Chapter 423: A big victory opens the way for the fighting countries to win the World Cup

Chapter 423: A big victory opens the way for the fighting countries to win the World Cup
The scoreboard at Fisht Stadium showed the score became 3-0.

The ecstasy of the Portuguese fans and the heartbreak of the Spanish fans are the collision of two extreme human emotions, and they also perfectly present the winners and losers in front of the TV.

The Portuguese players, who were leading by a big score, were smiling, while the Spanish players, who were three goals behind, were sighing.

The Spanish executives and Football Association executives sitting in the VIP seats were livid. They thought that firing Lopetegui before the World Cup would bring some problems to the team, but they did not expect that the problems would be so big.

The first half was not over yet, and they were actually three goals behind Portugal.

This score is even more heart-wrenching than the 0:4 loss to the Netherlands four years ago.

The score of that game seemed to be very different, but in fact it had something to do with bad luck.

This match lasted for more than 40 minutes and was crushed in every aspect.

The acting head coach Hierro, who was standing in the visiting team coach's technical area, was full of emotions. He had known that the game would be like this, so why did he act like a hammer?

As a player with a very rich career, he knows that he will definitely be the one to take the blame after the game.

In football matches, players certainly have a lot of responsibility for losing, but the biggest responsibility belongs to the head coach, even if he is just an agent.

The score of 3:0 remained until the end of the first half.

Players from both sides walked to the tunnel with different emotions when they heard referee Rocky's whistle.

The Portuguese player, who was leading by three goals, was smiling happily. Players who were close to each other were putting their shoulders to each other. It was unclear whether they were chatting about the game that had just ended or interesting things in life.

The Spanish players frowned and walked quickly towards the tunnel with heavy faces.

The substitute players from both sides entered the court to warm up, and the facial expressions of the players were also very different.

The Portuguese players appeared very relaxed, while the Spanish players seemed more nervous.

Each TV station with the rights to broadcast the World Cup took advantage of the players from both sides to return to their respective locker rooms to review the end of the first half.

Although Martin only has one direct goal, he is recognized as the best Portuguese player!
Cristiano Ronaldo was able to score two goals largely because Martin played a very critical role in attracting firepower.

The third goal scored in the first half was the ultimate display of counterattack.

Various one-kick passes and concise coordination passes.

The tacit cooperation between Martin and Ronaldo has also worried sports media commentators in the national sports media who are the favorites to win the World Cup.

In the past, Portugal's playing style was a typical European Latin style, but some subtle changes occurred in the tactics after Martin joined.

It is precisely because of such subtle changes that Portugal's dominance on both offense and defense has been qualitatively improved.

Although media commentators in many countries are unwilling to admit it, Portugal's dominance has indeed undergone earth-shaking changes after Martin joined.

The fifteen-minute intermission passed quickly, and players from both sides returned to the court through the tunnel to prepare for the forty-five minutes of the second half.

Perhaps Hierro was dissatisfied with the players' performance in the first half and made two consecutive adjustments before changing sides.

Thiago and Vazquez replaced David Silva and Iniesta, two offensive midfielders who performed poorly in the first half.

Central 5 commentator He Wei saw these two substitutions and said loudly: "David Silva and Iniesta are both over years old, and their physical functions and conditions cannot be compared with those before they were years old. It cannot be said that the two performed the worst in the first half, but they are definitely not good. Spain, which is three goals behind, has no way out. It must try new players to see if they can bring changes to the team..."

"I still say the same thing. Spain, which is behind three goals, has basically lost hope of scoring points, or in other words, it is trying its best to ensure that it does not concede more goals. The Persian team has already scored three points. If Spain wants to qualify from Group B, it must There’s enough goal difference.”

Guest commentator Xu Yang said cryptically.

Spain's opponents in the next two rounds of the group stage are Persia and Morocco, and their overall strength also crushes both teams.

But when it comes to advancing to the group stage, neither Persia nor Morocco will be contented.

Once Portugal is defeated in the first round and cannot beat Persia in the second round, the qualifying situation will inevitably become precarious.

