Chapter 627 What does it mean to be a top student at La Masia Film and Television Academy!

The rhythm of the game in the first half was always under the control of the Spanish team. They patiently moved forward and passed the ball in the opponent's half, using the width of the court to mobilize the opponent's defense. Once they found an opportunity, they immediately launched a fatal blow.

The Russian team was prepared for this situation. They gave up possession of the ball, shrunk their formation and built a fence while waiting for opportunities to counterattack.

As a result, the game quickly turned into a half-time offensive and defensive drill.

In the first ten minutes of the game, Spain's ball possession rate exceeded 85%, and the Russians almost never touched the ball.

But their defense was pretty good and they didn't give Spain too many good opportunities.

In the 11th minute of the first half, when Lin Quan was dribbling the ball on the left side of the penalty area and trying to pass someone, he was tripped by the opponent's player and Spain won a free kick in the frontcourt.

The position of the ball was difficult to shoot directly, so Lin Quan made a gesture and prepared to send the ball directly to the back.

At this time, Costa was secretly competing with the opponent's center back Ignashevic on the right side of the post.

Both of them were dishonest and made small moves with their hands, but Costa was obviously more experienced. After seeing Lin Quan's gesture, he tried to squeeze into the middle of the penalty area.

Naturally, Ignashevich refused to let him go, so he grabbed his arm and pushed him back.

At this time, Lin Quan's ball had been passed over. After predicting where the ball would land, Costa deliberately stepped back using the force of the opponent's push forward.

His original intention was to make the opponent fall so that he could shoot.

Unexpectedly, when he was retreating, the sole of his foot slipped and he fell down first.

Ignashevich did not expect such a change, and he fell down unexpectedly.

Damn it, is this guy trying to cheat a penalty kick?
This was the first thought that appeared in Ignashevich's mind, but at this moment, he felt something hit his butt, and then the scene boiled over.

what happened?
Ignashevich looked back blankly and saw the football lying in his own goal.

The ball went in! ?

Who entered?
He was about to find the culprit of the goal, but saw his teammates looking at him in disbelief.

Did I enter?

Ignashevich was shocked and suddenly thought of the thing that hit his butt just now.

Could it be that that was football just now?

The replay of the goal on the big screen answered Ignashevic's doubts.

That's right, Spain's first goal was contributed by his butt!
After Lin Quan on the wing passed the ball, he saw Costa falling in the penalty area. He was grieving in his heart and felt that this opportunity was going to be wasted.

Unexpectedly, the ball he passed hit the opponent's defender impartially, and then refracted and flew into the net.

The goalkeeper had nothing to do with this deflected ball. His teammates were too close to the goal, leaving him no time to react.

After realizing that the ball had been scored, Lin Quan raised his right hand and made a fist-pumping celebration in excitement.

No matter how he scored, as long as he scored, it was a good goal.

Although the goal was not scored by himself, after seeing the goal, Costa jumped up from the ground and did not forget to mock Ignashevich, who looked confused and guilty:
"Hey, man, that was a great goal just now!"

"Why don't you consider joining the Spanish national team? I can help you introduce the naturalization process. I am familiar with this!"

Seeing Diego Costa's mean look, Ignashevich became angry and waved his fist to beat him.

As a result, before the fist reached the opponent, Costa had already covered his face and fell down.

This scene stunned Busquets!

Good guy, isn’t this really a top student who graduated from our La Masia Film and Television Academy?
Many players on both sides did not see clearly what happened. When they saw Diego Costa suddenly falling to the ground, they thought a conflict broke out between the two, so they subconsciously surrounded him.

The referee was startled and rushed over to control the situation.

If players from both sides were to engage in all-out violence here, they would really be rubbing FIFA's face on the ground in front of billions of people around the world.

"I didn't hit him, he poured it himself!"

Ignashevic felt wronged and angry. While explaining to the referee, he tried to pull up Costa who fell to the ground.

But his move caused misunderstandings among Spanish players:

"Don't do anything!"

"Be honest, kid!"

"Do you want to fight?"

For Spanish players, forget it if you haven't seen it. Now that you have seen it, you still want to do it in front of us. How can that be done?

