Seeing that Argentina has changed its players, the defense is not as easy to break down as before. Willard also frequently dribbled the ball forward, posing a stronger threat than before. The German team began to change its strategy, shrinking the formation slightly and strengthening its defense.
With a two-goal lead, coupled with the possibility of drawing out Argentina's formation and counterattacking, the German Olympic team felt that they had a sure chance of victory.
However, the next development of the situation was beyond the German team's expectations.
Just when the German team thought they could end the first half with a huge two-goal lead, before the end of the first half, in the 44th minute, Argentina finally launched an effective attack.
First, Willard dribbled the ball in the middle and passed the midfielder Marcos Meyer, and then made a wall-to-wall cooperation with the corresponding center Kaleri and then broke through the interceptions of the two defensive midfielders Lars Bender and Sven Bender. , dribbling the ball to the top of the penalty area.
At this time, Villard has the Bender brothers chasing after him, and defenders such as Süle and Ginter in front of him. They are about to form a circle around him, even if he wants to take a long shot.
And Angel Correa, who inserted on the left, was closely followed by the German team's right back Torian. Center Kaleri wanted to distance himself for support, but was also targeted by another defender Klostermann. .
Seeing that the breakthrough was difficult and the pass was in vain, defender Jose Gomez shouted from the wing: "Villad, pass to the right."
Upon hearing this, Velarde didn't even need to raise his head to judge. His super consciousness allowed him to judge that it was Jose Gomez's voice, not a trick by his opponent or the interference of the fans in the stands. After decisively feinting a shot A long diagonal pass to the right side near the baseline.
Then he used his strong physique to squeeze past the defender Gentle and others in front of him and rushed into the penalty area.
On the right wing, the full-back Jose Gomez, who came in at high speed, successfully caught up with the ball about ten meters away from the baseline. After stopping and adjusting, he decisively made a cross and sent the ball in. restricted area.
Jose Gomez passed the ball very well, and it just landed in the middle, where Velard was.
Velarde, who rushed into the penalty area, jumped high into the double-team of the two central defenders Süle and Ginter who turned back to defend. He overpowered the two German central defenders to grab the first point and fiercely shook his head to attack. goal, using 93's heading skills to head the ball to the back point.
Although it is not a blind spot, the place where Velard headed the ball was not far from the goal, less than ten meters, and the speed of the ball passed by Jose Gomez was not slow. Velard's header accelerated After the change, the speed was faster. Goalkeeper Horn was helpless and could only watch the ball enter the net.
The Argentine fans in the stands and in front of the TV suddenly jumped to their feet, and the commentators on Argentine TV also shouted excitedly:
"Goooooooooooooooooooooooal..."
"The ball went in!!!"
"Willard's header!"
"Argentina finally got a goal back, rewriting the score to 1-2 and now only one goal behind the German team."
"Villade finally stood up and took advantage of full-back Jose Gomez's sudden intervention and scored a high-quality header."
"Even if his condition is average, Willard's physical fitness, jumping, heading ability, etc. are still top-notch."
"Villad is still capable of scoring goals for Argentina."
From being two goals behind to pulling one back and only being behind by one goal, this has a completely different impact on the psychological state of the two teams.
For the Germans, going from a two-goal lead to a one-goal lead is bound to make them worry about gains and losses. A one-goal lead may be equalized by Argentina at any time, especially when Argentina has a superstar like Velarde, who has the ability of one person to change the situation of the game, just like what happened just now.
For the Argentinians, they had conceded two goals in the past half hour, and everyone's morale had suffered a huge blow, and they felt like they were defeated. But now, from being two goals behind to equalizing to one goal behind, there is still hope even until the last second of the game.
This immediately boosted the morale of the Argentine players. They became much more active in both offense and defense. They continued to increase their offensive and defensive efforts in the remaining time, trying to continue their efforts and score another goal.
If there wasn't much time left in the first half, Argentina might have scored another goal and evened the score completely.
After 2 minutes of stoppage time, the referee Mirdas blew the whistle to end the first half. The two sides entered the halftime break with a score of 1-2. Argentina, which had a poor start to the first half, fell behind 1-2 and was in disarray with its overall state. A better Germany.
However, during the halftime break, no commentator from any TV station easily concluded that Argentina would lose. Because since Argentina replaced a central defender, changed to 532, and strengthened the defense in the penalty area, the German team no longer easily shot threatening shots as they did in the first half hour.
On the contrary, Argentina has a top star like Velarde, who can still create considerable threats even if he is in average condition. In particular, Villard's physical fitness, physical fitness, shooting power, etc. will not fluctuate greatly due to his state.
Just like the previous header, Villard's physical confrontation ability, jumping ability, and header ability in the opponent's penalty area are difficult for opponents to contain even if he is in poor condition.
The poor state, mainly in terms of energy, had a certain impact on Velarde's consciousness, reaction, and judgment ability. However, when Velarde and his teammates began to use their bodies to solve problems, it was really a bit difficult to see who would win in the second half. It’s hard to judge!
In fact, during the halftime break, Argentina coach Oraticochea was also explaining this issue to Velarde.
What he and the coaching staff observed in the first half was that Velarde was indeed in a poor state of consciousness and reaction, and must have been affected by the long-distance flight and exhaustion of energy.
But in terms of physical fitness, the impact is not significant. Therefore, Willard should make full use of his physical fitness in the second half and attack more frequently. In particular, violent long-range shots and aerial battles in the penalty area should be strengthened.
Velarde was also aware of this, and with the professional advice from the coaches, Velarde listened and prepared to give it a try in the second half.
Naturally, his teammates will also cooperate vigorously to provide Villard with long-range shots from outside the penalty area and crosses from the bottom to allow Velard to compete for the top of the ball, giving him a chance to score.
With Willard's shooting ability, even if he is in poor condition, the quality of his goals will not be too low. Just his subconscious shooting ability is enough to threaten the German team's goal.
