Chapter 36: Lin Qi equalizes!
After a brief celebration from Buriram United, the game resumed.
The Quancheng team, which conceded a goal first, didn't dare to underestimate this small team anymore, in their eyes, these little men were dexterous monkeys who could easily go around behind them.
The players of the Spring City team took Buriram United seriously. However, the situation of the game was as the commentator said, and the Quancheng team played more passively.
Buriram United's strength is already quite strong, and after leading by one goal, they play more confidently and calmly, and when there are no good attacking opportunities, they will reverse the ball in the middle and back, and firmly control the football at their feet.
The situation began to turn one-sided, and by the twentieth minute of the game, Springs had a measly 36 per cent possession. Football is at the feet of Buriram United most of the time, and they can attack and defend and make it impossible for the Quancheng team to find a good way.
Fortunately, the Spring City team did not continue to concede goals, and their backline was still relatively solid, especially the players still had a kind of idea of atonement, which led to Buriram United not playing too well in attack during this time.
Chen Biao performed very hard during this time, he was not slower than the attacking players of Buriram United when he really ran, coupled with his strong body and fierce playing style, it made the players of Buriram United feel a little jealous.
Seeing this situation, Chen Song's heart was relieved, and then he finally returned to his seat. Chen Song is not afraid of the lack of offensive opportunities in the Quancheng team, and Lin Qi's best ability is to seize opportunities, as long as there is a slight chance. Lin Qi will be able to equalize the score!
Now the most important thing is to do a good job of defense, and a solid back line is the guarantee for the team to launch an attack!
Chen Song no longer has the idea of playing against Buriram United, he is already one goal behind, and he is passive in the situation.
Chen Song still decided to wait patiently for the opportunity to come, and he believed that Lin Qi would definitely help the Quancheng team break through the opponent's goal.
Until the end of the first half, Chen Song did not wait for the scene he wanted to see. Buriram United played too cautiously and rationally, they were not in a hurry to attack at all, and made sure to control the football first. Don't give the Springs team a chance to attack.
This style of play may not be too pretty. But it's the safest. There is no difference between a score of 1:0 and a score of 2:0, anyway, as long as you win, you can get 3 points!
Buriram United drew their last game and managed just one point. This game against the Spring City team, they have to win. Although the Spring City team defeated Seoul FC in the first group game. But they are still the weakest team in the group.
Facing Springs at home. If they can't get three points, then Buriram United will not want to qualify, and Gamba Osaka and Seoul FC will definitely not show mercy.
That's what the competition looks like. Sometimes the team will play badly in order to win. They play more cautiously and generally do better defence than offense.
Spring City solidified their backline, and Buriram United's constant possession wasn't a form of defence? Anyway, they are not in a hurry to attack, so they use the ball to contain the opportunity for the Quancheng team to attack.
Buriram United's style of play was actually the most correct, and they kept the score 1-0 until the end of the first half.
In the half-time statistics, the Springs team was all at a disadvantage, and their possession rate improved to 39 percent, which is still a miserable statistic.
In terms of shots, the Quancheng stats were even worse, as they only completed two shots in the first half, and none of them hit the woodwork. Buriram United, on the other hand, completed four shots on goal, and only one on target broke through the goal of the Spring City team.
Chen Song did not reprimand the defenders of the Spring City team at halftime, the game had to continue, Chen Song did not want to affect the mood of the players, he just arranged some offensive methods, and then encouraged the players.
Although Chen Song didn't say anything, Chen Biao and others were still a little unhappy, and the Quancheng team played so passively in the first half, which was related to the goal conceded.
If it hadn't been for Springs conceding too early, Buriram United would never have played so unhurriedly.
Chen Song, in turn, comforted Chen Biao and the others: "It's good to remember this lesson, don't worry, Lin Qi will definitely equalize for us!" ”
Chen Song's words were full of confidence, Chen Biao and several other defenders glanced at Lin Qi, and then nodded, they also had confidence in Lin Qi, who had won the trust of his coach and teammates with his outstanding performance for a long time.
In the second half, he didn't disappoint the team either. In the 63rd minute, Springs were awarded a free-kick in front, their first set-piece of the game. Yes, the first! Whether it's a corner kick or a free kick, the Spring City team has not won it in the previous game, and even the football is not at their feet, how can they get a free kick.
It was this opportunity for a free kick in the front court, and Lin Qi seized it!
