Football: King of Penalty Area
Ch. 45 - Leipzig Sport (3)

Douglas felt that he was under a bit of pressure in the second half or could also be called having more chances to get the ball.

He doesn't admit pressure or anything. He was very confident, but when he saw the news about Raynaldi in the news report, he started to notice the boy.

“How can that little boy compare to our captain?” Thought Douglas upon seeing the news.

Douglas also thought that the Koln media was greatly exaggerated. Just a hairy boy who had just made his debut. It is true that he is younger than some rookies and has scored more goals, but the world of football is not too much. The media is too much.

So there was a thought in Douglas. “Captain scored, and then it was my turn to perform. Let's beat that guy!”

Douglas looked at Raynaldi who was trying to chase him, and he suddenly hit the ball, faced Raynaldi and grabbed it, passing it perfectly.

This time he did not pass to the back, but sent forward with his big feet. Nkufu get the ball. After several consecutive swings on the left side of the penalty box, he fired a shot. Tony Karl tried his best to save and the ball changed The line was cleared, and the ball violently hit the crossbar.

There were cries of regret from the stands, and Douglas was also holding his head, he almost finished the assist earlier.

Raynaldi was also very sorry, just now, he almost got the ball according to his plan, but he did not expect that Douglas did not do a back pass but instead made a hull pass forward.

“Obviously, this guy provokes himself.” Raynaldi thought so.

Douglas did not use his skills in the first half, and there was no chance to use them, just waiting for this guy to get more balls in the second half and expose his flaws.

Because of every provocation on the pitch, the response method is very simple, is to score goals.

Raynaldi is back in midfield and continues to wait for his chance.

When Athletics Koln are determined to stay, they usually do pretty well. Just like in the match against Dynamo Aue, the Leipzig Sport attack was also delayed.

But compared to Dynamo Aue, Leipzig Sport are in a much better position. They took the lead at the beginning of the opening game. At the moment, Leipzig Sport cannot attack for a long time, but that is fine. After all, the Athletic Cologne had no chance to attack.

After the Athletic Cologne seized the ball, most of them went to the front court to clear the siege. Their striker, a young player who was described by the media as “rival” captain of Leipzig Sport, Nkufu before the game, also began to reduce unnecessary pursuit.

It's a wise choice. The defenders of the Athletic Cologne were too unreliable with their big feet, and the distance was too far. They were basically taken by the defenders of Leipzig Sport. It was a waste of energy chasing them together.

Douglas got the most out of it. He was responsible for delaying and marking the front line of Koln Athletics. Raynaldi's advice on halftime was also accepted by Thomas Sobek. Koln Athletics also intend to play more on Douglas' side in search of a gap.

After getting the ball, Douglas sometimes chose to pass backwards, sometimes passing forward.

The rule was that if Raynaldi approached, he would do a back pass, and if Raynaldi was far away from him, he would do a long-forward hull pass. Both of these things have begun to be guessed by Raynaldi.

There were plenty of long hull passes forward, and the Athletic Koln did not all carry out a goalless siege. In the 60th minute, after an hour of play, Koln Athletics midfielder Van Buren grabbed the ball and then made a deep-faced pass forward. The ball formed an arc and flew to the frontcourt, Douglas and Raynaldi starting at the same time to chase the ball.

Raynaldi meticulously followed Douglas' side, and he decided this was an opportunity.

Douglas knows that Raynaldi is fast enough, but he doesn't think the ball will be dangerous, because he's still leading the position, no matter how bad, he can protect the ball with a strong body.

However, as he ran closer and closer, Douglas clearly felt something was amiss, and Raynaldi from behind quickly caught up. In addition, utilizing the momentum of the previous run made Raynaldi have a strong confrontation impact.

Douglas was still slightly better at confrontation and put pressure on Raynaldi. But Raynaldi managed to react quickly. Raynaldi managed to force himself and was able to follow Douglas immediately after being squeezed.

Douglas was a little careless this time. Usually these pinched players have to slow down when they lose their center of gravity. Unexpectedly, Raynaldi was so fast. Feeling the breath behind him, Douglas quickly made a decision. He quickly looked up at the goal and glanced at the goalkeeping position, he raised his foot and kicked the ball. When he is about to touch the ball, he slows down and moves the ball to the left.

With this, Raynaldi instantly opened the distance, and Raynaldi followed from the right.

Douglas was very proud of himself, this time he completely brushed Raynaldi off, and then as long as he passed the ball forward, this time it was safe.

“Sial! Oops!” On the next step, Douglas stunned himself. He actually did a back pass subconsciously, due to his habit.

Raynaldi was also startled for a moment, and saw the ball suddenly roll past him. “Didn't this guy release the ball perfectly and then shake himself? Why did this ball suddenly come?” Thought Raynaldi.

Douglas has a lot of experience in back passes, and it has become a habit of his subconscious. Although this back pass was unexpected, its strength and angle were fine. Even if Raynaldi was behind, he might not be able to catch up.

However, Raynaldi without a second thought immediately reacted, because there was only one option at the moment that was to chase the ball.

"Yes God! This is a naked provocation! After Douglas stopped the ball and dropped Raynaldi, he passed the ball back to the back. wow!" Andrei's mouth could not follow, Raynaldi's explosive power was still incredible.

The Leipzig Sport goalkeeper is still a veteran named Boschker who is very experienced, but he has never seen such an explosive player in 2.Bundesliga. The speed from static to moving this time around was completely beyond his expectations, he could only grit his teeth and attack.

The 37-year-old Boschker is a more traditional goalkeeper. Attacking wasn't his forte, but the two accidents that happened before him had to make him leave the net.

One on one with the goalkeeper, but it's a battle of pace.

The ball path was favourable for Boschker, but the pace was too slow. Raynaldi took the ball first. It's also a test, because Boschkel is too close, and he's almost stuck all over the firing route.

Under the supervision of everyone Raynaldi took the ball, but it didn't help much because Boschker was too close.

By the time Raynaldi made contact with football and football was being successfully controlled by Raynaldi. However it is still very difficult to shoot directly from this position, as the figure of Boschker gets in the way.

So Raynaldi used the front end of his shoe to pry the ball over Boschker's head, and then ran towards the goal.

The attacking Boschker did not expect that Raynaldi could kick a ball in high-speed sports so accurately into his head. His entire body was already stretched out, his feet slid and kneeled in front of Raynaldi, left and right, Boschker's massive body was almost entirely covered, but the only thing unprotected was the sky above. Because he was convinced that at such a close distance, a shot would only hit him directly.

But if an opponent chooses to finish with a header, there is really nothing Boschker can do. This is even the only drawback in this situation and the most difficult to exploit. But Raynaldi managed to catch the ball and his header easily went into the empty net.

After the goal, Raynaldi was dropped by Boschker, but he got up after rolling over and looking at Douglas.

Raynaldi didn't even think about this ball, it was an accident. No, this is a gift, a great gift from Douglas.

But Douglas wasn't too happy. Seeing the ball score, Douglas knelt on the ground and buried his head deep in the field. He had no face to see anyone else.

Especially the Leipzig Sport captain Nkufu and the old goalkeeper Boschker, who had been playing for years, looked at him with cannibal eyes.