"Riyadh Crescent's offense is quite resolute, advancing very quickly, and its overall quality is very good." Dong Lu's explanation was fair. "Faraj's skills with his feet and his legs are really flexible. The Longteng team's left defense
It’s a lot of pressure.”
While Dong Lu was explaining, Shen Jun, the left back of the Longteng team, came over to help defend.
Farage is also very experienced and does not insist on breaking through. He formed a connection with Eduardo who came to meet him and passed the ball to the opponent.
Coming with Eduardo was Qu Wenming, who stuck to him like a dog-skin plaster. He followed Eduardo closely, not making any moves rashly, nor giving him room to move. He just kept squeezing him, preventing Eduardo from letting him move.
What an easy opportunity to get the ball and turn around.
Eduardo gave full play to the technical and physical coordination advantages of Brazilian players. While moving the ball at his feet skillfully, he kept pretending to turn to the left and right, hoping to directly pass the opponent and face the Longteng team's defense.
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It's a pity that Qu Wenming didn't give his opponent a chance no matter how he tried to fake it.
Before the game, Riyadh Crescent head coach Ramon Dias told Eduardo that Qu Wenming was a substitute player and the key to breaking through the Longteng team's defense. Now it seems that this substitute is not that simple.
Feeling helpless, Eduardo could only choose to pass the ball. At this time, Riyadh Crescent's right back Blake also assisted Eduardo, and he was already ready to meet Eduardo.
Eduardo passed the ball back to Black, and Black handed the ball to Milesi again to reorganize the offensive. Riyadh Crescent's first wave of offensive failed.
After taking the ball again, Milesi played very directly. He handed the ball directly to the frontcourt playmaker Eduardo who retreated from the center to ask for the ball, allowing him to choose which direction to attack.
For Eduardo, who got the ball in the center circle, the pressure from the Longteng team was not great, so he got a chance to turn around. When he saw Nie Jiang coming to harass him, Eduardo made a clever pick, over Nie Jiang's head, and continued
Push forward.
This beautiful pass caused the Riyadh Crescent fans on the sidelines to burst into loud cheers. The cheers ended abruptly as DePaul and Tao Wentao attacked.
It is not difficult to get past a harassing forward, but it is impossible to get past two people at the same time.
Eduardo didn't have any extravagant thoughts about this. He saw that Faraj in front had moved laterally from the wing to the center. At the same time, there was Omar Khribin with his back at the top of the penalty area, ready to receive the ball. He decisively chose to move forward.
of straight plug.
It should be said that these players of Riyadh Crescent have played together for several years, and their tacit understanding is still very good. Eduardo's pass did not find Faraj who was closer, but passed it directly to Omar Khribin.
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Farage, who was on the passing line, cleverly ran horizontally from the center to the right before Eduardo passed the ball, opening up Qu Wenming's close guard. The football happened to pass through this line and leaked directly to center Omar.
-Hribin.
There is only one defender behind Omar Khribin, Dawn.
"This ball leaks beautifully." Dong Lu became nervous.
Eduardo and Omar Khribin had good ideas. The Longteng team's defense was also extremely focused. Dawn did not give Omar Khribin a chance to easily get the ball and turn around.
The 1.89-meter-tall Liming gained an absolute advantage in the physical confrontation with the 1.84-meter-tall Omar Khribin. He straightened his chest and pushed out Omar Khribin who was leaning against him.
Taking advantage of a staggering opportunity from his opponent, he decisively knocked away the ball passed by Eduardo.
Omar Khribin fell to the ground and wanted to foul the Dragons. The referee Kraft completely ignored it. Such a purely physical confrontation without even using his hands, how could a foul be called. He raised his hand to signal
When the ball was good, he turned around and ran towards the Riyadh Crescent half court.
In the tenth minute of the first half, the Longteng team got a chance to counterattack, because after being poked by Li Ming, the football fell at the feet of Tao Wentao, and it was the Longteng team's turn to attack.
The Longteng team's counterattack was much more threatening than Riyadh Crescent's offensive attack, because Riyadh Crescent's right wing was very empty at this time, Faraj was still in the front of the midfield, and midfielder Otafu, who had a long-range shot, was there.
The midfielder was waiting to grab the second point and participate in the second wave of attacks. The right back Blake also overran the midfielder.
Tao Wentao didn't hesitate and gave the ball to Fernando, who was already moving forward.
