120 Fierce battles are raging
The battlefield at the Dragon Stadium is filled with gunsmoke.
The onslaught of Porto's conceded goal continued, with Hulk, James Rodriguez, Jama and Moutinho shooting frequently and failing to find the back of the net against Braga in six shots in 10 minutes, leaving the home fans frustrated.
Braga, on the other hand, failed to make even a threatening counter-attack.
Fernando's ferocious foul on Barbosa when he was defending the ball earned him a yellow card.
Tang Hong almost brought a turnaround and ran back from the middle line to the front of the opponent's penalty area, and repeatedly returned in vain.
Porto's defensive efficiency made it difficult for Braga to counter-attack.
When the first half is over, Braga will be relieved for a while, while Porto will be full of grievances.
Back in the dressing room, the team-mates were cheering each other on, and everyone saw the hope of taking the victory away from the Dragons Stadium, and as long as there were no problems in the second half, then they would have their feet on the defending champions and enjoy the victory!
The change in the midfield of Yaltim was to keep the pace as much as possible in the second half, taking away Porto's patience and energy.
Such adjustments are also relatively common, and it is commendable for the weak side to move forward against the strong, but if you want a satisfactory result, you still need to use some means in combination with the actual situation.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, and with the hoarse cheers of the fans of both teams, Braga suddenly played a fierce attack.
When Barbosa, Lima and Viana played a quick triangle pass on the right side of the middle of the field, Lima played the ball to the left in front of the penalty area.
Tang Hong quickly crossed the cut and shot with his feet to shake Rolando's center of gravity, and continued to take a sideways step with an angle to shoot again!
But before the shooting action was completed, he was knocked to the ground from behind!
Tang Hong immediately got up from the ground and shouted excitedly at the referee: "This is not the first time!" ”
The referee showed a yellow card to the foul DeVour, and then comforted Tang Hong and signaled him to control his emotions.
Tang Hong just blamed himself a little because he missed a good opportunity created by his teammates, and his anger was about to be vented after all.
When he was ready to take the free-kick again, the Porto crowd was not only facing their enemies, but also terrified.
Too close to the goal, it is a little difficult for Tang Hong to play the inside arc.
As soon as the referee blew the whistle, he ran and took a shooting position before pushing the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal!
Seeing that the soccer ball was about to roll over the foot of the jumping wall, the soccer ball was touched by McConn, who was a little slower in the take-off, and changed direction.
Eventually, the ball grazed the outside of the left post and rolled off the line.
Call!
The Braga fans lamented it.
Tang Hong himself wiped his face, if McCone hadn't touched it, then this goal would have been scored!
Even though many of Porto's players are burdened with yellow cards, their defensive aggression has risen instead of decreasing!
When Braga tried to control the tempo in the backfield and pass the ball between teammates, due to the narrow space, their passes made their teammates nervous, for fear of losing the ball in the next second and the opponent counterattacking on the spot.
In the 58th minute of the game, Amorim was forced to clear the ball directly to the front court with a big kick in the backfield.
The football flew towards Rolando's defensive zone, and Tang Hong ran wildly, although he did not take the lead, he still forced himself to jump and try to ferry the header to Lima.
Rolando steadily jumped up with a header to clear the siege, and was hit by Tang Hong in the air and lost his balance in the next step!
Tang Hong staggered two steps when he landed to stabilize his center of gravity, and the referee blew the whistle to punish him for a foul, and at the same time showed him a yellow card!
The action just now was indeed a bit dangerous, Tang Hong spread his hands helplessly, and then took the initiative to pat Rolando, who fell to the ground.
Maybe the audience at the scene didn't have any special ideas, but the Chinese fans who watched the game through the Internet signal were full of shock!
Rolando, who is 1.9 meters tall and looks obviously much stronger than Tang Hong, was actually knocked over by Tang Hong?
Even if he did not have a foothold in the air to stabilize the center of gravity, Tang Hong's momentum deeply shocked every Chinese audience.
