In the corner kick area on the left side of the CSKA Moscow half, Yang Yang gently put down the football, stepped on the turf behind the ball, slowly retreated a few steps, stood straight and straight, and looked straight ahead.

In the box, several of Ajax's high-scoring and header players were already in their positions.

CSKA Moscow's defenders are also pestering Ajax as if they were big enemies, and there is always some small harassing action on hand, which makes the box look chaotic.

In the stands at Alvalad Stadium, every fan had a nervous and solemn look on their faces.

It was the seventh minute of the game and it was not surprising that Ajax were in control and possession from the start.

CSKA Moscow held back in their own half, allowing Ajax to attack, and they took the opportunity to counter-attack.

CSKA Moscow was in a three-guard defensive position, which made their flanks relatively weak, and the two flanks of Pinar and Maxwell, Yang Yang and McConn were more threatening.

In just seven minutes, Ajax had already been awarded three corners.

The first two times, one left and one right, were all taken by Sneijder, and without exception, Ajax's corners failed to create a threat, and CSKA Moscow clearly set up for them.

In the seventh minute, Ajax won the third time, and Sneijder took the initiative to change and handed the penalty to Yang Yang.

This season, Yang Yang rarely takes corners, but this does not mean that his ability to take corners is poor, more because of the club's professional division of labor, the coaching staff believes that it is more dangerous to let Yang Yang stay near the penalty area.

But if fans who are familiar with Ajax will not be unfamiliar, Yang Yang's corner kicks are frequently contributional.

Vermaelen benefited the most from Yang Yang's corners, and even he was able to gain a firm foothold in the main central defender position this season, and Yang Yang's corner kick assist for him can be said to be indispensable.

Therefore, when Yang Yang stood in the corner kick area, the Ajax fans cheered.

This also made CSKA Moscow very incomprehensible, from the players on the field to the coaching staff off the field, although they couldn't understand what was going on, they always felt as if they were very powerful.

Could it be that Yang Yang is the most dangerous player for Ajax's corners?

If so, then Gasayev's pre-match defensive strategy may have to change somewhat.

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Yang Yang could clearly feel that the live broadcast camera behind him was always aimed at him.

He heard the cheers from the fans in the stands, which was encouragement, but also pressure.

To be Ajax's number one star is to be able to withstand the pressure.

He exhaled heavily, slowly raised his right hand, and stretched out his index finger to the sky, as if to say one.

It took everyone's breath away on and off the pitch.

No one knows what this means?

In addition to a few players from Ajax.

This is the tacit understanding that Yang Yang has cultivated with them in their daily training.

After the referee's whistle, Yang Yang took a deep breath and jumped out quickly, and every step he took was very steady and powerful.

He doesn't know how many times he has done this kind of training in the past two years, and the pace has long become an instinct in his body.

After the left foot stands on the left side of the ball, the body forms a specific angle with the ball, and the right foot is like a bowstring, which quickly pops out and touches the ball.

There was a muffled sound like a blast in the air, and the ball flew out with lightning speed.

The arc is not high, but the ball speed is very fast.

It's the long pass style in the star skill [Beckham's cross]!

In the penalty area, players from both sides were in chaos, with Heitinga, Charlesteau and De Jong all using their runs and runs to disrupt and attract CSKA Moscow's defence.

But before Yang Yang's free throw, Fermaelen suddenly retreated to the penalty spot, and suddenly quickly stepped forward and chased straight to the front point.

By the time CSKA Moscow's defenders realised the danger of Vermaelen, the Belgian centre-back had leapt to the goal and leapt to the top of the net to head Yang Yang's cross into the Akinfeev goal.

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！”

"Ajax scored first in the seventh minute!"

"One to zero!"

"Fermaren! Thomas Vermaelen scored the decisive goal! ”

"This is a corner kick assist from Yang Yang!"

"The quality of the corner kick is very high, Yang Yang's landing point is almost going to Fermaelen's head, after the Belgian central defender pushed it, the football changed direction and crashed into the goal, Akinfeev didn't even have time to react."

After seeing the header break the goal, Vermaelen slammed the turf with both fists, jumped up from the ground, quickly ran in the direction of Yang Yang, and hugged Yang Yang directly.

The pair celebrated wildly on the sidelines, chanting at the live cameras and Ajax fans in the stands.

Behind them, the Ajax players also rushed out one after another, and the group surrounded them.

"This goal is so crucial!"

"Anyone familiar with football knows that in this kind of crucial final, whoever scores first will be able to control the initiative."

'Ajax scored in just seven minutes, which was a big surprise to everyone.

"But that's football!"

