Ben Alpha fought an extremely beautiful psychological battle this time.
Lu Zhihui's injury and leaving the field really reassured Guangzhou Evergrande, who was wary of free kicks. Evergrande's players faced this free kick in a relaxed mood.
Because the free kick is on the left side of the penalty area, if the shot is to be shot directly, the angle will be relatively biased, so the Evergrande players naturally believe that the Longteng team will use a tactical free kick this time.
The Evergrande players, who were thinking of defusing the free kick in defense, never expected that Ben Alpha would choose to shoot directly. Zengcheng's corresponding position was also a bit far away from the back post. As a result, when Ben Alpha's ball came in,
After bypassing the two-man wall in front and heading directly into the goal, it was already too late to save.
Even Liu Jiayuan did not expect Ben Alfa's goal this time: "Ben Alfa came to take the free kick, and the penalty was pointed backwards, eh! No, it went in. Aha, the ball seemed to be passed and shot,
Finally, I got in. Is this luck or intentional?"
"I think it was intentional." Xu Yang expressed a different view, "Ben Alfa specifically looked at the goal before taking the free throw." The replay footage at this time happened to be Ben Alfa's actions before shooting, "and
This ball obviously bypassed the two-man wall and looked for the gap at the back post. It can only be said that Ben Arfa is confident and also has this footwork."
Ben Alpha's goal completely reassured Zhang Sheng. At his home court, with a two-goal lead and an advantageous situation, this game should be considered a win.
It should be said that Guangzhou Evergrande's tenacity is still very high. Even though the Longteng team led them with a score of 2:0, they still played vigorously according to their existing tactics.
In the 38th minute of the first half, Guangzhou Evergrande launched a quick counterattack. After Zengcheng got the ball in the penalty area, he directly handed the ball to Yu Hanchao on the right with a powerful ultra-long-distance hand throw.
After receiving the ball, the latter got rid of Pato's defense and launched an attack on Zhou Zhou.
Before Zhou Zhou came over, Yu Hanchao handed the ball to Gao Lin. Gao Lin made a very "sexy" pass this time. Facing the incoming ball, he made a pass with his heel without stopping.
Faced with Gao Lin's sudden pass, Zhang Hao, who was responsible for defending him from the Longteng team, had no idea that by the time he took the shot, he was already slow. Elkeson got the ball on the edge of the penalty area and turned around and entered the penalty area.
Elkeson entered the penalty area and shot directly without thinking. Fortunately, Du Zhenyu was very focused. When Elkeson entered the penalty area, he leaned over and saw that the opponent had a shot.
Subconsciously, he stretched out his legs and made a blocking movement.
Fortunately, Du Zhenyu's block came in time, and Elkeson's shot hit his leg directly, then changed direction and flew out of the baseline.
Liu Jiayuan praised Gao Lin, Elkeson and Du Zhenyu one by one: "Gao Lin played very hard when Goulart was not on the court, but this very imaginative pass reflected his great cooperation.
He had great awareness of the ball, and after receiving the ball on the edge of the penalty area, Elkerson turned around and twisted the ball in one go. Fortunately, Du Zhenyu's block was too timely, otherwise, it would have been difficult to wait until the shot was fired."
Xu Yang focused on Du Zhenyu's performance: "Du Zhenyu, a young player, performed so steadily after coming on as a substitute. Coach Zhang Sheng obviously intended to train him, and he did not live up to Coach Zhang Sheng's expectations. His performance on the court
It’s getting better and better. It seems that it’s not that we don’t have good players in our country, we just lack opportunities for young players to train.”
Zhou Wei came over and patted his head gratefully for Du Zhenyu's rescue, while Du Zhenyu grinned honestly.
In the next corner kick, Du Zhenyu took advantage of his height and made a powerful header to push the ball out of the penalty area. Then Gao Lin's long shot from outside the penalty area missed the goal, ending Guangzhou Evergrande's victory.
This round of attack.
With the end of Evergrande's attack, the first half of the game also came to an end, and the Longteng players also slowed down their rhythm and prepared for the halftime break.
