Ben Alpha fought an extremely beautiful psychological war this time.

Lu Zhihui's injury and departure from the field did reassure Guangzhou Evergrande, who was worried about the free kick, and the Evergrande players were relaxed to face the free kick.

Because the position of the free kick is on the left side of the penalty area, if you want to shoot directly, the angle will be relatively biased, so the Evergrande players naturally think that this time the Longteng team will use tactical free kicks.

The Evergrande player, who was bent on defusing this free kick in defense, never expected Ben Alfa to choose to shoot directly, and Zengcheng's corresponding position was also a little far away from the back post, but when Ben Alfa sent the ball around the two-man wall in front of him and drilled directly into the goal, it was too late to save.

Ben Alfa's goal even Liu Jiayuan didn't expect: "Ben Alfa came to take this free kick and sent it back, hey! No, it went in." Aha, the ball seemed to be passed and shot, and it actually went in in the end. Was it luck or did it happen on purpose?"

"I think it should be intentional. Xu Yang expressed a different opinion, "Ben Alfa deliberately looked at the goal before the penalty kick. "The replay shot at this time is exactly the action of Ben Alpha before the goal, "and this ball is obviously bypassing the two-man wall posed, looking for the gap on the back post, it can only be said that Ben Alpha has self-confidence, and also has this footwork." ”

Ben Alpha's goal completely relieved Zhang Sheng, in his home stadium, two goals ahead, the game is still dominant, this game should be considered to be won.

It should be said that Guangzhou Evergrande's tenacity is still very strong, even if the Longteng team leads them with a score of 2:0, they still play well according to their existing tactics.

In the 38th minute of the first half, Guangzhou Evergrande played a quick counterattack, after Zengcheng got the ball in the penalty area, he directly handed over the ball to Yu Hanchao on the right side with a strong ultra-long-distance hand, who received the ball and directly got rid of Pato's defense and launched an impact on Zhou Zhou.

Before Zhou Zhou came closely, Yu Hanchao handed the ball to Gao Lin, Gao Lin passed a very "sassy" pass this time, he faced the incoming ball, and made a knock pass with his heel without stopping the ball, in the face of Gao Lin's sudden pass, Zhang Hao, who was responsible for defending him by the Longteng team, did not expect it at all, and when he came out, it was already slow, and Elkeson took the ball on the edge of the penalty area and turned around and entered the penalty area.

Elkeson, who entered the penalty area, shot directly without thinking about it, fortunately, Du Zhenyu's spirit was very concentrated, he leaned over when Elkeson entered the penalty area, and when he saw that the opponent had a shot, he subconsciously stretched out his legs and made a blocking action.

Fortunately, Du Zhenyu's block came in time, and Elkeson's shot hit his leg directly, and then changed direction and flew out of the bottom line.

Liu Jiayuan praised Gao Lin, Elkeson and Du Zhenyu one by one: "Gao Latt is not on the field, Gao Lin played very hard, but this very imaginative pass reflects his great sense of cooperation to do the ball, and Elkeson turned around and twisted the ball in one go after receiving the ball on the edge of the penalty area, fortunately Du Zhenyu's blocking was too timely, otherwise, it would be difficult to say when the shot was shot." ”

Xu Yang focused on Du Zhenyu's performance: "After Du Zhenyu, a young player, came off the bench, his performance was too steady, Coach Zhang Sheng obviously intended to cultivate him, and he did not live up to Coach Zhang Sheng's expectations, his performance on the field is getting better and better, it seems that we are not without good players in China, but there is a lack of opportunities for young players to exercise." ”

Du Zhenyu's rescue also made Zhou Wei gratefully come over and pat him on the head, and Du Zhenyu grinned innocently.

In the next corner kick, Du Zhenyu took advantage of his height again, a powerful header, pushed the ball out of the penalty area, and then Gao Lin's long shot from outside the penalty area missed the goal, ending Guangzhou Evergrande's round of attack.

