I AM the Football Star-Chapter 627 - 164: San Remo’s Profligate Spending 2.0! (Part 2)
Sogel stood in place, unable to catch the ball, but on the left, Bai Zhami had just returned to an onside position, unguarded!
He took a step to adjust before shooting.
Got it!
Two goals in one game!
Three to one!
San Remo expanded their lead.
Facing Samp, they seized three unconventional attack opportunities and efficiently secured three points!
At this moment, all the San Remo fans were thrilled.
The team used a victory as a Christmas gift, which couldn't be better.
San Remo's mid-season championship was as stable as Mount Tai, and the gap with the second-placed Samp had widened by three points!
However, starting from the seventy-fifth minute, Quagliarella Farella proved that old soldiers never die, the god descended!
Two goals in six minutes, Farella forcefully equalized the score.
Three to three!
Canyes was completely beaten.
He wasn't a defensive ironman to begin with, lacked physical strength, and also lacked the experience to deal with seasoned veterans, so today's performance had degraded to disastrous levels.
In the eighty-first minute, Sotu had to make adjustments, letting Matias replace the already dazed Canyes.
This was also the first time Canyes had been so embarrassed since coming to San Remo.
In the eighty-sixth minute, Sampdoria's front line began a crazed press.
Their enthusiasm was already high.
Although Samp knew there was a certain risk in doing so, they had to take the gamble.
A draw in this match meant little to them.
Because the points gap between San Remo and Sampdoria exceeded ten points.
They had to win to narrow the gap to within ten points and leave themselves room for imagination in the second half of the season.
Otherwise... it was really desperate.
At least so far, none of the top five teams in Serie B had given up on chasing San Remo.
If they gave up, it meant their competition for promotion spots would shrink from three to two.
At that point, the competition would be even more brutal.
In the eighty-eighth minute, San Remo couldn't get the football past the midfield line, and danger loomed constantly.
Bernulin received a back pass from Versachi, and with a casual sweep, he really spotted an opportunity.
Bang!
Bernulin made a long pass, directly launching an attack from the backfield.
He had this ability.
And at the right front, Lu Yang instantly started, surprising the defender next to him, receiving the football near the right baseline.
The misplaced left-back from Samp rushed over again.
Lu Yang controlled the ball with his right foot to the left, attempting a head-on clash with the left-back.
Such overly aggressive defenders are easily bypassed this way.
However, the Samp left-back was smart enough, suddenly braking, spreading his right foot to increase his defensive area.
If Lu Yang wanted to move the ball from the baseline towards the top of the penalty arc to create a shooting angle, the ball would most likely be intercepted.
Yet Lu Yang made a second touch with his right foot in mid-air, using a Rabona!
Along the baseline, he directly cut into the penalty area.
At this moment, Lu Yang nudged the ball further to the right, creating a shooting angle.
A less than fifteen-degree angle was almost nonexistent.
But Lu Yang had no hesitation!
Bang!
Right foot shot.
Logically speaking, from the right side of the penalty area near the baseline, using the left foot would have a much larger angle and the ball would more easily penetrate the goal.
But Lu Yang did the opposite, using his right foot.
Because only in this way could he shoot at the "near post" in the tight space, the position between the goalkeeper's left side and the post.
It seemed like an unreasonable choice, but actually... most top strikers, in such situations, would go for the more difficult, narrower near post.
Bell's Outer Line Overtaking goal, Salah's small-angle goal in Liverpool's recent five-goal win over their opponents, all bore resemblance.
This is the confidence of a top striker.
For them, even if the angle and space are small, their chances of scoring are better than aiming for the heavily guarded frontal and far post areas.
Bang!
The Sampdoria Goalkeeper's hand touched the football but didn't change its path.
The ball grazed the post and flew into the net.
Four to three!
Lu Yang scored twice!
San Remo killed the match! 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮
The Sampdoria players were dumbfounded, their spirits instantly crushed.
He scored from that angle!
How crazy is this guy?
He aimed for the near post?
Unbelievable!
Even half of that ball seemed like it would go out of bounds!
But it still went in!
"No wonder they call him the Golden Right Foot!" The commentator praised Lu Yang's goal.
Since he made that One hundred million euros worth of free kick, the Curved Moon Blade Lu's Arc, Lu Yang's right foot had been dubbed the Golden Right Foot.
Sure enough, any goal scored by Lu Yang's right foot was totally reasonable!
Three minutes later, the Main Referee blew the whistle three times, ending the match.
Serie B's first half of the season ended here.
San Remo continued to lead Serie B by a double-digit points margin.
Sampdoria, Monza, Bologna, Perugia, Vicenza, and other strong teams followed behind.
Lu Yang, with twenty-four goals and eight assists, topped the Serie B scorers list, leading the second-placed Kolber by six goals.
Kolber, affected by injury, missed three games, yet still remained the second in Serie B with eighteen goals, showing his gap with the shooters behind.
Farella originally had a chance to threaten Lu Yang and Kolber, but the national team call-up made him miss too many league matches.
Of course, considering that Lu Yang also missed a few matches due to rotation and other reasons, Lu Yang's efficiency was ultimately higher.
