Chapter 27: Winning by a Big Score

Lu Feng saw that the ball didn't go in, and hurriedly made an apologetic gesture to his teammates. Benjamin originally wanted to say a few words about Lu Feng, but he couldn't help thinking about it. After all, Lu Feng just wanted to score goals, and he didn't make any unforgivable mistakes. What's more, the score on the field is still Santos leading, and there is still more than half an hour left in the game, so there is no hurry.

Santos didn't score from the first corner of the second half, the ball was cleared by Ituano players in the box, and the subsequent attack was also broken by the opponent.

As the time on the pitch passed, Ituano's players had a certain amount of physical strength and could no longer launch a fierce attack on Santos as they did at the beginning of the second half.

Everyone knows that football cannot be fast-paced all the time. Because the players on the field are people, not machines, the pace is too fast, and the physical decline will make it impossible for the players to continue to maintain this rhythm.

Therefore, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, is what a mature team should have. Many teams just can't master this rhythm, so they will often be scored one after another at the end of the game, for no other reason, no physical strength.

Ituano slowed down the tempo and the Santos players on the pitch felt it best. Captain Anderson made a gesture for everyone to move forward. Seeing the captain's gesture, everyone understood what to do. With Ituano's recovery, Santos began to slowly grasp the initiative in the attack.

Compared with Ituano, Santos's players are stronger than their opponents in terms of overall coordination and individual strength. Ituano's attack can't tear through the opponent's defense for half a day, and Santos won't have this problem. In the first half of the game, if it weren't for the lack of cooperation between Lu Feng and Lewells, Santos would not have scored in the final stages.

What's more, in the first half of the game, Ituano adopted defensive tactics, and in the second half, because of the score behind, Ituano had to draw troops to attack, and there were more holes in the defense. Santos' attack created more chances.

In the 59th minute, Silva crossed from the bottom, and the football flew straight to the land breeze. Lu Feng spotted his teammate's position better and conceded the ball to Benjamin, who received the pass, adjusted his left foot slightly, and fired a shot into Ituano's goal.

'Silva's cross, Lu Feng missed. Benjamin, left-footed shot, the ball goes in. In the 59th minute, Benjamin helped Santos in the next city, leading Ituano 3-0. ”

"It's a goal that goes all down to Santos' teamwork. First, Luiz and Silva teamed up on the right to tear down Ituano's defence, followed by Silva's low cross very beautifully. The line of the pass was just right, and a leak from the land breeze managed to attract the attention of the Ituano defenders, and Benjamin calmly scored the ball. ”

"It was a goal that completely killed the suspense of the game, but can Santos fans witness another big win? With half an hour left in the game, can Santos score again? ”

After Santos scored the third goal, Ituano's players and manager already knew the tide was turning. If there is some hope in the face of being two goals down, it is impossible for Ituano to have a comeback. And not everyone can reverse it, otherwise how could the Istanbul miracle be talked about in the first place.

In addition, the difference in strength between Santos and Ituano, and the fact that this is Santos' home stadium. The head coach who made Ituano have given up on this game, and in his opinion, the most important thing is not to lose too much and hit the morale of the team. So, in the 60th minute, Ituano replaced two players in one go, replacing them with defensive players, with a very simple intention, less loss is better than win.

It's just that things on the pitch are never as simple as they were envisaged. Not long after Ituano's adjustment, Curry also made substitutions, and the physically exhausted central defender Alex was replaced, and he was replaced by the veteran 30-year-old forward Kleiber.

Santos took the absolute initiative on the field, with far more possession and shots on goal than his opponents. The exquisite cooperation again and again caused the cheers of the fans. If it weren't for the heroic saviors of the goalpost Jun several times, the score on the field would have been not as simple as 3-0.

In the 78th minute, Kleber broke through the penalty area with the ball and caused a foul on the opponent's central defender Marco, and at the same time as Marcao received a yellow card, he also gave Santos a penalty.

Silva played normally in the face of a penalty opportunity at goal, deceiving Ituano goalkeeper Andrio to score the ball. The score was rewritten to 4-0.

Santos also had a couple of good chances in the game time that followed. Among them, Lu Feng's shooting goalkeeper in the small penalty area was powerless, but Robert actually saved the goal line and cleared the header, so that Lu Feng lost the perfect opportunity to score twice.

As the minutes ticked by, it was time for the last minute of stoppage time, which was over immediately. Lu Feng felt helpless for a while, it seemed that the deputy of the team would not be able to get it anyway for dinner today.

The attack of the Santos team is also the last chance to attack in this game, the referee's whistle has been in his mouth, and it seems that the whistle of the end of the game is about to be blown.

At this point in the game, neither player on either side actually had no desire to play, just like when the ball reached Silva, he did not choose to continue to cooperate with his teammates, but took a few steps and shot directly with his feet. His idea is very simple, anyway, the game is over soon, if the goal is scored, it will be a hat-trick, and it is nothing if you don't score.

Silva's long-range shot was sudden, powerful and fast. The ball hits the ground and flies straight to the bottom left corner of the goal. Adrio didn't expect Silva to shoot from distance, but the short distance still gave him plenty of time to react. Adrian's timely downing save saves the ball.

Just when Ituano's centre-back Renault was casually preparing a big kick to kick the ball away, waiting for the referee's whistle. A figure suddenly appeared in front of him, and before he could react, cut the ball off.

This figure is none other than Lu Feng, who is still seeking a goal for Benjamin's dinner at the last moment.

Lu Feng started running as early as when Silva got the ball, thinking that Silva would pass the ball to himself, but who would have thought that because the game was about to end, Silva chose to shoot from a distance by himself.

Fortunately, Silva's long-range shot prevented Lu Feng from getting the ball, but the quality of the shot was still very high, and Andrio couldn't confiscate the ball directly, so he could only save it. And the inattention of the opponent's central defender Renault made Lu Feng easily accelerate and rush to Renault's body to cut off the football.