God Of football

Chapter 71: Offensive Prowess

The Georgian players took the words of Marmadashvili seriously as the stunt that Izan had just pulled was just a glimpse of what he could do.

The players continued warming up with everyone doing his own thing. Five minutes to the close of the period allowed for warm-ups, and the shouts of the Georgian fans rose.

The Spanish players, intrigued by the shouts, turned to look at the source of the shouts and found a player standing still.

The player was none other than Khvicha Kvarastskhelia. The man in question raised his hand and waved to the fans with this action initiating another wave of cheers from the Georgian Fans.

The player proceeded to his side and started a few stretching exercises before ending his warm-up. ”National stars have it different ” Pedri said as he put his hand on Izan’s shoulder.

The former was shorter than the latter, so it wasn’t awkward, but it seemed rather natural. The Cameramen didn’t need anyone to tell them that this would make for a good photo.

Unbeknownst to the two, they headed towards their locker room, not knowing what they had started. Izan was on the bench so he took his water bottle and wore a bib before heading to the bench.

He joined a few of the well-known players on the bench as Spain didn’t field its best team against a rather weaker side.

It would seem like overkill to field its strongest eleven against Georgia but Georgia didn’t mind. They were hoping to take advantage of Spain’s arrogance as a top footballing nation and punish them.

Both teams stood in the tunnel ready and set to go. The cheers of the Fans were as loud as they could get in the Santiago Bernabeu.

With the roof closed, it increased the volume of shouts of Fans. The atmosphere was electric as the battle between the Fans had even begun before the match.

Spain would sing a chant uninterrupted. Georgia would also sing a chant uninterrupted as the two sides showed this unlikely sportsmanship between Fans.

The players headed out onto the pitch with the fans taking the shouts up a notch. The players, led by the referee line up in front of the fans.

The anthems of these two teams sounded through the whole stadium. The patriotism shown by the players was stunning as each player sang his anthem wholeheartedly.

The Fans didn’t relent and helped the players in singing the anthem. The whole stadium was a cauldron of emotions as the anthems came to an end.

The players dispersed after the anthem with the two captains going for the toss with Spain winning. Morata chose not to kick off first.

Mikautadze stood behind the ball and kicked off as soon as the referee blew the whistle. Opting to send the ball back to the keeper, Gagnidze, one of Georgia’s defensive midfielders sent the ball to Marmadashvili

The ball followed the path it was sent on and found its way onto the legs of Marmadashvili. The keeper looked up trying to find space.

Eventually, he saw Kiteishvili get away from his Marker. Marmadashvili quickly put his legs through the ball and sent it to the former.

Kiteishvili, who had gotten away from his marker, controlled the ball nearby before sending it wide to Lobjanidze.

The winger immediately tried to get rid of Jose Gaya but the latter proved difficult to beat. Lobjanidze didn’t force it and sent it into the middle.

Kiteishvili appeared and got hold of the ball before sending a defence-splitting pass to Kvarastskhelia who had been silent since the match started.

The winger tried to get rid of Cesar Azpilicueta with speed, but the defender held him. Seeing as he couldn’t go further with Cesar Azpilicueta holding onto him, Kvarastskhelia let the ball fly.

Simons, who wasn’t expecting an impromptu shot pulled out a spectacular save but couldn’t hold it. At this moment, the Georgian Fans got off their seats.

They watched on as Mikautadze got away from the grasp of Aymeric Laporte to meet the loose ball with a flying header.

The Georgian Fans erupted into cheers as they celebrated their teams goal. Mikautadze, after scoring ran towards his mates and coaches on the bench to celebrate with them.

The faces of the Spanish Fans and players were the opposite of the Georgians. They had let the opponents concede but it wasn’t time to sulk as they revamped themselves and got into positions waiting for the opponents to finish with their celebrations.

Izan, who was on the bench, smiled wryly at the opponent’s goal. The opponents had a stroke early, and it was up to his mates on the field to give back an answer.

Luis de la Fuente looked on, his face showing no emotion even after the opponents scored. The Georgian players returned to their half after the celebrations.

The referee restarted the match after the Georgian team had settled down. Morata kicked off from the spot as he glanced at the clock.

Only 7 minutes had passed so they had a lot of time to work with. Dani Olmo received the pass from Morata and scanned the pitch a bit before deciding on who to pass it to.

Fabian Ruiz was free so Olmo let go of the ball to the former. Fabian controlled the ball and walked around with the ball a bit, trying to set the tempo for the match.

Mikautadze, who thought himself being taunted by Fabian Ruiz, rushed in for a tackle, but the latter got away skillfully.

After getting away from his man, Fabian Ruiz had a few seconds to work with, so he sent the ball to Mikel Oryazabal on the left flank.

Gocholeish, Georgia’s right back, ran towards Mikel Oryazabal in hopes of challenging for the ball, but the latter didn’t attempt a jump.

Mikel Oryazabal rather controlled the ball expertly through the legs of Gocholeish before running away. Gocholeish tried to catch up but was no match for the Real Sociedad Man.

Mikel Oryazabal got to the byline and slowed down causing Gocholeish to catch up with him. In a battle of wits, Oryazabal raised his leg as if to cross the ball in.

Gocholeish who saw this action, committed and tried to block it with his leg. Oryazabal thanked his stars that such a simple move worked and rolled the ball to his left leg.

Oryazabal with a swift motion, sent the ball inside the box. Alvaro Morato, who was held down by two players, tried to jump but felt a strong tug on his shirt.

Being the clever forward he was, Alvaro Morata fell to his back. The ball was headed out by Kashia, the captain of the Georgian side who was also the same person that had grabbed Morata’s shirt.

The Spanish players appealed for a penalty, and thankfully, the referee was already on the case as he blew his whistle and pointed to the spot.

The Georgian players approached the referee to try and argue with him. The players made the ’VAR’ sign to the referee but the latter didn’t even look at them.

He had been in a position where he saw all that went on so they couldn’t debate with him. Even his Video room Assistants agreed with him on his decision so the Georgian players couldn’t change it.

Morata stepped up to the penalty spot with the ball as the designated penalty-taker of the team. He moved a few steps back, awaiting the referee’s whistle.

[Commentator]

’ Morata steps up to the spot kick and he’ll be hoping to increase his goal try for Spain. He steps up and what a way to make it count as he goes for the Panenka’

Morata ran to the side of the fans after scoring and joined them in celebrating. The other players joined him in the celebrations.

The bench and the Spain staff also celebrated with Luis de la Fuente clenching his fist after Morata’s goal. The celebrations didn’t last long, the Georgian one, as the match was underway again.

Both sides went into the offensive with each side trying to score. Spain got a chance in the 15th minute after the ball was sent out for a corner.

Lucas Baena, who played as a right winger in this match, sent an exciting ball into the box, which was met by a timely header from Aymeric Laporte.

The only thing that stopped the ball from rewriting the scoreboard was a save from Marmadashvili which kept the match Level.

In the 21st minute, Kvarastskhelia also got to try from a distance, but his shot was saved by Unai Simons. He would get another chance in the 25th minute from a long ball by Marmadashvili.

Kvarastskhelia got the ball on the byline before cutting inside with the ball. After getting the ball onto his right foot, Kvarastskhelia sent a curler aiming for the right bottom corner but was once again denied by a spectacular save from Unai Simons.

Finally, after the 30th-minute mark, Spain got a chance to take the lead.

A/n: Thanks for the support guys. I’m feeling good due to the powerstones. This is actually my second book on ReadNovelFull but its actually the one I wrote since I deleted the first one after 3 chapters. Thanks guys, It means a lot.