Chapter 20 The Rivals of the FA Cup
After a night's rest, the Shenzhen Red Diamonds team went home the next day. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info because the FA Cup began.
Speaking of the Chinese Football Association Cup, it is also an imitation of the English FA Cup like the Chinese Super League's imitation of the Premier League. At first, amateur teams were not admitted, and it was not until 2012 that amateur teams were accepted. Since then, it has become a national cup, and the grassroots players of the amateur team finally have the opportunity to play against the players of China's top league.
In the 2014 FA Cup, a number of amateur teams reached the fourth round, and Wuhan Hongxing eliminated Shanghai SIPG in the third round, completing the feat of China's first amateur team to beat a Chinese Super League team. The FA Cup can be said to be a boon for grassroots players.
This time, the Shenzhen Red Diamonds are going to participate in the second round of the Football Cup. I don't know if it's because the road is narrow, or because of the intentional arrangement of the Football Association, this time the Shenzhen Red Diamond team met the Meixian Hakka team from Meizhou.
In last season's FA Cup, the Shenzhen Red Diamonds team met the Meixian Hakka team. This Meixian Hakka team is based on the Dongguan Nancheng team and composed of local players from Meizhou. This is a very characteristic team, most of the players are not very tall, and the emphasis is on the small and fast spirit and ground penetration, a typical southern team.
And one of the biggest characteristics of this team is that it is young, very young. Most of the team is '93 and very energetic and driven.
In last year's FA Cup, the Shenzhen Red Diamonds fought hard for 90 minutes and finally defeated the young and tenacious Meixian Hakka team in a brutal penalty shootout.
You must know that last year, the Shenzhen Red Diamonds team was very strong and aimed to surpass. If it weren't for the problem of unpaid wages that broke out later, maybe it would have been a success. And such a Shenzhen Red Diamond team has to rely on penalties to win, which shows that this Meixian Hakka team is really strong.
This year's FA Cup brought the two teams together dramatically, and it was definitely a big game. When the Meixian Hakka team learned that it was going to play against the Shenzhen Red Diamonds, the whole team cheered and shouted for revenge.
This time, the Meixian Hakka team is really full of confidence and vows to be ashamed. Of course, they are also confident. This year, the situation of the Shenzhen Red Diamonds team is very bad, and the strength has dropped greatly. On the other hand, the Meixian Hakka team has a stable lineup, coupled with the growth of young players after a year of competition in the second division, the strength is really not what it used to be. This time, they thought that they would be able to beat the Shenzhen Red Diamonds to the ground, which can be seen from the confidence and strong fighting spirit on the faces of the players when they entered the field.
"Huh~~~ It's really a narrow road. It seems that this time there is really a bloody battle. Looking at the high-spirited fighting spirit of the Meixian Hakka team, the emperor secretly smiled bitterly. Last year, they won on penalties in the FA Cup, and the opponents were not very convinced. This time they also met in the second round, and it seems that these two teams are expected to become mortal enemies in the future.
"Revenge" "Revenge" The stands were full of slogans from Hakka fans. Banners such as the sweep of the Shenzhen team and the shame of a snow were hung all over the stands. Who called this someone's home field? And everyone knows the situation of the Shenzhen team this year, and the Meixian Hakka team thinks that the fans will definitely be able to sweep the Shenzhen team this time.
There was a constant stream of cheers all around the stadium. It is not false to say that the fan is the twelfth person on the team. This can be seen in the expressions on the faces of the players on both sides as they enter the pitch. The players of the Meixian Hakka team are excited and smiling, while the Shenzhen Red Diamonds team except for some old players, the young players are all serious, and it can be seen that there is a lot of pressure in their hearts.
It's no wonder that the young players, many of whom have been seldom featured as back-up players before. Moreover, in the Chinese Super League, the number of fans is far from being comparable to the Chinese Super League. No matter how popular the ball market is, tens of thousands of people will reach the sky, and it is good that the Shenzhen team can have thousands of fans cheering at home. When did they experience this kind of battle?
Today, the Meixian Hakka team can sit in the stadium of more than 20,000 people, and the continuous shouts and cheers give the Shenzhen Red Diamond team a big dismount as soon as they enter the stadium. It feels like a bit of a final.
Yan Feng, who has not yet been able to enter the first team, has watched the game with the team today, and of course he has no part in the entrance ceremony. Therefore, Yan Feng's feelings are different from those of the starters, others feel pressure, but Yan Feng feels envy. I envy others for being able to play under this lot of attention, and I envy the fan base of Meixian County. "It would be wonderful if the Shenzhen team also had so many fans cheering. ”
A football hometown like Meizhou is the envy of immigrant cities like Shenzhen.
