December 14, 2016, Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan.
What is happening here today is the semi-finals of the 2016 Club World Cup, against Crystal Palace and America Mexico.
These two pairs had almost never played against each other before.
Regarding this game, Tong Yi is full of confidence. He feels that this game must be won.
After all, the head coach opposite turned out to be a weirdo.
Tong Yi decided to go and see it.
Before the game started, Tong Yi went directly to the visiting team's coaching bench and expressed to Volpe his idea of shaking hands before the game. Volpe glanced at Tong Yi and refused directly.
Volpe snorted coldly and said, "I don't believe you don't know that I have the habit of not shaking hands with my opponents before games! If you still do it now, it's either a bad idea or a bad thing! It's not okay for a guy like you!"
After saying that, he looked at Tong Yi with contempt again and snorted coldly.
Do you think you can defeat my gong like this?
You underestimate me!
In this game, you can't use such off-the-table tricks to defeat us, Mexico America.
If you Crystal Palace can’t do it, you will definitely fail!
Tong Yi smiled and shook his head and left. He really didn't expect that this guy really had such a weird habit.
Returning to his coaching bench, Tong Yi felt that this game should be stable.
At this time, the players from both sides have already entered the stadium, and the game is about to start.
The starting lineups for both sides are as follows
Home team Crystal Palace, head coach Tong Yi, formation 4213
Alisson
The back four from left to right is Cancelo, Upamecano, Van Dijk and Achraf.
Double defensive midfielder Casemiro and Llorente
Single attacking midfielder De Bruyne
The front three from left to right Salah, Ibrahimovic and Kylian Mbappe
Visiting team America America, head coach Volpe, formation 532
goalkeeper muñoz
The five defenders from left to right are Goltz, Valdes, Alvarado, Moussadio and Aguilar.
Midfield three from left to right Sambuesa, Peralta and Willian
Double forward Ibarra and Romero
As soon as the game started, Crystal Palace took the initiative, pressing forward from all fronts and pressing high up like crazy.
The opponent's formation said everything. It was obvious that they wanted to set up a big team.
Therefore, Tong Yi's side didn't hesitate, and just pressed the whole line from the beginning, pressing high. In this way, they played very comfortably and used their abilities to the extreme.
However, after the game started, Mexico America's defense was still very good. The fence was very compact and there were many people near the penalty area. Therefore, the Crystal Palace side wanted to penetrate the opponent's defense head-on and easily send the football into the goal.
Crystal Palace is still very difficult.
At the beginning of the game, Crystal Palace took more long-range shots from the outside.
In the 2nd minute of the game, Llorente received a cross pass from De Bruyne at the edge of the penalty area and shot directly with his legs, completing Crystal Palace's first shot of today's game. The ball was very fast.
ball path pressure
It is also very low and full of threats.
It's a pity that the football was directly blocked by the opponent's Central European Alvarado's body and blocked the bottom line.
There are people in the penalty area of this ball, so it is difficult to get a chance for a long shot.
Corner kick, Crystal Palace got a corner kick opportunity.
This opportunity is also very critical and very good for Crystal Palace. Set-pieces are also an important weapon to break dense defenses. More importantly, Crystal Palace's corner kick scoring rate is very high. Isn't this opportunity coming?
Volpe on the sidelines was also very nervous. He knew very well how powerful Crystal Palace's set kicks were. He kept reminding the Mexican and American players to defend carefully.
To be honest, Tong Yi was very surprised when he saw this.
Haven't you already calculated that your Mexican America will definitely win this game? Why are you so nervous at this time? Could it be that you have calculated this corner kick and your Mexican America is going to lose the ball?
Tong Yi couldn't help but smile, this Volpe is very interesting.
At the corner kick, Cancelo quickly drove the football into the penalty area of Mexico America with a direct arc. In the penalty area, Upamecano, who was playing from behind, jumped up and headed the ball towards the goal. The football quickly shot toward Mexico America.
's goal.
Mexico America's goalkeeper Munoz was startled, but fortunately Goltz jumped up high at the near post, pushed the football out, and made a clearance.
Otherwise, the ball will be lost!
But before they had time to be happy, Ibrahimovic in the middle of the penalty area jumped directly to the top and slammed the football that was rescued. With a bang, the football shot quickly towards the Mexican American goalkeeper.
In the far corner of the goal, seeing the football about to fly into the goal, Alvarado fell to the ground in front of the goal to make a tackle and hooked the football out of the baseline.
The Mexican Americans were so frightened that their faces turned pale!
This attack is really very dangerous.
The strength of this Crystal Palace is indeed very strong, very powerful, and difficult to resist.
Volpe frowned on the sidelines, but it was good that he didn't lose the ball. Volpe continued to direct his players, defend firmly, and never give the Crystal Palace people a chance.
Because there is still a chance for a corner kick, which is dangerous.
This time it was Cancelo again. Unfortunately, the football he kicked out was picked up by Munoz in the air. Then he threw the ball with his hand and quickly launched a counterattack.
However, the ball was stopped halfway by Casemiro, and Mexico America's counterattack failed.
Volpe on the sidelines felt very pity, this should be a good opportunity.
It's a pity, it's really a pity.
Crystal Palace continued to organize attacks, and De Bruyne tried a through ball, but unfortunately the ball still did not enter the penalty area.
De Bruyne's line selection was very good, but it was a pity that there were too many people in the penalty area. Ibrahimovic was also marked, and there was no good chance at all.
so,
Football was cut off.
