Because they have world-class heading experts like Cristiano Ronaldo, Bale, and Ramos, Real Madrid's corner kicks have always been a powerful means for them to score.
Even though Ramos and Bale, who was originally injured, were on the bench and did not play in this game, Zhang Sheng was still concerned.
Because Cristiano Ronaldo's header is so powerful, not to mention that the header is very good. Casemiro, the defensive midfielder nicknamed "Fat Tiger", ran to the Longteng team's penalty area to participate in this header without even delaying.
It can only be said that fortunately Kroos is not on the court. If he were to take the corner kick, Zhang Sheng would be sweating on his vest. This corner kick master not only takes the penalty well, but sometimes even puts the ball directly into the goal.
Since Kroos is away, the task of taking the corner kick has been given to Modric.
Modric, who also has excellent footwork, accurately sent the ball to the center of the penalty area. Cristiano Ronaldo successfully found the landing point through his movement. He jumped far higher than all the players on the field, and then a powerful lion
Nodding, the football flew quickly towards the Longteng team's goal.
"Bang." The football hit the crossbar of the goal hard and then flew out of the baseline.
He Wei exclaimed: "C Ronaldo's header, oh, the goal. It's too dangerous. Wang Junlei didn't seem to react."
"Modric's serve was so beautiful. It just bypassed Ma Yongli at the front point. Cristiano Ronaldo beat Li Ming, who was 4 centimeters taller than him, to header. Real Madrid was terrifying whether it was a sports game or a set piece.
"Si." Liu Jiayuan also praised Real Madrid's corner kick.
Ronaldo, who missed the goal, opened his clenched fists and roared with regret on his face.
Zidane was smiling and applauding Ronaldo on the sidelines. Not far away was Zhang Sheng, who was covered in white hair and sweat.
Wang Junlei placed the ball on the goal line and prepared to kick off, but when he looked up, all his teammates were not far away and there were Real Madrid players staring at them eagerly.
He was trying to find Chavez with the ball, but Casemiro easily pushed Chavez away and grabbed the ball. The ball that the Dragons finally got was taken away by Real Madrid.
If it was a game against a European team, Casemiro would hand the ball to Modric or his teammates in the frontcourt. This time he chose to play it himself.
After taking the ball two steps, seeing DePaul pressing up to defend him, Casemiro passed the ball to Modric and then continued to rush forward.
Under the pressure of Cao Jinghao, Modric made a light escape and turned around to disable the opponent's defense. Then he saw Cao Jinghao quickly coming over again. He passed the ball pointing east and west, looking to the side, and the football was blocked.
He moved to the other side, and Casemiro was in the position where he passed the ball.
Casemiro took a long shot from a distance of more than thirty meters from the goal.
Since Casemiro's long-range shot knocked Napoli away in the Champions League last season, his long-range shooting skills have been developed as if he clicked on the technology tree.
Faced with this heavy shot, Wang Junlei reluctantly swooped and touched the ball with his fingertips. Then the football changed its direction slightly and hit the goalpost with a clang. Liming, who was lagging behind in the penalty area, quickly kicked the ball.
The bottom line was crossed, because at this time, Ronaldo inserted into the penalty area at high speed to prepare for a follow-up shot, and this speed forced Li Ming to choose to play it safe.
"This is the tenth minute of the opening, and Real Madrid already has two goalposts. The gap between the two sides is also too big." He Wei shook his head.
"Team Longteng is also lucky enough." Liu Jiayuan added.
In fact, Casemiro's long-range shot was not random, he was well prepared.
In the analysis of the Real Madrid coaching team before the game, they paid attention to Wang Junlei. This emphasis did not mean how good Wang Junlei was, but that he would be a scoring point for the Longteng team.
At the press conference before the game the day before, Zhang Sheng announced that the team's main goalkeeper Huang Dawei was injured and unable to participate in the game.
Real Madrid's scouts indeed learned through channels that during Longteng's training, Huang Dawei was looked after by the team doctor alone. So, Wang Junlei, the second substitute goalkeeper of the Longteng who rarely played this season, was of course the target of Real Madrid's attack.
Judging from Real Madrid's two shots just now, Wang Junlei is indeed lacking in ability and experience.
After getting another corner kick, Real Madrid still pressed forward with their troops. A bunch of people rushed into the penalty area of the Longteng team. Modric was still the one who took the penalty kick.
The difference is that this time Modric was looking for the point from Benzema. Compared with Ronaldo, Benzema's header was a trick. After he grabbed the point, his header hit Ma Yongli directly. Football break line
Then flew towards the goal.
