During the halftime break, the head coaches of both teams gave instructions to the players.
However, both head coaches believed that their team played well. Cui Yongzhu felt that the team suppressed the opponent. Nie Jiang's goals were unpredictable. If he played another hundred games, he might not be able to score.
With such a goal, as long as the pressure in the first half is maintained, Seoul FC has no hope of coming back in the remaining 40 minutes.
Zhang Sheng believed in the tenacity of his players. In addition to praising Nie Jiang for his genius goal, Zhang Sheng also praised Liming.
Because after Liming lost the first goal, he was not frustrated or panicked, but firmly stood his defensive position. During the fierce attack in the middle of the Seoul FC game, whether he was heading the ball to clear the ball or getting stuck,
He can stop the opponent's shot and even make up for it without missing a beat.
As a central defender, a stable psychological quality is a key factor in whether a player becomes successful, and Liming has achieved it.
"The opponent must be very crazy in the second half. In order to score, they will attack at all costs." Zhang Sheng directly asserted the opponent's possible actions, "Our first task is to tighten the fence and run more to receive the pass.
, the referee in this game has a good grasp of the scale, so you don’t have to worry. If my guess is right, in the second half of the second half, the opponent’s physical fitness will 100% cause problems, and that’s when we attack.”
The brief fifteen-minute halftime break passed quickly, and players from both sides entered the court from the tunnel with confidence.
After the kick-off, if it was as Zhang Sheng expected, Seoul FC had sufficient physical fitness after rest and adjustment, and continued the crazy pressing in the first half.
Under such fierce confrontation, injuries occurred as expected.
In the ninth minute of the second half, Chavez was roaming in the frontcourt, waiting for the ball to counterattack at any time. The Longteng players passed the ball continuously in the midfield to avoid Seoul FC's pressing, and at the same time, they also expected to tear through the quick pass.
FC Seoul’s defensive formation.
After several consecutive kicks, Roque Gil saw Chavez holding high the demands of both sides, and he kicked the football towards the opponent.
At this time, it was Seoul FC's midfield barrier Osmar who was responsible for defending Chavez. Facing Roque Gil's pass, the two of them took off almost at the same time, but Osmar obviously had the advantage in weight.
Pushed aside Chavez.
Just when everyone thought this was an ordinary physical confrontation with a high-altitude ball, something happened when the two players landed. When Chavez landed, it may be that he did not grasp the center of gravity properly due to the impact of Osmar.
His ankles twisted and landed on the ground, and Osmar's entire body pressed onto Chavez's body.
Chavez, who was originally landing on one foot, and Osmar's weight of nearly 170 pounds, suddenly had problems with his ankle ligaments.
Zhang Sheng thought that after the two people fell to the ground, it quickly ended with an ordinary collision, and then they both stood up. As a result, Osmar was fine, but Chavez was crouched on the ground holding his ankles and unable to get up.
Seeing this situation, the referee quickly asked the Longteng team's team doctor to come on. After checking Chavez's condition, Li Xiang decisively waved to the sidelines to let the stretcher team come in, and at the same time made a substitution gesture.
"This is a bit troublesome." Shen Fangjian said worriedly, "Is Chavez seriously injured?"
At this time, slow motion began to replay the action of the two sides competing for the header. When the camera focused on Chavez's ankle, it was obvious that his ankle was highlighted by another close-up.
"Hiss! This injury is not serious." Sun Lei shook his head seriously, "Looking at this situation, at least one ligament is torn. It depends on whether Chavez's own ligament knot is not strong. I hope he didn't hurt any bones.
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Zhang Sheng was also extremely annoyed at this time. Chavez was very important to the Longteng team's offensive tactics. His role as a fulcrum at the front was extremely obvious. In the last goal, he pushed away Jin Yuanzhi.
It gives Nie Jiang space to display his skills, and Chavez's skills are very comprehensive. Whether it is heading the ball in the frontcourt or playing with the ball at his feet, running to open up space, or even overhead kicking shots, it can greatly enrich the Longteng team.
offensive tactics.
Now that he is out injured, he can only count on Zou Weijia to do these tasks, which is obviously a bit demanding.
It's a pity that Zhang Sheng had to face reality.
The biggest disadvantage of the Longteng team's substitution is that the entire formation was pushed back by at least five to ten meters by FC Seoul. This caused Seoul FC to devote more troops to the attack, while the Longteng team was against them.
The goal threat has become much smaller.
