After scoring the goal, Gomez excitedly punched the ball, rushed into the goal, fished the ball out, and then ran to the midfield with the ball in his arms.
However, Gomez could not express his excitement. He did not expect that he would score a goal in his national team debut.
When Neil saw that the team finally scored a goal, he excitedly applauded Gomez. This was the first goal scored by Neil as the coach of the India National Youth Team. The substitute players behind him also waved their fists excitedly.
The few Indian fans on the sidelines were also cheering excitedly. Although the Indian team had not equalized the score, they were still excited to score a goal.
On the other hand, the head coach of the Portugal national youth team did not react much, but just frowned.
The Indian National Youth Team accidentally scored a goal, but just a few minutes later, in the 59th minute, a long shot from Gonzalo Guedes of the Portugal team once again brought the score back to 3 goals.
The Portuguese National Youth Team leads the Indian National Youth Team 4 to 1!
Compared to his previous rage, Neil was relatively calm after this goal. There was really nothing he could do about it.
The Indian team has tried very hard on the defensive end, but the gap in strength between the two sides is still too big. Neil can only ask the players to focus more.
Because Gomez had scored a goal before, the Portuguese team strengthened their defense against Gomez, but Gomez still created many opportunities.
In the 62nd minute, Gurnaj Singh, who came on as a substitute, sent a cross pass from the right into the penalty area and passed the ball in front of the goal. Gomez's physical fitness was indeed outstanding. He was full of explosive power and broke through the crowd. A sliding shot created a threat.
However, Gomez's shot was off target, and the ball hit the post and flew out of bounds. The Portuguese head coach then stood up and expressed his dissatisfaction to the players on the field, accusing them of letting Gomez shoot too easily.
But their defenders were also innocent. Gomez was tall and could jump, so they could not compete with Gomez in headers. In addition, Gomez was strong, so he also had the advantage in physical confrontation.
Then in the 68th minute, it was Gomez again. Gomez was not a speed-type striker, but he had strong explosive power, and the opponent's central defender was also slow.
MD Arbash's through pass actually allowed Gomez to have a one-on-one opportunity. After Gomez took a step into the penalty area, facing the goalkeeper who came out, he shot directly with his right foot.
Unfortunately, Gomez's finishing ability was still a little lacking. The angle of Gomez's shot was too straight and was pressed to the ground by the opponent's goalkeeper.
Gomez wasted the opportunity again and lay on the grass with his head in his hands in disappointment. Neil also frowned because the ball did not go in, and then he applauded and encouraged the players on the field.
Although Gomez wasted two opportunities in a row, everyone could see the role of Gomez. Gomez was like a killer weapon in the penalty area. He turned the Portuguese team's penalty area upside down by himself.
Just as the Indian team was gaining momentum, Portugal suddenly scored another goal in the 76th minute, widening the score to 1-5. The Indian team was already 4 goals behind.
The morale of many Indian players was high, but it dropped again after this goal.
But there are still players full of fighting spirit, Gomez is one of them. This is Gomez's first appearance for the national team. Gomez does not want to leave any regrets, so Gomez is still fighting hard.
Finally, before the end of the game, in the 88th minute, Bungson Singh of the India team made a direct cross from the bottom line.
The quality of Bungson's pass was decent, but the Portuguese center back jumped up and wanted to head the ball out, but he overestimated his bounce and missed the ball.
The football flew to Gomez behind him. Gomez held the player behind him, barely jumped up and headed the ball directly into the goal.
Gomez finally did not waste the opportunity and headed the ball into the goal for the second time.
India team scored another goal, 2-5! Gomez scored twice in his debut!
This was also the final score of the game. Neil's debut for the National Youth Team ended in a 2-5 defeat, but Neil was not too disappointed because there was indeed a big gap in strength between the two sides.
Moreover, in Neil's previous life, the Indian National Youth Team lost this game 1 to 7. Under Neil's leadership, they not only lost two fewer goals, but also scored one more goal.
As the game came to an end, a reminder sounded in Neil's mind:
"Congratulations to the user for completing the task: Debut
Mission description: Complete the first game after coaching the India National Youth Team
Reward: 100 points, junior scout card"
Neil looked at this primary scout card and fell into deep thought. Through this game, Neil discovered many problems with the team.
Although we now have good goalkeepers, central defenders and forwards, the midfielders, wingers and full-backs are all average.
Facing the opponent's wing defense, with the current full-back configuration of the India National Youth Team, the defense was indeed a bit reluctant, and the midfield was also very average. In this game, the India Team could not hold the ball, and the midfield needed to take a big responsibility.
In comparison, wingers are better, so Neil first ruled out wingers. After repeated consideration, Neil decided to choose the midfielder organization type.
"Choose the midfield organization type." Neil made a decisive choice.
"Ding Dong! Does the user want to view the player information?"
"Check it out for sure."
Soon the player's information appeared in Neil's mind. He was Akash Tirkey, a midfielder who played for Delhi. After seeing Tirkey's information, Neil was instantly disappointed, not because Tirkey had poor potential or strength.
It is because Tirkey was born on April 3, 1999, which means that Tirkey is only 15 years old now. He has a three-star weak foot two-star skills, which is relatively average. He is a defensive midfielder.
His physical condition is also average, but Tirkey is still young after all, with 70 points in speed, 49 points in strength, and 58 points in jumping. In terms of technique, his shooting is only 40 points and his long-range shooting is only 36 points.
Currently, Tirkey has an ability of 55 points and a potential of 72 points, which makes him a potential stock.
But Tirkey was too young, and Neil had no way of recruiting him into the national youth team. At the very least, Neil would not consider him until he was 17 years old.
The reason why Neil is so anxious is that the first quarter of the Evolution Cup will begin on June 4th.
The Evolution Cup is an international youth football tournament jointly organized by the Indian Football Association and the Delhi Municipal Government. This year, there are four teams participating, namely India, New Zealand, Croatia and Brazil.
This season is a very good training opportunity for Neil and the India National Youth Team. It is also said that Constantine, the head coach of the India first team, will come to watch the first Evolution Cup.
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