For daily sports information, please click on the top right corner to follow
At 0:30 a.m. Beijing time on February 28, the Final of the Commonwealth Cup began to compete, with Chelsea playing liverpool. In the first half, Pulisic's push was saved by the goalkeeper, Mane's header was deflected off the top of the goal, Keita and Mane's two combos were deflected by Mendy, and Mount's close-range shot was deflected. In the second half, Mount's one-handed shot hit the post, Salah's one-handed shot was cleared off the line in front of Thiago's goal, Matip's goal was blown off and Havertz's goal was blown offside. Play a draw in regular time and go into extra time. In extra time, goals from Lukaku and Havertz were blown offside. The game had to go into a penalty shootout. Both sides scored in the first 10 rounds, but Kepa lost the penalty in the 11th round. In the end, Liverpool beat Chelsea 11-10 to win the title.
In the 5th minute of the game, Chelsea had a great chance when Azpilicueta sent a scalpel-like diagonal ball on the right side of the penalty area, Pulisic swept the ball in the middle and kicked it a little straight, and goalkeeper Kelleher saved the ball. It's a shame that such a good opportunity was not seized. Six minutes later, Mane forced the ball on the right side of the field, entered the box and sent a cross, Díaz stopped the ball, shot with his feet, and was blocked by the defender in front of him. In the 12th minute, Thiago Silva suffered a shoulder injury and the team doctor came in to check, but fortunately nothing major.
In the 18th minute, Alexander-Arnold's 45-degree cross from the right was met by Mane who nodded the ball and headed the ball off the bar. Four minutes later, Liverpool were awarded a free kick in front of them, and after tactical coordination, Salah fired a long-range shot from the perimeter, which resulted in a deflection. In the 26th minute, Azpilicueta held a handball inside the penalty area and Liverpool players raised their hands, but the referee did not show any indication. Liverpool then nearly scored, Keita's long-range shot was so powerful that Mendy flew in to save the ball. Mane followed up with a shot and Mendy pounced again. Mendy is so godly, two consecutive saves to save the goal! Chelsea escaped.
In the 34th minute, Havertz had a one-handed chance and he deflected it. However, it was useless to enter, he was already offside. Six minutes later, Azpilicueta received a return pass from his teammate outside the penalty area, pulled his foot straight and fired, kicking it away, and the ball went straight to the stands. In the 44th minute, Chelsea played a sharp counter-attack, Mount wrapped up in front of the goal, slightly off the right upright, really bad, too thrilling! At the end of the half, neither side broke the deadlock.
The second half was easy to fight again. In the 48th minute, Chelsea had another great chance when Mount received a clever pass and a one-handed chance to face the goalkeeper in the penalty area, but his shot was blocked by the upright, which was really bad luck. Once again, Liverpool escaped the fate. In the 58th minute, Mount received a return pass from Havertz on the left side of the penalty area, shot straight, kicked it a little straight, and the goalkeeper held the ball firmly in his arms. In the 64th minute, Mendy made a mistake in passing the ball, passed the ball directly to the opponent, was kicked into a sharp counterattack by the opponent, Salah stepped forward, got a one-handed opportunity, he chose to pick a shot, the ball crossed Mendy, but was released by Thiago Silva, who returned in time.
In the 66th minute, Matip wrapped his header in front of goal and headed into the empty goal, and the Liverpool players celebrated wildly. However, with the intervention of VAR, the referee went to see the replay and determined that Van Dijk was interfering in the offside position, and the goal was ruled invalid. The Liverpool players were happy with a game. In the 77th minute, Havertz scored with a header from the centre, but, unfortunately, Werner, who sent the pass, was offside and the goal was again ruled invalid. Two goals have already been blown off. In the 90th minute, Van Dijk's header hit the goal and Mendy saved the ball. Mendy was too strong and saved Chelsea many times. At the end of regular time, the score was still 0-0 and the game went into extra time.
In the 92nd minute, Werner shot into the far corner from inside the penalty area, slightly higher. Five minutes later, Lukaku stepped forward, received the ball and burst into the box, he calmly slammed the ball away from the defender, then pumped vigorously, and the ball entered the net! But, alas, he was slightly offside and the goal was invalid. In the 109th minute, Havertz scored a shot that was also offside. Four goals have been blown out of this game, which is amazing. At the end of extra time, the score was still 0-0. Had to go into a penalty shootout. Both sides scored in the first 10 rounds, but Kepa lost the penalty in the 11th round. In the end, Liverpool beat Chelsea 11-10 to win the title.