"Yang Yang's corner kick footwork is quite exquisite, the level of this corner kick is very high, and Vermaelen seems to cooperate with him very tacitly, after getting rid of the defender with a false shot, he quickly chased the front point and scored with a header."

"One to zero, Ajax has the lead for the time being!"

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Gasayev clutched his head hard, and felt like he wanted to rip it off.

He kept shouting at the players on the pitch, hoping they would calm down.

This is the final!

Although they made a very detailed plan before the game, and even took many factors into account, who would have thought that Yang Yang would take a corner kick and Vermaelen would cooperate with him so tacitly?

Previously, Ajax's corner kick was always driven by Sneijder.

In terms of set-pieces, Yang Yang's most impressive is his penalty kicks, and the three penalties are all straight to the middle.

Many people were expecting his fourth penalty to be pushed down the middle, but he hadn't taken a penalty for a long time.

Gasayev missed Yang Yang and Ajax's moves.

Now it's a bit of a problem.

The back three plays, against the wingers, the corners will be very bad.

In the first seven minutes, he gave the opponent three corners and was scored, how to play next?

Gasayev immediately walked to the sideline and made adjustments, hoping that the players would be able to stabilize, and at the same time signaled to both Zhirkov and Odiakh to retreat appropriately to help defend the wings of the backfield, and stabilize their positions first.

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Ajax was also apparently aware of CSKA Moscow's wishful thinking, and did not intend to let the opponent go back like this.

According to Yang Yang's observations, Ronald Koeman's strategy was to chase after the victory and end the battle in the first half.

This is a very wise choice.

The main reason is that Ajax's fitness is indeed inferior to that of their opponents, and if the stalemate drags on to the second half, it will be very bad for Ajax, so they must have enough advantage in the first half.

If you can't establish an advantage in the first half, then you have to change your strategy and style of play in the second half, and leave enough to retreat.

Strength superiority is such a benefit.

After taking a one-goal lead, Ajax continued to press in midfield.

Especially in defense against Daniel Carvalho.

The midfielders of Valacek and Frenkie de Jong are like a wall, standing in the way of the Brazilian midfielders, especially Galasek.

In the 14th minute, when Daniel Carvalho wanted to break through with the ball, he suddenly made a vicious tackle and directly knocked the Brazilian midfielder to the ground.

Referee Bol gave a yellow card, and the Ajax captain did not defend himself, smiled at Bol and stepped back.

That's what he gave Daniel Carvalho a kick.

The action looks ferocious and lethal, but in fact no one is hurt at all, just very deterrent.

And this is also after a detailed division of labor.

Galasek is more calm and rational, but his fitness is also an issue, so he will be substituted in the second half and it will be him who will be the most suitable option.

On the contrary, it is De Jong, a notoriously reckless man, and his actions are fierce, and he will do it, and he may not know when he will turn around, and he will get another yellow card, then Ajax will really lose more than he gains.

After being brutally overturned by Galasek, Daniel Carvalho did restrain a lot, and every time he saw the fierce looks of Galasek and De Jong, he was obviously a little uneasy.

The midfield is restricted, and the ball cannot be played in the front court, so the ball is more transferred in the middle and back.

Ajax stepped up their pressing in the midfield.

At the beginning, CSKA Moscow was able to cope, but gradually, the disadvantage of the three central defenders was reflected.

Especially at the moment when the team switched from defense to attack, Zhirkov and Odiakh both went up, and it was easy for Ajax's front trident to make mistakes when they pressed the backline.

In the 28th minute, CSKA Moscow's central defender Ignashevic took the ball forward, and under the interference of Charlisteas, he wanted to pass the ball to midfielder Rasimic, and the distance between the two was only ten meters, which was originally nine out of ten.

Unexpectedly, when Rasimic was about to hold the ball, Sneijder suddenly accelerated out from behind and became entangled with Rasimic, causing the ball to roll to the left.

After Pinar chased the ball, he quickly dribbled along the left side and inserted it, directly forming a counterattack on the spot after the ball was broken in the front court.

Charlie Steas also pressed forward for the first time, and the two quickly formed a two-on-three situation in the left half.

Pinar is very technical at his feet, flexible with the ball, and can still clearly see the situation in the box when dribbling at high speed.

After dribbling into the box, the South African international quickly crossed the ball behind Charlesteauas.

Ignashevic was originally blocking between the Greek center forward and the goal, in order to prevent the Greek center from facing the goal directly, but Pinal's pass made him passive.

The Greek center forward understood it, blocked Ignashevic with his body, and did not receive the ball.

Just like that, the ball slid behind Charlesteauas and rolled towards the penalty spot.