Chapter 603: Penalty kick

There was a strange breath in Mestalla's stands.
Fans of the Bat Army were not happy when they saw the score of 1:0 on the scoreboard. From expression to heart, they were all worried.
Judging from the situation in the first half, Valencia lost the ball sooner or later.
Millwall didn't score, he didn't tie the score, but the pressure from the European Team No. 1 was terrifying. Think about the countless dangers in front of the first half. There are still 45 minutes in the second half. Can Lencia really hold it?
The confidence accumulated over the years has made the fans of the Lions calm.
They firmly believe that the team can score in the second half, and even reverse the score. In the first half, Valencia has no success in the offense, except for that counterattack, but Millwall's attack has been very prosperous and violent. The effect of indiscriminate eyeballs is very exciting.
It doesn't matter, goals will come naturally.
The players and head coaches of both sides walked out of the player channel. Cooper bowed his head with serious concerns. The decline in the first half could not find a solution to contain it.
Perhaps a wide-open play like the Premier League team can ease the defensive pressure, but this is not the style of the La Liga team, contrary to their heavy midfield pass and control of the technical flow of play, even if the frequent siege keeps the ball away from the danger zone It can alleviate the immediate defensive pressure, but it is equivalent to returning the ball to the opponent. Millwall’s ability to launch a fast attack in a fast pace is terrible, and it is not possible to relax his defense line nerves, but it will cause a catastrophe to be destroyed by the opponent. Take away with a wave.
In fact, Valencia can not counterattack to threaten, the key point is this point in Aimar.
After Aimar joined, Cooper has begun to brew a new style of play. 4312 is their most commonly used recently. Aimar is the core of the organization. It not only mobilizes the two wings to fight back quickly, but also delivers shells to the front.
But in the first half of today's game, Aimar disappeared in the same way, and did nothing in the battle of Gattuso. Because of the fast pace of the Premier League, the ability of defensive players to stick to people is more characteristic. Under the circumstances of sufficient physical strength, the defensive area is large. In the defense zone, it is like a dog skin plaster sticking to the other party to force the robbery to be a common situation.
Even though he was a genius boy, Aimar was still slightly immature. When he came to the stage of the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, facing Millwall, he himself could not play his best due to tension and pressure. The highly aggressive opponents fell into the disadvantages in confrontation and competition. Over time, confidence gradually disappeared.
At the beginning of the second half, Valencia launched a fast break on the wing. Aimar did not dare to stick the ball too much in front of Gattuso. He played two consecutive one with Mendieta and then suddenly shifted before the penalty area to pass the ball to Gonzalez on the left, the latter made a cross, the landing point was excellent, right in front of the goal.
Caru jumped for the top, Materazzi also jumped for the fight, when the ball fell, a pair of big hands steadily took the ball from the air and took it in his arms.
Caru and Materazzi collided in the air, coupled with Palyuca's impact, Valencia center and Millwall center defender lost their center of gravity and fell to the ground.
The two fell to the ground almost in a figure of eight. Palyuka stood steadily in the middle, hugged the ball and straightened his waist. He looked around the penalty area, looking for the ball out point and intending to launch an offensive quickly.
A booing sounded from Mestalla's stand, the referee stopped the game, and Aimar and Mendieta rushed to the referee and pointed to Millwall's penalty area to signal the foul!
"The referee ignored the complaint between Aimar and Mendieta. He just stopped playing and walked over to ask Caru and Materazzi. Two tall players collided and fell to the ground. It is hard to say who fouled the ball. Everyone was heading for the ball, but neither of them touched the ball. It was Palyuka who took it off. If the referee gave Millwall a foul, it would be unreasonable."
Although Materazzi and Caru had physical contact after taking off, they were actually overturned by Palyuka!
Palyuka took the initiative to take off, plus the goalkeeper himself raised his knees to protect himself, Materazzi was hit by Palyuka's elbow to his shoulder, and Karu was pushed up by his side waist.
The scene was very weird. The two tall iron guys fell on the ground for a long time. Palyuka saw the referee blowing the game and bowed his head to ask about the situation of the two.
After a short time, both of them returned to the court to continue the game.
Aldridge screamed pity on the sidelines.
Valencia's fast break is only a paired state. As long as it is not a one-to-one error, Millwall will not give the opponent a good scoring opportunity. On the contrary, the opponent will attack and the chance to counterattack is better than the positional battle.
While playing, Millwall once again fought the situation, and there was another rush of noise in front of Valencia.
"Ronaldinho posted a long-range shot outside the penalty area! Canizares swooped with one hand to block the ball from the bottom line!"
Ronaldinho frowned. He shot the long shot just now. He hit the dead corner in the lower left corner of the goal. Unexpectedly, he still failed to break the goal.
Aldrich gestured to the offensive players on the sidelines, allowing them to speed up the flexible switch of offensive methods.
Pirlo and Nedved successively shot another threatening long-range shot, and then, Valencia's back line moved out, intending to reduce the long-range space for Millwall.
The opponent's conversion process was in the middle of the game. In the 57th minute, Millwall played a subtle cooperation. Larson took the ball from the right and gave it to Pirlo. Pirlo then handed over to Ronaldinho who was transposed to the middle. Ronaldinho made a kick. The ball was kicked to Nedvide, who then went straight and the ball passed between Baraja's legs and fell to Henry's foot in an anti-offside diagonal run.
