Chapter 356

Groningen continued to attack Alkmaar's half, hoping to score a goal.

However, their forwards were not good at shooting. Not to mention scoring a goal, they didn't even have many threatening shots that hit the goal frame.

Instead, Alkmaar once again made a successful quick counterattack in the 21st minute.

This time, Groningen's attack in the frontcourt was interrupted. Jiang Xiaolin successfully countered the offside and received a long pass from his teammates in the backcourt to form a single shot. Then he faced the Groningen goalkeeper Dashua who attacked from outside the penalty area and scored a goal.

Jiang Xiaolin helped Alkmaar take a 1-0 lead away from home.

After taking the lead in the score, Alkmaar's defensive counterattack became more natural.

Groningen, who fell behind in the score, had no choice but to continue attacking and try to score a goal to equalize the score.

In the 34th minute, Groningen's attack paid off. Midfielder Granlowi made a sudden shot at the front of the penalty area. The ball hit the leg of Alkmaar defender Steves and changed its line, catching goalkeeper Didulica off guard. He could only watch the ball go into the net.

Groningen equalized the score, and the home fans in the stands cheered enthusiastically.

As a result, when Groningen was celebrating, a very controversial scene appeared on the field.

Because the Groningen players were too excited, they ran back to their own half while celebrating.

However, they themselves did not notice and were still celebrating excitedly.

Jiang Xiaolin, with his full creativity, suddenly had an idea and asked his teammate Didulica, who was the goalkeeper, to kick the ball over and put it in the center circle.

Because, after a goal is scored on the football field, it is not necessary to wait until both sides are standing in their own half and forming a formation before the ball can be kicked off. Instead, it is enough for each side to be in their own half and not cross the center line.

There is no mandatory rule for whether they are in the boundary or not.

So, a surprising scene appeared on the field.

While the Groningen players were still celebrating their equalizing goal outside the boundary, Alkmaar had already put the ball into the center circle under the command of Jiang Xiaolin.

Then, the referee saw that the ball had been put into the center circle and the Groningen players were also in their own half, so he suddenly blew the whistle to kick off without any warning.

With so many people in the stands, it is natural that Groningen fans noticed that Jiang Xiaolin and others quickly put the ball into the center circle and then the referee blew the whistle to kick off.

In addition to being stunned, they naturally shouted to remind the Groningen players who were still celebrating on the sidelines that the opponent had kicked off and was going to attack their own goal.

However, no one paid any attention to the shouts of these few fans.

Because more people were still immersed in the joy of scoring and could not extricate themselves, most people did not notice the scene where Jiang Xiaolin and others quickly put the ball into the center circle to kick off the attack.

The Groningen players who were celebrating on the sidelines did not hear the reminders of the few fans in the noisy stadium environment.

On the center line, Jiang Xiaolin kept looking at the referee. After hearing the referee's whistle, he kicked the ball to Ali, who then pushed the ball two or three meters in front of Jiang Xiaolin, giving Jiang Xiaolin a run-up shot.

Then, Jiang Xiaolin took two steps to run up, and used all his strength to volley the ball towards the Groningen goal.

At this time, Groningen's goalkeeper Dashua was still celebrating their goal with his teammates.

With the referee's whistle, Jiang Xiaolin and Ali's kick-offs, and Jiang Xiaolin's long-footed shot, more and more home fans noticed that Alkmaar had suddenly sneaked in and shot directly from the center circle, and there was an uproar in the stands.

The Groningen players looked into the stadium belatedly and found that Jiang Xiaolin had completed the shot. The ball was already flying in the air towards Groningen's goal, and judging from the ball's path, it was basically certain to go in.

At this time, even if goalkeeper Dashua ran back to save the ball, it would be too late.

Jiang Xiaolin's full-value shooting skills, long-range shots, and physique made his long-range shot from the center circle fly into the goal without any suspense under the desperate gaze of the Groningen people.

While the Groningen people were still immersed in the previous goal to tie the score, Alkmaar had already scored another goal from Jiang Xiaolin's sneak attack from the center circle, expanding the score to 2-1.

