Chapter 232: The Draw for the Cup
And after this round of league games, an important day is coming. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 Info After the fourth knockout round of the Portuguese Cup in midweek, the last 16 of this season's Portuguese Cup will all be produced. At that time, Boavista, who has entered the Portuguese Cup again, will be able to know which team he will be in a group with, and he will also have a preliminary understanding of his prospects in the cup. Boavista is looking forward to this.
The final draw came as a shock to the Boavistas – their first opponent turned out to be Porto. It can be said that Boavista's road to promotion is very difficult.
"Oh? Porto is actually separated from us? What a coincidence! It seems that the so-called phrase 'not that enemies don't get together' really has its truth. ”
Chen Jianhao didn't care about these things, he was more interested in the first opponent in the Portuguese Cup, which was actually the Porto team. The defending champions of the Portuguese Super League, who were almost overturned by Boavista in the Portuguese Cup last season, are on the same page with Boavista this time, which is a very coincidental coincidence. Moreover, both teams have been bitter rivals for decades, and it is only the recent relegation of Boavista that has led to a decrease in the number of duels a bit. Presumably, these two teams with a lot of grievances will inevitably collide with more fierce sparks when they meet in the official game.
"Some people may think that this is an opportunity, an opportunity for you to wash away your shame, but I will tell you with practical actions that being separated from us can only be a continuation of your tragedy, and will make the name Boavista a nightmare for you forever!"
Looking at the name of Porto on the grouping table, Chen Jianhao smiled, and smiled very evilly......
Despite being in the so-called "Group of Death", both the players and coaches of Boavista and the team's supporters have expressed optimism about Boavista's prospects and have not been pessimistic about the group. Boavista's fans, in particular, are full of confidence in the team's situation, because Porto have been playing two games a week recently, and they have to juggle the competition for the league title and the Champions League, which is a huge pressure, while Boavista has a lot of energy to prepare for this game, so their confidence is not unreasonable.
In the eyes of these people, the so-called Portuguese Super League champion is not a big deal at all, isn't our Boavista also the Portuguese champion last season? Didn't you see a few days ago, that Porto who almost bowed to us last season, didn't they all make us disgraced? The Portuguese Super League champion, in fact, is nothing more than that! Even if they come a few more times, it will still be the same result, and Boa Vista will not be afraid of them at all. Anyway, we can play a close game!
Yes, although in the eyes of Govia and most of the team, the draw to Porto is undoubtedly a signing. But the fans are still quite optimistic, because they know that they have a magical red-haired boy - Chen Jianhao! He's a guy who can make the difference in the course of the game on his own, and as long as he's there, the game against Porto is very promising!
Boavista's biggest weakness compared to other teams is probably their experience in the top flight. Because Boavista has been away from the Portuguese Super League for many years, and the team is full of young people, there is no old man left when Boavista participated in the Portuguese Cup last time, so in Boavista's team, basically more than half of the people have not played in the Portuguese Super League, which makes them obviously at a disadvantage at this point when competing with other teams.
But it doesn't matter, although there is less experience, but it can also be made up for with strength, Boavista's real strength is by no means the same level as those "bricks" positioned with Porto, even if it is compared with other Portuguese Super League teams, it may not be much worse. The advantage of strength can help them gain a certain advantage in the confrontation with these opponents, so as to make up for the disadvantage of their experience; And experience can also be accumulated through one game after another, and the more games you play, the more experience you have. So, for Boavista, the "Death Group" does not mean death, but rather a great opportunity for them.
Although the sixth round of the Portuguese Cup has come out, there is still a period of time before the first game of the knockout round of 16 of the Portuguese Cup, before that, Boavista's focus, there are three rounds of the league, one round of the Portuguese League Cup to play, for the time being, it is not so far to consider, first play these games in front of them, is what they should do the most, after all, every team, its most basic thing, is to play the current event, especially the league, this is the foundation, only the foundation is completed, in order to devote himself to the Portuguese Cup.
