The scoreboard displayed at the new Wembley Stadium changed from 1:0 to 2:0. The Arsenal players on the field became extremely frustrated. They had obviously worked very hard and failed to score, but they conceded another goal.

Thinking of the end of the 2016-2017 Premier League season when they were double beaten by Manchester United, they had a strong feeling coming out of their minds - they were destined to lose.

Captain Koscielny wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say when he opened his mouth. He sighed...

A game that can't be won, maybe... really can't be won.

Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger was very stubborn and did not want to give up the game easily. He turned around and looked at the time displayed on the scoreboard. It was already infinitely close to the 45th minute. The fourth official stood on the sidelines, preparing to hold up the injury time electronic board.

According to the rules of the game, it is likely to be one minute of stoppage time. as expected!

Before the football match restarted, the electronic sign held aloft by the fourth official was exactly [1].

There is only one minute left in the first half. The possibility of equalizing the score is not impossible, but it is very low. Based on the players' current psychological state, there is a high probability that the ball will not be scored and another goal will be conceded instead. That... is the real goal. despair.

Therefore, Wenger hopes that the players can maintain the existing score until the end of the first half, and the problem will be solved until the halftime break.

Sanchez is always the most motivated player in the Arsenal team. He noticed the tactical gestures of coach Wenger and nodded lightly, reminding his teammates to stabilize the situation at the end of the first half.

After nearly half a minute to calm down, Arsenal players gradually came out of their depression and took the game seriously.

As Ramsey's long shot from outside the penalty area flew towards the second-floor stands, referee Anthony Taylor blew his whistle to signal the end of the first half.

The fanatical atmosphere created by the new Wembley Stadium has also been greatly reduced. The die-hard fans in the audience have consumed a lot of energy in the past forty-five minutes and need to replenish their energy. Their big voices also need time to recover. They will wait until the second half to continue. break out.

Close-ups of the live broadcast showed the Manchester United players and the Arsenal players respectively. The Manchester United players chatted happily with each other in twos and threes. The Arsenal players frowned and remained silent. They were obviously very dissatisfied with the first half that had just ended..

Players from both sides entered the tunnel one after another, and the atmosphere at the new Wembley Stadium was reduced to a minimum. The TV stations began to make video playbacks based on the materials prepared in advance, reviewing the first half at the end of the game.

Under this circumstance, the fifteen minutes of the intermission passed very quickly. Manchester United players and Arsenal players returned to the court one after another to prepare for the second half of the game.

The emotions of the fans in the auditorium became extremely high, and the atmosphere created became fanatical again, with waves of cheers coming one after another.

Although Arsenal is two goals behind, many commentators are still optimistic that Arsenal will have a chance to tie the score or even reverse it.

The live director's close-up shot showed the calm and composed Fan Kerry. The large number of female fans sitting in front of the TV became focused and concentrated, for fear of missing the wonderful moment of the male idol.

China Channel 5 commentator He Wei said softly:"The second half is about to begin. Will Fan Kerry, who played well in the first half, bring an even more exciting performance in the second half? Let's wait and see.……"

"Beep~"

At the same time, Anthony Taylor blew his whistle, announcing the official start of the second half of the 2016-2017 FA Cup final.

Welbeck handed the ball to Sanchez. Facing the actively attacking Rooney and Van Kerry, Sanchez handed it directly to Midfielder Xhaka, Xhaka returned to the central defender Koscielny.

Koscielny targeted Walcott's path forward on the right and made a long pass.

Blind faced the incoming ball and was in a better position to overwhelm Walcott. Alcott pushed the ball forward, and Pogba got the ball, and Manchester United switched from defense to offense.

Wenger crossed his arms around his chest and stood helplessly in the visiting team coach's command area.

Fortunately, Manchester United's offense did not come out, Rooney's pass Getting closer to Holding, Arsenal got a chance to counterattack.

The Manchester United players returned in time, and Sanchez, who received the football, had to throw the football back, and the fast break turned into a positional battle.

Mourinho, standing in the command area of ​​the home team coach Noticing that Coquelin was active next to Van Kerry again, whether it was offense or defense, whenever and wherever, he smiled and disagreed.

Marking Van Kerry man-to-man was treating the symptoms rather than the root cause.