Seeing this, the Groningen fans in the stands booed loudly, and the players rushed into the field in shock and anger, rushed to the referee, and excitedly complained to the referee that the ball was not legal. They were still celebrating, and Alkmaar took a shot from the center circle, which was invalid.

However,The referee ignored their excited complaints and pointed directly at the center circle, blowing the whistle to indicate that the goal was valid.

Jiang Xiaolin, Ali, Van der Velden and others began their celebration amid the boos of Groningen's home fans.

As for the complaints of the opposing players, it was no longer their business, and the referee would naturally make the decision.

The commentators in the commentary booth were also somewhat stunned.

The commentator of the Dutch TV station said blankly:

"The ball went in, is this goal valid?"

"Alkmaar took advantage of the opportunity when the Groningen players were still celebrating the previous goal, and suddenly kicked off from the center circle, and Jiang Xiaolin scored a long shot from the center circle."

"Groningen's players haven't returned to the field yet, does this goal count?"

At this time, the commentator took over and said: "According to the rules, this goal should be counted!"

The commentator asked in surprise: "Why?"

Then, the guest explained to the commentator and the audience in front of the TV why this goal was counted, and also explained why the referee allowed Alkmaar to kick the ball from the center circle when the Groningen players had not returned to their own field, and finally ruled that the goal was valid.

Finally, the guest said with a smile: "Although the rules are like this, there are very few people who know how to use them! We can see that this attack was completely initiated by Jiang Xiaolin. He waved to his teammates in the center circle to pass the ball to him. He was in the center circle and waited for the referee to blow the whistle to kick off."

"It can be said that Jiang Xiaolin's sudden attack overturned my understanding of him! I always thought that Jiang Xiaolin was a more law-abiding person. Although he is very strong and has a high efficiency in scoring goals, he basically did not do anything out of the ordinary on the court."

"But today's incident refreshed my understanding of Jiang Xiaolin. It turns out that he can seize opportunities like this. No one else in Alkmaar discovered this When there was an opportunity, Jiang Xiaolin actually found it and took advantage of it, giving the Groningen players a painful blow. "

"If the Groningen players don't return to their own half to celebrate, it's fine. The rules do not allow the ball to be kicked off when the opponent's players have not returned to their own half."

"Therefore, although Jiang Xiaolin's goal was very sneaky, it was a real and effective goal that complies with the rules."

"The Groningen players were really too careless!"

After listening to the explanation of the commentator, the neutral fans in front of the TV finally understood why Alkmaar could suddenly kick off when the Groningen players were still celebrating on the sidelines, and why Jiang Xiaolin's goal was judged valid by the referee.

Everyone felt that Jiang Xiaolin was too sneaky. This sneak attack was very sudden and effective.

After all, the opponent had just worked hard to equalize the score, but Jiang Xiaolin suddenly took advantage of the opponent's carelessness to successfully sneak attack, wiped out the ball that the opponent had worked hard to score, and regained the lead.

Presumably, this was a more severe blow to Groningen than Jiang Xiaolin's direct goal.

In fact, it was true. Amid the angry shouts of countless Groningen players at the scene and in front of the TV, the referee still insisted on the penalty of the goal being valid, and gave a yellow card to Groningen player Aguirelli, who was emotional and pushed the referee.

Just after Groningen equalized the score, Jiang Xiaolin took advantage of the opponent's carelessness to sneak attack and scored twice to lead the score again.

Such a goal loss was much stronger than the blow Jiang Xiaolin brought to Groningen through the goal in the open play.

In a very embarrassing way, they turned the originally equalized score back into a backward one, and Aguirelli received a yellow card because of his excited appeal to the referee.

They were not like the audience in front of the TV, who had a commentator to explain to them the principle of the validity of the goal. The referee would not tell them too much in detail, but just told them that there was no problem with the goal and asked them not to entangle anymore, otherwise he would show them a yellow card.

Under such circumstances, many players were a little depressed and confused, which naturally seriously affected their performance on the field.

Although they still maintained the posture of actively attacking Alkmaar, the efficiency of the attack was really not satisfactory.

