It is difficult to break the ten fingers of Zeng Cheng, and the deep foot is not qualified for the final four of the FA Cup

Text/Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter Lin Benjian Chai Zhi

The second leg of the 2021 FA Cup Round of 8 was played in Dalian this afternoon, and Shenzhen drew 0-0 with Shanghai Shenhua, and finally was eliminated by an aggregate score of 0-1, missing the final four.

Compared with the first leg of the FA Cup Quarterfinals, Shenzhen coach Carlos changed the formation from 4-2-3-1 to 3-4-3, and the only change in the starting list was Li Yuanyi replacing yuan mincheng, a center-back who had accumulated a yellow card suspension.

As they fell behind 0-1 in the first leg, the Shenzhen team, which was trying to turn the tables, had only one way to attack, while the Shenhua team posed in an iron barrel formation. With Zeng Cheng's high and low blocks, the Shenhua team finally laughed to the end.

Due to the absence of center Dunbia due to leg injury, Shenhua team's front line by Yang Xu and Moreno, compared to Dunbia, Yang Xu's impact is relatively weak, the defensive pressure eased Shenzhen team began to attack in an all-round way, the first half of the possession rate was as high as 68%, but there were not many real threat shots. Shenzhen's best chance of the first half came in the 43rd minute, when Dai Weijun crossed from the right and Mi Haolun inserted the ball to push the ball and was turned away by Zeng Cheng.

In the second half, the Shenzhen team, which was eager to equalize the total score, accelerated its offensive rhythm in an all-round way, forming a siege against the Shenhua team, and the game became an offensive and defensive battle between the two teams in the half.

The backline led by two veterans of the Shenhua team, Feng Xiaoting and Zeng Cheng, withstood the wave of attacks from the opponent, and the Shenzhen team only blossomed on the offensive end.

Feng Xiaoting basically cut off the connection between Kaldek and his teammates, and Zeng Cheng repeatedly made 6 key saves, dominating the direction of the game. In the 48th minute, Zeng Cheng saved Dai Weijun's long-range shot straight into the dead corner, and 1 minute later, he bravely blocked Achimpen's close-range shot. After that, in the 59th minute, Dai Weijun's hanging shot from the left side of the road seemed to be a hanging shot, and the 89th minute left corner shot directly at the goal, and his two offensive and defensive duels with Zeng Cheng failed to break the latter's ten-finger mark.

The full-court deep foot possession rate is as high as 71%, 9 shots on goal 4 shots, corner kicks 13-4, offensive statistics occupy a one-sided advantage, but unfortunately only one goal is missing.

After the game, coach Carlos said that the whole team played very well, "The opponent basically did not pass the half, we created five or six excellent opportunities, but there is no doubt that Zeng Cheng is the best player in the game." Although the players were frustrated by the failure to qualify, our stats were all dominant, just one goal short. The team accelerated the pace so that the opponents did not have any chance to counterattack, and everyone executed the coach's plan well, and I am proud of the players."

After the end of the FA Cup journey, the Shenzhen team will not immediately take a holiday, but will continue to actively train and maintain competitive status. The team has decided to play a warm-up match with the national football team in early November to fully cooperate with the national team's preparation for the World Preliminary Tournament. (For more news, please pay attention to Yangcheng Pie pai.ycwb.com)

Source | Yangcheng Evening News. Sheep city pie

Editor-in-charge | Hao Haoyu