33. The referee is the focus
At the end of the first half, the two sides fought to a 1-1 draw, which was still expected. Porto are not a rookie team after all, they are still very strong, as you can see from this game.
By this time, the outcome of this game is no longer so easy to predict, and everyone can see that Porto is not without chances in this game, and Liverpool is not a sure winner in this game.
However, for Liverpool, in fact, they can accept an away draw, after all, it only takes 12 points to qualify. It was also easy for him to win all of them against the other two opponents in the group.
However, at half-time, Benitez reminded Liverpool's players that they wanted to win this game if they didn't have an average that was acceptable to Liverpool. Everything else is false, only the three points are real, and he wants the team to take the three points.
Also on the other side, Ferreira also said that this game is very important for Porto. The home team must win Liverpool, and the initiative to qualify this time can be in their hands, attacking in the second half.
Soon, the second half of the game officially began. The first to attack is the Porto team playing at home, and the Porto team are now out of the way, and they want to win this game.
In the back of Porto, after Alves got the ball, he shook off the pounced Fernando 61 Torres and immediately passed the football to Quaresma.
The moment Quaresma received the ball, Liverpool's forward Qiu Ze made a quick pounce. This time, though, Qiu Ze was noticeably slower, giving Ricardo 61 Quaresma space. Quaresma seized on his opponent's mistake and quickly stabbed the ball forward.
The ball rolled quickly towards Porto striker López, who had been pressed into midfield, and the Liverpool defender behind him, Xavi 61 Alonso, slammed in behind Lopez to make Lopes unable to control his center of gravity and unable to receive the ball.
However, López didn't even think about catching the ball, but quickly blocked with the arch of his foot, and the ball rolled backwards quickly. Sektiui rushed up from the back, caught the ball and cut forward at high speed.
It was because Liverpool's defender Xavi 61 Alonso pushed Lopes that he was squeezed behind Lopes, which facilitated Sektiui's advance. With nothing in the way of any hindrance, Sektiui braced forward and burst into front of the Liverpool penalty area.
Liverpool's central defender Carragher hurried up, and at the same time, Xavi 61 Alonso, who was squeezed behind Lopes, also threw off Lopes and rushed frantically towards Sektiui with the ball. The two had to defend Sektiui and stop Porto's attack.
However, it was at this time that Sektiui, who was dribbling the ball, came up with a stroke of genius. Moving forward at high speed, Sektiui reached out and stopped the ball, but his man continued to move at high speed. This time, it shook Carragher and Xavi 61 Alonso.
Now, it's dangerous. Porto striker Lopes caught up quickly, lay the ball down the flank, and quickly broke into the box. Liverpool's other centre-back, Hyypia, pounced on him quickly to block him.
However, López didn't give Hyypia almost enough, and he quickly played the ball out of the triangle and towards the back of the middle of the box. Ricardo 61 Quaresma floated up like the wind, and when the Liverpool defenders turned their heads, Quaresma swung his leg quickly and pumped towards the ball!
"Shoot ......," the commentator of Portugal's national sports channel roared hoarsely......
The fans of Porto at the scene were stunned, raised their hands and cheered, this is a great opportunity!
In front of goal, Liverpool goalkeeper Reyna was ready to make a save, his eyes fixed on Quaresma at the edge of the box.
Shot, Quaresma didn't volley hard, but quickly shook out an arc with his right foot. The ball quickly curved in the air and flew past the Liverpool backline into the back corner of the net.
Liverpool goalkeeper Reyna raced to the back post, flew up quickly, slammed his hand and slapped it to the lower edge of the crossbar and post. However, he didn't slap the ball. The ball flew slightly over the crossbar and out of the bottom line, a false alarm!
"Oh oh oh oh ......" the Liverpool fan exclaimed, the goal was really just a little bit off. If it were a little lower, it would be hard to say!!
"Oops...... This ball, this ball is just a little bit off, just a little bit. Luck doesn't seem to be on our side......" said the commentator of the Portuguese National Sports Channel with great regret.
"It's thrilling, it's just a little bit, this attack by the Porto team is a wake-up call for us, we have to defend with all our might. A must......" BBC commentator John 61 Mortenson is not far behind, commentator.
This time, Porto's ferocious attack was a wake-up call to Liverpool's strengths. The Liverpudlians also launched a ferocious attack, and they didn't want Porto to dominate the front. And, if they can't organise an attack, then the Porto will be even more unscrupulous.
During this time, Qiu Ze and Xavi 61 Solonso took turns to organize attacks, and gradually Liverpool's attack also improved. However, at this time, the Liverpudlians were hit again.
After Quaresma broke through two people in a row with the ball in a shallow song, he suddenly wanted to shoot at the edge of the penalty area, and in a panic, Xavi 61 Alonso suddenly came out to shovel Quaresma to the ground. At that time, the referee rushed up and gave Xavi 61 Alonso a yellow card.
