Chapter 68 First defeat of the season

Chapter 68 First defeat of the season

Alan got the ball before anyone else and passed it directly to Gabriel Silva who was running up.

In this transition between offense and defense, the three Brazilian players seemed to have a very tacit understanding. Naldo made up for his younger brother Silva, while Alan controlled the ball tacitly and quickly passed it to the Brazilian compatriot Silva who was bullied.

The young Brazilian defender who was very embarrassed just now showed his talents on the offensive end. He looked up and directly passed the football with a diagonal long pass.

This long pass was quite skillful and accurately found Udinese's forward captain Di Natale.

"Counterattack! This is Udinese's chance to counterattack!"

Freiburg's center back Pavel Comas was competing with Di Natale for the top position, but the 33-year-old Czech veteran immediately realized that he was no match for the old Italian guy. Di Natale's passion for football He made an early prediction of the landing point and successfully jumped in front of the Czech defender with all his strength.

"Bruno!" Di Natale shouted.

This is a header!

Bruno rushed up. He did not stop the ball, but directly volleyed the football towards the front court.

Then people saw a blue figure flash past, which was Muriel's fast forward thrust.

Freiburg's midfielder Julian Schuster hurriedly turned around to chase the football. He was closer to the football than Muriel. He thought he could get the ball first, but the next second, Schuster I was stunned. The Colombian boy who started several meters behind me had already caught up.

Schuster was shocked. Without any hesitation, he fell directly to the ground and made a sliding tackle!

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"Muriel! So fast! Schuster! Tackle! He shoveled the football towards his goalkeeper!" the German commentator shouted, "Schuster is experienced and he knows he is about to be caught. "

"Oh my God! The Colombian boy! His speed! He can even be faster!"

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Just when everyone thought that Udinese's attack would end here and the ball would eventually be cleared by Freiburg goalkeeper Bowman, they saw that blue figure still accelerating. The pass passed directly past Schuster without stopping at all. Instead, the speed became faster and faster, and he continued to move forward like a sprint.

This short Colombian young man showed his amazing explosive power to the world at this moment.

Freiburg goalkeeper Bowman, who originally planned to make a safe clearance, panicked when he saw the blue figure getting closer and closer. He strode forward directly, raised his right foot and was about to make a clearance.

He didn't dare to kick wide, fearing that it would bounce off Muriel and fly towards the goal, so Bowman directly used the arch of his foot to sweep the football out to the side.

This is intended to directly kick the football off the sideline, causing a dead ball and temporarily dissolving the crisis.

At this moment, Muriel fell directly to the ground and made a sliding tackle!

"Muriel! Scoop shot!"

"It's just a little bit off! Wait!"

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Muriel's raised right foot slightly touched the football that was swept away by the Freiburg goalkeeper. This caused the football to slow down and change its direction, rolling towards the corner flag.

"Bruno Fernandez!" the Portuguese commentator suddenly shouted.

After completing a coquettish non-stop volley pass, Bruno, who was desperately pushing forward, finally arrived. He hooked the football back before it was about to cross the baseline, then made a slight adjustment and started directly without any hesitation. The left foot pushed the football towards the goal.

The football flew through the air. Freiburg goalkeeper Bowman, who had just struggled to get up, tried his best to stretch his arms, but it was a half-high ball that just went around his waist.

In the middle, Di Natale rushed forward desperately. Next to him was Pavel Comas. The two of them pulled and pulled each other, but neither could touch the football.

"What a pity..." the Italian commentator sighed regretfully, and then exclaimed, "Later point! Maxuel!"

Both McSuell and Freiburg full-back Christian Ginter were sprinting, like duels about to hit the line in a sprint race.

McSuell took the lead at the last moment, and saw the Brazilian midfielder throwing his body while running at high speed.

The football hit him on the knee first, then bounced up and hit him on the chest. The ball finally rolled into the net along with McSuel, who continued to move forward due to inertia.

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The moment McSuuel and the ball rolled into the Freiburg goal, the Italian commentator jumped up excitedly and shouted: "GOOOOOOOOOOOOLLL!!!!!!"

"Goal! Udinese overtook the score again 2:1! They made a fast counterattack!"

"In the 74th minute of the game, Bruno Fernandez assisted McSuell and reversed the score!"

