Chapter 387

"Scoring the first goal in such a crucial match, in the 40th minute, Spain finally led Morocco 1:0!"

"This is related to the qualifying situation of this group!"

"In another match, Portugal is playing a fierce battle with Iran. The score between the two sides is still 0:0. Iran played very tenaciously in this match."

After scoring the goal, with little time left in the first half, Morocco tried to launch a counterattack and equalize the score before the end of the half, but they failed to do so as Spain showed its strong control.

With two whistles from the referee, the first half of the game ended and both sides returned to the locker room to rest and prepare for the second half of the game.

"The direction of the entire first half was completely different from what we imagined. It can be said that Spain implemented tactical changes that all fans did not expect in order to win."

"Hierro devised a defensive counterattack, just like when Real Madrid had a team of superstars but was willing to sit back and counterattack."

"They took the initiative to lower their posture and let Morocco fight a positional war, which achieved very good results."

"Morocco doesn't know how to play positional warfare. Their tactics and the characteristics of their players need space to play out. That's why Morocco played timidly throughout the first half."

In the FIFA World Cup commentary room, Gerrard got the match statistics of both sides in the first half.

"Currently, in the first half, Morocco had 59 percent of the ball possession, while Spain had 41 percent."

"But in terms of shots, Spain had seven shots, four on target and one goal, while Morocco had only two shots, one on target and no goal."

"Spain had three dangerous attacks, two of which were planned by Lin in the midfield, and one was created by Diego Costa."

Gullit spread out the players' personal performance data, and the focus was naturally on Lin Chen.

"Currently, the player with the highest score in the first half is Lin Chen, who scored one goal. Moreover, after three rounds of group matches, Lin only played in two of them, but has already scored three goals. He is currently tied with Kane for the top spot in the World Cup scorer list!"

"Throughout the first half, Lin ran the most out of the 22 players on the field, with a pass success rate of 91%. He even made more forward passes than the three Moroccan midfielders combined."

"The high success rate and the large number of forward passes prove that Lin is not just a safety master. He has creativity and excellent passing skills."

Commentators from all major live broadcast rooms praised Lin’s performance in the first half.

At this time, England was playing against Panama in another group match. They were already leading 4-0 and Harry Kane was scoring goals to increase his goal tally.

Uncle Kane longs to win the World Cup Golden Boot, but he has to face competition from Lin. Kane never dreamed that he would have to compete with a midfielder for the Golden Boot.

In the Spanish locker room, the coaching team is providing small-scale individual guidance to several players.

Hierro believes there is no problem with the team's overall performance.

"You guys performed very well. We played the counterattack we wanted throughout the first half and continued to play in the same way in the second half."

"If Morocco presses forward, we will retreat, defend first, and then look for opportunities to counterattack."

"If Morocco deliberately loses the ball to us and they want to play a defensive counterattack, then we must push forward as soon as we get the ball and attack with all our strength!"

"If there is a chance to shoot, shoot. If you lose the ball, retreat again and play a defensive counterattack."

"Remember, the counterattack process must be fast. We must seize the moment of transition from offense to defense!"

"These few seconds can determine the outcome of this game!"

Hierro is fully prepared and is determined to win!

After a while, the second half of the game resumed and both sides returned to the field.