However, the Porto fans were very unhappy and they were frantically shouting for the black whistle. They thought there was a red card at this time, but the referee actually covered up this guy. Porto coach Ferreira was also very angry on the sidelines, and he immediately rushed to the sidelines to watch Quaresma fall to the ground nervously.
Seeing Quares' body jump up and down, Ferreira's heart calmed. But when he saw that the referee had only shown Hyypia a yellow card, he became furious and he quickly approached the fourth official to theorize, but it was clear that it didn't work out. However, he did not want to succeed either, with the aim of putting pressure on the referee to favour Porto in the latter games.
Kick!! Porto were awarded a free-kick opportunity from a very good position.
Direct free kick from the edge of the box. The ball is on the left side of the goal, and you can choose to hit the goal or pass the ball. Ricardo 61 Quaresma and Assunção appeared in front of the ball. The free-kicks of these two are completely two styles, which adds a lot of problems to Reina's defence.
Several players from Lopes, Alves and Porto were hidden in the box, ready to attack the Liverpool goal. López's side is still followed by Hyypia, the body movements of the two are very big, Hyypia half-hugged López from behind with both hands, although Lopez didn't get many opportunities today, but the striker often didn't need too many chances, as long as there was one chance in the whole game, it was enough to kill, so Hypia didn't dare to slack off.
Feeling Hyypia half-hugging him, López burst into flames, he put his hands up, his body shook from side to side, and his elbows hit Hyypia from time to time. Feeling López's movements, Hyypia was also on fire, and the movements of the two became violent, and the penalty area became chaotic.
......A sharp whistle sounded quickly, and the referee signaled to the two in front of the ball to wait for his whistle, and then he quickly ran to the two López, pulled them out, warned them in person, and then quickly returned to what he thought was the better position.
Now in the forbidden area, the movements of the two seem to be a little smaller, but the small movements at the bottom are still constant. Hyypia leaned on López's body and half-hugged López with his right hand. López's right hand was raised, elbowing Hypia against him, and both of them were on a small tomp, ready to exert their strength.
There were players crowding each other in front of and behind them, and Liverpool goalkeeper Reyna kept his eyes firmly on the ball on the ground.
The fans stood up and watched in silence in the Liverpool penalty area. Ferreira also watched nervously into the box.
"Toot!" As soon as the whistle blew, Assunção quickly ran past the ball and shook Liverpool's human wall, which also had a small commotion, and goalkeeper Reina's heart tightened.
At this point, Quaresma quickly ran in front of the ball and slammed his right foot into the lower middle of the ball, which flew up quickly and arced through the air.
At the moment when the ball was lifted, Alves in front of López sprinted forward at a rapid pace, and then jumped high, and Liverpool player Carragher, who was following Alves, immediately followed. So, López has a big gap in front of him.
The moment the ball came up, López judged the landing point. López started suddenly, and at the same time, he also shook his right hand extremely covertly, his right elbow hit Hyypia's chest hard, and Hyypia's body behind him slammed down, and it was this momentary pause, López jumped violently.
López jumped high, his body rising rapidly, like a rocket rushing through the air. The fans standing on the sidelines clearly saw that the jumping López was a head taller than the other players who jumped up, so strong bounce.
At this time, the ball flew quickly, Alves in front of the point had already fallen, and the ball flew towards the middle point.
"What a strong ability to stay in the air!!" Looking at López, who seemed to be fixed in the air, the fans at the scene couldn't help but exclaim!!
The ball slammed over, and Lopez quickly tightened his abdomen, lifted his hips, twisted his waist, and swung his head, and that series of movements were extremely stretched and chic. The ball slammed into the goal like a missile.
Spanish goalkeeper Reina was prepared, and the moment the football flew off López's head, he soared into the air like a roc spreading his wings, stretched out one palm, and hit the football. Everyone in the audience stared at Reina closely, for fear of missing a single detail.
In the stands, fans of both teams prayed. Porto fans are praying that the ball will fly into the Liverpool goal, while the Liverpool fans are praying that Reina will save the ball.
Syllable! The ball hit Reina's hand hard and saved, and the Liverpool fans immediately cheered. However, as soon as they opened their mouths, they realized that something was wrong, because the ball hit Reina's hand and bounced sharply towards Sektiui, who rushed up.
Dangerous! All the Liverpool fans exclaimed! However, Sektiui did not panic, he immediately raised his leg and swept towards the football, he firmly believed that as long as he touched the football, the ball would be undoubtedly after all, because Reina had no chance at all.
Liverpool's defender Aveloa was shocked, he saw Sektiui stretch out his leg to shoot, his brain subconsciously reacted, he couldn't let this guy make a follow-up shot, he immediately stretched out his leg and hooked Sektiui's standing foot, Sektiui's body shook suddenly, and he fell into the penalty area quickly.
Honk! The referee's whistle sounded, and everyone in the audience stared at the referee who rushed over quickly.