green shooter

Chapter 12 Penalty
The game continued, and Regina kicked off.

Reggina striker Tommaso passed the ball back to the midfielder, and midfielder Viola advanced the ball into the Turin half.

Capelupo rushed over and it was an active tackle on the ground. The ball was tackled and the man was tackled. The Reggina midfielder hugged his calf in pain, crying and rolling on the grass.

After the referee blew the whistle, he hurried over and took out a red card from his pocket. Capelupo also tried to explain what was not intentional. It was not a person who went towards the ball and did not shovel his leg. The referee just shook his head and held up the red card.

The Turin team had just taken the lead, and captain Capelupo received a red card. Coach Piggino's face turned black when he saw this scene.

Capelupo shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands with an innocent face, but the referee had already made the penalty and could not change it, so he had no choice but to end.

There will always be sudden situations of one kind or another on the football field. Zhu Hantao stood in the frontcourt with his hips akimbo, feeling a little helpless. Now he would have one less person to fight.

Coach Pigino called Zhu Hantao over loudly, "Zhu, you stay a little behind in the frontcourt and return to the midfield, participate more in defense, run more, support your teammates, and tell them that the first half of the game is not long, hold on and hold on to the lead."

"I see, coach." Zhu Hantao nodded and returned to his seat.

Reggina's midfielder Viola, who just fell to the ground with his face covered in pain, took a free kick as if nothing had happened. The left midfielder Bonianni dribbled the ball forward and faced Luca Avanzi who came to defend him. Bonianni stopped the ball and feinted on the spot to deceive him.

Luca didn't hesitate, didn't talk too much with him, saw the right moment and cut the ball with his foot, and strode the ball past Regina's left midfielder.

Bonianni seemed a little unconvinced, turned around and tackled on the ground, bringing Luka down from behind.

Immediately the whistle sounded, and the referee showed Bonianni a yellow card. Luca was very dissatisfied and shouted, "Damn, this should be a red card! It was a tackle from behind, and the ball that missed the tackle was aimed at my legs."

The referee then showed Luca a yellow card, signaling him to pay attention to what he said, and it is best to shut up.

Lerda was relatively close, and hurried over to pull Luka away, lest he get angry with the referee and be sent off after getting a card. Without two people, the game would really be impossible to play.

"Calm down! Keep calm! Don't be fooled by them!" Coach Pigino shouted loudly to his players from the sidelines, "Whose home field is this? Will the damn referee whistle the game?"

The fourth official vaguely heard Pigino's complaint and glanced at him. Coach Pigino quietly sat back in his seat as if nothing had happened.

Then the two sides obviously became angry, and their actions became more and more rough than the other. As long as the opponent got the ball, they would go up and shovel, and even dribbled the ball.

Young people are very angry, and they can't control themselves when they encounter a little dissatisfaction. It's useless to let the coach shout from the sidelines.

The referee couldn't control the situation on the field and could only play cards repeatedly. In just 10 minutes until the end of the first half, Torino received three yellow cards and Regina received four yellow cards. The first half of the game ended in chaos.

Going back to the locker room, it was my home game. Needless to say, the conditions were definitely better than last time in the away game. The players took the time to rest and recharge their energy. They drank energy drinks while wiping their sweat.

Zhu Hantao found Capelupo, who was covering his head with a towel, and patted him on the back, "Don't blame yourself, you didn't do anything wrong, it definitely shouldn't be a red card, that referee has bad eyesight."

"Huh?" Capelupo took off the towel and found that it was Zhu Hantao who came to comfort him. He was a little surprised, "Thank you." He didn't say much, just expressed his thanks.

"Don't worry, we will win this game." Zhu Hantao said firmly.

Capelupo nodded, and the two touched fists.

Coach Pigino made substitution adjustments in the midfield, replacing a striker, Dominique was replaced, and replaced by a right back, allowing him to replace Luca, and Luca moved ahead because he had already received a yellow card, and if he was asked to bear too much defensive pressure, there might be problems.

Then the only remaining striker, Zhu Hantao, was also asked to withdraw a little in the second half. More responsibilities were not to attack but to press in the frontcourt to put a certain amount of pressure on the opponent's defense.

At the same time, I have repeatedly emphasized that the players should calm down, don't be impulsive, defend firmly, counterattack according to the situation, and strive to keep the score of 1:0 until the end of the game.

"Luka, you have to be careful in the second half, you can't take any more cards." Before the second half started, Zhu Hantao was still a little worried, and reminded his friends to pay attention again and again.

"I understand." Luka replied impatiently, but he was not dissatisfied with Zhu Hantao, but rather angry with the referee's penalty and the opponent's dirty moves.

Players from both sides returned to the field. Following the whistle of the referee, the second half began, and the Turin team kicked off.

Zhu Hantao lightly kicked the ball to Daniel, who passed it back to midfielder Mark Rousseau, who took two steps forward and passed the ball back to Daniel.

The Turin team is leading the score now, and they are not in a hurry to attack. Daniel is slowly dangling near the sideline with the ball.

