174 Limit Limit
Braga cannot afford to lose, and Porto must win the title game, which will inevitably lead to instability in the performance of the players under great pressure, and at the same time, the success rate will drop due to fierce confrontation and scramble.
Porto tried to dominate the game at the Municipal Stadium, and they seemed to dominate the midfield, but they struggled to advance.
In the 9th minute of the game, Hulk received a pass from Gonzalez on the right side of the field, and then forced the ball in front of Eziegil to change to a cross-cut, using his strong confrontation power to seize the position and then burst in front of Amorim!
The left-footed ball flew straight into the middle of the goal, the angle was not tricky enough, and goalkeeper moved a step to take the ball into his arms.
Braga's side immediately launched a quick counter-attack, and Bayano's diagonal pass from the back found Viana, who made a diagonal pass to the ground and then passed the ball to Tang Hong's feet.
Tang Hong quickly stopped and pulled the ball to change direction after stopping and dodging the pressure from De Vour, and after dribbling to the middle, he encountered Moutinho again, Porto's defense against him was wave after wave, and Tang Hong, who made continuous changes of direction in a short period of time, although he got rid of Moutinho, had to send the ball straight to Lima when Gonzalez arrived.
Lima had no good choice between Otamendi and Sapunaru, and the ball rolled diagonally back to Tang Hong's line, but Tang Hong was blocked by Gonzalez and failed to respond.
Braga's counter-attack was quick, but it didn't really come out of the blue.
Captain Victor Pereira remained motionless on the sidelines, while Al Tim paced back and forth to direct the defence.
The center of gravity of the two teams is completely different, Porto want to win the game but do not need to press on the opening game, and when they come to the away game, they may not be able to bomb the opponent dizzy, and if they don't do it, they will become self-digging!
Braga still had an advantage even if they lost this game, but under the negative impact of losing and the narrowing of the lead, the final four rounds of the championship situation became five or five.
Therefore, not losing is the first goal, whether you can win or not, and how much you can win is secondary.
Porto's lack of support as a result of Porto's lack of support as a central striker today was unable to deliver shells from his teammates, while James Rodriguez and Hulk still had the ability to create their own threats.
Whether it's Moutinho playing the ball down the middle or the full-backs sending through balls up front, it's hard for the two wingers to play with their team-mates after possession, and Braga have a tight defence, cutting their attacking formation with a larger number of joint positions, making the situation a situation where they can only fight alone.
In the 14th minute of the game, James Rodriguez's long-range shot from the left outside the box was too obvious, and Custodio stepped forward to block it with his body.
The ball that bounced was controlled by Barbosa, and under the pressure of Moutinho's counter-attack, Barbosa did the opposite, took three steps to the back, and then suddenly half-turned and swept the ball to the left wing.
Tang Hong started to control the ball on the wing, stopped and then accelerated from the outside to complete the overtake before Devole could kill, but when he faced McCone and then changed to cut inside, Gonzalez had already blocked the inside.
Seeing that the ball was about to be broken, Tang Hong poked the ball to the left in front of the penalty area.
Lima made a quick run in front of Otamendi to knock the ball back.
Tang Hong accelerated the inward cut to finally complete a threatening cooperation with Lima.
Tang Hong, who hit the ball in the middle of the penalty area in front of the penalty area, didn't wait for Sapunaru to intercept it head-on, and then shot with his feet!
The right-footed ball went straight to the bottom right corner of the goal, goalkeeper Morris was engrossed in the save, barely blocked the ball in the box with his left hand, and then quickly got up and pressed the ball under him with a hungry tiger pounce.
Call!
The Braga fans applauded Tang Hong's shot.
The Porto crowd will remind each other to better restrain him and not give him a chance to get up!
For this super scorer who has already scored 40 goals in the Portuguese Super League, Porto is naturally extremely jealous.
Under pressure, Braga inevitably made some inexplicable mistakes, and when kicked the ball straight off the backline, he had to raise his hand to his teammates to say sorry.
In the 26th minute of the game, Kleber, who had no chance at all in the penalty area, finally took the initiative to retreat and give Hulk a hit to the wall.
Hulk, who forced his way into the box with his super strong body, pulled the ball in front of Coelho and changed direction to the bottom line before crossing the ball.
Everton watched the football fly by in front of him, but he didn't dare to act rashly, for fear that one would accidentally turn into a self-imposed own.
James Rodriguez, who flanked from far in the penalty area, made an extreme tackle but hit the ball on the side of the net!
Although the shot missed even the range of the goal, it still made the Braga generals break out in a cold sweat.
It's still too much pressure to trace back to the source!
In order to avoid encountering Porto's blockade in the middle, Tang Hong began to pull the side to the limit and looked for gaps in the opponent's defense from the left side.
