prince's green

Chapter 57 Consecutive Goals ([-])

After the game against Niigata Swan, the Japan League Cup quarter-finals also started.According to the lottery, Tokyo FC's opponent is Vegalta Sendai, the host first and then the guest.

Bobovich said earlier that he would completely give up the domestic cup competition, so in the League Cup in midweek, Tokyo FC sent a full substitute lineup to participate, and guys like Hirayama who had not been able to play for a long time finally got a chance to start.

Tokyo FC simply lost 1:2 at home to Vegalta Sendai, but the League Cup knockout match is a two-round match, and they have to wait until the second round of the away game is finished before they can be eliminated.

After the match against Niigata Swan in the 19th round, Tokyo FC's opponents were difficult to deal with in the next two rounds. In the 20th round, they challenged the Urawa Red Diamonds away, and in the 21st round, they played an away game against Kashiwa Helios.

"Three Arrows Hiroshima: A Good Opportunity Comes", this is the analysis made by the Hiroshima media.

"Tokyo FC, the dark horse of this season, is about to usher in a difficult schedule. They challenge Urawa Red Diamonds and Kashiwa Helios in consecutive away games. Both teams are capable of beating Tokyo FC. At the same time, they are away games, especially Urawa Red Diamonds. The Devil's home game, this is the famous Devil's home game in Asia, the Gas team may suffer a two-game losing streak due to insufficient response, this is an excellent opportunity for Hiroshima Sanfrecce to chase points~~~"

Japanese fans give the impression of being moderate, but there is a special case, that is Urawa Red Diamonds fans, they are known for their fanaticism.

Urawa Red Diamonds fans are the most united and dedicated fans in Japan. They have always been known for their loyalty. No matter where the team goes as a guest, there will be a large group of fans following them.Especially when participating in the AFC Champions League, two or three thousand Urawa fans often charter flights to support the team away from home.Tokyo FC has performed well in the AFC Champions League this season, and each time there are only a few hundred fans accompanying the team to away matches.

Urawa fans are also known for their professionalism, whether it is the neat cheering sound or the large-scale Tifo jigsaw puzzles on site, these are comparable to those of big European clubs, so Saitama World Cup Stadium has also been built. At the same time, Urawa's home court has long been the home court with the highest attendance in the J-League.

The British Fox Sports TV once selected the most loyal fan groups in the world. The Urawa Red Diamonds, Liverpool in England, Barcelona in Spain, River Plate in Argentina and Galatasaray in Turkey were selected as the top five.

Of course, fanatical fans will naturally do some fanatical things, and Urawa Red Diamonds are fined almost every year for fan behavior.

On August 8th, in the 4th round of the J-League, Ringer came to the home of the No. 20 devil in Asia, the Saitama World Cup Stadium for the first time.

As soon as you hear the name of the Urawa home stadium, you know that it was built for the 02 World Cup. The 02 World Cup held many group matches here, and the semi-final match where Brazil defeated Turkey 1:0 was also held here.

Saitama is located in Kanto, very close to Tokyo, so Urawa Red Diamonds also have many fans in Tokyo.

The opponents of Urawa Red Diamonds in the Kanto region have always been Kashiwa Helios and Kawasaki striker, and Urawa is slightly better in all aspects, vaguely related to the boss of the East, Tokyo FC, a mid-lower team, will never be seen by them in the eyes.Unexpectedly, Tokyo FC has sprung up this season, currently ranking first in the league, and the only remaining J-League team in the AFC Champions League. It seems that they want to challenge Urawa Kanto's status as the leader.

At present, Tokyo FC ranks first, and Urawa Red Diamonds ranks fourth in the league. This game is also a standard strong battle. At the same time, it is logical that it has become the most watched game in this round. The Saitama World Cup Stadium can accommodate more than 6 people. The rate exceeded 5000 people, setting the highest number of spectators in the J-League this season.Among them, only more than 2000 were Tokyo FC fans who came with the team, and most of the rest were Urawa fans wearing red jerseys. The scene completely turned into a sea of ​​red.

"Kanto will always belong to red only!"

"Rubies always shine!"

Seeing these large Tifo banners at the scene and singing "We Are Rubies Forever" neatly, Ringer was also very surprised.He has been a professional player for more than half a year, and it is the first time he has seen so many spectators in a game, the first time he has encountered such a shocking away game, and even the last time he went to Tianhe away game was not so powerful.

Evergrande's Tianhe home stadium has a capacity of only 4 people, and the cheering voices of Evergrande fans are not professional enough, it seems a bit messy, while the singing voices at the Urawa scene are uniform, as if a person's voice has been amplified and thickened countless times. It can be shocking.

"This kind of scene only appeared when Urawa participated in the AFC Champions League in the past. It seems that the rapid rise of the gas team has put a lot of pressure on Urawa." Yamamoto Koichi was talking.

To be honest, in such an atmosphere, any visiting team will be overwhelmed, and Tokyo FC is no exception.

At the beginning of the game, Urawa Red Diamonds took advantage of the advantage of the home court and launched a fierce attack under the horror atmosphere of the home court.

"Genki Haraguchi~ Header! The top is too high~~~~"

"Yuki Abe~Long shot! Missed the post~~~"

Urawa's offensive was quite ferocious, and Tokyo FC was completely suppressed. Bobovich was jumping anxiously on the sidelines, constantly directing the defense line layout.

