Gutierrez's sudden advance also caused the Mexican fans in the stands to cheer loudly, but then their cheers turned into sighs.
While most of the Chinese Olympic team players were ill-prepared for Mexico's attack, the Chinese team's goalkeeper Zengcheng did not have any carelessness.
Seeing Gutierrez rushing in, he decisively chose to abandon the goal and bravely stretched out his palms to hit the football.
In order to ensure concealment, Cisneros's pass was made with the instep, and it was directed to the right side of the penalty area. After Gutierrez broke in from the left direction in front of the penalty area, he adjusted to the right when shooting.
As his dominant foot, he can only use his left foot to catch the ball, which also causes his body to face the goal sideways.
Just such a little adjustment time gave Zengcheng a chance. After Gutierrez's shot was blocked by his body, he quickly slapped the football with both hands and slapped the football to the ground. When Gutierrez
When he wanted to follow up with a follow-up shot, Du Zhenyu, who was chasing after him from behind, kicked the football out of the sideline first.
The Chinese Olympic team has dodged a disaster.
"Beautiful! Zengcheng made a beautiful save!" Liu Jiangfeng jumped up excitedly, as if the Chinese team had scored a goal, "Zengcheng is very experienced."
"The Olympic team really chose the right goalkeeper this time. The veteran has experience." Father Chen also looked frightened.
At the same time, Zhang Sheng, who got up early to watch the game, also had to admire the aura revealed in the Mexican team's attack. When conventional attacks failed to produce results, they used such imaginative passing to create opportunities.
It is the signature method of South American teams.
Mexico has both South American and European football styles. Most of the players have good skills and are good at playing overall football. If they were not of average physical fitness and had certain shortcomings in technology and overall, they would be stronger. Generally speaking, they can
Think of Mexican football as an enhanced version of Japan and a low-end version of Spain.
This goal means that Gutierrez is not a decent forward and needs to adjust a little more. Otherwise, if he doesn't stop the ball and shoots directly, the Chinese team will definitely lose the ball.
Although Gutierrez's goal did not score, it gave the Mexican team a great morale boost. In the next few minutes, the Chinese team was basically suppressed by the Mexican team in the half, and even gave Mexico two consecutive corner kicks.
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Fortunately, after being taught a lesson, the defense, which had been collectively distracted just now, became more vigilant and no longer gave the Mexican team a chance to shoot. The Mexican team, which pressed the attack, also gave the Chinese team a chance to counterattack.
In the 33rd minute, Cisneros, who wanted to repeat his same trick in the midfield, was blocked by Qi Ming in advance. Then he directly passed the ball to Ding Huaiyi on the left, who faced Mexico on the left
Guard Aguirre's defense chose an unexpected pass through the ball.
Aguirre, who was being passed by by Ding Huaiyi, was a little angry. He put his arms directly on his chest and pushed Ding Huaiyi, who was trying to speed up to pass by, to the ground. Ding Huaiyi was also experienced, so he covered his face and fell down. The French referee
Tobin quickly ran over to control the situation and gave Aguirre a yellow card.
The Chinese team's counterattack also sounded a wake-up call for the Mexican side, so that their two full-backs did not dare to press too closely. Rick Link also made a push forward gesture with both hands on the court, asking the Chinese team's boys to move forward.
The defensive formation presses forward and lets the fire burn as much as possible in the midfield.
Next, both sides pressed more in the midfield. Eric Torres could not find a good opportunity and withdrew from the penalty area, leaving Marco Bueno alone in front.
Ma Yongli, who is accustomed to playing as a free man in the backcourt, also moved to the central defender position, once again strengthening the thickness of the midfield.
After entering the hand-to-hand combat, Mexico's weak physical fitness was completely exposed. They played very hard, but they had no advantage in the high-altitude ball and physical confrontation. On the contrary, Qi Ming and Zhang Linpeng were so physically strong.
Chinese players have repeatedly frustrated Mexican players.
"I think Qi Ming can go to Europe." Chen Jiangfeng is very optimistic about Qi Ming, "He didn't suffer any physical disadvantages against Germany in the last game, and now he still has an advantage against Mexico. If he goes to Europe like this, he won't be bad at all.