Coquelin's physical fitness is not as good as Van Kerry, thinking It is simply unrealistic to completely freeze Van Kerry for the rest of the game. Only ten minutes into the second half, Coquelin felt that his two calves were going to cramp. Taking advantage of the dead ball opportunity, he made a gesture to head coach Wenger to express He couldn't hold on much longer.

Wenger quickly turned around and said to his assistant:"Call Mohamed Elneny over and prepare to come on as a substitute."

The atmosphere at the new Wembley Stadium was fanatical. During the period when Van Kerry was 'accompanying' Coquelin on his return run, Arsenal dominated the attack, testing the defense led by Van Dijk with mercury-like cooperation. Arsenal's offense It can be described as a tide, but the direct threat to De Gea to guard the goal has not yet appeared.

Despite this, Mourinho could not sit still, and he made adjustments to the lineup.

In the 59th minute, Manchester United took the lead in making personnel adjustments

Rashford replaced veteran Carrick, and Manchester United's position changed from 433 to 4231. Pogba partnered with Herrera as a double midfielder, Rooney retreated to play as an attacking midfielder, and Van Kerry and Mkhitaryan still held each other's sides. , Rashford, who came on as a substitute, was at the forefront of the striker.

Elneny, who had returned from the warm-up area, was changing his jersey and standing next to Wenger, waiting for his orders.

Wenger had only one request for Elneny. , taking over Coquelin's task - to keep an eye on Van Kerry.

At this moment, Manchester United got a chance to counterattack in the continuous defense.

Sanchez's cross after breaking through from the left was blocked by Herrera who defended in time. The refracted football just rolled towards Pogba's forward path. Ramsey immediately got on it. Pogba seemed to have eyes in the back of his head and knocked the ball behind him with his right heel.

Rooney, who advanced forward, took the ball. Taking advantage of the trend, he led forward and Xhaka covered the defense at high speed. The aging Rooney knew that his speed was declining and did not force the ball. When Van Carey was marked by Coquelin and Monreal, he used the arch of his left foot to beat Van Carey. The football was passed to our side to attack the right wing.

At the same time, Van Carey suddenly accelerated along the left wing. Coquelin stretched out his hand to pull the jersey but failed to catch it, and Van Carey rushed out.

Monreal turned sharply in the direction of Van Carey's running. On the left, he wanted to use his body to stop Van Carey from running forward at full speed.

Unexpectedly, Van Carey suddenly changed direction while running, turned to the right, and rushed towards Monreal and Koscielny to defend the space in the ribs.

The substitute Rashford, who came on the field, was like a wild horse. He quickly crossed the center line with his feet and dunked the football passed by Rooney to the left side of his body. He stopped and passed Holding who was grabbing the ball.

At this time, Pulling Shford has opened up enough passing space. Just after passing the center line, he used the inside of the instep of his right foot to pass the ball into the space behind Koscielny and Monreal.

I saw Van Carey surpassing Monreal at a speed visible to the naked eye. He chased after Koscielny.

As he was retreating, Koscielny took off and failed to hit the football. China Channel 5 commentator He Wei exclaimed:"Koscielny jumped up!""

The Manchester United fans in the audience subconsciously shouted loudly:"aoaooaoaooaoaoaooooooo——"

Wenger, who was still telling Elneny what to pay attention to, subconsciously looked up at the pitch and saw Van Carey running at full speed approaching the football, and the steady captain Koscielny jumped up!

Monreal chased further and further, and Fan Kerry, whose speed was increased to the extreme, was like a red lightning, passing through the middle court at high speed, and wading the ball forward in one go.

Goalkeeper Ospina chose to attack early this time. Van Carey, who was running, smiled slightly, slowed down, adjusted in small steps, and rubbed the inside of the instep of his right foot toward the bottom of the football about thirty meters away from the goal.

Hanging door!

The football that shot up from the ground drew a wonderful arc in mid-air. Ospina, who ran to the penalty spot, looked at the football in mid-air and stopped in place.

The shot provided by the on-site director happened to be a long shot of Manchester United's attack in the middle. The fans sitting in front of the TV happened to see Fan Kerry turn around and open his arms after finishing the shot... After one and a half seconds, there was a 'swish' sound, and the football was white with snow. There was a close contact with the net.

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