Chapter Fifty-six
Chapter Fifty-six
Free kick!
Not a penalty!
The Ukrainian breathed a sigh of relief, and the Fiorentina players did not step forward to pester them. The foul just now occurred on the penalty area line, and the referee has no problem making any penalty.
What happened to the free kick?
In the studio of the local TV station in Florence, the commentators actually started cheering after confirming that the referee had awarded a free kick.
"Free kick! Fiorentina got a free kick opportunity in a very good position, now Shakhtar Donetsk is in trouble!"
Although it is not a penalty kick, it is a bit disappointing, but it doesn't matter if it is a free kick. Who doesn't know that there is a Digan in the Fiorentina team who can take a free kick as a penalty kick.
Perhaps, the Ukrainians really don't know!
Degan stepped forward, of course he hugged the football without letting go, placed it on the penalty spot indicated by the referee, stepped back a few steps, and waited for Shakhtar Donetsk to line up the wall.
Obviously, the Ukrainians are not ignorant of Degan's free kicks. Seeing Degan standing in the free throw position, he felt like he was facing a big enemy. The tallest players on the field formed a human wall together.
The goalkeeper Puyatov of Shakhtar Donetsk was even more nervous, commanding his teammates loudly, and at the same time cursing Kucher in his heart, so as not to die in such a dangerous position.
The head coach of Shakhtar Donetsk highlighted several issues before the game, one of which was repeatedly emphasized that fouls should not be committed within the first 30 meters of the penalty area, but in the situation just now, if Kucher did not foul If so, Montolivo will be able to break into the penalty area and face the goalkeeper directly.
Digan looked at the tense look of the Ukrainian, and secretly smiled in his heart: Since the opportunity is given to me, I will accept it bluntly!
When the referee's whistle sounded, Degan took a step forward, and without any run-up, he rotated his right leg, his foot slammed into the lower right part of the football, the arch of his foot wrapped the football, and exerted force again.
The soccer ball underwent a huge deformation in an instant, and then flew out like a cannonball. After bypassing the heads of the Shakhtar Donetsk defenders in a huge arc, it fell rapidly. Although Puyatov was very focused, But the speed of Digan's kick was too fast, and the arc was too big, so he had no choice but to watch the football go into the net.
The roar sounded again in the studio of Florence TV, and several guest commentators roared and hugged each other.
Although they all believed that Fiorentina could win the game, no one expected that the goal would come so quickly. They took the lead just three minutes into the game.
It was Digan who scored the goal!
After scoring the goal, Degan also opened his arms and ran towards the sidelines. This is his first goal in the Champions League this season. The last time he scored in the European War was in the final of last season Against Arsenal, he scored a hat-trick in that game, helping AC Milan reach the top of Europe.
More than a year has passed, and now Digan is finally back!
The moment Degan scored the ball, Prandelli also waved his fist and jumped up. He was soon embraced by members of his coaching staff, and followed Degan to press on it again. Fiorentina's players and substitutes also came to join in the fun. Poor Prandelli, who was pressed down at the bottom, had difficulty enough to catch his breath at the moment.
At last, the assistant coach Antonelli was quite loyal, and it took a long time to rescue Prandelli. A few minutes ago, Prandelli, who was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, looked like a gentleman. If he joins the beggar gang now, It is estimated that eight bags of elders can be sealed directly.
Prandelli also wanted to find out who was responsible, grabbed Digan, and shouted in his ear: "Go on! Rhodes! One goal is not enough, go on, go on!"
Of course Digan knew what to do. Because of the harassment by the Ukrainians the day before yesterday, the two completely irrelevant teams had formed a grudge. The Ukrainians could use small means outside the field to interfere with them. Make a more violent counterattack on the pitch.
After the game restarted, Shakhtar Donetsk was also trying to attack. Irsinho made a bottom pass from the right, and Lucarelli's header from 6 meters in front of the goal was easily confiscated by Frey.
