Chapter 1919 The Unforgettable First Half
It is indeed different.
The physical strength of the Chinese team players also does not allow them to continue high pressure.
After taking a two-goal lead, the players will inevitably relax, and that tight fighting state cannot continue forever.
So even though the Chinese team was kicking, they still slowed down their pace and gave up their aggressive performance after the opening game.
The Spanish team also slowly stabilized its midfield and backcourt.
Although it was much later than they originally thought, in any case, for the Spanish team, a normal game finally started...
They can even "threaten" the Chinese team's goal with their offense!
"Salado!"
With Spanish commentator Sanchez shouting, Spain's starting forward Mario Salado suddenly cut in from the wing.
Central defender Cai Shuyi, who started the game, failed to keep up with Salado's deft footsteps and was pulled away.
After changing the angle, Salado chose to shoot directly outside the penalty area.
But the quality of his last shot was really not that good...
The football went directly over the crossbar.
"This is Spain's first shot of the game!"
"Twenty-seven minutes into the game, the Spanish team had its first shot... The Spanish team's performance in this game was abnormal, but it was excusable... When facing Hu's goal, any team would No one can still behave normally..."
"The Chinese team still needs to be more vigilant and cannot relax completely just because they are two goals ahead. You must know that they are facing the defending champion!"
When He Feng said this, he made many Chinese fans in front of the TV laugh.
It’s not that they think what He Feng said is wrong. In fact, what He Feng said is very right. The Chinese team really cannot be proud and underestimate the enemy...
But if these right words and right things are placed on the Chinese team, and the target is a defending champion like Spain... it will produce a special sense of joy:
Facing the defending champion, our commentator actually asked the Chinese team not to underestimate the enemy!
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Although the Spanish team's performance has improved compared to the beginning, it has not completely returned to normal.
Because they are still two goals behind, if they don't want to really lose this game, then they must attack with all their strength.
Not to mention equalizing the score in the first half, at least we had to get a goal back, right?
When they press forward, there will inevitably be a lot of space behind them.
In response to this situation, Dillon directed the Chinese team to shrink its defense and launch a quick counterattack.
Spain focuses on possession of the ball and advancing slowly.
The Chinese team's counterattack was simple and direct.
The two sides just came and went.
"Rosas passed the ball to Campusano, who broke through with the ball and was intercepted by Ou Yangjin..."
Facing Ou Yangjin's defense, Campuzano passed the football to Joaquin Vela who stepped forward to assist.
Joaquin Vela passes the ball to Rosas again.
Rosas split the wing to reach left back Ion Martinez.
Ion wanted to try a cross, but Luo Kai was already in front of him.
So he pretended to pass the ball, but dunked the football, and then passed the football back to the center with his right foot, and handed it to Joaquin Vela.
Vela passed the football to Rosas again.
After passing the ball in a circle like this, the Chinese team's defense was finally broken. Rosas found an opening and sent a through ball in time!
The ball was given to forward Pablo Alegría.
The forward, who also plays for Catalonia United, quickly ran into space, received the ball, turned around and shot!
"Danger! Alegria!"
"Lin Zhiyuan!"
Amidst the exclamations in the commentary box, Lin Zhiyuan fell to the ground, threw himself on his side, and saved Alegria's shot with one palm!
The football did not fly out of the baseline, but rolled to the other side of the penalty area.
There, Chen Xingyi, who retreated to play as a full-back, received the ball from him and first pretended to pass to the center.
This deceived Spanish midfielder Kilí Tres into taking a step towards the center.
He immediately moved the football forward and launched a counterattack along the sideline!
"Chen! Chinese team's counterattack!"
Amid boos from Spanish fans and cheers from Chinese fans, Chen Xingyi brought the ball to the midline before encountering an interception by Spanish right back Martin Lozada.
Chen Xingyi initially tried to force a breakthrough, but after being stuck by Losada, he was unable to start smoothly.
Seeing that he had lost the opportunity, Chen Xingyi did not continue to act recklessly. He immediately stopped and turned around, using his body to protect the football, and then passed the ball back to Zhang Qinghuan who stepped forward to respond.
Then he turned and ran forward again.
Losada couldn't care less about Chen Xingyi at this time. He had to pounce on Zhang Qinghuan, the player closest to him with the ball.
When he pounced, there was definitely room behind him.
Zhang Qinghuan also saw it, but he was unable to pass the football directly to Losada.
He chose to make a transfer and passed the football to Hu Lai, who was retreating to receive the ball.
Then Hu Lai didn't stop the ball and went directly to the side space diagonally behind him, and passed it to Chen Xingyi who was rushing forward!
"Oh! Beautiful! Beautiful coordination!"
Chen Xingyi moved forward after receiving the ball, but Joaquin Vela had already rushed back and was rushing towards him.
Seeing this, Chen Xingyi did not dare to continue dribbling the ball. He knew that the Spanish players were gradually returning to defense. In order to catch the opponent off guard, he had to pass the ball now!
He passed the football to Zhou Zijing in the middle.
This time it was a high ball pass!
Zhou Zijing and Spanish national team center back Nuno Sequeiros took off at the same time to compete for the top.