As this situation continued, Seoul FC's offense got closer and closer to the Longteng team's goal. Their offense became more crazy and the threat became greater.
In the eleventh minute of the second half, Gao Yaohan and Adriano continued to attack the left wing where Li Ming was. There was a beautiful one-two between the two of them, and then Gao Yaohan received the ball at the baseline and then rallied.
Before Ming kicked the ball, his pass found Park Joo-young in the penalty area. The latter's header was high and the ball flew over the crossbar.
By the 19th minute, this time it became Seoul FC who made a series of passes in the middle, forcing the Longteng team's defense to retract to a position of more than 20 meters. Takagi Yojiro called the ball back and rushed up from behind.
Osmar, the latter fired a powerful shot, and the ball flew past the left goal post and out of the baseline.
In the 26th minute, Seoul FC's long shot hit the Dragons defensive player and bounced off the baseline. They got a corner kick.
After the corner kick was taken, the entire penalty area was in chaos. The football first bounced on Osmar's shoulder. Ma Yongli's big kick did not drive the ball far. The football bounced on Adriano, who was alert.
Fortunately, Huang Dawei was very focused. He made a side dive and barely saved the football from the goal. Then Liming used his body to resist Park Zhouyong who came to grab the point, and finally kicked the football out of the sideline.
Seeing the situation on the field, Zhang Sheng frowned, obviously he felt that he should make adjustments to his tactics.
Not only Zhang Sheng thought so, Shen Fangjian also said anxiously: "It's too passive. The Longteng team played too passively. The team should press out and push out the defense, otherwise they will be pressed and sooner or later they will lose the ball."
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"The Longteng team has no good solution now." Sun Lei was also extremely worried. "There is really no one to replace Chavez's position. It depends on how coach Zhang Sheng makes adjustments."
Soon they saw the adjustments made by Zhang Sheng. First, Xiang Tiange was pushed back to the full-back position, Ma Yongli and Liming changed positions, more like a left-back, and then Qi Ming became a full-back.
Helping the team to defend the left wing to a greater extent, Ben Alpha then moved to the center and became the attacking midfielder/shadow forward, pushing Nie Jiang to the center position and playing double center with Zou Weijia.
The Longteng team's formation changed to a 4-3-1-2 formation.
Then Zhang Sheng waved his hand and asked the team to strengthen the press throughout the game. The battle against Shanghai SIPG three days later was not considered for the time being, and this game was guaranteed first.
After the Longteng team picked up the speed, the game suddenly became intense. The full-court pressing tactic that all teams had been afraid of before suddenly pushed Seoul FC's formation past half-time.
"Was Team Long Teng trying to save their strength before?" Shen Fangjian finally understood at this time, "It's a bit too much."
"The score of 3:1 in the first round should be said to be relatively safe." Sun Lei analyzed with some hindsight, "Three days later, the Longteng team will return to China and play a league match with Shanghai SIPG, which is far better than Seoul FC who has adjusted the league schedule.
Difficult. In fact, if Chavez is not injured, there will be no problem in winning a draw and qualifying."
Just when the two commentators suddenly realized, the situation on the field changed greatly, and the Dragon players, who had been suppressed and beaten for a long time, finally let out their anger.
In the 33rd minute, the Longteng team got a chance in the frontcourt during the press. Qi Ming's steal made it too late for Adriano, who was in front, to return to defense. Gao Yaohan was also left behind by Qi Ming after being intercepted.
behind.
Next, Qi Ming, Ben Alpha, and Zou Weijia, who came to support, formed a triangle offensive combination. After attracting all FC Seoul's defensive attention to the left, Zou Weijia's counterattack gave Tao Wentao a chance to shoot from the penalty area line.
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Tao Wentao's shot was aimed at the lower right corner of Seoul FC's goal. As a result, because he was too focused on the angle, the ball hit the right post and bounced off the baseline.
"The Longteng team's attacking group has become more active." Shen Fangjian also said excitedly, "Zou Weijia finally demonstrated the fulcrum role of the high center in the frontcourt. Tao Wentao's shot was a pity. If this goal had been scored, the game would have been over.
It can be declared over."
Sun Lei also praised Zou Weijia: "If Zou Weijia has someone to cooperate with him, he can still play a good offense. He is still a bit too young. The maturity of a high center forward is at least twenty-four or five years old. He was only this year."
He has just turned 20 and still has great potential."
The Chinese commentator was relieved. Now it was FC Seoul's turn to suffer. Choi Yong-soo also found that his players were lacking in physical fitness after nearly 80 minutes of crazy pressing, so he made substitution adjustments.
