Chapter 39: Crotch piercing
I was surprised by the criticism that Ronaldo has suffered, and I can't understand why this is happening. He's a top player and there's certainly a reason why he's the top scorer at the World Cup, the numbers don't lie. For me, there hasn't been a shooter who has reached his heights so far. - Thuram
By all accounts, it was Sao Paulo who had the strong grip on the field. The cheers of the fans rose and fell, and so did São Paulo's attack.
But perhaps it was too much of a wave, and it was Fluminense who scored first at the Molumbi Stadium.
The goal came in the 18th minute of the match.
Fluminense broke the ball at the back, launched a counterattack with a long pass, and the ball flew to the front, full-back Gustavo. I don't know what kind of wind is pumping in my brain, and under the pressure of the opposing player Sidney, I actually jumped up and wanted to clear the ball with a difficult volley.
And yet he kicked it empty. Sidney picked up a fish, he didn't miss the opportunity to rush forward to stop the ball with his chest, and then shoot with his foot and fire, Cheney had done his best, but still didn't touch the football.
0:1, Sao Paulo is behind at home!
The pre-match media analysis seemed to be right, and people seemed to be in the middle of another tragedy.
The tricolor flags in the stands stopped dancing and drooped listlessly, and the cheers of the fans ceased, replaced by endless boos.
Conceding a goal like this is too demoralizing.
Watching the Fluminense players run wildly to celebrate, Ricardo suddenly thought, did the little girl named Olivia come to the stadium with her father today? Are they sitting somewhere in the stands, lamenting the goal conceded?
That's her first fan, so she can't be disappointed.
'There's still a lot of time for us to equalise and take the lead. This goal was an accident, don't take it to heart, play according to our usual rhythm! Ricardo clapped his hands and said loudly.
He didn't have the slightest sense of being the youngest player on the pitch, but cheered up his teammates like an old player.
It's hard to say whether his words had an effect, or whether the Sao Paulo players didn't pay much attention to the goal in the first place, and after the restart, Sao Paulo had a steady rhythm and still organised the attack in an orderly manner under the thread of Ricardo and Ricardinho.
“…… Sao Paulo were not hit by the goal, they still played with determination and attack. ”
'Kaka and Ricardo played a couple of small areas of fine play today and caused a lot of problems for the Fluminense defence, so it's only a matter of time before you get a goal if you play like this.
"St. Paul is here again! Kaka breaks through with the ball! He got past Fluminense's defender Marcao and continued to move forward with the ball! Ricardo is already responding, and Fabiano is also running in the penalty area, see how Kaka handles the ball! ”
"Choose to fight yourself! Murillo made a brilliant save to get the ball off the line and Sao Paulo won a corner. ”
Ricardinho stood in the corner and carefully set the ball.
He watched as players from both sides staggered for positions in the crowded box, and even Ricardo's small body squeezed into the box, tangled with the opposing team's tall defenders.
In terms of height, Sao Paulo does not have an advantage, and it is not a good choice to play the ball directly into the penalty area. Osvaldo also had them practice tactical corners before the game, which may be considered.
Ricardinho raised his hand and made a gesture. No one knows what this means, but the Sao Paulo players do.
I saw Ricardo suddenly run out of the small penalty area and run towards the edge of the penalty area. Louis hurriedly followed.
Ricardinho made a quick run and stabbed the ball to Ricardo, who managed to stop the ball but couldn't turn because Andre. Luis was clinging to him, squeezing and shoving from behind, while the Fluminense defenders were closing in.
Ricardinho ran back from an offside position, reached for the ball and motioned for Ricardo to give him the ball and he would cross it. But Ricardo didn't want to do that.
Ricardo suddenly half-turned and stepped with his left foot, making a gesture to break through the baseline, and flicked his right heel up to the football, attracting Andre. Louis took a step towards the bottom line. At this moment, Ricardo's right foot suddenly slammed in, and the ball instantly changed direction, sliding past his own left heel. Louis crossed between his legs.
Wear the crotch!
Since it was in the penalty area, Andre. Louis did not dare to reach out and pull, and Licardo had a cat waist from the tall Andre. Luis got under his armpit, the ball was rolling in the direction of the six-yard box, and the other Fluminense defenders were running towards the ball to break it up.
Ricardo caught up with the ball in three or two steps, stepped the ball back with his right foot, pulled the ball up with his left heel and made a turn, avoiding Marco, who stepped forward to steal.
The commentator's voice suddenly rose an octave, and he was so excited that he almost broke the voice: "Sao Paulo takes a tactical corner, and Licardo takes the ball!" Wear the crotch past Andrea. Luis, Marseille maneuvered past Marco! It's so beautiful! O my God! ”
At this time, Licardo has two options, this angle is enough to shoot directly, but the angle is relatively small; Or he can pass the ball towards goal, where there is chaos in front of the goal, and whoever stretches their leg can touch the ball into the goal.
Fluminense's goalkeeper Murillo stared nervously at the ball and unconsciously moved a few steps out of goal, feeling that Ricardo would pass the ball.
In this moment, Ricardo had already made a decision. He didn't raise his leg backwards, his right foot swung forward quickly, and it ejected directly!
It's a very stealthy shot, and whoever looks at it feels like it's a pass. But the football flew towards the goal on the turf!
Murillo stretched his leg and bent over, but it was too late, and the ball passed through the tiny gap between his left leg and the goalpost, hitting the net.
"Ricardo wants to pass ...... Straight shot! The ball is in! The narrator shouted like crazy, dragging out his voice for at least ten seconds, "goallllllllllllll!" ”
"It was a brilliant goal, it's hard to describe! Genius goal! The 16-year-old prodigy, with his ability to dribble and get rid of the ball in a small area, is almost unmatched in Brazilian football today! ”
"With this ball alone, Scolari should also consider summoning little Likado!"
Fluminense was stunned by the ball, and Andre, who had been crotched by Ricardo. Luiz crossed his hands on his hips and stared blankly at the ball rolling inside the goal.
Ricardo ran wildly in celebration, and Kaka caught up with him and hugged him, with a smile on his face, and shouted, "You are as good as your brother, Licardo!" ”
"No, I'm still far away." Even in the midst of excitement, Ricardo is clearly aware of the gap between himself and Ronaldo. Now, he doesn't deserve to play with Ronaldo.