Chapter 316: First goal scored, the first goal in the final!

"CCTV, dear audience friends, welcome to watch the 2014 Brazil World Cup final - Spain vs. Germany!"

"I'm He Wei!"

"I'm Xu Yang!"

"First, let's take a look at the starting lineups of the two teams. Spain's starting lineup is..."

In the CCTV studio, two commentators are introducing the starting lineups of the two teams.

However, before they could finish their introductions, the situation on the court suddenly changed.

Spain launched a fierce attack on the German team without any hesitation.

"The ball was passed to Lin Quan's feet. Iniesta was in a good position. The two of them might play a combination. Lin passed... No, he shot directly!"

"Danger!"

"Neuer's position is very forward!"

Seeing Neuer's position, the two commentators couldn't help but exclaim.

Neuer is known as the goalkeeper. He stands very forward and has a wide range of movement.

This aggressive positioning also makes Neuer vulnerable to overhead kicks from opposing players.

Lin Quan had played against Neuer in the Bundesliga and was very familiar with this guy's playing habits.

That's why I would specifically observe his position when dribbling the ball and then choose to take a long shot.

The ball was hit very suddenly. Neuer was at this time near the penalty area line, about fifteen meters away from the goal.

Seeing Lin Quan's lob shot, Neuer's face changed drastically with fright. He retreated quickly and didn't dare to jump from the spot.

The ball had a very high arc and he probably couldn't reach it if he jumped from the spot.

However, the flying speed of the football was much faster than Neuer had imagined. He had only taken two steps back when the football was about to fly over his head.

There was no choice but for Neuer to jump up and stretch out his right hand to intercept the football.

The ball has a very high arc. If it were an ordinary goalkeeper, he would probably not be able to reach the ball at all.

But Neuer is 1.93 meters tall and his jumping ability is amazing.

After he jumped up, he barely touched the football with his fingers and slightly changed the flight trajectory of the football.

With a bang, the football hit the crossbar and bounced out of the bottom line.

Seeing the football being blocked, the German fans subconsciously patted their chests and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The ball just now was so thrilling. The opponent's long shot was of very high quality. If it weren't for Neuer's heroic performance and save, the ball would have most likely gone in.

This escape from danger changed the way German fans looked at Lin Quan.

This guy really should not be underestimated.

After falling to the ground, Neuer took a look at his own goal, breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the ball did not go in, and then he couldn't help but look at Lin Quan who shot the goal with some fear.

This guy, I haven't seen him for a few months, and he seems to have become stronger again.

If I want to defeat him, I'm afraid I'll have to work twice as hard!

Seeing the ball being saved by Neuer, Lin Quan felt a little regretful.

This guy, his physique is too good, right? With this jumping ability, I feel like he can play basketball.

To be fair, Neuer's sweeper-style kick has created a new genre.

For modern football, goalkeepers like De Gea who stay in the small penalty area almost all the time and rarely attack are becoming increasingly out of step with the times.

Players like Neuer who like to attack, have a large range of activities, can act as a sweeper, and can even be the initiator of the attack are becoming more and more common.

However, few of these goalkeepers can achieve the level of Neuer.

Thanks to his excellent footwork, stable mentality and the continuous transformation of him by Bayern's two coaches Heynckes and Guardiola.

Neuer's style of play has become more and more stable and mature.

Not only did the number of his mistakes decrease year by year, but his proactive choice also effectively made up for the shortcomings of several Bayern central defenders who were slow to turn and easily attacked from behind.

It seems that it is not so easy to seize the opportunity to hang his door.

Maybe we can try it after he leaves the penalty area, but in that case, the position of the lob would probably have to be near the center line or even further.

After defusing a wave of attacks by the Spanish team, the German players began to increase their pressure and double-teaming on the Spanish midfielders.

Khedira's absence had a significant impact on the German team, and on the Spanish side, Busquets, who was injured in the semi-finals, also failed to catch up with the final.

Neither team has the most organized lineups, so in this case it depends on which head coach has better adjustment capabilities.

The German team's formation today is 4231. In the midfield, Löw chose Kramer and Schweinsteiger as defensive midfielders.

Of the two, Kramer is more defensive, while Schweini is more versatile, good at both offense and defense.

Schweinsteiger is the team's midfield organizer and the metronome of offense and defense transitions, but after Kroos gradually grew up, the German team's organizational work was dispersed.

Among the three attacking midfielders, Muller plays more of the role of a second striker.

Ozil is responsible for passing the ball and just acts as a passing turret.

Kroos is tasked with controlling the tempo of the game, which is very similar to the responsibilities he has at the club.

In offense, Kroos will use his broad vision and accurate passing to help the German team plan offensive routes, avoid the opponent's tightly defended areas, and attack the opponent's weak points.

When defending, he would move back and work closely with his two teammates in the defensive midfield to form an airtight interception network in front of the back line, thus stifling the opponent's attack in the midfield.

