Chapter 286 The First League
After the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, there will be a two-week break, and the quarter-finals will start on April 4. During this period, the Eerstei League and the Dutch Cup are still in full swing.
In the 27th round of the league, Alkmaar's momentum continues unabated. They are still at the top of the list and have not lost so far. Since last season, Alkmaar has been unbeaten in 61 games. Even if the Dutch Bundesliga does not have the influence of the five major leagues, it is also the most famous league outside the five major leagues. . Unbeaten 61 games
is also a stunning record.
In the 28th round, on the eve of the battle between Alkmaar and the second-ranked Eindhoven, Alkmaar had 24 wins, 3 draws, 75 points, Eindhoven 21 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, 67 points, and the difference between the two teams is 8 points. If Alkmaar wins this strong dialogue with Eindhoven, then Alkmaar can expand the points to more than 10 points, so that they have room to swing after the start of the Champions League knockout stage. It doesn't matter if they really can't, they lose two games. If it is reduced to 5 points by Eindhoven, perhaps at the critical moment of the Champions League, Alkmaar will have to face the choice between the league and the cup, which is the most common dilemma of small clubs. In the end, it is often either either a fish and a bear's paw, or a fish and a bear's paw is lost.
This is a must-win game against Alkmaar, and this is a must-win game for Eindhoven. If they lose this game, it is basically certain that they are not bound to win this season's Dutch League champion.
Eindhoven has played very well this season, losing only two games. Their striker Van Niscari also led the scorer list with 25 goals. In this case, it was Eindhoven unwilling to lose the league championship.
Before the game, Eindhoven's head coach Gretz said that he would take this game as the final, and never let Alkmaar win the championship as easily as last season.
Fanny, the best player in the team, has been in the limelight in Europe recently, and many rich families have been excited about him. He also said that he must score in this game, kill Alkmaar and win his first league championship.
In the face of the challenge of Eindhoven, Alkmaar can't show weakness. Head coach Jiang Mu said: "This is Eindhoven's final, but it's not ours. No matter whether we win or lose this game, it will not affect the final championship. We are eight points ahead. This advantage can't be erased in one game, but I It's better to say that since they say it's the final, let's play it as the final.
Alkmaar did what he said. He sent all his main lineup in this game, and his injuries began to recover. Gattuso and Tomasson, who had just trained with the team, also appeared in the list of 18 people. Alkmaar can be said to be really going to have a decisive battle with Eindhoven.
Both sides know the root of it and are very proficient in the opponent's playing style. They don't play anything in the platoon, that is, they have to win by their strength. At the beginning of the game, the players of both sides entered the state, and both sides fought fiercely in the front, midfield and backcourt.
Van Nisang, who led the scorer list, performed particularly well. Last season, he was robbed of his league golden boots by Tomasson in the final stage. This time, he was not going to give Tomasson another chance. He tried his best to score in this absent competition and throw Tomasson away.
In the 15th minute of the game, Van Nisven, the king of the penalty area, finally broke the deadlock. This time, he scored a goal in the king of the penalty area. This was not a good opportunity. When Nelis passed the ball to Van Nisma's foot, there were two behind Van Nisanie. The defensive central defenders Lucio and Ismail can be said to be almost impossible to score a goal.
But the frontline genius Fannie is good at finding a chance to score in the impossible. At the moment of receiving the ball, he made a fake move to the right, then missed the ball between his legs and turned around and shot.
This shot was really sudden, and the angle was extremely tricky. Not only did the defender not react, but even the goalkeeper Cesar couldn't save it. He could only watch the ball fly into the net.
After 1-0, the game became more exciting. Alkmaar was never willing to admit defeat. They besieged the penalty area of Eindhoven, which had the intention of turning the Philips Stadium into a home court.
But Eindhoven now has a deep understanding of Jiang Mu and Alkmaar. They know that they can't defend on defense alone, and they don't shrink their defense. They continue to fight against Alkmaar and try to score a second goal.
At the 25th minute of the game, the game on the field was rewritten again. However, it was not Eindhoven who scored. This time, Alkmaar's striker Drogba. Because of the fact that Ivorian Warcraft has taken on a lot of defensive tasks, the number of goals is not as many as Fanny and Tomasson, but his role to the team is by no less than that of Tomasen.
This goal was completely played by Drogba's strong body. Ronaldinho's bottom cross, Eindhoven's central defenders Oyer and Hofland had already stood in place, but they were squeezed away by Drogba with his body, and a powerful header broke through the goalkeeper Watrus's gate.
The score became 1:1, and both sides returned to the same running line.
