Chapter 215

It is not hateful to be two goals behind, but it is hateful to be cheated into a penalty by the opponent by faking a fall, and then fall behind by two goals.

The players of Alkmaar were very angry, including Jiang Xiaolin.

In particular, after Davis scored the penalty, Hemu, who was receiving treatment on the sidelines, seemed to be cured all of a sudden, stood up from the stretcher, and excitedly celebrated the goal with the team doctor.

That ecstatic look was really hateful.

Fortunately, they were not in the away fans' stand of Alkmaar, otherwise someone would have taken down the tables and chairs and thrown them down to hit him.

When the Nijmegen players celebrated the goal, the Alkmaar players had already put the ball in the center circle, and couldn't wait to kick off.

After the Nijmegen players finished celebrating and the game resumed, the angry Alkmaar players burst into a strong fighting force.

In particular, in terms of the indomitable and desperate momentum, the Alkmaar players overwhelmed Nijmegen.

In the 38th minute, forward Schals gave the opponent a fierce flying tackle in a midfield fight.

Although he received a yellow card, it also scared the players of Nijmegen. Many people began to fear that the players of Alkmaar would break their legs, causing serious injuries or even interrupting their careers.

Therefore, when facing a half-to-half chance to grab the ball, the players of Nijmegen seemed to be a little afraid and retreated.

This allowed Alkmaar to gain the upper hand in momentum and pushed the offensive line into Nijmegen's half.

Alkmaar finally got the opportunity to attack collectively.

With the support of his teammates, Jiang Xiaolin's threat was much greater.

Finally, in the 41st minute, Alkmaar passed the ball to Jiang Xiaolin on the penalty area line through a series of exquisite cooperation.

Although Jiang Xiaolin's powerful shot was a little off-angle due to the interference of the opponent's players, the goalkeeper still did not dare to receive it and could only save the ball from the bottom line, giving Alkmaar a corner kick.

This was the second corner kick that Alkmaar got in this game.

In the first corner kick, Martens kicked the ball too high, and Jiang Xiaolin in the middle failed to grab the ball.

But everyone did not give up, and Martens still looked for Jiang Xiaolin in this corner kick.

Because Jiang Xiaolin's header technique is really good.

He is tall enough, has a good physique, and has perfect jumping ability. His header technique is also superb. Who else can he look for but Jiang Xiaolin?

Of course, the opponent Nijmegen also knows the threat of Jiang Xiaolin, and there are three or four players around to defend Jiang Xiaolin.

If Jiang Xiaolin stood still in the penalty area waiting for Martens to pass the ball, it would be difficult for him to jump up and head the ball successfully.

Looking at the referee's biased whistle today, even if Jiang Xiaolin was pulled down by the opponent in the penalty area, I am afraid the referee would not call a foul and give Alkmaar a penalty.

Therefore, for the second corner kick, Jiang Xiaolin did not wait on the small penalty area line, but roamed back and forth in the large penalty area, which confused the defensive players of Nijmegen. They could only follow Jiang Xiaolin and mess up their own defense line from time to time.

The opponent was confused, but Martens was not affected.

Because Jiang Xiaolin gestured to him and knew where to kick the ball.

At that time, Jiang Xiaolin would naturally use the off-ball running to sprint there. As long as Martens's ball was in place, Jiang Xiaolin might be able to head the ball to form a chance to score.

When Jiang Xiaolin ran around in the penalty area, making the defense line in Nijmegen's penalty area messy, Martens kicked the ball out.

This time Martens did not make a mistake. He kicked out the power, height, arc he wanted, and even the landing point was almost the same as the landing point he and Jiang Xiaolin had tacitly agreed on.

Next, it was up to Jiang Xiaolin.

As a result, Jiang Xiaolin did not disappoint everyone.

At the moment when Martens kicked off, Jiang Xiaolin was still near the penalty spot in the middle.

But when the ball kicked by Martens flew up, Jiang Xiaolin instantly changed direction to get rid of the two defenders following him and rushed to the small penalty area corner in front of the goal.

Originally, this position was guarded by a Nijmegen full-back, who had also predicted the landing point of the ball kicked by Martens and was ready to head the ball out of the penalty area.

Unexpectedly, just when the ball was about to fall on his head, a figure wearing an Alkmaar jersey came out from behind, jumped up in front of him, and headed the ball directly in the air before it fell, heading the ball towards the goal guarded by Babos.

This ball was powerful, fast, and very close.

Although goalkeeper Babos was standing in front, this distance did not allow him to react in time.

Seeing Jiang Xiaolin attacking from the front, getting ahead of his own playersAfter grabbing the first point and heading the ball, Babos only had time to wave his hands before he felt the ball fly into the goal from above his head.

The referee pointed to the center circle and blew the whistle to indicate that the goal was valid.

In the 41st minute, Alkmaar finally broke through Nijmegen's goal with Jiang Xiaolin's header in the corner kick, and Alkmaar got back a point.

Alkmaar lost 1-2 to Nijmegen away, only one goal behind.

Although the goal was scored beautifully, neither Jiang Xiaolin nor other teammates celebrated it.

Everyone just high-fived and hugged each other, and then hurried back to their own half.

After all, they were the ones who were behind now, and they could no longer use the goal to celebrate to delay time.

Therefore, Alkmaar did not celebrate it, but returned to their own half, waiting for the opponent to kick off and restart the game.

After the game resumed, Alkmaar took advantage of the opportunity of just scoring a goal and boosting morale to continue to put pressure on Nijmegen's half and launch a fierce attack.

Nijmegen, who had just lost the ball, was indeed unable to resist.

Although there was not much time left in the first half, it seemed that Nijmegen's defense was shaky and could be breached at any time.

In the 45th minute, when it had entered the stoppage time, Alkmaar actually scored a goal amid the cheers of Alkmaar fans and the boos of Nijmegen fans.

This was when Nijmegen was about to counterattack after intercepting Alkmaar's ball, but before the ball crossed the center line, it was snatched back by David Mendes with a precise tackle.

Then Jiang Xiaolin immediately turned around to counter-offside, and Martens, who got the ball, passed the ball in front of Jiang Xiaolin with a wonderful pass.

Jiang Xiaolin successfully received the ball and dribbled into the penalty area, facing the attacking goalkeeper Babos and shot a far corner.

The ball flew past Babos' armpit like an arrow, and then flew into Nijmegen's goal.

As a result, just as Jiang Xiaolin was about to celebrate with his teammates, he saw the linesman raised the flag and gave him an offside penalty.