The first goal was scored by the opposing team at home.
And the other team is still adopting the tactic of hunkering down on defense and playing defensive counterattack.
Decrae was chagrined and felt very bad.
Catania has taken the lead.
Then they're more likely to sink their teeth into it.
Just play good defense and keep sticking to that playbook.
Keeping it 1-0 until the end would have been fine.
Decrae's fears were not unwarranted.
The next few minutes.
Catania slowed down again.
Active defense and not rushing the offense.
Once again, Chievo were caught in a positional battle in the attacking gauntlet.
If it goes at this pace.
Chievo would be like a frog in warm water, being dragged to death by Catania Hojo.
Dekkerley signals the referee for a change.
Replace a defender and a defensive midfielder.
Replace it with an attacking midfielder and winger.
The intent is to strengthen the middle of the field, as well as tear up the sides and play in space.
The center back who was replaced was none other than Cesar.
Actually just dropped the ball.
Cesar is one defense and two, and he's not much of a liability in his own right.
Dekkerre tapped Cesar, who had replaced him, on the shoulder.
The signal to replace him was just for tactical adjustments.
It wasn't due to his individual play.
Xu Feng nodded to Cesar who approached him and handed him the water bottle.
"Good defense just now, just bad luck."
Cesar shakes his head as he results in a large swig from his water bottle:
"These Catania grandsons, playing turtle defense in the first game of the season, the whole team is a turtle!"
"The manager is still a bit conservative, he should have replaced you with three strikers to hit Catania's back four!"
Cesar said.
Xu Feng smiled, not caring.
"We see that Head Coach Decray is going to make a change."
"Is there any hope for Xu Feng to play?"
"Oh no, the manager has replaced a midfielder and a wing player."
Hervey's side of the broadcast saw Dekkerley switch to two players at once.
Thought Xu Feng was in for a treat.
It turned out that the replacement didn't have a striker.
There was a moment of regret.
Fans watching the live stream also trolled.
"This coach is too conservative! Go up front!"
"Only twenty minutes left and no strikers?"
"The other team is setting up the bus, if you still hesitate this game is gone!"
"There's only one substitution left, any later and even if we replace Xu Feng, the game is out of time!"
DeCray's expression remained grim.
Catania's counterattack just now was very sharp.
He didn't dare risk sending in more offensive personnel.
It's now seventy minutes.
He calculated in his mind, if the situation on the field was still unclear.
He's about to use his last substitution.
The clock came to 75 minutes.
The two players that were replaced produced less than desired results.
Catania's turtled defense is like a swamp.
All of Chievo's personnel involved in the offense were too deep in this swamp to make a play.
At this rate, this game is really going to drag on.
"Xu, get up and warm up!"
Dekrai shouted at Xu Feng.
Xu Feng was always ready, he stood up and started to move his body, slowly folding and running to get his body warmed up.
"We see that Xu Feng, the young man from our Dragon Country, has started warming up on the sidelines!"
"Head Coach, are we going to use his third substitution next?"
"Xu Feng, it looks like his league debut is coming up soon!"
Fans are also super excited and have been swiping on the live stream.
"The first league game is going to complete the debut, the cards!"
"Support Xu Feng! I hope he can save the Lord!"
"It's long overdue for a change, and there's not much time left to put it off any longer!"
Dekkerley has said hello to the referee.
On the next dead ball, your own side is going to change.
Suddenly, a whistle blew.
Chievo's center back Andrea Olli was seen covering his calf and fell to the ground with a pained look on his face.
Turns out that just now, while fighting for the ball with opposing forward Maxi Lopez.
The two produced a pair of feet.
Andreaoli on the wrong end of an unfortunate leg kick.
Looking at Andrea Ollie's pained face, Dekrai had an ominous feeling in his heart.
He rushed to greet the team doctor on the field to check the situation.
The team doctor sprayed cold mist on Andreoli's injured area.
The latter stood up and took two steps, still limping from the sharp pain.
The team doctor asked a few questions of Andrea Ollie, then shook his head and held up a gesture in Dekkerley's direction.
Decrae cursed.
"Halls, get ready to go!"
DeCray shouted.
Replacement halfback Halls also had no time to warm up, took off his jacket and walked to the sidelines.
Watch Andreoli limp off the field.
The team was worried.
"Xu, take a rest first."
Deklay gave Xu Feng an apologetic look.
"Now there's an unexpected situation on the field."
Commentator Horwill said.
"Chievo's center back Andrea Olli has been suddenly injured and doesn't seem to be able to hold on anymore."
"Head Coach Decray also had to make opposing substitutions."
"After all, a defender, Cesar, has just been replaced."
"Teams need to have at least one center back on the field to protect the back four."
"The head coach seemed chagrined as well."
"In this way, all three substitutions have been used, Xu Feng's Serie A debut will not be seen today."
Fans are also very sorry at this point.
"Shit, Xu Feng's luck is too bad! All warmed up, only to have his teammates injured and retired in favor of someone else!?"
"The head coach probably can not help it, replaced a center back, and then injured a center back, in not replaced a defender to fill in, the back completely do not want it!"
"It's over, it feels like Chevrolet is going to be nothing!"
"Alas! Xu Feng is really too unlucky!"