After the score became 2-2, Rayo Vallecano's players were at a loss.
Some players are unwilling to be equalized after leading by two goals. They want to attack and score again to take the lead.
Other players feel that their own strength is not as good as Atletico Madrid. Scoring two goals in a row before was a matter of luck. Now they can accept the equalizer. They think that if they can keep the tie until the end of the game, it will be good to get 1 point.
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If after attacking, Atletico Madrid counterattacks and scores another goal, it will not be worthwhile.
Therefore, in the next few minutes, Vallecano's performance in the front and backcourt was somewhat disjointed, and Atletico Madrid took the opportunity to launch two threatening team attacks.
It's a pity that he was unlucky and failed to score a goal in the final shot.
Head coach Rayo Vallecano discovered the problem and gave timely instructions, asking the players to continue to defend firmly and only try to counterattack when the opportunity was perfect.
Such a decision allowed Vallecano to unite, and the frontcourt players also began to retreat to participate in the defense, stabilizing the defense, and Atletico Madrid, which had just equalized the score and had high morale, failed to take the opportunity to score again and reverse the score.
Not only did he stabilize the situation, Vallecano also made a pass from the wing in the 73rd minute when the Atletico Madrid defender blocked the ball from the baseline and won a corner kick.
No. 11 attacking midfielder Domingos took a corner kick on the right. Rayo Vallecano's No. 5 center back Galvez, who stepped forward to participate in the battle for the top, grabbed the first point in the penalty area and beat Atletico Madrid center back Miranda.
He successfully headed the ball into Atletico Madrid's goal.
The commentator supporting Rayo Vallecano suddenly roared:
"goooooooooooooooooooooooooal..."
"The ball went in!!!"
"Galvez!"
"Galvez scored!"
"He overwhelmed Miranda in the penalty area and headed Dominguez's corner kick into Atletico Madrid's goal."
"Courtois has no reaction!"
"nice shot!"
"Vallecano rewrote the score to 3-2 and regained the lead."
"Bravo!"
"This game is so exciting. Whether it's the strength of Atletico Madrid or the tenacity of Rayo Vallecano's boys, people will never tire of watching it!"
"Not only did we hold off Atletico Madrid's counterattack, we were even able to continue to score and take the lead."
"If we can win this game today, there is no doubt that it will be one of the most classic games in the history of the club."
"I hope the boys can withstand the counterattack of the Sheetmen Army, maintain the 3-2 score until the end, and win this victory."
The home fans in the stands also went crazy. All the home fans stood up, pumped their fists and yelled wildly to vent their excitement.
It was actually possible for them to win this game with Qiao Anchen starting the game, which is quite rare in La Liga in the past year or so.
After some disorderly yelling and venting, tens of thousands of Rayo Vallecano home fans began to sing the team song in unison, cheering for the home team players, hoping that they could maintain their current leading score until the end of the game. The real
Win this game.
Of course the Rayo Vallecano players on the field wanted to maintain the 3-2 score until the end. The first thing they did was take advantage of the opportunity to celebrate, which lasted for almost half a minute.
Qiao Anchen and others couldn't stand it anymore and complained to the referee. Only then was the referee called back to his own half and allowed Atletico Madrid to kick the ball in the circle.
Even so, when returning to the stadium, Rayo Vallecano's players still procrastinated, interacting with and greeting the home fans in the stands while walking back, wasting time.
After the game restarted, Rayo Vallecano also made substitutions one after another. The three players he replaced were all midfielders. Forward Baptisto and midfielder Domingos were all removed.
The intention is obvious, Rayo Vallecano is ready to defend to the death.
At this time, there are only about 20 minutes left before the end of the game, including injury time. If you are lucky, it is possible to hold on to the 3-2 score until the end of the game.
Even if Atletico Madrid scores a goal, it can end in a draw, which is also a good record.
You know, so far this season, in La Liga, apart from losing to Barcelona due to Joan Chen's suspension, Atletico Madrid has not even had a draw in any game in which Joan Chen has played.
Therefore, even if Atletico Madrid scores another goal to tie the score and end the game in a draw, it will be extremely successful for Rayo Vallecano.
Therefore, their persistence is not cowardice, but a wise choice.
In the following time, all Rayo Vallecano retreated and stood in the area within 30 meters of the goal, setting up a bus to defend. Atletico Madrid could not attack the penalty area at all and could only shoot long shots from the outside.
As for long-range shots, only Qiao Anchen's long-range shots are a bit threatening, but they can't hit the door frame every time.
The farther away from the goal frame, the lower the hit rate. If the ball is slightly disturbed and the ball-touching part is slightly biased, it may deviate from the planned route.
What's more, a long shot will fly in the air longer than a shot in the penalty area, making it easier for the goalkeeper to save.
Qiao Anchen completed two long-range shots within ten minutes, but one shot missed the goal and the other shot was saved by goalkeeper Ruben, but failed to make any contribution.
In the 85th minute, Qiao Anchen once again got the ball outside the penalty area and passed through Matthews to break through an opponent's interception. Then he hit the wall with Gabi who was connecting in the middle and then reached the right side of the front edge of the penalty area.
The goal is just over 20 meters away.
After reaching this distance, the power of Qiao Anchen's long-range shot doubled. Once his full shooting power hits a shot with a speed of more than 100 kilometers per hour, even if the angle is not awkward, the threat will be quite great.
Therefore, seeing Qiao Anchen pass two people to reach this distance, Rayo Vallecano's players and goalkeeper couldn't help but become nervous.
The goalkeeper moved to a position just to the right of the midpoint, preparing to make a save. In the possible path between Qiao Anchen and the goal, three or four players immediately rushed over from both sides.
Among them, two players flew to block the hole when Qiao Anchen raised his foot to hit the goal. One tackled to the ground to intercept the ground ball, and the other jumped up with his back, preparing to block Qiao Anchen's shot with his back.
There are one or two players in the penalty area who are rushing towards the ball. As long as Qiao Anchen takes a shot, there is a high probability that it will be blocked by these three or four people. Even if it cannot be blocked, there is still a goalkeeper.
As a result, Qiao Anchen didn't really shoot. This time he chose to pass the ball, and his foot dropped and passed the ball to the back left corner of the small penalty area.
The ball rose into the air and flew towards the back left corner of the small penalty area.
Rayo Vallecano's players were shocked. They turned around and found that Adrian was preparing to head the ball unmarked. When they tried to intercept it, it was already too late.
Adrian steadily headed the ball into the back of Rayo Vallecano's goal with no defender in the back left corner of the small penalty area.
Goalkeeper Ruben, who rushed over in a hurry, failed to catch the ball in the end and could only watch in the air desperately as the ball hit the net.