Look at Zhang Linpeng, he has been playing in Europe for more than a year and his football is much more stable than when he was in China."
"The Longteng team probably won't let him go to Europe now." Father Chen was very sure, "Qi Ming's position in the midfield of the Longteng team is too critical. He is needed in both offense and defense. He will probably have to wait for Nie Jiang to go to Europe first.
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As the midfield situation turned into a mutual push mode, the first half of the game gradually came to an end. When the whistle sounded, the score was still fixed at 0:0, and the situation was definitely favorable to the Chinese team.
Rick Link also had a relaxed face in the locker room: "We played well in the first half. It would be better if you could concentrate more. The weather is very hot today, but there are many Chinese people on the sidelines.
Fans, they come from as far away as China to support us, so we should give them the best gift - victory."
"I have always thought that you are the best players, and our goal is to win the championship." Rick Link continued to encourage the players, "I have said it before. The championship trophy is still in Mexico's hands. Victory
They are the only way for us to get the gold medal. Now they are more anxious than us. We have to play smarter and more patiently. The final victory will definitely be ours. Let's continue to work hard in the second half."
During this Olympic Games, more Chinese tourists came to Brazil than in history, and many of them made a special trip to watch the Olympic football team play. Brazilian officials have made it clear that Chinese tourists are welcome to come to Brazil to watch the game.
Judging from the ticket sales of football matches, there are not a few people buying tickets for the Chinese Olympic team.
Team-following tickets refer to buying tickets for all matches of your favorite team in an event - including the knockout matches that have not been determined yet. If your favorite team successfully enters the knockout rounds, the tickets will be valid.
If the team is eliminated, the ticket money for the next game will be refunded, but a certain amount of handling fee will be charged.
The Chinese team's opponents in this game, Mexico and Brazil, are on the same American continent and are much closer than China. However, judging from the number of fans at the scene, the number of Chinese team fans even has a slight advantage. Of course, the Chinese in Brazil also
Many, many of them will come to the stadium to support the Chinese team, including Qin Minghao's parents and their friends.
The Chinese fans who come to watch the game are all more or less knowledgeable about penalty kicks. The current half-time score makes them quite satisfied, and everyone's expressions certainly look relaxed.
During the fifteen minutes of halftime, the Chinese fans rehydrated leisurely and chatted and laughed happily. The fans watching the game in China also gradually entered a sober state. After all, it was almost seven o'clock in the morning, and there were many office workers.
It's time to get up and go to work.
At this time, Chen Jiangfeng was being ordered by Chen's father to go out to buy breakfast. When he came to the breakfast stall, he heard someone discussing the Chinese Olympic team's game: "0:0 is a bit dangerous. We can't concede the ball first in the second half.
.In the past, we qualified after a draw, but we have never qualified.”
"Don't worry. The current national football team is much more stable than before. It's not like Mexico has never played before. We have lost every time. Whether it is the national youth team, the Olympics or the club, there is no time when we won." The man behind is full of confidence.
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Obviously in recent years, in addition to the national team, the victory of the Longteng team against the Mexican club América in the Club World Cup has also given the fans a lot of confidence.
"We are lucky." The person in front still lacked confidence, "If they hadn't injured two players, it would have been difficult to defeat them."
"I'm afraid of wool. Isn't the injured Peralta the striker of the American team that played against the Dragons in the Club World Cup? Didn't he still play in that game? Did he score?" His companion, who is obviously a football player, retorted.
Li Jufu.
Hearing that someone saw the Olympic team like this, Chen Jiangfeng was also very happy. He carried breakfast and walked quickly back home.
Mother Chen, who had already gotten up, joked: "Oh! It's so rare that I actually got to eat the breakfast my son bought."
Chen Jiangfeng did not pay attention to these details, but asked Chen's father: "Dad, do you think we can score first in the second half?"
Father Chen, who was just about to habitually suppress first and then advance, immediately remembered the crow's mouth in the last game. Before he could say his worried words, he immediately changed his words: "Of course we scored first, they were more anxious than us, and our counterattack
The threat is still very high.”
What Father Chen said is really right.
At this time, in the Mexican team's locker room, head coach Gutierrez tried his best to hide his worries, but it could be seen from his eyes that he was not sure of winning the second half of the game.
