Villard was also excited watching from the back. Messi passed three people in a row this time, which was so smooth. Matthews' dribbling, deep-fried balls, and continuous smashes were so fast and real that his opponent didn't even allow him to think about it. He subconsciously made defensive moves and was deceived.
Velarde's current 82 skills are considered top notch within the Hurricanes Athletic Team and even in the A-League. Coupled with his consciousness, physique, and speed, the success rate of passing people is quite high.
But comparing Messi's skills in being able to defeat several people, it seems that Velarde's own skills are extremely rough.
As expected of his favorite superstar, Velarde estimates that Messi's skills are probably above 95.
The game continues.
In the 78th minute, El Salvador, which had been pressed hard, finally took advantage of Argentina's shot to get the ball and launched a counterattack.
As a result, before the ball reached midfield, Aras, the offensive midfielder who was holding the ball, made a mistake when passing the ball to his wing teammate Seren under the pressure of Roberto Pereira, and the passing force was a little less powerful.
Finding that Alas's passing force was weak, Salem wanted to run two steps to catch the ball. As a result, Alan Willard reacted faster and intercepted the ball halfway before Salem.
Velarde stole the ball for the first time on his international debut.
After stealing the ball, Velard ignored Seren who was counterattacking, dribbling the ball towards El Salvador's penalty area, using his arm and physical advantages to trap Seren behind him, unable to do anything to the ball at his feet.
It wasn't until he brought the ball to the edge of the penalty area that another defensive player, midfielder Mejivar, ran over to intercept. Velarde made a feint shot, taking Mejivar a step forward, and then passed the ball diagonally to the left wing. Above, Di Maria is in the gap on the wing.
Before passing the ball to Di Maria, many people saw that Velard did not pass the ball after stealing the ball, but dribbled the ball forward himself. They thought he was going to stick to the ball and show off his skills in his first appearance with the national team. Well, including head coach Gerardo Martino all have this suspicion.
After all, it was a bit worrying that Villard didn't pass the ball even though Salem was pushing and trying to steal the ball.
Fortunately, Velarde did not stick to the ball all the time, and used the ball to move forward to attract the defense of Seren and Mejivar, creating a certain running gap for teammates in the midfield and frontcourt.
Di Maria dribbled the ball from the left and made a cross. Higuain grabbed the first point from the center and headed towards the goal. Unfortunately, the angle was too right and was blocked by goalkeeper Carrillo, who was then pinned to the ground.
Next, Velarde did not defend honestly from behind. Instead, according to the request of head coach Martino, he and Roberto Pereira took turns to intervene and participate in the attack.
Anyway, El Salvador has very few counterattacks and it is difficult to achieve results.
In the 83rd minute, Velarde finally completed a pass-and-receive coordination with Messi. Velarde dribbled the ball forward from the backcourt, completed two consecutive collisions with Messi and Higuain, and then passed the ball across the field. Lavezzi stepped in from the back row to meet the ball and fired furiously. However, Lavezzi's shooting skills were poor and the ball missed the post.
As time went on, El Salvador became increasingly defensive. For them, losing 0-1 to Argentina at home is simply equivalent to victory.
Argentina is naturally becoming more and more anxious.
After all, Messi has been replaced now, and Di Maria and Higuain are on the court. It would be a bit embarrassing if we can only win 1-0 in the end.
As a result, Argentina, which was aggressively attacking, suffered a counterattack from El Salvador in the 89th minute. Roberto Pereira dribbled the ball forward and tried to pass, but the ball was intercepted by the opponent, and then he passed the ball directly through the ball. He penetrated Argentina's defense and sent the ball directly to the large gap in Argentina's backcourt.
El Salvador forward Bonilla, who had been waiting for an opportunity to counterattack, got through between the two central defenders like lightning, successfully countered offside, and successfully caught up with the ball in Argentina's backcourt, directly forming a one-on-one goal.
Center backs Mori and Musacchio tried their best to defend, but could not catch up with Bonilla because center backs are generally slower.
At this time, after discovering the danger, Alan Willard, who immediately turned around and returned to defense at full speed, also passed Mori and Musacchio and rushed towards Bonilla, who had formed a single sword.
At this time, Bonilla had already dribbled the ball to the top of the penalty area. Facing the goalkeeper Guzman who entered the penalty area, Bonilla did not choose to lob directly. Maybe he did not have confidence in his shooting skills. Therefore, he He chose to move the ball to the side and passed goalkeeper Guzman with his speed.
Bonilla succeeded in passing the ball past the goalkeeper. He caught up with the ball in the left corner of the small penalty area, pushed the ball towards the empty goal.
But Bonilla's pass over the goalkeeper also gave Velard enough time to defend.
When he pushed the ball towards the empty goal, the Salvadoran fans in the stands stood up and were about to celebrate the goal. As a result, Velarde, who was returning to defense at high speed, rushed over and quickly swept the ball away before it crossed the goal line. , successfully hooked the ball, and then was picked up by goalkeeper Guzman who turned around and counterattacked, defusing El Salvador's wonderful counterattack.
Velarde himself rolled into the goal in embarrassment until he was stopped by the net.
