Chapter 98: Tenacious Fighting Spirit

"It's the 61st minute of the second half and Sao Paulo pulled a point back through Ricardo and the score became 2-1 and Santos took the lead."

"Sao Paulo is showing signs of recovery, and Ricardo, who had been silent for most of the game, is finally coming alive and revitalizing Sao Paulo's front line."

"Ricardo was very positive, he ran to the side to get the ball, stepped on a bike and broke through! Fake pass, dunk the ball back, continue to dribble, he enters the penalty area! Alex stepped forward to block, Ricardo handed the ball to Kaka in the middle, Kaka shot! Oops this ball! It was held up by Costa and flew off the crossbar. ”

"During this time, Sao Paulo's offensive was very fierce, and Licardo's sudden outburst made Sao Paulo's attack speed up 5 gears, Santos seemed very passive, and Celsorot should have to make adjustments in time!"

In the 70th minute of the game, Celsorot finally couldn't sit still, and he made the first substitution adjustment, replacing striker Willian with defender Pereira.

Of Santos' front three, Willian's passing skills were the best, but otherwise he was a little mediocre and could not show his power on the counter-attack, so Celsorot simply replaced him.

Robinho was the only one left in the front, and even Elano and Diego came back to participate in the defense, and it was to see that the posture was to defend to the end and spend the last 20 minutes.

But Sao Paulo, of course, will not agree, and under the leadership of Kaka and Ricardo, they continue to attack Santos' goal.

The struggle between the fans of both sides has also entered the white heat, and they all want to overpower each other with their own voices, and the extremely high decibel shouts interfere with the verbal communication between the players on the field, and they can only rely on gestures to communicate and interact.

Osvaldo kept looking at his watch and carefully watching Ricardo's form, usually he would replace him a little over 70 minutes, but now Sao Paulo is behind and Ricardo can make a big difference on the field. Unless Ricardo is really exhausted, he won't make the decision to make a substitution.

Santos' defensive line was like a reef, and the waves of SΓ£o Paulo's attack crashed on it again and again, and it was shattered again and again.

"Ricardo, take the ball on the left side, take a sideways step, suddenly shoot! The ball misses. It was a very high quality shot, the ball was quite fast, but unfortunately it was slightly wide. ”

"Ricardo took the ball, made a cooperation with Kaka, broke through, Almeida stepped forward to steal, the action was very big, Ricardo still protected the ball and entered the penalty area! Split the ball, Fabiano shoots! Costa made a meritorious deed, he blocked the ball! Looking at the slow-motion replay, Fabiano's shot did not eat the right part this time, and the force was not smooth enough. ”

"Kaka dribbled the ball in the middle, but before it passed, the ball was destroyed by Renato, and Ricardo grabbed it, controlled the ball, and continued to take it inside, Renato tackled! Ah, it's a foul, it's supposed to be a foul, it's a move to eat cards! Renato beware, he's already got a yellow card. The referee ran over, called Renato in front of him, showed him a second yellow card, two yellows turned into one red, Renato must be off! He is still appealing to the referee, but the referee will not change the decision. If we look at the replay, it was a bad foul and there was no problem with the yellow card. ”

In the 79th minute of the game, Renato was sent off with a red card, and Santos will have one less man to play. Sao Paulo is going to make a substitution, it should be to replace Ricardo, in the previous game, Osvaldo will replace Ricardo near the end of the game. Hey, it's not the replacement of Ricardo, the replacement of the No. 22 Kaka! Kaka is exhausted. ”

Kaka was a little stunned by this substitution, but he didn't protest, and ran off the field silently, and ran down as fast as he could, so as not to delay the little time left.

He was replaced by 18-year-old Elton, who won the competition against Kleber to earn a chance at the squad.

He was nervous at the moment, and this was his second appearance for the first team, at such a critical juncture.

Perhaps in Osvaldo's opinion, the outcome of this game was not too important for Sao Paulo, so in the final moments of the game, he relaxed and replaced the youngster Elton with the attitude that it is better to equalize, and it doesn't matter if he loses.

Elton's skills are not bad, he can play forward and forward two positions on the field, dribbling and ball control are at the level of the Brazilian national youth team, and the passing is not bad, but the shooting is rough; The speed is not bad, and it is on par with Rikeneng, but the body is relatively thin and the confrontation ability is very poor.

When he came on the field, he brought Ricardo Osvaldo's latest instructions: You go to the front!

Ricardo was out of breath, his spirit could not overcome matter after all, his body was exhausted, his temples were beating wildly, and he had no time to wipe the sweat in his eyes.

He nodded and said loudly, "Don't give me too many balls in advance, now my speed has dropped drastically." ”

"Understood." Although he is older than Ricardo, in the first team, Ricardo is the senior, Elton nodded like garlic. While Ricardo was isolated at the youth level, Elton was one of the few people who had a good relationship with him.

Ricardo patted him on the shoulder: "Don't be nervous, enjoy the game." ”

Elton smiled stiffly, "I will." ”

'Sao Paulo came on as a fresh force and Elton had only made one appearance for Sao Paulo before, and it was puzzling that Osvaldo brought him on at this time. With Santos one man less on the pitch now, it's a good chance for Sao Paulo to equalise. Ricardinho took the free-kick and the ball hit the wall," the commentator wondered, just said a few words, and suddenly the change on the field made his eyes shine, "Elton, who had just come on the field, grabbed the landing point, the ball did not stop, he seemed a little nervous, he and Almeida started a scramble, and no one could control the ball. Ricardinho takes the ball! He picked the ball straight to Ricardo! Licardo is chasing this ball! Controlled the ball before it flew off the line, and it was a beautiful stop. Watched, kicked cross! The ball hits the back point, and Rico jumps to head the goal! goal! In the 82nd minute of the game, Sao Paulo equalized! The score became 2:2! ”

"Unbelievable! It was the first goal of Rico's career and he looked quite excited! This goal is thanks to Ricardo, who did not give up, caught up with the ball in front of the baseline and crossed, which created this goal. With great technique and tenacious fighting spirit, tonight we saw a full-fledged Ricardo! After being fouled many times and spending half the game in idleness, he finally broke out! He single-handedly dominated the two goals of Sao Paulo's equaliser! ”