Chapter 665: The Last 15 Minutes

[B-Fernández Sla Bian! 】

[Okay, it's in! 】

[Outflank in front of the door! 】

[Almost! 】

[Pepe's header goes over the crossbar!] 】

After the substitution, Portugal began to attack.

B Fee and Ortara cross to deliver the shells in front of goal.

This time, central defender Pepe got to the ball, but unfortunately it went high.

In the last 15 minutes, Joao Cancelo came off the bench, Sanchez's substitutions were all used up, and the tactical strategy was communicated to everyone.

What needs to be done now is to continue to increase the number of points in the middle of the outflanking.

Cristiano Ronaldo remains Portugal's biggest attacking threat.

He can attract at least two defenders for close marking.

In this way, the teammates around you will be able to get the opportunity to shoot.

In the 80th minute, he won the ball near the center circle of seat B and did not encounter interference from England.

At this time, England had retreated across the board, leaving only Kane to walk in the front.

Bench B distributed the ball to B Fei on the right, who stopped with his left foot, cut inside the middle, and crossed with the outside of his right foot from outside the penalty area to send the ball into the box.

Cristiano Ronaldo has jumped high and pressed Stones behind him, ready to fight for the top.

At the last moment, goalkeeper Jordan Pickford came out to attack, plucked the ball firmly in mid-air with both hands, and lay on the grass after landing on the ground.

A dream linkage between the two cores of Manchester City almost assisted Ronaldo to make the final decision.

Seeing that the team had been pressed and beaten, Rossi took advantage of the goalkeeper's lying on the grass to gesture to the coach on the sidelines.

[Haha, Rossi gestures to the coach off the field! ] 】

[Southgate also responds with gestures!] 】

[As if to say, are you teaching me to do things?] 】

[In fact, the situation on the field, the players have a deeper understanding than the head coach! ] 】

[The head coach should also listen to the opinions of the players!] 】

At this time, Becky also stepped forward and whispered in Southgate's ear.

Through Southgate's compromised expression and sigh, it was known that Rossi's request had been granted.

Soon, England began to change tactics.

Rossi, Kane and Bukayo Saka began to press on the Portuguese ball-handler at the back.

It was England's first time pressing up front since the start of the game.

Due to the Portuguese team's substitution of a number of attackers, the organization in the backfield is actually very thin, and there is only one person in seat B.

Once he is locked, Portugal's attack will be difficult to advance.

In the 82nd minute, seat B was forced by Rossi in the backfield.

This is not the first time the two have met each other, as early as in the Champions League, the Manchester City team where seat B is located, was eliminated twice by Real Madrid, where Rossi is located.

Under Rossi's continued pressure, the B bench was unable to launch penetrating passes from the back as before.

When he saw Palinha beside him, he didn't hesitate to transition the ball, then ran quickly forward and reached for it.

When Palhinha was about to pass the ball, he found that Rossi continued to stick to the B seat and intercepted the passing line.

When he hesitated, Kane immediately pounced.

"Be careful!"

The roar of his teammates woke up Palhinha, and he was about to protect the ball with his back, but the old Kane kicked the ball first and poked the ball out from the side behind.

Once the ball is not under the absolute control of the ball carrier, it means losing the ball at any time.

Palhinha certainly didn't want that to happen, chasing the ball while making physical contact with Kane.

In the end, Palhinha relied on his defensive experience to get stuck in position first, and then had a physical confrontation with Kane, and then fell to the ground.

Drip!

England foul on a steal in frontcourt.

After the restart, Bench B continued to be pressed close to Rossi.

If you want to get rid of Rossi's entanglement, it is not impossible for B Xi.

But after getting rid of it, they often miss the perfect passing opportunity and don't have the right line to get out of the ball.

This is the essence of Rossi's oppression.

The ball was at the feet of Palhinha again, this time by Bukayo Saka.

Unlike Kane, Saka is agile and quick-paced, and the tall Palhinha only needs to hesitate for half a second to risk a tackle.

The old coach Sanchez was faintly uneasy about England's initiative.

Generally speaking, when a team has taken the lead, it is the safest way to defend and counterattack.

With England's defensive hardness, there is no need to take the initiative to press at all, and offense instead of defense.

Young Suo Hi, what the hell are you thinking?

Ooh!

There was a sudden commotion in the stadium, followed by a noisy mix of cheers and protests.

I saw Palhinha fall on the turf, and Rossi, who was about to break the ball, shook his head slightly dissatisfied after hearing the referee's whistle.

Yellow!

It was Rossi's first yellow card at the World Cup.

The referee more or less punished Rossi for his bad attitude towards himself just now.

Off the pitch, Southgate angrily complained to the pitch.

He doesn't think the foul is a standard for cards.

The game continued, Portugal kicked off at the back, and seat B passed the ball to the wing.

Cancelo still insisted on crossing after cutting inside, and Ronaldo in the middle broke through the defense and jumped for the top.

Maguire was on the defence when he was drawn away by Cristiano Ronaldo's lateral movement.

When Ronaldo suddenly stepped forward, Maguire couldn't keep up.

At the crucial moment, Pickford dropped out of the net and struck the ball with both fists.

Portugal came close to equalising.

Sanchez blushed and roared as the team continued to work at high altitudes and was really just a little bit away from scoring.

Anxiety and unwillingness are clearly revealed on Ronaldo's face.

Portugal need to score.

The ball came to the periphery, and in order to avoid the continuous pressure of the Portuguese team, the forward pressing group of the England team immediately launched a forward press.

Heading into the final five minutes, Portugal had to make use of each precious attack to form an effective threat.

After Felix got the ball, he was not in a hurry to cross.

In the scuffle just now, both sides have been a little weak and need to be readjusted.

The left flank was overcrowded, and Bench B was being watched by Mason Mount again, so Felix had to pass back to midfield and then transition from midfield.

But at the moment of Felix's pass, Rossi activated.

He desperately pounced in the direction of the pass.

Pallhinha also sensed that Rossi was approaching quickly, first sideways to meet the ball, trying to use his body to block Rossi's up-and-go tackle, and then pass back.

It all seemed like a normal operation, but just as Palhinha was about to pass the ball after stopping the ball, Rossi ghosted out from the other side, first reached out with a kick, cut the ball off, and then accelerated and ran.

Ruben Dias, who was dragging central defender near the center circle, didn't have time to react when he saw Rossi riding away and couldn't catch up.

The England fans in the stadium were boiling.

[No fouls, England chances!] 】

[Rosie is single-handed! 】

[Don't give Portugal any hope of equalizing! 】

[It's in the forbidden area!] 】

【Shoot!】 】

[The ball is in, the ball is in!] 】

[The winner has been decided!] 】

[Rosie Kill the Game!] 】

[They've advanced to the finals!] 】

【GoAL!!!!!!!! 】

After scoring the game-winning goal, Rossi trotted near the corner area, spread his arms and slowly bent his legs downward, leaving a shallow three bars on the turf.

Kneeling is a very rare celebration for Rossi, as it requires the speed of a high-speed sprint to fly silky smooth on the turf.

But Rossi is not, his slippery kneeling leaves only a few meters on the turf, everything is based on celebration in the case of saving physical energy.

Because of this, his sliding kneeling reveals a kind of lazy chic and elegant, which is unique in the history of football sliding and kneeling.

After falling behind by two goals, the disappointed Portuguese superstar Ronaldo shook his head helplessly and bewildered.

He was born to be strong, and after Rossi's goal, a feeling of powerlessness rose in his heart.

This time, he really wants to say goodbye to the World Cup!