Chapter 180: The first half ends

In the 30th minute of the first half, no goals were scored.

In fact, this was expected by the English media before the game, Luton's defense was excellent, and Roma also used a defensive counterattack as the core tactic.

Isn't it the case when two teams that are better at defending come together?

But overall, it was Roma who had the upper hand on the field.

Thirty-eight minutes into the game, Perrotta picked up the ball near the box line and tucked it into the ribs, and Tadei came up and fired a shot straight away from Schmeichel.

Then De Rossi also came in from the periphery and fired a shot that hit N'Golo Kante, who saved on the defence and went out of the touchline.

Successive offensive of the Roma team.

Gao Bo's expression on the sidelines was still very solemn.

It's hard to imagine that such a Roma team would lose to Basel on the road? How bad should Rome have been some time ago?

However, no matter what happened to Rome some time ago, the current state of Rome is still very good.

In the 40th minute, Luton's side also tried to attack, Griezmann won the ball on the periphery, and then he faced a dense crowd in the Roma penalty area.

Antoine Griezmann had to distribute the ball to the right, before Kevin Keane attempted a cross that was headed over by the Roma player.

Drinkwater's volley from the outside of the area hit the defender and bounced back, but Drinkwater was just about to stop the ball, Bridget came up and squeezed Drinkwater to the side, and then snatched the ball away!

But then N'Golo Kante also came up, he shoveled the ball away from the feet of Bridget, Drinkwater took the ball and was ready to hand it to Griezmann in front, but Mex's ball was cut off in front of him, and then Mexes made a long pass directly to find Menes on the wing.

Menes stopped the ball down the middle, and then took advantage of the fact that Kante and the others had not yet returned to the defense and fired a right-footed blast.

The ball was saved by Schmeichel again.

Roma's corner!

It can be seen from the results after the entanglement between the two sides in the midfield that Roma's strength is still above Luton, Roma have several shots on goal, but the attacking threat of Luton's side is not too big. Even with the bonus of cards, Luton Town is dominated by young players after all, except for talented players such as Antoine Griezmann and N'Golo Kante, the other young players have not been able to match the current group of Roma players in terms of game experience and personal strength.

When Menes kicked the corner kick, Gao Bo felt that something was wrong.

Roma have a lot of players involved in attacking corners, and Ranieri is also very serious about attacking set-pieces. As the other players rushed forward, Juan, a centre-back who was ambushed at the back post, circled around the penalty spot and headed straight towards the ball, which bounced off the ground and flew into the net.

Due to the large number of people in the box, Schmeichel could not do anything about the goal.

When Gao Bo saw Juan keep the ball in the back of the net, he kicked the water bottle next to him away.

Angry Gobo couldn't say much about the goal, as Roma's attacking approach from a corner kept Luton's side from keeping up with the tempo.

It is only at this time that the importance of Saul Campbell at the back is evident, and an experienced centre-back can fill many of these gaps.

It's just that Jeffrey and George Parker are still young, which is probably the price of youth.

The Luton players were frustrated after conceding the goal, while the Roma players ran to the corner flag area after the goal and celebrated right under the noses of the Luton fans.

“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!!”

The Italian narrator pitched in a long pitch, barely breathing. "Beautiful goal!! Roma scored!! From centre-back Juan !! ”

And Letkinson is regretful: "Luton lost the ball, in this corner defense, Luton's central defense made a major mistake, they were all taken away by other Roma players in the box, and ignored Juan who came around at the back point!! ”

"Zero to one!! Luton Town are behind at home!! Conceding a goal late in the first half was not a good thing for Luton. There was not much time left for them to equalise in the first half, and if they returned to the dressing room with a goal down, the second half was not a good game for Luton. Ranieri is a calculating guy and his team does what they do best when they play in a leading situation. Redknapp also had a serious look on his face.

.......

"It's a pity! Luton didn't defend well this time around, giving Roma centre-back Juan the chance to head in the box, and Luton conceded the goal!! Gobo's side were 1-0 down at home to Roma and the situation is difficult for Luton Town, who are a very strong team in their own right, and now that they have the lead, the game will be even more difficult to play. He Hongfa's voice came from the TV.

"Oops!!"

Chen Lao slapped his thigh.

"Lost the ball?"

Mrs. Chen asked from the side.

Chen Lao nodded, and then he asked tentatively, "Why don't you wait until Xiao Gaozi's team scores a goal before sleeping?" ”

"Of course, come on, little Gaozi!!"

Old Mrs. Chen didn't seem to be much sleepy.

......

Ranieri raised his arms and turned to celebrate with his assistants, who were under a lot of pressure as Roma had already suffered back-to-back defeats.

Ranieri was a little relieved by this goal, and if he had lost away to Luton Town, Ranieri really didn't know what would happen to him when he returned to Italy.... Roma's results have been slipping all the way and Ranieri needs a win.

Gao Bo quickly calmed down after conceding the goal, and he looked at the time.

It's forty-first minute into the first half, and it's about five minutes before the end of the first half.

Many more conservative managers will probably settle for those five minutes and then figure it out in the second half.

However, this does not include high waves.

When necessary, Gao Bo is very open-minded and crazy!

Five minutes!!

Enough to organize an offensive!!

Gao Bo waved his hand on the sidelines, and then Luton began to press up and attack!

Both full-backs pressed past half-time!!

Roma were taken aback by Luton's sudden frenzy of attack, but they reacted quickly.

Roma recovered all over the line, waiting for a chance to counter-attack, while Luton launched a frantic comeback after conceding the goal!

In the 43rd minute of the game, Sandro made a connection with Adam on the left side, and then the Brazilian dribbled into the box!

He looked at the dense crowd in the penalty area and decided to take it himself!

Sandro shoots directly with his left foot from a tight angle!

This shot startled the Roma team up and down, but fortunately, Roma goalkeeper Lobonte stood firm and he blocked the ball directly off the line.

Luton's corner was also quick to be taken.

Antoine Griezmann whipped in a tactical corner and it was at Adam's feet, before he got around Adam and slotted it straight to the back post.

Kevin Keane jumped up at the back post to fight Roma for headers, but Roma centre-back Mexs was the better at the ball as he headed it over Kevin Keane's head.

However, N'Golo Kante comfortably beat De Rossi in the battle for the second spot, before Kante crossed the ball to Antoine Griezmann.

Antoine Griezmann stopped and got past Burdisso before firing straight at the top of the box.

The ball passed between the dense legs in the box and was saved by goalkeeper Loveronte!!

"Luton reacted quite violently on the offensive!!"

Mr. Rentkinson was excited in the commentary booth.

The fans at the scene cheered loudly, and the fans all stood up from their seats, sometimes singing, sometimes cheering, and using the warm home atmosphere to add fuel to the home team's attack!!

In the final stages of the first half, Roma were almost overwhelmed by Luton's frantic attack.

In the end, it was the referee's whistle that saved Roma.

After Jamie Vardy's turning shot from inside the box was deflected wide, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half.