Because of this kind of opportunity ball, 99.99% of other Chinese players will give up directly!
Of course, there is nothing to praise about fouls, but the key is the embodiment of aura and spirit.
Porto suddenly slowed down in attack, and Victor Pereira's adjustment at half-time was clear, if he couldn't attack, then slow down!
Patiently organize the offensive and make it as efficient as possible.
In the 63rd minute of the game, James Rodriguez, Moutinho and De Fale made a quick triangle pass on the left side of the front.
James Rodriguez made a beautiful pass in front of Bayano after going down to the bottom, and after the ball entered the penalty area, he quickly changed his tone and came to the bottom line to make a decisive cross!
The football quickly rolled to the middle of the goal, Everton and Hulk competed for position, the former tried to block the angle of Hulk's direct shot, but Hulk pulled the ball back with his right foot in front of the football roll, and at the same time took a step back, Everton swept past its front, and when he stopped and turned back, he saw Hulk take a step towards the middle of the field, attacked head-on, and at the last moment, Hulk's low shot with his right foot sent the ball into the bottom right corner of the goal!
Everton looked up to the sky and sighed, and fell to the ground and gritted his teeth after making a save.
The dragon stadium instantly erupted in earth-shattering cheers, listen, like a dragon's groan!
Hulk roared like a beast!
Hulk scored after receiving a clever pass from James Rodriguez!
He finally broke a two-month goal drought, and it was in such a crucial game!
Braga's lead is gone, Porto are demoralised and they could well go down!
The problem is Braga, with less than 30 minutes to play, should they defend or take an aggressive attacking stance?
Porto 1: Braga 1! ”
Victor Pereira still looked serious on the sidelines, cheering for the team with applause, and the determined light in his deep eyes is worthy of the identity of the coach of the Portuguese Super League!
Al Tim struggled to keep his composure, and it was clear that Braga's midfield changes were a mistake in an attempt to deplete Porto at the Dragons?
It also depends on whether they have the advantage of controlling the ball!
The Braga generals looked at each other, everyone's mood was slightly depressed, morale was declining at this time, Porto had the upper hand, and the situation was of course very unfavorable for Braga.
Tang Hong picked up his jersey and wiped the sweat on his face, although he didn't touch the ball many times in the second half, he did consume a lot of crazy turnback and running in the front court.
If he had come for another ten minutes, I'm afraid he would have run out of gas.
After all, it was also a return from a FIFA match day, and the cost of traveling back and forth between Europe and Asia should not be overlooked.
Porto fans were optimistic that the game seemed to be back on track after Hulk's goal.
Braga fans regrouped to cheer on their team after the disappointment of conceding a goal.
After the kick-off, Braga tried to attack quickly, Tang Hong encountered Fernando, McConn, and Rolando in the front court when he crossed the ball to Lima, and then quickly cut forward.
Lima flicked the ball away from Otamendi and then slotted it into the Porto box.
Tang Hong had just stopped the ball in the penalty area, but he heard the referee's whistle, and out of the corner of his eye, he also saw the linesman raising the flag to signal him to be offside!
Tang Hong lowered his head with a little self-reproach, and when he raised it again, he cheered up and gave Lima a thumbs up.
Tang Hong constantly reminded himself to stabilize his emotions and control his mentality.
This heavyweight move really made him a little anxious from time to time, and the offside just now seemed to be too hasty.
Obviously he had seen Lima being snatched up by Otamendi, but he continued to run forward almost subconsciously, which was almost useless in the game.
Braga's attack was frustrated, but Porto was on the offensive!
In the 67th minute of the game, Hulk, who was more active after the goal, returned the ball to Jarma who cut inside at the edge of the penalty area, who took a step to adjust the ball in front of the penalty area and shot with his feet!
The left-footed ball flew off the goal about a metre off the line, but it was enough to terrify Braga!
After Porto's attack ended, the referee stopped the game and signaled Porto to make a substitution!
The audience saw that the post-90s Brazilian teenager Kleber was ready to appear!
Victor Pereira is determined to win this game!