With Evergrande's offensive round over, the first half of the game also came to an end, and the players of the Longteng team also slowed down their pace and prepared for halftime.

However, at this time, there is one player in Guangzhou Evergrande who is still working tirelessly to get a goal, and that is Elkeson.

Recently, there have been rumors that Elkeson is leaving the team, and many people also think that after Guangzhou Evergrande has Goulart, there is no need for a striker like Elkeson, but to find a stronger top center to strengthen Scolari's tactics.

So when Goulart was not there in this game, Elkeson felt that it was time to show his role, and he wanted everyone to see that Guangzhou Evergrande still needed to destroy the city by itself.

Just forty-six minutes before the end of the first half, that is, in stoppage time of the first half, Elkeson in the penalty area received a pass from Yu Hanchao.

When Elkeson received the ball, his body was completely facing away from the goal, and Du Zhenyu, who was defending him, used his strong body to stick to him tightly, not giving him a chance to turn around at all, and at this time, Elkeson had no teammates to cooperate with him in the penalty area, that is, he was completely alone.

But Zhang Sheng, who was on the sidelines, had an ominous premonition, and he hurriedly yelled at Du Zhenyu in the penalty area: "Be careful of his heel knocking through the gear." ”

It's a pity that on such a noisy court, Zhang Sheng's words couldn't be passed at all, and Du Zhenyu, who was concentrating on the game, didn't hear it.

As soon as Zhang Sheng's words were shouted, Elkeson really played the goal in the 2015 AFC Champions League final in history that shocked all the spectators, opponents, and even teammates.

I saw Elkeson resist Du Zhenyu tightly with his back, and at the same time knock the ball with a beautiful heel under his feet, so that the ball passed through Du Zhenyu's legs, and at the same time he turned around dexterously, although Du Zhenyu's squeeze made him almost crooked, he still supported the ground with his left hand, and then kicked back with both legs to catch up with the ball, facing Zhou Wei who attacked, Elkeson decisively pushed the far corner of the goal with his right foot.

Zhou Wei, who was trying to stretch out his legs to block the ball, did completely useless work, and then could only turn around and watch the ball drill into the net!

"Elkeson, Elkeson turns, shoots, the ball goes in!" Liu Jiayuan shouted as if he was an Elkeson fan. "It's so beautiful, this impeccable turning and passing shot goalkeeper Elkeson's body, speed, technique, imagination to the fullest, this goal is completely silent to listen to the thunder, this is Elkeson, this is the key Mr. Guangzhou Evergrande!"

"This goal is not only a goal for Elkeson to prove himself, but also extremely significant for Guangzhou Evergrande!" Xu Yang also said excitedly, "Guangzhou Evergrande didn't have many chances in the first half, 0." :2 Behind also seems to make them see no hope, but the goal before the end of the first half of the game, gave Evergrande players great confidence, two goals behind is dangerous, but one goal behind is not a thing that is about to fall, it is conceivable, just one goal behind Evergrande players back in the locker room and two goals behind is completely different mentality! This indicates that they still have a chance, and there is a great chance!"

After the goal, Elkeson rushed to the side of the Guangzhou Evergrande bench, so all the Guangzhou Evergrande players surrounded him, and everyone jumped on Elkeson's body one after another, pressing him to the ground, and Scolari was also smiling and hugging tightly with the assistant coach next to him.

This ball is too morale-boosting.

"This goal reminds me of Bergkamp, the 'Ice Prince'. Liu Jiayuan sighed with retrospect, "But that's too far away, many young fans may not be familiar with him, but I can say that another player, who is also a South American player, is also a top center forward, and that is Suarez of Uruguay." As fellow South American players, it's never possible to guess what their next move on the pitch will be. Suarez has made such unbelievable turns and goals on the pitch many times before, it's too similar!"

"That's true. Xu Yang did not hesitate to praise his words, "Just like Bergkamp's stop and turn to add the ball to the ball, just like Suarez's turn and shot in the penalty area, in the history of the AFC Champions League, this goal will always be remembered." ”

At this time, Zhang Sheng, who was on the sidelines, was also a gentleman and applauded this goal, such a goal, even if he was the one who was scored, he had to admit that it was beautiful.

