Chapter 1263： .1263 Fight the top sixteen!

Al-Kohor Stadium, the atmosphere on the scene was frenzied, and the world-shaking cheers continued one after another. After the start of the World Cup 1/8 finals between the Chinese team and the Mexico team, there was a scene of cautious testing each other.

Regardless of whether it is the Chinese team or the Mexican team, they will actually face today's game very conservatively, especially since their bottom line is that even if they play overtime, they can play a penalty shoot-out!

But you can't lose out because of your own radicalization!

Mexico’s overall strength has not become stronger after the previous generation of stars withdrew from the stage of the national team. Among the familiar previous generation stars are Dos Santos and Pea Hernandez, but now the players in the team are not star-like. concentrated!

However, under the guidance of Martino, the Mexico team also settled down with a defensive counterattack.

Antuna on the right, Pizarro on the left, Pine and Gutierrez in the midfield, and Jimenez, who is struggling in the Premier League on the strike, is a siege weapon to disrupt the opponent's defense.

Although Mexico's tactics are simple, after Martino infused the Argentine football concept, the team has strengthened the control of the game and the organization of passing the ball.

In particular, the rhythm of the game has become clean and neat, and he will never procrastinate to control the ball and let himself fall into the offensive quagmire. If he can hit it, he will fight. If he fails, he will withdraw to the defense to find a counterattack opportunity!

The key to a good defensive counterattack is to create opportunities for counterattack. If you always invest heavily in the battle of positions, you will obviously be unable to launch a counterattack.

There is no doubt that the Chinese team and Mexico are very similar in rhythm, so the two teams tentatively attacked each other within 10 minutes after the start of the game.

But after the trial period, the counterattacks of the two teams showed a climax in the Al-Kohor Stadium!

In the 13th minute of the game, the midfielder Pinet played a long pass to find Jimenez. The latter took the header from the penalty area and flew to find Pizarro in the penalty area, although the latter touched the ball first when he cut into the penalty area. , But the chest stopped the ball but failed to control the strength. The football bounced out of its own control range. Cheng Renjun was the first to block Pizarro behind him and watched the football pop out of the bottom line.

Martino gestured from the sidelines to make the team retreat and prepare to defend.

The Chinese team has to play positional warfare. This rhythm is what Mexico likes, and the Chinese team plays in a positional warfare very simply.

In the 15th minute of the game, the Chinese team had a fast attack in the front court. Zhao Fenghua stopped and smashed the ball with Gutierrez’s follow-up interference, because he had already seen Diego Reyes rushing up to intercept him. At this time, he passed the ball directly behind Reyes!

Reyes stopped and turned and looked around, only to see Wu Lei hitting the ball with a kick.

Luo Cheng made a cut inside the wing, although he was a little far away from the goal, he still made a decisive shot!

The Chinese striker Trident, who did not appear in the final match of the group stage, is full of energy today. The best scorer in this World Cup team is Luo Cheng. His performance has attracted the attention of the outside world beyond imagination.

This shot was strong, and the football went straight to the top corner of the goal!

The Mexican goalkeeper Ochoa ran a few steps quickly and swooped!

Seeing that the football was about to fly into the upper left corner of the goal, Ochoa blocked the ball in the air with a single palm like a superman!

The defender Arauyo returned to the small penalty area for the first time and half-turned to clear the ball out of the sideline.

call!

The Chinese fans all exclaimed!

The Mexican fans have a lingering fear!

"Luo Cheng almost scored a long shot! If this goal is scored, it will definitely be a world wave!

Ochoa! The 37-year-old Ochoa is as agile as the 27-year-old!

Mexico really has a good goalkeeper!

The striker of the Chinese team obviously began to be active in the game. They sat on the bench for 90 minutes in the last game. It can be said that Situ Yunbing's bold use of people in the last game exchanged space for the main striker to fully rest. Today , The Chinese team's striker has at least an absolute advantage in physical fitness! "

Martino helped his glasses on the sidelines, the danger just now was really shocking!

The Chinese team has a strong front line, which has been proven in the group stage.

7 goals from 5 different players!

Mexico needs to be more cautious in positional defense!

With this dangerous situation, Martino naturally made a defensive adjustment, allowing the midfield line to retreat to the front of the penalty area to avoid being cut by the Chinese team's winger and hitting a long shot!

In the 18th minute of the game, the Chinese team made a fast attack. After Zhao Fenghua came to the dangerous area of ​​the offensive, he received Luo Cheng's pass from the side. When he rushed in for a press in Pioneer, Zhao Fenghua pretended to play the ball but dropped the ball. Turned around and went to the other side, seeming to be strolling in a leisurely court, but it made the opponent in a hurry.

After the group stage, when the European media summarized the outstanding players in the World Cup group stage, Zhao Fenghua was able to rank among the top five midfielders of all participating teams!

He sorts out the offense and defense of the Chinese team very well, while also constantly delivering threatening balls!

Although on the stage of the World Cup, he lacks stronger impact and aura compared to those players who are already considered to be world-class midfielders, but he is already very outstanding in terms of stability.

