The golf course was originally just a breeze, but after kick-off, a force 4 wind suddenly started to blow.

The stands at Hometown Park Stadium are not high enough, and there are single-layer stands on three sides, so the wind still has an impact on the game.

Generally speaking, wind speeds of level 4-5 will interfere with the game, and if it reaches level 6, the interference will be very serious.

Players running in high wind speeds will consume more physical energy and are easily deprived of oxygen, and the accuracy of long passes and free kicks will also be affected.

Of course, for the home team Plymouth, their passing method is short passes, and the accuracy of the passes will not be affected too much.

Almost all of Plymouth's players crossed the half court, using their superior strength in the midfield to block Southampton who had the ball.

Due to the over-concentration of troops in the midfield and the sudden level 4 crosswind, the two-pass combination between Lallana and Lambert almost resulted in the loss of the ball.

Fortunately, Plymouth’s level was not very high. Although they touched the ball, they failed to intercept it.

Lambert hurriedly retreated and managed to protect the ball without any danger.

One minute into the game, Southampton almost made a mistake.

Plymouth's midfield and frontcourt pressed forward.

Lambert quickly moved the ball sideways and passed it to the left.

Also due to the sidewind, Lambert's lateral transfer was a little bit drifting.

Holmes ran hard, using his not-so-tall stature to see where the ball would land, then jumped up and stopped the ball with his chest.

Plymouth's rising star Joe Mason suddenly broke out into a sprint and gave a fierce shoulder bump to the jumping Holmes!

The moment Holmes stopped the ball with his chest, he was knocked to the ground by Joe Mason before it even hit the ground! Joe Mason easily intercepted the ball! "Yeah yeah yeah!"

Plymouth fans cheered excitedly.

Holmes immediately got up and pulled Joe Mason's arm with his backhand to prevent Joe Mason from launching a quick counterattack.

Joe Mason, who was playing at home, was not polite and pushed Holmes away with his palm.

Holmes had stood up in a hurry and had not yet stabilized his center of gravity. Then he was pushed so roughly by Joe Mason that he half-knelt on the grass again.

The fight between the two was very intense! Joe Mason turned his palm, which was actually a foul, but Holmes's hand was not clean either, it was just that Joe Mason's action was more aggressive and had more physical advantages.

The referee turned a blind eye to the foul between the two! In a relatively low-level game like the English League One, the referee's penalty standards are very lenient.

This is also the reason why the level of physical confrontation in the English League One is more brutal than that in the Championship and even the Premier League.

After pushing Holmes away, Joe Mason made a short pass to No. 11 Carly Arnesong who had already run to the left rib, and then Joe Mason himself accelerated and ran without the ball along the left side.

This is also Plymouth's basic tactic - minimize ball possession and dribbling, use more short passes, more off-ball movements, and use off-ball movements to connect short passes and penetration.

This short passing tactic is different from Arsenal's passing and cutting style.

Both Arsenal and Barcelona rely on the cooperation between the cores of the triangle attack, while Plymouth relies on the cooperation between two points.

Arguably, Plymouth's attack was simpler.

Of course, dealing with Plymouth's short pass penetration is also easier than dealing with Arsenal.

Lambert had already retreated to chase after Carli Arneson who had the ball, and Hammond also double-teamed and intercepted from the other side.

Gu Ran went straight forward and blocked Joe Mason who was running without the ball.

Since Plymouth is using short passes to penetrate, all we need to do is break Plymouth's short pass fulcrum.

And Joe Mason is the fulcrum of Plymouth's offense.

The first confrontation between the two stars started without the ball!

Joe Mason didn't take Gu Ran seriously at all. Relying on his Rooney-like body, he rushed towards Gu Ran!

Gu Ran did not exert any effort to speed up, but just blocked Joe Mason's sprint route one step ahead, half turned to meet him sideways -

Bang! Joe Mason's shoulder hit half of Gu Ran's back, and he was immediately bounced back two steps! Joe Mason was stunned! The Plymouth fans present were also stunned!

