Chapter 91 The Fatal Biography
Joe Xilin and captain Kevin Cooper stood in the middle circle, stepping on the football under his feet, and the person standing outside the middle circle was Lee Sidwell, standing on the middle circle line, behind him was Chu Zhongtian. Borger stood close to the sideline, standing at the intersection of the center line and the sideline. As soon as the kick-off was kicked here, he rushed towards the opponent's half.
When the referee was playing off the court and everything was ready, he blew the whistle to start the game.
There was a huge cheer immediately at Made Lane Stadium.
Amid the cheers, Joe Shilin gently knocked the ball out, while Kevin Cooper turned the ball back to Sidwell who was waiting outside the middle circle.
"Friends, welcome to watch this FA Cup game! The two sides are the B-level team Noston, and the Ninth League team Wimbledon!" The commentator also started working. In this game, only one person provided commentary on the TV signal on the commentary stage, without invitation or partner. There were 40 games in the first round of the FA Cup. If each game was equipped with a commentator and a guest, there was no manpower at all. Some events did not even comment on them, and the signal was recorded directly. Because this game had the possibility of an uproar, the bbc TV station responsible for broadcasting the game took special care of it and sent a commentator - a trial.
The trial commentator talked about the recent situation of Noodles at the beginning of the game, saying how financially they were tense. He didn't take Wimbledon to heart at all. He thought that after he introduced Noodles, he would just mention Wimbledon's name casually. As for the roster? It was not necessary to read... Sidwell adjusted the football under his feet twice, watched the Nords players rushed towards him over Cooper and Shilin, and then passed the ball back to Chu Zhongtian. Chu Zhongtian did not adjust, but turned around and passed it back to the central defender Sim Johnston behind him.
This is a strategy they agreed on. After the kickoff, they kept passing back and pulling out all the Nords County players, so that their defense was empty and there might be room for use.
Just as the Forest players passed the ball back layer by layer, Gavin Borger had already run into the opponent's half, but he did not rush to the bottom line at high speed, but hovered near the opponent's midfield, observing the opponent's running position on the opponent's back line.
At this time, the forwards of the Nords County and the forwards had almost rushed to Wimbledon's defensive zone three, and the Nords County defenders gradually left their own defensive zone three, which is the 30-meter area.
From this we can see that they did not take Wimbledon as the opponent. In their opinion, as long as they scored three goals in a row within ten minutes of the game, the game would be over.
What is that central defender going to do? He seems a little slow and his ball control skills are not very good. He can directly launch an attack by grabbing the ball from his feet!
The players of Nordsshire thought so, and then the two forwards rushed towards Sim Johnston one after another, one behind and one left and one right at the same time.
Johnston did not turn around and pass the ball to the goalkeeper, but passed the ball from the middle of the two Nordsshire players to Chu Zhongtian in front of him.
Borger saw that the Nords County defenders were almost in the middle circle. In order to cooperate with them, Joe Shilin, Kevin Cooper, and Andy Sullivan on the other side did not rush up, but hovered in the midfield. Sullivan even came back to participate in the support.
No one was completely offside, only Kevin Cooper was wandering on the more dangerous, sometimes poking out half of his body, and sometimes retracting it.
This is his opportunity!
Borger looked back at the backcourt and saw that Chu Zhongtian had just received a pass from Johnston.
Do you want to run at this time?
Borger thought in his heart.
If he ran over and Chu Zhongtian didn't mean to pass the ball, he would be offside. Moreover, the opponent's defense would definitely notice this running position. He would be vigilant next time, but he would not have such a good opportunity. If he didn't run, Chu Zhongtian passed the ball out, but he didn't remember that this offensive opportunity was wasted, and then the ball was handed over to the opponent's feet, and the whole team contracted the defense. I don't know when to defend this defense.
Borge agreed to let Chu Zhongtian pass the ball because he and Chu Zhongtian had a certain tacit understanding. The tacit understanding between them was not the kind of spiritual understanding or spiritual understanding. But because he and Chu Zhongtian practiced long passes for three months, they were already very familiar with Chu Zhongtian's habitual movements before passing the ball. By observing Chu Zhongtian's small movements and postures before passing the ball, he could often guess when he would pass the ball, where he would pass it, and how he would pass it.
Thinking of this, Borge looked up at Chu Zhongtian. When he saw Chu Zhongtian, he also raised his head at the same time and pointed his right foot outward.
This is the preparation before passing!
Borger no longer hesitated and turned his head and rushed towards the space behind the Nords County central defender!
Just as he retracted his sight and started, Chu Zhongtian also swung his right foot and cut the football from the inside to the outside. This was a long pass of more than 40 yards. Chu Zhongtian used a technique to run at a small angle to strong high-snap ball. Such a ball would not rise suddenly, and it was difficult to cross the enemy ten to twelve yards in front of him. Fortunately, there was only one Nodsshire player next to Chu Zhongtian, and was still interfering behind him and did not block in front of him. There was no Nodsshire player in the distance of ten to twelve yards in front of Chu Zhongtian, so there was no need to worry that the football would be blocked before even the flight was completed. Moreover, this long pass can ensure the suddenness of the pass and catch the opponent's defender off guard. As long as the pass is accurate and the strength is moderate, the football can penetrate the opponent's defense line.
