After the home game against Slavia Prague, in the 23rd round of the League, Genk will face the newly promoted Zultvarechem. The coaching staff of Genk discussed this game and decided to rotate some of the main players , to prepare for the next away game against Slavia Prague.
Nagi was naturally within the rotation range. He didn't even enter the squad for this game, so he rested with peace of mind. What is gratifying is that Genk still beat the opponent 1-0.
At the same time, both Anderlecht and Bruges fell into the shadow of losing in the European war, which affected the performance of the league. Anderlecht was tied by Lokeren this round, and Bruges lost 0:2 to Beveren.
Therefore, the gap between Genk and Anderlecht, the second place, widened to 7 points, and the form of winning the championship was very good.
Soon the second round of the Europa League top 32 would come, and Genk will go to the Czech Republic to challenge his opponents.
Genk, who had two goals in his hand, organized steadily, while Slavia Prague, who was forced to a dead end, attacked with all his strength and gave it a go.
Time passed by every minute and every second, the players of the home team became more and more impatient, and their hands moved more. In the 36th minute of the first half, Slavia Prague got a corner kick, and central defender Claude Savin was at the goal. Going forward to grab the point, it is suspected that he hit the ball into the goal with his hands.
Through the slow-motion playback, it can be seen that the ball hit the part below Savin's shoulders, and he had an obvious movement of raising his arms and shrugging his shoulders.
"It was undoubtedly a handball, but when the referee on duty awarded the goal, we could see that the Genk players surrounded the referee and were trying to figure out what."
"The referee ignored Genk's judgment. He showed Genk captain Aaron Abigail a yellow card and warned them to disperse and continue the game. We can see that the captain of Genk looked disbelieving... ...."
Nagi didn't come up to the referee to judge, because he knew that if he stepped forward, he might get a yellow card, because the home game always had some advantages.
He was a little worried. The current Genk players are holding their breath due to the home team's small actions and the referee's scale. If they don't handle it properly, they may really be eliminated by overtaking.
"As long as one more away goal is scored, Slavia Prague will need to score three more to make a comeback." Nagi calculated silently in his heart.
During stoppage time in the first half, Gareth Barry dribbled the ball from the left to break through, and then passed a lob into the penalty area. Nagi, who was on the edge of the penalty area in the middle, unloaded the ball with his back.
Behind him, the central defender of Slavia Prague constantly interfered with Nagi's feet, and put his hand on Nagi's waist to support it vigorously. Nagi took the ball to his heart, knocked the ball with the heel of his right foot, and then turned around quickly.
Since the defensive central defender has been competing with Nagi, his legs were spread apart, the ball just passed through his crotch, and Nagi also passed him.
Nagi, who was at the front of the penalty area, caught up with the ball and took a shot. The goalkeeper was caught off guard and could only watch the ball fly into the net.
"The ball went in, goooooooooooooooal! It was Mina who stood up again. He seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. He hit the ball with a very imaginative heel and got rid of the defense."
"In this way, the score between the two teams is 1:1. Genk rewritten the total score to 3:1 and scored a valuable away goal. Slavia Prague is pushed to the brink of elimination."
At half-time, the atmosphere in Genk's dressing room was more relaxed. Everyone discussed the poor first-half penalty and Abigail's yellow card. Coach Aimee Antonis clapped his hands and said: "Guys, our lead. It is already obvious, everyone, stop provoking referees and opponents, our task is to keep the fruits of victory."
Everyone nodded. After the easy side battle, Slavia Prague's actions became more intense. In the 63rd minute, Genk defender Maxime Dubke was shoveled to the ground, and he covered his feet in pain. , the referee only awarded a set kick.
Genk captain Abigail yelled at the referee angrily: "This is an intentional foul, you should draw the card!" The referee did draw out a yellow card, but pointed at Abigail, two yellows turned into one red, Abigail Gale was sent off.
Dubuc was also substituted because he could no longer continue the game, and the situation became unfavorable for Genk.
