38. Promotion
At half-time, the managers of both sides gave advice to their players.
However, both managers think that their teams are playing well, Choi Yong-so feels that the team has suppressed the opponent, Nie Jiang's goal is of the unpredictable type, and he may not be able to score such a goal if he plays another hundred games, as long as the pressure of the first half is maintained, Seoul FC is not without hope of coming back in the remaining 40 minutes.
And Zhang Sheng believes in the tenacity of his players, in addition to praising Nie Jiang's genius goal, Zhang Sheng praised Liming.
Because after conceding the first goal, Liming was not frustrated or panicked, but stood firmly in his defensive position, and in the time period of the onslaught in the middle of the Seoul FC game, he played well whether it was a header clearance, a jam on the opponent's shot, and even a fill-in.
As a centre-back, a consistent mental quality is the key factor in a player's success, and Dawn has done that.
'The second half was definitely crazy and they would do whatever it took to score goals. Zhang Sheng directly asserted the opponent's possible actions, "Our first task is to tighten the fence, run more to receive the pass, the referee of this game has a very good grasp of the scale, you don't have to worry." If my guess is right, in the second half of the second half, the opponent's fitness will be 100 per cent and that's when we attack. ”
The short fifteen-minute break in midfield was fleeting, and players from both sides confidently entered the pitch through the tunnel with confidence.
After kick-off, if as Jang Seung expected, Seoul FC, which had been rested and adjusted, had enough energy and continued to press like crazy in the first half.
Under such fierce confrontation, injuries came as scheduled.
In the ninth minute of the second half, Chavez was cruising in front, waiting to get the ball and counterattack at any time, and the players of the Longteng team dodged Seoul FC's pressing with continuous inverted passes in the midfield, and also hoped to tear apart Seoul FC's defensive formation through quick passes.
After a couple of back-to-back kicks, Roque Gill saw Chavez holding both demands high, and he kicked the ball towards the opposing side.
It was Seoul FC's midfield barrier Osmar who was in charge of defending Chavez, and the two men jumped almost at the same time in the face of Roque Gill's pass, but Osmar clearly had the advantage in weight and squeezed Chavez away.
Just when everyone thought that this was an ordinary high-altitude ball physical confrontation, when the two players landed, there was a situation, when Chavez landed, it may be that under the impact of Osmar, the center of gravity was not grasped properly, and the ankle twisted to the ground, and Osmar pressed the whole body to Chavez's body.
Chavez, who originally landed on one foot, plus Osmar's weight of nearly 170 pounds, suddenly had problems with the ligaments in his ankle.
Zhang Sheng thought that after the two fell to the ground, it quickly ended in an ordinary collision, and then both of them got up, but Osmar was fine, but Chavez was curled up on the ground with his ankles and couldn't get up.
Seeing this situation, the referee hurriedly asked the team doctor of the Longteng team to play, and Li Xiang, after checking Chavez's condition, decisively beckoned to the sidelines, let the stretcher team enter the field, and made a gesture for substitutions.
"This one is a bit of a hassle. Shen Fangjian said worriedly, "Is Chavez injured very badly?"
At this point, slow motion begins to replay the action of the two sides fighting for the header, and when the camera focuses on Chavez's ankle, it is clear that there is a close-up of his ankle that has been highlighted by other points.
"Hey! Sun Lei shook his head with a serious face, "Looking at this situation, at least it is a torn ligament." It depends on Chavez's own ligament knots, and I hope it doesn't hurt his bones. ”
Zhang Sheng is also extremely annoyed at this time, Chavez is very important to the offensive tactics of the Longteng team, his fulcrum role in the front point is extremely obvious, the last goal is that he carried away Jin Yuanzhi to give Nie Jiang the space to display his skills, and Chavez's skills are very comprehensive, whether it is the header in the front court or the ball at the feet, the running position pulls the space, or even the overhead kick shot can greatly enrich the offensive routine of the Longteng team.
Now that he is injured, he can only count on Zou Weijia to do these jobs, which is obviously a bit demanding.
It's a pity that Zhang Sheng has to face reality.
The biggest disadvantage of this substitution of the Longteng team is that the entire formation was pressed back by at least five to ten meters from the Seoul FC side, which led to more troops on the Seoul FC side to put into the attack, and the Longteng side became a much less threat to their goal.
As this situation continues, Seoul FC's attack is getting closer to the Yongteng team's goal, and their attack seems more frantic and threatening.