The German team was already familiar with this tactic, but Khedira's sudden injury had an adverse effect on them.

Kramer, born in 1991, is still very young and not as experienced as Khedira.

Moreover, he has no experience in such major competitions, and his personal strength is obviously not as good as Khedira.

In the German team's midfield, the defensive midfielder's role is very important, which puts a lot of pressure on Kramer.

If something goes wrong on his side, the German team will easily lose control of the midfield.

Spain naturally cannot ignore such a weakness.

Before the game, Spain originally planned to target Ozil.

Since moving to Arsenal last summer, Ozil's personal weaknesses have been fully exposed to the world.

Ozil's breakthrough ability, ability to get rid of the opponent, and physical confrontation ability are all weak.

What's even worse is that this guy always looks like he hasn't woken up yet. Not only does he have low morale, he also seems to lack the desire to win the game.

Such people can easily become a breakthrough point.

However, after Khedira was suddenly injured and missed the game, Bosque temporarily changed his strategy and planned to try out Kramer to see what the effect would be.

In the 5th minute, the German team organized an attack and the ball was passed to Ozil's feet.

Xabi Alonso rushed forward, used his body to push aside his former teammate from the club, and snatched the ball from under the dead man's feet.

Muller immediately counterattacked on the spot, but Alonso was faster.

He took the lead and passed the ball to Lin Quan, who immediately made a long pass to Diego Costa in the frontcourt.

Diego Costa relied on his strong body to try to push away the opposing defensive players.

However, Boateng and Hummels cooperated well, and the two teamed up to close the door and trapped Diego Costa.

The ball was caught by Neuer who rushed out.

Diego Costa felt a little regretful, but he still gave a thumbs up to Lin Quan who passed the ball.

He was slow in starting this ball and failed to keep up with the rhythm of his teammates.

If he had started moving the moment Xabi Alonso intercepted the ball, he might have had a one-on-one opportunity.

Lin Quan didn't think so. He noticed that the two defenders of the German team were consciously setting an offside trap.

If Diego Costa started too quickly, the ball would definitely be judged offside.

It seems that this simple offensive tactic is not very effective, and we still have to go the route of ground infiltration.

After Neuer got the ball, he threw it back to the frontcourt with an accurate hand throw.

Under the interference of Alonso, Kroos made a straight pass and prepared to pass the ball to Muller.

Muller was knocked down by a defender when he was about to break through after taking the ball in the frontcourt, and the German team got a free kick opportunity at the front of the penalty area.

Kroos stood in front of the football. He looked at Casillas' position and wanted to shoot the ball to the upper right corner of the goal.

Unfortunately, his free throw was blocked by the human wall; Diego Costa's height played a huge role.

The ball was caught by a German player on the periphery. Schweini tried a long shot from the top of the penalty area, but unfortunately he failed to control it and the ball went over the crossbar and out of the bottom line.

In the first five minutes of the game, the two sides were basically evenly matched on the field.

The two teams attacked and defended each other, and neither team took the absolute initiative on the field.

After testing each other's strength and condition, both teams focused on the midfield stranglehold.

Because of Busquets' injury, Bosque arranged Xabi Alonso to start in this game.

As a result, Spain's midfield has two veterans over 33 years old.

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On the other hand, the German team's midfielders are very young.

Except for Xiaozhu who is a little older, the other players are all under 25 years old.

Being younger means having more physical energy and stronger physical confrontation ability.

Therefore, according to Löw's idea, once the German team strengthens its midfield defense, it will be easy to overturn the old Spanish team.

However, after the midfield battle began, he found that he seemed to have overestimated the strength of the German midfield.

Spain initially focused on dealing with the newly replaced young player Kramer.

Lin Quan, Iniesta, David Silva and others took turns to attack the area he was defending.

Perhaps because of nervousness, Kramer made a lot of mistakes under the repeated attacks of the Spanish players.

Fortunately, captain Lahm and Schweinsteiger were aware of protecting him, so no serious consequences occurred.

After adapting to the rhythm of the game for a while, Kramer's performance gradually stabilized and even tended to get better and better.

Seeing Kramer gain a foothold, Löw on the sidelines felt relieved.

But there was something wrong with Ozil! When the fight in the midfield became increasingly intense, Ozil's weakness of poor physical confrontation ability was quickly exposed.

Pick on the weak. Since Ozil is not good at physical confrontation, just find a breakthrough from him.

With the help of this, Spain not only frequently stole the ball from Ozil, but also launched a counterattack immediately after the steal.

This made it very difficult for the German team to play. Ozil's ability to pass the ball threateningly is very strong. Giving the ball to him when attacking can effectively increase the threat of their passes.

However, the more times Ozil receives the ball, the higher the risk of a mistake.

The opponent kept pressing Ozil, and Ozil had a hard time holding the ball. It looked like Germany was giving the ball to Spain again! In the 17th minute, Spain stole the ball from Ozil again.

