Chapter 561: Backward
In the 18th minute, Brazil had a great chance. Ricardo picked up the ball on the edge of the box and burst into action instead of his usual shot.
The ball was very fast, but Muslera reacted quickly and punched the ball out.
Rico grabbed the landing spot and immediately crossed, Gilberto. Silva fired a powerful shot into the box before Muslera could get back into place, but he fired it high.
In the 20th minute, after Ricardo won the ball on the left side, he did not dribble himself, but handed the ball to the middle, Kaka met the ball and shot with a blast, the football flew quickly towards the goal against the turf, and Muslera immediately fell to the ground and saved the ball.
However, he didn't get the ball out of the way and Ronaldo ghostly appeared in front of the ball and finished before the defenders could break it.
But Muslera had the help of God at this moment, he immediately got up from the ground, made a maximum second save, and hit the ball again.
The ball was still not far away, and on the edge of the box, Baptista raised his leg to shoot, and Muslera made an incredible triple save to roll the ball off the line.
This scene stunned the narrator, and he exclaimed incrediblely 3 times in a row, "Incredible!" It was the greatest save I've ever seen, Muslera turned into Spider-Man and kept the goal open! Brazil's three shots in a row were of high quality, with Muslera making an incredible three saves in a row! Incredible! โ
If it is a football game, Muslera at this point is definitely a perfect score of 10.
Muslera's three saves in a row gave the Uruguayans a lot of confidence as they played a couple of quality counter-attacks in quick succession, but the Brazilian defenders were very focused today and didn't give them a chance to get their feet in the box.
Seeing that Uruguay's morale was rising, the Brazilian team began to retreat, slowly reversing their feet and entering the rhythm they were most familiar with.
In order to avoid the opposition's ferocious defence, Ricardo also retreated to near the midfield. After more than 20 minutes of play, his socks had already broken a hole and blood was oozing out, which was kicked by M-Pereira on his only attempt to break through with the ball.
Brazil are still trying to take advantage of the sudden change in tempo to surprise attack, but Uruguay's defensive formation is quite dense, and even the forward A-Pereira often returns to the vicinity of the penalty area, and it is often only Forlan and Cavani who are really involved in the attack, so it is difficult for Brazil to find space to attack.
Time flies by in the race.
Ricardo tried another breakaway, passing two people and firing from a tight angle, but Muslera was solid enough to keep the ball firmly underneath.
Ronaldo and Kaka also had one shot each, but neither had a particularly good chance and Muslera was able to keep the danger away.
"Now the game is in the 40th minute, and the score is still 0:0. Brazil had the upper hand, with a couple of dangerous shots on goal, and the current shot tally stands at 8 with 6 on target. Uruguay had 1 shot on goal with no on target. Uruguay had very few attacks. In terms of possession time, Brazil once reached 70% possession and now stabilizes at around 64%. Corners, 4 for Brazil, 2 for Uruguay, fouls, 9 for Brazil, 21 for Uruguay, Brazil has not received a yellow card, Uruguay has received 4 yellow cards. "The narrator was bored with the data.
The Uruguayans relied on ferocious scrambling and Muslera's incredible play to keep the first half tied. Uruguay attacked, and they only had Cavani and Forlan in the attack, and they didn't pose much of a threat...... Fran smashes past Juan and shoots! Goallllllllll๏ผ He scored his fourth goal of the tournament! Three of those goals were scored from distance! โ
In the 41st minute, Forlan opened the scoring for Uruguay with a long-range shot from 30 meters out! It was Uruguay's second shot on goal in the game, and the first shot on target was a goal! The ball grazed Juan's leg and there was a strange arc, and Cesar made a mistake in his judgment and got the wrong direction when moving, only to watch the ball go into the net from the opposite direction! โ
"This is the first time that Brazil have fallen behind in this World Cup! The Brazilians now need heroes to step up, Ricardo, Ronaldo, Kaka, McConn, Baptista, who can save the game for Brazil? โ
Brazil's players also seemed to be impatient by the unexpected goal conceded, and in the final minutes of the first half, although Ricardo tried to control the tempo of the game, the other players tried to attack quickly, resulting in a very poor attacking quality, always crashing into Uruguay's impregnable defence and being smashed to pieces.
With a score of 0:1, the two sides went into halftime.
In Brazil's dressing room, Dunga glanced around the players before saying, "I'm not happy with the scoreline. โ
His voice was like a cold spring, which made the players feel cold.
"We were a team that wanted to win the championship and we were led by a team that wasn't very strong. Uruguay can get into the last four because of the quality factor, but I think it's more about luck. I think I can beat them by 3 goals. But today, you weren't doing well enough. โ
He looked at Ricardo and opened fire on the current team's top scorer: "I know you're afraid of getting hurt and worrying about missing the final. But if we lose to Uruguay, there will be no final. In the second half, will you fight? If you don't dare to fight, tell me, I'll replace you at the end of the game, there are a lot of players waiting for the opportunity to play. โ
Robinho clenched his fists. He has only played a few dozen minutes as a substitute in this tournament.
"I'll keep you satisfied, sir." Ricardo had no intention of confronting Dunga.
'Ronnie, the opposition is very tight defensively and I need a striker who is more aggressive. If you can't do it, I'll let Louis give it a try. โ
"Got it, sir," Ronaldo said helplessly, "isn't it just running more, easy." โ
"Richie, you have the same problem as Ricardo. Don't play if you're afraid of getting injured, as long as you play, you risk getting hurt. How about it, do you want to come down and rest? โ
Kaka pursed her lips and shook her head. He was ashamed.
After firing at a few big stars, Dunga turned his attention to other players, especially Gilberto and Gilberto. Silva, the two 34-year-olds, were a game-changer in the first half.
In the end, Dunga concluded: "Uruguay had good luck today. If we were lucky, we wouldn't have been behind, and it should have been 1:1 or 2:1 by now. But we didn't have that luck. But I've always believed that even if we're unlucky, we'll be able to get to the finals based on our strength. Gentlemen, we are Brazil! We can't tolerate failure! Go kill them for me! โ