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Chapter 245 Peter Oliver's Redemption
In this attacking corner kick tactic, Hugo Gondouz's role was support, mainly to cover Wang Lie's run to contest the header.

Therefore, he would appear near Wang Lie.

He absolutely did not expect that Hughesro's goalkeeper would actually let the ball slip from his hands!
However, Gondouz reacted quickly enough, and as soon as he saw the ball fall to his side, he immediately swung his foot!
No one bothered him, and his kick landed squarely.

It was absolutely a "powerful shot"!
In fact, as soon as Morrison dropped the ball, some of Hughesro's players rushed up to try and stop him.

But the ball still flew past them, and no one touched it...

They could only watch helplessly as the ball went into the net.

Gondouz was ecstatic after scoring and ran towards the corner flag to celebrate.

Although it was just a tie instead of a lead, Wang Lie did not ask Gunduz to stop celebrating and instead urged Hugheslo to kick off.

Instead, he himself ran off to celebrate with Gunduz.

Because he knew how much pressure Gondouz was under:
It was Gondouz's own goal in the first half that caused the team to concede the first goal and fall into a passive position.

This goal can be seen as him making amends for his past mistakes.

Therefore, Wang Lie did not force everyone to stop celebrating. Sometimes, it is the right thing to do to relax and turn a blind eye.

Instead of being like before, finding fault with everything and insisting that everyone conform to his wishes.

When he went to celebrate with his teammates, he first glanced up at the big screen.

The current match time is displayed above: 79 minutes.

There are eleven minutes left in the ninety-minute match, and if you include injury time, there may be a total of fifteen or sixteen minutes.

Scoring another goal in fifteen or sixteen minutes should be possible...

Therefore, the goal of securing a draw and striving for victory is achievable.

Taking the opportunity to celebrate the goal with his teammates, Wang Lie said to them:

"There are still more than ten minutes left in the game. Now that we've tied the score, why should we stop here? Guys, let's do it! Let's pull off a major comeback on our home turf!"

His words ignited the passion of all his teammates.

They were howling and screaming, wishing they could tear Xiu Siluo apart right now.

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As Tyne's players celebrated, the television broadcast was replaying the goal.

Connor Cowley was baffled by Hughesro goalkeeper Jack Morrison's fumble:
"Morrison was completely alone, the ball was no challenge at all, yet he still managed to drop it... Morrison made a very, very basic mistake! He single-handedly ruined Hughesro's two-goal lead! Now Hughesro is in trouble, they will face a Tyne team playing at home with unstoppable momentum!"

The television broadcast cut off from the slow-motion replay of the goal and slammed into the face of Hughesro goalkeeper Morrison.

In the close-up shot, Morrison appears extremely frustrated, standing with his hands on his hips, looking up at the sky, and biting his lower lip.

This is an undeniable mistake.

He was suffering inside...

He couldn't explain to others why such a basic mistake had occurred.

He couldn't very well tell others that he had a psychological trauma from Wang Lie's bouncing headers and was so scared by Wang Lie that he dropped the ball, could he?
That would be so embarrassing if word got out!
Morrison stood motionless in front of the goal, and Hughesro's head coach, Soborg Tobiasson, also stood motionless on the sidelines, like statues.

The last time he faced Tyne, he made the mistake of underestimating his opponent and looking down on Tyne, who had publicly announced his goal of qualifying for the Champions League. As a result, he was beaten 1-4 at home and became one of the stepping stones for Tyne to qualify for the Champions League.

Therefore, he actively corrected his mistakes in this match and dared not underestimate the game in the slightest. Even knowing that Tyne was affected by the FIFA virus, he still demanded that the whole team give their all and devised a very targeted tactic.

He did everything perfectly. He took the game seriously beforehand, his tactics were spot on, and his players performed exceptionally well in every aspect, executing his tactics flawlessly.

All these efforts were ultimately reflected in the 2-0 scoreline.

It is precisely because of his previous success that Tobiasson is now suffering such a heavy blow.

Because he and his teammates had done everything they could, and done it very well, but they still couldn't escape their fate—Wang Lie came on as a substitute and within ten minutes, Tyne had equalized the two-goal deficit…

What else do they need to do to beat this team, to beat this man?
This feeling is absolutely awful.

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After the game restarted, Tyne quickly regained possession and launched an attack.

Substitute left-back Anderson Nova made a high-speed run down the wing, and Pisano passed the ball to him.

The Brazilian left-back used his speed to overtake Hughesro's right-back Daniel Pok, and then delivered a cross near the byline.

Wang Lie unleashed a powerful volley from the far post!
The football went just over the crossbar...

A huge sigh erupted from the stands at Lize Park Stadium.

Two minutes later, Wang Lie pulled out of the penalty area to receive the ball, and then used his body to turn around under the close marking of the Hughesro players.

