Chapter 43 Low-Altitude Flight
Of the regular 90 minutes, there are almost 20 minutes left. In those 20 minutes, Portugal will have to hurry up and step up their attack. Now they are on the very bad side, on the edge of the precipice. Compared to Brazil's ecstatic bench, Portugal's bench was cold and silent. Ronaldo's follow-up shot made the whole of Portugal quiet, Lisbon, Porto......... The gathered fans looked at the big screen worriedly, silent for their team's current situation. Compared to Rio and São Paulo, Brazil, it is almost like a moment of silence.
At the Yokohama International Stadium in Japan, Brazilian golfers gathered at the corner flag and danced samba excitedly. They felt like one of their hands had touched the golden Hercules Cup. After a short period of loss, Lao Lei picked up the football from the goal as soon as he turned around, passed through his teammates who were still lost and sad, quickly ran to the middle circle, and put the football in the middle point.
Hurry up, hurry up, this is what Lao Lei thinks in his heart now. The move also woke Portugal's players from their frustration, and they complained to the referee that Brazil had been celebrating for too long and that they should restart the game immediately. Oliveira, who was on the sidelines, had already called all the offensive players on the bench to warm up at this time, ready to change at any time. Then he also shouted "attack, press up" to the players on the field at the same time, and made a gesture of pressing forward vigorously, with a large range of movements.
Maybe it was too hard, Oliveira's whole face was red, and the green tendons burst out, and you could see his nervousness and excitement. And no wonder. After all, it's time for Portugal to give it a go. With a "beep" from the referee, the game resumed. The Portuguese players controlled the ball and then pressed forward in the same formation. By this time. Lao Lei and Rui Costa also didn't care about the balance of attack and defense, and the two appeared in the front court together, and the two engines of Portugal turned on their power at the same time.
It is said that the beast that fights back to death is the most terrifying, just like Portugal now. The Portuguese players suddenly stepped up their running intensity and ranged. Even Costa, on several occasions, appeared at the edge of the Brazilian penalty area and came up to assist. Once the goal was conceded, the Brazilian players were faced with two or three Portuguese players who quickly and frantically pressed. Because now Portugal is pressing, there is too much space in their backfield. So once Brazil passes the ball well and starts a counter-attack, it will be fatal. In the face of such a wide space, the three-man team in the Brazilian front court will not easily let go of such a good opportunity.
However, the Brazilian players are known for their good skills, and in complex and difficult circumstances, they can always use some beautiful and imaginative combinations to defuse the situation. Portugal's counter-robbery is not invincible, so in this situation. Fouls became a common tactic for Portuguese players. Once the situation is unfavorable, stumbling and pulling the jersey, whatever tricks are used. In the 76th minute of the second half, the game was under the whistle of the referee. Stopped again. When Figo was counter-attacking, he pulled down Júnior of Brazil and used too much force. It caused the Júnior to flip on his back and even tore his jersey.
Now Figo is reckless. Because he just gave Brazil the opportunity to stall for time. The experienced Brazilian players gathered around the referee to ask for an explanation. Júnior also took the opportunity to sit on the grass, and did not get up at once. This made the Portuguese players, who were already short of time, anxious, and Costa anxiously ran to Júnior's side, wanting to pull him up. Júnior is also experienced, and pushes Costa's hand to the side. The Brazilian player who was standing on the side at this moment was reluctant, and Lucio rushed over and pushed Costa. It made Costa involuntarily take a few steps back before he could stand still.
This action was like a fire trigger, and it ignited the oil of the anxious and nervous Portuguese players at once. Andrade, Jorge rushed over at once, surrounded Lucio in the middle, and said something excitedly in his mouth. Although Lao Lei couldn't hear clearly, it was definitely not a good word. But now is not the time to lose your temper, Portugal is most lacking in time, and if something like this happens at this time, it is equivalent to committing suicide in a slow way, and you have taken half a foot on the edge of the cliff.
Lao Lei on the side quickly pulled away his teammates and said loudly: "Time, it's almost time, now is not the time to lose your temper." At this time, the referee also noticed the situation here, and quickly rushed out of the encirclement of the Brazilian players, and came here to fly the players from both sides. After questioning the linesman who had seen everything, the referee showed Lucio a yellow card, as well as a yellow card for a foul on Figo. After a fuss, a few minutes passed in vain. Júnior, on the other hand, will need to spend some extra time changing his jersey.
By the time the game restarted, it was already the 80th minute of the second half. There are only more than 10 minutes left in Portugal. At this time, Oliveira made a substitution, replacing Cuto with Gomez, allowing Portugal to play the tactics of four strikers, and replacing Bento, who was already a little unable to run, with Fresaut. Portugal, eager to score, pressed their own back line over the halfway line, joined the attack, and bombarded the Brazilian goal.
