Chapter 786 The First Championship of the Season
Chapter 786: The First Championship of the Season
After returning to the locker room, Gao Bo did not criticize the team's performance in the first half, of course, did not praise his players.
He just asked the players to continue to strengthen the offensive while paying attention to Manchester United's offense in the second half, and overwhelm their opponents with powerful offensive blocks!
The team that wins this game will undoubtedly build a strong self-confidence, which is very beneficial for the team's league start!
At Manchester United, Guardiola was boosting the morale of his players.
He kept telling Manchester United's players that their ability is the best in the world, they don't have to be worse than Manchester City, they are even better than Manchester City's players, they can have an advantage on the offensive end, and it is not a wrong choice to play against Manchester City, On the contrary, it can give full play to the potential of the team!
At that time, as long as Manchester United can score the second goal, they will be able to go all out and completely speed up Manchester City!
And Manchester United's players were also very excited under the instigation of Guardiola. Their attack in the first half did threaten Manchester City's goal many times. They did not fall behind in the battle against Manchester City!
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Neither team has changed much after halftime.
The second half is basically the rhythm of the first half!
The tense confrontation battle continues!
In the 48th minute of the game, Casemiro raised his foot too high when defending at the front of the penalty area. The referee awarded him a foul and gave Manchester United a free kick at the front of the penalty area!
Modric and Pedro stand in front of the ball, both of them have the ability to take free kicks, but the way they take them is completely different.
When the referee blew the whistle, Pedro ran to the football first, he made a stance to slam the goal, but when he was about to reach the football, he ran to the other side!
Then Modric followed and shot with his right foot! !
The football bypassed the Manchester City team's human wall and went straight to the Manchester City team's goal!
Oblak was very focused, he picked it in the air, stretched his body, and dialed the ball out of the bottom line with his fingertips! !
"Oblak!!! He was very focused,
And it's explosive! With a wingspan of more than two meters, he has a very large range of control, allowing him to save the ball from the bottom line! ! It was a very nice save! ! "
After Manchester United made a threat, Manchester City quickly completed a very threatening offensive.
In the 51st minute of the game, Griezmann took the ball in the frontcourt and tried to break through!
As a result, Thiago was brought down to the ground!
The referee gave Manchester City a free kick on the right side of the frontcourt!
Sanchez pretended to come to kick the ball, but when he ran to the ball he stepped back!
Then David Silva passed the ball into the middle of the penalty area!
Manchester United centre-back Otamendi pushed the ball over the baseline when he fought for the top with Kompany.
However, the referee signaled Manchester United to serve the goal kick.
Manchester City's players protested, but soon the matter was no longer entangled.
In the nick of time, it is difficult to make accurate decisions, and this kind of thing is too normal on the football field. Even Manchester City fans didn't take it too seriously.
And when Manchester United's goal kick was taken, Manchester United quickly advanced to the front!
Modric took the ball at the front of the penalty area, made a straight move, then suddenly cut in and volleyed with his left foot!
The football hit Umtiti's feet and it was refracted!
With a violent spin, the football bypassed Oblak's fingertips and flew into the goal behind him!
While the Manchester United fans were cheering, the Manchester City fans quit.
They were reminded of the previous penalty, arguing that the referee's mistake had caused their team to concede the ball.
The Manchester City players on the field did not struggle with this issue, they were a little helpless.
The opponent's shot was deflected and scored.
There's a bit of luck in those goals, and there's nothing they can do about it.
On the sidelines, Guardiola raised his arms in celebration, while Gao Bo stood on the sidelines. He pressed his hands down, indicating to the Manchester City players not to worry, there was still time in the game, and then he asked the players to continue to attack and not be afraid to fight with the opponent. of confrontation.
In fact, Manchester City, who are one goal behind, must also attack.
In the 66th minute of the game, Sanchez made a cross from the left!
De Gea strikes and hits the ball! But football is still under the control of Manchester City.
Griezmann made a straight pass from outside the penalty area, Hazard was interfered by Hummels when he shot, and the football hit the side net.
In the 68th minute of the game, Manchester United's frontcourt free kick passed into the penalty area, resulting in a melee!
In the scuffle, Pea Hernandez grabbed a kick and the football flew to the goal!
Oblak made another great save!
If it weren't for Oblak's wonderful performance, I'm afraid Manchester City would have lost the third goal!
However, Manchester City's attack quickly hit Manchester United's danger zone!
David Silva made a half-high pass from the front of the penalty area and wanted to bypass the defense to find Hazard.
As a result, the football was in the hands of Otamendi!
The referee decisively awarded a penalty!
Griezmann easily scored a penalty to make it 2-2! !
This goal made the game into a more intense confrontation!
Since there is no overtime in the Community Shield game, the tie is tied after 90 minutes, and the two sides will directly win the game by penalty kicks!
So in the next game, both teams almost went all out to attack.
And the two goalkeepers became the most dazzling protagonists in the next twenty minutes of the game!
De Gea and Oblak both made wonderful saves one after another!
But by the end of the 90-minute game, the score was still two to two.
When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, fans began to look forward to the exciting penalty shootout.
"Penalty shootout!!! Both sides entered a penalty shootout!!"
The commentators are also very excited!
Penalty kicks are the most exciting part of football matches.
No one can predict the outcome of a penalty shootout unless it is England who kicks the ball.
The first to play is Sanchez!
Gao Bo chose to make Sanchez the first to take the penalty kick.
Sanchez was very calm in the face of De Gea, he pushed a dead corner on the bottom right and scored the ball.
And Manchester United's first up is the small pea Hernandez.
Hernandez's penalty is also very stable, he directly volleyed the upper right corner of the goal, Oblak had no way.
In the next three rounds, both players scored penalty kicks.
The penalty shootout became 4-4!
Fifth round penalty shootout!
Manchester City played David Silva.
David Silva's performance is very solid, which is why Gao Bo let him take a penalty kick in the finale.
Sure enough, he did not live up to the expectations of Gao Bo and Manchester City fans, and scored a penalty.
Next, the pressure is all on Manchester United!
Thiago, Guardiola's favorite, was on the penalty spot, the fifth Manchester United player to take a penalty.
Oblak stood in front of the goal line, he didn't move, his eyelids drooped and he looked relaxed!
Thiago starts the run!
"Shoot!!!"
left! ! !
Oblak sped out! !
Thiago's shot angle is still tricky, but his power is not great!
Oblak threw the palm of his hand and saved the ball to the bottom line!
"Oblak!!!!"
Amid the roar of the commentator and the cheers of Manchester City fans, Oblak raised his arms.
Manchester City players rushed into the box.
"Congratulations to Manchester City, they won the penalty shootout and won the Community Shield!"