You know, Joe Mason is the little Rooney of their club! His impact is super strong! What's more, Joe Mason is sprinting at full speed, with inertia bonus, while the seemingly thin Chinese boy on the opposite side slowed down in advance.

Plymouth fans could never have imagined that Joe Mason could not beat Gu Ran! When Gu Ran intercepted Joe Mason, Carly Arneson could not make a short pass to the left, and Hammond was double-teaming him on the right, so he could only bite the bullet and dribble into the Southampton penalty area.

The experienced center back Walton positioned himself early to block Carli Arnesong's breakthrough path.

Lambert chased up from behind Cali Arneson and made a precise steal, snatching the ball away from Arneson's feet!

Southampton's defensive coordination is very exciting! After 6 pre-season warm-up matches, Southampton's Premier League background has been adjusted very well!

After the ball was intercepted, Arnesong quickly counterattacked and pulled the ball on the spot!

After Lambert stole the ball, he kicked it directly to the empty area on the left without hesitation! This line was between Gu Ran and Holmes! Holmes did not turn around to get the ball, but ran directly to Plymouth's half without the ball! Because Holmes knew that the ball must be for Gu Ran, he wanted to take advantage of this time to prepare a forward fulcrum for Gu Ran and help Gu Ran share the firepower.

Gu Ran also started to accelerate at the same time as Lambert passed the ball! Gu Ran's speed was as fast as lightning!

The Southampton fans at the scene also cheered passionately with adrenaline bursting! The Plymouth fans stared in astonishment, unable to believe that there was such a fast player in the English League One team.

How could they know that this was not Gu Ran's full speed at all! In the live broadcast room of Ran Live, the comments were all over the place, with all kinds of 666!

"What the hell! What the hell!"

"Too fast! Gu Ran is too fast!"

"I haven't watched Gu Ran's live game for a long time! Gu Ran is faster than before!"

"Ahhh! I've never seen a man so fast!"

"???"

On the football field, Plymouth's rising star Joe Mason was chasing after Gu Ran!

After being knocked away by Gu Ran, Joe Mason held his breath and vowed to catch up with Gu Ran to prove that he was the real——

As soon as Joe Mason had this thought in his mind, Gu Ran had easily left him two steps behind, and the distance between them was getting farther and farther! Joe Mason was completely numb! Obviously, he was very fast and had enough power to run, but he couldn't catch up at all! He couldn't even catch up with Gu Ran's shadow! Joe Mason's speed and power were just a reference background for Gu Ran's violent aesthetic sprint!

Almost in the blink of an eye, Gu Ran surpassed Joe Mason who was chasing him desperately by three body lengths, touched the football first, and continued to run straight with the ball!

After his ball control attributes were greatly improved, Gu Ran's sprint dribbling speed became easier than before! The entire Southampton team followed Gu Ran's sprint forward!

Southampton's quick counterattack is coming! Plymouth's defense immediately and calmly creates an offside position.

Holmes and Gully had already rushed into the 30-meter area in advance, but fell into the offside trap.

Plymouth took advantage of its strength in the midfield to double-team Gu Ran who was in control of the ball.

Coach Pete Reid in the technical area on the sidelines seemed a little complacent - as long as they double-teamed Gu Ran on the wing and didn't give him the chance to pass the ball, Southampton would not be able to launch a counterattack.

However, the next second, Coach Pete Reed's jaw dropped! Facing the double-team of three defensive players, Gu Ran didn't care at all. He just kicked the ball forward, then dodged sideways, flashed out of bounds, and accelerated to chase the ball from out of bounds! Black-haired Bell!

The famous scene of overtaking on the outside lane reappeared! The defensive player who double-teamed Gu Ran was immediately dumbfounded! The Southampton fans at the scene cheered wildly! The domestic fans in the live broadcast room did not expect to be able to feast their eyes right from the start! Various comments of "wow" were flooding the screen like crazy!

