Chapter 978 - Penalty Scale (II)
In the 8th minute of the game, Porto made continuous short passes at the front of Liverpool's penalty area, trying to find a flaw in Liverpool's defense, but Liverpool compressed the space, and the gap between the defenders was very small. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
In desperation, Porto had no choice but to pass the ball to the side again and find their star Quaresma, hoping that Quaresma would use his personal skills to solve the problem.
Quaresma was really strong today, the ball was at his feet and he was able to play tricks, Liverpool and his Pennant and Finnan were difficult to limit his play, as soon as he got the ball on the wing, Liverpool's players in the middle had to turn their attention to the wing, and even the defensive formation was tilting towards the wing.
Quaresma didn't stick to the ball, and when he saw that there was space in the middle, he immediately crossed the ball to the middle, and Assunsan in the middle set up a straight line, and the ball hit the striker in the box to find his striker.
Although the space in the Liverpool penalty area was slightly stretched, the echo between the players was still very tacit, Carragher, who was marking the Porto striker, was squeezed behind, but Hyypia was very alert and suddenly jumped over to steal the ball.
There are a lot of players in the penalty area, there is no space for the big foot to clear, and it is easy to block his own goal, so Hyypia took the ball to the side of the penalty area, thinking of a slightly larger position to clear the siege, but Hyypia saw that there was no one on either side of him and in front of him, but he didn't notice that there was a Porto player Secordioyi in front of goalkeeper Reina, Hyypia took two steps, and when he was about to raise his foot to clear the siege, Secordioyi behind him just happened to arrive and stretched out his foot to steal the ball.
When Hyypia dribbled the ball in the penalty area, Liverpool fans were worried, and when they saw the ball being stolen, all Liverpool fans' hearts hung in their throats, and some female fans even covered their eyes and didn't dare to look at it.
Head coach Rafael Benitez even threw a mineral water bottle to express his dissatisfaction.
The commentators at the scene were also chanting: "Porto chance!" Secodioi! ”
It is very dangerous to be tackled in the penalty area, the opponent can shoot at any time, Hyypia was stealed, he immediately pounced to snatch the ball back, but Secordioi had long expected him to come and steal, turned his back to Hyypia and buckled the ball, shook Hyypia directly, and then half-turned and shot directly.
Goalkeeper Reyna had already struck when Secordioyi had tackled in the past, but Sekodioi's half-turn shot after the smash was so coherent that he fell to the ground to make a save, and the ball flew under his ribs and into the far corner.
There was no one to stop Secordioyi's goal at the moment, but the post stepped up at this point and the ball bounced right on the post.
However, luck was still on Porto's side, as the ball hit the post and bounced right on Porto midfielder Lucho. Gonzalez's feet, Lucho. Gonzalez subconsciously stretched out his foot and pushed, and the ball flew into the empty goal.
1:0
Porto took the lead.
It was definitely an unexpected goal, Porto had created a lot of good chances before and failed to score, but this time it was not a chance to score.
The Porto fans at the scene were very excited, countless people jumped up to celebrate, and applause and roars instantly burst into the Dragon Stadium.
Porto coach Pacos Ferreira burst into the dugout with open arms and hugged his assistants.
At this time, Porto's substitutes also rushed out, some of them yelled around the coach, and some of them waved their fists at the stands to express their excitement.
Liverpool played very awkward and aggrieved at the beginning, and now they have lost the ball in a daze, almost all the players are angry, the strikers blame the defenders, the defenders blame each other, the goalkeepers blame everyone, except for Hyypia, everyone feels that it is not their responsibility to concede the goal.
Benitez was not so angry, although he was also a little angry, because Hyypia's choice at that time could not be said to be completely wrong, there were so many people in the penalty area, if he drove directly, he would probably be blocked from the goal, Hyypia's mistake was that he did not see Secodioi when he was dribbling the ball, otherwise it would have been a successful clearance.
But competitive football is about results, and whether Hyypia's choice is right or wrong, the result is that he is cut off the ball, causing his side to concede a goal, and he is a sinner.
But this is never the time to complain about each other, and Gerrard came over to stop his teammates who were complaining about each other, "Don't complain! Who hasn't made a mistake at the time! Now there is a lot of complaining, now we must unite and get the score back! Is it useful to complain? Will complaining help us score? ”
Chen Yu also came over at this time, "Everyone is discouraged, the opponent is very strong, we must pay attention to it, otherwise it will be very dangerous in the future!" ”
In fact, Liverpool's midfielders also played too uncomfortable during the opening period, so they vented to Hyypia, otherwise with Hyypia's age and qualifications, no one would dare to spray him, and now Gerrard and Chen Yu have come to persuade them, and everyone will no longer complain, and they will go back to their respective positions to prepare for the more difficult games below.
