The first half ended with the score 1-1.

Aston Villa were of course very unhappy with the result, and in their opinion, they could easily win against Birmingham.

The Birmingham side were not happy with the result, but were able to accept it, and they used the second half as a battleground.

Actually, there were some shames in the first half.

Sturridge had a lot of chances and a couple of dangerous chances, but he didn't take them, and if he did, the situation wouldn't be the way it is.

Macleish felt a little regretful in his heart, but fortunately, there was still time.

By this time, McLeish's surprise tactics had been useless, and now it was clear that Aston Villa were aware of McLeish's tactics and it was clear that Martin O'Neill would not make the same mistake again in the second half.

Next, the second half of the game will be a head-to-head duel between the two sides.

At half-time, McLeish's Birmingham players said: "In the second half, we reverted to the previous Birmingham and played Easter as the main attack, but it doesn't mean that we only have East, when the other players have space, try to pass the football over, we have to bloom more, so that the opponent can't defend against it, you know?" ”

Dongfang Chen and the players of the Birmingham team nodded their heads one after another, indicating that they understood.

On the other side, Aston Villa's manager Martin O'Neill's face is a little unsightly, really, he was a complete fool in the first half, led by McLeish, if it weren't for Sturridge's guy being a little too young and a little less lucky, now Aston Villa would have been doomed.

Martin O'Neill had some resentment towards McLeish.

Before the game, he underestimated McLeish, and now he won't underestimate McLeish anymore, and he thinks carefully about what kind of treacherous tricks this treacherous guy will do in the second half of the game.

Martin O'Neill pondered, but still couldn't come up with it.

With the limited time available at half-time, he couldn't afford to waste too much time on this, and Martin O'Neill immediately said to his players: "The first half was like this, the blame is on me, I didn't figure out the opponent's tactics and made us passive, I'm sorry. ”

Martin O'Neill's apology immediately drew persuasion from the Aston Villa players, who said that it was not the manager's fault alone, but that they themselves were at fault, a misjudgment.

Martin O'Neill didn't want to spend too much time on this, time was running out now.

Martin O'Neill said to his players: "In the second half, we changed from the same to the ever, to go back to the way we play best and to be ourselves, how we played before, how we play now! We are clearly better than our opponents, and as long as we play our best and play our own way, we will definitely win this game. ”

The Aston Villa players nodded their heads and echoed loudly: "Got it, boss!" ”

At this time, Sky Sports commentators Andy Gray and Martin Taylor are discussing the match, and they are both wondering how the two sides will play in the second half.

Martin Taylor said: "Now that it's 1-1, I think the home team Birmingham will still defend and counter-attack. Although this is their home stadium, their quality is really too different from their opponents. ”

Andy Gray has a different view: "I don't think so! In the first half, we all thought Birmingham were going to defend it, but they came out and played against Aston Villa, and I think in the second half, they will still attack. ”

Martin Taylor nodded slightly: "You have a point, but what was the second half like?" Let's go to the competition together to find out. ”

The players from both sides returned to the stadium and the fans inside the St Andrews stadium immediately erupted in fiery cheers to welcome the Lyon team back.

Honk!

Referee Brown blew the whistle and the second half of the game officially began.

Aston Villa kicked off first in the second half, and they immediately reverted to their usual style of play, launching ferocious attacks from the start.

Ashley Young passed the football back to the midfielder, Milner in the midfield caught the football and slowly sent the football to the side, Downing on the side caught the football and immediately ran with the ball, and the Birmingham team's full-back Li Qinglong immediately pounced and made a direct sliding tackle.

Tang Ning suddenly made a sharp stop and changed direction, dodged Li Qinglong's sliding tackle, and then ran wildly with the ball.

Kevin Boateng rushed up and intercepted. Downing immediately crossed the ball, which rolled past Kevin Boateng's feet and behind him.

Aston Villa's midfielder Leo Cork caught the ball and brought it forward, igniting a through ball that sent it to Abonlaho in front.

"Abang Laho!" Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray growled.

Amid the roar, Abonlaho received the ball and flicked it wide before shooting straight into the box and the ball struck the Birmingham goal like an arrow that the Birmingham fans screamed for.

"Joe Hart!" Sky Sports commentator Martin Taylor shouted loudly.

Joe Hart flew off and single-handedly slotted the ball over the line as Aston Villa won a corner.

Ashley Young immediately stepped onto the corner and curled the ball into the Birmingham penalty area. In the box, Aston Villa defender Curtis Davies pushed the ball off the line after James Collins interfered.

Birmingham City goalkeeper Joe Hart kicked the ball away.

