Fortunately, the ball landed perfectly in front of Van Dijk.
Van Dijk immediately jumped up and headed the ball towards the goal, but unfortunately the ball went higher than the goal frame.
In order to adjust the situation on the field, Zilina made substitution adjustments in the 64th minute, and Seyesa came on the scene to replace Oravich.
Just a minute later, Sturridge got a shot opportunity outside the penalty area.
He volleyed hard, but the ball deflected off the goal and unfortunately went wide.
In the 69th minute, Chelsea displayed an amazing acrobatic offensive performance in the opponent's penalty area.
The four of Malouda, Sturridge, Drogba and Van Aanholt teamed up and made 8 consecutive passes in the small space in the penalty area. They cooperated tacitly and seemed to be invincible.
Sturridge deftly changed hands in the penalty area and shot, but unfortunately missed the goal post.
Just two minutes later, Van Aanholt received a pass from Malouda. He tried a long shot from 26 meters away from the goal. The ball hit the far post and bounced out, almost scoring.
After the goal, Ancelotti turned around and called Xiao Yu.
"Xiao, Tony, Kevin, warm up!"
Ancelotti turned around and looked at the court with some disappointment. The 30 minutes he promised were almost up, but the players on the court did not give him a qualified answer. Ancelotti was about to change his formation.
In the 74th minute, Chelsea made substitution adjustments. Xiao Yu, Toni Kroos and De Bruyne replaced Kakuta, McKechlan and Ramirez.
Just 1 minute after the substitution, Toni Kroos stole the ball in the backcourt, dribbled the ball through the midfield, and then made a through ball. "Warcraft" Drogba rushed into the penalty area and volleyed from a small angle. As a result, the ball flew over the crossbar. Bottom line.
In the 76th minute, Toni Cross once again showed his excellent midfield interception ability.
Seeing that Cross had another chance, Pekalka quickly stepped forward to block Drogba's receiving route.
Cross praised Pekalka's reaction speed, thinking that this guy reacted very quickly, and then skillfully passed the ball to De Bruyne in the right midfield position.
When Cross passed the ball, two Zilina defenders immediately approached De Bruyne, but this did not faze De Bruyne. He simply kicked the ball to the left of the frontcourt.
Xiao Yu seized this opportunity, started quickly, passed through Angelovich's defense zone lightly, then jumped high and controlled the football exquisitely with his left toe.
Angelovich had already followed before he landed, and Xiao Yu also tapped the football to the right with his left foot in the air.
When he landed, he just missed Angelovic's body. Xiao Yu then pushed with his right foot and made a slight adjustment to cross the ball.
In front of the goal, Drogba descended like a tiger and rushed towards the goal, while Zilina's defensive players could only watch as he approached.
Pekalka followed closely behind, his eyes firm and his whole body focused on intercepting the pass.
But Drogba's speed was too fast and his power was too strong. Pekalka could only watch helplessly as the ball flew over his head.
The ball arrived, and Drogba used all his strength to push the ball towards the goal.
The ball rushed towards the goal with a strong momentum, as if it was going to shake the whole world.
Duang! ~
The moment the ball hit the crossbar, the whole stadium made a sound of regret.
Drogba also looked regretful, he should have jumped higher just now.
In the 79th minute, Malouda fouled the midfielder and was shown a yellow card.
In the 83rd minute, De Bruyne volleyed from a small angle in the penalty area and the ball hit the side net.
In the 84th minute, Dubravka took a goal kick.
The ball flew into Chelsea's half, and the tall Van Dijk used his height advantage to overpower Seyesa and push the ball back towards the midfield.
Toni Kroos immediately got stuck in front of Jez.
Ancelotti nodded with satisfaction off the court. Although Kroos is only 19 years old, he has the composure and overall perspective that many 30+ players have. This is talent.
Kroos got stuck in his position and steadily received the football from Van Dijk. With a back pass, the football quickly reached De Bruyne's feet.
De Bruyne dribbled the ball forward and suddenly passed the ball straight to Drogba.
But today Pekalka was very devoted to Drogba's defense.
In order to avoid the ball being cut off, Drogba had to block Pekalka with his back and knock the ball back to De Bruyne again.
Such a pass also attracted Pjacek and Angelovic.
Malouda also immediately ran without the ball and made a cross move with De Bruyne. De Bruyne dribbled the ball and switched to the left.
Lift your legs before the penalty area.
Gudan realized that this might be a long shot and immediately turned around to block it.
But this was just a fake move by De Bruyne. He easily dunked past Gudan. Upon seeing this, Angelovic had to give up marking Xiao Yu and go to cover the middle.
This kind of instigation also successfully disrupted Zilina's backcourt arrangement. When Angelovic and Pjaček both focused on De Bruyne, Gogel also focused on the same key. On Malouda who came over.
At this moment, Xiao Yu and Sturridge on both sides were completely empty.
Xiao Yu, as an agile attacker, would cause big problems if he was ignored.
Then De Bruyne moved again, and a through ball from the outside of his right foot suddenly came out.
Xiao Yu also moved, and he entered the penalty area at an astonishing speed.
De Bruyne's pass was a little stronger, and Xiao Yu rushed all the way to the bottom line of the penalty area before barely getting the ball.
Pekalka and Dubravka immediately came up to block it.
He was undaunted in the face of pressing defense, displaying excellent skills and a cool head.
At the bottom line, Xiao Yu cleverly made a cross pass.
As if the ball had eyes, it accurately found Sturridge waiting at the back post.
At this time, Sturridge, like a cheetah, keenly captured the opportunity. He rushed forward and with just a light touch, he steadily sent the ball into the goal.
"The ball went in!"
"Sturridge!"
"Assist from Xiao Yu."
"In the 84th minute, Chelsea equalized the score!"
"There is still time. I don't know if Chelsea can stage the same super comeback as in the last league game."
"This is Sturridge's second goal this season, and what's even more interesting is that both goals scored against Zilina."
"The goal in Zilina can be considered a blessed place for Sturridge."
"Zilina's defense actually did a very good job today, defusing Chelsea's attacks many times."
"This goal is not only a personal glory, but also the culmination of the team's efforts. From Van Dijk's precise grab for the goal kick, to Toni Kroos's clever organization in the backcourt, to De Bruyne and Drogba's tacit return pass cooperation, Malouda's exquisite movement, and Xiao Yu's selfless assist in the end. On the court at Stamford Bridge, every Chelsea player gave their best for this goal. In the end, Sturridge sent the ball steadily into the net, which is the best reward for the whole team's efforts and the best reward for Xiao Yu's selfless assist."
