God Of football

Chapter 188: Feint

The home side rioted a bit causing unrest in the stadium. Under the influence of the announcer, the fans calmed down a bit after the replay was shown.

Replays on the big screen showed the contact was negligible, further enraging the home crowd.

Izan and José Gayà led the protests, pleading with the referee to consult VAR, but the decision stood.

The Mestalla became a wall of whistles and jeers, their fury palpable as Vinicius JR. stepped up to take the penalty.

From the stands of the Mestalla, the fans were livid, their collective outrage palpable as the controversial penalty decision unfolded.

What began as a shock at the referee’s quick whistle quickly turned into a thunderous cacophony of boos and whistles.

Fans waved their arms furiously, pointing at the replay on the big screen, which clearly showed Vinícius Jr. going to ground with little to no contact from Guillamón.

”He barely touched him! What kind of call is that?” one fan shouted, echoed by others around him, their voices hoarse from jeering.

Some fans hurled chants of ”Ladrones!” (thieves), accusing Real Madrid of being favoured, while others called for VAR to intervene.

When the referee refused to overturn the decision, the Mestalla became a boiling pot of fury. Fans pounded their seats and railings, creating an intimidating wall of noise.

The penalty itself was greeted with relentless whistles, an attempt to unsettle Vinicius Jr. as he stepped up.

Commentator: ”And now, amidst the storm of controversy, Vinicius stands over the ball. Can Valencia’s Mamardashvili rise to the occasion, or will Real Madrid capitalize on this gift? The tension here is unbearable.”

Vinicius, calm and composed, sent Mamardashvili the wrong way, slotting the ball coolly into the bottom right corner.

When the ball hit the back of the net, a wave of indignation swept through the crowd. Fans behind the goal screamed in frustration, while others held their heads in disbelief.

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Commentator: ”Goal for Real Madrid! Vinicius delivers, but you can hear what the Mestalla thinks of that decision. Listen to the noise!”

Valencia fans exploded with anger, chanting furiously against the referee as white-hot frustration rippled through the stadium.

A group of ultras began singing defiant chants, rallying the rest of the stadium to stand behind their team.

”It’s always the same with Madrid!” one fan fumed, voicing what many believed: that the giants of Spanish football had once again been handed an unfair advantage.

Their anger turned into loud support, urging Valencia’s players to fight back.

The players, visibly agitated, regrouped, determined to channel their anger into a response, particularly Izan who was fuming.

He had seen the whole encounter so claiming it was a penalty and it being given enraged him. ”He could have at least pretended to use VAR” Izan muttered as he walked to his position.

Jude who had seen Izan fuming smiled wryly before returning to his half. After the restart, it was all Valencia.

Real Madrid a team, known for its attacking prowess and fast-break football had now retreated into their half.

All because of one kid. ”Get the ball to me” Izan had said to Correia after the ball went out for a throw.

The latter didn’t know what Izan was planning but whatever he was doing, it had to be good. After playing around the Madrid setup but finding it hard to go on, Izan dropped deep to take the ball.

As he did this, Camavinga was baited as he followed Izan into his half. Kroos screamed at Camavinga to come back but it was all in vain.

Izan sent a pass that went behind, Valverde before slipping through the legs of Carvajal and finally settling in the path of Diego López.

The pass from Izan was met by a deafening cheers from the crowd as Diego López continued progressing with the ball.

Getting to the byline, Diego López came face to face with Carvajal but before he could think too much, a shadow flashed behind Carvajal, causing Diego López to slip the ball behind the veteran full-back.

The shadow was none other than Izan who hadn’t stopped running after passing. The ball led Izan for a bit but Izan quickly covered the distance.

Éder Militão rushing from beside Izan found the ball slipping through his legs after Izan nudged it slightly.

The Valencia fans, now on the edge of their seats, watched like they had found a pot of gold and found they had.

[Knuckle Ball activated]

With a thunderous shot, Izan sent the ball towards the goal. The Real Madrid players tried to put their bodies in the way but the ball would somehow evade them.

