Chapter 1208: Ace vs. Ace
Aylo's sudden burst of cheers over the Maracanã Stadium, especially the screams of the female fans, added a special touch to the final.
At the same time, Elo's eye-catching play made the Argentine fans in the stands fall into a brief helplessness.
Although they really wanted to compete with the Chinese fans in the stands, the Argentine players on the pitch were completely weak, and they were still in a passive defensive state for ten minutes into the game, and they didn't have that motivation to shout excitedly.
But...... Half a minute later, the Argentine fans came to the momentum.
I don't know if Iroh's eye-catching performance stimulated Messi, who retreated to the midfield position to receive the ball, made a feint to break through to the side, and deceived Wu Xi, who was blocking in front of him, to go back.
It was this back that allowed Messi to find a breakthrough space, his right instep slammed the ball to the ribs, and it was too late for Wu Xi to adjust his center of gravity, because Messi's start speed was too fast, and he was stuck behind Messi who broke through.
Huang Bowen sensed Messi's intention to break through from the middle and hurriedly crossed over.
However, Messi's determination to break through was strong, and he pushed the ball to the right with his left foot and accelerated in a straight line.
Messi's sudden force broke through the two lines of defense in the Chinese team's midfield in a row, which made the vice-captain Feng Xiaoting feel a little nervous.
Because Messi's breakthrough route is memorable - Messi Corridor.
Since Feng Xiaoting's career, what impresses people is his excellent defensive awareness, so he immediately made a decision, even if he can't cut off the ball at Messi's feet, then let the football stop in place, and Messi must stop in front of him!
The method he can think of, how can a striker of Messi's level not think of it?
Messi's right body made a false movement to the right front, deceiving Feng Xiaoting's body to pause on the spot, seizing the time difference, Messi used the outside of his left foot to flick the ball to the left, shook off Feng Xiaoting's defensive range, and grabbed his left foot at the front of the big penalty area before Shi Ke came up to make up for the defense, and at the same time used the power brought by the twisting of the body to pump the football to the goal.
In the past, Messi gave people the feeling that they were very skillful, and like his free kick stunt, they all won by angle, but this time the shot was very violent and used a positive instep volley, which made goalkeeper Wang Xiaolei feel a little surprised.
"-Leo Messi!!"
The Catalan TV commentator chanted.
But Wang Xiaolei's reaction speed is nothing to say, otherwise it would be impossible to become the top three door gods in the world.
Feet on the air and one-handed ball lifted off the line, Argentina won their first corner kick since the start of the tournament.
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"-Whoa!!"
While the Argentine fans in the stands erupted in a burst of regret, the Chinese fans felt a burst of rejoicing, Messi's long-range shot after the breakthrough just now was really thrilling, if it weren't for Wang Xiaolei's concentration, the score would be likely to be rewritten.
"It's a shame I didn't get in!"
"Messi must have been stimulated by Ai, otherwise he would not have been able to return the color after just half a minute, the same long-range shot after the breakthrough, the same high quality, I can say very responsibly - the final of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil has officially begun!"
"This game is interesting, I believe that with the threat caused by Messi's long-range shot, the Chinese team will not dare to focus too much on attack!"
"Before the game, many media were not wrong, it must be the key players of both sides who decide the outcome of the game, and Ai and Messi are the absolute core of both sides, from another point of view, this is a head-to-head duel between the world number one and the world number two!"
Di Maria slowly ran to take the corner, and the Argentine fans in the stands shouted excitedly: "Damn Chinese, what are you talking about?" You have Ai, we have Leo!! ”
The Argentine fans' neat chanting made the Chinese fans very unhappy, and they carried out a 'counterattack' under the leadership of the 'Dragon Team Fan Club', roaring in unison: "Our Iello is the number one in the world, and your Leo Messi is the third!" ”
As the name suggests, in the minds of Chinese fans, Messi's ability is not as strong as Cristiano Ronaldo, and he can only rank third!
The confrontation between the fans of the two sides immediately made the security personnel in the stands like a big enemy, but fortunately, the attention of the fans on both sides was quickly attracted by the fierce game on the field, otherwise it is very likely to cause unnecessary conflicts.
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According to Guardiola's intention, he wanted to firmly control the possession at his feet and eat Argentina by boiling frogs in warm water, but with Messi's sudden outburst of form, he felt a little uneasy.
Although he has absolute confidence in the Chinese team, this is the World Cup final after all, and no mistakes are allowed, so Guardiola shouted two sentences to Wu Xi, the core of the midfield, during a dead ball, asking him to reduce the number of forward insertions and try to hand over the attack to Zhang Xizhe and Iroh and others to organize.
The effect of Wu Xi's reduction in the number of forward insertions is quite obvious, that is, the Chinese team's attack is no longer as sharp as before.
The Argentine fans in the stands were getting extra excited about their attacking chances, and they immediately had enough motivation to chant and the whole stadium was filled with their voices.
The fans work hard enough, the players on the pitch are grateful, and the two complement each other.
Two minutes passed in the game, Messi once again used his excellent personal ability to get the opportunity to shoot with his feet, this time it was also Wang Xiaolei's full attention, holding the ball out of the bottom line with one palm.
"Hey, hey! Attention, game attention gives me TM's concentration! ”
Continuously let Messi get free kick opportunities, Wang Xiaolei couldn't help but scold his teammates in the back line.
"It's beautiful!" The commentator on Argentine national television was like a doping, and he excitedly shouted: "That's it! Breakthrough breakthrough!! Come on, Leo! You've always been the best in our eyes! But I hope you're the best in everyone's eyes! ”
Countless Argentine fans sitting in front of the TV secretly clenched their fists and murmured silently: That's right, you are the best!
Messi performed so well, how could Iroh endure loneliness?
Previously, his silence stemmed from his lack of support, and he handed the ball to his teammates in order not to lose control of the football easily, and now seeing Messi perform so well, how could he, as the world number one, not respond?
A minute later, Iroh broke through Villa, Zabaleta and Mascherano in quick succession on the familiar left flank, and then picked up his right foot before Garay's stoppage, his writhing waist bringing extra momentum and allowing him to shoot more power.
There was a muffled "bang", and the football whizzed past Garay's toes and flew towards the goal.
"-Ai!!"
Sky TV commentator Andy Gray shouted violently.
Romero took to the air, but he didn't touch the football.
But...... Under the watchful eyes of countless worried Argentine fans, the football grazed the outer edge of the right post of the goal and flew off the bottom line and hit the billboard behind the goal.
You come and go, this World Cup final has only started for a quarter of an hour, and Iroh and Messi each contributed two wonderful shots, making the scene high and high, and suffering from gains and losses.
Sure enough, it's an ace against a trump card!