Conceding a goal towards the end of the first half was a familiar sight.

Just two weeks ago, on another pitch in the city, the same thing happened to Maritimo.

It's just that under the tasting, the two are very different.

In the previous game, Maritimo was unexpectedly inattentive in the set-piece defence when he was in a big advantage, and was scored an own goal. After conceding the goal, morale was not affected, and he sang all the way in the second half, and finally scored three goals in a row.

And in this game, in the face of a stronger opponent, the scene is not dominant. Before conceding the goal, it barely reached five or five.

Just when Maritimo thought that he was restricting Vinicius and choking Benfica's throat, Pizzi, the real core of the other party, suddenly became powerful!

The goal conceded was an athletic goal, both reasonable and unexpected.

It is reasonable because the opponent has this strength, and unexpectedly because it is close to the end of the half, everyone thinks that the draw can be kept until halftime.

The unexpected goal was a big blow to Maritimo's morale.

Some of them felt unwilling and wanted to equalize the score; Some were very devastated and wanted to hurry to halftime to calm down; Some are full of regrets, and all they think about is how the ball was lost; Some of them are at both ends of the ladder and can't make up their minds on offense and defense......

The 11 players on the field, with 5 or 6 mentalities, this ball is not easy to play!

Gao Yuan watched from the sidelines, and he yelled at the players on the field, wanting everyone to retreat and get through the last few minutes of the first half.

But it was hard for his voice to reach the ears of everyone on the field. Because of the goal, the 65,000-seat Stadium of Light was very noisy.

Coupled with the fact that the players were restless and physically tired, the shouting of Gao Yuan had little effect.

At this time, the disadvantages of Antonio's departure became apparent. There is a lack of a backbone player on the field.

As the soul of the team, Antonio's ability may not be the strongest. But his mental strength and leadership are indispensable to the team, and everyone feels at ease with him, even if he scolds a few words at a critical moment, everyone will be willing, because everyone knows that there is a big brother to rely on on the field.

However, now that Antonio is gone, the team is full of young people plus new signings like Dzeko, and no one has enough prestige to become the mainstay of the team.

After Antonio left the field, the captain's armband was worn on Vukovic's arm, but the Croatian, who had just gotten rid of his demons, was able to take care of himself, but he was still far from taking care of the whole team.

Leadership is innate, and it doesn't mean that you play well to be a team leader. Keane, Kahn, Puyol, Terry, these iron-blooded captains may not be the most skilled in the team, or even a good person, but no one can deny their role in fixing the sea at critical moments!

Seeing that the team's morale was unstable and like rootless duckweed on the field, Gao Yuan's brows were tightly locked, and he fell into deep thought: I have to cultivate a successor to Antonio! The team has to have a spiritual leader on the field!

But just as he was thinking about the problem, the situation on the field changed again.

Because of the lack of unity of thought, the formation of the Maritimo team was also a little scattered, the ball was upside down, but there was a lack of effective contact points, and it was quickly reversed to the back.

The ball arrived at Wen Jun's feet, Wen Jun, who played amazingly in the first half, was in turmoil at the moment, and he was still struggling with the lost ball just now.

I should have tightened it tighter, and I shouldn't have given the big black man room to pass! Damn, how did that guy pass the ball all of a sudden? Obviously, he was looking for me to fight again......

All kinds of chaotic thoughts came and went in Wen Jun's mind.

Gao Yuan increased Wen Jun's defensive ability, but he did not strengthen his psychology.

But at the moment when he lost his concentration, a flower appeared in front of his eyes, and a big black man rushed in front of him at great speed.

Wen Jun was shocked and hurriedly got up to clear the siege, but the ball happened to be smothered on Vinicius's body and bounced behind him.

Clearing the siege on the opponent becomes an offensive opportunity for the opponent, and such a mistake rarely occurs in professional players. On the one hand, it is because Wen Jun himself is a young player who does not have many opportunities to play and is not experienced enough; On the other hand, it shows that Wen Jun's mentality has been messed up, and there is such a mistake.

Although he was smothered by the ball, Vinicius did not stop, he continued to rush forward with his teeth bared, grabbed the ball before Wen Jun returned to the defense, and then did not hesitate, and immediately handed the ball to Pizzi who was inserted in the back.

This is the fast dash that Pizzy does best.

Pizzi takes the ball and rushes towards goal.

Zhou Yong stabbed a tackle in the stab, but the ball was already prepared, picked the ball up, and at the same time jumped up, dodged the flying tackle, and continued to move forward.

Joao rushed over to help the defense, but was lightly deducted by Pizzi and shook off the defense.

Pizzy has already entered the penalty area and is in range!

Pizzi rounded his stance and was about to shoot, but Kusay desperately fell to the ground to block, but Pizzi's raised right foot fell gently, which was a feint!

Pizzi's coherent movements were very fast, and just before goalkeeper Niu Gensheng rushed out to block, he had already completed a stab with his left foot, and the ball was so fast that even Niu Gensheng couldn't react!

The ball rolled into the net.

Benfica is on the next step!

At this point, the hands of the match clock are just pointing to 45 minutes.

Pizzi gave Maritimo a black three minutes with a wonderful performance that passed three people in a row!

The Stadium of Light is boiling again!

Applause, cheers, and cheers converged into a sea of joy.

Your uncle will always be your uncle!

What is Giant? What is Heritage? This is not comparable to an upstart like Maritimo! Not to mention the city's sworn rival Sporting Portugal!

Those guys can't even beat an opponent like Maritimo! Rivals in the same city? You deserve it too!

Maritimo was full of grief after three minutes of black, everyone was gloomy, and Gao Yuan had no good way for the time being, so he could only wait until halftime to adjust.

He knows that his players are not losing in terms of technique and tactics, but in a broken mentality.

Although Pizzi is the MVP of the Portuguese Super League, he is not so powerful that he can score three goals in a row! If it were normal times, Zhou Yong, Joao, and Cusay, any one of them could entangle the opponent, and even if they couldn't break the ball, they would not be easily eliminated.

The reason why it was easily passed was because the range of action was too large, flying shovels, swooping, flying to block the gun hole, and the actions made it too old!

It seems that at halftime, you still have to make a fuss about your mentality! Antonio has been replaced, who can stand up and stabilize the morale of the army?

At this time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

With a brace from key player Pizzi, Benfica led Maritimo 2-0.