In the 67th minute, Genk, who was fighting with one less man, was successfully attacked by Slavia Prague. Forward Devin Hull scored a goal. Only 5 minutes later, the home team made a comeback and used a corner kick to rewrite the score to 3:1 , with a total score of 3:3 equalization, Genk only retains the advantage of away goals.
In the 75th minute, Wang Feng seized an opportunity to counterattack and flew more than 50 meters from the backcourt to reach the area 25 meters away from the opponent's penalty area, and was violently uprooted by the defender behind him.
This foot was completely following his ankle, so Nagi clutched his left heel in pain after falling to the ground. Carl Beth, who was behind him, saw all this and was furious. He rushed up to defend the opponent. The player pushed down and shouted: "You bastard" The defensive player fell to the ground, and the players on both sides confronted each other angrily. The referee ran over in time and prevented the conflict from expanding further. The substitutes and coaching staff entered the field one after another, holding back the players from both sides.
After everyone calmed down, the referee showed a yellow card to the defender of Slavia Prague, but showed a red card to Beth. Several teammates wanted to surround the referee to argue and were stopped by other players. Beth cursed in a low voice. , had to go to the locker room.
Wang Feng is receiving treatment on the spot, and the situation was not optimistic. The head coach Antonis came to ask about the situation worriedly. The team doctor said: "He must be sent to the hospital for treatment immediately. Replace him."
Although Nagi felt severe pain, there was also a trace of coolness lingering around the wound. He knew that this should be due to his own self-healing ability. Genk currently has only 9 players on the field. Facing an opponent with 11 players, it is very likely to encounter a shocking reversal.
So he struggled to get up and said: "Coach, let me take this free kick and then let me go off." The team doctor immediately said: "No, you are injured so badly that you are limping even when you walk. If you know if you have broken your bones, you will definitely not be able to exercise again."
Nagi looked at Antonis with resolute eyes, and Antonius confronted him for a long time before he said helplessly, "Why are you doing this? We still have advantages, so there is no need to use your career to fight for it."
Nagi shook his head and said, "I'm still sure about my body. I just don't want to waste my hard work. If this goes on and our opponent reverses, I will regret it for the rest of my life."
He knew very well in his heart that his career would not be affected in any way, and the wound would heal soon, but in the eyes of others, this spirit of fighting until death moved them.
Antonis gritted his teeth and said, "Then you give it a try. I'll replace you with just one set kick." The team doctor was taken aback and said, "Mr. Antonis, how could you make such a decision? this is very irresponsible."
Antonis just waved his hand and sighed deeply. He was also very unwilling. If he was eliminated in this way, the team's hard work would be nothing. Nagi was a player who created miracles, and he will continue to Own miraculous performance?
"The game restarted, Genk's set-kick opportunity, what? Mina actually signaled from the sidelines that he got the referee's permission and limped to the freekick spot on the field."
"Several Genk players gathered around to discuss what is going on. What is Genk coach Aimee Antonis doing? We can look at the previous replay. The defensive player kicked Mina's ankle hard from behind with his spikes. He fell to the ground in pain, and he must have been injured."
"Why didn't Antonis replace him and keep him on the pitch?"
The players around Wang Feng were trying to dissuade him from getting off the court for treatment. He smiled and said, "I'll be off the court after kicking the ball. I'll give them a hard time. The best way to deal with malicious fouls is to completely make the opponent desperate ."
The teammates couldn't persuade him, and with the acquiescence of the head coach, they could only spread out and let him take the freekick.
Nagi silently dragged his injured leg back to the run-up position, his eyes revealed infinite killing intent, fixedly staring at the opponent's goal, the camera on the field just captured this point.
With the whistle of the referee, Nagi started to run. He felt that time passed very slowly. Every time his left foot was raised and landed with force, he would feel unbearable pain, but his attention seemed to be more concentrated. There was only the nearby football, the human wall and the distant goal. There seems to be a line between the three points.
"Bang!" With a loud noise, the ball shot out like a cannonball, passed through the wall, and flew straight into the net.
