Chelsea's counterattack caught Ajax by surprise.
It was originally a quick attack by Ajax, but Chelsea suddenly launched a counterattack just after the midfield because Pienaar was robbed. Gelunxiaer quickly pushed forward from the flank. It was the most classic counterattack and a brand-new style formed in the English game. It was fast-paced, played with speed from the flank, and combined with an explosive impact.
Gelunxiaer used speed to take down Maxwell because Maxwell was always vigilant against the opponent cutting inside and releasing outside.
In the eyes of the Ajax players, Gelunxiaer's threat on the outside was very low.
But Gelunxiaer, who had been passing poorly in the game for more than an hour, passed a ball that could not be better this time!
He pushed forward and played a deep attack. When he passed, the football bypassed Ajax's defensive line. Heitinga and Escudo, who were retreating, were very uncomfortable. They were facing their own goal. If they flew to head the ball to break the siege, they were likely to make an own goal!
In such a situation, they hesitated and did not dare to head the ball. The football bypassed the front of the two defenders. In the middle of Heitinga and Grygera, Hazel Bank headed the ball!
He almost stepped on the line of the small penalty area to head the ball to the goal. It was a sure-kill opportunity!
There were exclamations in the stands of the Amsterdam Athletic Stadium!
Lobonte actually blocked Hazel Bank's header!
It had to be admitted that Hazel Bank did not control the angle of his header. The header was too straight and went directly to Lobonte. But the distance was too close and Lobonte could not hold the football. He just subconsciously blocked it with his hands.
The football bounced back and the whole stadium was shocked. A figure came out from Ajax's dense defense area, jumped high, and headed the ball again. The football flew into the bottom right corner of the goal!
Crespo ran wildly to celebrate. Chelsea pulled a goal back!
Ajax's defenders looked helpless. After a sudden counterattack, there was chaos in the penalty area. After a series of accidents, it was inevitable that they would lose face.
"Crespo gets a goal back for Chelsea! Chelsea could certainly accept the score of 2: 1. If they only lost one goal in the away game and had a guest goal, they would still have the advantage of being promoted when they returned to Stamford Bridge. I have nothing to say about Ajax's loss of the ball. They have a problem. Losing the ball in the midfield is a big taboo! "
Comain gestured towards the field to tell the attacking players on the field to avoid switching positions.
At the very least, Qin Xiong had to be there for the halftime segment.
Qin Xiong's ability to control and protect the ball, as well as his technique to ensure the ball's possession, would at least not put Ajax in a dangerous situation of being suddenly counterattacked.
Qin Xiong patted Pinar on the head as he walked back to the other side of the court, telling him not to blame himself too much.
In the VIP box, Abramovich's face finally looked better. At the very least, the current score left Chelsea with a 55% chance of advancing to the Champions League semi-finals.
In the face of this score, the mentality of Ajax's players was not affected.
When the score was 1: 1 against Arsenal at home, their mentality did not fluctuate, let alone now that they were leading the score. There was no need to panic, let alone lose their mentality.
Chelsea seemed to have stabilized the team as a whole after getting an away goal.
Qin Xiong no longer tried to switch positions with the winger. He fixed himself in the midfield area to organize the support work.
Ajax's offense was like a tide.
From the 70th minute onwards, Chelsea's conservative stance allowed Ajax to take off more of his defensive duties and throw more of his energy into the offense!
Another change that had a big impact on the game had occurred.
Gelunxiaer's stamina was close to running out in the final stages of the game due to his explosive speed for a long period of time!
The power of Chelsea's flank attacks suddenly dropped.
As a result, Maxwell was able to throw more of his energy into the flank attacks. On the other side, Grygera also burst out with a forward impact after being silent for most of the game!
This was Ajax's premeditated technical and tactical arrangement. They would not mobilize all of their forces from the beginning, but would activate new attack points from local areas in stages to maintain a more balanced firepower suppression effect in the entire 90-minute game!
When the two full backs frequently shuttled in and out of the flank, Chelsea's defense began to falter!
