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The University of Coimbra sit 13th in the Portuguese Super League table and are under some relegation pressure, and when they arrive at the Municipal Stadium, it is clear that they are ready to defend and fight back.
Braga sent their elite to take on them strongly, and it was a tough battle from the first minute of the match.
Amid the enthusiastic cheers of the home fans, Braga repeatedly attacked the defence of the University of Coimbra.
The opponent arranged for Tang Hong to be closely marked by one player, and then two other players were responsible for cutting off the connection between Tang Hong and his teammates.
This approach is more effective, Tang Hong at least has fewer successful receptions than in the past, or he was entangled by the opponent as soon as he controlled the ball.
Braga have a strong desire to win, and it has become a habit to play the forward pressure of the weak team, but less than 15 minutes into the first half of the game today, David Simao, a young striker from the University of Coimbra, ran through Coelho's defense on the counter-attack and formed a single knife, and when attacked, he accurately pushed the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal!
Universidad Coimbra was the first to score at the Municipal Stadium!
Braga's pressure has increased, and it is not surprising to say that they have conceded.
Although most of the time they can keep a clean sheet, the opponent's fast counterattack often makes the scene look thrilling even if the danger is defused.
Universitaria de Coimbra celebrates a goal, and Al Tim clapps his hands on the sidelines to signal his team to work hard to equalise early!
When it comes to the league, no matter what opponent Yaltim plays, he looks a lot more stressed than usual.
Braga's offense has not played much of a threat, Tang Hong only played two fouls, both set-pieces were played substandard, he obviously has psychological pressure, if the league drops the chain at this time, I am afraid it may really put Braga in a very dangerous situation!
In the 23rd minute of the game, the University of Coimbra counterattacked again on the side, the center pulled the side, the forward David Simão followed, a cross from the side, Simão entered the penalty area and swept the ball into the upper left corner of the Braga goal!
was a little devastated, and the opponent hit two shots on goal for nearly 25 minutes, and both shots were all scored!
Braga is 0:2 down at home!
The home fans in the stands were full of gloom, and after a brief silence, they rose to the occasion to cheer on the team.
Braga will clap each other's hands to boost morale, and teammates on the back line will remind each other to be decisive in defence, even if it is better to foul and get a card than to concede a goal!
Università Coimbra became more conservative after scoring two goals!
The forbidden area is almost filled with people, and the water is impassable!
Tang Hong's long-range shots in front of the penalty area were blocked by the opponent's players in front of the penalty area three times in a row.
Yaltium had to take advantage of a dead ball opportunity to call Tang Hong to his side and said to him seriously: "Don't only look at the opponent's goal, look at the positions of your teammates around you!" ”
Tang Hong is a little bit up, two goals behind the eagerness to score a goal makes him play a little impatient today, the opponent is blocked by the space is extremely limited, his too eager to score performance can not improve the quality, but will waste some good opportunities from time to time.
Tang Hong drank saliva and calmed down a little, and was kind to Yaltium's reminder.
When he returned to the game, he began to calmly observe the situation around him and try to get the ball out as much as possible in response to increase Braga's transfer attack.
Braga started the half-time siege against Universitatea Coimbra, but the final kick really didn't have much of a good chance.
In the first half, they brushed countless corners, and the referee also said that there were no penalties for handball when the opponent suspected of blocking the shot.
When he returned to the locker room at halftime, Tang Hong's teammates also calmed down a little, and Yaltium did not have a good adjustment plan, so he could only let everyone create more opportunities and accumulate the number of threatening attacks in exchange for scoring opportunities.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, and the University of Coimbra completely entered a state of stubborn defense, and Braga continued the siege of the first half with the cheers of the fans.
Tang Hong's number of shots on goal has obviously begun to decrease, and he is attacking and defending in tandem most of the time, because if he wants to shoot, the opponents around him who are closely watching him will not agree.
As Braga's attack shifted faster and faster, the two wings made full use of the width of the field, and Braga's attack began to penetrate into the penalty area of the University of Coimbra from the wings!
In the 59th minute, Bayano received a clever pass from Barbosa down the right flank, and he drove into the box to face the opponent who blocked him, and Viana sent another threatening pass on the penalty line.
The football rolled from the crowd to the back of the goal, Lima followed up a beat slowly in the middle of the goal, just when everyone thought that the ball would roll out of the bottom line, Tang Hong accidentally flew and put a shovel to block the ball into the near corner of the goal of the University of Coimbra!
After the goal, Tang Hong quickly got up, Lima picked up the ball from the goal, and the Braga fans cheered enthusiastically, and Braga's morale was greatly boosted!
Universitas Coimbra no longer has the spirit to counterattack, and even if the lead is narrowed by one goal, it can only continue to defend tightly, and start lying on the grass.