When the Russian players saw that the Spanish players were about to attack Ignashevich, they also showed their fists and assumed a fighting stance.

The referee was still communicating with the members of the referee team and asking what happened.

But after seeing this posture, Ignashevich was immediately shown a yellow card.

Regardless of whether this kid hit someone or not, for his irrational behavior just now, it would not be unfair to give him a yellow card as a warning.

Is it really not unjust?
Ignashevich almost cried. He felt that he was more unjust than Dou E!
It was obvious that this kid was faking, and it was obvious that I didn't do anything. Why was I the one who took the card?
Costa, who was lying on the ground and moaning in pain, secretly exposed his fingertips, observed the situation, and then pretended for a while.

The referee saw that he couldn't get up, so he called for a stretcher and took him off.

As he was being carried down, he kept humming, as if he was seriously injured and was about to die.

Seeing the other party's "painful" appearance, even the person involved, Ignashevich himself, was confused:
Could it be that I really smashed my fist into his face just now?
Otherwise, how could this kid be so seriously injured?
Even the people involved thought so, not to mention the fans at the scene.

Some people originally thought that the referee's shot was too harsh, but after seeing Diego Costa's miserable appearance, they all felt that the yellow card was not unfair, and even a little too light.

People are beaten so hard that they can't stand up, so they just give them a yellow card?

If this is the case, then the Russian players will definitely win if they punch all the Spanish players off the field with one punch.

Seeing Diego Costa being carried down, Del Bosque, who didn't know the truth, hurried over to check the situation.

He even sent his backup forward out to warm up just in case.

Bosque: "How is it? Is the injury serious?"

Team doctor: "Uh..."

Del Bosque: "Speak directly and I am mentally prepared."

The team doctor said speechlessly: "Costa seems not to be injured."

Bosque: "Huh? Then he just..."

Costa: "Ahem, I'm pretending!"

Bosque was speechless and turned around to walk back. After thinking about it for a moment, he felt that it would be too obvious to do so.

So he came back and told the team doctor and Costa:
"Treat him for a while longer and then play again in five minutes."

After saying this, the old man felt that his face was hot, and he felt guilty as a thief.

It's so shameful, so shameful, that you have to use such a dirty trick.

It's all my fault, this kid Costa, for bringing me into trouble. …

Due to Costa's "injury", Spain had to play with 10 men during this period.

There were some people in the audience who had doubts about Costa's injury just now, but seeing that the opponent couldn't come back for so long, their doubts were completely dispelled.

It seems that Diego Costa is really seriously injured!

Five minutes later, Diego Costa limped back to the court, and there was even sporadic applause.

Some fans seemed to be moved by his spirit of staying in the line of fire despite minor injuries, and spontaneously applauded him.

But some attentive fans discovered that Diego Costa hurt his face, didn't he?
Why is the leg lame?

Lin Quan was also curious about Diego Costa's legs, but the red patch on his face made him even more curious:
"What's wrong with your face?"

Although Lin Quan did not see clearly whether the other party hit someone at the time of the incident, but based on his understanding of Diego Costa, he was more inclined to believe that the other party did not hit him, or that he did not succeed.

But Diego Costa's face was really red and it did look like he had been beaten.

"Ahem, I rubbed it with my own hands!"

Diego Costa said in a voice that only the two could hear.

Lin Quan was stunned for a moment and secretly gave him a thumbs up:
"You guys, it would be a pity not to go to Hollywood!"

……

After Russia fell behind, it tried to counterattack.

However, Spain did not tolerate them at all. They attacked them in various ways in the midfield, which was too much for them. They quickly lost the ball and retreated to their own half.

Spain, with a one-goal lead, played more calmly.

Their ball possession rate increased further. By the 30th minute, on-site technical statistics showed that Spain's ball possession rate had reached 90%!

This is really controlling to death!

The Russians couldn't touch the ball at all and could only watch in despair as the ball passed around the opponent's feet.

In the 37th minute, Russia finally got an excellent counterattack opportunity.

They took advantage of the fact that almost all Spanish players were in their own half and quickly passed the ball to the Spanish half through long passes from the wing.

