"Evergrande's counterattack. Diego Costa responded with a header in the penalty area and Paulinho's shot!" Liu Jiayuan spoke quickly, "Huang Dawei saved it and made a clearance at dawn. The ball didn't go far and Lin Feng grabbed the second
Point, shot directly, Lu Zhihui blocked it, Goulart's supplementary shot, the ball went in. The ball went in! Guangzhou Evergrande led 2:0."
"It was too chaotic just now. Evergrande's side shot continuously. The Longteng team's penalty area was a bit empty. This defense is not like what the best defensive team in the Chinese Super League should have." Liu Jiayuan breathed a sigh of relief, "
The players of the Longteng team signaled to the referee that the ball from Evergrande was offside, and we will see what the referee decides."
"The referee upheld the penalty, and the Iranian referee Faghani was very resolute. In the slow-motion replay, we should be able to see clearly what happened." There was a chaotic fight inside and outside the penalty area, and obviously Shen Fangjian did not see the details clearly.
situation.
Sure enough, the slow motion made the goal very clear. When Lin Feng shot, the football was indeed blocked by Lu Zhihui. Goulart was indeed offside relative to Lu Zhihui, but Lu Zhihui's ball did not fly directly to it.
From Goulart's side, Ma Yongli blocked it again in the middle, and Goulart was not offside at this time.
It can be said that Fagani's penalty is still very accurate.
What Zhang Sheng didn't know was that this referee would later become the mortal enemy of Chinese fans, as well as the fans of Germany, Chile, Syria and other countries. It was not that he was incompetent, but that he had different penalties and was criticized many times.
Criticize.
"This ball, the Longteng team is still panicking, but Evergrande's offensive level is really strong, and the efficiency is also very high. The Longteng team failed to seize several opportunities before, and now they are punished." Liu Jiayuan sighed with emotion.
Ichiban said, "But the Dragons still have a chance. It's not that they can't attack. It's just a waste."
In previous games between Evergrande and Longteng, because Evergrande did not have players who could stand up and be intimidating in the penalty area, Longteng was always able to resolve the key shots in the penalty area, such as Goulart and Paulinho.
Players who are a great threat to other teams have been severely restricted every time, but in the two rounds of the AFC Champions League, because of the presence of Diego Costa, Goulart and Paulinho completely revitalized themselves.
In other words, the Longteng team was very successful in marking the ball holder and cutting the ball route in the ball area before, but now they need to work harder.
At this time, Goulart happily jumped on Diego Costa's back after scoring a goal, "He is arsenic, I am honey." This is a true portrayal of the player Diego Costa.
They conceded two goals in a row in the first half, which was hard for the Longteng fans who came to watch the game to accept.
Today is not a weekend or a national statutory holiday, but countless fans from Hubei Province outside Jiangcheng used various excuses to take time off to watch the game. Everyone was originally expecting the team to defeat its old rivals at home and successfully advance to the AFC Champions League finals.
, striving to be the second club to defend the AFC Champions League and the first Chinese Super League club to defend the AFC Champions League.
But Guangzhou Evergrande has now given the team a severe blow.
"When the team wins, we cheer, and when the team falls behind, we should cheer for them." Chen Jiangfeng quickly broke out of the depression of being two goals behind and said forcefully to the three roommates who came over, "Longteng team
, Come on! Team Longteng, come on!"
With a few sporadic cheers, Jiangcheng Sports Center once again set off a cheering frenzy.
Zhang Sheng on the sidelines also made timely adjustments. Tao Wentao temporarily stabilized, allowing Xiong Jian to catch his breath, and at the same time strengthened Luther Paul's impact on the left. After all, Qi Ming's ability was enough to cover the left wing.
Affected by the fans' persistent cheers and the head coach's timely deployment of countermeasures, the Longteng team once again exerted force a few minutes before the end of the first half.
In the 44th minute of the first half, De Paul, Nie Jiang, who came over to assist, and Chavez formed a three-man striker offensive combination on the left, which attracted the defense of as many as five Guangzhou Evergrande players.
After paying attention, Chavez, who retreated, distributed the ball to the center. This routine was similar to what Diego and Costa did just now.
In the end, Qi Ming's long shot from outside the penalty area tested Liu Dianzuo, who hurriedly saved the ball from the bottom line. The Longteng team got a corner kick in the stoppage time of the first half.
After De Paul sent the corner kick, under the interference of Evergrande players, Lu Zhihui hurriedly chose to header the ball and hit it. When it fell to the back point, Tao Wentao fired with a kick. As a result, the ball missed the right spot and the football hit the ball.
