1477 The Battle of Contradictions
In the warm atmosphere of the new Wembley Stadium, the "battle of contradictions" between Liverpool and Chelsea was fiercely staged.
Chelsea defended at the centre and back, while Liverpool moved the tempo of the game with quick passes.
In the 12th minute of the game, Baines, Alonso, Johnson, and Raul made continuous passes in the midfield to complete the offensive transfer from left to right.
The Chelsea defence immediately pressed on Raul's flank, who slotted the ball to Steven Gerrard, who was close to him, after Merreles rushed up.
Raul stepped forward immediately after the ball and he forced some gaps in the Ashley Cole side defence.
Gerrard didn't get the ball to Raul and dribbled towards the right side of the box.
Just after dribbling two steps, he was caught in a dense defensive line in front of the Chelsea penalty area, Mikel, John Terry and Frank Lampard who retreated.
Suarez was running behind Terry at this moment, and Cahill was with him.
Chelsea were afraid that Liverpool would take advantage of this opportunity to penetrate the defence.
Gerrard didn't send the ball straight to Suarez, but crossed diagonally from the spot and picked the ball to the back of the box!
With Suarez's running tearing, Cahill's marking revealed some gaps.
Qin Xiong shook off Ramirez and soared to the limit when he stepped into the penalty area, and Ivanovic realized that it was too late for Qin Xiong to cut inside the back of the penalty area!
He couldn't stop Qin Xiong at all.
Gerrard's cross flew straight to the far corner of the small penalty area, Qin Xiong rushed into the Chelsea penalty area like a whirlwind, and when the football fell to shoulder height, Qin Xiong bent down and pushed the ball towards the Chelsea goal with his forehead!
Petr Cech made a save, but Qin Xiong's angle of the ball was too tricky!
The soccer ball hangs in the corner of the goal!
Petr Cech collapsed in front of the goal-line, thinking nothing but frustration and not bothering to criticize the Chelsea defence.
Qin Xiong rushed to the corner flag area after breaking the door, and he raised his fists high with a cold look on his face.
Didn't Chelsea say Liverpool were too conservative?
So Liverpool let go of playing with you, will you resist?!
"Qin Xiong! Qin Xiong once again scored a crucial goal in the final! This time, Liverpool through a midfield team cooperation by Gerrard in front of the penalty area to pick up the far point of the penalty area, Qin Xiong cut inside the penalty area to complete the header!
1:0
Liverpool got off to a dream start in the FA Cup final! ”
Chelsea's squad will not give up at this moment, but they are still a little flustered about containing Liverpool's attack.
Their attack was mainly driven by midfield, with Ramirez, Meireles and Frank Lampard pushing forward in a disc shape, and Juan Mata lying behind Drogba to respond, and the main scoring opportunities were concentrated on Drogba.
In the first 30 minutes, two crucial interceptions by Thiago Silva were key to Liverpool's efforts to keep the goal intact.
In the 32nd minute of the game, Liverpool concentrated their attack on the left side of the front.
Qin Xiong and Baines continued to play a two-one-one on the wing, and when Qin Xiong received Baines' pass in an offside position, he surprised the Chelsea defence, which was overly concentrated on Qin Xiong's side.
They seemed to be waiting for Qin Xiong to cut into the penalty area.
However, this time Qin Xiong chose to cross with his feet.
A cross sent the ball to the back of the box.
Cahill, John Terry and Suarez couldn't touch the ball and could only look up at the ball flying overhead.
At the back post, Raul jumped up from a not-so-good shooting position to battle Ashley Cole for the win.
Surprisingly, Raul didn't head the ball on goal, but instead headed it back into the box.
Gerrard followed up on the ball just outside the box and Frank Lampard and other defenders immediately came to the attack.
After drawing in most of Chelsea's midfield defence, Steven Gerrard struck the ball wide of the gap to the left in front of the box.
Chelsea's unexpected figure appeared there and slammed straight into the goal.
Baines!
His low shot flew into the Chelsea goal.
Cech made a lateral save to block the ball with one palm, but the ball was too fast and left him little time to react, so he made a save!
The football bounced back in the small penalty area, and a Reds player followed up and volleyed the ball into the empty net!
Suarez!
After the goal, Suarez ran around the field with open arms and an excited smile on his face.
The Reds fans in the stands at the new Wembley Stadium sang and danced and jumped and jumped to the delight of seeing their team take a two-goal lead.
"Liverpool extend their lead! This time it was Suarez who scored the ball in front of goal!
Liverpool showed a richer set of routines and styles of play in attack, they tried their best to tear apart the Chelsea defence, and they did!
The players worked well together, and Chelsea's defence exposed gaps in successive reactions.
Baines' long-range shot was already very good, but unfortunately he couldn't take the opportunity to score the ball, but fortunately, Cech made a save and Suarez made a decision! ”
Chelsea were two goals down and fought back.
Ahead of the end of the first half, Chelsea created chances up front thanks to Ramirez's brilliant individual performance.
Ramirez played a longitudinal one-two with Frank Lampard on the right side of midfield and then a longitudinal one-two with Mikel behind him, slotting in the space between Baines and Thiago Silva and slotting into the box.
Catching up with the ball in front of the baseline, he swept the ball straight to the goal without stopping.
Drogba squeezed past Skrtel and slotted the ball into the near corner before Reina.
Chelsea pull a goal back!
After Drogba scored the goal, he rushed into the goal with no expression, held the ball in his arms and ran towards the midfield.
The Blues fans cheered on from the stands and suddenly went up two notches!
Chelsea fans who have been aggrieved and sad this season are hoping that the team can win one honour in the final moments of the season, and the only one is the FA Cup!
'Didier Drogba brought Chelsea back to life! Towards the end of the first half, Drogba received Ramirez's close cross and sent the ball into the Liverpool goal!
The Blues' attacking play from Chelsea was not subtle, but this time Mascherano focused his main defensive focus on Juan Mata, with Alonso's lateral movement slow and Skrtel's obvious mistake in marking Drogba in the box, which allowed Drogba to take advantage of his chances in front of goal.
It's hard to say who will die, and it looks like the second half of this game will be more intense. ”
With two minutes left in the first half, Liverpool did not want to give Chelsea a chance to attack, so they took control of the situation and watched the time to deliver the final blow before the end of the first half.
Qin Xiong played the ball back on the left and Baines assisted to cross the ball to Alonso, who fired a long-range shot wide of goal to end the first half. (To be continued.) )