Chapter 362: An Unbreakable Stalemate
In the 13th minute, Deschamps obeyed Vincent's orders and shoveled Totti fiercely in the midfield, although the referee blew the whistle in time, but did not play a card. If you usually buy this action, you can really get a yellow card.
In the 15th minute, Zidane and Cannavaro kicked each other, although they did not hurt each other, but they also played some anger, and the referee warned each other again and signaled to continue the game.
In the 25th minute, France won a corner, Desailly cut in from the crowd, jumped high and slammed his butt into the incoming ball, but the butt ..... basically missed the goal.
In the 28th minute, Di Biagio tackled Henry behind in front of the penalty area, and the referee was finally willing to pull out his long-cherished yellow card, which was the first yellow card of the game.
In the 33rd minute, Henry shook off Nesta with two big strides on the left side and got a shot gap, but his shot was a little reluctant and not powerful, but Djokaeff in the penalty area just ran to the line of the ball and made up for it, but he still didn't make a force and was caught by Toldo's hands.
In the 38th minute, Cannavaro tripped Henry and also received a yellow card.
With Maldini's cross being fouled by Lizarazu at the end, the first half ended like that. The two teams were not as dull as the outside world said, so that they attacked and defended each other, and the game as a whole was quite exciting.
In the locker room, Fan Shang didn't pour chicken soup or use any aggressive tactics, just to keep the players fit for the possible overtime.
Fan Shang found that no matter what the final of the game, he had to ask the players to save their physical strength and prepare for overtime, it was really aggrieved, when could he crush it and get out of his chest.
I want to think about it, but there are some things to say, such as strengthening the marking of Italy's two strikers Totti and Delvicchio, especially the upper field so that Delvicio got a few good opportunities, it is true that Delvicchio is not good at shooting and knocks the ball away, but after all, he is a striker, even if the defender has ten shots on goal, it is not difficult, so try not to give him this opportunity.
After a 15-minute break, the second half was rekindled, with no substitutions and the same starting line-up as it had been in the first half.
In the 46th minute, Zidane broke through with the ball and was tripped off, but the ball rolled to Thuram's feet, and saw that the referee did not blow according to the favorable principle, so Thuram entered the penalty area according to Iuliano, and then shot, although the last shot did not have a force, but this fired the first shot of France's attack in the second half.
In the 53rd minute, Italy replaced Fiore with Piero, which is a counter-substitution, and it is also a misaligned substitution, Piero is a nine-and-a-half-size, and the forward striker is on the side, but he stood in the forward position after he came on the field, and it seems that Zoff is going to fight.
Vincent couldn't sit idly by, so Vincent called Deschamps and whispered a few words to him, and then Deschamps was further back, mainly to prevent Italy from having a 3-on-2 situation in the attack.
In the 55th minute, Totti suddenly knocked the ball with his heel when he was backing the ball on the left side, and passed the ball between Lizarazu and Pire, and Pexoto just happened to arrive and crossed unguarded, at this time Italy had only one man in the French penalty area, which was Del Vecchio.
There were five or six defenders, Blanco, who was in front of the line, didn't get the ball, and Desailly also made a mistake and fell to the ground without tackling the ball.
Just as Del Vecchio was about to be lucky enough to pick up the empty goal, a long leg appeared between his foot and the ball, and then the man hooked his foot and kicked the ball out of the box.
This person is Vieira, who was very ironclad in the last game, and his attention was very focused in this game, especially after Fan Shang strengthened the marking of several Italian strikers at halftime, he would always pay attention to whether he missed the net again, which made him find it.
Vieira, who was in the penalty area just now, saw that Braco and Desailly both went to grab the midfield, and left Del Vecchio behind, Vieira had a long eye and approached Del Vecchio in order to deal with the unforeseen need, after Blanco and Desailly made consecutive mistakes, Vieira finally came in handy, and he took advantage of his long legs to destroy the ball at the last moment.
"Good shot!" Seeing that the almost inevitable goal was destroyed by Vieira, Fan Shang couldn't help but jump out of the semi-underground coach's box. If Vincent remembers correctly, this ball is the one that Italy led in history, and now it is destroyed by France, and I don't know if there are other accidents in the future.
In the 58th minute, Thuram ran to the Italian penalty area to tackle people and was shown a yellow card by the referee.
In the 59th minute, Totti crossed to Piero diagonally, and Piero got an almost one-on-one chance on the right side of the French penalty area, but the final shot Piero did not grasp well and missed the goal.
"Keep an eye on the good guys!!" Vincent shouted from the sidelines that this ball and the ball just now were mistakes caused by the lack of concentration of the backline, especially the two central defenders.
Of course, Vincent can't sit still, shouting and letting Leboeuf start to warm up, if Desailly or Blanco make any more mistakes, then Vincent will definitely take substitution measures.
Speaking of substitutions, Zoff's adjustment effect on Piero is really good, and several opportunities were pulled or created by Piero after he came on the field.
In the 66th minute, Italy made another substitution, Di Biagio went down, Ambrosini went up.
In the 68th minute, Totti sent the ball into the box with a half-high ball, and Delvicchio once again knocked the ball away.
In the 72nd minute, Vincent also played the first card in his hand, replacing Djokaeff with Wiltord, who hoped that Wiltord's magical attributes would be repeated. Djokaeff's poor performance in this game, almost invisible, really made Vincent wonder how he managed to establish himself in Serie A.
In the 76th minute, Vincent replaced Pire with Trezeguet, and now France has three strikers on the pitch, and Vincent has no specific position, so let them start to play freely.
In the 84th minute, Piero wasted another golden opportunity when he received Ambrosini's clever ball and went straight to Barthez, but his shot was blocked by Barthez with his legs. Piero can also be without shooting boots today, and the position is out of the position, but the kick is too bad and he misses two solo opportunities.
Of course, Italy also has the striker called Del Vecchio, and his ability to waste chances is also top-notch.