Chapter 34: The Battle of Portugal and Belgium (5)
Although Degan still looked indifferent, when the referee put his hand in his pocket, his heart couldn't help but beat wildly, if he was really sent off with a red card, it would be really fun.
The Portuguese fans at the scene also shouted in unison: "Red card! Red! Red! Red! ”
If Digan is sent off, they will win this game, and without Digan, where will Belgium still attack, and against a team that does not attack, is victory far away?
Portuguese fans are trying to encourage the referee, Belgian fans and fans back home in front of the TV are holding their breath for fear of missing a single shot.
One goal behind, if the absolute core, the top scorer is sent off, the game is really over.
The referee's hand was pulled out, and then it flashed towards Digan, and suddenly countless people sighed, and at the same time, countless people breathed a sigh of relief.
Yellow!
Degan also secretly let out a sigh of relief, did not speak, turned around and walked away.
Jin Mauro, who was still playing the seriously injured player on the ground, saw that the referee showed a yellow card, and suddenly as if he had taken special medicine, he turned over and jumped up, his legs no longer hurt, he didn't scream anymore, and roared loudly at the referee.
"Yellow card! Hell, if it wasn't for this damn foul, I could definitely score, he ruined our chances to score, you should have sent him off, not the hell yellow card, you're conniving at his crime! ”
Originally, seeing that the golden mule had no fart, and there was such a big mental head, the referee had already concluded in his heart that the golden mule was really fake and injured, and he was dissatisfied because he was deceived.
Golden Mauro's face changed, stunned, his face was full of disbelief, he wanted to continue the theory, but the referee didn't give him this opportunity at all, turned around and left, and then urged the Portuguese team to take a free kick as soon as possible.
The Portuguese fans at the scene were in an uproar, and Scolari was also furious, and found the fourth official with a Brazilian-style complaint: "Hell! It's a shame in football, the foul offender goes unpunished, and the offended player gets a yellow card, what kind of reason is that! ”
The Portuguese players on the field also surrounded the referee, trying to get justice, but after paying another yellow card, Shijie finally quieted down.
This is a football game, the referee on the pitch is the boss, and no one can disobey him.
The free kick of the Portuguese team, which was affected by the mood, was directly pushed out by Vermaelen, he is now completely sober, he is a defender, his task is to prevent the opposing player from shooting, in order to achieve this goal, all means can be used, fear, concern, those emotions are not needed.
The Portuguese team, which lost a good chance to score, was tossed by this, and that sharpness almost disappeared, but the difference in strength between the two sides made it difficult for the Belgian team to fight back.
The two sides were in such a stalemate, and the game continued until the 42nd minute, when Belgian midfielder Gul made a mistake in passing, and the return pass actually reached the feet of Camuro.
After Golden Mauro won the ball, he couldn't react at the first time, but fortunately, Scolari on the sidelines was a loud voice: "Attacking ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
Golden Mauro, who received the order, immediately reacted, and rushed towards the Belgian team's penalty area with the ball.
Camuro easily burst into the penalty area, was about to shoot, suddenly a leg stretched out in front of him, poked the ball away, Camuro almost instinctively rubbed his leg on the opponent's leg, and then a standard diving action, and then held his leg on the ground and rolled continuously, the football did not enter the Belgian team's goal, he almost rolled in.
The Portuguese fans at the scene also shouted: "Foul! Penalty kick! Foul! Penalty kick! ”
Deegan was also frightened in the midfield, and it was Vermaelen who tackled, and he had just said something, but it was for cheering, and if this stunned boy really ignored it and brought down the opponent in the penalty area, it would be troublesome.
Fortunately, what Golden Mauro expected, what Deegan feared did not happen, and the referee directly made a gesture to continue the game.
Vermaelen also got up at the first time, caught up with the football, and drove a big foot towards the front.
"Damn it! It's a foul and the referee is biased in favor of the Belgians! ”
"Beautiful defense, Vermaelen cut the ball off cleanly, Belgium's counter-attacking opportunity, he was a little nervous at the beginning, a mistake directly led to Belgium conceding the goal, but now he will make up for it, with a wonderful tackle to prove that he can sit in the position of captain of Ajax, absolutely deserved!"
Portugal's midfielders were still arguing with the referee and their defenders weren't ready, with Digan leaping high, parking the ball and sprinting straight towards the Portuguese penalty area.
"Degan got the ball, he was very fast, this game because he didn't have the support of his teammates, he had very few highlights, but now the opportunity came, Carvalho stepped forward to defend, Degan's wonderful Marseille maneuver, shook Carvalho over, the penalty area was in front of him, Pepe, it was Pepe, he tried to lean on Degan, trying to make Degan stop, God! Degan is simply not human, his liliang is really terrifying! ”
Pepe grabbed Degan's jersey and wanted him to stop, his strength was not small, but it also had to be compared with whom, in the face of Degan, he couldn't have any advantage at all, Degan didn't have much strength, and the speed was very fast, Pepe couldn't keep up with Degan's rhythm at all, he stumbled and almost fell, and was actually dragged out by Deegan for several meters, before finally helplessly letting go and falling to the ground.
Ferreira didn't have time to get stuck in position, so he went straight to the tackle from a long distance, and at the same time Deegan also shot, and with a heavy shot, the ball flew towards the corner of the goal.
Ricciardo's reaction was very quick, a side pounce, the whole person rose into the air, the arm was as extended as possible, and the Belgian fans were ready to cheer, because in the penalty area, when Degan faced the goal directly, the goal rate was almost 100 per cent, and the angle of the ball was too tricky.
