2023-11-08 08:27:00
Original title: Shenhua beat Qingdao with one goal in the semi-finals of the Football Association Cup (title)
Win a thousand games and advance to the finals (theme)
Xinmin Evening News reporter Jin Lei
Last night at the Qingdao Youth Football Stadium, Shenhua as a guest defeated Qingdao Hainiu 1-0 and entered the Football Association Cup final. It is worth mentioning that this is also the 1,000th game in the history of Shenhua. Wu Jingui commented after the game that Shenhua players showed their courage and determination to advance to the finals on the court.
Qingdao Hainiu, who are sitting at home, have offered a bonus of 2 million yuan for this FA Cup, hoping to reach the finals or even compete for the championship after winning the FA Cup for the first time in 2002. Although they lost to the Zhejiang team in the final round of the league and lost their top three position in the league, the Shenhua team quickly got out of the shadow of defeat. Everyone knows that the Football Association Cup is the only chance to qualify for the AFC Champions League, and the team also needs the cup to revive morale. For this reason, Amadou, who had an injury on his leg, came to Qingdao with the team and actively requested a fight. Wu Jingui revealed: “Amadou’s legs still feel uncomfortable, but his desire to play is very strong.” In the previous league match against Qingdao, Malele broke through the opponent’s goal. In this FA Cup semi-final, the Shenhua center is determined to win. : “I have no other ideas, just win the game.”
As a result, it was the connection of the above two players that opened the door to victory for Shenhua. In the 3rd minute of the game, Shenhua got the ball in the backcourt and found that Qingdao team’s left back Zhang Wei did not move forward with the entire defense. Amadou made a long pass to find Malele who had already started. The latter quickly dribbled the ball into the penalty area. The attacking goalkeeper fired a low shot, and the ball went through his crotch and rolled into the door.
Because the game is a determined outcome, this conceded goal put Qingdao Hainiu under great pressure. After that, Manatee attacked with all its strength and threatened Shenhua’s goal several times, but relying on tenacious defense, Shenhua managed to keep the goal. In the second half, Wu Jingui sent on Bassogo, who used his speed and technical advantages in the counterattack, forcing home team defender Liu Junshuai to pull behind and was sent off with a red card. In the end, Shenhua, with one more player to fight, maintained the 1-0 score until the end and entered the final as expected.
After the game, Wu Jingui commented that the team did an excellent job on both offense and defense. “As we prepared before the game, the players worked very hard and actively fought on the court. They also had the courage and determination to reach the finals. Away game Every game was difficult to play, but we were able to put down our burdens, each player played lightly and created a lot of opportunities in the first and second half.”
This is the seventh time in history that Shenhua has reached the FA Cup final, winning the cup three times. The most recent time was in 2019, when Shenhua defeated Shandong Luneng in the final. What’s interesting is that in this year’s Football Association Cup final, Shenhua will face the Shandong team again. The latter has qualified for the AFC Champions League play-offs next season by virtue of its second place in the league, while the league champion and FA Cup champion will directly qualify for the AFC Champions League main draw. The final will start on November 25 at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Center.
Looking forward to the finals, especially the contest with Shandong team’s Korean coach Cui Kangxi, Wu Jingui said that this will be a test, “Cui Kangxi is a very good coach. He has very successful coaching experience in South Korea and China. , such a coach is very rare for us. The two of us can lead our respective teams to the finals, and both have coached each other’s teams. It is also a coincidence. I believe that in the finals, both teams will let go and play. Technical and tactical level.”
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