Chapter 75 A Debut to Remember I

Chapter 75 A Debut to Remember I

{That tackle must have hurt much more than it seemed as the injured player is coming off and he is going to be replaced by... Jason Bolu... }

{That's an unfamiliar name and it seems it's his debut}

{It seems that the current situation has made the Porto manager take such a risky decision, but let's see how this new player can help the team} The commentator did his job and gave analytical commentary on the ongoing situation as Shoya Nakajima was brought off the field and replaced by Jason who ran onto the field and went to whisper the manager's instructions in Otavio's ear before telling who was nearby as well.

With the injured player having been attended to and replaced, the players moved out of the Bayer Leverkusen penalty box to allow for the penalty to be taken.

Luiz Diaz was the one who was going to take the penalty and was already standing over the ball while waiting for the arrangements to be completed and as soon as he heard the referee's whistle he stepped back away from the ball to give himself ample space for a run-up.

*Fweeeeee* The referee's whistle blew again and Diaz ran up to the ball before swinging his foot powerfully and sending the ball towards the extreme end of the bottom left corner of the goal post.

Hradecky guessed the direction of the shot and dived in time, but wasn't able to reach the corner on time to save the ball and could only watch the ball smash into the back of the net.

The Porto fans cheered in excitement as they watched the scoreboard change, but the Porto players didn't do much jubilation as they were still behind by a goal.

Charles Aranguiz thought Jason was an easy catch and quickly stretched out his leg to tackle Jason who was in range, but as soon as his leg moved enough to create enough space for the ball, Jason slotted the ball coolly between his legs before escaping behind him to retrieve the ball.

Jason's sudden move stunned the crowd and for a moment there were loud shouts of "oohs", "yeehs", and "aahs" from the crowd, but Jason's teammates who knew from training that Jason only began dribbling when he wanted to start an attack quickly surged forward and made themselves available for a pass.

Jason who had just escaped from Charles Aranguiz quickly ran down the pitch while hugging the sidelines before passing the ball infield to Otavio who was free of his marker.

Otavio didn't bother wasting any touches to control the ball and did a one-touch chip pass over the Bayer Leverkusen defensive line into the path of Moussa Marega who wrestled away from Dragovic and barely managed to control the ball with his chest and volleyed it at the Leverkusen goal prompting a stupendous dive from Hradecky who barely managed to keep the ball from going in.

{Maregaaa!!! What a shot! And what a save!}

{After minutes of silence, the Porto team has sparked to life here, unleashing a devastating attack that almost bore fruit if not for a show of excellence from Hradecky}

{I've said this before, but Porto has a lot of work to do if they're going to beat the Finnish goalkeeper}

{I do have to say as well that the attack wouldn't have been possible without the run made by the young winger}

{He put on an exciting display, cleverly getting rid of his marker before making that pass, giving life to the whole attack}

{Let's hope he has some more of such plays in store} The commentator spoke excitedly with the same fervor that he would speak with if a goal had been scored.