After the shot, Nagi knelt on one knee, covered his painful left foot with his left hand, and watched the ball fly into the goal like a rocket, It took a while for the players on the field to react. Genk's teammates came to Nagi one after another. Chivu and Barry helped him up, and the others hugged him excitedly.
The stretcher that had been waiting on the sidelines also quickly entered the arena at this time, and carried Nagi off. The fans of the home team in the stands were silent. After a while, some fans spontaneously stood up and applauded Nagi's miraculous performance.
Head coach Antonis walked over, took his hand and asked nervously, "How do you feel?" Nagi said with a smile, "It hurts a bit, but it's okay." Antonis breathed a sigh of relief: " Then leave it to your teammates."
Nagi was replaced! He scored a goal for Genk, the current score was 2:3, Genk was behind, but the total score of the two rounds was 4:3, Genk maintains the lead, Slavia Prague needs two goals in a minute to have a chance.
But at this time, all the soldiers of Genk worked together, and 9VS11 were not afraid. On the other hand, the opponents were frightened by Nagi's miraculous performance. They doubt whether they had the ability to defeat this magical team.
With the end of the long injury time, the score did not change, and Genk successfully advanced to the top 16 of the Europa League!
The Genk players didn't care about being happy, they went to the coach's bench one after another, surrounded Antonis to inquire about Nagi's situation, and after learning that it was just a simple muscle contusion, they were relieved and began to celebrate the victory to their heart's content. .
Nagi was in the hospital next to the stadium, watching the smiling faces of his teammates in the live broadcast, he also laughed, and his little pain was worth it. Same as last time, when he arrived at the hospital, Nagi felt that the most serious injury had healed, but his muscles were slightly contused due to exercise after the injury.
After the injuries last time and this time, Nagi had a clearer understanding of his self-healing ability. If it was a serious injury that affects his career, such as a cracked leg bone, meniscus injury, etc., he can heal in an instant , as if the download progress bar changes from 50% to 90%.
For minor injuries such as muscle strains and skin abrasions, the healing speed will be a little slower, but it will be healed in a few days, just like the download progress bar changes from 99.8% to 100%.
Therefore, in the eyes of the doctors, Nagi was very lucky. He didn't hurt his muscles and bones in the face of serious malicious fouls, and only suffered some minor injuries. And these small traumas healed faster on Nagi's body, which only showed that his physique was very good.
Only Nagi knew that whether it was the last time or this time, he was actually seriously injured, especially this time, if there was no adventure, he would never stand up and take free kicks, and he would be reimbursed for the season.
At the press conference after the game, coach Antonis fired at the referee on duty: "I don't know how he became a referee. To be honest, anyone who has watched the game knows that we suffered malicious fouls and were called and to send two of our men off."
"We will complain to UEFA about the two red cards and we will also sue the Slavia Prague defenders for their poor performance."
For Nagi's performance, Antonis gave a high degree of appreciation: "He is the key to our victory. In the most difficult time for the team, he stood up twice, especially the free kick that directly scored the goal. You know, his foot just Being able to shoot with such high quality despite being injured speaks volumes about his ability and fighting spirit."
Many media are also very concerned about Nagi's injury. Antonis said: "We did a preliminary examination on him, and there was nothing wrong with it. It was just a simple muscle injury. God bless, that damned **** didn't cause any serious injuries."
"After returning to Belgium, we will conduct a comprehensive inspection for Nagi. We hope everything is fine."
In an interview, the head coach of Slavia Prague refused to comment on all the malicious actions of referees and defensive players, only saying that the home team had tried their best, but Genk performed better.
Regarding Nagi, he commented: "He is an excellent player and an excellent fighter. It is a pity that we do not have such a player in our team."
The next day, the major European media rushed to report the game on the front page because it was so controversial. The Belgian media all sided with Genk, criticizing the Slavia Prague club and the referee on duty.
The cover of "Sports Daily" was Nagi's menacing eyes when he took a free kick. thier performance almost ruined Genk's victory, but Nagi overcame the pain with steely will and made a final decision.
"Latest News" expressed emotion: "Mina's eyes showed killing intent, as if to say, I will win this game, and then he used a precise set-piece attack to secure the victory."