At nine o'clock on time, the whistles for the start of the game were blown at the same time at the Baishada Arena and the Paul Corinthians Stadium.
The Spanish team and the Dutch team started to attack, while Australia and Chile moved forward step by step.
The Spanish team showed enough patience and kept looking for opportunities.
In the fifth minute of the opening, the football came to the right. Iniesta played a beautiful one-two with Alonso in the middle. Iniesta cut into the middle and shot a long shot from the corner of the penalty area!
The football missed the goal!
This goal sounded the offensive horn for the Spanish team.
Five minutes later, Villa created an opportunity from the left and passed the ball across the goal. Costa grabbed the shot!
At a critical moment, Australian goalkeeper Ryan stretched out his foot to block the football from the goal!
Alonso shoots back!
The football hit the Australian defender Spiranovic. The Australian midfielder Jedinak had quick eyesight and made a big-footed clearance to resolve the crisis in front of the goal!
"coax!……"
There were loud sounds of regret and joy in the Baishada Arena.
The commentator on Spanish national television loudly said: "Spain misses consecutive scoring opportunities!"
Commentator Raul said: "Spain is getting closer and closer to the goal!"
Three minutes later, Alonso shot a long shot from 40 meters away from the Australian goal, and the football shot high into the sky!
Raul said: "Spain should adjust their mentality, Alonso is too impatient!"
At the Baisada Arena, Spain controlled the rhythm of the field and constantly attacked the Australian goal.
At the Paul Corinthians Stadium, the Netherlands and Chile were locked in a fight. Although the Netherlands had the advantage on the field, due to the tenacious defense of the Chilean team, the Dutch team's attacks failed again and again.
The matches on both courts were in a deadlock.
At the Baisada Arena, Spanish fans watched the Spanish forwards waste opportunities again and again, and had to pin their hopes on Li Chuanqi who was sitting on the bench.
"plum!"
"plum!"
"plum!……"
I don’t know who took the lead, but Li Chuanqi’s name rang out in the stadium.
The camera came to the faces of Bosque and Li Chuanqi.
Bosque looked at the watch on his wrist and complained in his heart: It's only half an hour, you can't help it?
Li Chuanqi looked calm.
Behind the Spanish bench, Li Chuanqi's family gathered together.
When my sister heard her second brother's name, she felt both excitement and regret in her eyes.
Dad Li Xianqi said fiercely: "I will break his legs!"
His mother said to him calmly: "Just talk, Huzi has persuaded us several times, let him handle this matter by himself."
Blanca Padilla shouted in her heart: Shakira, wait!
The shouts of the Spanish fans made the Spanish players on the field have mixed emotions, especially the forwards.
Are we really old?!
Villa exhaled heavily.
In the 36th minute of the first half, Spain suddenly accelerated and Iniesta suddenly passed the ball through the Australian defense.
Right back Juanfran flew in and forced a pass!
Villa was like a magic weapon descending from the sky. At the edge of the small penalty area, he pulled his heel and the football changed direction and flew towards the goal!
Australian goalkeeper Reyna was caught off guard and could only watch the football fly into the goal!
"Bilia!"
The Spanish national television commentator shouted: "The ball is in! It's in! It's in! It's in!..."
Commentator Raul said loudly: "At the critical moment, Villa stepped forward! He broke the deadlock! Spain led 1-0!"
The Australian TV commentator said regretfully: "There is a problem with Australia's defense. When Villa was shooting, no player was guarding him!"
The Sky Sports commentator loudly said: "This is Villa's ninth goal in twelve World Cup games! Villa scored his first goal in the World Cup in Brazil!"
The commentator on German national TV said loudly: "Veterans are still useful. This is Villa's first start in this World Cup, and he repaid Del Bosque with a goal!"
I think Xavi, who is sitting on the bench, must have a problem with Del Bosque at this moment, that's for sure.
For ten years, Xavi has been the brains of the Spanish midfield, but Del Bosque put him on the bench in such an important game!
If Villa continues to perform like this, does Del Bosque need to replace Lee?"
On the Spanish bench, Xavi suddenly stood up, walked in front of Del Bosque and waved his fists in celebration.
Bosque glanced at Harvey in front of him, and his cloudy eyes flashed fiercely.
Compassion does not command troops.
You are already old, why are you still unwilling to give way to young people?
Li Chuanqi stood up and applauded with other teammates for Villa's wonderful goal.
Villa did not celebrate, he picked up the football from the net and ran towards the center circle.
Spain not only needs a win tonight, but also needs a big win!
Paul Corinthians Stadium.
Both the Dutch coach and the Chilean coach are aware of the changes in the other field.
Neither of them cared. Spain scoring a goal would not change the overall situation.
Spain is already stronger than Australia, and scoring goals is also their prediction.
However, Villa's goal still had an impact on the match between the Netherlands and Chile, and the pace of the two teams accelerated.
Baishada Arena.
Villa's goal ignited the passion of the Spanish fans. After the game restarted, the Spanish team quickly stole the ball amidst the cheers of the fans.
Spain began to control the rhythm and advance step by step.
In the 42nd minute of the first half, Ramos made a long pass over the top, and the football flew towards the left side of the Australian penalty area!
Ke Kai flew in, made slight adjustments, and shot hard!
Football is played on the side netting!
"No!……"
Spanish fans held their heads in pain.
The commentator of Spanish National TV shook his head and said: "Spain once again missed a good opportunity to score a goal and missed the opportunity to expand the score!"
Commentator Raul said: "Ramos' pass was very good. It's a pity that Keke didn't seize this opportunity. If this shot was Li Lai's shot..."
The commentator nodded and said: "If it were Li, this goal should be scored. He has scored many goals in this position!"
In the next game, Australia never gave Spain another chance to shoot.
Spain ended the first half with a score of 1-0, and the players from both sides returned to the locker room.
On the way back to the locker room, the Spanish team asked the assistant coach about the score between the Netherlands and Chile.
"Zero to zero?!"
After learning the score of that game, the Spanish players began to calculate.
According to this score, Chile will qualify as the group leader with seven points, and Spain will qualify second in the group with six points.
If Spain wants to take first place in the group and avoid Brazil, it must pin its hopes on the Netherlands.
Only if the Netherlands defeats Chile will Spain have a chance to finish first in the group.
Are the Netherlands willing to be eliminated in a draw?