The Valencia fans watched on hoping for a goal but a last-ditch fingertip save from Courtois killed their hopes of equalizing.

Izan looked at the keeper in disbelief. ”Well you have to save that considering that trait of yours but can you do it over and over again,” Izan thought as he glanced at one of Courtois’s traits.

[ Titan’s Reach:

Standing as tall as a mountain peak, his arms extend like the branches of an ancient world tree, capable of deflecting attacks from realms beyond sight.

20% chance of triggering a word class save]

”Damn,” Izan thought as he walked towards the right corner flag. The Real Madrid players that had just escaped conceding focused on the corner being taken.

After getting to the spot, Izan set the ball down, amidst jeers from the Real Madrid crowd that roared behind him.

As the players waited for the ball, Izan made a short pass to Correia who had sneaked near him before going behind the latter.

After seeing Vinicius approach, Correia sent the ball behind him to Izan who was now at the corner of the edge of the box.

Spotting the run being made by Gaya, Izan sent a ball across the box to the other side where Gaya stood.

The Veteran left back stalled for a while causing both players and fans to guess what he was doing. Well, that was until the saw Izan appear on the edge of the box.

Gaya immediately sent the ball through the sea of bodies to Izan on the edge of the box. The Valencia fans this time were sure that the ball was going in.

Bellingham and Valverde, who were in front of Izan moved to block the shot, but Izan’s raised left leg drew the ball inside onto his right foot, faking both players.

”What Confidence. Izaaaaaaaaaannnnnn” the commentator roared as Izan smacked the ball with the instep of his boot.

The ball moved outwards, Courtois diving towards it before the ball started curling back inside, homing into the back of the net.

”Glorious, Glorious, Glorious. Izan, a piece of his mind. Valencia are now back in business” the commentator roared as Izan ran towards the corner flag.

Reaching the corner flag, Izan blew two kisses, directed at the two beautiful women, one mature and one young sitting in the crowd.

”Thatsss my brother” Hori shouted as he joined the sea of fans in celebrating the goal.

Carlo Ancelotti, typically composed and calm, rose swiftly from his chair on the touchline, his face a blend of disbelief and frustration.

His sharp gaze scanned the field, zeroing in on his defenders who had been caught off-guard by Izan’s brilliance.

Adjusting his suit jacket with a firm tug, he paced a few steps forward, his gestures measured but brimming with intensity.

His usually soft-spoken demeanour gave way to a stern tone as he barked instructions, his hands slicing through the air to emphasize his points.

The Real Madrid players froze under his piercing glare, knowing they had let their experienced manager down.

The stadium buzzed with anticipation, not just from Izan’s wonder goal, but also from the rare sight of Ancelotti delivering a fiery wake-up call to his team.

”Well Calma Ancelotti is not Calm anymore as he barks at his players but can you blame them?

That’s some brilliant piece of football from Izan but maybe Ancelotti thinks his players should have done more” the commentator said as the Valencia players returned to their half.

[I’m good at this. Calma Ancelotti]

While Ancelotti was fuming, Barcelona fans took this chance to ridicule their rivals.

A recent slump in form had caused them to slip up on the table with Real Madrid now in first place so any occasion like this was welcomed.

On fan forums, debates raged about whether Barcelona should break the bank to sign the teenager, with one user commenting, ”Get him to Camp Nou before Real Madrid does!”

Video reels captured clips of the goal, paired with captions like, ”This kid just silenced those Real blockheads!”

Barcelona fans united in admiration, claiming Izan as one of their own, despite his neutral stance in their footballing world.

Meanwhile, trolls mocked Real Madrid’s defense, with posts like, ”Izan just schooled the Galacticos!”

GIFs of Ancelotti’s frustrated reaction went viral, adding fuel to the fiery online discourse.

The rival fans were truly having a field night.

[Get it. Cause field day but they are playing at night so li-. My puns are horrible]