Chapter 711
Chapter 711
The game has come to the 19th minute!
Rosenborg finally ushered in their first slightly threatening attack in this game. Cassano's long-range shot attempt was held in the arms of Hillsfield.
The Rosenborg goalkeeper, who had been tortured by Manchester City's shots in the past 19 minutes, used a powerful goal kick full of grief and anger to instigate the team's counterattack.
This ball was fast, high and far.
Manchester City, who was attacking aggressively, had already kicked the attack to a high level with a 2:0 lead at the start, leaving only Kompany and Pepe in the backcourt to defend.
So.
Rosenborg left forward Olsen, who was running frantically to chase the ball, successfully protected the high ball in the frontcourt when it was about to go out of bounds.
Rosenborg striker Iverson, who finally smelled the opportunity, was like a great white shark that attacked after smelling blood.
Stride in the middle.
Coordinated with Olsen's wing advancement.
Straight to Manchester City's goal! !
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The team's sudden counterattack made the Norwegian football godfather Egen on the sidelines of the court brighten up!
The praise he gave when he reunited with Iversen was definitely not a polite remark.
This striker, who was born in Rosenborg's youth training, is 1.9 meters tall and just turned 31 this year. In his youth, he was one of the most promising and talented strikers in Norway!
In 1995-96, in his first season as the main player representing Rosenborg, he played 25 games and scored 10 goals, a perfect center forward.
This is also the reason why Iversen was poached by the traditional Premier League giant Tottenham Hotspur for a lot of money after that season.
"Stephen...Stephen...Can you do it?"
Egen couldn't help but murmured with a trembling voice when he saw Olsen, who had successfully sunk to the bottom and was about to send a cross.
The small group of Rosenborg fans in the stands who came from afar to cheer for the home team also stretched their necks.
Manchester City has that monster-like No. 9, and we Rosenborg also have our own "Su Fei"!
"Bang!"
Olsen, who was on the bottom, saw the captain Iverson inserted in the middle, and sent a standard long pass in front of the goal without hesitation!
Rosenberg players on and off the field.
All looked at the pass flying into the penalty area with expectation.
It was like a traveler who was about to die of thirst in the desert.
In a trance.
I saw a green oasis overlapping and reappearing not far away...
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Rosenberg's fantasy lasted less than 1 second, or in other words, it only lasted for the time when the football was flying.
"Bang!!"
While Iverson was still fighting for position with Pepe, James, who took the initiative, punched the football out of the danger zone.
It also shattered Rosenborg's fantasy.
"Beautiful!!"
"James was decisive and cleared the ball!"
"Successfully resolved Manchester City's goal crisis!"
"Olsen's cross was beautiful!"
"But Iverson's ability to finish the ball forward was not satisfactory. He was even half a meter away from the landing point of the ball when Pepe blocked it!"
"The game continues!"
"The score has not been rewritten!"
"Rosenberg missed a great chance to catch up!"
-【Scared me. I thought Rosenborg, the center forward, was going to make a Soviet-style violent header, but he didn't even touch the ball. Haha. 】
-【Hiss! Iverson... This name looks so familiar. Has this guy played in the Premier League before? It seems that he was on the bench at Tottenham? He was strong for one season, and then various mysterious operations made him have no chance. 】
-【That's him! The former Norwegian genius striker! As a result, he achieved some results in the Norwegian Premier League with his physical fitness, but he didn't expect that he would be exposed as soon as he came to the Premier League, where the intensity of confrontation and tactical requirements came up! 】
-[Such a simple cross header, he didn't even get it... It really proved the saying that not all center forwards are called Su Fei! ! 】
The Rosenborg fans sighed softly in the stands. At the edge of the court, Egen raised his crutches and hit them hard a few times, making a small hole in the grass.
The Norwegian football godfather didn't even want to use any words to express his disappointment...
On the court.
Iverson, who failed in the header, was almost knocked over by Pepe again. He barely managed to keep his balance and landed, cursing in frustration.
"Faen!!" (Norwegian, fuck)Pepe, who was standing next to him, thought Iverson was scolding him, and mercilessly fought back in English.
"A softie with nothing to show for it!"
Iverson, who had played in the Premier League, understood what he said, and he clenched his fists in anger and glared at him.
But Pepe didn't pay any attention to him at all.
He ran to the front court.
The game was still going on.
Martinez, who had retreated, helped Manchester City take the ball and was already organizing Manchester City's attack.
The former Norwegian genius striker could only loosen his angry fists, and then instantly showed a dejected expression.
The anger that he had been holding in his stomach since the start of the game suddenly leaked out... He didn't even dare to look at the doomed disappointment of his mentor Egan on the bench...
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Not all grand openings have an epic ending. Even the Champions League group stage can become a one-sided massacre.
Rosenborg, who wasted the opportunity, completely extinguished the flame of the counterattack. Manchester City, take advantage of the victory!
37th minute of the game.
Martinez and Rakitic cooperated in the middle, Rakitic made a diagonal pass, and sent the ball accurately to Mata who was moving forward.
Under the midfield combination of double defensive midfielders and double attacking midfielders.
Manchester City's offensive destructive power in the middle of this game was completely beyond the tolerance of Rosenborg. The dazzling midfield direct pass and short pass cooperation easily tore open Rosenborg's midfield defense.
Mata received the ball in the ribs, advanced to the vicinity of the offensive third zone, and made a horizontal pass. Su Fei raised his foot at the front point, and Cassano followed up with a volley at the back point.
"Bang!"
The football directly poured into the dead corner of Rosenborg's goal.
"GGGG---OOOO---AAAA---LLLL!"
"GGGOOOAAALLL!"
"GOAL!!"
"GOAL!"
"GOAL!"
"GOAL!"
"GOAL!"
"MATA assisted, Cassano volleyed in the penalty area!"
"Manchester City once again opened the door for Rosenborg, and this was the third time Manchester City scored in the 37 minutes of the first half!"
"3:0!"
"This much-anticipated opening match of the first round of the Champions League group stage has already lost its suspense in advance!"
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