When Zhao Fenghua continued to lap the ball forward, Gutierrez blocked in front of him. At this time, Zhao Fenghua shortly sent the ball to the right side of the penalty area. Gutierrez still guarded Zhao Fenghua and replaced it with thunder. Jess rushed to rob Luo Xin.

After Luo Xin cut inside and found that there was no good chance to take a long shot directly, he continued to dribble inside to close the Mexican defense, and then suddenly changed to go outside to kill by the veteran Moreno!

Close to the penalty zone line before the bottom line, Luo Xin swept the ball across the front zone!

Wu Lei quickly followed up with the diagonal penetration to grab a forward shot!

At the moment he took a shot, defender Alvarez directly put a shovel to block the ball out of the baseline!

Another wave of offensive by the Chinese team formed a shot, but this time the Mexican defense did a good job!

Martino looks solemn, the Chinese team's striker strength is much stronger than he imagined!

Three minutes later, when Luo Cheng made a cross from the side and was directly blocked by Rodríguez, Pine took possession of the ball in the backcourt. Seeing Zhao Fenghua retreat, he knew that he must play the ball as soon as possible, otherwise Mexico would not even have a chance to counterattack. !

So Pinet crossed the ball diagonally to the left of the midfielder, and the veteran Moreno quickly inserted the ball forward on the side zone and then passed the ball straight ahead.

Pizarro stopped the ball on the left side of the offensive dangerous zone, turned around and quickly killed the ball. Due to Mexico's slow follow-up in the middle, this made Zhang Zhibang decisively help defend the wing, just before he was about to kill Piza When Luo was in front of him, the latter stopped holding the ball abruptly and then withdrew, then an oblique pass sent the ball to the left side of the penalty area.

Center Jimenez responded here with his back, and before Bai Yuanfan stepped forward to defend, Jimenez spiked and turned around to shoot!

The football went straight to the bottom left of the center of the goal. The ball came suddenly. Shen Jingjie's sight was blocked at first, so the save action was a little slow, but fortunately he still managed to block the ball out of the baseline!

After completing the save, he raised his hand and said to his teammates that he was okay. Just now, Bai Yuanfan happened to block his vision, and he could not see Jimenez turning around with the ball.

"Shen Jingjie saved Jimenez's shot! Mexico's counterattack also began to threaten!

The Chinese team needs to improve their defensive aggressiveness and can't let their opponents take a shot from the penalty area so easily! "

Situ Yunbing also punched his left palm with his right boxing on the sidelines, his expression was tough, and the message to the team was to be tougher and decisive in defense!

After all, Mexico is also fighting back. There are only a few people on the offensive end. If Jimenez retreats to respond, Bai Yuanfan will decisively defend against the press, because other Mexican offensive players will have teammates to mark and limit!

Perhaps because it was a knockout match, Bai Yuanfan also had some worries, for fear that if he stepped forward and defended, it would expose the space in the penalty area and be used by opponents!

In any case, the knockout is always stressful, especially for defensive players.

They are different from offensive players. Offensive players can make mistakes from beginning to end. As long as they make one right, one chance, and one goal, it is possible to turn things around, but as long as the defensive player makes a mistake, no matter how many times they are right, they will become eternal. sinner.

Mexico's corner kick attack failed to make a threat, and they didn't have many players involved in the attack.

After the Chinese team's defense became aggressive and tough, this allowed them to continue to put pressure on the Mexican defense.

In the 32nd minute of the game, Gutierrez received Pizarro’s pass from the frontcourt and looked for the goal. Zhao Fenghua rushed to press him. Gutierrez suddenly changed the direction of the ball to get rid of it, but followed closely. When Huang Bozhou slams up and shovels to intercept, the ball is destroyed.

Zhao Fenghua turned around and quickly stepped forward to push the ball forward, and Pi Nei quickly retreated upon seeing this.

After Zhao Fenghua smashed the ball to the offensive danger zone, Pi Nei also rushed to shovel and intercept!

Zhao Fenghua calmly smashed the ball and changed its direction to complete the dodge, and then passed the ball diagonally to the left of the penalty area in front of Reyes.

Wu Lei took the initiative to catch the ball and ran towards the side. This surprised Arauyo who came out of the defense. The defender Rodriguez, who was in the penalty area, was about to step forward to steal Wu Lei. But Wu Lei passed the ball straight between Rodriguez and Arauyo!

Rodriguez turned and looked around, and Luo Cheng's figure came into view!

Luo Cheng cut into the penalty area around the outside line, and after receiving the pass from Wu Lei, he has already penetrated Mexico's defense line.

When Alvarez quickly killed him, Luo Cheng decisively passed the ball to the right side of the penalty area!

Because at that end Luo Xin is about to run away!

When the football fell, Ochoa ran towards the right post. Alvarez and Arauyo were powerless, and the 34-year-old veteran Moreno was also rid of Luo Xin!

Seeing that Luo Xin was about to head the ball directly, someone jumped in front of him and pushed the ball out of the baseline!

Midfielder Diego Reyes!

Nearly 30,000 Chinese fans in the stands of Al Kohor Stadium sighed loudly and couldn't help holding their heads in their hands!

Without Reyes's relief, Luo Xin would almost face the midair door!

This goal must be scored!