Chapter 238: Sweeping to Win the Championship (Happy New Year)
With two goals down and three yellow cards, Maritimo's opening 25 minutes were nothing short of a tragedy. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ο½iqugeγ ο½ο½fo
Two goals behind must attack, three yellow cards will definitely not be able to hold, Maritimo has no choice, only to attack this way to go.
After 25 minutes, Maritimo gave up their full-court man-to-man defence against Gao Xiaodong and started playing their own football.
The lazy Brazil ran, the equally lazy Portuguese players also ran, and the players throughout Maritimo moved.
After the run, Maritimo's Brazilian players showed their skill and spirit to the fullest, as they threatened on the edge of the Rexos box and fired a shot at the post.
For a time, there was a lot of noise in front of Lexos's door.
However, Rexos was not only full of confidence today, but also full of courage, at the most important moment in the club's 100-year history, they were not satisfied with a two-goal victory, and when the opponent's attack was the most ferocious, they still did not shrink the defense, but continued to invest in attacking forces, and the opponent's bayonet was red.
The pace of the game is very fast, and the two-over-one and two-over-two cooperation dazzles the fans, and often when they bow their heads and drink saliva, the offensive and defensive sides have already changed positions.
In the 35th minute of the game, Lopes, who was playing as a midfielder, used his experience to intercept Maritimo's pass, looked up at the front, and immediately passed the ball to Gao Xiaodong, who had already started to run.
Gao Xiaodong ran sideways, saw the ball coming, and immediately accelerated forward to impact the opponent's penalty area.
Gao Xiaodong has already scored two goals, and the opponent doesn't dare to let him shoot again, and the back and central defenders are rushing to Gao Xiaodong.
Gao Xiaodong did not stick to the ball, and when the opponent pounced, he immediately passed diagonally to Brandy, and Brandi easily scored in the face of the attacking goalkeeper Max, rewriting the score to 3:0.
After the goal, Brandi ran to the stands with his arms held high, and his wife and daughter were on the scene, waving vigorously at Brandi, their faces full of pride and pride.
"Entered, entered, entered!"
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"Champion...... Champion...... We are champions......"
With a three-goal lead and the victory almost in hand, the Lexos fans in the stands began chanting for the champion, making waves of Mexicans and celebrating the upcoming championship.
"Three goals ahead, no special surprises, the victory will belong to Lexos, we will win the Portuguese Super League title in the 0708 season, we will be the first promoted champion of the Portuguese Super League...... Now what we need to do is wait for the game to end and there are 60 minutes left and hopefully the players don't careless, don't leave the opponent a chance and give us a perfect win......"
While the Lexos were celebrating, a middle-aged man wearing sunglasses and a rosacea was looking thoughtfully at Gao Xiaodong, who had been here since the beginning of the game, but his main attention was on Gao Xiaodong's body, not watching the two Portuguese Super League teams pecking each other.
After pondering for a while, the rosacea-nosed middle-aged man recorded in his notebook: "This is a very strong player, his skills are very comprehensive, he can pass and shoot, but he is not Kstiano, he is similar to Wayne Rooney, but except for shooting, other skills are relatively rough, the action rate and game speed are slow, the position is difficult to fix, it is difficult to gain a foothold in the Premier League, you can buy and polish it in the second team, after all, he is only 19 years old and has strong plasticity." β
Meanwhile, at Mendes' home, Mourinho and Mendes are also watching Rexos' title match.
"Am I sure I'm going to Inter?"
"Surely, President Moratti is able to give me a trust that Abou can't. β
"Well, for now, there's no better team for you than Inter. β
"If the price is right, I plan to take this Chinese little guy to Inter Milan this season, I hope that President Costa is not too dark, otherwise I will have to give up, the price is too high and it is not good for both of us. Mourinho said lightly.
"Chairman Costa is very optimistic about this kid. β
Mendes was slightly disappointed when he heard this, in his opinion, if Gao Xiaodong transferred, Real Madrid and Inter Milan were the best buyers for Gao Xiaodong, because their bosses were willing to spend money, and Inter Milan was undoubtedly better with Mourinho's coach, but Mendes didn't value Gao Xiaodong very much when he heard what Mourinho meant, of course, Mendes also understood that Mourinho first arrived at Inter Milan and had the first result, and he couldn't give a newcomer like Gao Xiaodong a chance to make mistakes.
"We'll talk about that then. Mourinho set his sights on a player profile at hand, he came to Mendes, naturally he had nothing to do, he wanted to take a few players from Mendes to Inter Milan.
After taking a three-goal lead, Rexos slowed down the pace of the game a bit and began to defend the midfield and play Maritimo on the counter-attack.
Maritimo is not fighting for victory now, they are now fighting for honour, they have to score a goal to save a little face, as sixth in the league, it would be humiliating if they didn't score a goal and were swept away.
Maritimo attacked frantically, completely ignoring the attack of the back, but football is so strange, it turned out that Maritimo was desperately defending, but Rexos still easily scored 3 goals, and now they are almost an undefended attack, but Rexos can't score goals, in the last ten minutes of the first half, neither side scored again, and Rexos entered the break with a huge lead of 3:0.
At halftime, some fans went to eat something to go to the toilet, and some Chinese fans gambled on the spot.
"There's no problem with winning, bet on the final score, I guess 4-0."
