Capítulo 50: Battle againts The Fox
In the 3rd minute, Maddison blitzed the pass to the left of the Southampton defense. Alphonso Davies ran past Southampton left-back, Benson, and then stopped the ball with his feet. After a short time, Benson caught up Davies, he used a tackle to throw the ball off the field.
Alphonso Davies, who fell due to Benson's tackle, has complained to the referee, but the referee ignored him. Leicester just got a throw-in. Leicester City right-back Daniel Aimerte throws the ball into the penalty box. Leicester midfielder, Perez, got the ball, he then gave the ball to Maddison. Maddison kicked the ball past Southampton center-back, Traore ran to catch the ball, but the Southampton goalkeeper got the ball first.
In the 8th minute, Southampton launched the first attack. Vicente brought the ball forward after successfully snatching the ball from Danny Ward. Kante, step forward and prepare to take the ball from Vicente. Vicente did not want to bet, as soon as possible, he gave the ball to Simone.
Maddison clung to Simone. Luckily, Simone was still able to send a first-touch pass with the inside foot. Kazuki who has down into the midfield received a pass from Simone. Then, he dribbles the ball into half of the opponent's defense area. Kazuki gave a long pass to the right. Hugo competes with Daniel Aimerte for the ball.
Hugo received the ball with his chest and then kicked the ball forward. He then ran after the ball, leaving Aimerte. Hugo provides a crossing into the middle of the penalty box. Osmund jumps in and makes a header. The ball flew off the field.
In the 13th minute, Maddison provided a through ball to Adama Traore. Okhalo was close to the ball, he took the initiative to save the ball, but Traore came and did a body charge on Okhalo, he then snatched the ball from Okhalo. Adama Traore carried the ball into the box, at the same time, Dean Smith stepped up to block Traore's shot. Adama Traore kicked the ball into the right side of the goalpost, unfortunately, his shot was too sideways.
Traore kicked the grass, disappointed to himself for missing a chance.
Leicester's maintained attack left Southampton's defenders breaking out in a cold sweat. Simone as a player tasked with marking Maddison failed to carry out his duties properly. Leicester attacked threat is always started by Maddison. If the player is left free, then Southampton will concede sooner or later.
Southampton coach George Eastgate saw it. He shouted at Simone to tighten his guard on Maddison.
In the 17th minute, Simone managed to cut Leicester City's attack, after he managed to snatch the ball from Maddison's feet, Southampton launched a counter-attack. Simone passes the ball to Rudolf. Rudolf's task in this match is to be linked between the backline players and the front-line players. Simone can't do that because he has to look after Maddison.
Rudolf passed the ball to Kounde. Kante followed Kounde carefully. Kounde takes the ball to the left, towards the sideline. He then pushed the ball past Kante, after which he ran and passed Kante. Kounde ran to bring the ball to the front of the penalty box. He provided a breakthrough pass.
Kazuki and Osmund dashed forward. They competed with the two Leicester center-backs for the ball. Osmund managed to get the ball, he kicked the ball towards the Leicester goalpost, but Kasper Schmeichel managed to catch Osmund's kick.
"Don't worry, I'm here, keep attacking Southampton guys," said Kasper Schmeichel, after that, he ran forward and threw the ball deep into the half of the field. Maddison used his feet to give the ball the first touch, he turned the ball to the right. Kante received the ball and dribbled it forward. He gave Perez a pass.
Leicester City midfielder Ayoze Perez lobbed the ball to the right. Alphonso Davies, Leicester's right-winger won the duel against Benson. He provided a cross into the penalty box. Traore forced his way through Okhalo and Hilton's guard, he kicked the ball into the corner of the net.
Dean Smith blocked Traore's shot, but the ball bounced off the left. Danny Ward, Leicester City's left-winger shoots the ball and kicks it into the right side of the net. Unfortunately, Danny's shot was too weak, Hilton ran at full speed and slid on the grass as he kicked the ball away from the goal.
Simone managed to receive the ball, but Kante dropped it. Kante committed a foul, but the offense was minor. The referee awards Southampton a free kick from where Simone was dropped.
Southampton and Leicester hit back at each other, but Leicester's attack was more threatening than Southampton's. The presence of Kante also occasionally cut off the attack that was built by Southampton. Kante is very good at stealing the ball, using small fouls to stop opponents, and making clean tackles.
In the 24th minute, Southampton built an attack. Dean Smith threw the ball to Okhalo. The Southampton center-back controlled the ball at his feet, soon, he passed the ball to Southampton right-back Vicente. Danny Ward put pressure on Vicente, as Rudolf and Okhalo were marked by Traore and Perez. Vicente did not have the option, consequently, he pass the ball to the half-line. Kazuki and also Kante pushed each other to grab the right position to receive the ball. Kazuki used his height to surpass Kante. Kazuki headed the ball towards Hugo.
Hugo, who was being guarded by Soeyuecue, returned the ball to Kazuki. Kazuki carried the ball into the Leicester defense area, while Kante was still following him behind. In front of Kazuki, Forfana came forward to snatch the ball.
Kazuki pushed the ball with the outside of his right foot, then he pushed the ball in the opposite direction with the inside of his right foot. He uses Elastico to trick Forfana. Kazuki brought the ball into the Leicester penalty box. As he prepared to shoot, Kante finally caught up with Kazuki, the Leicester City defensive midfielder made a clean tackle to push the ball off the field.
Kazuki who fell due to Kante's tackle raised his hand at the referee while saying, "It's a penalty!"
The referee who was watching the match shook his head. He signaled Kazuki to get up immediately.
Kazuki knew the referee's decision was right, but there was no harm in trying to ask for a penalty. He then said to Kante, "You have a good tackle."
Kante replied with a grin on his face, "Thank you."
Southampton gets a corner kick. Hugo will take the corner. In the penalty box, Kazuki was guarded by Kante. Meanwhile, the Leicester center-back keeps two of Southampton's tallest players, Okhalo and Simone. When a corner is taken, Simone and Okhalo's bodies charge the player next to them, so space is created between the two players. Kazuki ran over to it and jumped up. He shook his head and sent the ball into the right corner of the goal.
The ball managed to break into the Leicester goal after Kasper Schmeichel failed to save the ball. Kazuki immediately ran to the side of the field, he jumped up and hugged his coach, George Eastgate.
Southampton fans cheering for Southampton at the King Power Stadium in the corner of the stands. Southampton managed to score the first goal.
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