In the 11th minute of the second half, Gao Yaohan and Adriano continued to attack Liming's left flank, and there was a beautiful one-two between the two of them, and then Gao Yaohan received the ball at the baseline, and then before Qi Ming broke it with his kick, his pass found Park Joo-yong in the box, whose header turned out to be high and the ball flew off the crossbar.
In the 19th minute, after a series of passes from Seoul FC down the middle, the defensive line that pressed the Longteng team retracted to a position of more than 20 meters, and Yojiro Takagi flicked the ball back to Osmar who rushed up from behind, who fired a powerful shot that flew off the left post.
In the 26th minute, Seoul FC's long-range shot hit the Yongteng defender and bounced off the line, and they won a corner.
After the corner kick was issued, the whole penalty area was in chaos, the football first bounced on Osmar's shoulder, Ma Yongli's big foot did not drive the ball away, the football bounced on Adriano's body, the latter shot smartly, fortunately Huang Dawei was very concentrated, he made a side pounce, reluctantly saved the football out of the goal, and then Liming used his body to resist Park Zhouyong, who came to grab the point, before he kicked the football out of the sideline.
Seeing the situation on the field, Zhang Sheng frowned, obviously he felt that he should make adjustments to his tactics.
Not only did Zhang Sheng think so, but Shen Fangjian also said anxiously: "It's too passive, the Longteng team is too passive." The team should press out and press the defense out, otherwise they will be pressed and beaten and sooner or later they will concede goals. ”
"There's no good way for the Dragons to do it right now. Sun Lei was also extremely worried, "Chavez's position is really not replaced, it depends on how Coach Zhang Sheng adjusts." ”
Soon they saw the adjustments made by Zhang Sheng, first of all, Xiang Tiange was pressed back to the position of fullback, Ma Yongli and Liming changed positions, more like a left wingback, and then Qi Ming became a fullback, helping the team defend the left side to a greater extent, and then Ben Alpha came to the middle and became a forward / shadow forward, pushing Nie Jiang to the position of center forward and Zou Weijia played double center.
The Dragons' formation changed to a 4-3-1-2 formation.
Then Zhang Sheng waved his hand and asked the team to strengthen the full-court pressing, and the big battle against Shanghai SIPG three days later was not considered for the time being, and the game was guaranteed first.
After the Longteng team picked up, the game suddenly became intense, and the full-court pressing tactics that had been feared by all the teams before suddenly pushed the formation of Seoul FC through the half.
"Was the Longteng team staying in force before?" Shen Fangjian could only understand at this time, "It's a bit big." ”
"The score of 3:1 in the first leg should be said to be relatively safe. Sun Lei analyzed a little afterthought, "Three days later, the Longteng team will return to China and play the league with Shanghai SIPG, which is far more difficult than Seoul FC, which has adjusted the league schedule." In fact, if Chavez is not injured, there is no problem in winning a draw and qualifying. ”
In the sudden realization of the two commentators, the situation on the field has changed a lot, and the breath held by the players of the Longteng team, who have been pressed and beaten for a long time, finally came out.
In the 33rd minute, the Longteng team's pressing got a chance in the front court, Qi Ming's steal made Adriano, who was in front, have no time to return to defense, and Gao Yaohan was also left behind by Qi Ming after being robbed.
Qi Ming and Ben Alfa then formed a triangular attacking combination, and after drawing all the attention of Seoul FC's defense to the left, Zou Weijia's return gave Tao Wentao the opportunity to shoot on the penalty line.
Tao Wentao's shot was aimed at the bottom right corner of the Seoul FC goal, but because he was too angled, the ball hit the right post and bounced off the bottom line.
"The Dragons' attack group is active. Shen Fangjian also said excitedly, "Zou Weijia finally embodies the fulcrum role of a high school forward in the front court. Tao Wentao's shot is a pity, if this goal is scored, the game can be declared over. ”
Sun Lei also praised Zou Weijia: "If Zou Weijia has someone to cooperate with him, he can still play a good attack." He is still a little too young, a high school striker is at least twenty-four or five years old, he is just over twenty years old this year, and he still has a lot of potential. ”
The commentary on the Chinese side is relieved, and now it is the turn of Seoul FC to be deflated, and Choi Yong-so also found that his players were deficient in physical fitness after nearly 80 minutes of crazy pressing, and made substitution adjustments.
