Chapter 100: On the Eve of the Decisive Battle
On 3 April 2011, Boavista regained third place in the league with a 3-1 win over Dundra Sporting Club. In this game, www.biquge.info first half was very close, but from the beginning of the second half, Chen Jianhao scored two goals in succession, and there was also a single knife formed by an ultra-long-distance long pass from Ribeiro from the back, Chen Jianhao scored in front of him, and scored quite excitingly.
Meanwhile, the top two teams in the league, Pombillosa FC and Duritz Sports Group, have both lost a hard-fought battle, with Boavista currently just two points separating them from them. A week later, Boavista's match against Atlético Ispino will determine the final outcome of the year. If they can win their opponents, they will be officially qualified to compete with the champions.
The game was in Boavista's hands from the start, leading in possession, pass completion and shots, and scoring after just five minutes. Unfortunately, he couldn't attack for a long time, and at the same time, he was equalized by his opponent in the 43rd minute, and the game was played very loosely for a while. It wasn't until the 12th minute of the second half that Boavista regained the lead when Chen scored his first league goal of the season and the first official goal of his career from outside the penalty area. However, it is not so easy to win the game. Although the overall performance of Athletic Club Ispino was not very good, in the 72nd minute, Wu Tianchang made an inexplicable transmission error and gave the opponent another goal. The score came to a 2-2 draw. Then at the beginning of the 80th minute, Chen Jianhao took advantage of the opponent's player's physical decline and began to lose concentration, and scored two goals in a row, using a beautiful hat trick to help the team win a thrilling victory.
After this match, Boavista unexpectedly climbed to the top of the table. 1 point ahead of Pombillosa FC and Dulitz Sports Group. At this time, the top 11 of the league standings are very close in terms of points, with Boavista in first place with 47 points, and the second to fourth places are all 46 points, namely Pombillosa FC, Dulitz Sports Group, and Dondela Sports Club. In fifth place is Gondomar Sports Club, with 45 points and a lot of championship hopes. Then there's Power Soccer and Atlético Pombal on 43 points, but they shouldn't be able to move any further, unless one of the teams in front of them suddenly plummets. Celtan FC is in eighth place with 42 points, followed by Ace Morris Athletic FC with 41 points, all of which are close behind by one point. The 10th and 11th places of Padran and Annadia both have 38 points, and if they work harder, there is still hope to go further.
From the point of view of fierce competition, the most interesting thing in the Portuguese second league is the central zone, which is a bit like the Premier League. In fact, this is more like "rookies pecking at each other", the top eight are all about the same strength, and no one has an overwhelming advantage. The situation in the South and North Divisions has been clear for a long time, and their managers have a bit of a headache because they don't know which opponent they will face in the next promotion play-offs, and each team has to study it. It's much simpler for the teams in the Central Zone, just study the top teams in the other two groups and don't worry about the others.
On April 17, 2011, Boavista hosted Pombilosa FC from the municipality of Pombillosa in the region of Aveiro. Fang Jizhou can already play in this game, he has been back from injury for half a month, and he has also had more than ten days of recovery training. However, Govia still wanted him to be patient and recuperate for a while, so he didn't give him a chance to start, but still put him in the squad for the game. This game is the most important of the remaining three rounds, and if it can be won, it will basically seal up the play-off qualification.
On this day, Jose Camacho, the new head coach of the Chinese men's national football team, came to Portugal on business, because he stayed in the hotel in Porto, he came to watch the game. Camacho replaced Gao Hongbo in August this year to join the national team coaching staff. Those who are familiar with European football will be familiar with this name. He was a famous Spanish football player and became a professional football coach after retiring as a player.
Camacho had an illustrious career as a player, at one point being a regular left-back for the Spanish national team and Real Madrid. He has coached clubs such as Espanyol, Sevilla, Real Madrid, Almeria, Benfica, Osasuna and the Spanish national team, but has only won the Portuguese Cup once and La Liga once during his tenure at the club. During his tenure in charge of the Spanish national team, he led the team to the quarterfinals of Euro 2000. In the 2002 World Cup, he led the team to the quarterfinals; Since August 2011, he has served as the head coach of the Chinese men's national football team.
