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Chapter 234 Won the game, won the bet

"Scunthorpe surprisingly tied the score within 8 minutes! The fourth-ranked scorer Gary Hooper scored twice, leaving only one goal behind Beckford in the scorer list. This is a huge blow to the morale of Leeds United! The next game must be even more exciting..." said the commentator in charge of broadcasting the game.

The guest next to him had a different opinion: "I don't think it may be... being chased by the opponent for two goals in a row. What Leeds United should do now is not to counterattack, but to stabilize the situation first, because the opponent's morale is higher than them now. Scunthorpe's excitement will ease after scoring two goals in a row. Both sides are quite afraid of their opponents. I am afraid that there will be a flat period in the next game."

What happened next made the guests wish they could swallow what they just said. Leeds United did not even make a symbolic return pass after the re-kick-off, and immediately launched a fierce attack. Scunthorpe seemed to have known this for a long time, and greeted them tit-for-tat.

The waves rolled up by the two sides collided with each other in the midfield, stirring up waves all over the sky.

With the assist, Michalik dribbled the ball past an opponent, and then another defender's flying shovel immediately shoveled over. Michalik was not afraid, first distributed the ball to Delphi in the middle, and then jumped up to avoid the opponent's interception.

After Delphi got the ball, he immediately hoisted the ball into the midfield. Long Bisheng took off with the help of forward power, and the two defenders of the opponent also jumped up to block, resisting the impact of Long Bisheng with their own bodies.

Scunthorpe's defenders were already very familiar with Leeds United's tactics. Immediately, a defender flew over and blocked Beckford's powerful volley with his body!
The ball popped out of the penalty area, and Scunthorpe's midfielder intercepted the ball in front of Howson, and then distributed the ball to his teammates in the frontcourt.

Mister Xie posted it up with hands and feet. Hooper is not tall, at least Mister Xie will not suffer in terms of strength. At the same time, although he is relatively fast, he is still a little afraid of Hooper's speed. After close defense, he can at least restrain the opponent's rapid breakthrough.

After being entangled by Mister Xie, Hooper's forward speed slowed down. At the time of this delay, Leeds United had successfully returned to the defense, and Scunthorpe had to fall into the quagmire of the positional battle. In the end, Huntington ended the opponent's attack with a beautiful header clearance.

"Attack! Attack! Use offense to crush them! Don't be afraid of their counterattack, just score us one goal, and we can counterattack two goals!"

McAllister rushed to the sidelines and shouted loudly. Although he was quickly rushed back to the coach's bench by the fourth official, he won huge applause from the Leeds fans in the stands.

The head coach of Scunthorpe frowned. For him, one point in this game was enough to keep them in the No.6 position. He was already very satisfied with being able to chase two goals in a row when they were behind by two goals.

The two different mentalities of the two coaches got different results-after the two sides attacked back and forth for 5 minutes, the frightened Scunthorpe head coach made a change. He replaced a midfielder with a defender and prepared to rely on defense to spend the rest of the game.

After the lack of a midfielder, Scunthorpe began to be at a disadvantage in the midfield competition. The midfield composed of Delphi, Howson, Kilkenny and Douglas began to control the situation on the field. With the strong support of the midfielder, Long Bisheng and Beckford took turns to bomb the opponent's goal!
Hooper stood alone near the center circle. Leeds United's attack was too fierce, and his forward partner also returned to the center circle to defend, leaving him alone to wait for an opportunity to counterattack.

Finally, a clearance came from the backcourt. Hooper was just about to start to get the ball, but Huntington jumped high in front of him and pushed the ball back into Scunthorpe's half.

"Damn it!" Hooper stomped his feet angrily. He was the only one in the frontcourt, and the two central defenders of Leeds United were defending him. Huntington had the high-altitude ball, and Mister Xie had the ground ball.

We fought against the opponent just now, and we didn't fall into a disadvantage. Why should we increase the defenders and reduce the midfielders?Being attacked by the opponent like this, in the end, it is nothing more than a draw!Does the coach value this draw so much?
Damn lazy trainer!Hooper cursed secretly in his heart.

