Perfect Center

Chapter 7: Taking the lead!

Four days later, July 26th.

Granta Vilnius hosts Zalgiris.

There was no suspense at all. Zalgiris won with a score of 1-2 even though Xia Han did not appear on the field.

After winning the game, Dambruaskas did not feel particularly happy. He is now thinking about his opponent in the third round of the Champions League qualifiers: Red Bull Salzburg.

On July 30th, Zalgiris will face Red Bull Salzburg at home.

Salzburg Red Bull won the Austrian Bundesliga championship in the 2014-2015 season, scoring 99 goals in a single season. Its offensive power cannot be underestimated.

Defensively, they conceded 42 goals, which is still a decent defense.

Zalgiris scored 92 goals in 17 games last season and conceded only goals, winning the Lithuanian First League championship in a crushing victory.

But the intensity of the Lithuanian First Division and the Austrian First Division games is different.

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In the training ground, all members of Zalgiris were conducting an internal team training match.

Dambruskas was surprised to find that Xia Han's positioning, footwork and physical confrontation ability had become stronger.

Xia Han on the field successfully made an offside move. Facing the goalkeeper who was rushing out, he shook his ankle lightly and pushed the ball into the empty goal.

After scoring the goal, Xia Han’s mind was still replaying Ibrahimovic’s shot.

"With diligent practice, you can break through the template limit." Xia Han's attributes have changed significantly compared to a few days ago.

【Xia Han, 16 years old, 184cm, 75kg. 】

【Calmness: 82↑; Ball control: 71↑; Passing: 60↑; Positioning: 80↑.】

[Shots: 75↑; Headers: 66↑; Set pieces: 55.]

[Radius: 55; Speed: 86↑; Foot strength: 73↑.]

[Jumping: 68↑; Physical contact: 65↑; Physical strength: 77.↑]

[Defense: 40; Steals: 35; Goalkeeping: 20.]

[Mutu "Viper" template (incomplete)]

[Mason Greenwood "Balanced with Both Feet"]

[Kaka's "Big Stride" template (incomplete)]

[Ibisevic "Super Ibisevic" template]

[Ibrahimovic's "Amazing Hook" Template]

The growth rate of the attribute will slow down as the value increases, and the value of 70 is a threshold.

After exceeding 70 points, every point of improvement will be apparent.

Nowadays, from the team's group training matches, it can be clearly observed that Xia Han's goals are becoming more and more easy.

The following days for Xia Han were monotonous but fulfilling, with training going back and forth between home and school every day.

With peaceful training, time soon came to July 30th, and Zalgiris will go to the Red Bull Arena to challenge his opponent in the third round.

Xia Han followed the club and boarded a flight to Red Bull Salzburg.

The scene of the pre-match press conference.

There were not many media reporters entering the venue, and many of them focused their attention on Xia Han.

A reporter asked: "Mr. Dambruaskas, facing a strong opponent like Salzburg, do you have any tactical plans?"

"Salzburg are a strong opponent, a technically and tactically strong team, but we have ways to play against them too, and we have practiced these methods with the team!"

After a series of questions, the reporter raised the team that he was most concerned about.

"Xia Han from your team has performed well and attracted the interest of many European teams. Are you sure you can keep him?"

Dambruaskas said bluntly: "Zalgiris will not be an obstacle to his career. We are happy to see the rise of a talented supernova!"

"We will help Xia Han plan his career path!"

"Of course, if we make it all the way and successfully enter the Champions League group stage, Xia Han will stay in Zalgiris temporarily so that he can get more Champions League opportunities!" On the other side, the old version of PES's top coach Zeidler praised Zalgiris's strength and Xia Han's outstanding performance in an interview.

As the players from both teams walked out of the tunnel, a black-haired Chinese face attracted most people's attention.

"Zhuangdianertai! Zhuangdianertai! Good evening, audience friends!"

"Welcome to the first leg of the third qualifying round of the 2015/2016 Champions League!"

"Red Bull Salzburg vs. Zalgiris! The Austrian giants versus the Lithuanian giants!"

"The team that has the advantage in the two rounds will advance to the Champions League qualifying play-offs!"

"You can see that there is a black-haired young player in the Zalgiris team. He is the Chinese young player Xia Han who shined in the second round of the Champions League qualifiers!!"

"We look forward to his outstanding performance in this game!"
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[Xia Han, go! I am optimistic about him this season! ]
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[Xia Han was awesome in the last game! I’ve already bought him a jersey! ]
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[With breakthroughs and explosive speed, I think I can really kill people at will! ]
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[So fierce! And only 16 years old! The future is immeasurable! ]

"Zeiner fielded the 4-4-2 formation that Salzburg Red Bull has been using this season!"

"Goalkeeper: Stankovic!"

"Defenders: Ulmer, Miranda, Hinteregger, Schmitz!"

"Midfield: Atanga, Letgeb, Naby Keita, Berisha!"

"Forward: Nelson, Oberan!"

In the live broadcast room, barrages of comments were flying frequently.

[I am very optimistic about Naby Keita. I think he can gain a foothold in a top club in the future! ]

[This black forward has top-notch speed! ]

[Classic one high and one fast! Nelson's header is powerful and his ability to compete in the air is strong! ]

"Zalgiris' formation is also 4-4-2!"

"..."

Beep!
With the referee's whistle, the game officially begins!
Dan Blauskas stood in the command area on the sidelines with a serious expression.

Cadler was calm and composed, as if everything was under his control.

Five minutes later, Cadler's face was so gloomy that water seemed to be dripping out of it.

Salzburg Red Bull's net was lifted high!
0-1! ! !

The dark-haired figure swooped and glided across the grass at will, drawing boos from the stands.

The commentator said excitedly:
"Pretty!"

"nice shot!"

"Young player Xia Han! A powerful shot broke through the Salzburg Red Bull's goal!"

"This is a complete display of personal ability! He received a long pass from his teammate, stopped and dribbled past the goalkeeper, and scored with a long shot before the goalkeeper could react!"

"Elegant! Handsome! A powerful weapon for attacking!"

Various scouts hiding in the crowd of Red Bull fans also wrote down Xia Han's technical characteristics in the notebooks they carried with them.

Through Xia Han's goal, the Zalgiris players played passionately and the ball was constantly passed to dangerous areas.

Stankovic played bravely and kept saving Zalgiris' shots.

In the 20th minute of the game, Xia Han received a pass from Shen Beilas and shot directly without stopping!

The football is like a loaded bullet!
Straight to the upper right corner of the goal!
boom!
The crossbar ruthlessly rejected Xia Han’s shot!

Stankovic reacted quickly and hugged the ball with a snap.

The ball was passed to Hinteregger in the backcourt.

The future Frankfurt star received the ball calmly and passed it smoothly under the pressure of Zalgiris.

Ulmer received the ball, looked up, adjusted himself, and then exerted force with his right foot and hit the football!

The football drew an arc in the air!
It fell heavily in front of Oberan!
Oberan moved his legs and exerted force suddenly, like a black cheetah pouncing on the football!
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