In the third minute of the second half, Tian Qijie made a beautiful pass into the Gremio penalty area.
"Good stop. Cross, header. The ball goes in! Nie Jiang's header. Now the Longteng team leads 1:0." He Wei shouted loudly.
"This long pass is so accurate. Tian Qijie stopped well. Nie Jiang's running to grab points is also beautiful. The deadlock of the game has been broken. It should be more exciting in the future." Xu Yang began to look forward to Gremio's reaction next.
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After losing the ball, Gremio also gave feedback. Luan, who had been pressing higher and closer to the goal, began to frequently retreat to ask for the ball.
Luan's retracement had a certain effect.
This player who once practiced in futsal and developed the skills of quick dribbling and the ability to flexibly change directions when facing opponents has become a threat after having space to hold the ball.
In the sixth minute of the second half, Luan received a pass from Jairsson and easily passed Tao Wentao in the midfield. When facing Qi Ming, his sudden change of direction in dribbling was only interrupted by Qi Ming's foul.
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Gremio gets a free kick.
Edelson once again hit a high-quality free kick. Fortunately, Wang Junlei's position was very good and he reacted quickly, saving the ball directly from the baseline.
"The quality of this free kick is really high." Xu Yang broke into a cold sweat.
He Wei gave his own advice: "You can't give Gremio a free kick easily. Edelson's unique free kick must be taken seriously."
The Longteng coaching staff had a plan for Luan's retreat. Without Arthur, there is no ball release point in the midfielder, and if the attack from the wing is suppressed again, Gremio must rely entirely on the focus of the offense.
On Luann.
The first half was okay, Gremio still had some offense on the left, but from the beginning of the second half, Tian Qijie suddenly exerted force and suppressed Gremio's left attack, and Lu An had to retreat.
, otherwise he would not be able to hold the ball in the frontcourt.
Luan is the kind of player who listens to his head coach. Many head coaches who have coached him have praised him for his ability to play in many positions in the midfield. Now, although he has to drop deep to get the ball, it will inevitably bring consequences.
He also accepted more physical violations.
After all, many head coaches who have coached him have mentioned that his physical fitness is weak. If he dribbles the ball too much, the risk of injury will increase dramatically.
The corresponding method given by the Longteng coaching team is actually like this. One is for the midfielder to fight with Luan more when he is dribbling the ball. The second is to ask the forward players to retreat more and interfere with the passer who passes the ball to him.
The accuracy of the ball made Luan even more uncomfortable catching the ball, and then harassed him physically.
Anyway, just focus on his weaknesses and work hard.
Zhang Sheng didn't need to remind him, the players on the field began to actively implement the tactics arranged before the game. Tang Jin and Nie Jiang, whether they were the team's late substitutes or the team's core main force, responded with out-and-out seriousness.
Remove the pass that interferes with the opponent's midfielder holding the ball.
Tao Wentao and Qi Ming in the midfield also focus on guarding Luan when Gremio attacks.
With Lu An being guarded, the Longteng team's offensive power was also affected, and the two sides temporarily formed a stalemate in the midfield. Of course, the Longteng team still had the advantage.
The situation in the midfield stabilized, and the Longteng team began to make trouble on the wing.
In the 20th minute of the second half, Tian Qijie once again made an impact on the wing. The reason why I say it again is because since the beginning of the second half, his vertical running up and down has been crazy. Moreover, he has good running position and excellent foot skills.
The impact was so strong that Ramiro and Edelson on Gremio's left wing could still run back and forth at first, but now they can no longer maintain such a high intensity.
When Tian Qijie rushed up, Ramiro, as a full midfielder, didn't want to follow the defense and passed away immediately. Edelson couldn't do it. He had to follow all the way.
Especially when Fernando also participates in the attack, Edelson must take action, otherwise the situation of conceding the last ball may happen again.
In the end, Cortez paid a foul and pulled Tian Qijie to the wing.
This scenario appeared again and again in the second half, until in the 32nd minute of the second half, Edelson fouled Tian Qijie again, and the referee finally took out a yellow card.
"The card should have been played a long time ago." He Wei was a little aggrieved at the referee's decision. "After the start of the second half, Gremio's left back fouled Tian Qijie many times."
"At least he's given the cards now." Xu Yang even sarcastically thought that his words would have a bad impact, so he immediately changed the subject, "But I have to say that Tian Qijie was completely different in both halves.