But the embarrassment was only superficial. In the eyes of Argentinian players, fans and coaches, Velarde's goal-line clearance at high speed was a classic. Not only did he save the goal, but he also saved Argentina's face. Otherwise, if El Salvador really scores a goal and equalizes the score 1-1 in the end, Argentina will become the laughing stock of the world tomorrow.
The commentator on Argentine TV also excitedly explained:
"Bonilla, shoot."
"The door is empty."
"Oh, good shot. Velarde returned to defense in time and hooked the ball on the goal line to make a clearance."
"Goalkeeper Guzman hugged the ball."
"It's too fast, Velard's recovery speed is too fast."
"Before, he was behind central defenders Mori and Musacchio. In a blink of an eye, he overtook them and cleared the ball before the ball entered the goal, saving Argentina's goal."
"Argentina only wins one goal against El Salvador, which is already an upset. If Bonilla scores the goal and Argentina is tied 1-1 by El Salvador, it will undoubtedly become the laughing stock of the world."
"There is no doubt that this is a wonderful defensive clearance, which fully reflects the speed of Velarde."
"It can be said that Velard saved Argentina's face."
"Villard's speed and never-give-up spirit made for this wonderful goal-line clearance."
In the stadium, Bonilla was also quite disappointed when he saw the ball being hooked by Velarde. Guzman, on the other hand, stepped forward to pull Vera up after falling into the goal, hugged him, and thanked him.
If Villard hadn't come back to defend, this goal would have definitely been scored.
The Argentinian fans in the stands and in front of the TV, as well as Desia, Crisna, Alyssa, Bertha and others, were naturally very happy for Velarde's key save.
Even Rhys Bertha's mother, Motley Gadot, who was watching the live TV broadcast at home, applauded her would-be son-in-law's wonderful rescue, which drew a blank stare from her husband, Harry Ralph.
With her daughter resolutely refusing to break up with Willard, Motley Guido has basically accepted the reality that her daughter will become one of Willard's girlfriends. As for Harry Ralph, as a father, it was difficult to accept it for a while, but he also watched the live broadcast of Willard's game with his wife to see how good this scumbag chosen by his daughter was, so that his daughter would not hesitate to fight with her. People share boyfriends and are unwilling to break up.
Now Willard has been selected for the national team, made his debut for the national team, and also completed such a crucial goal-line clearance during the game. It is considered a very good performance and proves that his daughter has a good vision.
If there was no other woman to share his daughter with, Willard would undoubtedly be a very good son-in-law.
In the stadium, after Villard was pulled up by Guzman, he was hugged and praised by Molly, Musacchio and others who returned to defense.
After all, his goal-line clearance could be regarded as saving Molly and Musacchio. Just now Bonilla rushed between the two of them, forming a single shot to counter offside.
After completing this crucial goal-line clearance, Willard's speed, reaction, and strength have gained some respect from everyone.
After the game restarted, Roberto Pereira, who was also a midfielder, had given up assisting forwards, fearing that he would be counterattacked by his opponent again like just now.
But Velarde did not stop eating due to choking, and still stepped forward to participate in the attack when he had the opportunity.
It was with this idea that in the 93rd minute of stoppage time, just as the referee was checking his watch frequently and preparing to blow the final whistle, left back Olvan suddenly stepped in and fought with Di Maria. After hitting the wall, he made a pass and dropped the ball into the middle of the penalty area.
Alan Willard, who was inserted in the back row, relied on his superb awareness to instantly judge the rough path and landing point of the ball. After feeling that he might get a header, he immediately rushed into the penalty area without hesitation and jumped high. Starting from the penalty spot, he overwhelmed El Salvador's midfielder Lundros and center back Militao Molina, as well as Argentina's own forward Higuain, and hit the goal with a powerful header, heading the ball towards the goal. The upper right corner of the goal.
After completing the header, Velard's chin collided with the head of Lundros, who was jumping for the top. As his teammate and opponent collided in the air, he lost his center of gravity and fell.
But this will not affect Willard's header.
Although it was a header, the speed of the ball passed by Olvan was not low. Velarde took off and headed the ball to the goal. The speed and power of the ball did not decrease much, and it flew quickly towards the upper right corner of the goal.
Although goalkeeper Carrillo tried his best to retreat and jump to save, in the end he still missed the ball by a hair.
The ball flew into the goal from the gap between goalkeeper Carrillo and the goal post.
"Goooooooooooooooooooooal..."
"The ball went in!!!"
"Willard, it's Alan Willard!"
"Olvan suddenly dribbled the ball forward and made a pass to assist Velard in scoring Argentina's second goal."
"Argentina sealed the victory 2-0."
"Willard just completed a goal-line clearance from a long distance back to defense. Unexpectedly, he completed a header before the end to add icing on the cake."
"Villade scored on his debut for the national team, achieved his first goal for the national team, and performed very well defensively."
"This is indeed a backcourt talent that is both offensive and defensive and that Argentina urgently needs."
"It seems that Gerardo Martino's decision to recruit Velarde and play him in this game was not wrong."
In the stands and in front of the TV, Desia, Krisna and other girlfriends naturally clapped and cheered wildly, celebrating her boyfriend's first goal for the national team.
The fans were equally pleased with Velarde's goal and Argentina's 2-0 lead.
If Argentina only beat El Salvador by one goal, it would indeed be a bit untrue. Now one ball has become two balls, and I am finally comfortable.