Between Lampard and Makelele, one of them had to go to assist in the defense of the flank. Qin Xiong returned to the state of leisurely strolling in the league in the midfield.
With the increase of the attacking points from the back, Qin Xiong's passing and organization work became more handy. He seemed to be able to pass the ball to his teammates with his eyes closed, and it was at the feet of the attacking players that surprised the opponent.
In the 73rd minute, Maxwell passed the ball from the side and Ibrahimovic's header went over the crossbar in front of the goal.
In the 75th minute, Grygera received Qin Xiong's pass from the outside and went straight into the penalty area. Van Der Vaart found Ibrahimovic in the middle, but it was destroyed by Terry's tackle.
Qin Xiong gestured to his teammates in the front field to calm them down.
Chelsea's offensive power had dropped, and Ajax did not need to play too hastily.
In the 81st minute, Maxwell came forward to assist and cooperated with Pienaar on the left flank of the front field. Melchiot was alone and was played by the two men.
When Lampard came to help, Pienaar decisively passed the ball to Ibrahimovic, who retreated outside the penalty area. Then he took the initiative to run horizontally and cooperated with Ibrahimovic in front of the penalty area. Makelele had to shrink back to the middle to defend, and Ibrahimovic passed the ball to Van Der Vaart. Ajax's attack went from left to right, but did not develop into Chelsea's penalty area, which frightened Chelsea and made him go crazy!
Van Der Vaart took a step back when he controlled the ball to observe the situation of both sides.
The threat of this wave of possession in front of the penalty area had caused Chelsea to lose space in the midfield area in front of the penalty area. They were mostly compressed in the penalty area and near the penalty area line.
Van Der Vaart gently passed the ball back diagonally. In that large open area, Qin Xiong rushed up unmarked.
He received Van Der Vaart's comfortable pass and gently pushed the ball diagonally. About 30 yards away from the goal, he lifted his leg and shot from the right position of the front field!
Cudicini nervously welcomed the challenge from Qin Xiong.
He predicted the trajectory of the football flying. At first glance, he began to move to the left side of the goal because the football looked to be flying towards the goal.
However, as the football sped over, Cudicini's eyes widened and he incredibly found that it was a curveball!
And the arc was astonishingly large!
He immediately stopped and moved in the opposite direction, but the football was already in front of him. In the strong rotation, it outlined a beautiful and unpredictable trajectory!
Cudicini jumped and stretched out his hand to block the shocking football!
Cold sweat slid down his cheeks and Cudicini closed his eyes in regret!
He could not touch the football. He had a chance to make a successful save. He had a chance, absolutely a chance!
Damn it! Damn it!
If he had not moved from the beginning, the ball would have eventually flown in the direction of the goal. He would have easily moved a step to keep the football out!
Boom!
All the Ajax fans in the Amsterdam Athletic Stadium got up and cheered!
Even if they were looking down from the side, they could see that Qin Xiong's kick had an extremely obvious arc that shocked the heavens!
Qin Xiong ran to the sidelines after seeing the goal, but before he could run two steps, he was pulled to the ground by De Rong behind him. Ajax's teammates swarmed over. They lay down, knelt down, held Qin Xiong's face, roared with him, and laughed sinisterly!
Comain began to take the initiative to deploy troops on the sidelines to get O 'Brien and Pasanin ready to play.
3: 1
Ajax was satisfied!
This score gave Ajax a huge score and psychological advantage when they went to Stamford Bridge in the next game.
But if Chelsea scored a goal at the last minute to make it 3: 2, then everything would be hard to say.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Super Qin Xiong's Super World Ball! Did you see it? Did the audience see it? Qin Xiong staged a beautiful and dazzling long shot from about 30 yards away from the goal! He looked again, and looked again. The arc of the ball was too obvious, almost drawing a half-moon trajectory. Cudicini made a mistake in his prediction. He should not have moved. He only realized his mistake after he moved. It was too late for him to move back! 3: 1, Ajax has re-extended the lead to two goals! "
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