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McSuel climbed out of the net, then sprinted toward Bruno, who had provided him with the assist, running, jumping, and yelling.

Behind him are Udinese players such as Di Natale, Alan, Muriel, Silva, and Kanter.

Although he missed the goal in the end, which made Muriel a little disappointed and frustrated, but seeing that his efforts created a scoring opportunity for the team, Muriel was more happy at this time.

Near the baseline, Bruno jumped up after passing the ball, raised his arms three times in a row, raised his hands high after landing, and shouted to McSuel, who was running towards him: "Great job!"

The Italian commentator said: "I have to thank Muriel for this goal. It can be said that he played this goal for Udinese! If it weren't for him, Udinese's offense would have failed when Schuster made the clearance. It’s over.”

"Bruno's assist is very beautiful. This little guy's pass is very cunning. The goalkeeper can't do anything with such a pass!" The Portuguese commentator was still boasting about Bruno, and his pass was also very crucial.

Udinese head coach Guidolin on the sidelines was praising Muriel. He shouted Muriel's name loudly on the sidelines and then applauded: "Luis! Well done!!"

Bruno Fernandez is in good form and does not need to worry too much. Now Muriel is the kid who needs to be cared for and encouraged.

And this goal was indeed an opportunity for Muriel. He did not slow down and his sprinting speed put great pressure on the opponent's defender and goalkeeper.

In the end, Muriel's shovel shot hit the football and slowed down the ball. This gave Bruno the opportunity to catch up with the football before it went out of the sideline and send out the assist.

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Freiburg's head coach saw that he had lost the ball and immediately made substitution adjustments. He replaced the team's center Mike Hanke and replaced him with another center Christian Frese.

Replacing a center who is full of energy with a center who is exhausted, Freiburg's head coach obviously intends to give it a try in the last twenty minutes.

However, Udinese's defense is also very tenacious. The double defensive midfielder composed of Kanter and Alan built a steel wall in front of the back line.

The two young defensive midfielders, both born in 91, have very strong running abilities. No matter where Freiburg's offense goes, one of them will stand in front of the opponent.

Coupled with the back line led by Nardo, Udinese showed strong defensive capabilities.

Under the leadership of Bruno Fernandez, Udinese also played efficient counterattacks from time to time, posing a huge threat to Freiburg's defense.

Especially Freiburg's midfielder Karim Gade, who came on as a substitute in the 66th minute of the game, received a yellow card each from Bruno and Muriel in less than ten minutes. He was sent off in the 87th minute of the game.

This directly declared the bankruptcy of Freiburg's plan to make a comeback at home.

In the end, when the referee blew the three whistles to end the game, the score on the field remained at 1:2.

Relying on Bruno's shots and passes, Udinese reversed their opponents in the away game and scored their first 3 points in the Europa League group stage this season.

In another group match, Sevilla, playing away from home, defeated Estoril by the same score and also scored 3 points.

As a result, with the same points, the same number of goals, and the same goal difference, Sevilla is temporarily ranked first with the initial letter S being higher than Udinese's initial letter U. Won first place in Group H.

But Udinese fans are still very happy because they defeated their strongest opponent in the group stage away from home. In their opinion, the first place in the group is already very stable.

However, Udinese soon suffered a blow.

After returning to Italy, Udinese ushered in the fourth round of Serie A on the afternoon of September 9.

Since the Europa League group stage with Freiburg was less than 60 hours apart, Guidolin had no choice but to rest the two veterans Di Natale and Nardo in Udinese's away game against Chievo.

The core of the two lines in front and back is not present, and Udinese is leaking air at both ends.On the one hand, the offensive line could not seize the shooting opportunities created by the midfielder. On the other hand, the back line could not block Chievo's attack.

Although Udinese set the fastest goal record in Serie A this season with Bruno assisting McSuell in the first minute, Chievo scored two goals in the 13th and 40th minutes to reverse the score.

In the second half, Guidolin continuously deployed his troops and replaced two major attackers, Di Natale and Mahrez, to strengthen the attack. However, the tired black chicken failed to score a second goal until the end of the game.

In the end, Udinese suffered its first defeat of the season at the Bentegodi Stadium, while Flying Donkey achieved its first win of the season.