After Henry counter-offside, Canizares abandoned the goal and on the line of the small penalty area, Henry made a move and scammed Canizares to slam the ball around the center of the goal and almost face the empty goal!
At this time, the hearts of all Bat Legions fans mentioned their throats.
Henry took a decisive shot, but at the moment he shot, someone on the right side stretched out a foot, blocking the ball he shot, the flying ball refracted, rubbing the outside of the column and rolling out of the bottom line.
Unbelievable, Henry turned his head and looked around. Ayala was hugged excitedly by Pellegrino. Canizares got up from the ground and shouted to Ayala in a terrible manner. The two gave a high-five.
"Incredible! Millwall hit the ball with a continuous pass and made a subtle match. After Henry's anti-offside success, even Canizares has passed, but the final shot was destroyed by Ayala. What can I say? Milwaukee? If you have better luck, maybe even if Aya stretched her foot and changed the trajectory of football, she might still score. I don’t want to say, but I have to say it again, Valencia escaped!"
There was a warm applause from the stands. Valencia fans were very satisfied with the team’s performance. Millwall’s strength was obvious to all. The offensive methods were varied. The continuous long-range shot just created space for the next penetration and cooperation, which was fleeting. Opportunity, Millwall seized the opportunity, the goal was rejected by Valencia's persistent defensive ideas.
Luck?
Valencia fans don't think so. Football is not just about skills, teamwork, and spirit.
Although the team did not concede a goal, Cooper made a substitution adjustment in the 60th minute.
Aimar and Caru were off the court, and it was Giukic and Juan Sanchez who replaced them.
This substitution caused a commotion in the stands, and there was a lot of discussion.
Fans of Valencia feel suffocated, but have no choice but to admit their fate.
Crazy Lion fans asked each other.
"Sanchez is a forward and replaced Caru. The forward changed to the forward. Jukić seems to be a defender? The defender changes to an offensive midfielder. Is Valencia trying to block the goal?"
Aldrich's mind turned.
The substitution of Valencia seems to be the removal of an offensive player and the addition of a guard, which seems to weaken the offense and strengthen the defense.
It is certainly true to strengthen the defense, but if Valencia meets 1:0, he will give up the offense, which is definitely impossible.
After observing the game for 5 minutes on the sidelines, Aldridge understood Cooper's substitution intention.
Jiukic played more like a scavenger, strengthened the defense in the restricted area, and at the same time relieved Albelda and Baraja’s task of retreating deep into the restricted area. In this way, the double back can help more side defense, turn And let Mendieta and Gonzalez invest more in the wing offense.
Valencia did not want to attack in the frontcourt in the middle, but attacked by the side.
Aldrich did not make any adjustments, the opponent Aimar came off, Gattuso was also liberated, can help defend the side, depending on the situation, his physical strength is enough to cover the lateral coverage.
Seeing half played in the second half, Millwall still did not score, and the team's offense became more and more fierce.
In the 72nd minute, Nedvěd forced the ball to squeeze away Albelda, and a long shot with a strong foot came.
Nedved saw that the goal was not even close, and closed his eyes and sighed.
Today is really evil.
No matter how you shoot, the ball just doesn't fly into the door.
The ball that can fly to the goal is blocked by the blocked eye of Canizares or Valencia players.
Aldridge also cursed his mother on the sidelines.
This situation is too bad for morale. If the team is not strong enough, it may be self-destructive if they fail to score goals. Millwall's team is not so vulnerable.
In the 77th minute, Ronaldinho found a pass from the left to the middle and couldn't find the pass. He drew the ball all the way away from Alberda and Baraja. In front of Gonzalez, he directly plugged the penalty area Larsson scored the ball diagonally. He couldn't get the right foot to shoot, and he couldn't find the pass. There was Pellegrino in the front and Kaboni in the back.
In front of Pellegrino, Larsson spiked the ball and tried to pull out some space to pass or shoot. As a result, Pellegrino blocked him a step slower and stepped on Larsson's foot. At last, Larson fell into the penalty area.
A whistle sounded, the referee's finger took a penalty, a penalty was awarded to Valencia in the penalty area, a penalty!
"Larson was fouled in the penalty area and Millwall got a penalty! The penalty was uncontroversial. Slow motion replays. Pellegrino did steal the ball and stepped on Larsen's foot."
The Valencia fans of Mestalla stopped working and booed in the stands to protest the referee's penalty.
The referee ignored the protests from Valencia players, and the protagonist Pellegrino did not go up to defend. He knew whether the action was a foul, and he stepped on Larsen's foot.
Millwall's players seemed relieved and almost attacked the audience. Now, they finally see the light.
The first penalty in the team handed him up to the penalty spot. He faced Canizares, who played the game in this game.
The boos in the stands continued, and Valencia fans made as much noise as possible to disturb Larson.
However, Larson was very calm, opened the distance to run and prepared to take the penalty.
If this goal can be scored, Valencia's efforts in the whole game will be in vain. They can't win at home and have given Millwall an away goal. Their next visit to London is a nine-death situation.