Side net.
Because of the angle of this shot, many people thought the ball went in.
"Tao Wentao shot, did the ball go in? Oh, it hit the side net." Liu Jiayuan was also worried about the Longteng team. He also hoped to see a close game. "It's a pity that the first half was almost over.
The Longteng team always had opportunities, including sports games and set pieces, but unfortunately they failed to seize them."
When Liu Dianzuo took the goal kick, Fagani also blew the whistle to end the first half. Guangzhou Evergrande entered the second half with a rare two-goal lead against Longteng.
On past match days, in this stadium, the home team's lounge was basically full of laughter and joy, but today was different, the atmosphere seemed very depressing.
Since the Longteng team successfully entered the Super League and decided to use Jiangcheng Stadium as their home stadium, except for losing 0:1 at home to Beijing Guoan on July 20, the 15th round of the first year of the Chinese Super League in 2014, they have never played here.
There has never been a loss. As for being behind by two goals in the first half, it is unheard of.
At this home court, the Longteng team has been unbeaten in 36 games in the Chinese Super League, 17 games in the AFC Champions League, and 64 games in all competitions. No one wants to accept the result of being two goals behind now.
After the players had changed their clothes, Zhang Sheng coughed lightly, attracting everyone's attention.
"Everyone played well in the first half." Zhang Sheng set the tone for the players' performance. "Some of the goals conceded were due to my negligence in tactical arrangements, and there was also a lot of chance. But I don't want you to be discouraged."
"Everyone heard it just now. Although we were two goals behind, the fans did not give up. They still cheered us on. I can even feel that they are working harder than before." Zhang Sheng raised his tone, "We can
Let them down?"
"No!" Lu Zhihui, the captain, responded immediately, "I bear a lot of responsibility for the first goal conceded in the first half, and I will make it up in the second half."
"I also have a problem. The second I lost the ball, I panicked when I made the clearance." Li Ming also stood up.
"I also have..."
Seeing that some players were about to stand up, Zhang Sheng pressed his hands down to signal everyone not to get excited.
"What's going on? I've only seen people who take the credit, but I've never seen people who take the blame. What's the matter? You all want to be Benzema?" Zhang Sheng made a joke.
"Ha ha!"
The players also laughed, the previous gloom was swept away, and the locker room was filled with happy air again.
After arousing everyone's emotions, Zhang Sheng began to make tactical arrangements.
"Xiong Jian, don't hold back in the second half." The problem that needs to be solved first is the right wing. "We have to strive to have an advantage on the right wing. If your physical fitness is not up to par, please notify me proactively and I will use substitutions to solve the problem."
"Okay, coach." Xiong Jian nodded quickly.
"Ling Ming, you were born to play football, right?" Zhang Sheng asked.
Regarding this question, Li Ming was confused: "Yes."
"That's it. I don't believe that when you were playing wild football in the past, you didn't encounter any messier situations than now." Zhang Sheng guided, "You have endured teammates who might have kicked the ball into their own goal with just one kick.
Now that there are so many outstanding teammates, you have to be more confident, and at the same time, you have to trust your teammates more."
Li Ming nodded quickly.
"Finally! Chavez and Nie Jiang." Zhang Sheng emphasized his tone, "I hope your shooting accuracy can be improved in the second half. The task of scoring goals for the team is all on you. Are you confident?"
"Yes." Zhang Sheng asked in Spanish, and Nie Jiang, who had been studying with the club's Spanish teacher, also answered.
"We are going to bring the game back in the second half. Do you have confidence?" Zhang Sheng asked loudly to all the players.
"Have confidence!" The players expressed their attitude with roars.
"It's time to go on the field." Captain Lu Zhihui walked to the center of the locker room, "Come on, everyone, come and cheer."
All the Longteng players, including the substitutes, gathered around and folded their hands: "Come on! Come on! Come on!"
After the start of the second half of the game, the Longteng team attacked very fiercely, but played very steadily. The main attack was still on the two wings, and at the same time they strengthened the pull from the left and right. Such a style of play was very difficult when facing Guangzhou Evergrande's strong midfield and frontcourt.
Under pressure, the Longteng players ran more.
"Xiong Jian and Ma Yongli are two important tactical nodes for the Longteng team. Now the Longteng team insists on running and pulling, which is a clear deal with Evergrande." Shen Fangjian sometimes sees it very clearly.
That’s right, “Because Evergrande’s two wingers and Zheng Zhi in the middle have made great efforts. It depends on whether the two sides can withstand it first.”
