Therefore, in the following time, Willard led his teammates to resist Algeria's counterattack while continuing to look for opportunities to counterattack.
In the 70th minute, Velarde finally completed the fatal blow. Starting from the backcourt, he rushed forward wildly and ran long distances. Through his own skills and the cooperation of his teammates, he passed five people and then formed a single shot outside the penalty area.
Facing the attacking goalkeeper, Alan Willard took a light shot and lifted the ball over the head of goalkeeper Farid Shaler and into the goal.
"The ball is in!"
"Ha ha!"
"It's so easy."
"When Willard took the ball and ran long distance to form a single goal, there was no suspense about the ball."
"Villade's lob easily broke the Algerian goal."
"Argentina leads 4-0. This game has completely lost its suspense."
"And Argentina, due to its goal difference, will most likely lock in the top spot in Group D."
"There is only a theoretical possibility that Honduras and Portugal could join forces to knock Argentina out of the tournament."
"The realization of this possibility requires Honduras to massacre Argentina with a huge score in the last game, and it also requires Portugal to massacre Algeria with a huge score."
"The probability of both of these possibilities happening simultaneously is so low that it's almost negligible."
"The greater possibility is that as long as Argentina maintains a tie and wins, it will be able to stay in first place and save its main energy to defeat its next opponent in the knockout rounds."
"Argentina's goal is to win the championship and the group stage does not pose any threat to them at all."
"Oradicochea is probably already preparing for the knockout rounds."
Indeed, when the score reached 4-0, not to mention those Argentines who did not know the inside story, even Oraticochea and other coaching members of the coaching staff who knew that Velard was leaving in the third group match also They all breathed a sigh of relief.
Two consecutive victories, plus a 6-goal difference advantage, as long as the last game is not a big score loss to Honduras.
Even without Velarde, with Argentina's strength, even if they lose, it won't be too ugly. If they shrink back and hold on to a draw, they will win two and rank first.
However, out of dissatisfaction with Velarde's willfulness, Oraticochea did not replace Velarde to rest, but replaced the other two main players to rest in preparation for the next game and the knockout rounds.
Willard didn't have any emotions. After all, he ran back to play club games during the Olympics. Being able to talk to the coaching staff and be allowed to leave the team is already the greatest tolerance. He can't expect too much.
What's more, the physical fitness that comes with his 98-inch physique can cope with this kind of U23 level Olympic competition, and the opponent is not strong, so there is no burden at all.
Not only that, Willard continued to look for scoring opportunities in the following time.
Algeria no longer had the idea of winning, but they did not give up on themselves and give up the game. After all, this is an Olympic competition that attracts global attention and is held every four years, not a warm-up match. Even if you lose, you must lose with ambition and dignity. It would also be good if we could score a goal for Argentina and save some face.
In the end, it was this idea that harmed them. Not only did Algeria fail to break through the Argentine defense led by Velarde in the remaining time, but instead conceded another goal in the 83rd minute.
This is when Willard got the ball from the backcourt and saw his forward Pavon running out of the gap. He directly passed a long pass of more than 40 meters, penetrated the Algeria defense line, and sent the ball to the right side of the frontcourt. s position.
Pavone succeeded in countering offside. He received a long pass from Velarde on the right side of the frontcourt and then penetrated into the penalty area. Although the defender returning in the middle was closer than Pavon and was returning without the ball, he finally reached the line of the penalty area. He caught up with Pavone, but Pavone finally blocked the opponent's pull with his hand, dribbled the ball into the penalty area, leaned on the opponent, and volleyed into the far corner with his right foot.
Goalkeeper Farid Schaller was positioned a little to the right and failed to save Pavon's shot that went straight to the far corner.
"Oooh, the ball went in again!"
"Argentina continues to expand the score and is already 5-0 ahead."
"There's no suspense anymore."
"Argentina will definitely win this game, and with its super goal difference, they are basically ranked first in the group. There is only a theoretical possibility of elimination."
"Argentina with Velarde, even though there were all kinds of bad rumors before the game, and even might have withdrawn from the competition, in the end they still went to the Olympics under the leadership of Velarde, and after two rounds of the group stage, they showed that Championship look.”
"Villad was just a cannon to swat mosquitoes in the Olympic Games. But if you say he bullied others, you can't talk about it, because Velard himself is really only 23 years old, and he is actually participating in the Olympic football U23 age group. Players, not over-age players joining the team to bully others."
"In this case, the opponent really has no way to defeat Argentina."
"Whether it's offense or defense, Velarde can solve most battles by himself. Other Argentine players actually just need to join in."
Indeed, Willard's presence caused a huge psychological blow to the Algerian players.
If you attack, you can't get past it; if you defend, you can't defend it. Even if you are tightly guarding Velarde and surrounded by many people, Velarde can still use his superb passing skills to pass the ball to where it should go and help his teammates score goals.
This kind of all-round crushing ability makes people don't know what to do, even if they don't surrender.
In the remaining time, Algeria didn't even have the energy to score a goal or save any face, and played the rest of the game like a zombie.
On the contrary, Willard was still pursuing a goal until the last moment of the game. Unfortunately, he was unlucky. His last long-range shot in stoppage time was slightly higher than the crossbar, and he failed to score a big four.
But it's not bad at all. Three goals and one assist. Argentina won 5-0. It has completed the goal set by Velarde and the coaching staff.
In the end, Argentina relied on Velarde's three shots and one pass to beat Algeria 5-0, winning two consecutive games in the Olympic group stage, with a 7-goal difference, and basically locking in the top spot in the group stage standings. There is only a theoretical possibility of falling to second or even third place.
After the game, Willard also received a reward of 1 million for starting + 500,000 for 1 assist + 3 million for 3 goals + 5 million for winning prize + 5 million for A-level performance = 14.5 million, which is better than nothing.