On September 26, in the 7th round of the league, Boavista challenged Estori Road away.
Estori Road, which has also made a lot of adjustments this season, is obviously much stronger than last season, and their final ranking this season is also estimated to be much better than last season, and they are also the top 16 seeds in the Portuguese Cup, but in the same way, they have not completed the run-in now, and they still can't stop Boavista's iron hooves.
In the 10th minute, Chen Jianhao sent a wonderful pass in the frontcourt, and Edinho da Silva used his speed to shake off Van Bitten, who was in charge of marking him, and fired a low shot into the far corner of the net, 1:0.
In the 21st minute, Edinho da Silva returned the favor by crossing Chen Jianhao at the edge of the penalty area, who used his signature burst to blast the ball into the goal without suspense, 2:0.
Before the end of the first half, Estori finally played a successful counter-attack, Bakayoko continued his good form in the last round of the league, his goalmouth push, saved a point for Estori Road, and also gave Estori Passers, a little hope again.
However, not long after the start of the second half, Chen Jianhao killed the opponent's hope with his own hands, taking advantage of the opportunity of a free kick in the front court, he used a wonderful elevator shot to break the goal of Estori Road for the third time, and also widened the score gap to two points again, 3:1.
Boavista, who had once again extended their advantage to two goals, were unforgiving, and within ten minutes of their third goal, a fourth followed, also from a set-piece, from a corner kick by Andrés Madrid, Joao Mario flicked in front of him, and Edinho da Silva followed up with a header to score to seal the win.
The final score was 1:4, with the home team in front. Boavista secured their place in the league with a three-goal win over Estori Road. Chen Jianhao and Edinho da Silva seemed to be in the battle for top scorers, and in this game, they both scored twice, covering all four of the team's goals, while also continuing to occupy the top two positions in the scorer list.
Through this game, Boavista's overall tacit understanding has been improved again, several new players, has become more and more into the state, this game, although they did not have too good performances, but they have done their tasks well, especially Miguel Montiro and Marco Canela, they almost completely blocked Estori Road's wing attack, continue to slap the faces of those who question themselves. This is very good news.
After playing this league game, Boavista will host Maritimo Sporting Club B in the second round of the Portuguese League Cup, because Boavista is a team in the Portuguese Super League, so they have a bye in the first round, but obviously their draw is not very lucky, instead of drawing those teams in the lower leagues, they will be drawn to the promotion of the Portuguese League. Of course, whoever is drawn is actually the same result for Boavista, and the unlucky one is just the Maritimo Sports Club B team.
In last season's Portuguese League Cup, Govia, who did not pay attention to it at the time, chose to give up strategically, losing the first game with a group of substitutes and youth players. At that time, Chen Jianhao didn't even play a game, and this season, any event that has a chance to compete for the championship, these two are not willing to let go, this game, Boavista naturally wants to go all out to win, so, Maritimo Sports Club B team, this year's Portuguese League promotion team, can only become a stepping stone on the way forward for Boavista.
4:0, a score close to slaughter, Boavista successfully eliminated their opponents and advanced to the next round, and they also rested some of their main players through appropriate rotation. Of course, a beast-like guy like Chen Jianhao doesn't need special care, as evidenced by his brace, although Govia also let him go off 20 minutes early, but it is clear that he doesn't need it at all.
After the League Cup, Boavista will soon have to return to the Portuguese Super League for a league battle. On October 4, in the 8th round of the league, Boavista continued to play at home, and in the shouts of many fans at the full 21st Century Besa Stadium, with a score of 2:0, defeated the Rio Ave Sports Club that came to challenge and won the fourth victory of the league.
Edinho da Silva's streak of consecutive goals finally came to an end in this game, but Chan continued his good form by finding the back of the net again and setting up another goal for Andres Madrid. For a period of time, almost no one has been able to stop Chen Jianhao's goal, and now it depends on how long he can extend this record. (To be continued.) )