He had just turned around when he sent out a through ball, trying to find Vitini who was making a run into the penalty area.

However, the ball was touched by the defender Hughesro's outstretched foot and flew in the opposite direction, unexpectedly appearing in front of Peter Oliver!

Oliver never expected the opportunity to come like this. He was running towards the goal when, in the blink of an eye, the ball was already flying in front of him!

Because the distance was too close, he could only reflexively lift his foot, and didn't even have time to make a shooting motion.

As he lifted his foot, the soccer ball struck the inside of his right foot, then bounced high into the air and flew over the crossbar...

"Aaaaaah!! Oliver's shot!"

"Oh dear, Oliver! That's the third time! He's wasted three excellent chances this game!"

“Peter Oliver was clearly unprepared; he didn’t expect the ball to come his way… But I have to say, as a center forward, you have to be ready to shoot at any time! In this respect, he is far inferior to Wang. No wonder Wang can still score so many goals even at the age of thirty-eight, while the twenty-six-year-old Oliver can only waste good chances time and time again!”

Oliver, who was forced to shoot, lunged forward due to inertia. When he saw the ball go over the crossbar, he immediately knelt down and covered his head with his hands.

But he soon heard Wang Lie shout: "No time for regrets, Peter, keep fighting!"

Oliver turned to look at Wang Lie, who was waving at him, signaling him to get up quickly.

So he gritted his teeth, got up from the ground, turned around, ran out of the penalty area, and threw himself back into the game.

Just as Wang said, don't be upset or regretful about the opportunities you missed, but keep fighting!

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Tyne's relentless offensive forced Hughesro to remain confined to his 30-meter zone, completely unable to launch an attack.

When they conceded the first goal, Hughesro's head coach Tobiasson asked his players to play a defensive counter-attacking style.

Now that they've conceded two goals, Hughesro has only one option left—park the bus.

Their goal has changed from initially aiming to beat Tyne away and take all three points to simply holding onto a 2-2 score and taking one point away as a victory.

But I wonder if they considered that they couldn't hold on when they were leading by two goals.

And what makes you think that now that both sides are back on equal footing, they can hold on?

Perhaps their only advantage is that time is on their side; there are still a dozen or so minutes left in the game—is it easier to defend for a dozen minutes, or for thirty minutes?
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"...The match has reached the 85th minute, and Tyne is besieging Hughesro... Anderson Nova crosses the ball!"

Maxwell clears the ball with a header!

The ball was headed away by Hughesro's center-back, Josiah Maxwell.

The ball landed outside the penalty area.

Because Tyne was now in a position to besiege Hughesro, the second ball was naturally controlled by Tyne's players.

In the second half, substitute midfielder Gianfranco Ramossa received the ball outside the penalty arc and then passed it diagonally to Vitini, who had come out on the left flank.

After receiving the ball, Vitini failed to shake off the defense. There was still a defender, Hughesro, in front of him, pushing him outwards and away from the goal.

Unable to break into the penalty area, Vitini could only dribble sideways.

At the same time, they kept looking for opportunities to shoot.

However, Hughesro's defense was impenetrable, leaving him no opportunity to get a shot off.

As he dribbled to the penalty arc, he looked up and saw Wang Lie pointing to his right in the penalty area. So he passed the ball to right-back Barnabas on the right wing.

The defenders from Hughesro also rushed towards Barnabas along with the ball, not giving the opponent a chance to cross.

Just as Barnabas was about to forcefully cross the ball, he heard a loud shout from behind: "Jacob!"

Barnabas did catch a glimpse of a dark blue figure running up from behind him out of the corner of his eye.

So he changed his mind and passed the football over.

Only after the ball left his foot did he see clearly who the dark blue figure was...

It's Hugo Gunduz!

Center-back Gunduz has actually made it into Hughesro's 30-meter zone!
No one expected this center-back to rush up...

The previous goal was due to a corner kick, and it's reasonable for a center-back to come up and participate in the corner kick attack.

In this open play, Gunduz has even ventured into the attacking third, which means he's practically bewitched...

When Gunduz received the ball, there wasn't a single player from Hughesro around him.

The French center-back opted for a 45-degree angle shot.

However, his pass wasn't good; after all, Gondouz isn't a full-back who excels at crossing from the flanks, but rather a 1.9-meter-tall center-back...

"Gonduz's cross... Oops, too deep!"

The term "too deep" actually means the ball is too close to the baseline.

Even if the ball is received, it's impossible to create a shot on goal because the angle is too small...

However, Peter Oliver, inside the penalty area, didn't think so.

He was running forward towards the baseline while looking back at the incoming ball.

I'm not good at shooting and scoring, but I can set up players who are good at it!
I wonder how many people felt a jolt of fear and started sighing in advance when they saw who was appearing in the direction the football was flying.

In this match, Tyne's number nine player wasted three clear-cut chances of scoring.