"4:0 is too little, at least 5:0. β
"5:0? You can be a guard and a goalkeeper on a stake, 4:0 is good. β
"The goalkeeper is very powerful, his name is Max, mentor, just ask you if you are afraid. β
"Max? haha, Engels can't stop the fat man, and it's useless for Lenin to come. β
"The fat man's top scorer is stable, 23 goals. β
'It's inconsistent, Risandro scored another one, 21 goals. β
"I'm betting on another hat-trick from the fat guy in the second half. β
"No way, the last one was just played. β
"I made a hundred dollars to bet the second half of the fat man's hat-trick. β
"Well, I'll bet you, though I'd like the fat man to get another one. β
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Amid the laughter, the fifteen minutes of the break passed quickly, and the players from both sides took to the pitch again for the second half.
Rexos, who had a three-goal lead, made no substitutions and continued to use the starting line-up, while Maritimo made two changes to his starters, one was the yellow card midfielder Manijo who was replaced by a striker, and Maritimo also played a front three.
Maritimo's players were apparently scolded by Lazaroni in the dressing room and started the game with a frantic attack on Rexos, running like a mad dog.
The sixth place in the league is really not a fish belly, they are crazy, and they can kill people.
Obviously with a three-goal lead, Lexos fans felt a trace of fear, because the Brazilian players boasted of their superb skills and liked to convince people with their skills, when did they work so hard.
Oliveira couldn't sit on the Diaoyutai anymore, so he strode to the side of the pitch and pressed his hands on the players to keep them steady and not follow Maritimo's rhythm.
However, after several big battles, the Lexus players are very tenacious, and in the face of the opponent's crazy attacks and pressing, they did not panic, and still controlled the ball steadily, and had a great general demeanor.
Even Zaccheroni couldn't help but admire, a promoted horse, just one season, because of the championship with the three giants, now it seems to be an old oilman who has played the Portuguese Super League for many years, that atmosphere and calmness, even the real old oilman Maritimo can't compare.
Although there is a saying that the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road, a calm brave man is even more terrifying.
In the 55th minute of the game, Maritimo's cross was cleared by captain Eves, and the ball fell to the feet of Lopes, who quickly split the side, and Angulo then immediately crossed to Gao Xiaodong in the middle. After Gao Xiaodong received the ball, he found that the opponent only had two defenders in the half, and he decisively dribbled the ball to Maritimo's half.
Maritimo's two centre-backs defended Lexos' front three, which was too difficult for them to defend against Gao Xiaodong and Brandy, leaving the slower Robert.
Gao Xiaodong has Robert, a point where he can pass the ball casually, he is more resolute with the ball, constantly approaching the opponent, after entering the 30-meter area, the opponent's chasing players are almost chasing behind, Gao Xiaodong passed the ball to Robert, and he inserted himself into the penalty area as fast as possible.
Robert was not greedy, seeing Gao Xiaodong surpassing the defender, he crossed the ball to the middle to find Gao Xiaodong's point, Gao Xiaodong followed up with the burst shot, and pierced Max's ten fingers for the third time.
4:0
Gao Xiaodong, who scored a hat trick, took the initiative to go over and hug Robert, and Robert excitedly gave Gao Xiaodong a bear hug.
This is the first time that Gao Xiaodong and Robert have hugged after the conflict, and seeing the two main forces hugging, Lexus fans once again gave them warm applause.
The on-site commentator said: "4:0, there is no suspense about the victory now, and there should be no suspense for the top scorer, Robert sent an assist to Gao Xiaodong, the two hugged each other, there were contradictions and quarrels between the two, but at the most critical moment of Lexos, they did not hurt the interests of the team because of personal grudges." It is because of this team spirit that they were able to overcome one difficulty after another and win the championship...... Well, the game isn't over yet, but the chances of a comeback are slim to none, and it's all garbage time behind, and we just hope that this time isn't so boring for now. β
Gao Xiaodong's fourth goal completely crushed the fighting spirit of the Maritimo people, and although they were still attacking, they were in vain and did not pose much of a threat.
Oliveira is now relieved, he replaced Robert and Brandi with Oscar and Yang Fan, and let the newcomers come up to participate in the game and feel the atmosphere of winning the championship.
At this time, the fans' attention was no longer on the game, and they anxiously sang the team song of Lexus, waiting for the end of the game.
Chairman Calus, who was in the VIP box, had already stepped out of the box and arrived at the stadium, ready to celebrate with the players at the end of the game.
In the 80th minute of the game, Oliveira made another substitution, this time replacing Lopez, the core of the midfield.
Originally, Oliveira wanted Gao Xiaodong to get off the field and accept the cheers of the fans, but because Gao Xiaodong was only 3 goals ahead of Porto's Risandro, Oliveira was not at ease, so he left Gao Xiaodong on the field.
Although Lopes changed positions today, he still played well in the midfield position, and his departure was also warmly applauded by the fans.
Although the victory or defeat is certain, the young players who come off the bench still want to perform, and at some point the confrontation with the two sides in a certain area is also very fierce.
In the 85th minute of the game, Gao Xiaodong stopped the ball on his chest, picked off the frizzy opponent's midfielder, passed the ball behind Maritimo's defender, and gave Yang Fan a single shot, but unfortunately Yang Fan was a little nervous in the face of goalkeeper Max, and the ball was saved by Max out of the bottom line.
Five minutes later, Maritimo attacked aggressively, Gao Xiaodong sent a one-on-one ball for Oscar again, and this time Oscar seized the opportunity, he used a push shot to break through Maritimo's goal, locking the score at 5:0.
After three minutes of stoppage time, neither home nor away side had the heart to attack again, and in the end, Rexos swept 5-0 at home to Maritimo and became the first team in Portuguese football history to win the top flight title as a promoted horse.