In fact, before the ball was released, Chu Zhongtian didn't know whether his kick was in shape, because while he was passing the ball, a Nodsshire player was disturbing him. He didn't have time to make more adjustments, so he could only kick out based on his physical feeling.
Unexpectedly, when the football kicked, he felt very good, just like an experienced basketball pitcher could immediately know if the ball was there. After he kicked the ball, this idea also emerged in his mind - this ball was there!
The football flew quickly over the heads of the Nords defenders and fell into the empty blank area. When the Nords players looked back in surprise, they saw a blue and yellow back that had been inserted into their hinterland, and there was no Nords players around!
Someone habitually raised his hand and signaled the opponent's No. 17 player to offside.
The referee ignored it because the lineman did not raise the flag, but followed the football toward the bottom line.
Seeing this situation, the trial commentator hurriedly stopped the long discussion about the financial situation of Nosshire and screamed: "Is this ball offside?"
Yes, no offside!
"The person passing the ball is..." The trial commentator was preparing to sign up, but found that he didn't know who the other party was. He rummaged through the messy pile of paper on the table, but he became more and more messy. When he looked up with nothing, the football was almost received by Borge.
“…Yes, it’s Wimbledon’s midfielder!”
Fortunately, this game was not broadcast nationwide, otherwise the audience would definitely curse: "Nonsense!"
※※The football is in the air and has almost no rotation. After the ball lands, it will not slow down due to rotation. Instead, it will continue the force and rush forward. Therefore, if the receiver runs a little slower, it may not be able to catch up with the ball.
This kind of ball has very high requirements for passing and receiving. The passer is one centimeter short of the first, but the last one needs to run ten meters more before the ball can be recovered.
Borger looked up at the ball above his head. He predicted that the football would land about five meters ahead of him, and that place was very close to the opponent's penalty area. This was a risky opportunity - as long as he could park the ball well and do the next few moves, he could successfully break into the penalty area and face the goalkeeper with one shot! But if he couldn't stop the ball well, the opponent's defender would return to defend and the goalkeeper attacked again, he would not have a good chance. Even if he could control the ball, he would lose the best chance to directly hit the goal. Control the ball and wait for his teammates to come forward to receive it? Then why do we have to do so much? We must directly threaten the goal of Nos County!
Borger filled his speed and stabilized his body again, so that he could stop the ball more. Then he stretched out his right leg, which was the best leg of his skill and ball sense.
The moment the falling football hit his instep, Borger put his foot slightly down, leaving a buffer space for the football. Fortunately, Chu Zhongtian's ball did not rotate too much, or it almost didn't rotate. The football fell on the instep and was easily clamped by Borger.
Next, my toes were raised, I clamped the football with my ankles, and stopped steadily!
The good start was half the success. Borger, who stopped the ball steadily, increased his confidence. It seemed that even thousands of troops could not stop him. He knocked the ball out and accelerated and threw away the Nords defender who had just run back from behind.
※※※In order to avoid making similar mistakes again, the trial commentator had been searching for Wimbledon Athletics' roster during the period before Borger received the ball, and finally asked him to find it. He did not look at who the person who passed the ball just now. He directly compared the number shown in the close-up shot on the small TV screen next to him and looked for this person on the list.
"Gavin Borger!" he shouted excitedly. "He is going to catch the ball...beautiful! Stop the ball cleanly! Can you imagine he is an amateur player? Such a difficult long pass, he actually stopped better than some professional players!"
"He accelerated his breakthrough and went into the penalty area...he went in!" The trial commentator was excited. Could it be that a goal was about to be produced in less than a minute after the kickoff in this game?
Teams in the Ninth Amateur League lead the professional teams in the Ninth League in the first thirty seconds? This is really sensational news!
※※※"Beautiful stop! Beautiful!" Ingrich jumped from his seat, waving his fists and shouting constantly, and he had almost rushed to the edge of the court. In just thirty seconds of the game, Wimbledon actually got such a good offensive opportunity. How could he not be excited?
"Hey, you blocked me, damn..." Eames also stood up from his seat and went to the sidelines to watch Borge who was driving the ball into the penalty area.
As for the teammates on the bench, they had already rushed to the sidelines, clenched their fists, held their breath and prepared to cheer for the team's goal.
In the stands, Wimbledon fans all forgot to cheer when facing this sudden opportunity, opened their mouths one by one, and looked into the field in surprise. At the same time, a thought emerged in everyone's minds - would we score the first goal?
This idea was too crazy. The more crazy it was, the more irresistible it was. Everyone was excitedly looking forward to... "Shot!!" Qiao Xilin ran towards the opponent's goal while shouting, allowing Borge to shoot directly to score.