.Such a high-intensity sprint back and forth, it’s so awesome.”
"Actually, many people have paid attention to Tian Qijie. His excellent physical fitness has always been outstanding. He played like this in the first half, but the details of running and passing and receiving were not handled reasonably enough."
"Maybe it took half the time to get used to each other."
"Of course, it may also be related to the tactical requirements of Zhang Sheng's guidance. Whether it was the last game against Real Madrid or this one, the Longteng team always exerted force from the back. When facing an opponent who is stronger than itself, holding on first should be the first priority.
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The two commentators were speculating on Zhang Sheng's tactical intentions, but Zhang Sheng was preparing to make substitutions at this time.
The first person Zhang Sheng replaced was Ma Yongli. Since his return from injury, his body has been very exhausted.
"Don't get injured again. Continuous injuries have a huge physical and psychological impact on players." Zhang Sheng thought to himself.
After discussing with the coaching staff for a while, taking advantage of a sideline ball, the Longteng team made its first substitution, with Chen Yinuo replacing Ma Yongli.
"The young player Chen Yinuo came on. He performed very well in the last game. I hope he will perform well today."
Seeing the substitutions of the Dragons, Gremio, who had yet to score a goal, also made the second substitution adjustment. Everton, nicknamed "Green Onion", replaced Ramiro.
In fact, Everton is more famous than Ramiro. Even though he is only 21 years old, he has already been associated with many European clubs, from Manchester United to Manchester City to AC Milan. The list is very long.
But there is a reason why he plays as a substitute at Gremio, and that is that he plays too alone, has poor physical confrontation, and has zero defensive ability. He also has outstanding advantages, including good speed, excellent foot skills, and a beautiful inside move.
Cut through people and shoot.
It is not difficult to see from Gremio head coach Renato Gaucho's substitution that he wants to suppress Tian Qijie's offensive on the right side of the Longteng team and is eager to score a goal.
Renato Gaucho's idea is very good, but the coaching team of the Longteng team has already had a plan, especially since Gremio eliminated their opponent in the last game thanks to Everton's inward shot in overtime.
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As soon as Everton came on the field, Tian Qijie's defense against him was extremely targeted, forcing him to go to the sideline and not giving him a chance to cut inside.
In the 27th minute of the second half, Everton wanted to speed up when they got the ball. Tao Wentao followed him. He kept shaking and wanted to go inside, but the latter refused to give him a chance and opened the corridor to the wing for him.
Forced to have no other choice, Everton could only dribble the ball along the sideline. When Tian Qijie came over to engage in a physical confrontation, he lost the ball and went out of the sideline.
Renato Gaucho shouted angrily from the sidelines: "Foul, this is a foul."
The referee didn't even glance at him.
On the next sideline ball, Tian Qijie and Qi Ming cooperated. Everton defended meaningfully and stopped chasing. As a result, Gremio midfielder Michel had to foul Fernando who received Tian Qijie's pass.
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The referee gave Michel a warning.
Three minutes later, the Longteng team's free kick attack failed to score. Gremio attacked from the left again, and it was still Everton who got the ball.
Everton, who was holding the ball, seemed to be competing with Tian Qijie. He received the pass from Lu An, who was retreating, and forced him to pass Tian Qijie. During the process of dribbling the ball, many of his fake moves were very realistic and maintained.
Under the pressure of Tian Qijie retreating from defense, the distance of dribbling the ball was also very reasonable.
But just as he was about to make a sudden stop and cut inward to pass the ball, Tian Qijie got stuck and separated the other person's ball. The Longteng team stole the ball again.
As soon as Tian Qijie passed the ball, a kicking foul came from behind Everton.
The referee also warned Everton for this foul, but the former's lack of defensive ability was clearly reflected.
"No. 11 Everton played very actively, but the effect was not very good." Xu Yang gave his own judgment.
After waiting for a few minutes, Gremio's attack on the right was in vain, and their attack direction came to the left.
This time, thanks to Luan's organization of retreating to get the ball, it attracted the attention of the Longteng team's defense. His pass found Everton, and the latter was happy. He caught the ball while running.
The speed is completely up.
At this time, Tian Qijie decisively went up to defend, but the space was a bit wide. Everton still cut it horizontally to the edge of the penalty area, and then his shot went straight to the lower left corner of the Longteng team's gate.
