Chapter 104 What to stop
In the thirty-third round of Serie B, Piacenza, which finally reached sixth place in the league, will play at home against Rimini, a team they just surpassed after the last round of league.
Because they lost to the powerful Lecce in the last round of the league, Rimini went from one point ahead to two points behind after defeating Bologna in Piacenza, which directly caused the team to lose the qualification to participate in the promotion play-offs.
area.
Therefore, when they came to the Leonardo Stadium to challenge this game, from the head coach to the bench players, they all held the belief that they would win.
Of course, the must-win at this time is not a certain victory, but a must-win. After all, Piacenza, which has won five consecutive victories, is indeed a strong opponent.
However, whether Piacenza, who is in hot form, will agree to be defeated by its direct competitor at its home court is another matter.
Before the game, an influential local sports newspaper in Piacenza even published an article with the theme "What's to stop you?", representing all Piacenza people who performed extremely well at the pre-match press conference.
An optimistic Rimini asked the question.
Facing the Red and White Wolves who are on a five-game winning streak, facing the unstoppable Super Maple, and facing a dynamic young lineup, what can you, Rimini, do to stop us?
Facts speak louder than words, both in the past and in the future. Rimini, whose league record in the past few rounds was far behind Piacenza, had nothing to offer in response to this article, so the whole team chose
silence.
However, this does not mean that they did not react. During the training, head coach Pierre took out this article to stimulate the team's players, and among them was the team's famously grumpy central defender Giorgio.
Regnesi.
The card ace of the Rimini team was furious after the head coach read this article in front of everyone, and vowed to give the Piacenza team some trouble. As for the method, his teammates all knew it.
Soon, the game kicked off. In addition to paying attention to how long Piacenza can win in a row, people are also very interested in this showdown related to the most exciting Serie A play-off spot at the end of the season.
According to the predictions of many sports people before the game, Piacenza's chance of winning was significantly higher, which made many fans who love Piacenza very happy.
And Piacenza's performance after the kick-off did not live up to everyone's predictions for this game. Piacenza, who won the first hand in the guessing game, chose the ball and took possession of the ball for the first time after the kick-off.
, they created quite a threat.
First, Cassia, who was standing in the center circle, passed the ball to Liu Feng. After dribbling the ball and passing the onrushing Rimini forward, Liu Feng distributed the ball to the right midfielder Padalino.
Padalino seemed very excited in this game. After getting the ball, he made consecutive breakthroughs from the right wing, and for a while he broke out with a performance that was no worse than Liu Feng.
Amid the chants of the Piacenza fans, Padalino, who came to the right corner of the Rimini penalty area, chose to pass the ball. At this time, the horizontal line in front of the entire penalty area was crossed except for the two forwards Cassia and Liu Feng.
, and Nainggolan plugged in.
The three people lined up like a slanted line, and after Padalino's pass came out, they each had different reactions.
Cassia, who was on the far right, chose a deft leak. Due to his huge body, his leak was very effective. Rimini's defensive players did not react at the first moment.
Subsequently, Liu Feng, who was in the middle of the three, also began to handle the ball.
When he swung his right leg at the ball rolling at high speed, everyone was ready to cheer for his shot.
They have complete trust in Liu Feng, which even makes them choose to ignore that it is actually difficult for Liu Feng to hit a threatening ball from this position.
However, Liu Feng did not ignore that he, who was never a selfish person on the court, chose another way to deal with this ball that no one would say anything about if he shot it.
After raising his right leg to deceive the central defender in front of him, Liu Feng flew out of the block and deceived the Rimini goalkeeper to lose his center of gravity. Liu Feng's right foot suddenly dropped lightly and knocked heavily to the left rear with his heel.
Hit the ball.
There, there was Nainggolan who had been waiting for a long time.
Immediately afterwards, Nainggolan, who was talkative and ruthless, threw his legs and shot.
"Duang!" A violent collision echoed over the entire Leonardo Stadium.
That heart-wrenching sound left no doubt that this ball would have serious consequences if it hit anyone. Fortunately, it was the crossbar of Rimini's goal that took the hit.
"Oh~~~ Nainggolan was unlucky with his powerful and heavy long-range shot. Rimini should be lucky that they escaped."
Fabio was very disappointed after watching the ball fly out from Nainggolan's feet and hit the crossbar of the goal. In this way, Piacenza missed a goal that they were very likely to score in the first five minutes.
Score a goal.
Although the Rimini goalkeeper, who was covered in cold sweat, was still frightened by Nainggolan's shot, he did not remain confused. When the ball hit the crossbar and bounced into the small penalty area, he rushed out and slammed the ball hard with his fist.
Cassia smashed it out before hitting it.
However, the ball didn't fly very far.
For this game, Carney's attitude was very open. After his players won five consecutive games, he placed many fewer restrictions on all players, the most obvious of which was the team's defense.
After facing Chievo in the last round, Lorenzo, who realized that his physical fitness was completely exhausted, took the initiative to apply to return to the ranks of substitute players. As a result, Daniel Wolf, the wide all-rounder who performed well in the last round of the league, successfully became Pia
Cinza's new starting full-back.
As a wide player who mainly plays offense, after the head coach's restrictions on the players were reduced, Wolff was not willing to just watch his teammates attack from a distance in the backcourt.
Therefore, he chose to quickly move forward after his teammates' offensive formation pressed in.
The hard work paid off. The ball flew about three or four meters from the top of the arc and landed at the feet of Wolff, who had come forward.
With a long stride, Woffel once again showed his speed. He broke through before Rimini's midfield was encircled. When he came to the penalty area, he looked up and saw that he was heading to the right side of the small penalty area.
Liu Feng is running fast along the road.
"feng!"
It is absolutely right to look for Liu Feng when he has the ball. This is what Piacenza players have concluded in many rounds of games. It also proves that as the core of the offense, his teammates have 100% trust in Liu Feng.
With a pick-up pass, Wolfel sent a pass of excellent quality. The ball flew from the left side of the penalty area from the air to the small penalty area.
"Super feng!!! Amazing jumping ability!"
Although he was used to Liu Feng's wonderful performances, Fabio still gave an incredible exclamation to Liu Feng who took off as soon as he entered the penalty area, but still hit the ball before Regnasi who jumped on the spot.
"Bang!"
This time, there was no sound of iron striking.
In the eighth minute of the game, Super Maple took the lead, Piacenza 1:0 Rimini.
"What are you holding back?"
Chapter completed!