The tempo of the game in the first half was always under the control of the Spanish team. They patiently passed the ball in the opponent's half, using the width of the field to mobilize the opponent's defense, and once they found an opportunity they would immediately launch a fatal attack.

The Russian team was prepared for this situation. They gave up possession of the ball, retracted their formation, set up a fence and waited for an opportunity to counterattack.

As a result, the game quickly turned into a half-court offense and defense drill.

In the first ten minutes of the game, Spain had over 85% possession and the Russians barely 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, Lin Quan was tripped by an opposing player when he tried to dribble past an opponent on the left side of the penalty area, and Spain won a free kick in the frontcourt.

The position of the ball made it difficult to shoot directly, so Lin Quan gestured, ready to kick the ball directly to the back post.

At this time, Costa was secretly competing with the opponent's central defender Ignashevich near the right post.

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

Ignashevich naturally refused to let him pass, so he grabbed his arm and pushed him back.

At this time, Lin Quan's ball had already been passed. After Costa predicted the landing point of the ball, he deliberately stepped back by taking advantage of the opponent's forward force.

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

Unexpectedly, when he was stepping back, his feet slipped and he fell first.

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

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

What happened? Ignashevich looked back in confusion and saw the football lying in his own goal.

The ball went in! ?

Who scored the goal? He was about to look for the culprit, but he saw his teammates looking at him in disbelief.

Was it me who came in?

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

Could it be that was a football just now?

The goal replay on the big screen at the scene answered Ignashevich's doubts.

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

Unexpectedly, the ball he passed hit the opponent's defender squarely, and then deflected into the net.

The goalkeeper had no way to deal with this kind of refracted and changed direction ball. His teammates were too close to the goal and did not leave him any time to react.

After realizing that the ball had gone in, Lin Quan raised his right hand and excitedly punched the ball in celebration.

No matter how it goes in, as long as it goes in it's a good shot.

Although he didn't score the goal himself, after seeing the ball go in, Costa jumped up from the ground and mocked Ignashevich, who looked confused and guilty: "Hey, man, that was a great goal!"

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

Seeing Diego Costa's despicable look, Ignashevich got angry and waved his fist to hit him.

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

This scene stunned Busquets!

My goodness, isn't this really a top student who graduated from our La Masia Film and Television Academy? Many players on both sides didn't see clearly what happened. When they saw Diego Costa suddenly fall to the ground, they thought that a conflict had broken out between the two, so they subconsciously surrounded him.

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

If the players from both sides were to start a fight here, it would really be a slap in the face of FIFA in front of billions of people around the world.

"I didn't hit him, he fell down on his own!"

Ignashevich felt aggrieved and angry. While explaining to the referee, he tried to pull up Costa who had fallen to the ground.

But his move caused misunderstanding among Spanish players:

"Don't do it!"

"Behave yourself, kid!"

"You wanna fight?"

For the Spanish players, it would be fine if they didn't see it, but since they saw it, how could you still do it in front of us?

When the Russian players saw that the Spanish players were about to besiege Ignashevich, they also raised their fists and assumed fighting stances.

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

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

No matter whether this kid hit anyone or not, it is not unfair to give him a yellow card warning based on his uncalm behavior just now.

Is it really not unfair? Ignashevich almost cried, he felt more wronged than Dou E! It was obviously this guy who faked a fall, and I obviously did nothing, why was I the one who got the card? Costa, lying on the ground groaning in pain, secretly showed his fingers, observed the situation, and pretended to be for a while.

The referee saw that he couldn't get up, so he waved for a stretcher and carried him away.

While being carried away, he kept groaning, as if he was seriously injured and was about to die.

Seeing the other person in such "pain", even Ignashevich himself was confused: Did I really hit him in the face with my fist just now? Otherwise, how could this guy be injured so badly? Even the person himself thought so, not to mention the fans at the scene.

Originally some people thought that the referee was too harsh, but when they saw Diego Costa's miserable appearance, they all felt that the yellow card was not unfair, and was even a bit too light.

The guy was beaten so badly that he couldn't stand up, and you just gave him a yellow card?

If that's the case, then the Russian players can just punch all the Spanish players off the field and they'll definitely win.

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

He even asked the substitute forward to go out for warm-up just in case.

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

Team doctor: “Uh…”

Bosque: "I'll be frank. I'm prepared."

The team doctor was speechless: "Costa doesn't seem to be injured."

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

Costa: "Ahem, I was just pretending!"

Bosque was speechless and turned to walk back, but after thinking for a while, he felt that it would be too obvious to do so.

So he came back and told the team doctor and Costa: "Give him some more treatment and let him play in five minutes."

After saying this, the old man felt his face getting hot and he felt guilty.

It's so shameful that they have to use such a despicable trick.

