Chapter 49 Equalizer

After the second half began, the La Masia Youth B team continued to dominate the attack, while the Chinese team quickly contracted its defense.

Everything was no different from the second half of the first half.

In everyone's opinion, if the game continued like this, it was only a matter of time before La Masia scored.

However, La Masia supporters still hoped they could equalize as soon as possible.

Every time the La Masia Youth B team got an offensive opportunity, it would cause a burst of cheers from the sidelines.

This game finally felt like a game.

Because there were spectators and competition.

And because he was always on the defensive, Zhou Yi had no room to play on the field.

As someone who wasn't good at defense, he seemed to have disappeared from the field.

The most eye-catching players were the Chinese team's defenders and goalkeeper.

Sun Pan kept yelling, using his words and saves to stimulate every La Masia supporter.

Although there had been adjustments during the halftime break, the situation had not improved.

Borel strengthened his defense against Zhou Yi, but Zhou Yi didn't have many chances to get the ball in the current situation of shrinking and defending, so this adjustment was meaningless.

In addition, with Sun Pan's super active performance, the La Masia Youth B team still hadn't scored a goal fifteen minutes into the second half.

Their offense looked fierce, and they passed the ball back and forth in front of the Chinese team's penalty area.

Unfortunately, the Chinese team completely contracted its defense, not leaving them any space at all. It wasn't glorious for them to enter the Chinese team's penalty area, and sometimes they could only choose long shots and crosses from the wing. However, crosses from the wing weren't their forte, and the success rate of long shots was very low.

At this time, the problem of lacking Thiago Alcântara in the midfield was exposed...

The midfield of this La Masia youth team didn't operate as smoothly as when Zhou Yi last saw them.

However, this didn't mean that the Chinese team's goal was very safe. In fact, every attack by the La Masia Youth B team would make the Chinese team's substitutes, coaches, and crew members who were watching the game nervous, fearing that they would lose the ball.

This kind of game didn't look safe at all.

But there was no way, who told the Chinese team to be weak?

Being able to defend a one-goal lead was already a very good situation.

As for when the goal would be broken?

Take it one step at a time, I can't think about things too far ahead right now.

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Another ten minutes passed, and the second half had been going on for twenty-five minutes, and the Chinese team was still leading the La Masia Youth B team by one goal.

Many Barcelona fans who came to cheer for La Masia couldn't believe the score.

Looking at the situation on the field alone, everyone would think that La Masia was at least five goals ahead of their opponent.

But in reality, they hadn't scored... The Chinese team might be a little embarrassed, but they hadn't conceded a goal.

Sun Pan was very excited. He felt that this game had become his performance match. Every cell in his body was mobilized, as if he had taken steroids.

No matter what method the opponent used or where they shot from, he was confident that he could stop it.

Just like the attack that the La Masia Youth B team was organizing.

They passed the ball horizontally in the penalty area, but it was difficult to directly get the ball into the Chinese team's penalty area.

Sun Pan stood in the middle, quite disdainful of the opponent's horizontal passes.

Cristian Ceballos pulled to the wing and received a pass from his teammate. This time, he didn't pass the ball, but directly cut inside, dribbling horizontally.

At the same time, he looked up at Sun Pan's position and found that he was still standing in the center of the goal. A thought suddenly popped into his mind...

Don't pass it, just shoot near the post!

Thinking of this, Ceballos kicked directly during his horizontal dribbling!

His right foot hit the ball hard.

With a bang, the ball flew towards the goal.

Long shot?

Sun Pan was very excited. What he liked most was saving long shots, because the posture of saving long shots was very handsome. Saving it would be a wonderful save. He enjoyed the feeling of being suspended in the air, losing all balance, and using all his strength to save the ball, and then falling to the ground and rolling.

This time, he was no exception.

Seeing the ball flying over, he pounced towards the ball.

But... this time, his hand didn't touch the ball.

The ball flew faster than he thought, and then hit the crossbar behind him, making a loud bang!

Sun Pan's eyes were always following the ball. He saw the ball hit the lower edge of the crossbar, and then... bounced into the goal!

Yes, it went in!

It went into the goal he was guarding!

The La Masia Youth B team equalized the score!

Sun Pan's eyes widened in disbelief - I didn't save it?

He fell to the ground, forgetting to roll to cushion the impact, and just lay on the ground, turning his head to look at the ball bouncing in the goal.

And behind him, the players of the La Masia Youth B team had already cheered, and the cheers from the sidelines were even louder.

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"Beautiful!! Really beautiful! World-class goal! Absolute dead corner! That goalkeeper will never be able to save it!" Borel couldn't help but shout, as excited as if he had led the team to win a Champions League.

After waiting for so long, they finally got this goal!