The draw is a result that neither side wants to accept, especially Eindhoven. They have to narrow the score gap to 5 points before they can sing. Now that the score is equalized, Eindhoven is anxious. Gretz himself runs to the sidelines and shouts loudly, letting the players run, pass more, and seize the opportunity.
Going goals is like breaking the taboo in the hearts of players. Players on both sides are no longer afraid of scoring goals. Everyone strives forward and strives to win.
In the last 20 minutes of the first half, Van Nisna and Drogba scored one after another, and both of them scored twice, turning the score into a 2:2 draw. By this time, this fierce offensive battle almost turned into a contest between Van Nis van Nis and Drogba.
At the beginning of the second half, Eindhoven, who led twice and was equalized twice, began to become impatient. They didn't know how to kill Alkmaar, who was as tenacious as cockroaches. They were eager to achieve success in attack. The players in the front court began to shoot by themselves. In this way, invisibly, Van Nis, who was in good condition, was The chance of shooting is reduced.
But Drogba was supported by the whole team, and even Tomasson stood up from the bench to encourage Drogba to cheer up.
In the tenth minute of the second half, Drogba scored for the first time before Van Nis van Nis. He staged his first hat-trick in the league, and Alkmaar also led for the first time in this game.
When Van Nisne saw Drogba's hat-trick, he couldn't calm down. He kept asking his teammates for a shot. Originally, he liked to pursue perfection, Van Nisang also shot several shots. At this time, not only did he not score a goal, but made the team's situation worse.
In the 58th minute of the game, three minutes after Drogba's hat-trick, taking advantage of a little panic in Eindhoven, Ronaldinho dribbled the ball from the right side, **, all the way to the left side of the penalty area. Before the players in Eindhoven reacted, Ronaldinho cut into the penalty area, pulled out a small angle and shot the ball. Four times, he scored in Eindhoven's goal.
The score became 4:2.
The score expanded, but the mentality of the players in Eindhoven stabilized, because they were basically sure they were going to lose, so they cheered up and worked together to launch a counterattack. In the 70th minute on the ground, Van Nisnay scored his third goal and scored a hat-trick, and Eindhoven also caught the score to 4:3.
At this time, Jiang Mu had no intention to fight with Eindhoven. He began to switch people to compress Eindhoven's space and let Eindhoven attack, and he fought defensively.
Jiang Mu's tactic almost drove Gretz crazy. Jiang Mu continuously changed the players in the midfield and backfield to strengthen the defense, and he continuously changed the midfield players to strengthen the attack. In the last ten minutes, the Philips Stadium finally staged a half-time offensive and defensive battle, but the players on both sides focused on winning or losing, and no one felt that It's not wonderful enough.
The Eindhoven man was blessed by God in the last ten minutes. Alkmaar counterattacked four times in a row and formed a single-knife ball three times, but Tomarson, who had just recovered from his injury, hit the goalpost twice, Ronaldinho hit once, and three goalposts blocked Alkmaar's three must-have goals. The Eindhoven people avoided losing more. The score.
In the 90th minute of the game, the Eindhoven, who had been attacking, finally scored a goal. This time it was Van Nis. The king of the small penalty area scored the fourth goal with his upside-down golden hook, which staged a big four-day joy and tied the score to 4:4.
Just when everyone thought this was the best score, an ordinary corner kick in Alkmaar changed everything. Ronaldinho opened the ball forward, Kuyt's header at the front point rubbed the ball, and the ball flew back. At this time, the tense action of Eindhoven's players was deformed, and Hofland was escalated by the header. When I was busy, I made a mistake, and a ball went into my door. Turn the score to 4:5.
This stinky ball directly made Eindhoven lose his temper and fighting spirit. There was a lack of direct trust between the players. In the end, they did not complete a threatening attack in the three minutes of stoppage time. They had to accept the League of the city, accept the 4:5 score, and basically gave up the championship.
After the game, Gretz had to admit that they defeated themselves and finally made the champion go further and further. Now the point gap has become 11 points. Eindhoven's dream of winning this season is basically shattered. The only thing that makes them a little gratified is that Van Nisanie surpassed the second place with 29 goals and Tomarson with 8 goals in the scorer list, golden boots. There is basically no suspense.
Jiang Mu praised Fannie's performance, because no player has been able to score four goals in Alkmaar. Later, Jiang Mu announced that Alkmaar will focus on the Champions League, and they will fight for the goal of reaching the final. At the same time, Jiang Mu also talked about the next semi-final of the Dutch Cup with Utrecht, which will be held in three days. He said that he would not let go of a champion. As long as they can reach the final, they will go all out.