Maybe it's because young players rarely experience this kind of high-pressure atmosphere, and they all seem a little tight, even after a long warm-up. Fortunately, there are veteran players like captain Wang Dong sitting in the lineup, and he is constantly shouting to his teammates, which somewhat relieves the nervousness of the young players. However, most of the young players of the Shenzhen Red Diamonds team still feel a little unable to let go.
With the referee's whistle, the game began.
The ball is from the Meixian Hakka team, and the kick-off is two black and thin players who don't look very tall, who look like they are only about 1.7 meters. When the players of the Shenzhen team had just stood still and could not fully concentrate, the opponent kicked off.
As soon as the ball kicked off, the Meixian Hakka team gave the Shenzhen Red Diamonds a killing stick.
This kick-off, the two players of the Meixian Hakka team did not pass the ball to the backcourt as usual, but immediately stormed. The players of the Shenzhen Red Diamonds team have not come to their senses yet, and they are at a loss for a moment when they see the opponent attacking like this. I saw that the two frontcourt players of the Meixian Hakka team passed the first interceptor with a simple two-over-one. Then it was still a wall-to-wall cooperation, and then another person, and the Shenzhen Red Diamond team was completely stunned.
Seeing that the opponent quickly advanced to a place not very far from the penalty area, the situation was very dangerous. At this time, Wang Dong, who was still the captain, was calmer and hurriedly commanded the two central defenders. "You two keep an eye on the guy with the ball. ”
Then Wang Dong quickly stuck to another opponent who did not carry the ball, cutting off the cooperation between the two players of the Meixian Hakka team. The defenders of the Shenzhen team, who were instructed, hurriedly surrounded the people with the ball.
"Danger!" Yan Feng, who had been keeping an eye on the situation on the sidelines, shouted and stood up. It's a pity that the players on the field can't hear it at all.
At this time, before the two could complete the encirclement, the dribbler seized the brief gap between the two and shot angrily.
The ball was very fast, flying between the two Shenzhen defenders and heading straight for the goal. The goalkeeper of the Shenzhen team only had time to make a save, but unfortunately the ball speed was too fast for him to reach.
"Bang!" the ball luckily hit the crossbar and bounced off the field. The team's second goalkeeper post saved the Shenzhen team.
"Whew~ It's really dangerous. Yan Feng breathed a sigh of relief and sat back in his position. It's a pity that his heart didn't let go, but instead clasped his hands and stared at the field. Because, after this raid, the offensive of the Meixian Hakka team did not stop there, but became more and more fierce.
The frontcourt players of the Meixian Hakka team are basically small and fast. The passing and receiving cooperation between them is very tacit, and although the backcourt players of the Shenzhen team are tall and strong, it is a pity that the opponent is walking around them and does not give them the opportunity to fight physically. The Shenzhen team's penalty area was rumored for a while, and there were dangerous situations from time to time.
Every attack of the Meixian team can bring cheers from the audience. And Yan Feng watched from the sidelines, but he couldn't wait to play by himself.
"Quick, stick to him. "Defend it, put him down" "Ah, danger" "Huh, fortunately I didn't enter" Yan Feng muttered to himself in the constant game on the sidelines, but unfortunately it didn't affect the players on the field at all.
Maybe the players on the field heard Yan Feng's heart, and the Shenzhen team also launched an attack during the period. In the attack, the players of the Shenzhen team gave full play to the advantages of their height and physical strength, relying on their own bodies to grind. In the one-on-one attack, the players of the Shenzhen team still have some advantages.
"Okay, that's it" ''Leaning on him to squeeze in and shoot'''" Yan Feng was excited when he saw that the Shenzhen team finally played a rare attack. It's a pity that the ideal is very beautiful, and now it is very skinny.
The Meixian Hakka team, which has been playing in the second division for one or two years, is of course aware of its physical disadvantages. There is no one-on-one hard fighting, but active defense, one person sticks to interfere with the opponent, and the other person clips and breaks the ball. Coupled with the unique tenacity and abundant physical strength of the Meixian Hakka team, the attack launched by the Shenzhen team was in vain.
After the few attacks were thwarted, the Shenzhen team was stubbornly suppressed in their backfield. was pressed and beaten, and he didn't fight back just after being beaten, and he felt very aggrieved when he thought about it. And Yan Feng looked even more aggrieved on the sidelines.
It finally came to the end of the first half. Taking advantage of the slackness of the Shenzhen team, the Meixian Hakka team made more than ten passes in the front court, and suddenly broke through the Shenzhen team's back line with a subtle cooperation in the middle, and the striker calmly hit the shot.
"The ball is in" The whole stadium boiled and cheers rang out in the sky. And the Shenzhen team is only frustrated.
