prince's green

Chapter 94 Corinthians ([-])

At 12:13 on December 15th, the semi-final of the 30 Club World Cup, Tokyo FC will play against Corinthians.After this game, there will be another semi-final between Chelsea and Monterrey.

Yokohama International Arena, Ringer came here to play a game in the league this season, but that game was for the AFC Champions League rotation. Tokyo FC scored a draw here, and Ringer did not score.

That time, the stadium with a capacity of more than 7 people was less than half full, but this time, the entire stadium was filled to the brim.

When the entire Tokyo FC team came out, there was a huge cheer from the entire stadium.

"Gas Team~~~Gas Team!!!"

"Lingoal~~~Lingoal!!"

There are also a small number of people calling for Corinthians. After all, Brazil is the kingdom of football. It is said that more than 1000 Corinthians fans flew halfway around the world to Japan to support their team. There will be two or three thousand fans flying over.

Standing in the center of the court, Linge sighed a little: This is the place where the predecessors fought. In 2002, the alien Ronaldo scored twice here, helping Brazil beat Germany 2:0 and winning the fifth Hercules Cup in the history of the Brazilian team.

Now ten years have passed, Ronaldo, Kahn, and many of the stars who fought here have retired. Today's football is already the era of Melo.

"Hello, viewers. This is the semi-final of the 2012 Club World Cup broadcast for you by Tencent Sports, the match between Tokyo FC and Corinthians. Both sides are ready and the match is about to begin."

Tokyo FC still has the old starting lineup.
Goalkeeper: Shuichi Gonda;

Defenders: Tokunaga Yuhei, Morishi Masato, Jang Hideyoshi, Ota Kosuke;
Midfielders: Hideto Takahashi, Hasegawa, Takuji Yonemoto, Hinata Oyama;
Forwards: Ringer, Watanabe Chima.

Corinthians' starting lineup is also a 442. Many defensive teams like to use a 442 formation. This is the most comprehensive formation covering all positions on the court and is helpful for defense.However, with the rise of Mourinho, the 433 defensive formation has also become popular.

Corinthians' starter,
Goalkeeper: Cassio;

Defenders: Alessandro, Cacheo, Paolo Andre, Fabio Santos;
Midfielders: Ralf, Paulinho, Henrik, Danilo;

Forwards: Emerson, Guerrero.

In the Corinthians team, except for one Paulinho, they are all unknown people. There are not many people who have played in Europe before or will be able to play in Europe in the future. Only the Peruvian Paul Guerrero on the front line played for him in his early years. Bundesliga Bayern and Hamburg are considered rare star players.There is also goalkeeper Casio who played in Eredivisie Eindhoven for two years in his early years, but soon returned to Brazil.

At the start of the game, Tokyo FC took the lead. The ball came to the frontcourt with three passes and two downs. Ringer took the ball at the penalty area line. Cacheo, who was defending him, seemed a little careless. Ringer dribbled the ball across the opponent. Kick the door right away.

"Mr. Lin, hit the door at the beginning!"

The ball went to the upper right corner, but before the ball entered the goal, the opponent's goalkeeper Cassio pushed the ball away with his fingertips, and there were sighs in the stadium.

"At the beginning, Lin Jun made a very threatening shot, but unfortunately the opponent's goalkeeper reacted quickly and finally dragged the ball out."

"Defense~defense! What are you doing? Don't give the Chinese a chance to kick easily!" Corinthians coach Tite shouted from the sidelines.

Tite knows that his players are underestimating the enemy. In the past, South American teams were rarely eliminated in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup, so his players have already set their goals on Chelsea. what they value.

But how can it be so easy to deal with the player who can become the first hat-trick after the restructuring of the Club World Cup?

Ringer opened the game with a long shot to refresh the fans, and it also made Corinthians start to pay attention to his defense.

In the 7th minute, Tokyo FC once again attacked and hit the frontcourt. Peruvian forward Guerrero returned to the front of his penalty area, and fiercely uprooted Watanabe Chima.

"Give him a card ~ give him a card!" Bobovic yelled from the sidelines.

"Mr. Referee, this is a nasty foul."

"That guy should be given a red card!"

Tokyo FC is also putting pressure on the referee, but in the end the referee only gave a warning.

So 1 minute later, Takahashi Hideto pushed Guerrero with the ball behind his own half. Out of the "principle of fairness", the referee also gave Takahashi Hideto a warning.

Only a few minutes into the game, the field began to smell of gunpowder.

In the 9th minute, Danilo's volley from the left side of the penalty area missed the goal, and Corinthians also completed their first kick.

Both sides played a little emotionally, and Ringer didn't know what was going on. I was called a "shrunk version of Neymar" and I didn't get angry. I don't know where these guys got angry?

However, Ringer also vaguely noticed that the other party's anger was not small, and there might be a chance at this time.

Maybe it's because I can check my status at any time. Ringer is very sensitive to the invisible and intangible things like status. He has an inexplicable intuition. Ringer feels that the goalkeeper Cassio opposite today seems to be Excellent condition.

If this is the case, a team with excellent defense and a goalkeeper who is in excellent form, then Tokyo FC will be in trouble today.

In view of this, Ringer was prepared to make an early plan.

At present, the two sides are a bit angry, and maybe they can take advantage of it at this time.

In the 12th minute, Hasegawa was fouled for dribbling the ball in the midfield, and Tokyo FC won a non-threatening free kick in the midfield.

Hasegawa sent the ball quickly, Ringer received the ball and played a two-for-one cooperation with Oyama Hyunhei, not far from the opponent's penalty area.