The ball was quickly transferred to Lin Quan's feet. Lin Quan took two steps, dodged Kroos who was trying to steal the ball, and looked up to observe the position of the German team.

Because Lin Quan had passed the ball to Diego Costa many times before, the German players had formed inertial thinking and thought that it would be the same this time.

However, Lin Quan just took a look at Diego Costa's position and decisively gave up the idea of ​​passing the ball to him, and instead passed the ball to Silva on the wing.

Silva tacitly cooperated with him in a two-pass play, and Lin Quan received the ball again and cut into the penalty area.

Kramer appeared in front of Lin Quan, trying to stop his advance.

But Lin Quan used only a fake move to deceive his center of gravity, completed the breakthrough against him, and broke into the penalty area.

Boateng immediately rushed towards Lin Quan, but he learned from the lessons of his previous defeats to Lin Quan and kept a reasonable distance, not getting too close and not giving the opponent the opportunity to pass him easily.

Boateng doesn't want to be the background of Lin Quan's goal anymore! He had the hope of competing for the world's best central defender, but because the videos of him being passed by Lin Quan were made into animated pictures and widely circulated on the Internet, fans generally did not recognize his ability.

You knocked yourself down without any physical contact, and you still dare to say you are the best center back in the world? Have some shame!

Boateng is a man with self-esteem, he really wants to get up where he fell!

Therefore, for Boateng, this World Cup final is his battle to prove himself!

As long as he can successfully freeze Lin Quan and lead the team to victory in this game.

Then the humiliation of the past will most likely be completely washed away, and Boateng will be able to start a new life!

But how easy is it to freeze Lin Quan?

Seeing that Boateng was far away from him, Lin Quan used Boateng's body as a shield and shot decisively.

Boateng didn't expect the opponent to be so decisive, and he quickly raised his foot to block.

However, Boateng was unable to touch the football. Instead, because he was standing in front, he blocked Neuer's sight, resulting in Neuer's inability to make a save in the first place.

The German fans in the stands were all disappointed when they saw this! Was their team going to fall behind so soon? At the critical moment, a small player wearing the German team captain's armband appeared in front of the goal, fell to the ground and slid to hook the ball out! Philipp Lahm! The shortest player on the field stood up! After completing the clearance, Lahm roared excitedly.

Neuer, who escaped the danger, couldn't help but hug his teammate and kissed his forehead with gratitude.

The other defenders of the German team also ran over and hugged Lahm to thank him for his clearance at the critical moment.

Lin Quan glanced at Lahm. He saw Lahm's position before he shot, but he didn't expect the opponent to make such a difficult clearance.

If I had known that I should have kicked the ball higher, into the upper corner or a half-high ball, the result might have been different.

However, Lin Quan was not discouraged by this, as it was impossible for such divine help to come every time.

Last time it was the crossbar, this time it was Lahm, and next time, luck may not be on the German team's side.

Although it didn't go in, Lin Quan's shot still made the entire German team break out in a cold sweat.

"We must guard against Lin Quan!"

In the commentary booth of German TV, the commentators, after being thankful that their team had escaped the disaster, began to become worried again.

"Although Lin failed to score in several shots today, he is in very good form. If he continues to play like this, it is only a matter of time before he scores."

"We must find a way to solve the passive situation on the field!"

German fans think so too, and they also know very well where the problems on the field lie!

That's the damn Ozil!

However, we have only played for less than 20 minutes. Do we have to make a substitution now and replace Ozil?

Is this too radical? Loew was also a little hesitant. Although Ozil was not good at physical confrontation, his passing was very powerful. If he was replaced early, it would definitely have a great impact on the German team's offense.

If you don't make a decision when you should, you will suffer the consequences!

Löw soon paid the price for his hesitation!

In the 31st minute of the game, Spain quickly launched a counterattack, taking advantage of the opportunity that most of the German players were involved in the attack in the frontcourt after completing a corner kick.

Xabi Alonso made an accurate long pass from a very long distance and Diego Costa got the ball.

He couldn't turn around, so he passed the ball to Lin Quan who came from behind.

Lin Quan took the ball, dribbled past Kramer's interception, and after taking a look at Neuer's position, he chose to lob the ball again.

This time, Lin Quan's shot was very far away, 48 meters away from the goal! However, Neuer's position was also farther away from the goal than last time.

Everyone else has already run outside the penalty area!

At such a long distance, Neuer was completely powerless to do anything about the ball.

As long as Lin Quan's ultra-long-range shot hits the goal frame, it will be a goal! The fans of both teams stood up nervously, staring at the football flying rapidly in the air without blinking.

The German fans who had watched Lin Quan hit the corner of the goal frame several times from 30 meters away were already in despair at this time!

That guy could accurately hit such a small spot on the door frame, how could he not hit such a large door frame?

Under the gaze of nearly 100,000 fans in the stadium, the football drew a beautiful arc in the air and whizzed into the German team's goal.

1:0!

Spain took the lead first. Lin Quan scored a crucial goal in the World Cup final! (End of this chapter)