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The first person to be adjusted was Ju Se Jong. The tall player Choi Yong Soo liked very much was replaced by Shen Yu Ran. However, this was not a matchup substitution. Shen Yu Ran came to the position of central defender and replaced Kim Won Sik, who can play as central defender and defensive midfielder.
Pushed to the lower back.
Choi Yong-soo's move was to use Kim Won-sik's dedicated defense to release Osmar's offensive ability.
This move almost had its effect. In the 35th minute of the second half, Osmar pushed away Tao Wentao in the midfield, and then made a beautiful long-distance pass and sent the ball behind the Longteng team's defense. Adri
Arnold also succeeded in countering offside at the first time. He passed through the gap between Liming and Du Zhenyu, and then his push shot was judged to be in the wrong direction by Huang Dawei, but the latter could not reach it with his hands, so he used his legs in desperation.
The ball blocked the baseline.
"Danger! Seoul FC's single goal!" Shen Fangjian was also a little anxious. Japanese and Korean teams often scored goals at the end of the game against Chinese Super League teams, which really gave him a great psychological shadow. "
Huang Dawei! Beautiful save."
When Sun Lei praised Huang Dawei, he once again mentioned the Longteng team's defensive problems: "Thanks to Huang Dawei. But the midfielder allowed Osmar to pass the ball unmarked, and the two central defenders did not protect each other well. The Longteng team
Be careful. Once one is scored, there is only one goal difference."
This attack by Seoul FC almost broke through the Dragons' goal.
Seeing Tao Wentao's defense this time, Zhang Sheng knew that there was a problem with his physical fitness, so he quickly made substitution adjustments. Zhang Hao replaced him. This substitution was also a exchange-type substitution, using Zhang Hao in the midfield.
Do sweeps and sacrifice part of your offensive capabilities.
After Zhang Hao came on the court, the situation on the court became balanced again.
Unwilling to get a draw, Cui Yongzhu made two substitutions in a row. First, Yin Rilu replaced Gao Guangming, hoping to use his speed and impact to attack Xiang Tiange's side.
Next, Deyang replaced Park Zhouyong to strengthen the control of the high points in the frontcourt.
These two substitutions also had results quickly. Roque Gil had to bring down Yin Rilu at the cost of a yellow card to prevent his opponent's breakthrough. However, he will be suspended for the next AFC Champions League game.
Soon Zhang Sheng also made corresponding substitutions. Xiong Jian replaced Rock Gill, who had some physical problems, to help Xiang Tiange defend the right side.
The substitutions on both sides can be said to be made on a case-by-case basis. The Dragons pay more attention to the balance of offense and defense, while FC Seoul completely liberates the offensive restrictions.
In the stoppage time of the game, FC Seoul basically pressed forward from all fronts, and they also won two corner kicks in a row.
At this time, Liming's super jumping and heading ability showed his advantage. He pushed Seoul FC's corner kick out of the penalty area twice in a row.
His second header pass went directly to Qi Ming. After the latter got the ball, there were no FC Seoul defenders around him, and there were only two defenders in front of him.
FC Seoul could only make a tactical foul. Yin Illu, who had just come on the field, directly pulled Qi Ming down from behind, killing the Longteng team's counterattack at the cost of a yellow card.
Although the Longteng team's counterattack was ended, FC Seoul's game, or this season's AFC Champions League, has basically come to an end.
The Longteng team, which got a free kick in the frontcourt, had no desire to continue attacking in the final stage of the game. Xiong Jian, who was in charge of serving, passed the ball across to Zhang Hao, who then passed the ball back to Ma Yongli.
The Longteng team's obvious delaying approach received a burst of boos from the stands. The Seoul FC players were also extremely unhappy. In addition, the Longteng team's skilled and fast passing made their crazy pressing ineffective. Their actions
It is also getting bigger and bigger.
Especially in the last half minute of stoppage time, Zhang Hao, who was slightly poor in passing and receiving skills and became the main opponent when pressed, was kicked down by Yojiro Takaki from behind as soon as he passed the ball.
This egregious foul was decisively shown a red card by the referee, and Zhang Hao seemed to be limping when he walked. However, all the substitutions of the Longteng team were completed, and he had to hold on for the last few seconds.
After Yojiro Takaki's foul, FC Seoul was completely discouraged. When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the Dragons tied their opponent 1:1 in the away game and advanced to the next round of the AFC Champions League.