The first to be adjusted was Zhu Shizhong, Choi Yong-so's favorite tall player Shen Yuran was replaced on the field, but this was not a counterpoint substitution, Shen Yuran came to the position of central defender, and pushed Kim Won-sik, who can play as a central defender and at the back, to the position of the back.
Choi Yong-so's move is to use Kim Won-sik's concentrated defense to liberate Osmar's offensive ability.
This trick almost had an effect, in the thirty-fifth minute of the second half, Osmar carried Tao Wentao away in the midfield, and then a beautiful long-distance pass, sent the ball to the back of the Longteng team's defense, Adriano was also the first time to succeed in the offside position, he interspersed with the gap between Liming and Du Zhenyu, and then his push was judged by Huang Dawei in the wrong direction, but the latter's hand did not reach, and he still blocked the ball with his legs in a hurry.
"Danger! Seoul FC's single sword!" Shin Fangjian was also a little anxious. Japanese and South Korean teams have repeatedly scored goals in the final stages of the game against Chinese Super League teams, which really gave him a great psychological shadow, "Huang Dawei! beautiful save." ”
When Sun Lei praised Huang Dawei, he once again mentioned the defensive problems of the Longteng team: "Thanks to Huang Dawei. But the midfielder let Osmar pass the ball unmarked, and the two central defenders did not protect each other well, and the Longteng team should pay attention. Once one is scored, it's only one goal away. ”
This attack from Seoul FC almost broke the door of the Dragons.
Seeing Tao Wentao's defense this time, Zhang Sheng knew that there was a problem with his physical fitness, so he hurriedly made substitution adjustments, Zhang Hao replaced him, and this substitution was also a substitution, that is, Zhang Hao was used to sweep in the midfield and sacrifice part of his offensive ability.
After Zhang Hao came on the court, the situation on the court became balanced again.
Choi Yong-so, who was unwilling to get a draw, made two substitutions in a row, first Yoon Il-rok replaced Gao Guang, hoping to use his speed and impact to attack Xiang Tiange's side.
Next, Dejan replaced Park Joo-young to strengthen the control of the high point of the frontcourt.
The two substitutions also paid off quickly, with Roque Gill having to pay a yellow card to overturn Yoon Il Rook to stop his opponent's breakthrough, but he will be suspended for the next AFC Champions League game.
Soon Zhang Sheng also made a corresponding substitution, Xiong Jian replaced Roque Gill, who had a little physical problem, to help Xiang Tiange defend the right side.
The substitutions on both sides can be said to be a move, the Longteng team pays more attention to the balance of offense and defense, and Seoul FC completely liberates the limit of attack.
In stoppage time, FC Seoul basically pressed all the way and they won two corners in a row.
At this time, Dawn's super bounce and header ability showed his advantage, and he headed Seoul FC's corner kicks out of the box twice in a row.
The second time he passed the ball with his header went directly to Qi Ming, who got the ball without a Seoul FC defender around him, and there were only two defenders in front of him who were dragging behind.
Seoul FC could only make tactical fouls, and Yoon Il-rok, who had just come on the field, pulled down Qi Ming directly from behind, and stifled the counterattack of the Longteng team at the cost of a yellow card.
Although the counterattack of the Longteng team was ended, the game of Seoul FC, or the AFC Champions League this season, has basically come to an end.
The Longteng team, which won a free kick in the front court, did not have any desire to continue attacking in the final stage of the game, and Xiong Jian, who was in charge of serving, passed the ball to Zhang Hao, and Zhang Hao passed the ball back to Ma Yongli.
The Dragons' obvious delay in time ushered in a burst of boos from the stands, and the players of Seoul FC were also extremely unhappy, coupled with the Dragons' skillful and fast passes, their crazy pressing had no effect, and their movements were getting bigger and bigger.
Especially in the last half minute of stoppage time, Zhang Hao, who was slightly inferior in passing and receiving the ball and became the main opponent of the forced robbery, was kicked down from behind by Yojiro Takagi as soon as he passed the ball.
This foul of a bad nature was decisively shown a red card by the referee, and Zhang Hao walked with a limp, but the substitutions of the Longteng team were all completed, and he had to hold on for the last few seconds.
After Yojiro Takagi's foul, Seoul FC was completely deflated, and when the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Longteng team drew 1:1 away from home and advanced to the next round of the AFC Champions League.