"You still have to take age and physical factors into consideration." Liu Jiayuan analyzed, "Zheng Zhi's condition and health have always been very good, but he is now over 36 years old, and Zou Zheng has just recovered from a serious injury. Xiong Jian
Although He Ma Yongli has a heavier burden, youth is an advantage."
What Liu Jiayuan said is quite reasonable. Amid the enthusiastic cheers of Longteng fans, the threat of attack and involvement from the two wings of the Longteng team is getting bigger and bigger.
At the fifteenth minute of the second half, Zou Zheng finally couldn't keep up with Tao Wentao's rhythm and received a yellow card. Although Zou Zheng lasted longer than the previous game, the gap in strength and the decline in form meant that he had already
Reached the critical point.
Scolari now has two choices, either Gao Lin returns to defense to relieve Zou Zheng's defensive pressure, or he replaces him. However, if there is someone to replace, why bother to use Zou Zheng? The problem is that if Gao Lin returns to defense, Evergrande's
The frontcourt offensive combination is missing a piece, and the Longteng team's defense is much easier.
For a team like the Dragons, if you don't put enough pressure on its defense, you will understand what it means if you give it three points of color, it will open a dyeing shop for you.
The only way now is for Zou Zheng to hold on and let Zheng Zhi work harder.
What made Scolari somewhat gratified was that shortly after Zou Zheng was booked, Xiong Jian was also booked, which meant that on the right wing, one of the two sides gave the other a blow and the score was even.
When the game reached the 23rd minute of the second half, the Longteng team's persistence finally bore fruit.
When Zheng Zhi was pressed in the middle of the midfield, he was not decisive enough with the ball and was knocked down by Qi Ming. If it was before, when Zheng Zhi was able, he would definitely be able to withstand such a physical confrontation, but now he can't.
This kind of threat of stealing the ball in the backcourt is very great. Evergrande's two wingers follow the overall formation, and the space behind them that has rarely been leaked before appears.
After receiving the ball, Qi Ming chose to distribute the ball to the right wing, because at this time Zou Zheng didn't even have a chance to foul Tao Wentao, and the former could not catch up with the latter.
Tao Wentao, who received Qi Ming's pass, saw that no one was guarding him, so he cut inward diagonally. He waited until he pushed the ball to the edge of the penalty area before Paulinho hurriedly chased it back.
The moment Tao Wentao entered the penalty area, he used a horizontal knock to let Paulinho, who was following him, come over to defend Mei Fang, but all his efforts were useless. Chavez, who came out of the penalty area, backed Feng Xiaoting and distributed the ball to the left.
De Paul.
With Shu Jun behind, De and Paul sent the football to the middle of the penalty area. At this time, Nie Jiang was completely left empty-handed. Nie Jiang did not miss this opportunity again. He easily pushed and shot Liu Dianzuo and was completely unable to save it.
to the angle.
The Longteng team finally waited patiently for the opportunity and got a goal back.
"Qiming intercepted the ball, Tao Wentao cut inside, Chavez received the ball and moved again, De Paul hit the middle, and Nie Jiang pushed the ball!" Liu Jiayuan spoke at a fast pace, "Beautiful! This series of cooperation, Guangzhou Heng
There's a lot of it, the Dragons also have it, the defenses on both sides are there. There's nothing we can do, we can't stop it."
"Zheng Zhi's mistake was too fatal. Several mistakes in this game came from veterans from both sides." Shen Fangjian refined the losses of both sides, "I beat the old master to death with random punches. I'm afraid the young man will be strong with his punches."
"This goal from the Longteng team came too timely. If we don't score again, once Evergrande's formation is restored later, there will really be nothing we can do." Liu Jiayuan is also glad that Evergrande's tactics are open and they will defend if they don't take the lead.
"After this goal, Nie Jiang's AFC Champions League goals have also come to 6. Look at his celebration, haha." Liu Jiayuan obviously likes Nie Jiang. He laughed so hard when he saw Nie Jiang taking off his jersey again to celebrate.
, "Don't be addicted. If you take off your jersey after scoring a goal, how many yellow cards will you get after that?"
After the goal, the Longteng team took advantage of their high morale and attacked even more fiercely. Evergrande did not need Scolari to adjust, the players themselves gathered up their formation and entered a defensive state.
At this time, Xiong Jian sat on the ground and stretched out his hand to indicate that he had cramps. Zhang Sheng quickly replaced him with Yan Xiaoyu.
"Yan Xiaoyu is here. This is to continue to strengthen the offense. What should the Longteng team do on defense on the right side?" Liu Jiayuan pointed out the characteristics of the two players who were on and off the court in one sentence, and asked doubtfully.
