Eindhoven's offense wasn't going smoothly.
Ajax's defense was quite resolute.
Sean quickly retreated to midfield to assist in defense.
The two teams continued to exchange attacks and defenses.
On the sidelines, Bojan pouted:
'Although this kid surprisingly has some bright spots, can this level replace me?
Is Frank de Boer going senile?!'
Frank de Boer was quite satisfied with Sean's performance.
It was clear that Sean's coordination with other players was still a bit rusty, but Sean was very diligent, covering a large area, not sparing his energy, and still able to help the team.
For example, this time, Sean retreated all the way to his own half, occupying a central position near the right flank, forcing the opponent to pass to the wing.
That's how defense works.
Sometimes, if you just occupy a position and slow down the opponent's attack, that's a successful defense.
Frank de Boer nodded in satisfaction.
But things weren't over.
After Eindhoven's left winger Depay received the ball, he dribbled past Ajax's defensive midfielder Blind, successfully cut inside, arrived at the edge of the penalty area, and immediately took a powerful shot.
"Bang!"
Ajax's left-back Van Rhijn flew to block the ball.
The ball ricocheted and flew behind Depay.
Depay turned to chase the ball, but Ajax's Klaassen had already taken the ball first, and passed it to Sean, moving it away from Depay's influence.
Several Eindhoven players then rushed towards Sean.
Sean didn't hold onto the ball either, passing it diagonally to his front right.
Ajax's right winger Sean received the ball in the front field, dribbled straight forward, and was immediately blocked by an opposing defender as he reached the halfway line.
"Here!"
Sean had already rushed to midfield along the flank.
Sean quickly passed it horizontally.
Sean received the ball and rushed into the front field.
It was Park Ji-sung who first came to block him.
Park Ji-sung, however, felt that his physical strength and speed were not as good as before, so he hadn't pushed too far forward, which allowed him to arrive first.
Standing behind Park Ji-sung's left was Eindhoven's center-back Jeffrey.
Park Ji-sung actively intercepted in front of Sean, and just as his foot landed, Sean's footwork suddenly accelerated, and his left foot, which seemed to have just landed, actually pulled the ball and changed direction!
Sean successfully evaded Park Ji-sung and continued forward.
Park Ji-sung was caught off guard, instinctively reaching out to pull but grabbing nothing, and actively turned to chase, but could only eat dust behind Sean.
Eindhoven's center-backs Jeffrey and Rekik were still in front of Sean, but could only retreat while defending.
Because Ajax's left and right wingers, Sean and Hoesen, were also sprinting towards Eindhoven from different directions.
With their support, the Eindhoven players really didn't dare to put all their attention on Sean.
Sean approached Eindhoven's penalty area in less than two seconds.
Eindhoven's left-back Willems couldn't hold back, tucking in towards the flank to assist his center-backs in cornering Sean.
Sean passed the ball behind Willems at the opportune moment.
Sean successfully received the ball in open space.
Willems turned sharply, accelerating at full speed to collide with Sean: even if it was a foul, he couldn't let him cut inside freely!
"Bang ~"
The two indeed collided, and Sean did stop.
But,
Before that, Sean had already passed the ball towards the byline!
Ajax's left midfielder Klaassen ran the outside line, sprinting to chase the ball.
The other players from both teams were all sprinting at full speed towards Eindhoven's goal.
Klaassen finally caught up with the ball before it went out of bounds, and immediately crossed it with a cut-back.
The ball traveled along the ground directly towards the penalty spot.
Sean advanced along the flank to meet the ball.
"Ha!!!"
Eindhoven's goalkeeper Zoet charged out with flailing arms and shouted loudly, attempting to disrupt Sean's focus.
Sean calmly adjusted his steps, opened his right ankle, and directly pushed the ball into the net as it came towards him.
Zoet immediately sat down, spreading his legs as wide as possible, and his arms were not idle, still waving in the air, trying to maximize the chance of intercepting the ball.
Unfortunately, all efforts were in vain.
The ball rushed past Zoet and directly into the goal!
In the 61st minute, Ajax 1-1 Eindhoven!
Sean ran to the corner flag and mimicked machine gun fire: Da da da da da ~
The cheers at Cruyff Arena instantly rose a notch... "Goal!"
"Sean, it's really Sean!!"
"As expected of Stiletto, Sean, who came on as a substitute, scored directly without stopping the ball, equalizing the score for Ajax!"
"His shooting skills are truly precise, the name Stiletto is well-deserved, it looks like another rising star is about to emerge!"
"Let's look at the slow-motion replay. This was an Ajax counterattack. Eindhoven's attack failed, and Ajax's counterattack was very sharp, reaching the front field in three passes.
Next, Sean's dribbling and advancement were also very crucial, successfully attracting the defensive attention of the Eindhoven players."
"Through the slow-motion replay, we can see that before Sean passed the ball, three Eindhoven players had converged, leaving the other Ajax players unmarked."
"We also cannot ignore the role of other players. If it weren't for them diverting the attention of the Eindhoven players, and if three people had fully surrounded him, it would have been unlikely for Sean to pass the ball out so freely."
"Sean's pass was also very exquisite. Once Klaassen successfully received the ball, this attack was already half successful."
"In short, this Ajax goal was a perfect combination of team play and individual talent. Eindhoven's loss of this goal is not unfair..."
...While the Ajax players were celebrating the goal around Sean, there was also a scene of jubilation on the sidelines.
Frank de Boer repeatedly pumped his fists and then gave Bergkamp a big hug.
Patting Bergkamp's back, Frank de Boer excitedly shouted: "I knew his talent could help us, he did it! He did it!!"
Bergkamp was originally reminiscing about the goal with great interest, but was caught off guard by Frank de Boer and found it difficult to maintain his cold demeanor, so he quickly responded: "Yes, yes, he did it!"
Laughing heartily with Frank de Boer, Bergkamp quickly broke free, thus maintaining his Ice Prince image.
At the same time, Bojan was staring at the field with wide eyes, the Barça prince's image completely gone:
'He actually played so well, how is that possible...'"
Although Bojan couldn't withstand the pressure and even dared not participate in the World Cup, which led to his early decline, he still had good judgment and was very clear about the value of Sean's series of actions, and his worldview was immediately severely shaken.
'F***, so the clown turns out to be me?!'
Bojan was unable to accept it for a while... Eindhoven was also unable to accept it.
Eindhoven was only three points ahead of Ajax, and taking advantage of a direct confrontation to defeat Ajax was an excellent opportunity to extend their lead.
They had been suppressed by their arch-rivals for three whole years, and this season it was Eindhoven's turn to become the master.
As fate would have it, they took an early lead in the match, and everything they had envisioned was becoming a reality.
Who would have thought that this Stiletto, which had suddenly appeared, would be so sharp, completely shattering the beautiful future that was about to be achieved.
Who could accept this?
Attack, they must attack, they must take back the victory!
Of course, Ajax thought the same way.
Netherlands has its own national conditions; in front of their arch-rivals, they absolutely could not lose face.
To retreat and play on the counterattack?
That wouldn't even be possible in an away game, let alone at home, having just equalized the score, and with morale soaring...
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