Chapter 28: St. Paul's Greatest Discovery
Is Ronaldo the best striker? Of course, he may not touch the ball for 85 minutes in the whole 90 minutes, but in the remaining five minutes, he can deliver the fatal blow if he gets one chance, and this is Ronaldo. - Bailey
Juventud's substitution looked conservative, but it was understandable, after all, they were playing away from home, and getting a point was a victory.
Ricardo looked at the time on the electronic screen, and it had quietly come to 87 minutes. The game is coming to an end soon, and if you don't want a draw, you'll have to do something.
During this time, he basically didn't take the ball by himself, and he always played the ball quickly to make the attack smooth.
And now at the last moment of the game, the physical fitness of the players on both sides has dropped significantly, and the speed of running and the ability to fight have declined.
It seems that I can try to challenge the opponent's defense line with my personal ability.
At this point, Osvaldo used up his last substitution and he brought Fabiano on the pitch with an injury!
Sao Paulo left only two midfielders, Ricardinho and Baptista. It's a sign that São Paulo is going to step up their attack in the last minutes!
Osvaldo made such a move, probably considering that Juventud removed a striker and threatened Sao Paulo's defence.
It can also be seen that Osvaldo is not blindly conservative, and at critical moments, he has the courage to show his sword.
Ricardo also breathed a sigh of relief. With one more Fabiano to attract the attention of opposing defenders, he finally doesn't have to be caught in the middle of three or four defenders by himself.
In the 89th minute, Ricardo received a pass from Baptista with his back on the right side of the penalty area. He made a move to turn around with the ball and burst into the box to the right, but the outstretched right leg slammed it at the last minute and slammed it to his left.
This action is quite fast, quite hidden, the opposing defender did not react, and Ricardo wiped past him with a light stroke of his left heel and went straight into the penalty area!
The other centre-back hesitated as he was eyeing Fabiano, who was also a dangerous man and should not be abandoned.
With this hesitation, Ricardo had already rushed into the penalty area. But ahead, there were still several figures, and almost the entire Juventud team had withdrawn to defend in the penalty area, and one of them quickly rushed up to block.
In the face of the crowd, Ricardo did not appear very calm, raised his legs high in the air, and made a gesture to shoot hard.
'Nice break, Licardo into the box! Juventud's defense is dense and should be dealt with as soon as possible! Are you ready to shoot? ”
"Oh my God! It's over! ”
In the small space, Ricardo kicked out his right foot and grazed over the football, then quickly swung back, pulled the ball back, controlled the ball on his left heel and turned, calmly made a Marseille sleuver, and then leaned on the opponent with his body, stumbling to the bottom line to continue dribbling the ball.
Several legs stretched out towards him, with interception in front and pursuers behind, and someone pulling beside him. If you hesitate a little longer, you will definitely lose the ball!
But Ricardo continues to dribble! Under the bag, he flicked the ball with his right foot to the left, followed quickly with his left foot, flicked the ball to the right, and then followed with his right foot to move the ball forward. A very simple croquette action, but it is very appropriate to use here, and it opens up the situation at once.
"Licardo continued to possess the ball in tight spaces! Very good ball handling skills! He broke through! Juventud is in danger! Pass! ”
After catching up with the football, Licardo has been given enough space, he has a wide field of vision in front of him, and if he wants to shoot, he can barely have an angle, and the opposing goalkeeper is looking at him nervously, moving his feet quickly. But instead of forcing a shot, he picked the ball up and the ball swirled past the defender and hoisted into the back corner of the goal.
Fabiano had already shaken off the marker at some point and quietly ran to that position, a fish leap! Header!
"Football flies to the back point, Fabiano! goal!!!!!! The ball is in! Fabiano scored the crucial goal for Sao Paulo with a powerful header! They beat the game! It's the 90th minute, and it's about to go into stoppage time, and Juventud has no chance! ”
"This goal, Ricardo has at least 70 percent credit! He caught the attention of the Juventud defenders with a series of beautiful takeaways, and then sent the ball over the head of Fabiano with precision! ”
"What shall I say, I cannot find the right words of praise! Ricardo's performance is by no means like a fledgling youngster, who would have thought that this is only his second professional league game! His performance is as spicy as an experienced veteran! ”
The narrator, who was already drowsy, finally burst into enthusiasm and put a lot of praise on Ricardo's head.
“…… I've never seen a young player who could dictate the situation in the first two games of his career and change the outcome of a game on his own. Even Ronaldo can't do it! His future is limitless! I have a hunch that we will mention this name more often in the future! Ricardo! He was the biggest discovery of the season in São Paulo! ”
The Molumbi Stadium also became a sea of joy, with fans chanting Fabiano's name, waving small flags, scarves and slogans, as if to release all the grievances of the first 90 minutes at this moment.
Osvaldo involuntarily stood up when Ricardo rushed into the box with the ball, at which point he jumped uncontrollably and was excited by the performance of his players!
Fabiano ran to the corner flag area and beckoned to Ricardo to come over and celebrate the goal together. Ricardo laughed and rushed over and jumped on Fabiano's back, patting Fabiano on the head: "Great! ”
"It's you who pass it well!" Fabiano shouted heartily. He was very excited at the moment and scored in his first game back and that was a huge boost to his confidence. It was his first goal of the season at the national championship, but it will never be the last. Now he seems to have infinite confidence to lead São Paulo to touch the championship trophy!
As the Sao Paulo players celebrated their goal, the fourth referee raised the electronic card for three minutes of stoppage time.
Juventud also made an emergency substitution, replacing a defender with a striker.
But after the restart, Sao Paulo defended solidly and didn't give them any chances. Osvaldo stood nervously on the sidelines, staring at the ball. Fortunately, there were no accidents, and the score remained 1:0 until the final whistle.
Sao Paulo won a small home win and successfully got 3 points! For Osvaldo, this is a very satisfying result!
He waved to the fans and walked up the pitch to the players who were celebrating.
As he walked, he pondered that the next game should give Ricardo more time.