But none of them hit the ball.
The football caused the attacking goalkeeper Bakker to punch out with both fists and then fell back to the front of the penalty area.
Hu Lai wanted to go up and grab the second spot.
This time, Campuzano stabbed the football away first.
However, Spain did not take this opportunity to organize a counterattack. They habitually controlled and stabilized.
This time, the Chinese team did not press in the frontcourt.
Except for Hu Lai and Zhou Zijing's symbolic grab, the other players quickly retreated.
This is done to conserve energy.
After all, the high-position press in the first twenty minutes was really exhausting.
The physical strength of the Chinese team players is not good enough to maintain a fast-paced game...
However, the Chinese team's recovery does not directly return to the penalty area, but starts from the midline and deploys defenses layer by layer.
It doesn't mean that we just give up the thirty-meter area.
If Spain wants to take advantage of their own backcourt, that's up to them. Even if a thousand passes were passed across the backcourt, the Chinese team players would not step up to put pressure.
Anyway, the Chinese team is leading now, and it is leading by two goals. What do they have to panic?
Spain plays slowly, and the Chinese team is not in a hurry now.
The pace of the game gradually slowed down, and the scene was not as lively as it was at the beginning.
Both sides have some opportunities, but they are not great opportunities.
It wasn't until the end of the first half that Spain suddenly picked up the pace.
After all, they didn't want to go into the halftime break with a score of 0:2.
This is simply a shame for world champion Spain...
During this period, the Chinese team's defensive pressure was very high.
Even Hu Lai and Zhou Zijing returned to the front of the penalty area to help defend.
During this time, the defenders and goalkeepers of the Chinese team became the protagonists.
"Wang Guangwei! Header! He headed Salado's cross away!"
"The crisis is not over! Joaquin Vela! Long shot! Lin Zhiyuan! He hugged the football!"
"Luo Kai tried to take the football out, but was intercepted! The Chinese team was in some danger during this period, and the ball couldn't even get past half court..."
"The Spanish attack is coming again!"
"Salado fell in the penalty area! But it was not a penalty kick! The Spanish fans booed loudly, and the Spanish players also complained to the referee..."
Amidst the boos, the Spanish players surrounded the referee and complained to him.
But the scene was quickly shown on the big screen and in the TV broadcast.
When Salado dribbled the ball into the penalty area, Liu Yan took the first step and shoved the football out of the baseline.
This was indeed a bit dangerous, because at that time he no longer had the advantage in position, so he could only choose to risk the tackle.
This is a patchwork, and I don’t know if it can be patched up.
Fortunately, his desperate shovel took away the football first.
Then Mario Salado bumped into him and fell to the ground.
Because he tackled the ball first, Liu Yan did not commit a foul. The Spanish player failed to take a penalty kick.
Although Liu Yan completed a wonderful defense, Wang Guangwei still said to him: "You started late this time. Just move earlier next time. It is really too dangerous to put shovels in the penalty area."
Liu Yan nodded, but he was also helpless: "I think so too, but that kid's feet are so damn fast!"
Wang Guangwei was also speechless.
Because he remembered that he had unknowingly used his experience playing in Europe to measure Liu Yan, but he was still playing in China.
The requirements for players in Chinese domestic leagues are completely different from those in Europe...
"It's okay, the ball was tackled beautifully!"
Finally, Wang Guangwei gave Liu Yan a thumbs up.
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Not long after Salado fell, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.
Until this moment, the Spanish team has not been able to get even a single goal back...
"The first half is over! This is really the most unforgettable first half in this World Cup! Who would have thought that just after kick-off, the Chinese team would take the lead with Hu Lai's super world wave? Who would have thought that the Chinese team could actually What about the defending champion who led by two goals in the first half?”
"Although this World Cup has just played the first round of the group stage, I can already conclude that the best goal of this World Cup was born! Ha!"
"Although leading by two goals going into halftime, I still hope that the boys of the national team will not relax. Spain's counterattack in the second half will be fierce, and we must withstand it! As long as we can withstand it, the Chinese team will usher in its first victory in the World Cup. A victory!”
After saying this, the two on-site commentators turned off their microphones, took off their headsets, and temporarily ended their on-site commentary work.
Yan Kang touched He Feng and joked with him: "You said victory before half time. Now you are not afraid of losing character to the Chinese team?"
He Feng shook his head: "I only came up with this idea after watching the performance of the Chinese team in the first half. It's not that they performed well, I mean that each of them performed very confidently. Our players are all confident, and we Should those who are commentators be more confident? ”
Yan Kang didn't smile this time, he also fell into deep thought.
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PS, my child is positive, and as cohabitants, my wife and I don’t know how long we can survive.
Especially when my wife already had a cold before...
Fortunately, my saved manuscripts are enough to complete the first game.
But no one knows what will happen next.
I try to update at a normal pace.
But don’t be too surprised if updates stop one day.
Either I have no time to write because I have to take care of my family and have no time to save the manuscript, or I am too Yang to be able to write.
If I can still take a leave, I will definitely take one.
If you don't even ask for leave, then everyone knows what's going on, so don't be surprised. (End of chapter)