This pass has perfect curvature!
Near the midfield line, Lu Yang is already under the landing point of the ball.
England's defensive midfielder is in an awkward position; he's a bit far from Lu Yang.
If he goes now, there's a possibility Lu Yang will reach the ball first.
So he chooses to wait in place, prepared to decide based on Lu Yang's control of the ball.
If Lu Yang controls it well, then he'll retreat to the edge of the penalty area.
If Lu Yang controls it poorly, he'll press forward.
"Oh no! Mancini has actually caught up!"
Canyes' cross is fast and mainly forward.
But no one expected Mancini to have caught up.
He was enraged by Lu Yang.
Lu Yang's interception dashed England's hopes of progressing.
How could Mancini let Lu Yang get what he wanted?
The two people make physical contact while running.
And there wasn't extra time to judge the drop point.
In the end, when the ball came down, both Lu Yang and Mancini had slightly overrun.