Wang Junlei made his best effort for this almost blind shot. His fingertips touched the ball, causing the ball to change its direction slightly, and then the foreign player knocked down the goalpost and went out of the baseline.
"Long shot! Goal post? This shot is really dangerous." He Wei exclaimed.
"He went straight to the blind corner. Everton's shooting accuracy was pretty good." Xu Yang didn't think highly of him before, but now he has to admire his shooting ability. "Fortunately, Wang Junlei made a good save.
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Everton, who had not scored a goal, waved their hands angrily, and Renato Gaucho on the sidelines jumped up. He almost thought the ball was going in, but it missed the goalpost.
After a rare corner kick, Gremio players pressed forward and entered the penalty area.
Lu An, who was responsible for the penalty kick, observed the position of the Longteng team in the penalty area and sent a kick directly to the center of the penalty area. Wang Junlei hit the corner kick with both fists. Edilson, who was guarding outside the penalty area, directly met the ball without stopping.
Shoot angrily.
"Dangerous. Beautiful. This side dive. Wang Junlei has made a meritorious service now." He Wei's voice was so frightened that his tone changed.
"This is a magical kick. Wang Junlei also made a magical save. He just hit the ball out of the penalty area and adjusted his body so quickly to get to the ground. It seems that Real Madrid's form in that game is back." Xu Yang almost missed Wang Junlei directly.
Applauded.
The fans in the stands were a little lively at this time. In the first half, the two teams were more entangled in the midfield. In the second half, except for the Longteng team's goal shortly after the opening, they returned to before halftime.
Even fans watching the game online were complaining before these two shots: "This is the last time I saw such a boring half-time game."
Gremio's two consecutive good shots within a few minutes finally heated up the field.
Although Gremio's subsequent corner kick was picked directly from the air by Wang Junlei, Zhang Sheng still smelled a sign of danger. Luan continuously got opportunities to shoot and pass, proving that the midfielder's defense was not strong enough.
It's time to make a substitution.
In the 35th minute of the second half, the Longteng team made a substitution. Nie Jiang, who scored the goal, was replaced and Chavez came on.
"Nie Jiang has obviously reached the limit of his physical fitness. Such situations are rare." He Wei was very worried, "Next, the Longteng team's offensive threat will be much less."
"It's better to reduce injuries as much as possible." Xu Yang shook his head.
What Zhang Sheng didn't know was that some players on the Long Teng team were physically at their limit, especially Gremio, who played more than 120 minutes in the last game. Especially after playing the entire last game, they kept going back and forth today.
Running Luan.
As soon as Nie Jiang was substituted, Lu An fell to the ground, suffering from cramps.
Luan, who originally had a shortcoming in physical fitness, was used as a B2B midfielder in this game. Normally, double games a week would often cause him to be unable to maintain a stable state, not to mention his performance today was very good.
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Gremio's offense in the second half was basically completed by him organizing or directly shooting.
After coming on the field, Chavez executed the tactics very well. He and Tang Jin kept harassing the two midfielders who were delivering the ball. The quality of Gremio's offensive organization declined again.
In the 40th minute of the second half, Tian Qijie received a goal kick from Wang Junlei and launched an attack. Everton may have considered being warned by the referee before and did not do any defense at all.
When Tian Qijie and the midfielder, Tao Wentao and Fernando passed consecutive passes, Gremio was obviously missing one person on defense. In the end, Michel had to pay the price of a yellow card to pull Tao Wentao to the ground.
"Gremio's physical fitness is also a problem. Michel's running can't keep up with Tao Wentao." He Wei pointed out the problem.
Xu Yang also agreed: "They played more tiredly than us in the last game. The problem is that Everton's new player does not defend, and Gremio will suffer a lot."
The commentators did not understand that in the history of the Copa America, Everton refused to participate in the defense and let their big brother Casemiro, who plays at Real Madrid, step in to cover the defense. Later, he was criticized by the fans.
Renato Gaucho quickly made substitutions, replacing Michel with Maicon. One attacking midfielder was replaced with another defensive midfielder. He was preparing to make a desperate move.
DePaul stood in front of the ball, preparing to take the free kick.
"It should be DePaul who came to take the free throw. Grohe pounced and the ball went in. The Longteng team led 2:0. Who is it?" He Wei shouted in surprise, "Haha, this is the one that locked the game.