Braga's tough game didn't change with the goal scored.
In the 73rd minute of the game, Tang Hong hoisted a free kick close to the side into the penalty area, and two Braga players fell to the ground in a scramble for headers, the referee turned a blind eye, and 3 minutes later, Barbosa's long-range shot flew off the crossbar!
As the match came to an end, fouls from the University of Coimbra became more frequent!
However, in the strict defense of the whole team, there is also a tenacity of unity!
In the 80th minute of the game, Tang Hong scrambled for a header at the back of the penalty area and hit the top of the goal!
As he lay on the ground and watched the ball go over the crossbar, he couldn't hold back a punch and slammed it on the turf.
Yaltium is going to fight for his life, removing defender Everton and midfielder Amorim and replacing them with Nuno Gomez and Alain!
Viana retreated more to take on the task of organizing, and Braga rushed to the front with 4 strikers!
In the 83rd minute of the game, Barbosa committed a foul in the counter-robbery, and the opponent fell to the ground and began to lie on the grass directly.
The referee showed Balbosa a red card and sent him off!
Shaman Balbo reluctantly exited.
Braga, who had one man less, still insisted on pressing the defensive line that besieged the University of Coimbra.
Two interceptions by Custodio in midfield helped Braga stabilize the situation at the crucial moment.
Seeing the game enter injury time, the University of Coimbra's delay in time was prompted by a yellow card from the referee.
In the second minute of stoppage time, Allan was fouled by an opponent as he got away from possession on the right flank.
The full-back of the University of Coimbra was shown a second yellow card and sent off!
By the time Braga was ready to take the free-kick, three minutes of stoppage time had already run out.
This will almost be the final blow of Braga!
The Braga fans were all focused on the pitch as Viana took the free-kick from the right flank outside the box with his left foot.
Veteran goalkeeper also came to the Universitiate Coimbra penalty area to prepare for the aerial battle.
Tang Hong stood on the left side of the penalty area and looked ready to rush forward, but Viana locked his eyes on him before taking the free-kick.
Tang Hong understood when he saw his eyes, as for whether it was right or not, it was only to see the result.
When Viana was about to kick the ball, several Braga players were running towards the Universitatea Coimbra goal, while the Universitaria de Coimbra players were also defending in front of the goal.
Tang Hong did the opposite, he ran to the top of the arc of the penalty area.
Viana's free-kick rolls to the top of the box!
Tang Hong didn't guess wrong, Viana wanted to give him a boccia!
Because compared to heading the goal, maybe Tang Hong will shoot better at this time.
The players of the University of Coimbra immediately made a sharp stop and rushed forward to try to block Tang Hong's shooting angle!
Tang Hong has no time and space to make changes in possession when he touches the ball, there is only one choice, shoot!
Shoot the ball directly into the top right corner of the goal with the inside of the right foot!
The ball crossed a slightly falling parabola and fell over the heads of some players from the University of Coimbra!
The goalkeeper of the University of Coimbra had his vision blocked, and the save was obviously not fast and far enough, and the save was too far from football!
When the football hits the underside of the crossbar and bounces into the goal of the University of Coimbra, the Municipal Stadium, which has been silent for a moment, bursts into cheers like a tsunami!
The University of Coimbra generals looked at Tang Hong with shocked eyes, and Tang Hong rushed to the goal of the University of Coimbra with an expressionless face, when he picked up the ball in the goal and hugged it in his arms and turned around to run to the midfield, he saw the referee whistle and gesture to signal the end of the game!
Custodio reluctantly said to the referee: "At least one more minute of stoppage time, they have been stalling just now!" ”
The referee didn't care who won or lost, he shrugged and said: "Even if you give more time, it will only be an attacking opportunity for the University of Coimbra." ”
Although Tang Hong scored two goals, he was still a little disappointed, he walked to return the football to the referee, shook hands with the opponent and walked to the players' tunnel.
Barbosa saw Tang Hong coming back in the locker room, and after taking off his shirt, he said to Tang Hong weakly: "I'm sorry, if I hadn't been sent off, maybe we could have reversed." ”
Tang Hong walked over and touched his head, and said casually: "If you don't get punished, we will definitely be able to reverse it, know your importance, right?" Don't be so impulsive next time. ”
Barbosa let out a long sigh, but his mood was no longer so low.
The teammates came back one after another, and Salino, who did not appear today, looked at his teammates with a look of disappointment on his face with a strange expression, no one spoke, and the surroundings were quiet.
Salino's words caught everyone's attention.
"Hey, brothers, I have two pieces of good news for you."
Everyone frowned and looked at Salino, who was spotless.
If he wanted to tell a joke now, he would definitely be beaten to death!