Before the game, Riyadh Crescent head coach Ramon Dias highlighted Fernando to the players - this is a Brazilian player with typical Brazilian style, extremely fast speed and excellent foot skills. The Longteng team's counterattack, this
People must be a major hidden danger for the team.
Sure enough, after receiving the ball, Fernando moved diagonally to the side. Within a few breaths, he was almost in the same position as Blake, who was approaching to defend.
Blake gritted his teeth and tried his best to squeeze Fernando, hoping to disrupt the opponent's dribbling rhythm, or directly destroy the opponent's possession of the ball.
But Blake is the most typical Saudi full-back. He is fast and good with his feet, but he is short and has average physical confrontation ability. He is strong offensively and weak defensively.
Compared with Fernando, who is 1.74 meters tall, Blake, who is just over 1.7 meters tall, wants to use physical confrontation to destroy the forward dribbling, which is a bit taken for granted.
The first collision between the two was okay, and neither party suffered any loss. But to Blake's horror, Fernando accelerated again. When Blake bumped into Fernando for the second time, the latter only staggered slightly, but he was knocked down.
The former was left behind.
"Wow! Fernando's motorcycle started racing again. The Longteng team opened a big hole on the right side of Riyadh Crescent." Dong Lu shouted loudly.
"The opponent's defense is completely empty. This is a good opportunity for Fernando and also a good opportunity for the Longteng team." Li Xin took the lead.
Indeed, at this time, Fernando had an open space in front of him. After getting rid of the opponent's defense, there was no need to pull up and get down.
Originally, as a left-footed player, when he played on the left, he had to pull out more and use his left foot to pass the ball to pose a threat. The problem is, that is when there is an opponent's defensive player.
The player cannot easily cut into the dangerous area to create good shooting conditions, but now there is no one to defend him, and he can directly cut inside into the opponent's penalty area.
Fernando, who advanced all the way into the penalty area, observed the situation in the Riyadh Crescent penalty area and chose to pass the ball with his left foot.
At this time, Riyadh Crescent's defense was in a mess. The right back was still chasing desperately and did not enter the penalty area. The two defensive midfielders were further away. Only the two defenders at the back were panting and just chased back to the penalty area. However, their
Left back Shahrani returned to the penalty area.
At this time, Chavez, Nie Jiang, and DePaul of the Longteng team all entered the penalty area. After all, their three offensive players did not need to turn around as soon as the Longteng team launched a counterattack. They could directly accelerate forward and rush forward. Riyadh Crescent
The defensive player must complete a 180-degree turn before starting to speed up.
When Fernando swept the pass with his left foot towards the center, Riyadh Crescent's captain center back Housavi desperately squeezed behind Chavez, coupled with the attacking goalkeeper Almayov, hoping to attack Chavez from front to back.
Wes lost the chance to shoot.
Seeing that the angle of his shot was blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper, and that Hausawi was pushing behind him, Chavez gave up the idea of shooting. Instead, he firmly withstood Hausawi behind him and passed the ball from Fernando.
Missed it.
It was Nie Jiang who was waiting in the middle. He firmly stuck another central defender of Riyadh Crescent, Jahfali, on the right side of his body, and pushed the ball into the empty goal.
"Nie Jiang, push shot, beautiful! The ball is scored!!!" Dong Lu shouted happily.
"Yes, yes! Haha! A quick counterattack, the opponent really didn't have any moves, and Chavez was not greedy for credit. He leaked the ball to Nie Jiang, and the goal was empty." Li Xin was also very excited.
Excited, the Longteng team scored a goal in the first ten minutes. It couldn't be better to have such a start in an away game.
Dong Lu, on the other hand, continued the pursuit with a murderous heart: "Why did you, Otev, confront Fernando earlier? If you hadn't kicked Fernando, how could Fernando be so energetic now?"
"That's just adding fuel to the fire." Li Xin was also very disappointed.
"However, Fernando has often performed such a good show of killing all the way through whether he was in the Chinese League One or the Chinese Super League. This assist is also his 10th assist in all competitions this season. It can be regarded as the highlight of the Longteng team's offense this season.
A breaking point." Dong Lu reported Fernando's data in a timely manner.
Li Xin also elaborated: "There is another more important statistic, that is, this is also Nie Jiang's eleventh goal in the AFC Champions League this season, surpassing Hulk, who was tied with him before, and Omar, the 'Messi of the Bay'.