However, at this time, there is one player in Guangzhou Evergrande who is still working tirelessly to score a goal, and that is Elkeson.
Recently, rumors about Elkson leaving the team have been heard endlessly. Many people also believe that after Guangzhou Evergrande has Goulart, there is no need for a striker like Elkson, but to find a stronger one.
A top center to supplement Scolari's tactics.
So when Goulart was away in this game, Elkeson felt that it was time to show his role. He wanted everyone to see that Guangzhou Evergrande still needed to destroy the city by himself.
Just at the end of the first half, in the stoppage time of the first half, Elkeson received the ball from Yu Hanchao in the penalty area.
When Elkeson received the ball, his body was completely facing away from the goal. At the same time, Du Zhenyu, who was defending him, used his strong body to press against him tightly, not giving him a chance to turn around at all. At this time, Elkeson
Sen had no teammates to cooperate with him in the penalty area, which meant that he was completely alone.
But Zhang Sheng, who was on the sidelines, had an ominous premonition. He quickly shouted to Du Zhenyu in the penalty area: "Be careful when he hits the ball with his heel and passes through."
Unfortunately, in such a noisy stadium, Zhang Sheng's words could not be transmitted at all, and Du Zhenyu, who was concentrating on the game, did not hear it.
As soon as Zhang Sheng finished shouting out his words, Elkeson indeed hit the goal in the history of the 2015 AFC Champions League final that shocked all the spectators, opponents, and even his teammates.
I saw Elkeson resisting Du Zhenyu tightly with his back, and at the same time he knocked the ball with his heel beautifully, allowing the ball to pass through Du Zhenyu's legs. At the same time, he turned around deftly, although Du Zhenyu's squeeze made the ball pass through.
He almost fell over, but he still used his left hand to support the ground, and then kicked his legs back to catch up with the ball. Facing Zhou Wei's attack, Elkson decisively pushed the ball into the far corner of the goal with his right foot.
Zhou Wei, who tried hard to stretch out his legs to block the ball, did it in vain, and then he could only turn around and watch the ball go into the net!
"Elkson, Elkson turned around, shot, and the ball went in!" Liu Jiayuan shouted as if he was an Elkson fan. "It's so beautiful. This impeccable turn and pass shot beat Elkson."
Sen's body, speed, skills and imagination are fully displayed. This goal is completely like thunder in a silent place. This is Elkeson, this is the key man of Guangzhou Evergrande!"
"This goal is not only a goal for Elkerson to prove himself, but it is also of great significance to Guangzhou Evergrande!" Xu Yang also said excitedly, "Guangzhou Evergrande didn't have many chances in the first half.
Being behind 0:2 seemed to give them no hope, but the goal before the end of the first half gave the Evergrande players great confidence. Being behind by two goals is dangerous, but being behind by one goal
It's not like the sky is about to fall. It's conceivable that the Evergrande players who were just one goal behind returned to the locker room with a completely different mentality than those who were two goals behind! This indicates that they still have a chance in this game.
, and the chances are still great!”
After scoring the goal, Elkson rushed to the Guangzhou Evergrande bench, so all the Guangzhou Evergrande players gathered around. Everyone frantically jumped on Elkson one after another, pressing him down.
On the ground, Scolari was also smiling and hugged the assistant coach next to him tightly.
This ball boosts morale so much.
"This goal reminds me of the 'Ice Prince' Bergkamp." Liu Jiayuan sighed in retrospect, "But that is too far away. Many young fans may not be familiar with it, but I can say that there is another
The player is also a South American player and a top center, that is Suarez of Uruguay. As both South American players, everyone can never guess what their next move will be on the court. Suarez has been on the court many times before
Making such an incredible turn and scoring a goal, it’s so similar!”
"It's true." Xu Yang did not hesitate to praise his words, "Just like Bergkamp's stop and turn to add the ball past, just like Suarez's turn shot in the penalty area, in Asia
This goal will always be remembered in the history of the Championship."