In the 31st minute of the game, Braga successfully defended at the back, Eziegil passed straight from the left side, Tang Hong saw De Fale in the middle under the follow-up of McConn, and unsurprisingly came to the side again, he decisively kicked the ball diagonally back, and then turned around and ran forward quickly.
Barbosa understood it, pulled the ball and adjusted one step before sending a long diagonal pass.
McConn followed Tang Hong all the way, and when the football was about to fly out of the sideline, Tang Hong stopped the ball with his left foot and stopped the center of gravity to make a cross-cutting trend.
McCone hurriedly stopped, and was about to take the opportunity to break the ball!
But at the moment when he stopped, Tang Hong suddenly smashed the ball and passed by McConn in the direction of the bottom line!
The back of Porto's central defense quickly retreated, and Tang Hong came to the outside of the penalty area and then turned to the inside line to kill in the penalty area.
Otamendi has come out of the top defense, De Fale has retreated to the penalty area, and Porto's defensive adjustment is still absolutely at the top level in the Portuguese Super League, and the selection and selection of players are basically rarely wrong, and the rationality is greater than free play.
In the face of Otamendi, Tang Hong tried to pass with a croquette, but Otamendi was in good shape today, turning around and putting a shovel to destroy the ball out of the bottom line.
Tang Hong couldn't help but sigh softly, if this ball passed, the situation would be very good after entering the penalty area.
Turning into a corner doesn't mean much to Braga.
Three minutes later, Andreas Pereira assisted up front from the left and linked up with James Rodriguez to deliver a high-quality cross in front of the baseline.
Kleber grabbed the point in front of the goal because he was too close to the goal and was blocked by with his body, and the scene was extremely thrilling!
The blocked football was just cleared by Amorim but was cut off by Gonzalez halfway, and Porto's continuous offensive was ferocious!
Hulk suddenly crossed to the right side of the penalty area, and after stopping the ball, he faked the shot and really buckled Amorim who blocked it, and then shot with his foot in the right rib of the penalty area.
"Hulk's shot is wide! This is a great opportunity!
The deadlock between the two teams on the field still could not be broken, although the attack was not ideal, but the defense of the two teams in the first half today was definitely the most representative contest of the Portuguese Super League this season! ”
In the 42nd minute of the game, Kleber retreated to meet with Moutinho and collided with the wall and was cut off by Barbosa.
Tang Hong is still pulling the side to the limit, but this time he has the opportunity to counter offside!
When he got rid of McConn's forward rush to meet the falling ball on the flank, he stopped and cut in, and the Porto defence was in jeopardy!
Otamendi in the middle quickly retreated, and the retreating Devole saw Tang Hong's inner line and rushed over to release the shovel!
Tang Hong was already vigilant, and the emergency stop smash changed direction to try not to be touched by the opponent, but he was still shoveled to the surface of his foot by De Fale after the change in possession and jumped up and fell to the ground unbalanced.
Braga fans in the stadium angrily denounced Defour's foul!
Yaltim's face on the sidelines changed completely, for fear that Tang Hong would be injured and would no longer be able to continue the game.
Braga rushed to put pressure on the referee, and Barbosa got into a verbal altercation with the Porto crowd over verbal excess.
Lima came to Tang Hong's side, seeing Tang Hong gritting his teeth and enduring the pain, after touching the surface of his feet and trying to move to gradually relieve the pain, Tang Hong stood up, Lima was relieved, and asked him if he needed a team doctor, Tang Hong shook his head slightly, and after the pain passed, it was no big problem to move slowly a few times.
The referee showed De Fale a yellow card.
Tang Hong has some regrets, if he forcibly broke through Otamendi just now, maybe it was Otamendi who fouled, and it was absolutely possible to be shown a red card by the referee!
A direct free-kick was replaced by Barbosa.
A cross was hoisted into the back of the box, and defender Everton's header just over the crossbar sent the Porto dictator's scalp tingling.
Seeing that there was not much time left in the first half, Braga retreated.
Only Tang Hong is left alone in the central circle, this is the deterrence and containment of Porto!
Porto still has no big army to press, and it's not yet time for a decisive battle!
However, a clever pass from James Rodriguez and Gonzalez after a play-up link gave Moutinho a chance to get his feet in front of the box.
Custodio's extreme interception was unsuccessful, and Moutinho's shot was blocked by Coelho's outstretched leg in the penalty area, but it flew out of the bottom line, but it was a shock to Quem!
The goalkeeper is most afraid of this kind of ball that changes direction halfway through the flight, and if it hits the opposite angle of the save, it is basically not saved.
The first half of the game came to an end, and the players of both teams walked towards the tunnel with a slightly heavy heart.
The mutual restrictions and temptations in the first half are just foreshadowing, and the style of the game in the second half is likely to change soon!
But no one knows exactly who will be beneficial and who will break the deadlock.