Chapter 393
As the referee blew his whistle, the game officially started.
Although today is Lyon's home court, Xue Yang doesn't want to keep the score tied.
He hopes to win against his opponent at his home court. Although Lyon is a Ligue 1 team, it is not much better than The Hague.
The Hague is definitely capable of fighting, but of course Xue Yang is still worried.
Because Lyon is really powerful in the midfield and up front, and Lacazette on the front line is very dangerous.
On the other hand, The Hague's main center back Skriniar cannot start yet, so Xue Yang is still a little worried.
Just 7 minutes into the game, Lyon launched an attack.
Right winger Cornet took the ball and faced the opposing full-back Williams.
Suddenly the right back Rafael started to accelerate towards the right side of the penalty area, and Cornet understood it clearly.
The football was passed to the right side of the penalty area, and full-back Rafael ran into the right side of the penalty area.
Center back Akanji saw this and quickly defended.
It would be dangerous if Rafael receives the pass and continues to break through the goal.
Rafael saw Akanji defending, and after receiving the pass, he looked towards the goal.
Rafael noticed forward Lacazette, and he knew the strength of his teammate Lacazette.
So he chose an inverted triangle pass and passed the football to Lacazette who was running towards the goal.
The ball was passed quite well, it passed Akanji and then rolled outside the small penalty area.
Lacazette followed up and raised his foot towards the rolling football and hit the goal directly!
Fortunately, The Hague goalkeeper Ruyter was decisive enough and pounced directly on the football at Lacazette's feet.
Lacazette's shot hit Ruyter, and the ball flew out of the baseline.
"Inverted triangle pass! This time the shot was saved by Ruyter!" Duan Xuan explained.
"Lyon launched a very threatening shot less than ten minutes into the game."
"If it weren't for goalkeeper Ruyter, The Hague would have been one goal behind."
"It seems that Lyon is bound to win today's game. The Hague needs to be more careful."
Xue Yang looked at the opponent's attack and couldn't help but shrink inwardly.
This time I was really scared to hit the goal, and I almost lost the ball.
He made targeted tactical arrangements before the game, and Lyon's lineup is indeed very powerful.
Regardless of whether he is a forward or a midfielder, wingers are relatively less eye-catching.
Cornet on the right is a winger from Cote d'Ivoire. It is no surprise that African wingers are very fast.
However, apart from speed, he has no other more outstanding advantages.
In other words, dribbling is pretty good, but everything else is just so-so.
As for the left winger Valbuena, he is somewhat famous in Ligue 1.
But after all, he is not young, Valbuena is already 33 years old.
This combination of wingers poses limited threat to The Hague.
So before the game, Xue Yang asked the full-backs on both sides to push forward more.
After all, the full-backs on both sides of Lyon are not at the top level but they are pretty good.
Especially right back Rafael, after all, he is a player from Manchester United.
However, although Xue Yang thought he had found a way to deal with his opponents, scoring goals had nothing to do with it.
In the 19th minute, due to a foul by a Lyon player, The Hague got a set-piece opportunity.
The location is around 45 degrees to the right outside the penalty area, relatively close to the penalty area.
You can also hit the goal directly from this penalty spot, but it will be more difficult.
Xu Qiang was responsible for taking the set kick. He observed the positions of the players on both sides.
He did not intend to hit the ball directly by himself, because it was too difficult to hit the goal directly from this angle.
Although Xu Qiang has this ability, it is not too safe after all.
At this time, players from both sides were preparing to run towards the goal, and Xu Qiang began to retreat.
Then he started running and finally kicked the football!
The football flew into the penalty area with obvious spin, and players from both sides began to move.
I saw a person jumping high in the crowd.
He is The Hague's striker Allais!
Alai's header was still OK, and the football spun in his direction.
Then Alai's head was firmly on the football, and the football flew towards the goal.
A header from this position, coupled with such a fast ball speed.
There was nothing the goalkeeper Lopez could do, and Lopez didn't even make a save.
The football had already flown into the goal, and Lopez could only look back at the football in the goal.
The Hague leads Lyon 1-0!
"Xu Qiang made the penalty kick! Alai scored with a header!" Duan Xuan shouted excitedly.
"The goal is scored! The Hague scored the first away goal, bringing the score to 1-0!"
"This goal came too suddenly! Alai's header was too crisp!"
"Xu Qiang took the free throw very well, and he just found his teammate Alai."
At this time, the fans of the home team became quiet, and they were actually lagging behind.
You must know that this is Lyon's home court, and the visiting team actually scored the first goal.
Moreover, The Hague is not yet a team in the five major leagues, which they cannot accept.
After all, Lyon is also a strong team in Ligue 1, and they even finished second in Ligue 1 in the past few seasons.
After scoring the goal, Allais was very excited. He rushed to the sidelines to celebrate the goal excitedly.
Allais has lived a good life since joining The Hague, but there is one thing he has never changed.
That is to return to the five major leagues. Sooner or later, he will go to the five major leagues.
In particular, Rafinha and Jin Qiang joined strong teams one after another, and Rafinha even joined Chelsea.
Then there is midfielder Zakaria, who even joined the giant Paris Saint-Germain.
Of course, Zakaria is not doing so well. Currently, Zakaria does not get many opportunities to play.
Since joining Paris Saint-Germain, Zakaria has started 4 games.
Others come on as substitutes, and in fact there are very few opportunities to come on as substitutes.
Their experiences inspired Alai and made him more confident.
Of course, Alai also suffered a certain blow because of Xu Qiang.
He has been demanding himself with the Golden Boot before, and his scoring efficiency was really good at the beginning of the season.
It's a pity that he met Xu Qiang, who not only scored more goals than him, but also provided many assists.
Currently, Xu Qiang ranks first in both the scorer list and the assist list.
Such a forward has undoubtedly become the focus, and he has become Xu Qiang's background.
Of course he was unhappy about this, but there was nothing he could do about it.
And what’s interesting is that Xu Qiang assisted him with this ball.
Different from the silence of the home team fans, the fans in The Hague cheered excitedly.
Although the game is not over yet, the situation is too favorable for The Hague.
Not only because The Hague is ahead, but also because The Hague has an away goal.
In a two-leg competition like the Europa League, away goals are still very important.
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