In the next group match of the first round, the Korean Olympic team bloodbathed the Fiji Olympic team 8-0, which can be regarded as the first tragedy of this Olympic Games.
Among them, Ryu Seung-woo scored a hat trick and ranked first in the scorer list, overtaking Velarde.
However, Ryu Seung-woo's ranking as the top scorer did not last long, and he was surpassed by Etebo of the Nigerian Olympic team who narrowly defeated Japan 5-4 with a four-goal performance.
Facts have proved that in the first round of the group stage, it is not surprising whoever breaks out and tops the scorer list. It also depends on the ability to score goals in long-term operations.
In this regard, Willard believes that he has no problem.
In fact, on August 1, before the start of the Olympics, he spent another 20 skill points to increase his physique and shooting from 97 to 98 respectively, leaving a balance of 60 skill points. There is no problem with physical fitness or shooting skills.
After two or three days of rest, the second round of the group stage began.
Mexico's midfielder Eric Gutierrez scored four goals in a 5-1 massacre of Fiji, tying Nigeria's Etebo with four goals.
But Gutierrez did not score in the first group match, so he and Otebo are tied for the top scorer list.
The top scorer may depend on how many goals Willard or the players from the German team can score in the game against Fiji.
Next, Portugal 2-1 Honduras and scored three points. This group has become a situation where Argentina, Honduras, and Portugal each have three points.
Of course, Argentina's second round match has not yet been played, and it still depends on the result of Argentina's match against Algeria.
But Portugal can't withstand Argentina's attack, and Algeria should be even less able. There is not much suspense about the result of the game. It just depends on how much goal difference Argentina can get and whether it can accumulate more goal difference to ensure the first place in the group.
Now there is a specific situation. The third Olympic group match on August 10 is the same day as the 2016 European Super Cup match between Liverpool and Real Madrid.
Originally, when Willard had already participated in the Olympics, he did not need to participate in the European Super Cup. There is no precedent in world football for running back to participate in club competitions during the competition.
But after thinking about it, Veladez thought that the Olympic experience was too low, and the European Super Cup was higher. It might be higher than the experience in the European war. There was also a championship trophy. There might be rewards for the championship, even if the Super Cup only played one game. Contest.
Therefore, after studying the schedule and his physical condition, Willard decided not to participate in the third Olympic group match, but to run back to play the European Super Cup between Liverpool and Real Madrid.
When the Argentine Olympic team and Liverpool learned about this operation, they were shocked and quite explosive. Of course Liverpool welcomes it with both hands, but the head coach of the Argentine Olympic team, Oraticochea, is not happy.
Isn't this making fun of the results of the Olympic team?
But Velarde argued hard and even threatened to withdraw from the next game. Anyway, he was not a real Argentinian, and he didn't care much about the results of the Argentine Olympic team.
Oraticochea and the coaching staff were very angry with Velarde, but they couldn't do anything about him. Velarde has become a superstar in Argentina and even the world's football. In the Olympic team, let alone an ordinary player, even The head coach has nothing to do with him, he is the real boss of the Olympic team's locker room.
In the end, the coaching staff had no choice but to take a step back and let Velarde lead the team to a big victory in the second round of the group stage. Not only must they score two consecutive victories with 6 points, but they must also accumulate enough goal difference to avoid the third round. Accident.
Otherwise, in the third round, both Honduras and Portugal won, and won by a big score. If they get enough goal difference, Argentina may still be eliminated by goal difference.
Naturally, Willard did not allow this. He also wanted to participate in the knockout rounds and compete for the championship, so he agreed.
This leads to the second round of the group stage, Argentina must beat Algeria by a big score. However, outsiders don’t know the news yet, not even the players on the Olympic team, only the coach knows. Otherwise, it may cause military morale to be unstable.
Willard could only try his best secretly.
At 16:00 on August 7, the second match of the second round of Group D of the 2016 Brazil Olympic Games men's football group match between Argentina Olympic Team and Algeria Olympic Team officially started at the Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
In the first game, some of Argentina's players did not perform well and were replaced by Oraticochea. However, there were no changes in the frontcourt, and it was Kaleri and three other forwards who cooperated with Velarde in the attack.
Velarde must win this game so that he does not have to participate in the third group match, but returns to Europe to play in the European Super Cup. This is completely confidential. Even his teammates don't know, let alone Algeria. People.
In the eyes of the Algerians, Argentina, which had already won the first group match, can sit firmly on the Diaoyutai. Even if it ends in a draw, it is acceptable to Argentina.
The Algerian Olympic team is different. They lost to Honduras in the first group match. If they lose again in the second group match, they will be eliminated early and go home.
Therefore, despite facing the Argentinian Olympic team, the favorite to win the championship, led by superstar Alan Velarde, the Algerian Olympic team bravely fought against Argentina in an attempt to break through Argentina's defense. , want to score goals.
This is exactly what Willard wants. He is afraid that his opponents will defend like Portugal, so that he will not get too many opportunities!
Now Algeria does not play conservatively, and sometimes takes the initiative to attack, which will naturally create a large gap in the backcourt. Willard does not mind scoring a few more goals or assists.
As expected, Algeria's strength is even worse than Portugal's, and it does not have Portugal's luck. Naturally, it is even more impossible to break the Argentine Olympic team's defense with Velard running back and forth to check for gaps.
As for Argentina, when they get the ball, Villard can launch a long pass to assist or he can personally take the ball and run long distances to launch a counterattack.
In the 18th minute, Algeria's frontcourt attack was interrupted. After the ball was passed to Velarde's feet by his teammates, Velarde used his body and arms to block the counterattacking Algerian forward while moving the ball. Then he looked up at the position of his teammates. Then, a long pass of more than 40 meters penetrated Algeria's defense and sent the ball to the front of the opponent's penalty area.
Center forward Carleri got stuck in his position, grabbed the first point in the battle with the opponent's center defender, and passed the ball with a header to No. 10 forward Angel Correa who was inserted from the side.
Correa rushed into the penalty area from the side at high speed, and used his thigh to remove the ball from Kaleri during the run. Then, before the ball landed, Angel Correa, who had already rushed into the ribs of the penalty area, struck out. He volleyed with his foot and kicked the ball towards the goal.
The ball was hit with great precision and skill, with both speed and power, and it went straight to the far corner of the world.
Goalkeeper Farid Shaler originally pounced from the center of the goal to the left side, but was hit to the far corner by Correa. He rushed back and it was too late.
In the end, the goalkeeper, who was out of reach, could only watch the ball fly into the far goal.
Velarde launched a counterattack with a long pass from the backcourt, center Kaleri headed the ball to assist, and winger Angel Correa scored a volley in the penalty area. The Argentine Olympic team led Algeria 1-0 and already occupied the winning spot. opportunity.