But just when the football was about to get into the dead corner, one hand blocked the ball, and the fingertips gently held the ball up, and the ball went around the crossbar and flew directly out of the bottom line.
After a brief silence, there was a sudden burst of cheers: "Ricciardo ~~~~~~~~~~"
Ricardo, the main goalkeeper of the Portuguese team, who completed the save, only stood up and waved his hand in the direction of the surrounding stands, as if it was all no big deal.
Degan was also helpless, looking at Ricardo, he could only shake his head and walk towards the corner kick area.
There is a kind of person who has always been born for big scenes. For example, Peter Spider-Man, the protagonist who rescues Shijie in the blockbuster movie "Spider-Man". Parker, and the rustic-looking Portuguese international Ricardo in front of him.
Of course, Digan knows the name, a turtle maniac born in Montijo, a small town that has produced many famous players, including the once famous European star Futre and the national team striker Dinamitte, so it is called "Forward City" by people in football circles.
Perhaps influenced by the traditions of his homeland, Ricardo has always had attacking blood in his body, and his idol is the Colombian goalkeeper Iquita, nicknamed "The Maniac".
Ricciardo has the support of Boles Corari in the national team, and the iron coach is not suspicious, and he has always put Ricciardo in the position of the number one goalkeeper since taking office. Ricciardo himself has fully demonstrated his strengths as a "big game" player in the national team, and the more crucial the game, the more excited he becomes, repaying the manager's trust with a flawless performance.
Ricciardo's meteor came at Euro 2004, when he helped Portugal knock out England on penalties, also against England. The guy first took off his gloves and saved Vassell's penalty with his bare hand, and then fired a powerful shot through James' handle to knock England out.
Then in the German Shijie Cup, when Portugal and England met again, another 120-minute battle, and entered the penalty shootout, the green version of Spider-Man Ricciardo, reproduced the style of the 2004 European Championships, he made no effort three times, the Premier League Frank Lampard, Gerrard and Carragher three giants were like ashes, and the fatherly Scolari bravely created 12 consecutive wins in the Shijie Cup, and blessed the Portuguese team to reach the semi-finals again after 40 years.
Just as Spider-Man remembered his uncle's words "The bigger Liliang is, the greater your responsibility", Ricardo always remembers Scolari's admonition, "Young man, you are the hope of the Portuguese people." ”
Without Spider-Man's red spider tights and mask, only a pair of magical gloves to kill enemy attacks, Ricciardo, with a hooked nose, is a ruthless character, whether in the Portuguese Super League or the Shijie tournament, Ricciardo has the reputation of "magical goalkeeper". The psychological quality is superhuman, the bigger the scene, the more extremely excited, and what is even more unbelievable is that this door god actually has amazing judgment ability, and his movements are extremely fast, this is the perfect embodiment of consciousness and jishu.
Interestingly, Ricardo is also a restless guy who likes to take free-kicks, which is unique among European teams. Ricciardo has his own understanding of this quirk: "My dream is to be like Iquita or Seni, to be the ruler of my own penalty area and at the same time to kill in front of other people's doors. Of the active goalkeepers, Saini has a record 43 goals, while I only have two penalties. The problem is not that I can't, it's that they don't let me be punished. ”
Digan didn't know what Ricciardo's free-kick skills were, but now he had seen Ricciardo's goalkeeping public enemy, and he knew best how tricky the angle of his shot was just now, but Ricciardo's reaction speed also surprised him.
Scolari also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his team had escaped, and some people had previously questioned his cronyism, obviously he was in better shape to use Quiem and Porto goalkeeper Valle, but he had to use Ricardo.
In fact, when the German team played in the third and fourth places in the Shijie Cup, Ricciardo was no longer the same Ricciardo who beat England with his bare hands, and when the German team sent the ball into his goalkeeper three times, the goalkeeper who could not keep his starting position at the club became a colander in front of the Portuguese team. His mistakes in defending high-altitude balls have affected a team that is already lacking in air defense.
Although Portugal escaped, Belgium's attack was not over, and Digan walked to the corner area, watched his teammates press over, and was about to kick off, when he suddenly noticed a detail.
Just now Ricardo pounced on the ball behind his back!
Deegan smiled, and had a plan in his heart.
Vermaelen also rushed over to meet Degan's corner, and the successful tackle just now gave him confidence and as Ajax's player with the highest success rate in heading the spot, he felt it might be an opportunity for him.
Degan also has his calculations in his heart, Kompany is not on the field, and the one who has the advantage to grab points is Vermaelen, maybe others don't know, but he knows very well that this country is a low rookie and has the power of set-piece tactics.
The referee's whistle blew and Digan took two steps back and made a run to drive the ball to the back of the Portuguese penalty area.
Both Pepe and Ferreira rushed over to the top of the pitch, and in the crowd, Vermaelen jumped high, spotted the trajectory of the ball, and struck a header against the ball.
The ball flew towards the far post, and Ricardo made a save, but when he saved Degan's shot just now, his fingers still hurt faintly, and he couldn't use his strength at all, so he had to use his other hand to block.
As a result, after the ball hit the ground, it changed its line, went over Ricardo's arm, and flew into the goal.
Scored!
Vermaelen was also stunned, not long ago, he was a sinner for Belgium, his mistake led to the team conceding a goal, but now everything has changed, he actually scored.
The Belgian fans at the scene were also stunned, they didn't expect Vermaelen, who was very disappointed to him, to score a goal, which ~~~~~~~~ everything came too suddenly.
In the studio in Belgium, it took a long time for the commentators to react, and the next thing was: "GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ”