Danny Drew made a long pass from the backcourt and hit the front line directly.

The main striker of the Dutch national team, Riley Tesis, leaned against the Finnish defender who defended him, stopped the ball in the air, and then turned around and brought it into the penalty area.

But he underestimated the tenacity of the Finnish defender.

As soon as he turned around and pushed the football a little farther, the opponent's defender decisively tackled the ball!

The ball was destroyed!

Tesis could only watch the football roll sideways, completely out of his control.

But the Dutch team's offense did not end!

His strike partner, Maxi Carey, who had responded through the middle, reacted quickly when he saw the ball was tackled.

He stepped **** the solid ground with his left foot and started to sprint!

Before the Finnish defenders could react, they took a stride to catch up with the football, and then volleyed with their right foot without adjusting or stopping the ball!

The football moves faster on the artificial turf than on the natural turf. Even if the Finnish goalkeeper falls to the side at the first moment, it is still a little later.

Before he threw his hand, the football had already entered the net!

The Finnish fans at home booed deeply, while the few Dutch fans who accompanied the team cheered loudly.

The 2028 European Cup qualifiers in Italy have reached the last moment. As long as the Dutch team can beat Finland away in this game, they will be able to win the right to qualify in advance.

Kyrie got them off to a good start with this goal just nine minutes into the game!

"'MAX' Carey!" the narrator on Dutch national TV shouted excitedly. He is a well-deserved core of attack! I hope this goal can restore his confidence and re-enter the club's competition!"

After scoring the goal, Carey was also very excited. He opened his arms and wanted to dive and glide on the turf, but he remembered that it was on artificial turf, and the coefficient of friction was different from natural turf. Swooping in for celebration here, might wear out the weak spot...  

So he dropped the idea and just ran.

But how can this ordinary running celebration satisfy our "King of Pushing Kings" Maxi Carey?

When he ran to the corner flag area, he stopped, held the corner flag pole with his hands, and stood with his feet crossed, with a leisurely look, waiting for his teammates to swarm up, embrace him, and drown him.

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Maxi Carey, who opened the scoring for the national team, is in good shape and is more active.

He was constantly sprinting and running back and forth across the pitch, chasing every possible chance to score.

With one ball, he even used his own speed to force his way between two Finnish players who were defending behind closed doors! If it wasn't for the last step, he would directly face the attacking goalkeeper and score a very wonderful goal.

Maxi Carey is flying like the wind on the court, and he feels the joy of playing football again.

The ball is at his feet, with his mind, he controls the football as he pleases, juggles the defenders, goes where he wants them to go, falls when he wants them to fall, gets cheated when he wants them to...

Carey, who was aggrieved in the club, was fully released in the national team.

Just like recharging, he was full of energy in the national team after being tired, which gave him the confidence to return to the club and fight Hu Lai again.

He believes that with his performance in the national team, the pirates will definitely have their own place.

He admitted that Hu Lai's six goals in three games is amazing, but he is not bad, just give him a chance!

When the Dutch national team went forward, the pass was blocked by the Finnish defender.

Seeing this, Carey, who had already rushed out of the defense line, did not waste time in front, but quickly turned around and retreated to prepare for the next possible attack.

If your teammates control the second point and want to organize an attack, but find that the striker is offside, wouldn't it be a waste of an excellent offensive opportunity?

Sure enough, as soon as he ran back to the defensive line, he saw Robin Feeney, the attacking midfielder of the Dutch national team, pass the ball that was blocked by the Finnish defender!

The football went over their heads, and Kyrie turned and charged.

The Finnish defender next to him didn't even react, only another defender rushed over from the far end.

The two rushed to the football at the same time.

Carey is in the lead and will get the ball first. This is another one-shot!

But Carey, who should have easily caught up with the football, suddenly slowed down after two steps, which allowed the Finnish defender who was chasing back to easily overtake him, then intercepted the football and made a big clearance.

Carey, on the other hand, frowned and reached out to feel the muscles on the back of his left thigh.

The Dutch commentator was a little surprised: "Kyrie's action... seems to be strained? Yes, it is strained! Ah... this..."

He didn't even know what to say.

Does he think God has been too cruel to this gem of Dutch football?

He suffered a serious knee injury before the World Cup and recovered for almost a year. He finally found some feeling in the new season, but Hu Lai took all the limelight away.

Now after returning to the national team and showing good form again, the result is a strained thigh muscle?

Is it because you are too excited?

Excessive force?

After figuring out what happened to him, Carey was a little frustrated, and his handsome face collapsed in an instant.

But he didn't sit on the ground covering his face with his hands and weeping bitterly.

Instead, he raised his hands and made a substitution action off the field.

Deep down in his heart, he was grateful that it was only a muscle strain.

