Chapter 359

Spartak Moscow scored a penalty.

In the 27th minute of the first half, Spartak Moscow, who played at home, relied on a penalty kick by striker Shan Gao to lead Alkmaar 1-0 at home.

The entire Moscow Stadium covered with snowflakes suddenly erupted like a volcano, and tens of thousands of Russian fans burst into earth-shaking applause and roars, celebrating wildly.

The cold weather, bad grass, and lagging score made the game situation more unfavorable for Alkmaar.

After scoring the lead, Spartak Moscow's offense relaxed a little.

After all, they are also human beings, and they can't keep attacking for a long time with high intensity in such bad weather and grass environment.

This allowed the players of Alkmaar to get a little rest, and then take the initiative to attack.

They had to attack because they were behind.

However, although Alkmaar attacked, Spartak Moscow did not retreat completely, and played a defensive counterattack like Alkmaar, but launched an offensive against Alkmaar and fought in the midfield.

In the 34th minute, Maarten Martens was fouled by the opponent while dribbling in the frontcourt, and won a free kick about 27 meters away from the goal, and the position was also good.

However, when Jiang Xiaolin took the free kick, he ran up to the penalty spot and was about to kick the ball, but his supporting foot slipped and he fell to the ground.

He kicked the ball out again, which was considered a free kick, but it was soft and weak, and rolled lightly to the foot of the wall. The Moscow Spartak players in the wall were overjoyed and immediately launched a counterattack after getting the ball.

Fortunately, everyone knows that Jiang Xiaolin's free kick is a direct shot, and there is no need for too many people to rush to the front to grab the point, so there are still more people left in the backcourt, blocking the opponent's counterattack.

In the 39th minute, Moscow Spartak completed a good long shot outside the penalty area.

In the case that the pass could not enter Alkmaar's penalty area and could not shoot in the penalty area, Moscow Spartak could only try a long shot outside the penalty area.

This time, the long shot was of very high quality. Mozart of Spartak Moscow, who cut in from the wing, received a cross pass from his teammate outside the penalty area and completed a high-quality long shot.

The ball drew an arc in the air, went to the far corner, and successfully bypassed the goalkeeper Sergio Romero.

However, just when all the Russian fans stood up and wanted to celebrate the goal, the ball hit the goal post with a "bang" and bounced back into the penalty area.

Mozart's shot from outside the penalty area was just a little bit away from scoring.

If this ball had gone in, Spartak Moscow would have led 2-0, which would have been even more difficult for Alkmaar.

Fortunately, the goal post helped Alkmaar!

The ball that bounced back into the penalty area was caught by Hector Moreno, and then a few passes were made to the front court, and Alkmaar launched a counterattack.

However, as the first half drew to a close, Spartak Moscow's defense became increasingly tight.

Obviously, they did not want to be equalized by Alkmaar at the end of the first half.

Alkmaar's attack has not been effective.

Although Jiang Xiaolin tried his best, running in the penalty area, long shots outside the penalty area, breaking through the wing and shooting, passing from the wing, etc., he still failed to score for Alkmaar.

Because Jiang Xiaolin is no longer an unknown person, even if he is only 17 years old, even if this is Russia, Jiang Xiaolin is still closely guarded by Spartak Moscow.

In addition to the influence of weather and venue, Jiang Xiaolin's performance was also greatly affected.

Therefore, until the end of the 1 minute of stoppage time and the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, Alkmaar failed to score a goal to equalize the score. The two sides entered the halftime break with a score of 1-0, and Spartak Moscow, playing at home, led by one goal.

When leaving the field, the players of Alkmaar were a little dejected, while Spartak Moscow seemed arrogant.

The Russian fans in the stands were so excited that they could hardly control themselves. They clapped, cheered, waved flags and sang in the stands, venting the passion of their fighting nation.

After Jiang Xiaolin and others returned to the locker room, they took a hot shower, changed into dry clothes, and returned to their seats. Everyone looked a little tired and lacked confidence.

Even Jiang Xiaolin himself felt that he was careless.

Before the game started, he turned on the team halo to check the on-site status of Alkmaar in this game, and the result was only 76%.

But Jiang Xiaolin did not spend attribute points to increase morale because he felt it was unnecessary.