This is the case during this period. The players from Mexico America have sufficient physical fitness and energy, so they are very focused when defending. The intensity of defense is also very high, and the success rate is also very high.
Therefore, it is still relatively difficult to break through Mexico America's goal at this time.
However, during this period, the Crystal Palace side has been pressing the Mexican America to play again, frequently threatening the Mexican America's goal. It has put tremendous pressure on the opponent's defensive players, and the pressure is getting faster and faster. The Crystal Palace believes that,
Mexican Americans will always be crushed by these pressures.
Moreover, such a rapid attack can also accelerate the physical consumption of Mexican Americans.
Therefore, Crystal Palace will have plenty of opportunities later on.
Of course, at this time, they were also attacking crazily, looking for every opportunity to score.
In the 25 minutes of the first half, the Crystal Palace side had already completed 11 shots, and 7 of them hit the goal frame. If there were not too many people in the penalty area of Mexico America, it would be impossible to say that the Crystal Palace side had already achieved success.
Scored a goal.
As for Mexico America, they haven't had a shot so far, and they are completely exhausted on defense.
With a team like this, do you think they will have a chance to win?
Anyway, Volpe felt that Mexico America had a chance, and it was a great chance. Before the game, "Book of Changes" and "Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique" had told him in advance that Mexico America would definitely win this game.
He firmly believed that they could win this game.
At this time, the game is still going on, Crystal Palace is still pressing and attacking like crazy, Mexico America's goal is becoming more and more dangerous, there is chaos in their penalty area, it is very dangerous.
At this moment, Achraf on the wing suddenly made a pass, and the football roared into the penalty area of Mexico America. Ibrahimovic in the middle of the penalty area rose into the air, overwhelming the opponent's central defender Sa
Mudio slammed the football into the American goal.
The Japanese fans at the scene all screamed with excitement, the ball was scored.
Unfortunately, the opponent's goalkeeper Munoz made a miraculous save. His side dive directly saved the football from the bottom line.
Volpe applauded wildly and gave the applause to Muñoz.
He felt that if Mexico America can win this game, it must be because of Munoz. With him, Mexico America will not lose the ball, and will also use the opportunity of counterattack to score a goal and win.
He felt that this was how the script was written.
Volpe couldn't wait any longer, he wanted to see the team take the lead.
Corner kick, Crystal Palace got a corner kick opportunity.
This is a very dangerous thing for Mexico America. Volpe reminded the players to defend and defend seriously.
Cancelo arced the football directly into the penalty area of the Mexican America. In the penalty area, Van Dijk hit the football hard, and the football shot quickly towards the Mexican American goal.
With a bang, the football hit Alvarado hard on the back and immediately bounced out of the penalty area.
De Bruyne, who was at the front of the penalty area, hit the goal with a heavy kick, and the football missed the post and rolled out of the bottom line.
What a pity, Crystal Palace is really just a hair away from scoring!
The Japanese fans all felt it was a pity, but they all saw how powerful the Crystal Palace people were and were very excited.
At the end of the first half of the game, the Crystal Palace side has been suppressing Mexico America. Although they did not score a goal, they were very, very close to the goal. In the entire first half of the game, the Crystal Palace side completed a total of
19 shots were terrifying.
Among them, 14 of them were hit within the goal frame, so the goal would be as close as a flying pass.
And what about Mexico America? They didn't have a shot in the entire first half of the game, and they were all tired of defending. How could such a team defeat Crystal Palace?
Japanese fans are full of confidence in Crystal Palace and they firmly believe that the team can easily defeat the Mexican American team.
Now everyone is waiting for the start of the second half of the game. They believe that Crystal Palace will teach Volpe and the Mexican American team how to behave in the second half.
Soon, the second half of the game between the two sides began.
Crystal Palace made substitution adjustments, and both Salah and Casemiro were substituted.
In the 17th minute of the second half, after the Crystal Palace continued to play wonderful cooperation at the front of the penalty area of América Mexico, it opened up the defense of América Mexico.
De Bruyne's diagonal ball directly hit the penalty area of America's Mexico. A huge gap appeared between the full-back and center back of America's Mexico. This was the most obvious sign that the two men had physical problems.
, they can't keep up with the rhythm.
Asensio, who came on as a substitute, faced center back Moussadio who turned around and rushed towards him risking his life, and made a quick kick with a kick - a smash!
The fake shot was a real dunk, and he dunked directly past Moussadio, opened the space, and shot with a blast, volleying the football into the near lower corner of the goal.
The speed of the ball is very fast, as fast as lightning.
The opponent's goalkeeper Munoz reacted very quickly and still failed to touch the football.
The football flew into the goal, one to zero.
Crystal Palace has directly opened the door to victory.
The Japanese fans at the scene were also very excited and jumped up excitedly. The beautiful girl fans also danced excitedly to cheer up the Crystal Palace players.
Seeing this, Tong Yi smiled slightly. Crystal Palace really won this game.
Sure enough, in the 79th minute of the game, Crystal Palace directly stole the ball from the opponent. Then De Bruyne quickly passed the football through, and the forward Ibrahimovic held the opponent's center back.
Alvarado, then volleyed the ball, and the football flew close to the turf and into the lower right corner of the goal.
Two to zero!
Crystal Palace easily defeated America America and successfully advanced to the finals of the 2016 Club World Cup.
This chapter has been completed!