Compared with the serious injury to the knee, the muscle strain is just as cute as a harmless kitten.

Luckily it's just a muscle strain, I just need to rest for a while, it won't even be too long, not more than a month...as long as I stop right now and get taken off...

Don't panic, Maxi, it's no big deal.

For you who have seen the big scene, a muscle strain is nothing short of trivial...

Carey's two index fingers turned sideways and twirled each other, conveying the meaning of "substitution" to the off-court coaching staff.

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"We are sorry to inform you, Mr. Parotti, that Carey is injured..."

Parrotti, who was holding the phone, felt his heart throbbing.

"What exactly is going on?" he asked.

"He tore his left thigh muscle while chasing a football..."

"strain?"

"Yes, strain."

Parrotti breathed a sigh of relief again.

Anyway, just a muscle strain is much better than a joint injury.

A muscle strain requires at least a month of rest. For Maxi Carey, this month is a good cooling-off period.

I hope he can listen to his own opinions during this month.

After hanging up the call from the Dutch national team, Parotti met his assistant coach Valentine with a questioning look, and the latter asked, "Is Kyrie injured?"

"Well, a strained left thigh muscle."

"Oh..." Valentine sighed.

He felt sorry for Carey, it was simply ill-fated.

It seems that since the injury in the 2026 World Cup, Carey's career has been all bad news, and occasionally there is a good thing, but it is just a preparation for the next setback.

It is simply "to suppress first to raise".

"The specific injury is not yet known, but the Dutch national team promised to send us a detailed injury report later. At the same time, Carey will end the national team game early and come back for treatment and recovery." Parrotti Said.

"Thinking about it better, at least we don't have to worry about which one of Kairi and Di Kunzo will be in the other, although it's only temporary..." Valentine comforted.

"That's the only way..."

Before Parotti finished speaking, the phone rang again.

Soon his face became serious, and then this "good old man" who is known for his good temper couldn't help but swear the Italian national curse.

"What?! Ankle injury?! Need surgery?! At least five months?!"

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Because they defeated Kuwait at home in the top 40 yesterday, when the players of the Chinese team came to the restaurant this morning, everyone was in a good mood.

Since June 11th, the top 40 has played three rounds. The Chinese team had a bye in the first round, so they only played two games.

In these two top 40 games, they first beat Bangladesh 6-0 in an away game on June 16. Hu Lai, who just won the Europa League, continued his good form at the club and scored twice .

However, Zhou Zijing's performance was even better, performing a hat-trick.

Zhang Qinghuan also scored a goal.

Then yesterday, September 3rd, the Chinese team returned to the home court and beat Turkmenistan 3:1 amidst the cheers of the fans.

Hu Lai did not score this time, but Luo Kai, who could only come off the bench in Tramed, opened the scoring for the Chinese team and opened the door to victory.

Then Chen Xingyi and Wang Guangwei made the icing on the cake, scoring a goal each.

Chen Xingyi is also in good form this season. He has secured his place as the main force at Athletic Amsterdam and contributed an assist. This goal is also his first official game goal of the new season.

Before returning to the national team, Serie A also played a round. As Eldrea's central defender, Wang Guangwei played the whole game and performed steadily.

He has also passed the adaptation period in Serie A.

Thirty-five-year-old defense veteran Alessandro Altobelli, who has returned from injury, will find it difficult to steal his position from him.

The main goalkeeper Lin Zhiyuan, who was injured before the Asian Cup last year, also returned to the national team and stood in front of the goal again.

It can be said that this Chinese team is getting closer and closer to the strongest state that everyone expects.

There is no suspense for such a team to play in the top forty. Chinese fans and the media are looking forward to the top twelve, which is an important part of deciding whether they can participate in the World Cup.

With a relaxed and happy mood, everyone had breakfast in the restaurant, and then they would do simple recovery training in the hotel gym.

Wang Guangwei took out his mobile phone, and followed the news of European football while eating as usual.

The Chinese team is playing the World Cup qualifiers~lightnovelpub.net~ Europe is doing the European Cup qualifiers.

In the end, after watching it for a while, Wang Guangwei said, "Fuck me? Is Kaili injured?"

"Oh, Hu Lai, your main force has stabilized!" Chen Xingyi said.

Hu Lai hummed: "Whether he is injured or not, my main force position is stable, okay?"

Zhang Qinghuan cared about his opponent in La Liga: "What kind of injury did he suffer?"

"Muscle strain... Huh? Ankle injury? Need surgery?! Expected to miss... six months?!"

After Wang Guangwei reported the key words, he looked up at the table, and everyone was in a daze.

I didn't expect Maxi Carey's injury to be so serious.

Hu Lai was equally surprised, even more surprised.

He injured his knee before the World Cup, but this time he injured his ankle. Is this unruly Dutchman going to break his wings completely?