In less than three seconds, Gu Ran shook off the defensive players who were double-teaming him outside the bounds, cut back into the bounds, and easily controlled the ball!

This ball was not offside! Gu Ran passed the ball to himself three seconds later! Plymouth's right side was easily penetrated by Gu Ran!

Plymouth's defensive players chased after Gu Ran in a panic.

Lallana, Gully and others also sprinted into Plymouth's penalty area.

Seeing that there were many troops in the middle, Gu Ran took the ball directly to the bottom.

Right back and captain Carl Duguti desperately rushed forward to intercept, and center back Curtis Nelson also retreated to the edge of the penalty area to block Gu Ran's passing and shooting angles.

Gu Ran stopped the ball suddenly near the end line, and the football stopped accurately while rolling at high speed.

Carl Duguti was delighted, and immediately stopped and stretched his foot to steal the ball!

Gu Ran calmly pulled the ball with his toes and easily avoided Carl Duguti's interception! Such small-scale detailed ball control is very pleasing to the eye! After pulling the ball, Gu Ran did not show off his skills, but took advantage of Carl Duguti's lack of strength to directly kick a half-high ball back to the top area of ​​the small penalty area! The tall and strong Gu Li took a step forward to grab the position, shook off the player who was marking him, jumped high with inertia, and headed the ball directly!

This wave of attack moved too quickly!

In the previous moment, David Barton, the goalkeeper on loan from Tottenham, was waiting on the left side of the goal to block Gu Ran's cut-in and shot, but at this moment, the football shot from the middle!

David Barton's lateral dive -

David Barton's movements were very smooth and beautiful, worthy of being a goalkeeper trained by Tottenham Hotspur.

David Barton's hand reached Gulliver's header!

But David Barton's hands were broken! The ball slipped through David Barton's gloves and spun into the net! The ball went in!!! David Barton fell flat on his back on the grass.

As expected of a goalkeeper trained by Tottenham Hotspur, his posture when falling on the grass was very standard - even though he failed to defend the ball.

The referee pointed to the center circle, indicating that the goal was valid!

Just 3 minutes into the game! With Gu Ran's superb personal breakthrough and a pass back from the bottom, Gu Li scored with a header, and Nampton opened the scoring in an away game!

After scoring the goal, Gu Li excitedly ran to hug Gu Ran! The Southampton players also happily came up to celebrate! Gu Ran was also very happy! This was his first assist in the English League One! This assist is a real and valid career data! Southampton fans happily jumped and danced in the stands!

The entire Home Park Stadium was dyed into a sea of ​​red by the passion of Southampton people! The live broadcast room of Ran Live was also filled with various gifts!

There were many domestic fans who were watching Gu Ran play for the first time. They were conquered by him just by this one move !

"So what you said is true! Gu Ran is really that awesome!"

“66666! It’s 6!”

"Haha, that's nothing. You'll hear foreigners shouting 'China Daddy' in unison in a little while!"

"Is Gu Ran really a Chinese player? Why doesn't he play like a Chinese player at all?"

"Because Gu Ran is a grassroots genius who has not been polluted by the country!"

"Southampton's teamwork is so neat and tidy! It's almost at the level of the English Premier League! Gu Ran has integrated really quickly!"

"Southampton already has a solid foundation in the Premier League, right? Now they have Gu Ran, so Southampton will be able to beat Plymouth in this game!"

"That's right. Plymouth's short pass and offside tactics can't restrain Southampton with Gu Ran."

"I haven't seen such an exciting game in a long time! Come on, Gu Ran!"

"I want to see Gu Ran's first goal in English Football League One!"

"I want to see Gu Ran's 40-meter-long crescent moon!"

In the live broadcast room, various gifts kept appearing on the screen! The competition continued.

The somewhat confused Plymouth team kicked off from the midfield.

After a series of short passes through the middle, they sent the ball to Southampton's right side.

No. 19 Yara Bolasie used his speed to move without the ball.

Right back Richardson immediately stepped up to intercept.

