Chapter 1043: The Curtain Falls (Part II)
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After the fifteen-minute half-time break, the second half of the game started as scheduled, and neither Scolari nor Worrall made any substitutions, and the two sides continued to face off on the pitch with their original team.
However, although there were no substitutions, the two managers made some adjustments to the team's tactical play, so that after the start of the second half, both sides invariably abandoned the overly cautious style of play in the first half and adopted a more aggressive strategy, hoping to end the game in regulation time.
As a result, with the passage of time and the deepening of the game, the rhythm of the two sides gradually accelerated, the atmosphere on the court became tense, and the players no longer cautiously tested each other as in the first half, but began to fight on the field!
As the pace picks up, the defense of the two teams is naturally unlikely to be as tight as before, and it is inevitable that there will be places that cannot be taken care of. As soon as there are more holes in the defensive line, the opponent will naturally get more opportunities to shoot.
However, what was surprising was that with the pace of the game increasing and the number of scoring opportunities increased, it was not Brazil who had the top attacking combination to score first, but Germany, who had been plagued by the lack of strikers in the knockout stage!
In the 47th minute of the game, Neuville took a corner kick on the left side, and Jeremes, who received in the penalty area, shook off Kleberson, who was marking him, and headed the ball 8 meters from the goal! Jeremes' ball raced towards Marcos' goal, and the Brazilian goalkeeper was too late to do anything about it due to his poor positioning!
Unfortunately, just as the ball was about to cross the goal line, Rivaldo, who was guarding the edge of the goalpost, arrived in time and turned around to clear the ball out of the penalty area, and the Brazilian team was extremely lucky to escape!
Just when many Brazilian fans breathed a sigh of relief and planned to applaud Rivaldo, who had made great contributions to the team, other fans who were still following the ball found that Brazil's goal crisis was not completely resolved, because at the top of the arc of the penalty area, Ballack, who got the clearance ball, was ready to shoot!
Without waiting for the Brazilian players to react, Ballack kicked a clean and powerful volley, and the ball, which flew almost close to the turf, flew into the door of the Brazilian team as fast as he could, 1-0!
Ballack was very excited after the goal, running to the stands to celebrate the goal with the fans, he vented his excitement with a roar, while teammates such as Klose and Schneider gathered around Ballack to celebrate the goal, as if they saw the trophy, which symbolizes the highest collective honor of the players, beckoning to them.
Faced with the first goal conceded, the Brazilian players did not show much panic, and after the restart, they continued to follow the plan of head coach Scolari, insisting on forming a breakthrough from both wings and creating opportunities for their teammates who followed up in the middle.
The main reason why the Brazilian players are still so calm and calm in the face of falling behind is that the quarter-final match with England played a good role in honing these players, not only allowing Kleberson, Lucio, Gilberto Silva, and other newcomers to participate in the World Cup for the first time to get a full exercise, but also made the entire Brazilian team wash away the impetuousness brought by consecutive victories, and began to pursue more concise and practical football, rather than flashy fists and embroidered legs.
The Samba Army, which no longer pursues unnecessary glamour, and fully devotes its talent to the proposition of "how to win the game", can be called the most terrifying top team!
The Brazilian's persistence soon paid off: just five minutes after Ballack opened the scoring for Germany, the Samba managed to equalise thanks to a cross from a wide break!
Carlos forced his way through LaMelo on the left and sent in a low cross, followed up in the middle by Rivaldo's powerful left-footed volley, Kahn made an incredible save and let the ball out of his possession. Ronaldo, who slapped the horse, naturally did not miss this opportunity, and easily scored a supplementary shot, bringing the score to a 1-1 draw!
After the goal, Ronaldo happily kissed the jersey on his body, and this goal allowed the alien to successfully surpass Vieri, who was tied with him before, by one goal, and dominate the scorer list!
In the face of such a personal honor as the World Cup Golden Boot, even Ronaldo, who has already won the Mr. Double in Fiorentina and won the championship trophy, can hardly resist such a temptation. Therefore, the alien would be so excited after the goal, otherwise, he would at most go to the sidelines to celebrate, which means that it will be over.
Kahn's save was a huge blow to the German players, and although the Brazilian attack had created considerable psychological pressure on them, Kahn's save was a reassurance in the hearts of Metzeld, allowing them to defend in front of them with confidence.
And now, after the Metzeldes found that Kahn's reassurance did not seem to be as reliable and reassuring as they thought, it was naturally impossible for them to defend Ronaldo and Rivaldo and others without hesitation as before, because they were worried that once their side was breached, Kahn behind them would not be able to help them clean up the mess.
So, in the midst of the gains and losses of the German defenders, Brazil took this opportunity to take another goal and complete the score overtake: in the 79th minute, Kleberson broke through Hamann's defense with the ball under the involvement of Cafu, and then knocked the ball across the middle at the edge of the big penalty area, Rivaldo cleverly leaked the ball in the case of Link's defense, and Ronaldo, who received on the other side, stopped the ball with his right foot and shot directly, the ball drilled under Kahn's arm against the ground, and flew into the net by grazing the right post, two to one!
The Brazilian fans in the stands cheered as they saw their team take the lead, and Ronaldo's brace in the final gave them hope of winning the World Cup for the fifth time. The stands where German fans gathered were dead dead at the moment, although they knew in their hearts the gap between the two sides in terms of hard power, but just passing by the championship trophy, no one would feel reconciled.
However, just when people thought that the German team was over, Ballack stepped up again, he received a ball from Link on the edge of the box and fired a fierce shot, the ball grazed Lucio's cheek, and then whizzed headlong into the goal! 2-2, Germany equalized the score!
Ballack's goal was a huge morale boost for the German players, and in the following period, the German team came together to keep the score 2-2 until the end of the game!
And just like that, thanks to Ballack's long-range shot after a kick in the 82nd minute of the game, the German team stubbornly equalized the score before the final whistle blew and dragged the game into extra time!