In the 67th minute of the game, the score was 1-2, with Manchester United leading by one goal but playing one less man.
In this situation, both sides have advantages. As for who can laugh to the end, they can only watch the last 30 minutes.
After yayature's penalty, Ferguson made a substitution adjustment. Starting center Berbatov was replaced and defensive midfield Park Zhixing was replaced.
This replacement is also a reasonable thing. Originally, the strength of Manchester City is not much worse than that of Manchester United. Now Manchester United have been sent off one person, and their strength is weaker than that of Manchester City. We must strengthen our defense to keep the last 20 minutes.
As for why Park Ji Xing should be replaced, the main reason is that Park Ji Xing can run and spare no effort. Although he is older now, he still has no problem running for 20 or 30 minutes.
Manchester United replaced the forward with the defensive midfield, the signal is very obvious, that is to defend and keep the advantage of one goal.
It's an FA Cup semi-final. If you win, you'll be promoted. If you lose, you'll go home. Manchester City have the advantage in terms of numbers. Of course, we have to hold it firmly.
Mancini also issued a full attack order when Ferguson replaced. At this time, Manchester City have no way out. Even if they are killed by the opponent's counterattack, they must attack out.
Manchester City's attack is still launched from the flank, and Scholes was sent off before the difference is that Manchester City's flank assists are more active, more bold, in addition to the middle of the assists also inserted deeper.
At the moment, Manchester United is almost intensive defense. Originally, Manchester United disdained to do so and could not afford to lose face. Even if it was leading the defense, Manchester United did not defend around the penalty area, but more half-time defense. But now the number of people is less than one, Manchester United can let go. When there is no ball, they will shrink around their own penalty area, not giving Manchester city space to attack.
Manchester City repeatedly failed to attack, the ball passed to Silva's feet.
Silva showed his creativity again. After shaking on the flank, he crossed Evra, but this time Silva failed to cut into the penalty area. After Park Zhixing came on the court, he mainly defended Silva, the most dangerous attacking player of Manchester City, together with Evra. Seeing Silva passing Evra, park Zhixing flew over and shoved the ball out of the bottom line.
Silva made a tactical corner, the ball passed to sabaleta, sabaleta a foot pass, the ball was headed out by the defender.
Manchester City has more players than Manchester United, and the goal is still under the control of Manchester City players.
Kolarov, who got the ball this time, didn't give it to Silva, but passed it to Wright Phillips on the other side.
Wright Phillips continues to drive the ball to Rafael and wants to break through to the bottom line. But at the moment, Manchester United is shrinking very much. Rafael is on the side of the penalty area. It is not easy for Wright Phillips to break through the fast and flexible Rafael in such a small space.
Two times in a row, Wright Phillips had no choice but to pass the ball back to Kolarov.
Krolav didn't make a blind pass. He suddenly put the ball in the middle and cut across to the front of the area.
Full back crosscutting, Manchester United vanguard Valencia quickly catch up with the interception, to prevent Kolarov hit the door.
Kolarov started a step faster. He shot before valenci and the ball went straight to the left side of the goal.
City's attack is always difficult to find a good way, Kolarov is also to try another way of attack.
There are a large number of people in the penalty area, Kolarov's shot hit the defensive popularity and bounced out.
The ball just bounced out and was snatched by Gao Xiaodong. However, Manchester City's close attack was very fierce. Gao Xiaodong just got the ball, and Derong rushed over. Looking at the momentum, he would rather foul than let Gao Xiaodong pass the ball, let alone take it away.
Gao Xiaodong saw Derong pounce, he did not move forward, but turned the ball to his goal direction, just to avoid Derong's rush.
Although Derong didn't get the ball, he succeeded in forcing Gao Xiaodong to turn around. After all, what he had to do was to delay United's attack and give his teammates the chance to defend.
But I didn't think that Gao Xiaodong was wearing super glasses and had a wide field of vision. When he turned around to avoid de Rong's attack, Gao Xiaodong had already observed Valencia's position. The real young man saw Gao Xiaodong holding the ball and ran forward.
Not only Valencia is running, but park also runs forward, but Gao Xiaodong doesn't see it.
Valencia has great trust in Gao Xiaodong. Of course, Gao Xiaodong won't live up to his trust. After avoiding Derong, Gao Xiaodong didn't wait for Derong to come up again. He half turned and volleyed the ball to Valencia's side.
After passing the ball, Gao Xiaodong wants to run forward and meet Valencia. Although the possibility of meeting Valencia is very small, he doesn't want to give up.
However, such a dangerous person as Gao Xiaodong, even without the ball, will not be let go by Manchester City players. Gao Xiaodong has just started. Derong's unbridled leg outstretched Gao Xiaodong and tripped him to the ground.
Thanks to Valencia, any Manchester United player on the field can't catch up with Gao Xiaodong's volley pass.
But fast also has the advantage of fast. When Valencia catch up with the ball near the baseline, none of the Manchester City players is within 10 meters, which gives Valencia enough time to adjust.But Valencia stopped the ball and went to see the penalty area. Unexpectedly, none of his teammates kept up with him. The most recent is Nani, but Nani has not yet run to the front of the penalty area.
This is also normal, the real striker Berbatov down, Manchester United is intensive defense, top in front of the two wingers Valencia and Nani, Gao Xiaodong in the middle is the main scorer of the forward assists, but Gao Xiaodong was tripped, so no one into the penalty area.
The Manchester United fans in the stands were very excited when they caught up with the ball in Valencia. They felt that they had it. However, when they saw that only one Nani was not in place, they felt that the counterattack was nothing.
It's normal for the fans to think like this, because Valencia has a nickname, WA doesn't shoot. It can be seen how low his desire to shoot is. Now he has got the ball, and there is no forward player. It's estimated that the ball can't even shoot.
But it's very difficult for Valencia not to shoot today. If he waits for Nani to catch up, the defenders will come back. Valencia is not sure that he will send the ball to Nani's feet through several defenders.
Valencia put the ball on the shelf, he quickly waded the ball to the penalty area, slanted to find the right angle for his shot.
See Valencia cut in, goalkeeper Joe Hart quickly move to the near corner, to prevent Valencia play near corner.
Back to the defense of kompani also to the fastest speed to Valencia close to prevent him to continue to walk in the middle.
Kompani close down the distance, Valencia pass the line is narrower, it is difficult to see Nani desperately running.
Valencia finally started. Instead of passing the ball, he used his arch pocket to shoot at the top left corner of the goal.
Valencia's angle is very difficult, more suddenly, as the main player in the United team. Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart has done a lot of research on Valencia's evidence. He also knows his nickname of not shooting. He didn't expect Valencia to shoot at the back corner of the goal at such a small angle.
The ball went around his hand, hit the inside of the post and bounced into the net.
3: 1
Valencia took Gao Xiaodong's long pass and used a curved ball to break the gate of Manchester City for the third time, expanding the score advantage.