Given that the clubs of these two players have been eliminated, Nie Jiang is now the top scorer in the AFC Champions League."
Taking advantage of the opportunity when the coaches and players of the Longteng team were celebrating each other on the field, Li Xin also compared Omar Khribin: "The one who still has the opportunity to compete with Nie Jiang for the AFC Golden Boot is the Riyadh Crescent on the field.
Center Omar Khribin. Now has nine goals scored, two less than Nie Jiang."
"I said before the game that this game is not only a competition between two teams, but also a competition between Nie Jiang and Omar Khribin for the AFC Golden Boot. It is also a competition between them for the Asian Footballer of the Year.
Now Nie Jiang has helped himself and his team take a step ahead."
While Dong Lu and Li Xin were still discussing, Riyadh Crescent had already kicked off again.
The few Longteng fans in the stands who were traveling with the team were waving their flags excitedly. They accounted for only a small portion of the number of double-double fans, and their momentum completely overwhelmed the home team fans.
Riyadh Crescent, which kicked off again, was not conservative because of conceding a goal. Except for two people left in the backcourt at the beginning, everyone else passed the half.
Even so, Ramon Diaz seemed not satisfied. He kept waving his hands on the sidelines to ask the players to press up.
The next game entered a fierce stage, and the confrontation between the two sides was very fierce.
Before the game, Zhang Sheng made clear arrangements for such a situation that would definitely arise: "Don't be afraid of confrontation. No team in Asia can compete with us as a whole."
There are only 14 teams in the Saudi Super League, and there are fewer games than the Chinese Super League. In addition, the climate in West Asia does not allow them to have very fierce confrontations - the temperature is too high, and the Chinese Super League is still playing in summers like July and August.
, the Saudi league will begin its offseason in May and June.
Not to mention that the strength gap between the clubs in the Saudi Super League is very large. It used to be common for the top two to have fifteen points more than the third, and it is not uncommon for them to have twenty points more than the third.
In a league with such huge disparities, it is impossible to expect all games to be highly competitive.
Just as Zhang Sheng predicted, Riyadh Crescent was still able to engage in a high-tempo confrontation with the Longteng team at the beginning. When the game entered the first half and thirty minutes later, the two teams had been playing back and forth.
A gap appeared.
Ramon Dias was very anxious on the sidelines because in the 33rd minute of the first half, after Riyadh Crescent lost the ball in the frontcourt, some players failed to counterattack in time, which actually allowed the Longteng team to counterattack again.
His own backcourt formed a 4-on-4 situation.
Fortunately, their goalkeeper Almayov made a crucial save and saved Chavez's heavy shot from the bottom line. Otherwise, the Longteng team would have led 2-0.
Even the two commentators discovered the problem.
"Riyadh Crescent attacked too hard like this. It would be difficult to even the score simply by relying on the number of people or a player's outburst!" Dong Lu analyzed.
The head coach's roar on the sidelines did have a certain effect. The almost lost ball just now made Ramon Dias vent his anger on several players who failed to counterattack and return to defense in time.
The Riyadh Crescent players regained their energy and returned to the intense rhythm.
However, it rained all night. In the 40 minutes of the first half, Eduardo counterattacked Tao Wentao, who was retreating to receive the ball. After being passed by Tao Wentao, he twisted his knee and knocked Tao Wentao running.
The heel of the sneakers raised during the movement brought Tao Wentao down, but he could not continue the game.
"The team doctor has entered the field. It seems that Eduardo's injury is not serious." Li Xin was worried about the players.
"Eduardo started every 12 AFC Champions League games, scored seven goals, and had five assists. He can be said to be the core of the team's offense. His impact on the team is still very large." Dong Lu
The data was presented again.
"We were trailing 0:1, and the most important offensive player was taken off the field due to injury. Now Riyadh Crescent seems to have encountered a relatively big problem." Li Xin tried his best to remain impartial as a commentator.
The half was about to end. Ramon Dias was obviously forced to make such a forced substitution. Although the Eberd who replaced him was also a player who had played in eight AFC Champions League games this season and scored one goal,
His role on the court is obviously incomparable to Eduardo's.
Now the only thing Riyadh Crescent can do is to hold on to the last few minutes of the half. As for scoring, that has to come later.
