At this time, Qiu Ze and Huntelaar were standing in the center circle. Huntelaar put his hands on his hips and stepped on the football with his right foot. Qiu Ze's arms drooped naturally, and his eyes were fixed on him.
Football, waiting for the game to start.
Howard, the referee of this game, is checking his watch at this time. The game is about to start. The atmosphere at the scene is very tense. Fans from both sides are waiting quietly for the game to start. At this time
They can't wait.
Toot! At this moment, the referee Howard blew the whistle to start the game.
Huntelaar in the center circle touched the football, and then he quickly passed the Portsmouth half. Qiu Ze passed the football back to midfielder Khedira, and he pulled to the wing.
The players from Portsmouth who responded to Khedira quickly rushed into the Liverpool half, and the game began.
"Dear viewers and fans, the FA Cup final between Liverpool and Portsmouth has officially begun. The first to serve is Liverpool. Today, Liverpool are wearing their traditional red jerseys. They will start from the left side of the screen.
Attack to the right. Portsmouth, wearing their traditional blue jersey, will attack from the right side of the screen to the left," Sky Sports commentator Tim Laursen said immediately.
The new Wembley Stadium immediately erupted in cheers. Fans from both sides were cheering for their teams. They were so enthusiastic and excited that the sound almost filled the New Wembley Stadium.
It was overturned.
At the beginning of the game, Portsmouth's tactics did not exceed everyone's expectations. They defended with all their strength from the beginning, put on a defensive posture, and waited for the opportunity to counterattack. And at this time, almost the entire Portsmouth team had returned.
It's time to defend in your own half.
"It's true. Portsmouth defended in this game. We think that they actually didn't even think about counterattack. Their purpose in this game was actually to drag the game into a penalty shootout.
." Sky Sports commentator Gary Lineker said.
Yes, the game has just started at this time and Portsmouth's forwards have all received their own half. There is no intention of counterattack. This clearly shows that they are really defending.
The Liverpool players saw the reaction of the Portsmouth players, and they understood the opponent's tactics in an instant. The Liverpool players sighed in their hearts. Sure enough, Portsmouth was going to use a car in this game.
The bus stopped in front of the goal.
The Liverpool players had such preparations. They had long expected that Portsmouth would choose to defend, so they were not in a hurry, let alone panic and helpless. The Liverpool players immediately transformed into the Barcelona team, and they began to
Control the ball in the midfield and pass the ball down.
It seems that all Liverpool's passes are passed horizontally and back, but Liverpool's position is advancing layer by layer. They pass the ball back and forth horizontally and deeply, back and forth, tearing Portsmouth apart.
Sri Lanka's defense is just looking for openings.
The game has just begun, and Portsmouth's players are very physically fit. They run very powerfully, very quickly, and very actively. Therefore, it seems that Liverpool's advantage in passing the ball is not big at all, or even non-existent.
A little threatening.
However, everyone knows that Portsmouth players cannot run so actively in every game. When the physical fitness and concentration of Portsmouth players decline in the middle of the game, that is
When they are most in danger.
Qiu Ze shuttled back and forth in the midfield to catch and pass the ball, arranging Liverpool's offense while tearing apart Portsmouth's defense. He was like the engine of Liverpool's midfield, keeping Liverpool in an orderly manner.
It's running smoothly, and it's getting smoother and smoother.
It had been seven or eight minutes since the game started, and the Portsmouth team had not touched the ball once. This shocked the fans and reporters at the scene. This game was simply too weird. They stayed in their own half and refused to leave.
, the other side kept passing the ball and did not move forward.
No matter how you look at this game, you think it's a tacit goal. Could it be that Liverpool and Portsmouth have already discussed it and they will go directly to the final penalty shootout?
The game is so boring when it goes on like this. This game looks so dull, there is no feeling of heartbeat at all. This game is too dull, some guys in the stands can't stand it anymore, the hypnotic effect is simply too powerful
Yes.
At this moment, the Liverpool team suddenly launched an attack. Qiu Ze, who was passing the ball back and forth in the midfield, did not pass the ball out immediately after receiving the football. Instead, he suddenly caught the ball and turned around, facing Portsmouth.
Sri Lanka's goal.
Then, he directly extended his legs to send a through ball. The football quickly rolled towards Portsmouth's penalty area. That line happened to appear in the small gap in Portsmouth's defense.
And at this time, Huntelaar's line was exactly this line.
"Oklis through ball! Opportunity! Portsmouth is in danger!" Sky Sports commentator Tim Laurson suddenly exclaimed at the top of his voice. This was the first time in this game that they roared at the top of their voice.
The thunderous sound suddenly sounded, startling the fans in the stands and even waking up those sleepy-eyed fans.
The fans in the stands immediately became energetic and stared at the stadium attentively, watching the rapidly rolling football. Suddenly, all the Portsmouth fans were extremely frightened. Oh my God, this is dangerous. Stop them.
Him, stop him.
The football rolled forward rapidly, as fast as a sharp arrow, quickly passing through Portsmouth's defense and rolling into Portsmouth's penalty area.
At this time, Huntelaar also quickly surpassed Portsmouth's defense, successfully countered offside, and caught the football one step inside the penalty area.
"One shot! Huntelaar made one shot. Portsmouth is finished now." Sky Sports commentator Tim Laursen said in shock. He really didn't expect that Liverpool's offense would actually
Appeared so suddenly.