At this time, Zhang Sheng on the sidelines also applauded the goal like a gentleman. For such a goal, even if he was the one who was scored, he had to admit that it was a beautiful goal.
At this time, the broadcast camera also happened to capture Zhang Sheng applauding this time.
Liu Jiayuan also laughed and said: "Haha. As an opponent, coach Zhang Sheng also applauded."
"This is an extremely gentlemanly behavior." Xu Yang praised, "There will be a winner or loser in the football match, but the winner or loser does not mean everything, otherwise it would not be football. I think this action of coach Zhang Sheng
It’s a sublimation of this game.”
With the celebration after this goal, the first half of the game was coming to an end.
Sure enough, shortly after Elkeson scored, referee Bis blew the whistle to end the first half.
Although Guangzhou Evergrande was one goal behind in the away game, judging from the expressions of their players on the way into the locker room, they were talking and laughing. Gao Lin, Zheng Zhi, and Paulinho also took turns running over to talk to Elkeson.
He spoke as if they were not the ones lagging behind.
On the contrary, the players of the Longteng team still haven't recovered from the blow of Elkeson's goal just now. Everyone's expressions were very serious, and they all hurriedly walked through the player tunnel with a sullen face and returned to their dressing rooms.
room.
Once all the players entered the locker room, Scolari's coaching staff applauded Elkerson vigorously, while the Cubs laughed shyly.
When the applause ended, Scolari said: "It was difficult for us in the first half. Indeed, this is the home court of the Longteng team, and they are also very strong, but we gave them a fierce counterattack. In the second half, we must continue to strengthen
The pressure on them, their central defenders are all young, this is where we have to focus."
Next, Scolari made another substitution adjustment: "Liao, you did a good job. You have completed the task in the first half. Next, Wang Shangyuan, you come to play as the right midfielder. Your task is the same as Liao, defend and do everything."
If you defend well, you will have accomplished your mission."
While Scolari was making adjustments, Zhang Sheng was providing psychological counseling to the players: "Uh! Did I go to the wrong place?"
Hearing Zhang Sheng's words, the players all raised their heads in surprise and looked at Zhang Sheng.
"Maybe I remembered it wrong." Zhang Sheng continued, "Are we behind now?"
Hearing Zhang Sheng's question, the players all seemed very embarrassed. Indeed, they were the leading side and they made no mistakes. Why did they seem to be trailing 0:3 in the first half?
Seeing everyone's expressions slowly returning to normal, Zhang Sheng continued to ask: "How many goals do you think Elkson will score in a season? How many goals like this can he score?"
Where is the advantage on the field? Who is in the lead?"
At first it was difficult for everyone to answer, but when the next two questions were asked, everyone shouted in unison: "It's us!"
"Isn't that right?" Zhang Sheng said with his hands and shoulders shrugged, "This goal is just their last struggle. We will be even stronger in the second half because their physical fitness is better than ours."
Under such strong pressure, they will be even more exhausted, but the average age of their players is much higher than ours. The second half is our world. If we keep our style of play, the final victory will definitely belong to us!"
Next, Zhang Sheng and Scolari both said the same message at almost the same time: "We have a very special audience for this game."
All the players' interest was aroused, and the news was announced: "The president of our country is watching this game from far away in the UK."
"Wow!" Everyone in the two locker rooms exclaimed at the same time. Several foreign players also quickly asked what happened, and the translators immediately translated the news.
Several foreign players also had a sense of solemnity on their faces. The attention of the leader of a world power really made these players feel excited.
For this reason, Scolari also said specifically: "Our BOSS should also be watching the game with him at this time. I hope you can show your best selves."
At this time, Zhang Sheng encouraged the players: "If my guess is right, Xu Jiaying, the owner of Evergrande, is also watching this game with him. Football games will ultimately be judged by victory or defeat. If
If you don’t want to lose face and want to express yourself, use all your skills!”
As soon as this news came out, the fighting spirit of all the players was ignited. Everyone clenched their fists and encouraged themselves secretly, because the moment of "making a name for themselves" was coming.