But Spain's defense was very fast. Just when the Russian winger dribbled the ball in and entered the penalty area, six Spanish players had already returned to defend near their own penalty area.

At this time, there were only three Russian players near the penalty area.

3 on 6, this goal will only be scored unless your team's cooperation is very good, or the opponent's defensive player makes a huge mistake.

The person dribbling the ball is Russia's No. 17 attacking midfielder, 22-year-old Golovin.

Seeing that the opponent's defensive player was rushing to attack, he pretended to shoot, actually spiked the ball, created a certain amount of space, and then passed the ball to the center.

After getting the ball, Russia's No. 11 rushed into the penalty area from the center and tried to shoot, but was blocked firmly by the Spanish players and almost lost the ball.

Finally, before he fell to the ground, he passed the ball back to Golovin's feet.

After Golovin just completed the pass, he did not stay in the penalty area, but smartly retreated outside the penalty area. This put a certain distance between him and the defensive players and gave him room to handle the ball.

So, after receiving the pass from No. 11, he flicked the ball with his outer instep, then drew an arc with his inner instep, passed De Gea's block, and flew toward the goal.

I have to say, this shot was really beautiful.

After seeing Golovin's shot, the Russian fans in the stands all stood up and stared at the football.

Get one in!
Let me in!
Countless fans screamed in their hearts, hoping that the ball would fly into the Spanish goal.

But unfortunately, their expectations were dashed.

The football drew a beautiful arc in the air, and then flew past the post and over the baseline.

Ugh!
Sighs sounded in the stands.

The Russian fans sat back in their seats dejectedly, still feeling sorry for the goal just now.

This goal is really a pity. It can be said to be their best shot since this game.

Coincidentally, Bosque thought so too.

He roared like thunder on the sidelines and was very dissatisfied with the team's defense this time!
We obviously have a numerical advantage, but the defensive players are all attracted by the football, chasing the ball in a swarm, without paying attention to marking at all.

As long as one of them stares at Golovin, the opponent has no chance to connect with the ball. How can they complete this extremely threatening shot?
Bosque's prestige in the national team is still very high, and he usually doesn't get angry very much. Therefore, after hearing his roar, this group of stars who play for top clubs all seemed to have made a mistake. The child lowered his head consciously.

"Don't give the other party such a chance again, cheer up!"

After Bosque finished speaking, he immediately adjusted the team's defensive strategy.

He noticed that the opponent's No. 17 player was very active, and almost all of Russia's previous counterattacks came from his side.

This guy's performance level is much higher than that of his teammates on the national team.

So Bosque unceremoniously arranged for someone to mark him and not give him any space to handle the ball.

"Try to deal with him with the same attitude you usually use to defend Lin!"

Golovin, who had enjoyed the treatment of a superstar, could not laugh at all at this time.

This group of Spanish players may not be able to guard against Lin Quan, but they can really guard against Golovin.

What's more, after experiencing Lin Quan's ravages in the team's training matches, their defensive capabilities have improved further, and it is not a problem to handle a small Golovin.

As a result, Russia's most active point on the court quickly stalled.

After turning off the engine, they fell into a more passive situation and were fully beaten.

In the 44th minute of the first half, Spain got a corner kick.

Lin Quan once again made a backward gesture, seemingly intending to copy the previous goal.

But the other party has already been fooled once, and it is impossible to be fooled a second time.

This time, in addition to Ignashevic, there are two other players lurking around Diego Costa.

After Lin Quan saw multiple players double-teaming Diego Costa during his run-up, he changed his mind and sent the ball towards the forward point.

Pique, who was ambushing in the middle, was keenly aware of Lin Quan's intention. When Lin Quan kicked off the ball, he quickly moved forward, before the opponent's defender could make a clearance, and shook his head hard to attack the goal.

The ball was almost high, almost grazing the inside of the crossbar and hitting the net.

But precisely because of this, the goalkeeper couldn't save the ball.

The score became 2:0. In the last minute of the first half, the Spanish team expanded its lead.

Although there was still half a game left, after seeing this score and the eye-popping disparity in possession rates between the two sides in the first half, almost everyone believed that the Spanish team had won. (End of chapter)