novelraw Chapter 337 - 102: King of Long Shots! Saint Simon!
Chapter 337 - 102: King of Long Shots! Saint Simon!
But if you watched the match, you would know how amazing Becher’s performance was.
Out of San Remo’s three goals, two were initiated by him.
His breakthrough ability is stronger than that of Aguirre.
His dedication and service to the team are also higher than Aguirre’s.
If Becher replaces Aguirre, Rome would definitely have more than three goals now!
This goal was too spectacular; it was the ultimate display of individual skill and team coordination.
Even some biased commentators had to admit that San Remo was great.
"Oh! San Remo has actually leveled the score! They’ve done it!"
"I think many people would be surprised because Rome is indeed the stronger team. Of course, this doesn’t mean San Remo doesn’t deserve the current score; their performance is worthy of the current score!"
"Lu Yang’s dummy was nothing short of a stroke of genius! Ameluci anticipated Lu Yang’s shot but never thought he would shoot wide!"
"It can be seen that Lu Yang put in a lot of effort to deceive Ameluci. After shooting wide, his whole body flew into the air and then fell to the ground. You can see that he was not just making a simple feint move; he was indeed taking a shot, only he advanced the rhythm by half a second."
"Such a full-force miss is very harmful to a player’s body, and Lu Yang’s knee is likely hurting a bit now. But only such high-level nine subtle and one deep, oh no, nine real and one fake acting could deceive a goalkeeper of Ameluci’s caliber."
"Alright, the match has restarted. Rome still hasn’t launched a major offensive?"
"It can be seen that Rome really has no league pressure; they would rather fight extra time with San Remo than risk letting San Remo counterattack."
"San Remo also hasn’t rashly gone up, are they also preparing for extra time?"
"Oh, it seems so; both teams have players warming up, preparing for extra time!"
"Alright... the 90 minutes of regular play has ended, with Rome once leading 2-0, only for Lu Yang’s brace to bring it to 2-2. In the second half, Rome scored again, leading 3-2, but in the last ten minutes, San Remo played an ultimate team coordination, with Morici scoring, helping the team draw level."
"The teams are having a short break, with extra time about to begin, don’t go away!"
...
"Ding! In the 90 minutes of regular play, you drew with a Serie A team for the first time, and you received a silver package."
A draw gets something?
Lu Yang was slightly surprised.
Generous!
This is more like it!
Lu Yang decisively opened the package.
"Ding, you received a Moment Card..."
Seeing the player’s name, Lu Yang’s face darkened.
What the hell... this system can’t take praise.
What kind of card is this?
Simon?
Even if you add a "Ni," it would still be something.
To be honest, there’s really no noteworthy Simon in the football world.
This Moment Card is quite disappointing, not decent.
However, Lu Yang wasn’t panicking because he had Kaka up his sleeve. If there was a need in this match, he wouldn’t hesitate to use it.
After all, winning this match would mean reaching the finals.
No one would retreat at this point, it’s just that... if Kaka is used in this match, the next match... would almost certainly be a loss.
Very quickly, extra time began.
San Remo directly took a unimposing approach, oh, no, a tough one!
Versachi replaced Latu Yidi, moving into the midfield position.
And both Lu Yang and Morici retreated to the midfield, acting as defensive midfielders.
Belletti replaced Becher, focusing on creating damage.
In extra time, San Remo still employed a conservative strategy.
Conceded goals during regular time can be recovered, but in extra time, it’s much less likely.
Don’t think that extra time is just another thirty minutes; there are many factors involved, including both teams becoming more familiar with each other.
When stamina is difficult, this familiarity can help you tightly mark a player.
In the end, weaker teams must return to defense.
But not many believe San Remo could defend these thirty minutes.
Because their defensive powerhouse, Latu Yidi, came off, so the defensive intensity would surely decrease. And Rome would surely focus on attacking, likely to break down San Remo.
Yet when Rome made their substitutions, everyone was stunned.
Because Rome substituted their left winger and a technical midfielder.
Then they brought on a workhorse midfielder and a left-back.
Two left-backs on the left side?
Apparently, that "left winger" position would retreat, turning into a left midfielder, and his purpose is quite simple, to strengthen the team’s defense.
Rome did study San Remo, they were wary of Becher’s and Belletti’s breakthroughs, and specially substituted dual full-backs to limit them.
Moreover... they could swallow their pride!
They actually didn’t go for an assault!
Sneaky as a fox!
So in the first half of extra time, almost neither side organized any attacks.
It was left to each team’s forwards to solve problems.
Belletti won a well-positioned set piece for San Remo, but Morici sent it flying. After Lu Yang shot wide, his right knee remained uncomfortable, making it difficult to launch another Batigoal in the short term!
Savio, the target man central forward, even showed off some fancy footwork, dribbling past his markers, almost completing a solo goal.
That’s the strength of a backup player from a top club!
Even if the playing time isn’t much, the prowess is undeniable.