Chapter 680: Matchday 36: vs Sassuolo III
#59th minute…
The second half had been on for almost half an hour and the Sassuolo team were beginning to feel the pressure of the dwindling clock.
Before the match, they didn’t have much hope for victory and right now, their chances to make a coback to equalize looked even less, but they could not just give up and not even try.
They owed their fans at least that much as professionals and they were not getting paid the big bucks to be an embarrassnt to the color they were representing.
Pushing forward with all they could, they finally managed to catch the Uventus defense off guard with a quick cross from Berrardi after he dribbled past Alex Sandro.
This had been their tactic right from the start of the ga. Get the ball out to the flank and send a quick cross into the center for the players in the penalty box to finish off.
Previously, the Uventus team had been able to keep all the crosses from reaching the players, or they managed to disturb the Sassuolo players and prevent them from scoring, but this ti, the ball managed to evade the attempts of the Uventus defenders to clear it.
The ball found Raspadori who flew into it head first, slamming it past Sczesny and into the back of the net.
{Diving header! It’s in! Sassuolo have one back!} the comntator scread excitedly as the stadium burst out in a frenzy of excited Sassuolo fans who vastly outnumbered the traveling Uventus fans at the stadium.
{Sassuolo have been pushing hard, trying to prove sothing, trying to get back on stable footing, and this ti, they have succeeded}
{The dribble, the cross, the header. We’ve seen that a few tis already in this ga, but this ti, they cash in on their efforts and get one goal back!}
{Can they go on from here to equalize or even win this? We’ll see!} The comntator smoothly delivered his comntary as the players headed back to their half of the field, not wasting any ti on celebrating the goal, after all, they were still losing.
As the ga quickly resud after this, the Sassuolo team, emboldened by their goal chased hard after the ball, pressing high as they finally saw so hope for a coback in the ga.
Their morale was high as they chased hard, trying to make life difficult for the Uventus players, but their opponents seed to take all their hard work in stride and simply played their ga, not looking the slightest bit stressed by the extra pressure from the Sassuolo players.
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Ti slowly ran down and the managers soon started making substitutions, taking off tired players or players they needed to rest and keep fresh for the upcoming ga.
The Uventus team especially had to watch the fatigue level of the important players as the next ga would be their biggest ga of the season so far.
If they won this ga and won the next one against Inter Milan, then they would be crowned the champions of the Serie A and even if they lost this ga but won the next two, they would still beco the league winners.
All in all, a lot depended on the next ga against Inter Milan and the Uventus manager soon began making substitutions to prepare for the upcoming ga.
First, Chiesa ca on for Morata, and Danilo ca on for Cuadrado in the 62nd minute and in the 65th minute, Jason ca on for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo received a standing ovation from the Uventus fans as he walked off the field and even so of the Sassuolo fans were clapping as well as his performance in the ga had been impressive with him scoring a goal.
High-fiving Ronaldo, Jason jogged onto the field, doing the cross gesture which had beco a habit lately. He ran on, heading to his position on the left wing.
{Well, Ronaldo is off and Jason is on. The Uventus fans will be hoping that he is on form as that would an they are in for an exciting display from this man} the comntator chuckled.
{You can see the opposing manager barking out orders to his players to make sure they keep an eye on him as he knows, this kid can hurt them} the co-comntator added.
{If Sassuolo are to keep awake their hopes of an equalizer, then they have to avoid conceding any further goals, and stopping this man is a good start}
{Lately, the Uventus fans have been clamoring for the club managent to make his stay a permanent one, but that is all news for the rumor mill and there’s been no concrete news so far. However, I for one want to see this transfer happen}
While the comntators spoke to themselves, the match had long continued and Jason had not wasted ti in beginning to entertain the fans, doing a few fancy flicks to dribble his markers and fancy one-touch passes as he helped his team keep possession.
As ti ran down further, he began to do more, even making a few daring runs down the flanks, but he was almost always stopped by rough, last-ditch tackles or he gave up whenever the flank beca too congested.
#79th minute…
Jason, once again receiving the ball from Rabiot, began to move the ball down the flanks, but all of a sudden, he changed directions when his marker ca up to stop him.
Instead of making a run down the flank to get into a dangerous area before he tried crossing the ball in, this ti, he suddenly made as if to cut in from the start.
All the defenders who had been making their way to the flank to block his advance hastily changed their directions, moving back infield to block his path, and this was exactly what Jason was waiting for.
Alex Sandro, dashing forward from behind had already arrived at his side and with Jason pulling away the players from the flanks, the fullback’s path towards the left side of the Sassuolo penalty box was open.
Jason wasted no ti in serving him with a clean pass that the fullback whipped into the penalty box instantly.
The ball quickly appeared in the path of Dybala who stretched out his neck, smoothly catching the ball with the front of his head and directing it towards goal.
Consigli instantly moved his body, leaping at the ball, but before he was even halfway to the ball’s path, the ball had already swept past him and flew past the goal line.
{Sensational from Dybala!}
{Uventus serve Sassuolo a taste of their own dicine!}
{A fantastic cross from Alex Sandro and all Dybala had to do was touch it with his head and it was in} the comntator described excitedly.
{We all know that Dybala is not a na that will co up if one looks for dominant players in the air, but this ti, he shows what being a professional is all about. Fantastic header, he deserved that goal} the co-comntator added to the comntary, watching Dybala celebrate his goal.
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