In the remaining time of the first half, Groningen did not even make a threatening shot within the range of the goal frame, and spent the rest of the first half.

Of course, Alkmaar, who scored a goal, was limited by the lack of individual strength and tacit cooperation of the substitutes and starters, and failed to score again.

After 1 minute of stoppage time in the first half, the two sides entered the halftime break with a score of 1-2, and Alkmaar, who played away, led by one goal.

During the halftime break, commentators and guests from various TV stationsWe explained the rules of kicking off the ball in the center circle to the audience in more detail, and the participants understood more clearly that Jiang Xiaolin's sneak attack, although it felt very thief, was really no problem and made reasonable use of the rules.

It can only be said that the Groningen players celebrated too proudly and carelessly after scoring the goal, which allowed Jiang Xiaolin to seize this loophole and opportunity.

This sneak attack made more people remember Jiang Xiaolin.

Jiang Xiaolin used to give people the feeling of a goal-scoring machine, without any other characteristics. But this sudden sneak attack let the fans know that Jiang Xiaolin has such a clever and funny side.

Worth paying attention to.

After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

Perhaps it was because of the psychological construction of the head coach during the halftime break, the players also knew that Jiang Xiaolin's goal was indeed a valid goal within the scope of the rules. They could only blame themselves for being too careless, and could not blame the referee for judging the goal valid.

Therefore, the Groningen players calmed down a lot, regrouped in the second half, and continued to attack Alkmaar.

But their shooting skills were not very effective against Alkmaar, who was shrinking their defense.

In the 53rd minute, Groningen got a corner kick. Ibrahima, the central defender who rushed into the penalty area, grabbed the first header, but was saved by goalkeeper Didulica, which made the Groningen fans who had stood up to celebrate feel deeply disappointed.

In the 57th minute, Groningen tore through Alkmaar's defense through a series of passes and cuts, and passed the ball into the penalty area, allowing striker Brent to get a chance to shoot in the penalty area.

As a result, this rare chance to shoot in the penalty area was missed by Brent.

Groningen missed the chance to score again.

While Groningen's players were constantly wasting opportunities due to poor shooting skills, Alkmaar was still able to counterattack occasionally.

In the 65th minute, Alkmaar once again created a threat through an out-of-bounds attack on the wing.

After Jiang Xiaolin easily unloaded his teammate's out-of-bounds ball on the wing, he made a two-on-one cooperation with his teammate, and then dribbled the ball horizontally to the middle.

During Jiang Xiaolin's dribbling, Groningen's overall formation constantly changed according to Jiang Xiaolin's position. At least three players were always following Jiang Xiaolin and in front of him to prevent him from suddenly shooting.

Jiang Xiaolin rushed left and right in the middle for a long time, but failed to find a chance to break through and shoot in the penalty area. In the end, he could only look up to find an opportunity to pass the ball.

During Jiang Xiaolin's dribbling, striker Ali broke into the right side of the penalty area by changing direction and got a short gap.

Seeing this, Jiang Xiaolin looked up at Ali and made a gesture as if he was going to pass the ball in Ali's direction, causing the defensive players in front of him to move unconsciously, trying to block the ball Jiang Xiaolin passed to Ali.

Goalkeeper Dashua also wanted to move to the right to prevent Jiang Xiaolin from passing the ball to Ali and forming a shot in the penalty area.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Xiaolin looked at Ali on the right, kicked out, but twisted his ankle and passed the ball to the left penalty area.

Because of the deception of Jiang Xiaolin's eyes and head, everyone focused on the right side of the penalty area where Ali was, resulting in the left penalty area being empty and unguarded.

When the Groningen players found that Jiang Xiaolin did not pass the ball to Ali, but passed the ball to the left in a feint to the east, they turned their heads and found that Alkmaar's left forward Moussa Dembele had entered the penalty area and was ready to receive the ball and shoot. When they wanted to block it, it was too late.

Jiang Xiaolin's full creativity, teamwork and passing skills not only allowed him to successfully use Ronaldinho's feint to the east and west, but also passed the ball to Moussa Dembele's best shooting position.