Chapter 40: The first battle of the small list (on)

Due to the loss of the home game against the Celtics, Dundee United was overtaken by Hartz again in the standings and fell to fourth place. This also made Dundee United have to fight their backs and go to the away game in the next round. Harz smashed.
　　 So in recent days, Peter Houston has been much stricter in training. If anyone dares to be lazy in training, he will be scolded.
　　 You must know that Peter Houston was not like this before. He is not the kind of head coach who likes to curse at every turn.
　　 This also made the atmosphere in Dundee United a bit tense, and there was a feeling that a war was coming.
　　 The coming 27th round of the Su Super League, it can indeed be said that the battle is about to start.
　　 "The Two Upcoming First Battles", this is the report of the famous Scottish media "Daily Sports" for the next round of the league.
"The Soviet Super League is undoubtedly a stage that belongs to the two time-honored Rangers and Celtics. Therefore, in each season of the Soviet Super League standings, we can see the first group and the second group with a clear dividing line. group."
"This season is the same. In the current league standings after the 26th round of the league, the Celtics ranked first with 64 points, and the Rangers who had one less round ranked second with 62 points. The two teams are in points. Still bite to death."
"But if we continue to look down, the current third place is Hartz. They only have 51 points. There is a gap of 11 points from the second place Rangers. This is a point gap that is almost impossible to catch back. "
"Because next, even if the Rangers lose every game and Hartz wins every game, it will take four games for Hartz to catch it back, and the Rangers will also lose in a make-up match. This almost It’s impossible. So far this season, the Rangers have only lost three games in Scotland, and one of them was lost to the Celtics’ old opponent.

　　 "At present, there is a gap of more than 10 points between the first group and the second group. This gap is likely to continue until the end of the season."
　　 "The next round of the league, the first group and the second group will each have their own first battles."
"The first is the Glasgow derby between the Rangers and the Celtics. This is the standard first battle of the original list. The Celtics need to defeat the Rangers and widen the points gap to more than 3 points in order to smooth out their own numbers. The disadvantage of the first round of the match. The Rangers naturally want to beat the Celtics and return to the top of the list again, so that they can maximize their advantage in one less match."
　　 "The first battle of the second group is naturally the game between Hartz and Dundee United. We can call it the "small first match". This is a direct competition for the qualification of the Europa League next season."
"At present, Dundee United is 2 points behind Hartz in one round. They desperately need to beat Hartz and return to the top position of the second group. Because their opponents in the short round were the Rangers. Opponents with great confidence to win, so their fewer rounds do not actually have much advantage."
　　 "Of course, if you can't win, the away draw should also be an acceptable result. Continue to bite the score and wait for the opponent to make a mistake..."
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　　 On February 19, 2011, in the 27th round of the Soviet Super League, the Dundee United team came to Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and will challenge the league’s direct competitor Hartz here.
　　 When the Dundee United team appeared at the Hartz’s home court, Tyne River Castle, they immediately received a booing gift package from the Hartz fans.
　　 Harz’s performance in recent years has been relatively stable. Almost every year, he can obtain a European War qualification. In addition, he is located in Edinburgh, the capital and second largest city of Scotland, and naturally has a large number of supporters.
　　 Dundee United's lineup has not changed in this game, and the main force is the 442 formation.
　　 Goalkeeper: Penis;
　　 Defenders: Sean Dillon, Paul Dixon, Gary Kenneth, Scott Severin;
　　 Midfielder: Craig Conway, David Robertson, Stuart Armstrong, Jackie Lee;
　　 Forwards: Goodwell, Joan Daly.
　　 Peter Houston’s intensive training in recent days has been effective. At the beginning of the game, the entire Dundee United team performed very positively.
　　 So just 6 minutes into the game, Dundee United got a chance.
　　 Hartz took possession of the ball in the backcourt, Dundee United actively stepped forward and scrambled forward. Craig Conway on the left stole the ball from the opponent's defender Webster and immediately transferred the ball to the moon brother in the middle.
　　 Moon brother took advantage of the Hartz player's reaction, and threw the ball into the penalty area ahead of time, and Li Chenglong inserted it from his right rib in time.
