The Unbelievable Number 45, Su!!!

The Unbelievable Number 45, Su!!!

"Beep!"

A whistle blew!

Trailing by three goals, Boca Juniors restarted the match.

Boca striker Avila touched the ball and immediately passed it back to Pablo Pérez.

Tucuman Athletic did not press frantically in the midfield as they had in the first half.

Instead, they retreated slightly, compressing their formation.

Pablo Pérez slowly carried the ball forward.

However, just as he crossed the center circle, Tucuman Athletic immediately initiated their practiced, small-area swarm.

Facing the three-man press from Tucuman Athletic's front line, Pablo Pérez dared not push forward blindly. He pulled the ball back slightly, turned, and passed it to the defensive midfielder, Barrios!

"Here!"

After receiving the ball, Barrios heard a familiar voice.

Su?

Turning his head to see Su Bai dropping back to support, Barrios didn't hesitate and pushed a low pass directly to him.

Just as Su Bai was about to turn after receiving the ball, he immediately sensed Tucuman Athletic's left winger, Lucas Ischuk, rushing in to challenge.

Standing at 1.69 meters tall with agile dribbling, this 22-year-old youngster had performed countless solo runs down the flank in the Argentine Primera División.

However, while his attacking efficiency was high, his defensive work was quite lackluster.

Su Bai nimbly nudged the ball to the left with his left foot while leaning his body against Lucas Ischuk to turn.

He then used his right foot to knock the ball forward with force.

The Tucuman Athletic star winger was left behind by Su Bai just like that.

Immediately after, Su Bai began to stride forward, charging toward the Tucuman Athletic backfield!

"A beautiful turn!"

"The 16-year-old youngster Su appears to be a speed-based winger as well!"

"That turn and dribble were executed in one fluid motion; it's clear that this youngster, making his first appearance in Argentina's top flight, is not stage-frightened!"

"It seems there was a reason Xie Luotuo chose to send this youngster on at such a critical moment!"

Dennis, the commentator on the sidelines, offered a bit of praise after watching Su Bai's stylish turn and dribble.

On the pitch!

Su Bai was still sprinting forward frantically.

After bypassing Lucas Ischuk, an open field lay before Su Bai.

Tucuman Athletic, looking to play a defensive counter-attack, had pushed their defensive line too far back.

In the entire midfield, only their captain, Bilalva, was participating in covering the positions left by the two wingers during their pressing.

Seeing Su Bai charging up, Bilalva, who had completely shut out Boca in the first half, strode toward him.

He intended to teach this rookie, playing his first match, a lesson.

There was no defensive technique involved.

Facing the high-speed Su Bai, Bilalva charged directly in front of him.

A frontal challenge!

This was exactly what physically imposing defenders loved to do.

While such collisions were often accompanied by fouls, they were indeed the best way to defend against speed-oriented forwards.

"Bilalva is coming in!"

"That despicable guy wants to use his rough body to obstruct Su!"

"Danger!!!"

At the Candy Box Stadium, countless fans watched the high-speed Su Bai with worried expressions.

The kid was near the sideline now!

It was impossible to dodge that butcher.

Just as Bilalva was about to collide with Su Bai, many fans closed their eyes in concern.

They didn't want to see a player their team had only just brought on get carried off on a stretcher within minutes.

Sure enough!

Not long after they closed their eyes, the referee's whistle sounded!

Damn it!

Boca had no hope. They had finally brought someone on, and now this again.

When the fans opened their eyes, the scene before them left them stunned.

On the pitch!

Someone really was lying on the grass!

But!

He wasn't wearing a blue-and-black shirt!

He wasn't a Boca player!

The one down on the turf, his face twisted in pain, was Bilalva—the man who had made Boca suffer so much?

What had happened?

The fans immediately turned their eyes to the big screen on the sideline.

It was replaying what had just happened!

They saw Su Bai, sprinting at high speed, show no intention of slowing down or getting out of the way when he saw Bilalva charging at him like a mad dog.

He merely turned his body slightly and put his shoulder into Bilalva's path.

Likewise, that mad-dog butcher Bilalva slammed straight into Su Bai with a vicious grin on his face.

Just like that, the two of them collided fiercely on the pitch.

Then an exaggerated scene unfolded.

Bilalva, covered in muscle and tattoos, seemed to have crashed into a wall.

The imagined sight of Su Bai flying backward did not happen.

Instead, the powerful Bilalva was sent flying backward by Su Bai's hit!

This...

This was way too ridiculous!

That sixteen-year-old kid had collided with Bilalva, the man known as the Butcher.

In an instant!

The chants that had fallen silent in Candy Box Stadium rose again.

Countless Boca fans once again shouted Boca's name at the top of their lungs.

Su Bai stood in front of Bilalva and lowered his head slightly to glance at Bilalva lying on the grass.

His face was full of mockery!

And Bilalva seemed to have recovered as well!

He glared viciously at the unexpectedly tough young player before him.

Tucuman Athletic's players came forward and pulled their captain to his feet.

In the fiftieth minute of the match!

Boca Juniors earned a fairly well-positioned set-piece chance in the attacking half.

On the sideline, Xie Luotuo watched Su Bai's brave display and stood there clapping with both hands.

"A set-piece chance in the frontcourt for Boca!"

"Belchini, Barrios, and the others have all come up!"

"This is an opportunity!"

Pablo Pérez stood over the ball!

He raised his right hand high, signaling to his teammates.

Inside the box, Boca's aerial targets swarmed toward the far post!

However, Su Bai did not join the crowd.

He simply stood at the top of the penalty arc, waiting for a chance to pick up a loose ball. With his heading stat, go fight for the first touch?

He didn't even know whether he would head the ball straight to an opponent.

After the referee gave the signal, Pablo Pérez sent the ball directly into the penalty area.

Sure enough, it went to the far post!

However, Tucuman Athletic, who had pulled all their players back, had their center back win the first touch at the final moment!

He leaped high and headed the ball out of the box!

"Oh! What a shame!"

"Belchini jumped a little early!"

"That position!!! Su!!!"

"The ball is dropping toward Su!"

"A second chance to attack!"

"Su!!!"

"Su!!!"

"Su—is he going to shoot?"

"A volley!!!!"

"Su!!!!!!!"

At that moment, on the pitch!

Su Bai was standing just outside the top of the penalty arc.

Seeing the ball unexpectedly fly toward him, Su Bai did not hesitate at all.

Facing the incoming ball, he lifted his right leg high without delay.

The instant the ball dropped toward him—

Bang!!!

Su Bai's right foot slammed hard into the underside of the ball.

After violently deforming, the ball shot straight toward Tucuman Athletic's goal like a meteor.

With a 100 strength boost—

Su Bai's shot reached an unbelievable speed, then drilled into the net without the slightest obstruction.

"GGGGG--OOOOOOO--AAAAAA--LLLLLLL!"

"GGGGOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLL!"

"GOALLLLL!!!"

"SU!!!!"

Along with the commentator's hysterical roar—

With a thunderous boom!

Like an explosion!

Candy Box Stadium erupted!