And the broadcast camera at this time also happened to sweep the shot of Zhang Sheng's applause this time.

Liu Jiayuan also smiled: "Haha." As an opponent, Coach Zhang Sheng also applauded. ”

"This is an extremely gentlemanly act. Xu Yang exclaimed, "There will be winners and losers in football games in the end, but victory and defeat do not mean everything, otherwise it would not be football." I think this action of Coach Zhang Sheng is a sublimation of this game. ”

With the celebration after this goal, the first half of the game was coming to an end.

Sure enough, shortly after Elkeson's goal, referee Biss blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

Although Guangzhou Evergrande was one goal behind away from home, judging from the expressions of their players on the way to the locker room, they were talking and laughing, Gao Lin, Zheng Zhi, and Paulinho also took turns running over to talk to Elkeson, as if it was not them who were behind.

On the contrary, the players of the Longteng team still did not recover from the blow of Elkeson's goal just now, everyone's expressions were very serious, and they all hurriedly walked through the players' tunnel with gloomy faces and returned to their locker room.

Once all the players had entered the dressing room, Scolari's coaching staff applauded Elkeson vigorously, and the Bears smiled a little shyly.

When the applause was over, Scolari said: "It was difficult for us in the first half. It's true that this is the home of the Dragons and they are very strong, but we gave them a hard fight. In the second half, we have to continue to put pressure on them, their centre-backs are young, and that's where we want to focus our efforts. ”

Then Scolari made another substitution adjustment: "Liao, you did a good job, the task has been completed in the first half, next Wang Shangyuan, you come to play the right midfield, your task is the same as Liao, defend, do a good job, you will complete the task." ”

While Scolari was making adjustments, Zhang Sheng was mentally counseling the players: "Uh, am I in the wrong place?"

Hearing Zhang Sheng's words, the players all raised their heads in surprise and looked at Zhang Sheng.

"Or maybe I'm misremembering. Zhang Sheng continued, "Are we behind the score now?"

Hearing Zhang Sheng's question, the players looked very embarrassed, indeed, he was the leading side, and there was nothing wrong with Fan, why did he make it as if he was 0:3 behind in the first half.

Seeing that everyone's expressions slowly returned to normal, Zhang Sheng continued to ask: "How many goals do you think Elkeson will score in a season? How many such goals can he score? Where is the advantage on the field? Who is the leader?"

At first, it was difficult for everyone to answer, but when the last two questions came out, everyone shouted in unison: "It's us!"

"Isn't that right? Zhang Sheng shrugged his shoulders and said with a very unbeaten expression, "This goal is just their struggle before they die." In the second half we will be stronger, because their physical energy will be more consumed under our strong pressure, but the average age of their players is much higher than ours, the second half is our world, keep our way of playing, and the final victory will definitely belong to us!"

Next, Zhang Sheng and Scolari both said the same message at about the same time: "We still have a very special audience for this game. ”

All the players were also intrigued, and the news was announced: "Our national ***** and the host seat are also watching the game from as far away as England. ”

"Wow!" exclamations erupted in both locker rooms at the same time, and several foreign aides hurriedly asked what was going on, and the interpreters immediately translated the news.

Several foreign aides are also full of solemnity, and the attention of the leader of a world power really stirs the hearts of these players.

For this reason, Scolari also said specifically: "At this time, our boss should also be watching the game with him, I hope you can show your best self." ”

At this time, Zhang Sheng encouraged the players: "If my guess is right, Evergrande's boss Xu Jiaying is also accompanying him to watch this game, a football game, in the end, you still have to use the victory or defeat to compare the highs and lows, if you don't want to lose face, and want to show yourself, show all your skills!"

As soon as this news came out, the fighting spirit of all the players was ignited, and everyone clenched their fists and secretly encouraged themselves, because the time to "make a name for themselves" was coming.