However, everything has two sides, and if you strengthen your offense, you will inevitably weaken your defense. In the 84th minute, Lao Lei's shot at the edge of the penalty area was again blocked by Lucio with his own body. Faced with the bouncing ball, Kleberson hooked his right foot back without adjusting and hooked into Silva's control. In order to avoid being surrounded by Portuguese players, Silva also chose to kick the ball, swept the ball behind him, and passed to Ronaldinho.
Ronaldinho carried Fresaut behind him, and the outside of his left foot flicked the ball behind Jorge, followed by Rivaldo. After controlling the football, he accelerated and rushed forward, and Ronaldo behind him had also accelerated and rushed over, ready to support at any time. The Portuguese players hurriedly turned around to chase after them, but after all, they were one step too slow. That's why offensive players always have the upper hand. He can choose any moment to attack, but defenders can't choose any moment to defend.
Although Ronaldinho also accelerated behind and rushed forward. But in his heart, he thought that there was nothing to do with this attack, and it was already a sure thing to score another goal to seal the victory. Rivaldo and Ronaldo are two people. At the same time, facing the opponent's lone goalkeeper, probably almost no one in the world should think that there will be an accident. Just as he was thinking this, there was a sudden gust of wind around him, which was red, and there was a big number 13 on his back.
As soon as Lao Lei saw the Brazilian player handling the ball smoothly in these two times, he felt that something was wrong. Immediately clicked on the "Speed Experience Card", spread his feet and quickly chased back. At this time, in the stands of Yokohama Stadium, a neat exclamation suddenly sounded. They could clearly see that Old Ray was using a speed visible to the naked eye to shorten the distance between Rivaldo and Ronaldo. This made the Portuguese fans who were already in despair just now. Suddenly, a glimmer of hope rose again.
At this time, Rivaldo and Ronaldo were already at the front of the penalty area, and Baia had no choice but to attack, squatting with his center of gravity, opening his hands and expanding his defensive area. Instead of passing, Rivaldo came straight with a light shot that was already an empty goal in front of the ball. If that's how the script goes, it's Rivaldo who scored Brazil's game-winning goal and the Hercules Cup goes to Brazil. Brazil will be crowned king for the fifth time, and the game is essentially over.
There is a saying in China called a halfway trip to bite gold, and today Lao Lei made a trip to bite gold. Old Ray saw that Rivaldo had already hoisted, and gritted his teeth and raised his speed again. In the moment after Rivaldo's pick. Old Thunder rushed past him. At this time, for Lao Lei, this is a race, a race against football. There is a glimmer of life if you win, and if you lose, the first World Cup trip is over. It ends with a second-place result, or rather a failure.
Lao Lei became tens of thousands of people in the entire stadium at this time. The whole world does not know how many fans meet the eyes. The football in the air and the old thunder galloping on the ground have become a short-distance race that determines the world champion. The soccer ball draws a perfect parabola in the air, which symbolizes victory and finish. Lao Lei drew a sharp straight line on the court, which symbolized hope and continuation. Now it's up to who draws the respective line first.
Lao Lei looked at the football in the air that was slightly ahead of him, and it was already about to fly over the goal line and crash into the net. The left foot kicked hard, and then the whole person rose into the air, and the right foot stretched forward desperately, and the hands were spread. The whole person is like a glider, gliding forward in the air. I don't know if the super fast running speed of the road makes Lao Lei have enough jumping speed, making others look like Lao Lei is in outer space, not subject to gravity, floating forward. Their heads were short-circuited and deeply shocked, like a living sci-fi blockbuster.
When he touched it, Lao Lei's heart was overjoyed. The ball hit his toes, changed its trajectory and flew out of the goal. He slammed into the grass and then slid for a distance, and the net became a speed bump for old Lei. The pop-up football was hugged under him by Baia and crawled to the ground, and did not give Ronaldo a chance to shoot on the side. Seeing that his volley didn't go in, Rivaldo, who was already about to celebrate his victory, stayed where he was, still replaying Lao Lei's extremely incredible low-altitude glide in his mind.
Everyone was stunned for a while, and after a few seconds, the Portuguese commentator came back to his senses and said in an excited tone as if he had scored a goal: "Reima! Reima saved Portugal, Portugal is not dead! Not dead yet!! Unbelievable! It was as if he had wings and blocked Rivaldo's shot in flight. In '74, Cruyff gave Brazil a fatal blow with a brilliant slide, and today, Godzilla denied Brazil's goal with an unflawed slide and gave Portugal a chance to live. Without a doubt, it was the greatest low-altitude flight in the history of Portuguese football!!! “
Before everyone came to their senses, Lao Lei got up and ran to the front. As he ran, he turned his head and shouted to Baia: "Ball! Beye, ball!! “
Time is of the essence, and although Portugal has saved its last breath, its fate is still hanging by a thread. (To be continued......)