Chapter 498: Passive
According to the experience of the previous World Cup finals, the two sides will definitely play until the end of the goal, even if there is a goal in regular time, it will not be so fast, after all, this is the World Cup final, both sides are quite cautious.
At the forum, Chinese fans have exploded:
"My mom, I just switched the channel to Central Channel 5, and I was shocked to see the score, only one minute, the Chinese team was 1:0 ahead, if it weren't for the dynamics of the goal that the picture was broadcasting, I thought there was a problem with CCTV's broadcast."
"This is supposed to be the fastest goal in the history of a World Cup final, right? Originally, my dad said that there was no hope, and he was about to turn off the TV, but he didn't expect the Chinese team to send such a surprise! ”
"After taking the lead, China will be relatively stable, now it's Italy's turn to be anxious, Italy is a country that is good at defending and counterattacking, and now the most effective tactics can't be used, and the rest of the game will not be easy to play."
The goal made the whole forum crazy and the whole scene was blown up! A lot of people, who spent fifty or sixty to buy beer, spilled out at this moment, drinking does not exist, at least take a beer bath!
Compared with the excitement of the Chinese fans, the Italian fans are a little overshadowed, they are still very confident in the Italian defense, so they did not expect such an extreme situation at all, and their chagrin can be seen by the behavior of covering their heads with both hands.
Of course, the Italian coach is still relatively calm, after all, he only conceded a goal, and he did not lose all hope, as long as he played steadily, there was still a chance to turn the tables.
Italy kicked off and immediately launched an attack, Montolivo and teammates after a few passes, Balotelli quickly got up and crossed, although the ball has lost its center of gravity, but with his good physical fitness, Balotelli this ball is still very accurate, the town's Insigne did not stop the ball and chose to hit the goal directly, because the angle is very difficult to grasp, Insigne's volley shot high above the crossbar.
In the 4th minute, it was still an attack from Italy, Chiellini in the backfield made a long pass, the Chinese team's defenders made a mistake in clearing the siege, this goal was not far away, Balotelli faced the ball is a kick, but the volley is so easy to break the goal, although it crossed the Chinese team defenders, but did not cross the Chinese goalkeeper's ten fingers, Wang Dalei blocked the ball out of the bottom line with his little thumb, and the Chinese team escaped!
In the subsequent corner kick, Italy did not form an attack, but let the Chinese defenders clear the siege and almost played a counterattack, but unfortunately in the end, Liu Yu's small angle diagonal shot was missed.
But this also reminded the other party that they must pay attention to defense, and the Italian coach was really old, and he immediately saw the problem, and shouted loudly to calm down the players!
I have to say that Italy's tactical literacy is indeed better than that of the Chinese team, and after the coach shouted, the entire Italian backline began to retreat, and even began to play defensive counterattacks again.
In the 6th minute of the game, Bonucci pulled down Liu Yu in the penalty area, because the action was very hidden, the referee did not see the specific process, and could only not give the Chinese team a penalty in line with the principle of light judgment, at the same time, Montolivo in the middle of the backfield of the arc cross, to the Chinese team to create a killing opportunity, Balotelli with his excellent air advantage, grabbed the Chinese player before the head nod, but unfortunately the power was too light, the header was confiscated by Wang Dalei.
In the 8th minute, it was Italy's offense that had an effect, they made a killing opportunity again, one-on-one past Feng Xiaoting's defense, Insigneche's shot let the ball graze the far post and missed, due to the problem of positioning, Wang Dalei had no chance to touch the ball at all, so if it could hit within the goal, it would definitely be scored.
The continuous attack made the game more and more beautiful, and the deadlock of the game was finally broken by the Italian players in the 11th minute, with the help of the Chinese players' own mistakes, Italy continued to form a corner kick attack, Montolivo continuous arc ball cross, caused huge trouble to Wang Dalei, when the third corner kick, the goal finally came, the pass was still Montolivo, sent a curve ball cross, Balotelli jumped high to head the goal into the far corner, the two sides returned to the starting line again. It was Balotelli's third goal of the tournament, but it was also the most crucial one, at least giving Italy a sigh of relief in the final.
After the goal, Italy became more determined to defend and counter-attack, and the speed advantage of Balotelli and Insigne began to appear.
In the following minutes, the defenders of the Chinese team were forced to foul in succession, and Feng Xiaoting and Hao Junmin in the midfield were both yellow carded for fouls.
This is not a good thing for the Chinese team, if Italy launched a fierce impact in the second half, the Chinese team may be a little stretched because of these yellow cards, the game went to the 16th minute, Insigne burst into the penalty area and had a chance to shoot, but he was cleared by the Chinese defenders who made up for the defense after he smashed the ball continuously, in fact, when he passed the first time he could hit the goal, probably in pursuit of a better shooting angle, and wasted this few opportunities!
The passive Chinese team finally got a chance by Liu Yu in the front court, its continuous breakthrough shook the opponent's defenders, there is no good way Italian players can only take tactical fouls, this goal is very close to the penalty area, to be precise, near the penalty area line, of course, they have to shoot their own creation, Liu Yu personally took this free kick, although his arc shot hit the goal frame, but because the ball speed was too slow by the opponent's goalkeeper Buffon directly in his arms.
Halfway through the first half, the Chinese team finally had a good performance, Hao Junmin received a cross from the side and made it back, Zhang Xizhe took a step and then shot a shot, although this goal was not marked, but it was still unexpectedly out of the range of the goal frame.
In the 25th minute, the Chinese team had to make personnel adjustments, which was a passive substitution, and Zheng Zheng replaced the injured Zhang Linpeng. But only 1 minute later, the Chinese team suffered a heavy blow, Zheng Zheng, who had just come on the field, injured his left leg in the first scramble, probably the recurrence of the old injury, which made him limp when he walked, and obviously couldn't last long!
It can be said that this substitution is a waste, it could have stabilized the backline, but now it is an aggravated crisis in the backline.
(End of chapter)