On the one hand, he felt that Alkmaar, with the strength of the first in the Eredivisie, would not lose to Spartak Moscow even if it was difficult.

On the other hand, it was alsoDuring this period, his continuous scoring made his confidence increase too much, which led to carelessness.

Jiang Xiaolin, who had never been to Russia, did not expect that the weather and the environment of the venue of this game would be so bad. If he had known earlier, he would have used the team aura to add 10 or 20 points to the overall morale of the team, and he would not have been so passive.

But now it is too late, and it is too late to add more during the game.

There is no way, just continue to play like this, hoping to score a goal in the second half. Even a draw is much better.

After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and continued to fight.

The weather did not improve, it was still snowing, and the wind was still biting, and the two sides continued to fight in the snow.

After the start of the second half, perhaps the boiling blood of the players of Spartak Moscow was suppressed by the head coach, and they did not press forward to attack again.

Because Jiang Xiaolin's counterattack threat was too great, the lack of goals in the first half can only be said that Spartak Moscow was lucky and Jiang Xiaolin had not yet adapted to the game.

After adapting in the first half, the opponent had no idea what Jiang Xiaolin would be like in the second half, so it was safer to strengthen the defense. If they could keep the score of 1-0 until the end of the game, that would be the best.

Of course, Spartak Moscow is not a traditional defensive team like Italy, and it is impossible for them to defend with all their strength.

It's just that the formation retreated, the backcourt kept more defenders, and the frontcourt was still fighting with Alkmaar and trying to attack.

The game between the two sides in the second half basically became Alkmaar's main attack and Spartak Moscow's main defense, but Alkmaar could not completely suppress Spartak Moscow.

Alkmaar had a certain advantage in ball possession, but it could not be converted into a goal.

In the 51st minute, Jiang Xiaolin ran out of a short gap in the penalty area. If the ball was passed to his feet, with his full shooting skills, he could make a threatening shot.

The front midfielder Maarten Martens, who was holding the ball, also saw the gap and Jiang Xiaolin's running position, and also made a pass.

As a result, the ball he passed was a little weak, and the Moscow Spartak defender who rushed over made a flying tackle and intercepted the ball before Jiang Xiaolin, causing Alkmaar to miss a good chance to score.

A few minutes later, in the 58th minute, Jiang Xiaolin cut inside from the sideline and shot from outside the penalty area.

Unfortunately, due to the interference of the opponent's players, the ball was slightly biased towards the goal, and the angle was not sharp, and the goalkeeper Bredko flew out of the bottom line.

Although the subsequent corner kick was grabbed by Alkmaar, it did not fall on Jiang Xiaolin's head.

The first point of the header was grabbed by the central defender Ragnar Klavan who stepped forward to participate in the corner kick attack. His header was not in the right position due to the interference of the opponent, and flew high over the crossbar.

While Alkmaar continued to attack and try to equalize the score, Moscow Spartak was naturally not idle, and took advantage of the opportunity of intercepting the ball from time to time to counterattack.

In the 63rd minute, Spartak Moscow launched a quick counterattack by stealing the ball, and finally forward Pudurikov dribbled into the penalty area and got a chance to shoot.

However, goalkeeper Sergio Romero stood well and blocked his shooting route.

Pudurikov's shot hit Romero's leg and bounced out of the bottom line, failing to score.

In the subsequent corner kick, Spartak Moscow failed to grab the first point and was cleared by Alkmaar defender Hector Moreno out of the penalty area.

However, as the game time passed, Spartak Moscow was in high spirits, but Alkmaar became more and more anxious.

Because it was Spartak Moscow that was leading the score, and it was Alkmaar that was behind.

If this score remained until the end, Alkmaar would lose the game and be forced into a desperate situation. In the last round, it must fight against Serie A team Udinese to have a slight chance of qualifying.

Given the defensive capabilities of the Italian Serie A team Udinese, whether Alkmaar can win even if they play at home is really an unknown!

Therefore, the players of Alkmaar had to be anxious.

However, there was no point in being anxious.

In the 68th minute, winger Stein Schals dribbled past two opposing players and entered the penalty area.

