Football: King of Penalty Area
Ch. 40 - 1. Kiwick (2)

After 30 minutes of the match, Raynaldi made two shots on the pitch. One is a volley with his right foot after turning the ball. However, his kick had no power at all, and his speed was very slow and he was taken by Walm. Another shot was a header that made use of the chaos after a corner kick was taken, and it floated.

There is no physical advantage, average skill, and shots are not as good as the opposing coach says. The players 1.Mainz also lost their vigilance.

Raynaldi really started to move away from the crowded forbidden area.

Unable to find opportunities in the forbidden area, empty-handed combat was not his strength. The players 1.Mainz didn't pay much attention to this, but it was a good thing that the defensive pressure was down.

Raynaldi sighed. It seemed like he was still not strong enough, this sighed to himself. As an attacker, fighting with opposing defenders in the penalty area and taking fatal blows in the enemy's heart zone is the best definition of an attacker. But at least for now, Raynaldi is still unable to.

Raynaldi discovered the problem while training in the virtual stadium. His shot had excellent accuracy, but his strength was still lacking. Unless it is a one-handed shot or there is really free time, there is no chance. The shot was easily blocked.

Buhari dribbled and cleared out by 1.Mainz, but the ball was not wasted away, and Raynaldi was in front position.

At the same time, in front of Raynaldi's position there is a large area to shoot. Looking at that space, Raynaldi kicked the ball with a hard shot without preparation.

The ball barely rotates, and the route the ball takes

when darting hard is to drill directly into the blind corner of the goal.

Almost everyone in the stadium did not react before the referee blew the whistle signaling the goal was legitimate, and 1.Mainz was one goal behind.

Raynaldi's powerful long shot from outside the box as if showing the players 1.Mainz about how dangerous he is when he gets a free shot.

"He scored again!" Andrei exclaimed loudly is a picture of the mood of the fans of Koln Athletics, but for the fans 1.Mainz, this is not good news.

They also feel that the little guy on the field is not a threat. He couldn't find any chances in the penalty area for a long time and always managed to get dropped. He even started to "escape" from the penalty area. As an attacker, such a performance is not satisfactory. All this makes fans 1.Mainz is very happy.

But they didn't expect Raynaldi to score in a way they didn't expect.

This shot was completely different from the soft and weak shot in the previous penalty area, this time the shot was very strong and had a complicated angle.

“How can this beginner shoot a ball like this?” Think of everyone in the stadium.

However, the goal did not interfere with plan 1.Mainz. As a team that can last a long time in 2.Bundesliga, of course they have a mature style of play.

At the back is not chaotic, the lead is not arrogant, this is their long-term stability as a long-term team, and the overall strength of 1.Mainz were not bad indeed, they still maintained their own pace at the back, equalising before half the game.

This time, Raynaldi launched a quick counterattack after the dribble was cut off on the frontcourt, this game could be said to expose Raynaldi's strengths and weaknesses.

Raynaldi is really a system player and he admits it too. But as a system player himself, Raynaldi managed to lead the team to win two games in a row. In the case of the ten winless matches that Koln Athletics went through before his arrival. There is hardly any way to think about it, a system player can do it.

Thomas Sobek has been a coach for many years, and it's the first time I've seen a player like Raynaldi. He was not strong, did not have good technique, and only relied on his outstanding shooting ability.

But Thomas Sobek still really likes him as a player.

Indeed, when he first arrived, Sobek still felt that Manager Jurgen was unreliable. He doesn't know where he gets the little players to cheat himself. But now it's different, he really likes unpredictable players like this.

In this game, Raynaldi does not spend a lot of physical energy. 1.Mainz defended very steadily and rarely had a chance to run at full strength. Both sides played very steadily, and the score on the pitch was also a draw.

Raynaldi still paid great attention to the preservation of physical strength. Because under normal circumstances, he knew that Thomas Sobek would not replace himself unless he held the winning ticket. After all, other than Raynaldi, only one junior team had appeared as an emergency attacker. He played as a substitute and replaced Raynaldi in the last game. After that, he obviously didn't adapt to the Professional League, or his ability wasn't enough.

Although most of the time Raynaldi was very mediocre, he had scored a lot of goals, and the youth team players were still unable to find the right direction while on the pitch.

This young attacker is really not good. Thomas Sobek was helpless.

Nearly seventy minutes is the time when Raynaldi is usually the most tired in the game. However, Raynaldi who now still has a lot of stamina. After all, he almost never got involved in the game except for some of his actions in the first half.

On the scoreboard, it is still 1-1, but this time the opportunity arises, when Van Buren steals the ball and launches a fast break on the frontcourt.

Deschamp who got Van Buren's pass on the wing side of Koln Athletics suddenly accelerated. Raynaldi and Buhari followed him. This time, Raynaldi easily appeared in the penalty box.

Deschamp glanced into the penalty area, Raynaldi responding in the wide penalty area. In fact, Raynaldi was unable to keep up with his physical fitness. If not, it will be a very good opportunity to fill the penalty area.

But Deschamp can still pass it. He followed Thomas Sobek's tactical strike before the game and passed the low flat ball into the middle. Raynaldi rushed to the landing point. With his vast vision, Raynaldi immediately ran to the landing point quickly.

When receiving the ball, Raynaldi was already in the corner of the penalty box and almost out of the field. Using a simple whiplash Raynaldi tricked the defender who was chasing him and moved into the middle of the penalty box.

All he had to do was shoot. Raynaldi focused all his attention on goal, but he did not expect it when he fired another defender's shot 1.Mainz, Peters who is guarding Buhari is already in front of him and intends to block the ball.

Raynaldi's kick hit the tip of Peters' shoe and the direction of the ball shifted out of the goal.

The coaches in both camps are already on the sidelines, just waiting for the goal to happen. Saw Raynaldi making a blank shot after 1st goalkeeper.Mainz, Walm fell, but the reaction of the two camps was completely opposite. Coach 1.Mainz, Miller heaved a sigh of relief and Sobek bowed to one side.

“S*al!” Raynaldi cursed inwardly, the shot he thought must have entered instead was successfully blocked by the opponent.