Chapter 359: Garbage Time
Ghana, who were two goals behind, played even more anxiously.
They weren't without chances, but Mooah and Muntari both shot wide and couldn't really threaten.
And Brazil didn't play well.
Ronaldinho is clearly not in the same class as his performance at the club, and a world-class player who has won the Ballon d'Or should not have to play like this.
However, he is in the Brazilian national team, which is lower than when he was in Barcelona; He's not too used to being a playmaker in midfield, and Pereira wants him to organise attacks.
Under the impact of Ghana's strong body, Brazil's defense in the midfield and back also made frequent mistakes.
Ghana's style of play at the expense of fouls made Brazil look constrained, and it was difficult to play as sharp counter-attacks as before in the middle and backfield.
After 30 minutes, Ghana began to take the initiative on the field.
In the 35th minute, Addo stole from Juan's feet and immediately crossed, Gian's strong body bumped into Lucio, but his close-range shot was wide of the target due to Emerson's interference.
Three minutes later, Ghana made another midfield tackle and counter-attacked, and after the ball was handed to the feet of the teenager Delaman, he was a little impatient and shot directly from distance, and the ball went over the crossbar.
In the 42nd minute, Muntari took a corner kick, Lucio was on the roof of the front post, and the Ghanaian defender in the middle of the goal scored with a header from less than 6 meters from the goal. The ball Dida was close to being unable to react, but he subconsciously raised his right foot and narrowly blocked the ball, and Emerson immediately broke it with a big foot.
In the continuous attack of the Ghana team, the Brazilian team looked struggling.
Juan and Lucio received yellow cards one after another, barely able to resist the opponent's attack. The Brazilian fans in the stands looked dissatisfied, this is not the invincible Brazil they remember.
You must know that Brazil has extended their unbeaten run of 24 games in all competitions!
They haven't lost since losing to Argentina in the World Qualifiers!
Such a Brazil should win easily against Ghana, rather than be as dangerous as it is now.
However, in the 45th minute, Ghana tried to hit the wall at the top of the Brazilian penalty area, and Muntari took the ball and was tackled by Lucio, who got up and dribbled forward, and the knife-carrying defender often assisted in this way. In Heze. Roberto combined and he made his way through the midfield and distributed the ball to Kaka.
Kaka took the ball and went down the middle, taking full-back Paboe with him, Cafu cut in at high speed, and Kaka immediately stuffed the ball to Cafu.
Cafu was very comfortable and delivered a high-quality low cross without interference, and Adriano hit the ball with his knee and smashed the ball into the empty net.
Brazil leads 3:0!
"Adriano Goal! It was Brazil's third goal, and although they didn't play well on the pitch, they were already on the verge of victory! ”
'The Ghana players were complaining to the referee that they thought Adriano's goal was offside. Let's take a look at slow-motion replays. ”
"At the moment of Cafu's pass, Adriano did have half a body past the last defender, and it was perfectly fine to be offside. Ghana coach Dujkovic was also theorizing with the referee, who showed him a red card! He was sent to the stands and could only use his mobile phone to direct the game remotely. ”
"In the first half, Brazil was already 3-0 ahead, and the suspense of this game was completely lost. No team can come back when they are three goals down against Brazil. The only question now is whether Ghana can score a goal and break Brazil's record for a clean sheet against an African side. Asian teams have been beaten by Japan, while African teams have yet to break the record of zero. ”
After the Ghana players lethargically kicked off, it was not long before half-time.
The atmosphere in the dressing room of the Brazilian team was very lively, and everyone had already started to celebrate the victory in advance. Pereira didn't stop either, and in his opinion, the game was already over early.
Although it is said that the arrogant soldiers will lose, although it is said that the football game cannot be closed until the last second, anything can happen.
But Brazil's three-goal lead was reversed by Ghana? It is estimated that this kind of thing will not happen until the Chinese team wins the World Cup.
In the midst of the excitement, Ricardo, who scored twice, closed his eyes quietly and recuperated.
Adriano, who had the best relationship with him, poked him in the arm: "What are you thinking?" ”
Ricardo spoke: "I'm recuperating." Aim for another goal in the second half. ”
"You've got a chance. But don't try too hard, don't get hurt. Adriano said casually.
Ricardo nodded, then shook his head again. "I'm going to give my best in every game."
"Why?" Adriano asked curiously.
"I'm going to work with Ronaldo."
Adriano shut up in amusement. He knew that the mention of Ronaldo would make it hard for Ricardo. In fact, he is also uncomfortable, Ronaldo is the idol of people who love football all over the world, and the dream girl of many fans. Ronaldo was injured, and at least hundreds of millions of people were saddened.
It's just that his feelings are not as deep as Ricardo's.
After a fussy among the players, Pereira knocked on the tactical board and caught everyone's attention.
"Don't let up, don't be scored, keep defending solidly, and take the opportunity to counter-attack. Also, be careful and protect yourself from injury. Pereira admonished.
He arranged a few tactical changes and let the players move freely.
Waiting for the game to restart, Pereira replaced him with Gilberto. Silva replaced Emerson, who was too aggressive in the first half and suffered a minor injury.
Ghana seem to have regrouped and attacked Brazil's door again. However, their first attack in the second half was offside, and after the referee's whistle, Gyan angrily kicked the ball into the stands and applied for a Topaz card.
Two minutes later, though, he calmed down and had a great chance, but there was still a bit of a problem with his shooting and his shot from the back of the net was deflected wide.
The Ghana team is getting more and more impetuous. Although the attack is fierce, most of them do not enter the penalty area, and often take a long shot from a long distance in a hurry, or force a shot under strict defense, or blindly kick from a place where there is no angle at all. In a situation where luck is not particularly good, such an attack is completely unthreatening.
Brazil, on the other hand, strengthened their midfield defence. Silva defended better than Emerson and his presence solidified Brazil's defence.
Ghana's best chance of the game came in the 68th minute when Appiah's through ball was saved by Gian, but his shot from 10 yards was denied by Dida. By the time Amoah was ready to shoot, Dida had crawled to the ground and crushed the ball under him.
By this time, it can be said that the game had entered garbage time early.