Wang Junlei also reacted quickly and subconsciously blocked the ball. The football bounced on the goalpost and returned to the right side of the penalty area. However, both Varane and Casemiro missed the opportunity to shoot from close range, and Liming took the ball again.
Hit the bottom line.
"The Longteng team played in such an embarrassing manner. It was another corner kick from Real Madrid, consecutive corner kicks, this is already the third corner kick." He Wei was a little embarrassed to watch any more.
"There is no way, the strength gap between the two sides is here." Liu Jiayuan shook his head.
This time Real Madrid changed someone to take the corner kick, Marcelo came.
Different from the previous two corner kicks, Marcelo took a tactical corner kick this time. He played continuous coordination with Kovacic on the left and finally passed the ball to the front of the penalty area. Modric took a decisive kick.
He shot the ball, but due to Qi Ming's interference, the ball had very little power, and Wang Junlei easily threw it to the ground and confiscated it.
Wang Junlei, who had the ball in his arms, was in shock. After a while, he raised his head and looked around, and picked up the ball when he found no one was coming.
However, two consecutive successful saves boosted Wang Junlei's confidence.
Three minutes later, Real Madrid made a comeback. Modric made a direct pass, and Benzema made a pass from the right side of the penalty area. Cristiano Ronaldo's close-range push was blocked by Li Ming and then confiscated by Wang Junlei. This was Wang Junlei's third successful save.
Subsequently, Real Madrid's two wingers completely ignored the defense and pressed into the Longteng team's 30-meter defensive zone.
The four wide players, Marcelo, Kovacic, Isco, and Achraf, were having a great time playing on both sides. Zhang Sheng was much more relieved in this situation, as long as there was no large-scale pulling.
Scheduling, just like this, there are a lot of people entangled in two narrow side roads, and it is difficult for anyone to do it.
By the time the game reached the 25th minute of the first half, although Real Madrid had full control of the ball on the field, they were still unable to break through the Dragons' goal.
As an excellent head coach, Zidane is not given for nothing. He quickly discovered this problem and waved his hand in a parabolic motion. This was to ask the players on the Real Madrid field to keep the distance apart and not to crowd in.
Together.
Isco, who had been addicted to dribbling before, quickly expressed his knowledge. He began to change sides constantly, taking the ball at a 45-degree angle from the two wings, and using long passes to the penalty area.
This is what a domestic football commentator has always called "a forty-five degree explosion."
I have to say that even in this 45-degree blowout, Real Madrid played very well because of their superb players.
In the next ten minutes, the quality of Ashraf's cross from the right was actually not good, and Ronaldo's header from 10 yards went higher; Isco made a cross from the right, and Benzema headed the goal from 10 yards.
He directly pushed the ball into Wang Junlei's arms and was blocked by Wang Junlei. Marcelo made a pass from the left side of the penalty area. Ashraf's volley from far away was deflected, but the ball hit Benzema's head and deflected high.
For a time, Wang Junlei became the busiest Dragons player on the field. His high defense blocked Real Madrid's goals.
"Wang Junlei is crazy." Seeing this scene, Liu Jiayuan laughed.
"Actually, this is a good sign for the Longteng team. The goalkeeper is afraid of being rough. If a goalkeeper really gets out of shape, the consequences will be dire. He can save any ball." He Wei saw it far.
Zhang Sheng on the sidelines knew why the Longteng team had not conceded a goal until the 35th minute, because the defensive interference ability of several defensive players was really good.
No matter who is passing the ball from Real Madrid, the Longteng team is more oppressive than the Abu Dhabi Peninsula team in real history. When Real Madrid players pass the ball, there will always be interference from the Longteng team players. The quality of their passing
It's relatively lower.
The result is that the shot is a bit awkward for those in the penalty area, and the quality of the shot is certainly not high.
In real history, the Abu Dhabi Peninsula team relied entirely on the goalkeeper to cheat, but the Longteng team relied on the overall cooperation of the entire team.
After gradually adapting to Real Madrid's simple offensive tactics, the Longteng team gradually had time to get the ball in the midfield. Of course, this was also related to the fact that Real Madrid had been attacking for more than 30 minutes and could no longer maintain such a high-intensity attack.
In the 40th minute of the first half, the Longteng team got a rare offensive opportunity. This time Fernando switched to the left. Modric's through ball from the center was seen through by Qi Ming. The latter intercepted the ball and then
The foot was beautifully transferred to Cao Jinghao on the left. Cao Jinghao resisted Ashraf's interference and directly gave the ball to Fernando.
Fernando got excited immediately after getting the ball. He got rid of Casemiro who was desperately trying to defend him - after all, he was faster than Casemiro in terms of speed. Then he also wanted to defend Varane.