"There's still half a half, we still have time." Gutierrez first comforted the players and then said, "Their defense still had many problems in the first half, especially the lack of preparation for the midfielder's late penetration.
Our forwards need to have a wider range of movement to attract their center backs to press forward."
"Chucky (Lozano's nickname), you should be ready to play at any time in the second half." Gutierrez is also ready to use his trump card. As a player who has been selected for the Mexican national team, Gutierrez asked him to play.
After playing the first two games, he was not physically fit enough this time, so he was temporarily allowed to rest for half the game. "We need to be more aggressive in the frontcourt. Their players are generally tall, and we have to give full play to our technical advantages."
"Finally, I hope everyone remembers that we are the defending champions. If we don't want to be eliminated early, we must try our best. Let's work hard in the second half." Gutierrez decided to stimulate everyone and let the players improve.
Refreshing.
After the start of the second half, Mexico played even more strongly. As soon as the Chinese team kicked off the ball, they began to press for the whole game. The Chinese team players, who had already heard Rick Link's reminder, knew that the opponent was in a hurry, so they chose to take their time.
Dealing with the opponent, the situation on the field was similar to the second half of the first half, the football was always in the midfield, and the ball was constantly exchanged between the two teams.
Gutierrez anxiously directed the team to press up on the sidelines, hoping to get a chance to shoot.
In the sixth minute of the second half, Mexico did get a good opportunity. Their left full-back Torres Nile moved the ball to the right side of the penalty area with a big kick in the midfield, and Eric Torres in the middle of the penalty area made a move.
In an unexpected move, facing the football falling towards him, he jumped up, spread his legs, and let the ball pass. Behind him was midfielder No. 17 Gonzalez who quickly inserted into the penalty area.
Gonzalez hooked the football that was about to leave the baseline with his foot, and then volleyed it in the right penalty area. Fortunately, he was running at high speed and his focus was a little backward after hooking the ball. The shot did not hit the right spot, and the football flew high.
Out of the crossbar.
Although this ball did not pose any threat, it provided the tactical requirements that Gutierrez needed for the forward to attract attention and for the midfielder to intervene in the attack.
Gutierrez quickly made his first adjustment, letting Lozano come on to increase the threat of shooting. The person who was replaced was Gonzalez, who had just missed the ball.
Rick Link couldn't sit still anymore. He came to the sidelines, shouted to captain Li Yun, and pointed to his head. The meaning was obvious: "Concentrate and don't give the opponent an easy chance to shoot."
After Lozano came on the field, Mexico's attack changed direction. Previously, Cisneros's right wing was Mexico's main attack direction, but now it is flanked by Lozano's left wing.
The Mexican team's changes this time pose a great threat. Lozano's speed, ability to advance with the ball, and aura of movement and passing scheduling are fully demonstrated.
In the 12th minute of the second half, after Lozano received the ball on the left wing, Du Zhenyu was staggered by two consecutive false changes of direction. Then Lozano went all the way to the bottom line in the penalty area. Fortunately, Li Yun made up for it.
In time, Lozano's ball was blocked from the baseline and gave Mexico a corner kick.
In the next fifteenth minute, after Lozano attracted the attention of the two players on the right side of the Chinese team, he passed the ball out. It was Cisneros on the right who got the ball. The two full-backs completed the
Connections on the field.
After Cisneros continuously dribbled the ball laterally, he found a shooting angle. Because Qi Ming had just leaned to the right to help defend Lozano, there was space in the middle of the midfield. Cisneros made a decisive choice.
A long shot in front of the penalty area, the football crossed the middle of the penalty area, went straight to the lower left corner of the goal, and finally hit the left goal post and bounced back into the penalty area, where it was kicked out by Ma Yongli.
This was Mexico's best chance so far in the second half.
Rick Link was also startled by Mexico's shot. He quickly made adjustments, asking Ma Yongli to move into the deeper position of the midfielder, strengthening the sweep at the front of the penalty area, and at the same time allowing Qi Ming to devote more energy.
Go to the right to help defend Lozano.
After Gutierrez waved his hand regretfully, he chose to adjust again. He wanted to play all his cards as soon as possible.