If he had seized all three opportunities, how could Tyne have been so badly beaten?
Even if he only makes one mistake, Tyne is already in the lead!

But fate is so unpredictable; he actually appeared at the landing point of the football again!

Is he going to scam us again?!

In the broadcast footage, Oliver turns during his sprint, faces the incoming ball, and then leaps backward.

As he jumped, he saw Wang Lie near the penalty spot.

With Gondouz's pass, most of Hughesro's defenders were drawn closer to the byline.

Wang Lie, however, remained standing still.

So a blank area appeared there!
This was exactly the opportunity Oliver needed.

So, as he leaned back, he used the core strength of his waist and abdomen to propel his body forward and head the incoming football into the open space!

The football flew straight toward Wang Lie!
"Olive sent it back!"

"Head pass!"

"king--!!"

Facing the incoming football, Wang Lie slightly turned his body towards the goal, then shifted his center of gravity, raised his right leg, and kicked the incoming football directly towards the goal!

Peter Oliver lost his balance after executing a difficult backward header in mid-air and fell directly onto the grass between the goal line and the advertising boards.

However, ignoring the pain, he first turned his head to look at the goal.

From his perspective, behind the net, Hughesro goalkeeper Jack Morrison is in mid-air, extending one arm to make a save.

The football, behind him, lifted up the net!
He finally breathed a sigh of relief and lay back down peacefully.

The cheers at Lize Park Stadium were like a storm...

"Wang Lie!!! A powerful shot that finds the net!! Haha! A brace! A brace!"

Luo Jin shouted excitedly.

"He came off the bench and scored twice! Wang Lie is in excellent form! He hasn't been affected at all by the national team matches!"

England commentator Conor Cowley also exclaimed in surprise:

"Wang! He's pulled off a stunning comeback against Hughesro! Only five league games into the new season, and he's already scored ten goals! That's two goals per game! Unbelievable! Unbelievable!!"

After scoring, Wang Lie ran straight to Peter Oliver.

They pulled him up from the ground and hugged him tightly: "Well done, Peter! Well done!"

More Tyne players rushed over and surrounded the two of them, celebrating right there!
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"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

Robbie Dixie in the stands screamed and turned to shout at Tang Lin:
"Lucky Child! Lucky Child! Don! You are Tyne's lucky child!"

He had previously asked Tang Lin if Tyne could turn the tide in this match.

Tang Lin gave him an affirmative answer.

Just as Tang Lin predicted, Tyne not only tied the score, but also completed a comeback!

Therefore, he could not hide his excitement and wanted to thank Tang Lin properly.

This time, Tang Lin didn't refute him, but cheered with him.

However, instead of shouting "Lucky Child," he shouted "Great!!"

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This time, Tyne's celebration lasted longer than the last time. After the celebration ended, everyone turned around and ran back to their own half of the field.

Peter Oliver was the only one who lagged behind.

Instead of rushing back, he clasped his hands together in prayer to the Tyne fans in the stands across the advertising board.

He asked the fans for forgiveness for repeatedly missing opportunities during the game.

To be honest, this move was beyond everyone's expectations.

No one expected Oliver to do this.

Commentator Connor Cowley, who had previously criticized him, commented upon seeing this: "Oliver is begging for forgiveness from Tyne fans... The final comeback goal came from his assist. Although his finishing ability in front of goal is really not great, as the attacking anchor, Oliver did his job very well... Passing the ball to Wang was definitely the right decision he made!"

In response to the humble Oliver, the Tyne fans in the stands gave him a warm round of applause.

Although they must have complained about Oliver's wasted opportunities in previous matches, how many people could remain unmoved when the opponent used an assist to take the lead and ask for their forgiveness?
The sudden applause also attracted the attention of the Tyne players who had already run back.

They all turned around and saw Oliver patting Tyne's chest.

Seeing this, Wang Lie stopped and waited for Oliver.

When Oliver turned and ran back, he even took a few steps forward, put his arm around his shoulder, and said to him:
"There's no need to dwell on missed opportunities. You're a striker, and strikers are supposed to shoot. And when you shoot, there will always be times when you miss. After all, no one can score with every shot."

Oliver shook his head: "But Your Majesty, I didn't just miss one opportunity, I missed three! If I had seized even one of them, perhaps you could have had more time to rest..."

Wang Lie winked at him: "What about my consecutive goal-scoring record?"

"Huh?" Oliver didn't expect Wang Lie to say that.

Seeing Oliver's stunned expression, Wang Lie burst into laughter, then raised his hand and vigorously ruffled his hair.

Then he released Oliver and ran forward.

Oliver slowed his pace, watching Wang Lie's retreating figure.

Just then, Wang Lie suddenly turned around and pointed at him:
"Next time you get a better chance, still shoot, Peter."

(End of this chapter)