Chapter 105 Leading
"Shot~~~Falcao~~~ blocked by Rufiel again" Barr shouted with regret.
The game has already reached twenty-one minutes. Monaco's third shot from the opening game has now been shot. Rodriguez's cross from the wing and Falcao volleyed in the penalty area.
The first shot at the beginning of the game belonged to Saint-Etienne, but this shot was confiscated by Li Shou, and then Monaco turned into a defense to an offense to complete the first shot of the game.
In the following time, Monaco firmly controlled the initiative at his feet, but Saint-Etienne's defense did a pretty good job, giving Monaco only a three-shot shot in the first twenty minutes.
Rufiel used his wonderful save to block Monaco's three shots, especially the third shot, Falcao's volley in the small penalty area, and the ball went straight to the dead corner.
"Rufir is in very good shape today." Duan Xuan couldn't help but exclaim when he saw this save.
"Hehe~~This is normal. Rufel is a former main goalkeeper of Monaco, and he is from Monaco's youth training. The players finally performed very hard when facing their old clubs. Moreover, Rufel left in that bad way at that time." Coach Zhang obviously checked a lot of information before the game.
Compared to Rufiel's performance in the past twenty minutes, Li Shou was a little quiet. Monaco only had three shots in the first twenty minutes, while Saint-Etienne was even worse, with only the opening kick.
Monaco failed to hit the ball in the subsequent corner kick. In terms of direct corner kicks, Monaco had a great disadvantage. The two veterans with a decline in physical fitness in the centre-back were not tall, and Ocampos, who had a relatively high forward height, sat on the bench in this game, with only one Condobia in the midfield.
Saint-Etienne's counterattack, Saar headed the ball at the first altitude of this game, and Kohad headed the ball to Shamoma. After receiving the pass, Shamoma wanted to turn around and was resisted by Raji. Shamoma, who missed the best counterattack opportunity, could only choose to pass back.
If he couldn't make a quick counterattack, he could only enter the positional battle. The ball returned to Kohard's feet, and the latter passed it to Lemoin, who sent it forward to Morrow's feet.
However, Morro did not continue to move forward because Abidal was in front of him. Although Monaco's two central defenders had no advantage in fighting for the header, they were still quite strong in front defense.
Saint-Etienne, who was unable to break into Monaco's penalty area, finally ended the attack with a long shot. The offense and defense were converted, and Li Shou took the goal and sent it to Condobia's feet.
After taking the ball, Condobia decisively crossed the half. His strong body and good skills made Condobia's forward insertion look very impactful. The midfield defender of Saint-Etienne could only choose to go forward and intercept.
When passing the ball, Condobia, who saw two opponents carrying the ball over, immediately sent the ball forward and Rodriguez, who began to attack the San Etienne penalty area.
Although Rodriguez arranged this game on the wing, Rodriguez has been in the middle, and this time is no exception. With the help of Condobia, Rodriguez has rushed to the front of the penalty area.
If it was Rodriguez at the beginning of the season, he would have shot directly at this position, but Rodriguez now chose to pass the ball.
Rodriguez, who appeared at the front of the penalty area, attracted Saint-Etienne's defender, and Falcao attracted another central defender. At this moment, Carrasco inserted at the wing highway.
Seeing this, Rodriguez decisively pushed the ball across the side of the defensive player, flew into the San Etienne penalty area, and flew in front of Carrasco.
"gooooooooooooooooool~~The ball went in~~~Monaco broke the deadlock on the court, and in the 26th minute of the game" Rodriguez's pass was very accurate, and Carrasco did not need to make any adjustments at all.
"Carrasco doesn't give Rufiel any chance at all." Carrasco's powerful shot was very fast, and although Rufiel made a save, he did not touch the ball.
"Rodriguez began to prove to the world why he is worth 45 million euros." Rodriguez's changes are obvious to all, and his performance in recent games has been getting better and better.
There were huge cheers in the stands at Louis II Stadium, not only because his favorite team scored a goal, but also because Rufiel's goal was broken.
Rufel's performance since the beginning of the game was indeed excellent, but no matter how outstanding the goalkeeper is, he cannot ensure that his goal is not scored. In the end, the goalkeeper is still the passive side.
Of course, Saint-Etienne's concealment of the goal, Rufiel is not very responsible. He has done what he should do. The reason why Monaco fans are like this is more because Rufiel once hurts the team. As the saying goes, the deep love and deep responsibility are, and the love and hate of fans is even more direct.
"Oh oh oh ~~~ What happened, Saint Etienne's goalkeeper seemed to point at his teammates to defend against the disadvantage." As Monaco celebrated, Rufiel roared at the young Zuma.
In the past summer, Zuma, who was less than 18 years old, was valued by Chelsea and completed the transfer. However, Zuma did not immediately join the Premier League giants, but continued to play for Saint-Etienne.
As a genius and has completed the transfer feat, Zuma naturally cannot be yelled at and refused to reply. It is precisely because of the dispute between the two that attracted Barr's attention.
However, the dispute between the two did not last long. The other Saint-Etienne players came to separate the two at the first time. On the sidelines, Saint-Etienne coach Galtier looked ashen.
"That's interesting," Barr gloated, because the goalkeeper and the defender are absolutely deadly for the team's defense, but it is a good thing for Monaco.
Soon the game started again on the court, and on the sidelines, two players rushed out of the bench, one was a central defender and the other was a substitute goalkeeper. Obviously, Galtier told Rufier and Zuma in this way, and the two of them would go directly after the incident happened just now.
The ball came to Kohad again. This time, Kohad did not divide the side, but directly sent it to the front line and at Moro's feet. Saint-Etienne played a double striker, including Moro and Shamoma.
However, neither of these two are pure centers. Most of the time, they play as wingers, so both of them have good skills. After receiving the pass from Kohard, they directly thought about Monaco launching an attack.
"With a beautiful wall-to-bumping cooperation, Shamoma and Morro passed Abidal, only Carvalho and Monaco goalkeepers were left in front of them. This is Saint-Etienne's opportunity."
Chapter completed!