The total score became 3-2, and now the leader is the Hurricane Athletic Team. The Hurricane Team has the opportunity to advance.
But it was only the 64th minute. Including injury time, there was still almost half an hour before the end of regular game time. No one could predict how the situation would develop later.
Therefore, after celebrating the goal and the game restarted, Atletico Hurricanes slightly shrunk their defense and defended against River Plate's attack. At the same time, they did not give up hope of counterattack. If they can score another goal and expand the score to 4-2, the Hurricanes will completely seal the victory.
On the other side, River Plate's offense became more intense. After all, this is already the second round of the game. If you lose, you will be completely eliminated. Now, although they lead the total score, they are only one goal behind.
More importantly, if they can score another goal, they will not only equalize the total score, but also have an advantage in the number of away goals. They will directly eliminate the Hurricanes Athletic Team and advance to the semi-finals due to the number of away goals.
Therefore, the River Plate team naturally wants to fight to the death.
In the following time, River Plate used its stronger overall strength to deliberately avoid Velarde, passing the ball back and forth through teamwork, and constantly impacted the Hurricanes' defense.
At the same time, River Plate also replaced Gonzano Martinez, removed midfielder Poncio, and changed from a parallel position in the 442 midfielder to a diamond position, allowing Gonzano Martinez to play as an attacking midfielder. , strengthen the offense.
Before taking the field, Gonzano Martinez received a stern warning from River Plate's head coach, telling him not to challenge Velarde or act alone. He must strengthen cooperation and use teamwork to attack the Hurricanes' defense. .
Therefore, Gonzano Martinez performed well this time and did not lose his mind and forget to pass the ball because he faced his old club and Velarde.
In the 73rd minute, Gonzano Martinez sent an exquisite pass from the left edge of the penalty area. He just passed the ball past the two Hurricanes defenders in the penalty area and sent the ball to the right side of the penalty area. In the gap between the ribs.
River Plate's No. 7 forward Moura stopped the ball in his chest and then volleyed with a kick, which was of extremely high quality and went straight to the upper right corner of the goal.
Fortunately, goalkeeper Marcos Dias started to move quickly when he saw Gonzano Martinez passing the ball to the right. In addition, Mora stopped the ball with his chest and shot again, wasting a little time, and was wasted by Marcos. Dias tried his best to jump to save and use his palm to lift the ball over the crossbar.
If you slow down even a little bit, the ball will go in.
The Hurricanes fans in the stands were still frightened, but they also applauded Marcos Dias for his wonderful save. The players and fans of River Plate could only sigh and shake their heads with regret.
If this goal is scored and the total score is equalized, they will be the ones to advance to the semi-finals.
it is a pity.
But there is no way, luck itself plays an extremely important role on the football field. This kind of ball is actually fine. The most frustrating thing is the kind of ball that is only one or two meters in front of the goal and can be scored as long as it is touched, but in the end it misses the ball.
That kind is the most frustrating.
A few minutes later, River Plate made a comeback, finally with a wonderful pass from full-back Rojas. Teofilo Gutierrez, who had scored twice before, shot hard in the penalty area but was turned back by Alan Vera. De Fei's shovel destroyed the bottom line and gave River Plate a corner kick.
In this corner kick attack, River Plate center back Maidana jumped high between Santiago Echeberria and Mancinelli, grabbed the first point, and headed towards the goal.
The position where Maidana hit the ball was on the line of the small penalty area, only five or six meters away from the goal. At such a close distance, once it is within the goal frame, the probability of scoring is very high.
Fortunately, although Maidana grabbed the first point, he was eventually interfered by Santiago Echeberria and Mancinelli, and his header ended up slightly higher than the crossbar.
The crazy River Plate team attacked wave after wave. Compared with the first round between the two sides and the previous Argentine Super Cup, it was like a different team, with much more powerful attack power.
Fortunately, the Hurricanes Athletic Team is no longer the Wu Xia Amon of the past. Although the players are still those same people, under Willard's command and the training of these high-level and high-intensity games this season, they are completely different from last season. Similarly, he barely blocked the onslaught of River Plate and was able to play threatening offense when given the opportunity.
In the 82nd minute, Velarde received a pass from his teammate in the midfield and sent out a very threatening long pass, which directly penetrated the empty backcourt caused by the heavy pressure of the River Plate team. This gave Avila a chance to counter offside.
It's a pity that Avila was not resolute and decisive enough when shooting, and did not take the shot in advance.
When he dribbled the ball to the top of the penalty area, facing goalkeeper Varovero who entered the penalty area, and then launched a lob shot, defender Mori, who was running without the ball and desperately trying to defend, was chasing him. , gave him a push when he shot.
It was Mori's push that caused Avila's shot to lose its standard. It failed to reach a high enough height. Varrovero jumped up and touched it, but it failed to pass Varrovero's fingers. .
Subsequently, the ball fell in the small penalty area and was directly pressed down by Varrovero, who turned to fight back. Avila, who rushed up to try to make a supplementary shot, was a step late because of the distance and missed the goal.
This goal made the head coach Mario Binco, who was so angry that he could not get angry easily, kicked the mineral water bottle away from his feet on the sidelines, and was even warned by the fourth official.
If this goal had been scored, the Hurricanes would have won completely.
Fortunately, the situation is not bad now. After all, the Hurricanes are still leading 3-2. If they can maintain this score until the end of the game, they will win.
The result is that I am really afraid of what will come.
Just as time went by and the remaining time became less and less, and some Hurricanes fans could not help but celebrate, in the 88th minute, River Plate's Moura received a pass from Gonzano Martinez in the penalty area. After passing the ball, he didn't shoot directly. Instead, he suddenly knocked the ball with his heel, shaking the defender and goalkeeper who were blocking the shooting path.
Carlos Sanchez, a full-back who rushed into the penalty area from the back row, received a pass from Mora's heel and volleyed the ball without stopping near the penalty spot of the penalty area, and kicked the ball into the goal of Atletico Hurricanes.
Suddenly, tens of thousands of home fans in the entire Thomas Duke Stadium were stunned, leaving only a handful of thousands of River Plate fans cheering and roaring in celebration excitedly in a corner.
The River Plate players on the field also ran after Carlos Sanchez who scored the goal. Even the River Plate coach and substitute players on the sidelines ran tens of meters and rushed over to join the celebration.
River Plate managed to score another goal before the end of the game, leveling the total score at 3-3. More importantly, this is River Plate's third away goal. The Hurricanes Athletics, on the other hand, only scored two away goals.
Therefore, if the two sides end the game with this total score, then River Plate will advance to the semi-finals with the advantage of more away goals if the total score is tied.
In the 88th minute, Carlos Sanchez's goal at this time was a winning goal!
The Hurricanes fans who were still celebrating fell from heaven to hell at this moment.
For both teams, this moment was truly an earth-shaking experience of ice and fire.