The game restarted, and the backward Liverpool stepped up their attack, especially on the wings, with Babbel and Pennant flying together on both sides, and the two full-backs were much more active than before the goal was conceded.
In the 9th minute of the game, Babel held the ball on the side and broke through to the bottom line with the cooperation of Chen Yu and Gerrard.
Seeing that Babel was about to crush the inside of the box, Porto's central defender Bosingwa rushed out quickly and shoveled Babel to the ground on the outside of the penalty area.
Referee Michel's penalty scale is still harsh, and Bosingwa's foul was also shown a yellow card by Michel.
Liverpool were awarded a free-kick on the side of the penalty area, which was in a good position to hit the goal directly and also to play a pass.
Liverpool sent their set-piece masters Chen Yu and Steven Gerrard, and as soon as the two stood in front of the ball, the Porto players not only had to prevent Chen Yu from shooting and passing, but also had to strictly prevent Chen Yu and Gerrard from playing tactical free-kicks, which was more difficult than a little bit more.
The ball was next to the big penalty area, and the angle of the shot was blocked by the goalkeeper, Chen Yu did not shoot directly, nor did he give the ball to Gerrard, who was running, but passed the ball to the corner of the big penalty area to find Reese.
Although Reese's long-range shot is famous, Chen Yu does not shoot himself in this position, not to Gerrard, but to Reese, which is still unexpected by the Porto.
Reese had already received hints from Steven Gerrard and Chen Yu and was well prepared, not stopping when the ball came through, but shooting at the ball and firing it into the near corner of the goal.
Reese's shot is known for its great force, even if it is shot from 30 meters away, the goalkeeper does not dare to guarantee that he can save it, this shot is in the corner of the big penalty area, the shot is still in the near corner of the goal, goalkeeper Nuno did not react at all, the ball flew from his side to the bottom line, he made a gesture to save the ball.
Although Liverpool's attack did not score, the effect was obvious, directly hitting the heart of Porto, with the experience of this attack, Liverpool continued to attack on Babbel all the way, Chen Yu and Gerrard also leaned to the left, hoping to form a breakthrough at this point.
Chen Yu, Gerrard, and Babel themselves are quite good in their individual abilities, and the threat formed by the three is greater, Porto was defenseless at the beginning, and the defensive forces invested were not enough, and Liverpool continued to break through crosses on the side, which made Porto a storm in the penalty area.
Porto coach Patrick Ferreira was quick to respond, and he immediately waved his players to support the wings, compressing the space on the flanks and not giving Liverpool the opportunity to break through easily.
Liverpool's players are relatively rough in technique, when there is a lot of space, they can play to their advantages of speed and power, when the space is small, the speed and power cannot be played, the passing is not so delicate, the mistakes come up immediately, and the previous sharp breakthroughs on the side are not so effective.
Athletic play is a process of conditioning and counter-conditioning, Liverpool is an old giant, very experienced, seeing the opponent put a lot of troops on the wing, Chen Yu and Gerrard immediately moved the ball to Pennant's side, allowing Pennant to attack on the right side.
Obviously, Chen Yu and Gerrard both looked up to Pennant and underestimated Quaresma, although Porto's defensive strength leaned to the left, Pennant had enough space on the right side, and Reese also came to assist, but Quaresma was in a state like a god today, he and the defender blocked Reese and Pennant's attack, so that Pennant attacked many times on the right side to no avail, and was also counterattacked by Quaresma, if it wasn't for Reese fouling in advance in the midfield, Quaresma is likely to get another chance to shoot.
Seeing that his teammates were not strong, Chen Yu decisively chose to go it alone.
In the 15th minute of the game, Chen Yu intercepted Porto's pass on the side, Babel reached out in front of him to ask for the ball, wanting to break through from the side, but Chen Yu glanced at him but didn't give it, and he took the ball diagonally to Porto's penalty area.
At this moment, Porto's two central defenders in the middle are there, among which the central defender Bosingwa is also a bit of a famous star, but seeing Chen Yu with the ball galloping like a rainbow, Porto's players are still at a loss, Lucho who just scored. When Gonzalez shook Chen Yu past him, he directly reached out to foul and dragged Chen Yu down.
Kick! Yellow!
Referee Michelle did not hesitate to give Lucho. Gonzalez showed a yellow card and awarded a free kick.
The free kick in this position is not too threatening, but the game is just 15 minutes, Porto has eaten two yellow cards, Liverpool has eaten one, which makes the commentator on the scene quite worried, "Although a little harsh is good for Porto, but Michel is also too harsh, just 15 minutes on three yellow cards, according to this rhythm, there must be a red card today, Liverpool only has one attacking midfielder to eat a yellow card, and Porto's central defender Bosingwa and midfielder Lucho." Gonzalez has received yellow cards, and if Liverpool continue to attack with such intensity, it will be difficult for Porto to defend later! ”