The ball flew into the Aston Villa half, Sturridge jumped high to head the ball out, and Sebastian Larsson on the wing caught the ball and curled it straight into the Aston Villa box.

"Sebastian Larsson crosses! Dongfang Chen! Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray roared with excitement.

Curtis Davis, the central defender of Aston Villa in the middle of the penalty area, had already jumped, but Dongfang Chen, who was frantically forward, jumped high with the help of a strong momentum, and immediately jumped above Curtis Davis's head and smashed the football hard.

"Dongfang Chen's header hits the goal!" Sky Sports commentator Martin Taylor also shouted loudly.

Clang!

There was a steel thud, and the ball slammed firmly into the crossbar of the goal, then bounced upwards and fell to the top of the net.

"Wow! What a pity! Birmingham City once again concentrated the crossbar of the goal, today is the second time for Birmingham, it seems that it will be very difficult for Birmingham to score today. Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray exclaimed.

The fans of the Birmingham team at the scene also sighed with regret, this opportunity is really good, but it's a pity.

The Aston Villa people were scared a lot, almost, they were really too suspenseful.

On the sidelines, Martin O'Neill was expressionless, just waved his hand, signaling Aston Villa to press up and attack, trying to score ahead of Birmingham.

Friedel sent the ball out and passed it to Curtis Davis in front of the penalty area, and Dongfang Chen immediately made a frantic pounce. Curtis Davis immediately crosses the ball to Luke Young on the wing!

Luke Young received the ball, looked up at the backfield, and then made a long pass to Downing, who was cutting in on the wing.

Downing quickly stepped forward, and when the football fell, he stretched out his leg and picked the football behind him, and David Murphy, who rushed up frantically, rushed forward too quickly and did not brake the car at once.

In an instant, Downing turned and shook off David Murphy, moving laterally and cutting inside.

Downing saw Ridgewell who was saved, and he swung his leg at the edge of the penalty area to fake a real shot, and after three consecutive trips, he shook off Ridgewell slightly, and he immediately volleyed with his legs.

With a bang, Downing hit the ball hard, and the ball immediately flew towards the Birmingham goal.

"Ridgeville!" Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray immediately cheered with emotion.

With a thud, the ball slammed into Ridgewell's desperately outstretched leg, and the ball immediately bounced off and bounced towards the midfield.

"Even! Nice blocking! Ridgeville's blockade is wonderful! Sky Sports commentator Martin Taylor was amazed.

Tang Ning held his head in his hands, regretful.

Downing thought he had shaken off Ridgeville at the time, but he didn't know if he had just handled it in a bit of a hurry.

The ball bounced off and immediately rolled to the feet of the retreating Sebastian Larsson, who took the ball and immediately turned around.

As he turned, Aston Villa's midfielder Milner rushed up in a frenzy. Before Sebastian Larsson could figure out what to do with the ball, or even distinguish between east and west, the ball at his feet was stabbed out by Milner, who rushed up in a frenzy.

The ball rolled out quickly towards Sebastian Larsson's right and backwards, Sebastian Larsson felt sorry in his heart, it should have been a very good opportunity to counterattack, but unfortunately he didn't take it.

However, the Birmingham fans at the scene did not regret it, as the football rolled directly to Emerson's feet.

Emerson didn't stop the ball and slashed his leg. The ball that rolled towards him was passed to Aston Villa's half.

"Fight back. Birmingham's counterattack is coming! Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray immediately roared.

The ball raced towards Sturridge in the front. Aston Villa's centre-backs and full-backs immediately approached Sturridge and the two flicked Sturridge in the middle, but by the time they got to Sturridge's side, Sturridge was already jumping high.

Sturridge spotted the ball, swung straight to the ball, looked back at the moon and flicked the ball towards the Aston Villa penalty area.

"Sturridge header ferry!" Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray growled.

Dongfang Chen slammed forward like a blue Ferrari sports car, piercing Aston Villa's defense like a sharp dagger.

"Single knife! Dongfang Chen is single-handed! Aston Villa is finished. Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray roared with excitement.

"Aston Villa is finished! Dongfang Chen is in! Sky Sports commentator Martin Taylor roared with excitement.

Curtis Davis turned around sharply, desperately chasing back, frantically moving his legs, but he could only watch Dongfang Chen's back go farther and farther.

The Birmingham fans were thrilled, their faces flushed, and the corners of their mouths curled seductively.

All the Aston Villa fans in the stadium screamed in horror and their faces changed dramatically.

Aston Villa's goalkeeper Friedel Lee rushed out frantically, like Huang Jiguang who wanted to block the machine gun, and looked at death as if he were home.