Chapter 26: Consecutive victories
Chapter 26: Consecutive victories
On March 1, 2000, in the top 8 of the Belgian Cup, Genk challenged Bill Short in an away game. In the 18th minute, Wang Feng, who received a throw from his teammate in the frontcourt, had a flash of inspiration and saw a line from his position to the goal. A straight line without any obstructions.
So he kicked decisively, rubbing a strange arc with the instep of his left foot, and the ball went straight to the dead corner of the goal. Although the goalkeeper fought hard to save the ball, he still failed to touch the ball, and Genk took the lead with a goal.
In the 39th minute, Genk intercepted the ball in the backcourt and formed a quick counterattack. After Wang Feng received the ball from the side, he fell into a pincer attack. He passed the ball to Gale.
Gale used his physicality to get away from the defenders and barely managed a cross, with Caspar Blanche chest-stopping inside the penalty area and volleying past Bill Short for the second time.
This goal was wonderful, Blanche excitedly embraced Wang Feng and Gail to celebrate together, his thick arm almost suffocated Wang Feng.
The head coach replaced Wang Feng in the 78th minute, and Bill Short hit the goal directly with a free kick in the front court near the end of the game, breaking through the ten fingers of the goalkeeper of Genk.
But they were powerless in the end, Genk beat Bill Short 2:1.
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In the 24th round of the League One, Genk ushered in the challenge of Bill Short at home. In this game, Bill Short tried his best to get revenge, so they played very proactively after the opening, and Genk had to press down for a while.
In the 24th minute, Bill Short got a corner kick. The striker's header was saved by the goalkeeper. Carl Bess, who was also in the penalty area, rushed to make a clearance, while Wang Feng chased after the ball.
He stopped the ball first, and then took the ball to kill Bill Short. Wang Feng's speed became faster and faster, and the player following him found in despair that the distance between himself and him was getting farther and farther. Standing in front of Wang Feng was only one player who returned to defense early.
At the front of the penalty area, Wang Feng passed the defensive player smoothly through continuous inverted foot feints, broke into the penalty area and shot towards the far corner of the goal, helping Genk open the scoring first.
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This goal, Wang Feng's long-distance attack of more than 70 meters, and obviously widened the distance from the defensive players, also became a topic of media talk after the game. Some media joked: "Wang can go to the Olympic do the 100-meter race. ."
Not long after the start of the second half, Bill Short successfully passed the ball into the penalty area through continuous inversions in the frontcourt. Genk defender Lawrence Smith saw that the situation was not good, and subconsciously pulled down Bill Short's striker.
Yellow card plus penalty kick, this is an obvious low-level mistake!
Bill Short seized the opportunity to tie the score.
In the 78th minute, Wang Feng forced a breakthrough from the side. After a Cruyff turn he got around and got rid of the defense, he passed the ball to the front point. Blanche at the front of the small penalty area was unguarded and easily sent the ball into the goal. Genk was once again leading.
This score was also maintained until the end. Like a few days ago, Genk defeated Bill Short 2:1 again. However, the overall performance of Genk in this game was mediocre. Bill Short had a chance to take away a point.
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In the 25th round of the League One, Genk played away against Bruges. The overall strength of Bruges is higher than Genk. Therefore, Genk was defensive and counterattacked throughout the game. Wang Feng also had a few good opportunities. Especially in the 35th minute, he copied the long-distance attack of the last game again, but unfortunately he was unlucky when he hit the goal. The ball hit the goal frame and popped out, and was then destroyed by the defensive player.
At the end of the game, Wang Feng dribbled the ball in from the right. Facing the defender who was close at hand, he used his right foot to shift the ball to his left foot, pretending to hit the ball, and attracted the defender's center of gravity to the right.
Then he suddenly kicked the ball back to his right foot, successfully broke through from the defender's left side, and then took advantage of the momentum, and the ball hit the goal from the far end.
Wang Feng beat Bruges!
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In the second round of the Belgian Cup 8-for-4 match, relying on Wang Feng's one pass and one shot, they defeated Bill Short 2:0 at home, with a total score of 4:1, and advanced to the semi-finals of the cup.
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In the 26th round of the League One, Genk ushered in the newly promoted Mons, but they committed the old habit of underestimating the enemy. In the opening 3 minutes, Genk defender Lawrence Smith made a pass error and gave the ball directly to the opposing striker.
The forward of Mons was also not polite, he took advantage of the opportunity to enter the penalty area to form a single shot, and then calmly pushed and hit a goel.
After conceding the ball, Genk adjusted their mentality in time and gradually grasped the initiative on the field. In the 27th minute, Wang Feng received a pass from midfielder Bess in the frontcourt and calmly defended under the interference of Mons defensive players. He held the ball and cut inside towards the penalty area.
When the ball came to a position a few meters away from the penalty area line, Wang Feng suddenly made an emergency stop. The pressing defensive player was caught off guard, and staggered past Wang Feng to create an empty space.
Wang Feng shot straight away, the ball blasted into Mons's goal like a shell, and Genk equalized the score.
In the 77th minute, Genk played a wonderful cooperation. Wang Feng received the ball from the right, got rid of a defender and passed it to Blanche at the front of the penalty area, and then started to run. Blanche received the ball, he leaned on the defensive player and passed the ball back, forming a two-for-one.
After Wang Feng received the ball, he padded the ball slightly in the arc top area of ??the penalty area, allowing it to pass under the defender's crotch. He then took advantage of the opportunity to break through the defense in front of him, single-handedly!
The goalkeeper hastily attacked, Wang Feng swung the ball to the right and passed the goalkeeper, easily faced the empty goal and hit the ball.
Genk defeated Mons 2:1 and maintained the winning streak.
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In the 27th round of the Ligue 1, Genk challenged Saint-Truden in an away game. In the 18th minute, Karl Bess passed the ball directly to Blanche near the penalty area. Blanche was stuck and could not turn around, so he headed the ball back.
Genk central defender Boalo Rekai, who followed, saw that Wang Feng's defense on the right was relatively loose, so he also headed the ball to the right side of the penalty area.
Wang Feng stopped the ball with his chest sideways, and then volleyed with his left foot against the falling ball. The ball first flew high, and the St. Turden goalkeeper thought it was an anti-aircraft gun.
Unexpectedly, the ball suddenly fell, drew a rainbow in the air, and flew into the goal by rubbing against the crossbar. Genk takes the lead!
In the 43rd minute, Wang Feng received a pass in the frontcourt. After passing the defender, he dribbled the ball near the top of the arc, and then made a pick and passed the ball to the left.
Adrian Gayle made a sudden attack, and after a successful anti-offside, he headed the ball into the goal, and Genk extended his lead!
In the second half, Genk still controlled the game. In the 66th minute, Genk got a corner kick. Wang Feng volunteered to take the shot. Aaron Abigail patted Wang Feng on the head with a smile, and gave this opportunity to him.
Wang Feng kicked a curveball with the back of his right foot, and the backside Bass quickly jumped in, jumped high, and headed the ball into the goal!
This was Bess's first goal of the season. He excitedly ran to the corner flag area to celebrate the goal with Wang Feng, "You really didn't let me down, my running position was not in vain."
Genk, who led by three goals, secured the victory ahead of time, Wang Feng was also substituted in the 72nd minute, and in the 80th minute, Saint-Truden also scored a goal through a quick defensive counterattack, saving the face on the home court.