bloodnovel Chapter 481 Top of the World
Chapter 481 Top of the World
Chapter 481 Top of the World
Manchester United's first opponent in the Club World Cup is the Asian champion Gamba Osaka.
As the European champions, Manchester United must be several grades higher than Gamba Osaka in terms of strength, but it was such a disparity in strength that almost capsized Manchester United in the gutter.
This has a lot to do with Manchester United's fatigue.
After a long journey, Berbatov was not acclimatized when he arrived in Japan, and fell ill immediately.
In order to allow the players to participate in the training in the best condition and meet the game, Ferguson let the players go to rest after having breakfast the next morning after arriving in Japan.The players, who had been fully rested, had a training session that afternoon, which was also the only training session before the game against Gamba Osaka.The training is mainly about recovery, but during such recovery-oriented training, Rooney accidentally sprained his foot.
Before the game started, two generals were injured, which was a bad start.
Berbatov must have missed the semi-finals of the Club World Cup against Gamba Osaka. As for Rooney, although the injury is not serious, Ferguson put him on the bench just to be on the safe side.The absence of the two main strikers is also one of the main reasons why Manchester United almost capsized in the gutter.
Gamba Osaka, who has the advantage of home court, launched a swift attack after the start of the game.Perhaps it was because the Manchester United players hadn't fully adjusted to the long journey. In the opening stage, Gamba Osaka frequently got shooting opportunities, relying on Van der Sar's high resistance to keep the goal.
But the good times didn't last long, and Gamba Osaka soon took the lead with a goal from their striker Yamazaki Masato.After taking the lead, Gamba Osaka played more actively, but Manchester United still didn't seem to be able to enter the game.Relying only on Ronaldo's personal skills in the frontcourt, he got a chance to shoot after dodging four defenders in a row, but he missed it.
Gamba Osaka, who played more and more vigorously, expanded the score in the 34th minute of the first half.Endo Yasuhito scored a penalty kick when Ferdinand defended in the penalty area and made it 2-0.
The Yokohama National Athletic Stadium, which can accommodate more than 7 people, erupted like a volcanic eruption at this moment. The 7 people shouted in unison, which seemed to announce the rise of Japanese football to the world.
However, the Japanese were too happy too early. Manchester United then used their offense to tell the Japanese what it means that a lean camel is bigger than a horse.What's more, Manchester United is a lion, it just took a nap.
The Manchester United team, which was getting better and better, soon regained a victory.
Giggs corner kick into the restricted area, Nemanja Vidic overwhelmed Gamba Osaka players and scored with a header.
Nemanja Vidic's goal completely awakened the Manchester United players.
They played wave after wave before the end of the first half and leveled the score in stoppage time.The scoring method is exactly the same as Vidic's scoring method, except that the person who scored the goal was replaced by Ronaldo.
Manchester United, who equalized in the first half, continued to strengthen their offense in the second half and scored a goal in the opening stage.
After Yu Liang took the ball to the front court, he passed it directly to Tevez. Tevez dodged the opponent's defender from the front of the penalty area and broke into the penalty area, then pushed and scored.But just as Tevez was about to celebrate the goal, the referee's whistle blew and he was offside.
For the referee's penalty, Carlos Tevez could only show a helpless smile.But after the game, through the video playback, Tevez knew that he had a strike that was blown off by the referee.
The ball did not affect the mood of the Manchester United players, and they continued to attack Gamba Osaka's defense.
In the 65th minute, Manchester United overtook the score.
Rooney, who came on as a substitute, received a pass from Yu Liang against offside, dodged the goalkeeper and pushed an empty goal into the net, 3-2.
Go-ahead score Manchester United offensive unabated.
In the 78th and 79th minutes, he scored two consecutive goals and rewritten the score to 5-2.
Manchester United, leading by three goals, slowed down their offensive rhythm and strengthened their control of the ball. This score was maintained until the end of the game.
Manchester United finally broke into the Club World Cup final without any risk.
The opponent in the final is the champion from South America, the University of Quito sports team.They defeated the North American champion Pachuca from Mexico in the semifinals.
The game will still be played at the Yokohama National Athletic Stadium.
The stadium, which can accommodate more than 7 fans, is full of seats.However, compared with the game between Manchester United and Gamba Osaka three days ago, most of the fans sitting in the stadium today were wearing Manchester United's red jerseys.It can be seen that Manchester United's influence in Japan.
Although Yu Liang doesn't like Japan as a country, and he beat the Japanese team not long ago, this does not prevent Japanese fans from liking him.When he followed his teammates into the stadium, when the radio read his name, the cheers in the stadium were not much different from those of his teammates.
Compared with the last game against Gamba Osaka, Manchester United's starting lineup for this game has changed a lot. Scholes, Giggs, Gary Neville and other veterans who started the game last game have all sat on the bench.Replaced by young players, Rooney also returned to the starting lineup in this game.
Also different from the previous game, the Manchester United team quickly entered the game state in this game, and the fierce offensive continued to impact the defense of the Quito University sports team.
The University of Quito sports team is also unambiguous, once they get the ball, they will immediately launch a swift and violent counterattack.
For a time, the two sides were evenly matched.
And this situation was broken shortly after the start of the second half.
Vidic was overwhelmed to the ground in the process of entanglement with the opponent's forward in the midfield. After getting up, Vidic, who was very upset, swung his elbow, which was clearly seen by the referee.
The referee was unambiguous and gave Vidic a red card, and Manchester United had to face 10 men in the remaining 10 minutes.
Vidic's departure gave the Quito University sports team the confidence to win the championship.Their constant offense caused Manchester United a lot of trouble.
Under the strong attack of the Quito University sports team, the Manchester United team with one less man had to choose the safest defensive counterattack tactics.
Yu Liang's long pass once again showed its power.
In the 82nd minute, after Ferdinand made a steal from the backcourt, he immediately handed the ball to Yu Liang.
Yu Liang, who got the ball, observed it for a while, and then kicked a long pass to the right.Cristiano Ronaldo stopped the ball and made a wall-hitting cooperation with Rooney. After breaking into the penalty area to attract the defense, he did it again. Rooney volleyed near the penalty spot and scored the only goal of the game. .
Relying on Wayne Rooney's golden goal, Manchester United defeated the University of Quito, won the 2008 Club World Cup, and became a veritable king of the world.
When Ferdinand raised the championship trophy high, the audience burst into thunderous applause.
This is Manchester United's fifth trophy of the year.
Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League, Charity Shield, Club World Cup, Manchester United has become a veritable five-time champion!
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