"Screw shot!" This was Kevin Cooper's voice, because he saw that the opponent's goalkeeper had abandoned the goal and attacked. If the ball was used by him, he would definitely choose to shoot without hesitation. He believed that his footwork could perfectly control the football to pass the goalkeeper's head and fall into the empty goal.
"By him-!!" More people shouted, passing the goalkeeper and then pushing the empty goal, which is obviously more exciting than shooting directly.
Chu Zhongtian also wanted to shout something, but when he opened his mouth, he couldn't make any sound. He just clenched his fists and stared at Borge's back with gritted teeth, watching him get closer and closer with the goalkeeper... ※※※There were countless people behind him shouting, but Borge couldn't hear it clearly, and he didn't have the heart to listen now.
Shooting?
He hadn't considered it, but when he was preparing to shoot, he suddenly hesitated because his shot was not very good. Then he found that he had made the most unscrupulous mistake - at this time, he must not hesitate, be determined and decisive, no matter what he chooses to do.
If you shoot again, it will probably be hopeless.
Borger threw all the messy thoughts out of his mind, leaving only one idea - extraordinary! Pass him and shoot the empty gate!
Borger looked up at the goalkeeper who was attacking, danced with one hand behind him without touching anyone, and knew that the pursuers had not arrived yet.
The goalkeeper of the Nords County has rushed over with his center of gravity falling, and he is about to fall to the ground and pounce. The goalkeeper is a double-edged sword for the goalkeeper. On the one hand, it can increase the width of the defense and then use the length of his arm to directly catch the ball from the opponent's feet. On the other hand, the goalkeeper fell to the ground means completely giving up the center of gravity. If the opponent uses his skills or speed to get rid of his control range, the goalkeeper who fell to the ground will be tragic and can only watch the opponent's players face the empty goal... Therefore, the ball must be "steady, accurate and ruthless" when he falls to the ground, and you must be stable and not hesitate; your hands must be accurately and not be hesitant; otherwise, if the ball does not hit the ball and pounce on the other person's leg, it will be a penalty kick; ruthless means having a momentum that can make the opponent feel scared in front of the opponent, and it will be even better if the opponent takes the initiative to give up the control of the ball.
The goalkeeper of the Nordsshire had completely fallen to the ground and slid towards Borger. Just as his hands were almost touching the football, Borger's right foot suddenly knocked the football diagonally forward!
It's gone!
The ball is gone!
The goalkeeper's hand pulled Borger's foot... Borger only felt that his feet were tripped and almost lost their center of gravity. At this time, he had already entered the penalty area. As long as he fell down, it would be a penalty kick. But what Borger thought in his mind was:
This is Wimbledon's first goal in the FA Cup! I have to score it myself!
When he was about to fall, he supported the ground with both hands and then struggled to get up, almost catching up with the football with his hands and feet. At this time, the Nords defender had also returned to the goal and was about to block his shot.
"This is a penalty!" The trial commentator shouted when he saw the goalkeeper pulling Borge's foot. But until he finished shouting this, Borge did not fall, but "climbed" towards the football in a mess... Then he slowly straightened his body and adjusted his posture to shoot!
"Oh!" The commentator couldn't help but cheer for the tenacious amateur player.
※※※Borger didn't care about how many Nords County players were standing in front of the goal, and he didn't even look up and observed. After adjusting his center of gravity, he directly swung his foot and shot!
It was not until Borger broke into the penalty area to face the goalkeeper that Wimbledon's fans cheered. At the beginning, they were sporadic. When they saw Borger passing the goalkeeper, their emotions were all high and they made huge cheers in unison. There were only one thousand Wimbledon fans coming to watch the game away, but the sound made covered the Meade Lane Stadium at this moment.
They started to look: "gooo—"
The Nordsshire player who returned to the goal watched the football rolling towards the far corner while he was blocking the near corner. At that moment, he really had the urge to play with his hands... but if he did this, a penalty kick and a red card would definitely not be able to escape, so the ridiculous thought only flashed in his mind and disappeared.
In this way, he could only watch the football roll towards the far post, and then pray to God, so that the football bounced back on the post, or simply rolled out of the bottom line... God heard his prayer, but it was a pity that he only heard the first half of the first sentence... The football did hit the post, but it did not pop out, but bounced in! It gently crossed the goal line that was wide by a palm!
“——ooooooooal!!!”
Wimbledon fans jumped out of their seats, raised their arms and shouted at the highest volume they could.
※※※"It's so incredible!!" After a few seconds of stunnedness, the trial commentator roared hysterically.
His mind was blank, and he could not say anything except repeating the sentence "It's so incredible".
On the contrary, the amateur boss John acted better than him, a professional commentator. He tried to hold the DV camera to avoid shaking the camera because of being too excited, resulting in unclear images and affecting the shooting quality.
"We scored! This is great! It's so wonderful! I knew they could do it! It's Chu's pass, assist! His direct assist!! Emily, have you seen it? It's such a wonderful start! We led the damn Nordsshire away, hahahahaha!!"
The sixty-year-old boss burst into tears.
Chapter completed!