Yara Bolasie held off Richardson and passed the ball to attacking midfielder Luke Summerfield who had penetrated to the right edge of the penalty area.

Luke Summerfield lobbed the ball into the small penalty area before Walton could stretch his foot to block it!

Plymouth's center forward Roy Fallon immediately used his body to hold back the equally tall and strong Jaidi, turning half way to stop the ball.

Gu Ran suddenly rushed over horizontally and directly squeezed the strong Roy Fallon with his shoulder! Roy Fallon didn't take it seriously at first, but the moment Gu Ran made contact with his body, Roy Fallon suddenly felt like he was covered by an invisible mountain!

Under Gu Ran's aggressive pressure, Roy Fallon couldn't even turn around after stopping the ball! He didn't even have a chance to shoot!

Seeing this scene, the Southampton fans' adrenaline burned, and they cheered wildly! This kind of pure physical strength confrontation is exactly what they love to watch! Roy Fallon's face turned red, and he clumsily controlled the ball with his right foot.

He was not clumsy at all. As a New Zealand international, he was definitely very good at protecting the ball.

However, under the power confrontation, his ball protection movements were deformed! If you only look at Roy Fallon's current performance, you will have the illusion of "That's it? I can do it too!"

But in fact, Roy Fallon clearly had 8 points of strength, but he was suppressed by Gu Ran and could only play 2 points! Gu Ran did not give Roy Fallon any chance to continue to protect the ball in the penalty area. He directly made a precise steal and stole the ball from Roy Fallon's feet!

While stealing the ball, Gu Ran squeezed Roy Fallon's tall body and turned to protect the ball! Roy Fallon wanted to counter-steal on the spot, but he had no chance to touch the ball. He could only use all his strength to hold Gu Ran tightly with his legs.

In these few short seconds, the movements of both men did not seem to be very big, but they were full of details of the power confrontation!

The domestic fans in the live broadcast room exclaimed it was so exciting!

After Gu Ran turned around to protect the ball, he had no chance to get rid of Roy Fallon for a while, and then he passed the ball straight to the backcourt! The football, with the power of violent aesthetics, cut through the sky in the back half like an arc razor and fell near the center circle!

This was not only a crucial clearance, but also a signal ball for the transition from defense to offense! The level 4 crosswind was blowing, but it did not affect the flying posture and route of the football at all!

You can imagine how powerful this kick is!

Amidst exclamations of "wow", Lallana quickly started chasing the ball from the middle.

Just when they were about to catch up, Plymouth center back Steven Zubar rushed forward and kicked the ball out of the sideline.

"Oh!" Southampton fans sighed.

This ball was indeed a few meters closer to Stephen Zubar on the opposite side.

However, Lallana also bears a great responsibility for not getting the ball.

Gu Ran's straight pass from the backcourt was first-rate both in terms of awareness and footwork, and the rhythm of the offense-defense transition was also under Gu Ran's control, but Lallana's awareness was a little off and he failed to keep up.

If Lallana could start half a step earlier, he would be able to touch the ball first and shake off Steve Zubar in time, which would have created a one-on-one opportunity.

What a pity...

While Southampton fans expressed their regret, they also applauded Gu Ran and Lallana to show their encouragement.

Although the one-on-one opportunity was missed, Southampton's overall performance was still good. If they continue playing at this pace, it is only a matter of time before they score another goal.

The game continues——

In the next ten minutes or so, both sides switched between offense and defense very quickly.

Gu Ran's performance on both the defensive and offensive ends was very active and eye-catching.

After all, this was his first English League One match! Although he couldn't perform just to brush up his stats, the stats from his first English League One match were really important! Moreover, Gu Ran also knew that domestic fans were watching his performance through Ran Live! What's more, Plymouth was indeed too weak.

Plymouth's offside tactics were completely meaningless to Gu Ran, who liked to dribble and break through.

Plymouth's man-to-man defense is simply a gift to the head.

In the 14th minute of the game, Gu Ran suddenly moved from the left side to the middle, and right midfielder Schneiderlin immediately crossed the ball.

