Ultimate Demon Sword

Chapter 36
In the first 10 minutes of the game, Evergrande showed the experience of the AFC champions and took advantage of the scene.

Seeing that the situation on the field is not good, the head coach Ahly made a decisive change.The full-back on the left is withdrawn to the full-back position, the original full-back is withdrawn between the two central defenders, and the full-back on the other side is forwarded to the winger.The original 4-4-2 formation has been transformed into a five-back system, and the frontcourt is led by Goulart's former teammate Ribeiro to form a four-man offensive combination.

The change really paid off.Since Scolari determined Wen Zhihao's main position, Evergrande's offensive system has been based on the dual-core pair of Wen Zhihao and Goulart as the axis, with assault and penetration in the middle as the main offensive routine.After the opponent changed formation, they increased the protection of the middle lane while maintaining the defensive strength, and Evergrande's offense fell into a bottleneck for a while.

Amidst the cheers with Middle Eastern characteristics at home, the Ahli players became more and more excited as they played.The history of the battle between Chinese football and West Asian teams has repeatedly proved that the West Asian players after the excitement comes up are the most troublesome existence for the Chinese team.

Taking advantage of Evergrande's unsuccessful attack, Ahli took advantage of the situation and hit a quick counterattack.Goalkeeper Ahmed made a long pass and accurately found the midfielder Ribeiro. Facing Zheng Zhi's defense, Ribeiro pushed the ball to the left, and the UAE international Hammadi on the left quickly inserted it. Since Evergrande's right back Zhang Linpeng assisted too far, Hammadi was in front of him. There is a great sprinting zone, and Evergrande's defense has a major omission.

The fans of the home team at the scene immediately cheered in louder decibels, while the Evergrande fans in the expedition raised their hearts and watched every movement of the opponent nervously.He Wei suddenly exclaimed in the commentary: "Dangerous! The other party wants to speed up!"

After getting the ball, Hammadi flew with his legs and rushed into the right side of the Evergrande penalty area like a small sports car advancing at full speed. Central defender Feng Xiaoting hurried up to defend. Hammadi pulled the ball out and shot out of the angle. Corner, blocking the opponent's shot from close at hand.

What everyone didn't expect was that Hammadi's rounded right foot didn't exert force at the moment of touching the ball, but lightly knocked towards the penalty spot, and the Brazilian striker Lima slapped him in the middle.Since Zeng Cheng has sacrificed himself to block the small angle, the goal in the middle is wide open at this time. As long as Lima touches the ball, the score on the field will be rewritten.

The Al Ahli fans cheered instantly. In their opinion, not scoring the goal was more difficult than scoring it. All the fans of the home team stood up. As long as the ball and the net were in close contact, they would dance in the stands with a very local style.

Seeing this scene, He Wei felt equally nervous: "The other party cheated Zeng Cheng with a fake shot and a real pass! Inverted triangle cross, empty goal! Dangerous! Watch out for man-marking!"

Lima, who outflanked the penalty spot, didn't look at the goal at all. He just kicked his leg. He was [-]% confident that he could send the ball into the goal.

The Evergrande fans on the other side were full of disappointment, and they had already accepted the fact that they were about to fall behind.

After a second...

Lima's raised right foot swept into a cloud of air, and subconsciously looked up, the ball flew out of the baseline on the right side strangely, and the referee's gesture pointed to the corner area.

The Evergrande fans at the other end were silent for a while, and then cheered loudly, overwhelming the fans of the home team dozens of times.

He Wei in the commentary slammed the table, stood up and shouted: "Oh! My God! Wen Zhihao actually cleared the opponent's killer ball!"

Lima looked at Wen Zhihao in front of him, and there was a big question mark in his heart.He remembered that Wen Zhihao was still in the middle circle when he outflanked the penalty area, how could this be?
How did he do that?
hateful!

Lima looked at Wen Zhihao with an expression of disbelief, full of fighting spirit in his heart.

He Wei continued to reflect on Wen Zhihao's clearance: "It can be clearly seen from the replay that at the moment when the opponent's winger accelerated, Wen Zhihao had already chased back from the middle circle. As if he knew the opponent's choice, he went directly to the middle to resolve this dangerous situation. This clearance integrates consciousness, technology, and physical fitness. Wen Zhihao's pursuit is similar to his predecessor, the 'China Sun' Sun Jihai's 1V4 chase back in the past."

Many fans in front of the TV scoffed.Back then, Sun Jihai's clearance was in the Premier League, which was not at the same level as the AFC Champions League.And it is a more difficult goal line clearance.Everyone does not deny Wen Zhihao's excellence, but is it interesting to force the relationship like this?

……

At halftime, the score remained unchanged.

Perhaps out of consideration for the second round at home, Scolari replaced Wen Zhihao with Huang Bowen after the intermission to strengthen the overall offensive and defensive balance.

Huang Bowen has a strong ability to transfer and dispatch, but the penetration of offense is far inferior to Wen Zhihao.Without Wen Zhihao's fire support, Goulart, who was in the front midfielder position, quickly fell into a tight siege, and the midfielder Paulinho could only frequently step in to support the team's offense.

Seeing that Evergrande's offense was blocked again, He Wei directly blasted Scolari: "I don't know why Scolari replaced Wen Zhihao at the beginning of the second half. According to what we know, Wen Zhihao is not injured. Why can't we win the game directly in the away game? Now Evergrande's offense lacks the sharpness of the first half. If there is no targeted deployment, Scolari may pay the price for his conservativeness."

Due to the fierce stalemate in the scene, the physical energy consumption of both sides was huge. No. In the 80th minute, Goulart was brought down viciously by the opponent player when he was holding the ball in midfield. Goulart, who fell to the ground, clutched his inner thigh with a painful expression.

He Wei couldn't help but speak again: "Now there is a situation we don't want to see. Evergrande's offensive core Goulart is injured. The team's offense was not going well in the second half, and he played very hard. If this injury affects his playing in the second round, Evergrande will face an unprecedented difficult situation."

He Wei didn't say it clearly, but fans who know football know what the root cause of all this is. They unanimously criticized Scolari's replacement of Wen Zhihao as self-defeating martial arts, and now it is self-inflicted.

Fortunately, until the final whistle sounded, the score remained at 0:0. For Evergrande in the away game, this result is not good, but it is barely acceptable.

However, the media unanimously expressed concern that without an away goal, Evergrande had already lost its opportunity. In the second round at home, it had to fight back and win the opponent, otherwise it was very likely to fall short.

The balance of victory seems to have begun to tilt towards the opponent...

PS: In this episode, in order to take care of the facts, I sacrificed the aura of the protagonist, in pain~
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