This is obviously overthinking. Varane is 1.91 meters tall and has extremely strong frontal defensive ability. Fernando is not able to break through from the front at all.
In fact, Chavez and Nie Jiang in the middle have already moved into position at this time. As long as Fernando passes the ball, it is a good ball. After all, he has thrown away Casemiro, the only defensive midfielder.
It's a pity that Fernando wanted to express himself too much at this time and completely missed this opportunity.
Under the pressure of Varane, Fernando was driven to the sideline step by step with the ball. Then Casemiro, who was catching up, took the ball away.
The Longteng team's counterattack turned into Real Madrid's counterattack.
Zhang Sheng was so angry on the sidelines that he almost smashed the water bottle in his hand.
"Fernando is too sticky to the ball. It's dangerous. Real Madrid's counterattack is very fast." He Wei raised his voice.
"Shen Jun came up, Casemiro moved with a big foot, and the right wing was a little empty. Isco's ball was really beautiful. He passed the ball. Benzema headed the ball and the ball went in! Real Madrid finally broke the field.
It was a deadlock." Liu Jiayuan felt very regretful at this time. He had almost finished the first half and actually lost the ball.
"Fernando should bear most of the responsibility for conceding the goal." He Wei criticized directly.
"Eh, that's not right. The players of the Longteng team are protesting, and the referee is communicating with Ma Yongli. Let's see what's going on." Liu Jiayuan's explanation voice was obviously filled with joy.
On the court at this time, Ma Yongli, as the captain, was complaining that Benzema's goal was an offside kick.
The referee separated Ma Yongli with his hand, and covered the communication device in his ear with his other hand. Facing a bunch of players from the Longteng team and Real Madrid who were surrounding him, he made a gesture not to come over, and then raised his hands in the air.
A square was drawn, which was exactly what the video referee did when the video referee had objections and the referee wanted to watch the video.
The referee who ran to the sidelines carefully checked the video of the goal, then returned to the court, swung his hands, and then raised one arm. This was the gesture that the player was offside and the goal was invalid.
"Okay, okay, Benzema's ball was offside." He Wei covered his chest with his hands.
"Let's take a look at the replay." Liu Jiayuan said, "Isco was getting rid of Huang He and passing the ball. Well, really, Benzema was already in an offside position when he passed the ball. This is a bit low-level.
He can definitely insert it from behind."
"Benzema is indeed in poor condition in this game. His previous shots were either too high or he gave the ball directly to Wang Junlei." He Wei began to gloat.
At this time, the stands were full of Real Madrid fans booing, and Benzema kept explaining to the referee, who responded with a firm smile.
It wasn't until Wang Junlei put the ball on the goal line that Benzema shook his head helplessly and left the referee.
Zidane on the sidelines spread his hands a little innocently, while Zhang Sheng called Fernando over and gave him some advice. The latter nodded like a chicken, with an apologetic look on his face.
After this round of tossing, there was not much time left in the first half.
However, it seems that the goal was blown and touched the nerves of the Real Madrid players. The rhythm, which had already slowed down a bit, was picked up again by them.
In the 44th minute of the first half, Isco cruised to the right. Facing Shen Jun's defense, he kept stepping on his bicycle. Shen Jun kept retreating. In the stalemate, Isco stepped on the bicycle.
The ball was passed out from the bicycle, and Achraf hit the edge.
The moment Isco passed the ball, Shen Jun recklessly kicked the opponent's calf. He kicked Isco to the ground after passing the ball.
There were boos in the stands.
The referee followed the principle of offensive advantage, and as Ashraf ran forward, Ashraf's cross was finally passed to the penalty area under the interference of Cao Jinghao, who came back from the defense. Ronaldo's header in the penalty area hit the ball with this quality and
An unsatisfactory pass, but Wang Junlei held the ball firmly.
The referee turned around and gave Shen Jun a yellow card.
The fourth official on the sidelines also raised a sign indicating two minutes of additional time, which made up for the time spent watching the video.
In just two minutes, Wang Junlei took the goal kick for a while, and drove the ball to Real Madrid's frontcourt with a big kick. This time Nie Jiang grabbed the point, and he returned the ball to Qi Ming. Qi Ming wisely
He passed the ball back to Huang He, and finally Huang He passed it back to Wang Junlei's feet.
This series of safe return passes very much reflects the strength of the Longteng players. After all, it was completed when Real Madrid players moved and pressed hard.
When Wang Junlei moved the ball to the right again, the referee felt bored. As soon as the stoppage time came, he blew the whistle to end the first half.
The players on the Longteng team completed the task assigned by Zhang Sheng to hold on to the first half.