Garcia, the technical director next to him, also raised his arms and shouted - of course he didn't want the team to really lose this game, it would be too embarrassing, especially with so many people watching...

And Ceballos, who scored the goal, had been pinned to the ground by his excited teammates, and the players of the La Masia Youth B team were celebrating the goal wildly.

The supporters outside the field also cheered.

This scene actually looked quite ironic - the La Masia youth team just equalized the score, why were they so happy as if they had won the game?

But at this time, no one had time to consider this issue.

The scoring side was cheering, while the losing side was extremely frustrated and regretful.

Sun Pan didn't get up from the ground, and the other players of the Chinese team also held their heads in their hands.

After defending for so long, the goal was broken, and the lead became a tie. The huge psychological gap could often instantly crush those who weren't very strong mentally.

This is also why in football matches, a one-goal lead is considered the most dangerous score. If someone equalizes in the final stage of the game, the psychological shock to the players is huge.

The most famous example may be the 2005 Champions League final. AC Milan, who led by three goals in the first half, were chased by Liverpool in the second half with three consecutive goals in ten minutes to tie the score. The psychology of all AC Milan players was greatly affected. Even after thirty minutes of extra time, they were unable to recover. In the end, they lost to Liverpool in the penalty shootout and lost the Champions League title.

Think about it, even professional players with rich experience like AC Milan would be hit like that, let alone these Chinese teenagers who hadn't experienced many big scenes.

It was almost without suspense that they would collapse after being equalized.

When Hao Dong saw the goal being lost, the first thought in his mind was "terrible."

What's so terrible?

Afraid of a collapse!

Hao Dong raised his wrist and looked at his watch, the seventy-first minute of the game.

Although he was a little unwilling, and although he had previously thought that he might be able to win.

But now that the score had been equalized, he had to make adjustments immediately and abandon those unrealistic ideas.

He said to Xu Yang, "Xu, call Yang Fei over."

Xu Yang was stunned for a moment, and then reacted. He asked, "Don't let him warm up?"

"We don't have time." Hao Dong shook his head. "Besides, he warmed up before."

"But we've just been equalized..." Xu Yang hesitated, and was a little unwilling. He knew what Hao Dong wanted to do. At the seventieth minute of each game, Hao Dong would use Yang Fei to replace Zhou Yi, strengthen the defense, and let Zhou Yi, who had exhausted his energy, rest. No matter what the game was like, this substitution adjustment had become a fixed procedure since the game against the Chelsea youth team.

Xu Yang hesitated and was unwilling because once Zhou Yi was replaced, it meant that the Chinese team would no longer attack, and would definitely defend to the death. He hoped to hold on to this draw. But just now we were still leading by one goal, thinking about whether we could win, but now we have to give up the attack for a draw. It was really a bit... reluctant.

"Precisely because of this, we must quickly make a substitution," Hao Dong said. "Otherwise, we won't even be able to keep a draw."

"Alas!" Xu Yang sighed heavily, and didn't say anything more. He turned around to find Yang Fei on the bench.

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After the Chinese team lost the ball, Yang Fei and his other teammates on the bench were just as regretful, disappointed, and frustrated.

He held his head in his hands and pressed his ears, curling up his body, not wanting to look at the cheering La Masia players, and not wanting to hear the excited cheers.

At this moment, he vaguely heard someone calling him. The voice was... assistant coach Xu's voice?

He quickly let go of his hands covering his ears, and looked up, only to find Xu Yang standing in front of him, his face anxious and angry: "What are you doing!"

"I..." Yang Fei wanted to defend himself, but Xu Yang suddenly dragged him up from his seat: "Go, the head coach is looking for you!"

Yang Fei's mind was a little dazed, but he quickly reacted. He was going to be sent on the field!

He wasn't unfamiliar with this scene. In the past few games, he had been brought on by the head coach around this time to replace Zhou Yi, who was basically exhausted.

He also knew that letting himself play now basically meant hoping to defend to the death and force a draw with the opponent.

But...

Yang Fei glanced at the field and found Zhou Yi.

He didn't know why, although he should be excited to be able to play, but today, being replaced like this and replacing that kid... Yang Fei was a little hesitant and unwilling.

"What are you standing there for?" Seeing that Yang Fei didn't move, Xu Yang thought he was frightened by the opponent's goal, and couldn't wait to kick Yang Fei's butt and kick him over directly. If it weren't for the reality show camera... he would have done it.

"Oh... ah! Okay..." Yang Fei quickly ran towards Hao Dong.

Looking at his back, Xu Yang sighed heavily again.

Looking at this situation, keep the draw?

It would be good to lose a few fewer goals...

Fortunately, the game has been played for seventy minutes, and there wasn't much time left for the opponent.

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