Originally, Schals' dribbling breakthrough caused a chaos in Spartak Moscow, resulting in a small gap on the left side of the penalty area, and there was also a ball path from Schals to the left.

Jiang Xiaolin also ran into the gap through agile off-ball movement, and waved to Schals while running, asking him to pass the ball into the gap.

As a result, SchalsMaybe he was too anxious to score a goal, so he didn't even glance at Jiang Xiaolin, nor did he find an opening to pass the ball to Jiang Xiaolin. Instead, he dribbled into the penalty area and shot from the side of the penalty area.

Although the ball hit the goal frame, it was saved by goalkeeper Bredko because of the angle, and then cleared by the players of Spartak Moscow.

After the shot was completed and the ball didn't go in, Schals saw the opening of Jiang Xiaolin on the other side of the penalty area, but it was too late.

Schals could only give Jiang Xiaolin an apologetic look and then return to defense.

Jiang Xiaolin continued to expand his running range, trying to run out of the opening and get a chance to shoot.

However, the weather and venue of this game had a great impact on Alkmaar, and Spartak Moscow also kept a tight watch on him.

It was very difficult for Jiang Xiaolin to get space to shoot by himself.

And when he ran out of the opening, his teammates might not find it, and even if they found it, there might not be a passing route to pass to him.

Even if he passed the ball, it was limited by his level and the field. The ball rarely landed at Jiang Xiaolin's feet and formed a shooting opportunity at the right time.

Seeing that this would not work, the opponent's defense against his shooting was too strict. In addition to the field restrictions, Jiang Xiaolin might find it difficult to shoot and score in this game.

So Jiang Xiaolin began to consciously increase the horizontal pull to increase the gap or pass assist opportunities for his teammates.

In the 74th minute, Jiang Xiaolin took away two defenders in the process of pulling from the middle to the side, allowing David Mendes who inserted in the middle back row to get a shooting opportunity.

Unfortunately, Mendes is not a professional shooter, and his shooting skills are much worse than Hamdaoyi, Martens and others. This kick did not hold down the ball and flew high over the crossbar.

Despite this, Jiang Xiaolin still saw the hope of scoring a goal and continued to consciously run to both sides to take away the defensive force in the middle of Spartak Moscow.

However, with more running, the opponent also realized Jiang Xiaolin's intention, and naturally took precautions consciously, and began to use more zone defense, instead of having the central defender and the defensive midfielder follow Jiang Xiaolin everywhere.

Seeing this, Jiang Xiaolin had no choice but to run into the penalty area to get the ball with his back to the goal, and act as a real center forward.

In fact, Jiang Xiaolin's height, physique, ball stopping, dribbling, passing and other skills are very suitable for being a tactical center forward.

However, Jiang Xiaolin's previous goal efficiency concealed his advantages. Everyone used him as a pure shooter, and Jiang Xiaolin himself did not use the role of tactical center forward too much.

Now, when Jiang Xiaolin used this trick, everyone found that the effect was very good.

Even when facing the tall and strong polar bear players, Jiang Xiaolin's full physique and 185cm height did not make him lose the upper hand at all.

His full dribbling and passing skills raised Alkmaar's offensive threat to a higher level.

Soon, the opportunity came.

In the 79th minute, Jiang Xiaolin received a pass from his teammate with his back to the goal, about three meters to the right of the penalty spot in the penalty area.

Although he could not turn around and shoot, nor could he dribble through, Jiang Xiaolin naturally made the defenders and goalkeeper of Spartak Moscow nervous after getting the ball.

The shadow of a man is like the shadow of a tree. Just the threat of Jiang Xiaolin getting the ball would make them nervous, without having to consider whether Jiang Xiaolin could successfully turn around or shoot.

Therefore, in addition to the two defenders who were close to Jiang Xiaolin, there were two more defenders who surrounded Jiang Xiaolin, and the goalkeeper also stared at Jiang Xiaolin, fearing that he would suddenly turn around and shoot.

Jiang Xiaolin, with his back to the goal, actually had a slim chance of turning around and shooting, and he didn't want to do so.

What he had to do was to be a good support point and assist his teammates.

He found that when he got the ball and was surrounded and double-teamed by several opponents, there were loopholes in the defense of Spartak Moscow.