiting for opportunities to counterattack.
As time passed, La Plata Gymnastics, which was lagging behind, couldn't help but attack, trying to try its luck to see if it could score a goal to equalize the score.
But when the time came to the 62nd minute, Alejandro Romero, who came on as a substitute, locked the score at 2-0 with a powerful shot that passed two people and then entered the penalty area. The game lost its suspense. .
Although the score was only 2-0, which didn't seem big, judging from the offensive power of La Plata Gymnastics and the defensive capabilities of Hurricane Athletics, there was no possibility of a comeback for the Gymnastics team.
Sure enough, in the remaining time, although La Plata Gymnastics replaced two people in succession to strengthen the attack, it was of no avail. Until the end of the game, they were unable to get even a goal back.
After the game, the Hurricane Athletics defeated La Plata Gymnastics with a score of 2-0, winning four consecutive victories in the A-League in the new season and eight consecutive victories in two-line operations.
This record is undoubtedly quite brilliant. The entire Duke Thomas Stadium went crazy. The Hurricanes fans celebrated enthusiastically and interacted with the players, treating Willard and others as absolute heroes.
The better news is that after this round, the only two teams left in the A-League that have maintained four consecutive victories are Hurricanes Athletic and Rosario Central.
The two teams have four consecutive victories and a total of 12 points, but the goal difference of Hurricanes is one more than that of Rosario Central. Therefore, it relies on the advantage of goal difference to stand first in the A-League standings.
Last season it was still a second-division team. This season, as a newly promoted team, it ranked first in both the A-League and Copa Libertadores group stage standings. This was something that many people did not expect at the beginning of the season, even if there was an accident. The Hurricanes' own die-hard fans.
More importantly, the Hurricanes did not achieve this result at the expense of continuous fighting and overdrafting the physical fitness of the main players. The main players of the Hurricanes were fully rotated while fighting continuously and winning eight consecutive games on both fronts. Resting will not affect the continued combat at all.
In the foreseeable one or two months, the Hurricanes Athletic Team will basically not be in physical condition. Regardless of the league or the Libertadores Cup, the Hurricanes Athletic Team will continue to maintain this momentum of rapid progress, which is enviable.
Therefore, after the game, the Argentine media lavishly praised the Hurricanes, and some media speculated that the Hurricanes might create a miracle of winning the Argentine League championship as a newly promoted team, similar to the world-famous Kaiserslautern Miracle.
This game also brought Willard an experience reward of 100,000 starts + 50,000 assists + 200,000 winning prizes + 500,000 A-level performance = 850,000.
The next day, Mario Binco gave everyone a day off. Although the next game is another Copa Libertadores away game, the schedule has indeed been too tight recently. Especially Willard, who has been fighting continuously, although his physical fitness is relatively good, he is also a little exhausted physically and mentally, so it is good to take a day off to rest.
Velarde did not practice any extra practice on this day, because the competition and normal training alone had exhausted his energy, and he really did not have the energy to practice extra during the holiday.
The mahjong machine he bought through an online shopping platform arrived two days ago. It was a Saturday during the holiday, so he taught his four girlfriends how to play mahjong, so everyone could have some fun.
After playing mahjong for a day and getting over the addiction to Chinese quintessence, Velarde and his teammates continued training to prepare for the next Copa Libertadores game.
On Monday, March 9, Willard spent 10 skill points to increase "Physique" from 89 to 90, and "Heading" from 86 to 87, leaving 15 skill points remaining.
The physique has been increased to the upper limit that can be achieved in the A-League. If you want to increase it, you can only go to the five major leagues, and you can only increase it once a month.
But so far we have not heard of any club from the five major leagues making a formal transfer request to Hurricanes to introduce Willard.
Although some clubs are paying attention to Willard, they are only paying attention and have not yet made a decision.
However, there are European clubs from non-major leagues, such as clubs in the Netherlands, Portugal, and Russia, who have contacted the club or Douglas Johnson and want to introduce Willard.
But before the other party and the club began to discuss the transfer fee, Velarde immediately gave a negative answer, saying that he would not consider clubs outside the five major leagues. Even if the other party offers a transfer fee that the entertainment department cannot refuse, and a very high annual salary for Willard, he will not go.
Because of the existence of the system, it is decided that Willard's next stop can only be a club in the five major leagues. If you go to a club outside the top five leagues, you might as well stay with Hurricanes Athletics. At least here, he is the core of the team who is valued and respected by everyone from top to bottom. Everyone trusts him and feels comfortable with him.
In addition, there are 4 girlfriends. When they arrived in Europe, except for Desia who could follow him to Europe, it was impossible for the three of them, Krisna, who were still studying, to do so in a short time.