The game was calm before, so why did it suddenly become turbulent and thunderous? Liverpool's attack was simply too sharp and too secretive.
At this time, the Portsmouth fans were very excited. They all stared closely at Huntelaar in the penalty area. At the same time, they prayed in their hearts that Portsmouth goalkeeper James would come like God and save Huntelaar's goal.
The shot was saved.
Seeing Huntelaar coming in from behind, Portsmouth goalkeeper James immediately rushed out and blocked the angle of Huntelaar's shot. His attack was very timely, very fast and appeared in time.
In front of Huntelaar.
Seeing James rushing out, Huntelaar immediately frowned, but his feet were not slow. He immediately dunked the football to the side with his right foot, dunking a little past James, and then he directly moved his left leg violently.
Hit the football hard.
"Shoot! Huntelaar!" Sky Sports commentator Gary Lineker suddenly shouted.
The Liverpool fans in the new Wembley Stadium were very excited. Everyone cheered with great excitement. They all jumped up and raised their hands high. They were very excited. They seemed to have watched the championship rushing towards them.
.
Whoops! The football hit the side netting hard and did not fly into the goal.
"Oh, what a pity. The football actually hit the side netting hard. Liverpool's luck is not very good. Oh, what a pity!" Sky Sports commentator Tim Laursen immediately sighed.
Huntelaar, who was shooting, saw the football hit the side net and he didn't believe it. He raised his hands directly and hugged his head, his face full of surprise and regret.
And James suddenly jumped up from the ground, raised his right fist high, and was so excited that he wanted to shout out to express his excitement. This was a single-handed ball, and his luck was really good.
ah.
"Ah!" All the Liverpool fans sighed in extreme disappointment. How could this goal not be scored? This was a one-shot goal, Huntelaar!
The players of the Liverpool team were in disbelief. How could this goal not be scored? What happened to Huntelaar? Such a ball could not be scored. Is this still a forward? The players of the Liverpool team felt incredible.
It's really incredible.
"Oh, what a great opportunity. Chris's pass was already wonderful and couldn't be more wonderful. But Huntelaar made a mistake. In fact, when he spiked the ball, he shouldn't have gone to the side.
Instead of dunking, he should dunk towards the middle. When he dunks towards the side, the angle of his shot is smaller, and it is also switched to his left foot. It is understandable that he did not hit the right spot. If he dunks towards the middle
If so, the shooting angle will be wider, and it will be on his right foot, so the accuracy will be better. In that case, the goal will undoubtedly be scored, but it is a pity." Sky Sports commentator Gary Lineker analyzed
With.
Indeed, Huntelaar was regretting it at this time. He had been too confident just now. He thought that he could easily hit the football into the goal even with his left foot. Unfortunately, there was still a gap between reality and his imagination.
There was a huge gap, and he missed an opportunity to exceed the score.
This was Liverpool's first attack of the game. It was very threatening. It scared Portsmouth. Now they didn't dare to underestimate Liverpool's damn goal. Portsmouth
Portsmouth head coach Grant immediately came to the sidelines and signaled the Portsmouth players to tighten the pressure and not let the Liverpool players pass the ball so easily.
The Portsmouth team's tactics have changed a little bit. When they were defending, they obviously strengthened their pressing. Of course, they were not pressing crazily throughout the game. In that case, their physical energy would be consumed too quickly, and there would also be many loopholes in the defense.
big.
Portsmouth's pressing was all around the front edge of their penalty area, especially when the Liverpool players faced their penalty area and goal, their pressing was very powerful and fierce, which gave Liverpool a
The offense caused a lot of trouble.
Several times when Qiu Ze got the ball, he wanted to turn around and face Portsmouth's penalty area directly. However, Portsmouth's defensive players pressed hard and it was difficult for Qiu Ze to turn around. He had to pass the football back and wait.
When Qiu Ze passed the football back, the Portsmouth guys fell back to defend.
But when they were waiting for the ball to come to them, they pressed forward again. It was difficult for Qiu Ze to turn around, and Liverpool's offense seemed to have encountered some problems.
At this time, the Liverpool team immediately made changes. The direction of Qiu Ze's pass also changed. He used the pass to dispatch the two full-backs of the Liverpool team and began to move forward frequently. The Liverpool team was preparing to take two passes.
Use the two wingers to break through Portsmouth's defense.
On the sidelines, Portsmouth head coach Grant frowned. This damn Liverpool team had so many tricks, so many that he felt envious and jealous in his heart.
At this moment, after Qiu Ze caught the football in the midfield, he saw Gareth Bale on the wing rushing forward. Qiu Ze did not have any delay. He directly passed the football to the goal with a long pass.
Wing. As soon as the football flew out, Portsmouth midfielder Brown stretched out his leg and almost touched the football.
Qiu Ze secretly sighed in his heart. Fortunately, he was a step too quick. Otherwise, the ball would have been intercepted. There is no chance that Portsmouth would have counterattacked again.
The football flew quickly towards the wing. The ball flew forward quickly, and it flew in front of Gareth Bale, not at his feet. In this way, Gareth Bale's speed advantage was brought into play, although
At the start of the game, Gareth Bale was one position behind the Portsmouth full-back, but at this time, Gareth Bale had already surpassed the Portsmouth full-back.