The situation of the Quancheng team was so passive, and they finally got a chance to take a free kick in the front, and they directly took out everything at the bottom of the box.
There were three players from the Quancheng team standing in front of the ball, the first was Zhao Lin, and when the Buriram United players thought that Zhao Lin was taking the ball, Zhao Lin stepped directly over the ball, causing some interference to the Buriram United defenders.
Then there is Lu Fei, since this ball is not Zhao Lin's penalty, it must be Lu Fei, the Quancheng team will pass the ball to Lin Qi the most These two people, Buriram United quickly adjusted and re-prepared for defense.
But Lu Fei didn't touch the football either, after he and Zhao Lin stepped over the football, one went to the side and the other to the middle, and there were no defenders around them.
In the end, it is Chen Biao, and it is Chen Biao who really punishes this ball!
Chen Biao did not pass the ball directly to the penalty area, he passed the ball to Zhao Lin who pulled the side, Zhao Lin received the ball, stopped slightly, and then passed the ball to the Buriram United penalty area.
A series of changes in the Spring City team caught the players of Buriram United off guard, and the breath they held in their hearts had already been vented.
When they saw Chen Biao pass the ball to Zhao Lin, they collectively moved two steps forward, and with this move, Buriram United's defensive formation was destroyed, and they left Lin Qi with enough space!
Lin Qi quickly ran to the landing point of the football, and then jumped high. The taller defender from Cameroon hurriedly stepped forward to compete with Lin Qi for the landing spot.
However, can he beat Lin Qi? The answer is obviously no! Even though the African player's explosiveness is not inferior to Lin Qi's, he has already lost the lead.
Lin Qi grabbed the best position, and the jump time was slightly earlier than him. This made Lin Qi directly grab this point, and then he retracted his chin, tensed his neck, twisted his waist hard, and pressed the side of his forehead against the football.
"The free kick of the Quancheng team played a tactical match, Zhao Lin... Zhao Lin crossed, Lin Qi grabbed this point, and the header was !! The ball is in!!!!! Pretty!!! The Huaxia commentator who came to the scene roared excitedly.
Lin Qi beat Buriram United's Cameroon central defender and put the ball firmly into the Buriram United goal. The score is 1:1! Springs equalized away from home! ”
"Springs had been on the back foot, and finally took advantage of a free-kick in front of the goal to equalise the score. The tactical coordination of this free kick is very beautiful, and it directly disrupted the defensive rhythm of Buriram United! The commentator continued with the replay of the goal.
After Lin Qi's heading ability grew, the Quancheng team was better at breaking goals from set-pieces in the front-court, and Chen Song also designed several tactical exercises for the Quancheng team in the front-court set-pieces. However, it has never been used before, Lin Qi's header is invincible, do you still need tactical cooperation? Directly pass the ball to the opponent's penalty area, Lin Qi can grab it, and the tactical cooperation is useless.
But now, these tactics are being used. Whether it is in the Chinese League or the AFC Champions League, the opponents of the Quancheng team know that Lin Qi's header is very strong, and of course they will focus on defending Lin Qi's header.
Today's Cameroon central defender of Buriram United is specially used to defend Lin Qi, and with him standing in front of Lin Qi, Lin Qi does have some difficulty in grabbing the ball. The African player has good physical flexibility and strong explosiveness, and it can be seen from the moment just now that the Cameroonian central defender's explosiveness is not much worse than Lin Qi.
He has been standing in front of Lin Qi and not letting Lin Qi compete for the opportunity to score with a header. However, the tactical cooperation of the Quancheng team interfered with him, when Lu Fei and Zhao Lin ran in front of the ball, he wanted to jump twice, but he was forced to hold back, which was quite uncomfortable.
By the time Zhao Lin actually passed the ball out, his anger hadn't been straightened out, which allowed Lin Qi to calmly grab the header and smash the football into the goal of Buriram United!
After Lin Qi scored, he ran to the sidelines excitedly, and Chen Biao and others, who followed from behind him, picked up Lin Qi and lifted him to the top of his head.
Lin Qi's goal not only helped the Quancheng team equalize, but also saved Chen Biao and them, after all, the goal conceded by the Quancheng team was caused by Chen Biao and other defenders of the Quancheng team.
Chen Biao was even more excited than Lin Qi, and they lifted Lin Qi above their heads, as if they were telling a word to the fans all over Asia - we have Lin Qi, fortunately we have Lin Qi! (To be continued......)