Plymouth's man-to-man defense immediately fell into chaos.

Joe Mason, who was responsible for marking Gu Ran, could only run towards the middle.

Defensive midfielder No. 4 Carl Fletcher also came up to assist in defense.

After Gu Ran got the ball, he immediately moved it to the left.

Before Joe Mason could catch up with Gu Ran, he was left behind again.

Carl Fletcher stood in front of Gu Ran, blocking his breakthrough route.

Carl Fletcher's defense is indeed sophisticated.

Gu Ran suddenly stopped while running sideways, and then kicked the ball through the crotch to enhance the score +1!

Carl Fletcher, the defensive general who was extremely flexible with both his left and right feet, had just followed Gu Ran's emergency stop a moment ago. Before he could react, he was penetrated by the crotch!

——The enhanced through-the-crotch pass is indeed much more exciting than the normal through-the-crotch pass! The enhanced through-the-crotch pass is more concealed, the ball is faster, and the route is more accurate! This through-the-crotch pass not only passed Fletch, but also passed behind Cali Arnesong and passed to Lambert who came up to support!

Immediately afterwards, Gu Ran accelerated and shook off the stunned Fletcher, and penetrated into the empty space within 30 meters in the middle!

Lambert, who was holding the ball, did not stop and passed the ball to Gu Ran while running! Gu Ran stopped the ball with his left foot and continued to dribble forward with his right foot! In just one second, the two completed an unparalleled two-on-two in the frontcourt! The Southampton fans at the scene and the domestic fans in the live broadcast room were all shocked by Gu Ran's series of passes and cuts! Gu Ran was simply bullying the weak! Plymouth's center was empty! Plymouth's two central defenders Steve Zubar and Curtis Nelson hurriedly pushed out to defend Gu Ran.

Gu Ran made a beautiful Matthews shoulder drop! Where have Steve Zubar and Curtis Nelson ever been fooled by such a high-end fake move? The two were immediately thrown to the front of the penalty area! The shooting channel is already there!

The Southampton fans at the scene screamed wildly!

They are already celebrating the goal in advance!

The other defensive players of the Plymouth team obviously did not feel the danger yet, and no one reacted immediately to step forward to block!

Even goalkeeper David Barton hesitated for a moment, wondering whether to abandon the goal and intercept.

In this situation where he can bully the weak, Gu Ran will certainly not be polite! In order to ensure the success rate of his first shot in the English League One, Gu Ran used all his skills!

Heavy artillery long-range shot: Cloud-piercing arrows +3!

Heavy artillery long-range shot: Earth-shattering +3!

Heavy artillery long-range: cruise missile +1!

Plus the long-range shooting attribute is 76!

The football was like an electromagnetic heavy artillery missile, with an extremely violent aesthetic trajectory, fast, fierce and accurate, and shot straight into the upper left corner of the goal! Goalkeeper David Barton was stuck! There was no reaction at all -

The ball violently entered the net, and the entire net was excited, and the goal was buzzing! The ball went in! A world wave! A super world wave! The Southampton fans at the scene were bursting with adrenaline, jumping and screaming wildly!

Gu Ran was so excited that he swung his hand and ran all over the field! This was his first English League One goal! Southampton was two goals ahead of Plymouth, who were playing at home, within 15 minutes!

The live broadcast room was also on fire!

"What the hell! What the hell!"

"This ball is so fucking awesome!"

"So awesome! So exciting! This is the shot I want to see!"

"Gu Ran is awesome! He really dares to shoot!"

"The quality of this shot is unmatched! It is definitely the best goal of the month in English Football League One!"

"Is Gu Ran really a left back? Is this really a League One game?"

"I have goose bumps all over my body!"

“It feels so good!”

Swish! Maxim's little ball gave a super big rocket!

Happy Worship 964 gave a reward with a super big rocket!

The atmosphere in the live broadcast room instantly exploded!

The number of online viewers directly exceeded 50,000!

(End of this chapter)