At halftime, in addition to constantly cheering up the players, the emperor could only think hard about countermeasures. In the end, the emperor decided to replace Lin Fan, who had comprehensive skills, fast speed, good physical strength, and strong confrontation ability. The most important thing is that although Lin Fan is young, he is rarely calm, and his attitude towards the game is very positive.
The second half was about to start and both sides re-entered.
"2-0", "2-0", "'''The game has not even started, and the fans at home have begun to shout in unison.
"Did you hear that?" said captain Wang Dong, looking at the young players' blue faces.
"Others have treated you like soft-footed shrimp. Are you scared to the point that your feet are weak? Are you a man less than anyone else? It's just that you've been put in, we were able to kill them last year, and we can do the same this year. Unless you're scared, tell me, are you scared?" Wang Dong yelled at his teammates who were still demoralized after halftime.
"Don't be afraid" "Kill them" "Kill them"
The players of the Shenzhen team shouted in unison, they are all men, and no one is less than anyone.
At the beginning of the second half, the Meixian Hakka team was like a rainbow, and they wanted to press the Shenzhen team like in the first half. It's a pity that this time the Shenzhen team seems to have changed a team, and they all let go.
The Shenzhen team played a double back at the beginning, with captain Wang Dong and another playmaker partner. Although Wang Dong is a panacea on the court, his defense is very good, and his speed is also good, but unfortunately the speed of the other is not good, and it is a little difficult to keep up with the rhythm when dealing with a small fast spirit like the Meixian Hakka team.
Therefore, in the first half, it was almost relied on the captain Wang Dong to hold on in the backcourt. And Lin Fan is different, although he is not so strong compared to the back of the previous Shenzhen team, he is fast, and his confrontation ability is still very strong after Yan Feng's daily tempering.
The Meixian Hakka team's passing and cutting coordination is still as sharp as the first half. But after Lin Fan came on the field, their offensive threat was not so great. Lin Fan played very actively and very openly, not only keeping up with the speed, but also surpassing it. Can you pass me, I'll stick to you, can you cooperate, I'll run two more laps at most, and I won't let you cooperate to play'''Lin Fan began to run all over the field, actively scrambling, and disrupted the home team's attack very well, which liberated the captain Wang Dong.
The Meixian Hakka team's attack was frustrated, while the Shenzhen team began to play morale. Lin Fan's desperate defense gave captain Wang Dong the opportunity to organize an offensive. For a while, the Shenzhen team never fell behind again and began to pose a threat to the goal of the Meixian Hakka team.
Football is like that, the offensive and defensive situation can easily change.
Although the Shenzhen team played well in the second half, it was a pity that it was unable to break through the city. Little by little, the game was coming to an end. The home fans are also getting ready to celebrate.
When the game entered overtime, Lin Fan cut off the opponent's ball in the backfield, and after passing it to captain Wang Dong, he rushed to the front court quickly. Wang Dong pushed the ball into the midfield after cooperating with his teammates on the wing. Looking up and observing, he kicked the ball to the frontcourt, and the striker of the Shenzhen team took the ball down with his physical advantage. After he carried the opponent and protected the ball, he saw Lin Fan rushing up at great speed and knocked the ball back.
Lin Fan, who was quickly inserted, received the ball in the middle of the run, and advanced the ball without slowing down. A change of direction slammed past a defender and then slotted the ball past the two centre-backs who were getting in between them.
With a single knife, the goalkeeper rushed out, and the calm Lin Fan did not shoot in waves, but shot lightly.
"The ball is in" Yan Feng rushed into the field with the rest of the Shenzhen team, hugging Lin Fan tightly, as if the ball was scored by him. Finally, at the end of the game, the Shenzhen team scored a life-saving goal by Lin Fan.
The referee blew the whistle for the end of the second half, but the game was not over yet, and there was extra time.
In overtime, the Meixian Hakka team launched a fierce attack on the Shenzhen team amid the cheering of the home fans. But with the excellent performance of Lin Fan and his teammates, the game was finally dragged into a penalty shootout.
When Lin Fan penetrated the goal of the Meixian Hakka team with a beautiful shot, the Shenzhen team once again eliminated the Meixian Hakka team in the penalty shootout. In the silence of the home fans, everyone in the Shenzhen team was celebrating wildly.
But the Emperor could not be happy. Although the Shenzhen team survived overtime, it was hit hard. Captain Wang Dong was injured in a desperate scramble and was carried out. Captain Wang Dong's injury was the last thing he wanted to see. The emperor would rather lose the game than get his captain Wang Dong injured. He is the backbone of the team, and if he misses the game due to injury, the next league kings don't know how to play. I hope Wang Dong's injury doesn't have a big problem.''