But still failed to hold, Urawa Red Diamonds scored a goal soon.

"Richards~ broke in!"

"Richards~ hit the door!"

"Refraction~ Goal in! Richards' shot was refracted by Morishita's thigh, and Hitoshi Shiota couldn't do anything about it."

In the 11th minute of the opening, Urawa's Brazilian foreign aid midfielder Richards seized the opportunity to break into the penalty area and hit the goal, and finally refracted into the net.

"Fuxk~Fuxk!!! Those guys from Urawa are like taking stimulants!" Bobovic was so angry that he couldn't choose what to say.

After scoring the goal, Urawa did not restrain himself, but continued to strengthen the offensive, as if he wanted to end the game directly.

"Urawa's corner kick chance, the Gas team is the team that conceded the third most goals in the J-League corner kick defense this season, they have to be careful this time."

"Abe Yuki~ Got it!"

"Dangerous, there is chaos in the penalty area now! The goal has been scored! Who is it? Ugagami~Ugagami Yuya! It was he who stabbed the ball into the goal in the chaos, and Urawa led 2:0."

Less than half an hour into the game, Urawa Red Diamonds took a 2-0 lead. The result of this strong match was somewhat unexpected.

Tokyo FC's defense line is full of small guys with quick reactions. The tallest in the starting lineup is Hasegawa at 1 meters, but Hasegawa's offense is not bad, and his defense is notoriously bad. If the defense is better, they may all enter the Japanese national team.

After more than half a season, the teams in the J-League have gradually learned about this weakness of Tokyo FC. Tokyo FC's defense is very stable when attacking from the front, but defending Tokyo FC with corner kicks is always easy to make mistakes.

In the corner kick defense of the J-League this season, only Gamba Osaka, a defensive scumbag, and Sapporo Consadole, who only scored 18 points in 4 league rounds, are worse than Tokyo FC.

"Defense~ Be defensive! We still have a chance, don't give up!" Bobovic clapped his hands and shouted from the sidelines.

The Devils trailed by two goals in half an hour. Bobovich knew that cursing would not be effective at this time. The morale of the team is low now, but the opponent keeps attacking and wants to end the game in the first half. Afraid of losing the ball.

Seeing his teammates downcast one by one, Ringer had to think of a way.

The Urawa Red Diamonds attacked again. The opponent's striker Genki Haraguchi dribbled the ball and tried to break through. Ringer rushed up without hesitation and shoveled the opponent directly from the side. Shocking boos sounded in the stadium, and the referee also came over and gave Ringer a direct shovel. A yellow card.

In Japan, probably only Urawa's home court can hear such boos.

Linger ignored the referee who raised the yellow card behind him, and shouted to his teammates when he returned to the defense: "The game is not over yet, we still have a chance! In the last game, we also trailed by two goals at halftime, and we still didn't catch up in the end. Cheer up and defend this period of time first. It is impossible for them to maintain such a mad attack without regard to physical strength for a whole game. When their physical strength is almost exhausted, it is our chance."

Maybe it was Ringer's words that made the difference, or maybe it was slowly adapting to Urawa's indiscriminate attack. Tokyo FC held the final time of the first half.

During the halftime break, Bobovich expressed the same opinion as Ringer: "They attacked like that regardless of physical strength, trying to kill the game in the first half. It's not an irretrievable score, we still have a chance in the second half, and when they run out of energy, that's our chance to counterattack."

At the beginning of the second half, Urawa continued to attack for 10 minutes, but Tokyo FC fully adapted to the opponent's rhythm and did not make any mistakes in defense.

From the 60th minute, Urawa began to withdraw their formation, and they also knew that if they continued to attack, they would lose their energy.

"Hasegawa, we need to speed up the pace, drag them to run, and not give them a chance to rest." Linger suggested that Hasegawa speed up the team's offensive rhythm.

Tokyo FC suddenly picked up the pace, and the opportunity soon appeared.

In the 66th minute, Nakamura Hokuto, who played as a guest left back, suddenly advanced forward after receiving a pass from Hasegawa, and Urawa was a little caught off guard.Ringer immediately went to meet him, took the ball and walked into the penalty area, but was stopped by Urawa defender Tomoaki Shinno, but Ringer turned around protecting the ball and returned the ball to Nakamura.

"Nakamura, pass the ball!"

When Ringer returned the ball, he also yelled to remind his teammates that this routine has been used in practice, but whether it can be played in the game depends on the players' on-the-spot reaction and cooperation awareness.Hearing Ringer's reminder, Nakamura kicked up immediately after receiving the ball, and made a pass behind the goal on the right side of the penalty area before the opponent's defender intercepted.

"Beautiful cooperation, click later, Hasegawa is following up!" Yamamoto Koichi also cheered for this cooperation.

Hasegawa followed up with a late shot, and the ball entered Urawa's gate without accident.

"The goal is scored! The Gas team finally pulled back a goal. The game is still in suspense. The Gas team was not intimidated by Urawa's momentum in the first half. They played their own cooperation. This is a rare Japanese-style pass for the Gas team. Cooperate."

After Tokyo FC scored, Urawa Red Diamonds immediately made substitution adjustments. Brazilian midfielder Pope came on to replace forward Genki Haraguchi, and at the same time let Abe Yuki go forward as a forward.Urawa players generally consume a lot of physical strength. Urawa's substitution is not only to replace players with physical strength, but also to try to slow down the pace.

(End of this chapter)