It’s all Costa’s fault. He led me into trouble.

…

Because Costa was injured and left the field, Spain had to play with 10 men during this period.

There were some people in the audience who were skeptical about Costa's injury, but when they saw that he couldn't come back for such a long time, their doubts were completely dispelled.

It seems that Diego Costa is really seriously injured!

Five minutes later, Diego Costa limped back onto the field and there was even sporadic applause from the crowd.

Some fans seemed to be moved by his spirit of not leaving the front line despite a minor injury, and spontaneously applauded him.

But some careful fans noticed that Diego Costa's injury was not to his face, but his leg was also limping.

Lin Quan was also curious about Diego Costa's legs, but the red spot 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 anyone at the time of the incident, based on his understanding of Diego Costa, he is more inclined to believe that the other party did not do so, or did not succeed.

But Diego Costa's face really turned red, and he really looked like he had been beaten.

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"Well, I rubbed it with my hands!"

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

Lin Quan was stunned for a moment, and secretly gave him a thumbs up: "It's a pity for you not to go to Hollywood!"

…

After falling behind, Russia tried to fight back.

But Spain did not tolerate them at all and surrounded and robbed them in the midfield, which made them a little unbearable. They soon lost the ball and retreated back to their own half.

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

Their ball possession rate continued to increase. By the 30th minute, technical statistics on the scene 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 was passed back and forth between the opponent's feet.

In the 37th minute, Russia finally got a great chance to counterattack.

They took advantage of the fact that almost all the 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. When the Russian winger dribbled the ball into the penalty area, six Spanish players had already returned to their own penalty area.

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

With 3 against 6, this ball can only be scored if the coordination of our team is very good or the opponent's defensive players make a huge mistake.

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

Seeing that the opponent's defensive players were rushing to the ball in a hurry, he pretended to shoot, really dribbled the ball, created a certain space, and then passed the ball to the middle.

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

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

After completing the pass, Golovin did not stay in the penalty area, but cleverly retreated outside the penalty area. This created a certain distance between him and the defensive players, giving him space to handle the ball.

So, after receiving the pass from No. 11, he flicked the ball with the outside of his foot, then used the inside of his foot to draw an arc, passed De Gea's block, and flew towards the goal.

I have to say, this shot was really beautiful.

When the Russian fans in the stands saw Golovin's shot, they all stood up and stared at the football.

Goal! Goal! Countless fans shouted in their hearts, hoping that the ball could fly into the Spanish goal.

But unfortunately, their expectations were dashed.

The football drew a graceful arc in the air and then flew past the post and over the bottom line.

Alas! Sighs were heard from the stands.

The Russian fans have already sat back in their seats dejectedly, still feeling regretful about the goal that just happened.

It was such a pity that this ball was missed. It could be said to be their best shot chance in this game.

Coincidentally, Bosque also thought so.

He roared like thunder on the sidelines, very dissatisfied with the team's defense this time! Obviously, his team had the advantage in numbers, but the defensive players were attracted by the football and ran after it in a swarm, not paying attention to marking anyone.

If they had assigned one person to keep an eye on Golovin, the opponent would not have had a chance to connect with the ball, so how could they have completed this threatening shot? Bosque's prestige in the national team was still very high, and he didn't get angry very often, so after hearing his roar, these stars who played for top clubs lowered their heads consciously like children who had made mistakes.

"Don't give them this 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 Russia's previous counterattacks were almost all launched from his side.

The level this guy has performed is much higher than that of his teammates in the national team.

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

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

Golovin, who was enjoying superstar treatment, couldn't laugh at all at this time.

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

What's more, after experiencing the ravages of Lin Quan in the team training match, their defensive capabilities have been further improved, and it is no problem for them to catch a small Golovin.

As a result, Russia's most active point on the field soon died down.

After the engine was turned off, they fell into a more passive situation and were beaten from all sides.

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

Lin Quan made the gesture at the back post again, as if he was trying to replicate the previous goal.

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

This time, in addition to Ignashevich, there were two other players lurking around Diego Costa.

When Lin Quan saw that several players from the opposing team were double-teaming Diego Costa during his run-up, he changed his mind and kicked the ball to the front point.

Pique, who was lying in ambush in the middle, keenly sensed Lin Quan's intention. When Lin Quan kicked off, he quickly moved forward and headed the ball for the goal before the opponent's defender could clear the ball.

The ball was almost headed high and almost hit the inside of the crossbar and into the net.

But because of this, the goalkeeper had no way of saving the ball.

The score became 2:0, and in the last minute of the first half, the Spanish team expanded their lead.

Although there was still half of the game to go, after seeing this score and the astonishing disparity in ball possession between the two teams in the first half, almost everyone believed that the Spanish team had already won. (End of this chapter)