Zhu Hantao, who had nothing to do, glanced at Reggina's central defenders. Their two central defenders both received yellow cards for fouls at the end of the first half. They haven't made any adjustments yet. Maybe they can find a chance to break through here later.

Daniel saw the opponent's right back rushing up and wanted to cooperate with Rafael. After two passes, he passed, but when he looked back, he found that Rafael Mazza was dragging in the backcourt and did not step forward to assist. An inattentive ball was intercepted by Paul Alvarez.

Regina's full-back did not delay, and directly passed the football he had just grabbed to the front right midfielder Francisco, who dribbled the ball to meet Rafael and rushed up.

The Turin left-back is much faster than Francisco, and he is firmly guarded, so that he has no way to break through himself.

But at this time, two of Reggina's forwards rushed into the penalty area one after the other, and Francisco kicked the ball into the penalty area.

Mioni was very focused, and the cross from the opposite side was also stinky. His footwork was not good, and he was too close to the goalkeeper. Mioni took the ball off easily.

The Turin goalkeeper controlled the ball and was not in a hurry to serve it. He signaled his teammates to run two steps forward. It was not until the opposing player complained to the referee very dissatisfied that he reluctantly tossed the ball vigorously to central defender Manuel Varatti.

Manuel dribbled the ball forward, and the opposing striker wanted to press, so he quickly passed the ball to Mark.

This is throwing the pot away. As soon as Marc Rousseau got the ball, two midfielders from Regina surrounded him.After all, Turin has one less player, and there will always be a numerical disadvantage in some places.

Marc Rousseau failed to pass the ball out of the opponent's siege, the football was intercepted by Regina midfielder Chris, and Regina began to attack aggressively.

The Turin team returned to the penalty area, forming a deep red wall of flesh and blood to block the opponent's offensive.

Central defender Diego Benedetti had a yellow card, and he didn't dare to make moves when defending. Coach Pigino immediately replaced him with Stefano Procida after he found out.

Regina played around the goal of the Torino team for a long time. Fortunately, Mionni made a high block, and with the full support of other defensive players, they did not allow them to equalize the score.

Zhu Hantao saw that the situation was slowing down, so he returned to the center circle, ready to counterattack at any time. If he scored a goal at this time, he should be able to kill the game.

Reggina's central defender had to retreat a bit with Zhu Hantao. It was equivalent to eight people on Reggina's side to attack, and the Torino team plus the goalkeeper had a total of nine people to defend, so it was not a big problem.

The opponent couldn't attack for a long time, and the young players were inevitably a little impatient, and their mistakes gradually increased.

Thinking it might be time, Zhu Hantao paid close attention to the positions of the opponent's two central defenders, and sure enough, the time has come!

Procida, who came off the bench in the second half, was full of energy. He snatched the football from the opponent's striker. Just as he was about to clear the siege with his big foot, he saw Zhu Hantao raised his hand in front of him. Without hesitation, he kicked the ball in front of him.

After all, it was the central defender's clearance footwork. The pass was inaccurate and a bit crooked, but it didn't matter, because there were no defensive players in the opponent's half, and they were all busy watching the Torino goal.

Zhu Hantao started ahead of time, and his speed quickly increased. After getting the ball, he could observe the situation behind him. Regina's central defender was chasing after him.

Pasquale was relatively fast, and he was about to catch up when Zhu Hantao reached the edge of the penalty area with the ball. The other central defender was still far away, so don't worry about him.

There is a goalkeeper in front, and there are pursuers in the back. What should we do? Zhu Hantao watches all directions and listens to all directions. The football field changes rapidly and must be judged immediately.

I don't know if Pasquale's brain suddenly twitched, but he finally caught up, grabbed Zhu Hantao's clothes, and pulled him down in the penalty area.

"Beep!" The referee's whistle sounded immediately, and everyone looked at the referee, waiting for him to make a penalty.

Penalty points!The referee pointed to the penalty spot and signaled that the Torino team was awarded a penalty. Reggina's central defender Pasquale made a foul in the penalty area!

The Torino players and coach applauded and cheered. Zhu Hantao looked at the coach, because the team's original penalty shooter was striker Dominique, who had better shooting skills, and the other was captain Capelupo. Now one of them has been replaced and the other has been sent off.

So who will take the penalty kick?Coach Pigino directly asked Zhu Hantao, who made the penalty kick, to take the penalty, and no one objected.

It is definitely not difficult to say that the penalty kick is difficult, but it is not easy to say that it is easy to score. At this time, the key is not the technical aspect, but the mentality of the player who takes the penalty.

Zhu Hantao just has a big heart. Standing in front of the penalty spot, facing Reggina's goalkeeper, all eyes are on him. It is impossible to say that he is not nervous at all, but he will not affect his mind or body movements because of nervousness.

"Huh—" Zhu Hantao took a deep breath and pushed down the football on the penalty spot.

"Beep—" Waiting until the referee finished blowing the whistle to start the penalty kick, Zhu Hantao had no distractions and no hesitation.

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