Although Lucarelli is a well-known prolific striker in the Italian League, he will inevitably be dissatisfied in Ukraine. If Digan remembers correctly, Lucarelli chose to return to China during the winter break of this season. All that is left for Shakhtar Donetsk is four goals in twelve games.
In fact, from the beginning, people can see that Lucarelli's going abroad to play is a short-term behavior. Lucarelli's trip to Ukraine this time is basically going alone, and his daughter and wife stayed in Livorno.
In fact, Lucarelli only planned to go to Ukraine for a maximum of one year. His goal is to participate in the UEFA Champions League once and strive to enter the national team list for the 2008 European Cup.
Just imagine, if you go to the Champions Cup with the team, after qualifying in the group stage, the knockout round will start in February and March, which is also an important moment for the national team to consider candidates for the European Cup.
It is difficult for Lucarelli to find a team in Italy that can take him to the Alps. He can only look abroad. Shakhtar Donetsk has valued him very much for two years, so Lucarelli made a decision. Tough decisions.
So how to explain Lucarelli's return to Serie A in less than half a year?
The miners have been eliminated from the Champions League group stage, and they don't even qualify for the UEFA Cup. If they don't return to Serie A, I am afraid that the Italians can only start from the "overseas player" of "Gazzetta dello Sport" every Tuesday. In the plate, learn a little bit about Lucarelli.
What's more, although Donadoni is a coach who is willing to recruit overseas players into the national team, it is hard to say whether he can still recruit Lucarelli into the national team only by hearing and not seeing.
Returning to Serie A, although now he is only playing for Parma, fighting for relegation, but Lucarelli is famous for the small team. He has long been used to resisting the offensive tasks of the entire team with his own strength, and scored a goal , will definitely occupy a place in the Italian media.
Lucarelli himself also ran a "Livorno Daily" in Livorno. He is very familiar with the operation and power of the media, and naturally knows that if he wants to be selected for the Italian national team, the first thing he has to do is to return to the Italian national team. in the eyes of the countrymen.
Lucarelli missed the header, Fiorentina immediately counterattacked, and Abarth counterattacked from the right. The shot from an angle hits the defender's body and goes wide of the far post.
In the 14th minute, Frey threw the ball in his hand and instigated a counterattack. Digan and Montolivo made a quick two-to-one cooperation on the center line. Tove blocked with one hand and changed direction. Kavinaghi followed up on the left, but was shoveled out of the baseline by the defender.
Immediately afterwards, Montolivo took a tactical corner kick from the left. After receiving the return pass, he made a cross with his right foot. Under Kuchel's close pressure, Degan still fought for the landing point at the front point and headed into the near corner. 2 :0!
Now the Ukrainians were dumbfounded. They had prepared for so long and looked forward to the first game of the Champions League for so long, and they were beaten 2-0 by Fiorentina in just ten minutes!
The head coach of Shakhtar Donetsk, Lucescu, obviously couldn't be satisfied with the performance of the players. After only ten minutes of the game, he made the first substitution adjustment, replacing the player who made two marking mistakes. Kucher and Hubschman played to guard Digan.
After the substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk also took advantage of the chance of recovery after Fiorentina took the lead, and began to counterattack. However, at this time, Lucescu found that the originally smooth offensive routine could not be played now.
The core of the team, Fernandinho, was actually isolated by Florence.
With one tackle, Marchena made a vicious tackle. While kicking the ball away, Fernandinho was also tackled to the ground. This is already his third goal against Fernandinho in this game. Foul.
The referee ran over, showed Marchena a yellow card, and warned him a few more words.
Seeing this, Prandelli, instead of being annoyed by the yellow card, smiled.
This is his tactic. Through video analysis, he knows that Fernandinho is the offensive hub of the Shakhtar Donetsk team. Almost all the offenses of the Shakhtar team revolve around him.
Therefore, in this game, Prandelli dispatched Marchena, who had never been reused before. The football field has a front midfielder and a rear midfielder, and the organizers are placed in the midfield to protect them and avoid being interfered by the opponent. Prandelli made a move, with the midfielder forward, advancing Marchena's position, relying on his fierce defense to cut off the connection between Fernandinho and his teammates, allowing Shakhtar Donetsk The offense doesn't work.
