No. 1166: Club World Cup Final Begins!
On December 16, the final day of the Club World Cup, the two sides were Champions League winners Real Madrid and Copa Libertadores winners Corinthians.
At 7:15 p.m., the starters of both sides followed the four referees into the stadium from the players' tunnel, and they were greeted by a tsunami of cheers and screams.
The Sky Sports commentator exclaimed: "The starters from both sides have entered the pitch, which is a sign that this year's Club World Cup final is about to begin!"
In the last eight editions of the Club World Cup, South American teams have won the first three titles, and the next five have all been won by European teams, with European teams having a slight advantage!
If Real Madrid win tonight, they will achieve the first six crowns in the club's history!
Real Madrid's opponents tonight, Corinthians, are no strangers, having won the inaugural Club World Cup by beating Vasco da Gama in the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup.
The Corinthians coach and a number of players said before the game that they would beat Real Madrid in the final to prevent them from winning the six-time title.
Since Ancelotti accepted the whip of Real Madrid, he has led the team to win two trophies, the Spanish Super Cup and the UEFA Super Cup, which is the third trophy he has hit since taking charge of Real Madrid!
Before the game, the Italian said that Corinthians were a formidable opponent and that Real Madrid would take it seriously.
Real Madrid's two leading stars, Chen and Ronaldo, said that Real Madrid's only goal tonight is to defeat their opponents and win the championship! ”
The Madrid TV commentator said loudly: "Chen published an article on his social platform last night, saying that Real Madrid is bound to win the Club World Cup!"
For Chen, if he can win the Club World Cup by beating Corinthians tonight, he will achieve an unprecedented seven-time title in the history of world football!
If so, 2012 would have been a perfect year for him! ”
The French TV 2 commentator said: "Now let's introduce the starters of both sides!
Corinthians' formation is four-four-two, goalkeeper: Cassio; Defenders: Alessandro, Sicon, Paolo Andrea, Fabio Santos; Four midfielders: Ralph, Paulinho, Henrique, Danilo; Two strikers: Emerson, Guerrero!
Real Madrid's formation is still four-three-three, goalkeeper: Cillas; Four defenders: Raphael Varane, Carvalho, Ramos, Marcelo; Three midfielders: Khedira, Luka Modric, Mesut Ozil; Three strikers: Chen, Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo!
This line-up compared to the semi-finals, only the centre-backs have changed, with Carvalho starting instead of Pepe! ”
When the commentators of the major TV stations commentated, the captains of the two sides had already completed the picking.
"Tick! ……”
With the referee's whistle, the final officially began, and Corinthians, who were the first to serve, launched a tentative attack on Real Madrid.
The commentator of NEK TV in Japan shouted: "The 2012 Club World Cup final has officially begun! The two sides are Real Madrid and Corinthians, who beat Monterrey and Al Ahly respectively in the semi-finals to meet in the final!
Corinthians, who served first, attacked from the right flank......"
As the game began, the fans on the opening stage went into "fight" mode, and they let out a loud shout.
In the second minute of the first half, Corinthians midfielder Ralph crossed from the side, Ramos jumped up and pushed the football into the penalty area!
Khedira from outside the box took control of the ball and immediately shifted it to Modric.
The Croatian star picked up the ball and quickly forward, dodged a defender and then fired a through ball!
"Smack! ……”
Benzema snuggled up to the opposing central defender and made a beautiful diagonal pass with his left foot, and the football flew towards his right back!
Chen Fan stepped forward at high speed, forcibly threw off the defender next to him, and then directly crossed with a kick!
Cristiano Ronaldo on the right side stepped forward at high speed, advanced at high speed with a football, and shot the penalty line!
The soccer ball blasted towards the goal like a cannonball!
Corinthians goalkeeper Cassio leaps to his feet and lifts up under the ball, which flies off the crossbar and out of the line!
"Boom! ……”
There was a huge cry of regret in the stands!
The Madrid TV commentator exclaimed: "This is the speed of Real Madrid!" They almost scored on their first attack! ”
The commentator of Japan's NEK TV station sighed: "Real Madrid's three strikers have a clear division of labor in this attack, Benzema mainly plays the role of the fulcrum of the frontcourt, Chen Fan uses speed to control the football and sends a wonderful pass to Ronaldo."
Ronaldo finishes the final blow!
If it weren't for Corinthians goalkeeper Cassio's bravery, the score would have been 1-0 now! ”
On the pitch, Real Madrid won a corner, Marcelo sent the football directly into the penalty area, and Corinthians central defender Paolo Andre pushed the football out of the penalty area!
Chen Fanfei, who was in the arc of the penalty area, stepped forward to control the football, and then shot with a kick, and the football flew towards the upper right corner of the goal!
The Yokohama Arena suddenly became tense, and everyone's eyes were glued to the soccer ball spinning in the air.
"Pong! ……”
With a bang, the ball hit the crossbar and flew out of the bottom line!
"Boom! ……”
There was once again a huge cry of regret in the stands, and Real Madrid's supporters were excited after regret, Real Madrid showed their belief in winning at the beginning of the game, and if this continues, Real Madrid will score goals sooner or later.
Corinthians' supporters were worried.
The Madrid TV commentator said excitedly: "Chen and Ronaldo both completed a shot at the beginning of the game, and the quality of both shots was very high! ”
"Come on! Real madrid! Keep putting pressure on the Corinthians Line! ”
The game restarted with a fierce battle between the two teams near the centre circle, and after a battle, Corinthians, who had the advantage in midfield, took the initiative and Henrik crossed diagonally to find full-back Fabio Santos who assisted on the left flank.
Fabio Santos raced the ball along the touchline and then played a one-two cross with striker Guerrero to take control of the ball about 10 metres from the baseline.
"Smack! ……”
Guerrero crosses and the ball flies to the back post, Corinthians striker Emerson forces Marcelo's header and the ball flies towards the near post!
Casillas leaps to his feet and saves the ball off the line!
The French TV 2 commentator said: "Judging from the first two attacks of Corinthians, they used the tactic of wide crosses, opening gaps from both wings and passing the football to the middle to attack!
This attack is quite threatening, but for the in-form Casillas, such a shot does not threaten Real Madrid's goal at all! ”
The commentator of Japan's NEK TV station said loudly: "As soon as the game started, both sides gave us three wonderful shots on goal!" Hopefully they will give us more great shots in the next games! ”