After receiving the ball smoothly, Li Chenglong made a fake action of pedaling on a bicycle to confuse the Icelandic defender Ejat Jonsen in front of him. Then he flicked the ball to the front of the right from the outside of his right foot. He had space to hit the goal. Keep up and kick the door.
　　 This is a rush shot, because the Hartz defender has rushed over.
　　 Li Chenglong had just finished his shot, but before he could withdraw his foot from the air, he was knocked down by the Lithuanian Salyukas who came from the defense.
　　 This time Li Chenglong was not happy football, the ball flew directly to the upper corner of the far end of the goal.
　　 Because it was a shot in the penalty area, Hartz goalkeeper Kilo couldn't react at all. The ball had already flown into the net and he had just jumped in.
　　 "Gooooooooal~~~~"
　　 "The ball has been scored~~~ A shot from Bruce Lee!!!"
　　 "Hearts didn't seem to find the form at the beginning, so he was intercepted in the front court, and then Dundee United passed the ball to the penalty area continuously, and Bruce Lee took the shot!"
　　 "Only 6 minutes after the game began, Dundee United took the lead. This was a perfect start for Dundee United, but it was definitely a bad start for Hartz."
　　 Lee Chenglong, who was knocked down, saw the ball scored, so he got up and rushed to the sidelines to celebrate with his teammates.
　　 If the ball is not scored, Li Chenglong will definitely appeal to the referee for a penalty kick just like the obvious collision. Although it is unlikely to be obtained, it is a necessary procedure and a way to put pressure on the referee.
　　On the football field, the referee will not blow the rules that are generally fouled after the shooting action is completed, unless it is a dangerous action that intentionally hurts people.
　　 So those forwards who like to make penalties, they always get the ball in the penalty area without a good chance and will not hit the goal. As long as they haven't hit the goal, they may make a foul and get a penalty.
　　 The opening blitz goal caught the Hartz team by surprise. They must also want to beat Dundee United at home, and they must have made preparations.
　　 But now they lost the ball in the first 6 minutes, which is obviously not what they expected.
　　 So they began to counterattack, the kind of counterattack that ignored the head and the tail.
　　 This kind of counterattack looks aggressive, but it's very easy to get back on defense and get hit back. What Dundee United has to do here is to try to seize the opportunity to counterattack.
　　 In the 27th minute, Hartz’s another attack ended without a problem. Li Chenglong blocked the opponent’s pass in front of the penalty area~EbookFREE.me~ and immediately distributed the ball to Craig Conway on the left.
　　 Li Chenglong's pass has a good lead, allowing Conway to rush the speed smoothly first, and then catch the ball forward.
　　 So, Conway, who accelerated his rush, easily got rid of the Hartz players who wanted to intercept him and came to the front court smoothly.
　　 This time, Hartz's defense speed is not bad, and Conway did not let Conway counter-attack the ball by himself.
　　 Conway brought the ball to the left side of the frontcourt and immediately knocked the ball back to the center. Both Li Chenglong and Goodwell followed in the center.
　　 Li Chenglong was at the first receiving point, facing the ball. When there was interference behind him, he just slightly lifted his left foot and swept the ball directly into the penalty area without stopping.
　　 "Lee~~~ Pass the ball directly~~~Pretty!!"
　　 In the exclamation of the commentator, the ball seemed to be refracted by Li Chenglong's feet, and after changing its direction, it rolled directly to the foot of Goodwell in the penalty area.
　　 Lee Chenglong not only surprised the Hartz defensive players, even Goodwell was somewhat unexpected, staggering to stabilize the ball under his feet, and then kicked the goal, the ball into the net.
　　 "How did Bruce Lee think of it? It was amazing just now. He made such a clever pass handling without thinking."
　　 "The first half lasted less than 30 minutes. Dundee United was already 2-0 ahead. The 18-year-old Bruce Lee had a pass and a shot, and he performed very well."
　　 Although Goodwell scored the ball, the commentator kept talking about Jackie Lee.
　　 Lee Chenglong didn't really think about it just now, so naturally he thought of passing the ball like that.
　　 This may be an additional effect after the ball feel is improved. Sometimes the reaction under the feet is faster than the brain.