That night, the Boavista players made a small celebration banquet in the hotel where they were staying. After the www.biquge.info game, Boavista didn't care about how to celebrate the victory, so they hurried to the place where their next match was - that is, their home stadium, Porto district, Boavista parish. There, they will face their second opponent in the promotion play-offs, Maritimo Sports Club. With the two matches not very long apart and not at the same venue, there is a problem of adapting to the new venue - of course it is only a problem for the opposing team, and for the Boavista players, there is no problem of adapting to their home stadium. Therefore, the other party must seize all the time that can be seized, and it is not an exaggeration to describe them as "non-stop".

The next day, I went home and had a day off. Then on the third day, I started to do some recovery training. At this stage of the league, everyone is already impassioned, and they just have to continue this enthusiasm until the end of the game. Thankfully, they won the first game to take the lead by three points, and it was a very important win that reassured the players and deepened their hopes of promotion.

And the game a week later also entered the preparation stage early. Their next rival, ClubSport Maritimo, also checked into a local hotel three days before the game. In terms of strength, Maritimo Sports Club should be the most dominant of the current top three, but the absolute gap is not large, and no one dares to say that their team will definitely get the final promotion spot. Psychologically, Boavista should still be the better because they won the first game and their fighting spirit is at its highest.

Maritimo Sports Club is a well-known football club in Funchal, in the Madeira archipelago of Portugal, and is much more well-known than the national team in the same city. Founded in 1910, Maritimo Sports Club is a major club in Portugal with a first-team squad that competes in the Portuguese Super League. At the moment, it is only their senior B team - Maritimo B - that is, Maritimo B team that is currently playing in the second division.

Maritimo last appeared in Europe in the 2004-2005 season, beating Rangers 1-0 in the first leg of the first round of the UEFA Cup. The second leg lost 0-1, and the two sides were tied. Maritimo won't be out until a penalty shoot-out, but this has already set a new record for the club. Maritimo is now regarded as one of the top seven clubs in Portugal and is also well known in Portuguese-speaking societies, such as Brazil. In October 2006, ahead of the league match against Navarre, the club announced that they were looking for a new stadium with a capacity of 15,000 people, close to the Praia Formosa district of Madeira. The stadium is still under construction and their B team is expected to be promoted to the first division this season. Although Team B will not be promoted to the Super League in the end, if they can stay in the first division steadily, it can be regarded as a very strong strength.

Maritimo's rivals are the same city as the Nationals, and the Madeira derby is often associated with different cultures and lifestyles among fans. The fans of the National have a higher social and economic status than those of Maritimo, who are mainly in the lower classes of the commercial world, but there is also a working class that tends to preserve the original style. Not only has this notion worsened the relationship between the two sides, but the fact that star Cristiano Ronaldo has played for both youth teams has exacerbated the problem.

However, the above is only the situation of their first team, and the strength of Team B is still far inferior to Team A. But with Boavista's current squad, it won't be easy to win the game. Because they are no longer the same squad that dominated the Portuguese Super League many years ago, and now they are just some old stars who have retired from the Portuguese Super League, or part-time players who have been mixed in the lower leagues for many years.

Boavista put all their energy into the preparation of their second match, unable to be distracted from other things, but did not know the outside world, because their first match against Sporting Mafra had exploded, and the major news media, which did not pay much attention to the second division, were talking about this match. Fans in China were even more enthusiastic about Chen Jinwu's final hanging, and Xiao Longtao's website also saw a sharp increase in visits for a while, reaching an unprecedented peak.

The unexpected defeat at Sporting Mafra was only a small part of the reason for the heated discussion, and it was mainly because the comeback from two goals down was amazing, not that Boavista itself was an underdog. At the same time, what really interests everyone is still Chen Jianhao, including Chen Jinwu, who finally won the stunner, from the two players who played the best and eye-catching in this promotion battle between Boavista and Sporting Inmafra.

However, although these two people are in the center of attention, they have no idea about these things, and they don't even know that some big teams have emerged at this time, including giants such as Sporting Lisbon and Porto in the Portuguese Super League. Anyway, they have been fully engaged in training and competitions for a while, neither reading newspapers nor browsing the news on the Internet, and the TV in the dormitory is not turned on all year round, almost isolated from the outside world. The two of them are now just focused on preparing for the next game, ignoring and never caring about other things, even if it is related to themselves, they have to save it until the promotion play-offs are all played. For them, especially for Chen Jianhao, there is nothing more important than upgrading now, and everything else has to give way.

The Boavista players who returned to their home stadium, although they may not all be as decisive as Chen Jianhao, are also preparing for the next game with a positive attitude. The first win has given them confidence and determination to play well for the rest of their game, and everyone is now looking forward to the match against Maritimo Sports Club for their second win in the promotion play-offs.

Although Maritimo Sporting Club only played one draw and one defeat in the last two league games, and the winning momentum was stifled by strong opponents one after another, their strength should not be underestimated. This team, which claims to be the strongest team in the second division, cannot be taken lightly by any team - after all, their players are those who have not been able to get a chance in the first team for the time being, but have the potential of the Portuguese Super League, and the reason why they stay in the B team is not because they have been dropped, but because the team wants them to experience a year or two before being transferred back to the first team at the right time. So it is conceivable that this game of Boavista is not easy to play. Of course, there will always be some players who don't end up staying, but overall, this team is still the most competitive in the second division, and Boavista is likely to fall on them and must be treated with care.

"Everyone's motivation has been very high lately, which is a good phenomenon!"

Looking at the Boavista players on the training ground, Govia nodded with satisfaction.

"Well, they have a lot of confidence, they were able to beat Mafra in the last game, which was a good stimulus for them, and now no one doubts that we will qualify."

Resendi added that he is now very proud.

"It's good to have confidence, but it's not good to underestimate the enemy because of this, so when the time is right, you still have to give these players a beating and don't let them get too carried away."

Govia is still very cautious, he doesn't want Boavista, who is in such good form now, to have any problems.

"Don't worry, Philip, they'll know what's important, and have faith in these players!" Xiao Pan also responded on the side.

Govia smiled lightly, he knew very well that the players in front of him, at this time, were very sober-minded and would never make such a mistake as underestimating the enemy, because they were already very clear about their positioning and knew what kind of strength they had.

"I was very lucky to win the first match with Mafra. This also made them understand that if they can't play their strength normally, if they don't go all out to fight an opponent who has the strength to enter the promotion play-offs, then what awaits them will be the fate of failure. Therefore, there was a half-time overtake in the last game, and at the same time, there will definitely be a next game, which will defeat Maritimo Sports Club! ”

"Well, that makes sense." Xiao Pan also agreed with Govia's statement, "It seems that we have to have a new expectation of these players!" ”

At this point in the middle of the season, Xiao Pan was only a Chinese representative in name, only responsible for the daily life and training of those Chinese children. But in fact, he is more like Boavista's accompanying assistant coach, and the players in the team also recognize him, because his impartial attitude has won the trust of the players, everyone knows that if Chen Jianhao and a few people make mistakes, Xiao Pan will not favor them, but reason and say things. Moreover, sometimes he is involved in sparring and works with Govia and Resendi on some team matters.

In everyone's eyes, he is already a Boavista coach through and through, just a contract away. Govia is also ready to report the matter to the team president at the end of this season, giving Pan Jr. a formal contract to stay with Boavista as his assistant coach. They also talked about this matter in private, and Xiao Pan naturally happily agreed, because he himself hoped to learn more here and strive to return to China as an official head coach in the future. This opportunity is undoubtedly rare, and he will certainly not give it up. (To be continued.) )