song of the saints

Chapter 149 The Regretful Ending
The game came to the No.605 minute of the second half.After such a long period of hard work, forbearance and dormancy, the Southampton team finally got a good offensive opportunity again.

Goalkeeper Sebastian Fred first easily got a weak long-range shot from Sunderland's midfielder, and immediately threw the ball to Nicky Shorey who was running forward on the left. - Xiao Lei didn't mean to procrastinate, and he quickly advanced the ball across the half. During this period, he was not intercepted or resisted by any Sunderland player.Nicky Shorey passed the ball to Adam Lallana and Lallana dribbled past Sunderland one player, two players, three players.Then Adam Lallana faced the penalty area, but at this time he didn't mean to be greedy for merit. Facing the Sunderland central defender who had already helped defend, Adam Lallana tapped the center with his left foot and outflanked it. At the foot of Kevin Phillips, Kevin Phillips kicked and shot without any hesitation!

Bang!Bang!Bang!
The ball with powerful impact hit the goal post heavily, and the sound was endless. Kevin Phillips held his head in despair and hammered angrily on the lawn.David Winston also couldn't believe his eyes, but he still had to accept this fact, stood up and continued to encourage the players to continue working hard.The fans also continued to spare no effort to cheer for all eleven Southampton players after the sound of regret.

The players of the Southampton team did not give up, but continued to patiently look for every opportunity, and strive to maximize every opportunity and use their best results, that is, to put the ball Sent to Sunderland's net.

The game came to No.70 for two minutes, and the Southampton team continued to organize this offensive opportunity.

The attacking chance came from Southampton's right, with Stefan Lichtsteiner receiving a pass from Laurent Koscielny before dribbling past Southampton's own halftime.Then he cut in to the middle and began to seek cooperation with his teammates in the middle.Marek Hamsik, who had been on defensive duty, dropped back to pick up a pass from Stefan Lichtsteiner before passing it to Miguel Alter on his left. After Miguel Arteta got rid of a Sunderland defender down the left flank, he flicked the ball back to Clemens Fritz, who had been providing a protective screen behind him, Clemens Fritz crossed the ball with a half-high ball to Dirk Dirk, who had been looking for a movement without the ball, on the right.Dirk Kurit can still grab the ball at a relatively fast speed with Sunderland's defenders. He really has plenty of physical fitness. No wonder he was used as a right back in his previous life. Really Almighty guy.

Instead of breaking through to the Sunderland defenders, Dirk Kurit continued to pass to Stefan Lichtsteiner in the middle. Stefan Lichtsteiner suddenly broke through and rushed to the In Sunderland's penalty area, this sudden move surprised Sunderland's entire defense. They didn't know what to do for a moment, so they had to tackle him. Stefan Lichtsteiner felt the pain in his ankle The impact, but he hasn't felt the pain that penetrates his bones.

Is this a penalty? ! ! !

The Southampton team members surrounded the referee asking for the undoubted penalty kick, but the referee with a serious face seemed to be deaf. Stefan Lichtsteiner, beckoning him to stand up quickly and continue the game.

Stefan Lichtsteiner pointed to his ankle and complained to the referee, indicating that the Sunderland player really shoveled his ankle. At this time, the referee told Stefan Lichtsteiner Na showed a yellow card and told him to get up quickly.

The players of the Southampton team became angry in an instant, and surrounded the referee again to ask for an explanation. At this time, the St. Mary's Stadium was full of boos to the referee, and David Winston couldn't help it when he saw this Endured it again, and began to scold and complain to the fourth official Chase on the sidelines, pointing to his eyes and chattering at the fourth official.

"You! He! Damn! Didn't you see this penalty!!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Winston stood in front of the fourth official and scolded the referee on the field.

"Uh, Mr. David Winston, please control your emotions, please pay attention to your words, this is the scene of the game, if you behave aggressively again, I have the right to invite you to the stands!!" At this time, the referee came over and threatened David Winston with righteous words, revealing an irresistible meaning in his words.

David Winston was very angry and laughed when he heard the referee warning himself. He couldn't help applauding the referee and the fourth official who were going away, and then walked to the coach's bench , sat down.

The manager and players have stopped protesting, but fans, especially those of English clubs, are not so easy to compromise.They still unitedly filled the sky over St. Mary's Stadium with boos, concentrated the boos on the referee, and never found peace in his heart. From this point, it can be seen that the referee was more inclined to For the home team Southampton, but these can no longer make up for all the stains in this game. This is another game ruined by the referee's blindness and incompetence.No matter what the referee is doing, the fans will dedicate their most sincere thoughts to the referee's ears.

In the end, it was a pity ending. Southampton did not fight back at home and defeated Sunderland. It was a pity to lose the game. This is also the first loss of Southampton this season. The fans never thought about Southamp The Dayton team would lose the game with this ending.

They had opportunities, but they didn't seize them. They had opportunities, but some irresistible factors obliterated the opportunities they should have had.But if there are more of these opportunities, Southampton can still win the game, which is an important link that Southampton lacks.The Southampton team is not invincible as rumored by the outside media. Their strengths and weaknesses are displayed in front of all Premier League coaches.

(End of this chapter)