Chapter 129
The ball was blocked and the ball was blocked.
47th minute.
Norwich's attacking opportunity.
The ball appeared at the feet of Buendia on the right again.
This player just assisted Pukki to score a goal, so Aston Villa's defenders did not dare to be careless.
In an instant,
Neil Taylor, Grealish and Hourihane all appeared in front of Buendia at the speed of a 100-meter sprint!
Compared with the last defense, Aston Villa added a defensive player this time.
The three players attacked Buendia at the same time.
Although Buendia is a South American player with a sharp breakthrough technique, it is really difficult to get rid of the pressing of three players in a short period of time.
So!
Buendia still chose to pass the ball directly!
With the previous experience, Aston Villa did not give Buendia a chance!
At the critical moment, the team's full-back Neil Taylor jumped high and directly blocked Buendia's long pass with his body.
"Beep!!"
After the football flew out of the sideline, the referee also blew the whistle to end the first half of the game.
After the first half of the battle, the two sides temporarily tied with a score of 2:2.
Although the score was tied, it was quite unfavorable for Aston Villa.
If the score of 2:2 continued until the end of the game, Aston Villa could only be second!
Back in the locker room, Dean Smith immediately gave his disciples a death order!
"Play more directly! We have the last 45 minutes left! I don't ask much of you, just score one more goal and make sure the defense doesn't lose the ball!"
"We have worked hard for a whole season, and we can win if we score one more goal!! We will lift that damn trophy at Villa Park!!"
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In Xiaguo, major media took advantage of the halftime break to report the first half of the Villa vs. Norwich game.
"Dongqiu.com": "An ups and downs first half! Aston Villa fell behind, equalized, overtook, and then was equalized! There are only 45 minutes left in the final battle of the English Championship!"
"Live 8": "Xia Yuan assisted and scored twice in the first half! Helped Villa temporarily 2:2 Norwich!"
"Sports Weekly": "Goal battle! After the first half, the two teams jointly contributed four goals, leaving Villa with little time!"
"Today's Headlines": "Lost the ball at the last moment of the first half! German midfielder Stiepermann equalized the score with a header! Aston Villa needs to score as soon as possible in the second half if they want to win the championship!"
On social media, many football media people also expressed their opinions.
Commentator Zhan Jun: "Aston Villa's attack in the first half was very rich, but it's a pity that Norwich's crosses from the wing were too efficient! During the halftime break, Mr. Dean Smith needs to defend well to have a chance to beat Norwich!"
Dong Lu: "According to football metaphysics, Aston Villa has not lost in more than ten consecutive games. It is very likely that they will be defeated by Norwich tonight!"
Huang Jianxiang: Aston Villa should play more boldly. The best way is to imitate Norwich directly and cross from the wing! Try to connect Xia Yuan and Abraham as much as possible!"
Liu Jianhong: "There is not much time left for Aston Villa. Looking at the first half of the game, Aston Villa's most threatening attack basically comes from Xia Yuan's pass. Villa has become dependent on Xia Yuan!"
Wang Tao: "Xia Yuan performed well in the first half. In the second half, Xia Yuan must be given more passing opportunities to beat Norwich! "
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A quarter of an hour later.
The second half of the match between Aston Villa and Norwich officially started.
Aston Villa took the lead.
Dean Smith's speech during the halftime break played a certain role.
After Abraham passed the ball to Xia Yuan on the right side, he rushed towards the penalty area of Norwich.
However.
Xia Yuan did not choose to pass the ball at the first time.
Instead, he continued to pass the ball to Mings in the backcourt.
There is only one reason, the number of defensive players is too many!
At the moment when Xia Yuan received the ball, a large number of defensive players rushed in front of Xia Yuan at the same time.
McLean, Franchi, and Stieperman!
Xia Yuan had no time to pass the ball to Abraham on the front line
, can only pass back.
"Press forward! Everyone, press forward! Don't give the opponent a chance!!"
"Keep grabbing the ball!"
On the Norwich bench, head coach Falk was constantly roaring at his disciples on the court.
Both sides had almost no time to adapt and immediately entered a high-intensity game rhythm.
48th minute.
Aston Villa could not see any passing routes, and Norwich's frontcourt players pressed very actively, so the Villa central defender kicked the ball directly to the frontcourt!
Bang! ! !
A few seconds later, the football quickly flew to the opponent's half.
At the top of the penalty area.
Aston Villa's center forward Abraham had jumped up at the same time as Norwich's central defender and began to compete for the high ball.
In the process of this confrontation.
Abraham won an absolute victory.
Zimmerman was no match for Abraham. After the latter grabbed the first point, he immediately headed the ball back to McGinn in the middle.
At this moment, there was no one defending McGinn!
Facing this great opportunity, McGinn naturally did not hesitate at all and shot the ball with a powerful volley! !
Bang! !
A powerful long shot! !
The ball went straight to the opponent's goal.
In the stands of Villa Park, Aston Villa fans have all stood up and watched everything happening on the field nervously! !
On the goal line.
The goalkeeper Krul from the Netherlands showed his terrifying reaction ability and quickly jumped to the ground to save the ball!
His right hand saved the ball at the moment when the ball was about to fly into the goal line!
"World-class save!!"
"Krul!!"
"He made a save in a very short time!"
"The score is still 2-2! McGinn's long shot didn't score!"
In the studio of Dongqiu.com, Zhan Jun's face was full of shock.
After seeing this scene, coach Zhang Lu commented with some helplessness in his tone: "There is no way, this is completely a reflection of personal ability. Krul's reaction speed is really too fast. McGinn has done what he can do..."
Although this shot did not break Norwich's goal, it boosted the morale of the fans!
In the stands, more than 40,000 Villa fans began to sing the team song "Hi-ho Aston Villa" hysterically.
Hoping to use this method to inject strength into the Villa players on the field.