From the current point of view, his tactics are undoubtedly successful!
As the core of the offense on the field, Fernandio has very few opportunities to get the ball under Marchena's strict defense, let alone organize the offense. Even if he gets the ball, he will soon face Marchena's fierce shovel.
Once, twice, three times later, Fernandio was a little scared. Even if he got the ball, he would pass it out immediately, and he didn't even dare to have too much physical contact with Marchena.
Fernandio is relatively tough among Brazilian players, but when he meets Marchena, a butcher-type defensive player, he is nothing.
Lucescu was watching from the sidelines, secretly worried. Although he could be called a famous Romanian coach, he was obviously a bit tender for arm wrestling with Prandelli, a master tactician.
Unable to open the situation in the middle, Lucescu can only hope to create a miracle on the side. Unfortunately, the side of Shakhtar Donetsk was attacked by Pasquale and Abate in turn. If you can't press it, how can you talk about attacking.
The situation on the field began to be completely controlled by Fiorentina. In the 26th minute, Degan dodged the two tackles and passed the ball with a through kick. Fernandinho rushed to make a clearance in front of Abate, but failed. Thinking of kicking the ball back in front of Digan, Digan shot with his right foot from the edge of the penalty area, but it turned a little straight and was blocked by Puyatov.
In the 34th minute, Fiorentina's offense shifted to the left again. Pasquale received a pass from Motta and went straight through the left rib. Degan went forward and scored the goal, but was sentenced to offside first.
However, through slow-motion playback, the referee's penalty was undoubtedly a misjudgment. When Pasquale passed the ball, there was at least one meter between Degan and the last defensive player of the opponent.
The strike was blown away, and Digan also seemed very dissatisfied!
The referee is obviously looking for a balance. If Shakhtar Donetsk falls behind in the first half, the game will be impossible to play, and the enthusiasm of the Ukrainian fans before the game has been pushed to the extreme. If you lose and make trouble, it will be difficult to clean up.
After falling behind by two goals at home, the Ukrainians were also in a hurry. Before the game, they kept saying that they wanted to teach Fiorentina a lesson at home. The current situation is obviously a bit unreasonable.
Coach Lucescu began to make changes. Since Fernandinho was seen as dead, he simply raised the banner of Eastern European football again and fought against the opponent with a hard bridge.
Facts have proved that the Shakhtar Donetsk team, which has suddenly hardened, is fully capable of running wild on the court.
In the next game, Shakhtar Donetsk, who counterattacked across the board, got consecutive shooting opportunities. Although Fernandinho was watched dead by Marchena, Lewandowski took over the banner of offense. In terms of organizing offense, his level is far inferior to that of Fernandinho, but he is brave enough to win. First, Lewandowski volleyed with his right foot from 27 meters in front of the goal and was caught by the brave Frey. Hold out the beam.
Immediately after the 38th minute, Brandon caught Ujfalusi's mistake, 14 meters away from the goal on the left side of the penalty area, volleyed obliquely with his left foot, and was once again blocked by Yaxin possessed by Frey.
Subsequently, Irsinho cut in from the right, out of the way of Pasquale, and 12 meters in front of the goal, his left foot volleyed wide of the near post.
In just a few minutes, Shakhtar Donetsk won one after another good chances to score goals, but it is a pity that Frey's condition is so good today that the Ukrainians have suffered repeated setbacks.
However, the wonderful offense and the gradually recovering decline gave the Ukrainians hope. Unfortunately, at this time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half.
Fiorentina, who had been suppressed for more than ten minutes, finally ushered in a respite. In the last ten minutes, Shakhtar Donetsk went crazy.
Digan has also seen the power of Eastern European football, which is tough, tough and unreasonable. The core of Lucescu's team is Fernandinho, but once Fernandinho is seen dead , immediately gave up the delicacy of Brazilian football, picked up the banner of Eastern European football again, and played the game as it is now. The Ukrainians are also amazing!