At 19:00 on the evening of March 10th, the third round of Group C of the 2015 Copa Libertadores, the match between Suker University and Hurricanes Atletico officially started at the home court of Suker University.
In terms of lineup, the Hurricane Athletics team is naturally still 4231, with all the main players. However, left back Balbi strained his thigh during training, so Willard's friend No. 26 Bonnie Fashaw got the chance to start. The rest of the lineup was the same as the away game against Cruzeiro.
This game can also be regarded as a battle for the top spot, because after the first two rounds, Hurricane Athletics ranked first in the group with 6 points, and SUK ranked second in the group with 4 points.
Whoever wins this game will be ranked first in the group.
Of course, the Hurricane Athletic Team, which has won two consecutive games, has taken the initiative. Even if it is just a tie, it can continue to be in first place.
Sooke University, on the other hand, must win in order to reverse its ranking and take first place in the group.
Therefore, at the beginning of the game, after only a few minutes of testing, SUK University, playing at home, took the lead in entering the game state and began to take the initiative to attack.
They hope to take advantage of playing at home and take advantage of the fact that the Hurricanes are slow to enter the game in away games to score an early goal.
However, the Hurricanes' defense, led by Willard, did not allow SUK's offense to succeed.
In the 5th minute, Verard made a precise pass and knocked away the ball that Bejarano, the opponent's midfielder, could not pass out in time.
In the 12th minute, Velarde pressed again, forcing No. 10 Robendela Costa to make a passing error and passed the ball directly to the Hurricanes player, losing a good offensive opportunity.
In the 18th minute, Suker University attacked from the left, and it was Velarde who discovered the opponent's intention in advance and directed Lucas Villaruel, Mancinelli, and Santiago Echeberria. Shifting to help defend, he successfully stifled the opponent's wing attack and directly grabbed the ball without even giving the opponent a throw-in or free kick.
Under the leadership and command of Willard, SUK University did not hit the goal frame for the first time until the 25th minute. However, it was a hasty long-range shot that was 28 meters away from the goal. It took too long to fly in the air and hit the opponent. Goalkeeper Marcos Dias showed no threat and was directly confiscated.
While maintaining a solid defense, the Hurricanes Athletic Team will naturally not forget to counterattack. However, because it was an away game, the defensive pressure was relatively high, and Velarde did not penetrate much forward. The ability of another organizational midfielder, Lucas, is a bit lacking and has never been able to help the Hurricanes open up the situation.
In the 38th minute, Villard launched a threatening attack through a long pass from the backcourt. Unfortunately, Avila's shot missed the post due to interference from the opponent's defender and failed to score.
The two sides tied 0-0 in the first half.
In the second half, SUK still couldn't break through the Hurricanes' goal. The Hurricanes' defense led by Willard was still impregnable, and SUK had nothing to do.
While playing good defense, the Hurricane Athletics also took advantage of the opportunity to get the ball from time to time to launch quick counterattacks against SUK.
After many unsuccessful counterattacks, when the time came to the 86th minute and the game was about to end, many people thought that the game might end in a 0-0 goalless draw. Alejandro Romero passed two people and sent a wonderful pass. Midfielder Toranso stepped in from the back row and rounded his thigh on the line of the penalty area without stopping the ball. He directly shot a violent long-range shot. A powerful and heavy heavy artillery wave directly blasted away the goal of SUK University.
"Goooooooooooooooooooooooal..."
"The ball is in!"
"Atletico Hurricanes finally scored."
"1-0, the Hurricanes lead 1-0 on the road."
"It was Toranso who scored the goal and Romero who assisted."
"In addition to Alan Willard, the Hurricanes' new signing Alejandro Romero this season has also performed very well."
"It's already the 86th minute of the game, and Toranso's goal may be the winning goal."
"If it comes true, the Hurricanes Athletic Team will win three consecutive group stage victories."
"This state is really shocking. You must know that Atletico Hurricanes is a newly promoted team in the Argentine League, not a traditional Argentine giant."
The commentators were consistent in their words. Although Suker University launched a crazy attack in an attempt to equalize the score, the Hurricanes' defense under the leadership of Velarde remained impregnable and withstood Suker University's counterattack. The 1-0 lead was maintained until the end of the game.
After 2 minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle to end the game. In the 86th minute, Alejandro Romero assisted midfielder Toranso's heavy bombardment, and the Hurricanes were 1-0 away from home. Li Keqiu University won the third round of the Copa Libertadores group stage, ranking first in the group standings with a record of 9 points from three wins, and the qualifying situation is excellent.
While interacting and celebrating with a small number of away fans who traveled with the team, Willard also gained experience in this game: 1 million starting points + 1 million winning prizes + 5 million A-level evaluation = 7 million.
