Chapter 1084 - Controversial Judgment
The game restarted, and Spain took advantage of the kick-off to quickly launch an offensive against the hinterland of the Chinese team, but the Chinese players on the defensive end were obviously well prepared, and the strong offensive posture shown to Spain was very sufficient, and the defense was naturally handy.
David Silva, who is attacking on the right flank, has been the most active in attacking, and from the beginning of his career, he and Iroh have been called the Valencia Gemini sign, but for many, Iroh is much more powerful than David Silva.
But David Silva didn't care at that time, he was a green leaf, he was a green leaf, anyway, on the same team, and then won the championship.
But today's tournament is different, this is the FIFA-owned Confederations Cup final, and in his career, only this Confederations Cup championship can be truly called a Grand Slam!
David Silva, who is the same year as Elo, is 27 years old, and he doesn't know if he will have the opportunity to play in the Confederations Cup in four years' time, so he must help Spain beat China and win the championship when he can participate in the final of the Confederations Cup this time!
However, it was the Chinese team that attacked first, and it was his friend Ailuo who scored the goal, and the two were in stark contrast.
He doesn't want to lose and wants to help his team equalise quickly!
However, David Silva's activity is based on the sacrifice of other teammates, coupled with the good positioning of the Chinese team's defenders, even if David Silva is very active, he has no way to directly threaten the goal guarded by Wang Xiaolei.
On the contrary, the next two quick counterattacks of the Chinese team almost took the opportunity to expand the score to two goals, which frightened Bosque to stand on the sidelines and repeatedly signaled his players to stabilize the rhythm, because he knew that once the Spain was fast, it was not the real Spain.
Spain's goals have always been boiled frogs in warm water, and then suddenly accelerated, catching the opponent off guard, but the continued fast pace is contrary to their core tactics, plus their semi-final match with Brazil is one day later than the semi-final between China and Uruguay, which means that the Spanish players have one less day of rest, which is very physically demanding for the team.
Unlike the players on the pitch, Bosque had to be more thoughtful in order to avoid a physical exhaustion in the second half of the squad at the heart of the game.
Watching Spain slow down the pace of the attack again, Guardiola glanced at Bosque, and then pouted, Jiang is really still old and spicy!
If Spain continue to play fast-paced games, he has absolute confidence in the Chinese team, and it will definitely extend the score to two goals before the end of the first half, which is a pity!
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The tempo slows down, and the Chinese team is not in a hurry, anyway, they are now leading the score, and what they need to do now is to defend well and wait for the Spanish attacking players to make mistakes and give a fatal blow.
In fact, the Chinese team did have such an opportunity, and even caused major controversy.
In the 37th minute, Javi Martinez's shot after cutting in the middle was blocked by Feng Xiaoting, and the ball just rolled to the feet of Wu Xi, who did not hesitate to pass the ball forward.
Because Spain were behind in the score, they pressed high, and only Pique and Ramos were left in the backfield, who stood on either side of the center circle arc to prevent the Chinese team's rapid counterattack.
But Gao Lin's forward insertion attracted Pique's attention, and he pushed forward, completely exposing the large space behind him.
No one expected that Wu Xi's passing was very smart, and the amount of advance given was sufficient, and Iro's running position was very weird, using the advantage of speed to run in front of right-back Azpilicueta.
Let Cesar Azpilicueta play the pace with Elo and any fan in the stands will know the result......
So Cesar Azpilicueta had to make an unusual foul when Iroh was about to overtake him, stretching his right leg and tripping club captain Iro.
There is no doubt that the referee on duty in the camera, Koulpes, blew his whistle and then ran towards the fouling Azpilicueta with a bad face.
At this time, where do the players on the field not know what the referee wants to do?
Players close to the referee immediately rushed to the referee to intercede for the foul Azpilicueta, and Ramos hurriedly ran to teammate Azpilicueta, pushing him towards his own half, signaling him to leave the incident as soon as possible.
Fans who have a little bit of football will know that the foul Cesar Azpilicueta is Spain's last defender, and if Iro's speed is fully up, it will definitely be an attack to expand the score!
Therefore, the referee must give a red card in the face of such a foul!
The Spanish players are pleading, and the Chinese players are naturally not far behind, if the referee is really persuaded that the opportunity for a single knife will not be wasted?
Gao Lin was closer, so he naturally took on the responsibility of analyzing the seriousness of Azpilicueta's foul with the referee.
However, Ramos is very sophisticated, and he directly pushed Gao Lin away to distract the referee.
Indeed, the referee's attention was 'drawn' by Ramos's pushing and shoving, and even almost caused an emotional outburst and a clash between the players on both sides.
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Ramos' choice was accurate and reasonable, the referee first showed him a yellow card, and then showed a yellow card to the foul Azpilicueta, causing the Spanish fans in the stands to make a false alarm, and then subconsciously applauded the referee.
If...... The referee sent Cesar Azpilicueta off and it was a really difficult game to play, knowing that we were still down by one goal.
The referee only showed Azpilicueta a yellow card, which naturally caused dissatisfaction among the Chinese players, but he was very patient to explain that Azpilicueta was indeed Spain's last defender, but the problem was that Airo did not completely surpass Azpilicueta when he was tripped up.
That is to say, Azpilicueta's foul was very timely, and if it was half a second in the evening, it would have been an undisputed red card!
Of course, a big reason for the referee to award a yellow card is to take into account the fluency of the game, if the Spanish player is sent off in the first half, the advantage of the leading Chinese team is too obvious, and the game will lose its due enjoyment, which is a big stain on his refereeing career.
Because he didn't want to be like the Norwegian referee Hauge who whistled the 2005-2006 Champions League final, he sent off one person early and made the game unsuspenseful.
However, the referee's decision still caused criticism from many commentators at the scene, who all believed that sending off Cesar Azpilicueta was the most correct decision.
Cesar Azpilicueta's yellow card gave Bosque a sigh of relief, and if a man is sent off before half-time, the final will be a real failure, and as the enforcer of Tiki-Taka, no one knows better than him how many people have a big advantage.