Camacho stayed on the top of the stadium's west stand, with two assistants sitting next to him. Before deciding to watch the game, he asked his assistant to collect information about several Chinese players. When he saw that Boavista was currently in the first place in the central zone of the Portuguese second division, and the main striker Chen Jianhao had scored 37 goals, he was immediately interested, so he hurriedly asked his assistant to help buy tickets, and then rushed to the scene.
Camacho in the stands hid in the corner in a very low-key manner so as not to be recognized by the spectators. He looked at the other parts of the document and jot down something in his notebook. When the player came out, he immediately spotted the red-haired kid.
"Yo? The body looks really good. Camacho turned to his assistants.
“…… Which do you mean, sir? The assistant didn't understand what he meant.
"The red-haired one, such an eye-catching hairstyle, it's really interesting."
Chen Jianhao in the arena warmed up by himself, completely unaware that there was an extra famous big man in the stands, but he came for him. Little did he know that this match would be a milestone for him, and in a few days, his fortunes would quietly change. In addition, there is his teammate, Chen Jinwu. But the most important thing at the moment, of course, is the opponent of this game - Pombillosa FC. Chen Jianhao mentally rehearsed Govia's pre-match deployment, and then stood in the center circle, waiting for the game to start.
Veteran captain Quilos has not been able to score again since he returned from an injury a while ago. Originally, he and Chen Jianhao scored the same number of goals, but now it has become a gap of 37 goals and 16 goals. However, he was also very relieved to see Chen Jianhao's growth rate so fast, after all, in terms of his age, he was not far from retirement, and he was able to see the birth of a new star in his twilight of his career, and played with him for a season, which also played a little role as a teacher. Quielos looked at Chen Jianhao lightly, and when he saw that the other party nodded, he sent the ball out.
It's game on!
Pombillosa FC played several tough games in quick succession and didn't seem to be too excited from the start of the game. Boavista is the opposite, having won their last two games and overtaken two of their rivals. In the first half, they played with the ball with ease, but the players seemed to be over-excited, and the number of fouls was slightly higher. If the fouls can be controlled, the game has basically entered their regular rhythm.
Only in the 6th minute of the game, Chen Jianhao scored. Bailey's quick cross from the right side was easily cushioned. He continued his good form in the final 10 minutes of the last game and looked full of confidence. Camacho in the stands secretly boasted: "The sense of position and the deception of the action are very good. However, this is just the beginning, maybe the opponent has not yet entered the game, so Chen Jianhao can sneak attack. And this goal actually relied more on Bailey's passing vision and accuracy, Chen Jianhao just scored a goal that must be scored. So Camacho didn't make up his mind too early and decided to wait and see.
Unexpectedly, the second goal also came very quickly. About 30 minutes later, Quilos delivered a brilliant behind-the-back ball that Chen Jianhao managed to overtake - after Resendi's specially formulated training plan, his speed has improved significantly from the beginning of the season, although not as fast as Chen Jinwu, but it is more than enough to deal with ordinary defenders. After Chen Jianhao got the ball, he easily passed the last central defender, and then calmly hit the ball under the crotch of the attacking goalkeeper and penetrated the opponent's door for the second time.
Pombillosa FC didn't look like a top-three team at all, with plenty of holes in defence and morale not looking high.
At this time, Camacho finally admitted Chen Jianhao's strength, and he said to the assistant next to him: "That red-haired striker is very strong. Pay attention to the record, and go back to do the analysis. ”
"Yes, sir."
In the following time, it became the stage of Chen Jinwu. His enthusiasm for running all over the field also caught Camacho's attention, and he managed to delay his opponent's counter-attacks twice. Although he had seen the information of several Chinese players before, he originally only came to observe Chen Jianhao, and did not care about the other three people at all. As a result, he never expected that Boavista was really a place where Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and he could actually train several Chinese players to such an extent.
"It is worthy of being a former Portuguese Super League team, and there is still a heritage." Camacho applauded.
The assistant said: "Indeed, the other party was beaten by them and couldn't find the north." ”
"How many goals do you think you can win this game?" Camacho pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked.
"Sir? Are you trying to bet with me? ”
Camacho smiled and said, "If you want to gamble, I'll accompany you." (To be continued.) )