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Compared with the depressed Hooper, Long Bisheng and Beckford can be considered to be in a very comfortable mood. As a result of the midfield advantage, the two forwards have a steady stream of offensive opportunities to seize. Although Scunthorpe's defenders struggled to block most of their attacks, Long Bisheng and Beckford have gradually felt in their hearts that they are not far away from scoring...

"Dragon!" Beckford yelled, passed the ball directly to Long Bisheng at the front of the penalty area, and then inserted himself. Long Bisheng stopped the ball safely. While leaning against the defender behind him, he gently flicked the ball horizontally in front of Beckford.

Huntington headed the ball down, and Mister Xie immediately distributed the ball to Michalik on the left. Leeds United's left back has been very active in assisting during this period, perhaps to make up for the two mistakes he made.

Michalik, who dribbled the ball along the sidewalk, saw a defender rushing towards him and made a fake move to pass the ball to Delphi, but unexpectedly dribbled the ball across and went straight to the middle!
The advantage of the full-back's assist lies in the suddenness. Michalik's forced breakthrough in the middle was beyond the opponent's expectation. Scunthorpe's defense line was in chaos immediately. The two players made a mistake in coordination and rushed towards Michalik at the same time!

With a flick of his ankle, Michalik passed the ball to Howson, who had shifted to the middle. Howson led the ball forward. Beckford, who was about to grab a point deep in the penalty area, pulled out of the penalty area. His retreat also attracted a defender to run out with him.
The one who switched positions with Beckford and inserted into the penalty area is the dragon who will win!
Although his speed is not fast, he is definitely not slow in short-distance sprints—a person whose one step is equal to another person's one and a half steps, no matter how slow he is, there is a limit—plus this beautiful pass by Howson, when he passed the opponent's last defender, the ball had just passed to his feet!
This ball can be regarded as single-handed or not, because at the same time Long Bisheng received the ball, the two defenders he passed turned around like crazy tigers at the same time, and at the same time kicked and shoveled from behind him!
Changing to the previous Long Bisheng, I was afraid that he would have to adjust the ball before deciding whether to shoot or not—but this time, Long Bisheng did not adjust. Even though the position of the kick was not so comfortable, he still kicked the ball directly at the first time and slammed the ball hard!
The ball flew out from Long Bisheng's feet, and then the feet of two defenders arrived at the same time, and happened to stumble on Long Bisheng's feet. Long Bisheng, who had already shot the goal, immediately lost his balance and fell down like a golden mountain or a jade pillar.

While falling down, Long Bisheng still tried his best to raise his head, watching the arc of the ball's flight...

Before he fell, he saw the ball jump up from the ground, fly upwards to the goal in an upward arc, fly past the Scunthorpe goalkeeper's outstretched fingers, and then hit the net above the goal hard!

It wasn't until he fell heavily that grass clippings flew all over the sky that he could think clearly about the series of things that happened just now—he shot the goal directly without thinking. Super goal.

A group of teammates pressed on him and screamed to celebrate, but Long Bisheng, who was pressed at the bottom, had no room to celebrate. He just murmured to himself: "Maybe this is the right thing to do. A striker seizes every opportunity to attack and win at the same time."

After getting up from the ground, Long Bisheng patted his extremely dirty jersey and smiled at Beckford, "Jermaine, I won."

"No problem, I owe you a beer." Beckford smiled and walked towards his own half with him, and raised his voice deliberately when he walked past Hooper.

Hooper's teeth were chattering, and he was dying of anger, especially since he didn't think he lost because of strength.

After Leeds United took the lead again, the head coach of Scunthorpe realized how big a mistake he had made. He had the opportunity to lead his team to victory in the away game, but his substitution made the initiative come to Leeds United again. It is even more difficult to get the initiative.

Although Scunthorpe launched a tenacious counterattack in the next game, Leeds United's Howson accumulated two yellow cards due to two fouls in the midfield. In the end, Scunthorpe, who had the numerical advantage, attacked with almost all members, but under the defense of Leeds United, they still failed to get back the score. [-]-[-], Leeds United struggled to win two consecutive victories at home.

(End of this chapter)