Paulinho came to intercept Ringer, and Ringer made a gesture to break to the right, causing Paulinho's center of gravity to shift, but he pulled the ball back under his feet and accelerated past the opponent's left.

"Beautiful~ Lin Jun's breakthrough!"

Breaking through Paulinho, crossing the penalty area line and entering the penalty area, the opponent's defender Cacheo immediately came oncoming, Linge hopped on the ball alternately with his left and right feet, turned around and pulled the ball, and avoided the opponent with a Marseille roundabout.

"Jun Lin's Marseille Roundabout~Marseille Roundabout!!"

Marseille turned around and was already facing the goalkeeper. Linge took a step forward. At the same time, other Corinthians defenders in the penalty area also came towards Linge aggressively.There was not much time left for him, and Ringer's thighs tensed in a flash, his muscles exerted strength, and he shot with a kick.

"Jun Lin~~ hit the door!!!"

The ball was hit vigorously by Ringer's instep, the speed was increased to the maximum, and it went straight to the goal.The moment the ball flew out, the Corinthians defender who rushed over from his side also knocked Linger to the ground.

Cassio had already made preparations, squatting his legs slightly, ready to save this threatening shot.But Cassio immediately realized that the kick was aimed at his crotch, so he had to sit on the ground immediately, trying to block the extremely fast ball.

But it was still a step too late, his butt was still more than 20 centimeters from the ground, the ball had already arrived, and it just slipped through his crotch and entered the goal.

"Lin~~~goal~~~~" TV Tokyo's commentary made a long hissing sound.

"Jun Lin~ It's him again!!"

"In the opening ten minutes, Lin Jun entered the penalty area with a personal breakthrough, and then scored with a burst shot!"

"Gas has taken the lead and hopefully they can hold on and keep this score and they will become the first Asian team to reach the final of the Club World Cup."

After seeing the ball fly into the goal, Linger got up from the ground and rushed to the sidelines to accept the cheers of the fans with open arms.

"Lingoal~~~!"

"Lingoal~~~!"

"Mr. Lin~~ I love you and get the way!"

Bobovich was also cheering and celebrating with the assistant coach, and from time to time he punched and provoked Tite on the Corinthians coach bench not far away.

"This is Ringer's fourth goal in the Club World Cup. He has tied the top scorer list of the Club World Cup. He has 4 goals with Messi, Brazilian Denilson, and Egyptian Abtelika. The top scorer in the Club Cup." Tong Xun's commentary, as always, is counting as a record for Ringer.

Due to the competition system of the Club World Cup, many players only come to participate in one or two sessions in their careers, and each session usually only has two or three games, so the total number of goals is not many. Ringer's 4 goals are tied for the total. Number one on the scorer list.

Tokyo FC scored first, and Corinthians was a little anxious.When the game restarted, they began to press the offense.

In the 18th minute, Tokyo FC got a good chance to counterattack. Ringer made a quick counterattack with an oblique pass to penetrate the defense and helped Chima Watanabe get a single chance. Ao stretched out his leg to block it, and finally became wide of the bottom line.

"Watanabe, it's a pity, this is a good opportunity to expand the score."

Tite on the sidelines found that the scene was a little out of control and started yelling to remind the players.

"Steady~Steady!"

"Steady the defense first, don't rush up, we still have time."

I have to say that this Tite does have some abilities and has a good control over the team.Soon Corinthians calmed down, and Tokyo FC's idea of ​​expanding the score by counterattack was strangled.

In this context, the two sides began to attack in a position where you come and go. Both teams are very concerned about defense, and the sidelines have become less attractive.

In this kind of back and forth between you and me, Corinthians found an opportunity instead.

In the 30th minute, Corinthians got a corner kick. Peruvian Guerrero relied on his physical advantage to overwhelm Jang Soo-hyun with a header. The ball flew into the near post after a small bounce in front of the goal.

"Corinthians equalized the score, which is really bad news, and then the two sides are back on the same starting line."

Although the score was equalized, the double-anti still continued to follow the previous style of play, and the positional battle slowly faded away. The most important thing is to stabilize the defense.

At the same time, Ringer also confirmed during this period that the goalkeeper on the opposite side is indeed in good condition. It may be difficult to break through the opponent's ten fingers. Ringer himself does not have much confidence to score him another goal.

During the intermission, neither side made much adjustments.

In the second half, the two sides were still slowly killing time. Bobovich has told everyone to be mentally prepared for overtime and penalty shootouts.

However, in the 78th minute, the opponent used up a substitution, and seemed to want to try to end the battle within 90 minutes, but a counterattack by Tokyo FC pierced the line of defense, and the opponent gave up this idea.

In Tokyo FC's counterattack, in the end Ringer's threat to hit the goal was resolved by the opponent's overwhelmed goalkeeper.

In this way, at the end of 90 minutes, the score was still 1:1.

"Both sides failed to seize the opportunity in the second half. It seems that overtime has to be played. This will also be the first time in this Club World Cup to qualify for overtime."

The head coaches of the two teams have plans in mind, but they don't give each other a chance. Everyone gambles on their luck to see who is lucky enough to play a world wave killing game, or just fight for luck in a penalty shootout.

In terms of the arrangement of the Club World Cup, in the battle for the fifth and sixth places and the battle for the third and fourth places, a 90-minute tie will be a direct penalty kick, but in other games, a 90-minute tie will require extra time, and a penalty will only be awarded after the tie in overtime .

Ringer is not afraid of penalty kicks. Tokyo FC has experienced two penalty shootouts this season, all of which defeated their opponents.

The only thing Ringer is worried about is the opponent's goalkeeper. That guy is in full condition, and the penalty shootout will definitely have a great impact.

(End of this chapter)