After all, Persia +1 goal difference and Morocco -1 goal difference. If the points are the same, the goal difference becomes particularly important.

Hierro and the Spanish players' plan in the second half was not actually to come back and win, and even scoring points was not the focus.

Try to increase the goal difference of -3 as much as possible to avoid being eliminated with the same points but insufficient goal difference.

In the second half, the team changed sides and fought again. Spain, which was three goals behind, wanted to catch up with some goal difference.

But the premise is not to lose the ball again, otherwise everything will be in vain.

Portugal, which had a big lead, played very pragmatically and focused on control.

Defeating the title favorite Spain in the first round, qualification is certain.

Winning by three goals is the same as winning by 30 goals.

Using games that will not affect the situation too much to hone the overall tactics is also a key tactical addition mentioned by Santos during the halftime break.

Both Martin and Moutinho have unique insights in offensive organization. Seat B has excellent dribbling ability at his feet and can play a key personal dribbling role with Martin when necessary.

B fee does not seem to be outstanding, but his role in Portugal's offensive system is still very important.

He runs without hesitation and can effectively take away defensive attention from Ronaldo, Martin and Seat B.

In the first two goals, B fee also played an obvious role.

Both teams were steady in the first ten minutes of the second half, so the score on the scoreboard remained unchanged.

The Portuguese fans in the audience were very satisfied with this, while the Spanish fans were quite critical.

Many Spanish domestic sports TV commentators began to bombard acting head coach Hierro and criticized his tactical deployment.

It is agreed that even if the overall strength has declined, it will not be without any achievements on the offensive end.

In the 58th minute of the game, Spain really narrowed the point difference.

Thiago's long pass from the backcourt went directly to Diego Costa, who was at the front. The latter used his strong body and brutal ball-taking skills to block Pepe from his side, and Wundt was on the defensive. There was an obvious hit with the ball, but referee Rocky turned a blind eye.

It was too late for Patricio to abandon the goal, and Diego Costa kicked the ball into the lower right corner of the goal.

3: 1!

The score displayed on the scoreboard changes.

The Spanish fans at Fisht Stadium were very excited, as if they saw the hope of equalizing the score.

The Portuguese fans were particularly angry, not because they were dissatisfied with the team's defense, but because Diego Costa was obviously suspected of fouling when he resisted Pepe and knocked down Font.

"wuwuwuwuuuuu——"

They sent harsh boos to Diego Costa and referee Rocchi who celebrated the goal.

Portugal coach Santos also came to the sidelines and opened his arms to question.

Immediately, the entire scoring process restored by the on-site director also showed that Diego Costa's actions were indeed suspected of fouling.

The morale of the Spanish players who had regained a victory soared, and they were all gearing up, thinking of further narrowing the point difference in the restarted game.

If possible, they will score three or even four goals in a row.

Diego Costa, who scored the goal, looked at the Portuguese players provocatively after celebrating.

Unexpectedly, it was his move that made the Portuguese players led by Martin know what to do when the game restarted.

I originally thought that if you score a goal, you should score. Anyway, if you win two goals, it will be three points, but the provocation is your fault, and the goal was achieved because of suspicion of foul play.

In the 64th minute of the game, Portugal scored again, extending the score to three goals again.

Moutinho took a corner kick on the right, Martin attracted enough firepower from the front point to feint a shot. Ronaldo followed up six yards in the middle of the goal and scored with a header, putting the ball into De Gea's guarded goal.

"Cristiano Ronaldo! Scored a header! Completed his third goal of the game!" CCTV 5 commentator He Wei said impassionedly: "Cristiano Ronaldo used a hat trick to help Portugal turn the score into 4:1!"

"aoaoaooaoooooooo——"

The Portuguese fans in the audience were ecstatic and shouted hysterically.

The previously rejoicing Spanish fans sighed one by one.

I thought this was an opportunity to reduce the score to one goal, but I didn't expect Portugal to expand the score to three goals again.

After scoring, Ronaldo once again used the iconic 'siu' to celebrate the goal, and then hugged his teammates in celebration.

Diego Costa, who helped Spain score a goal, was very depressed and even felt slighted.

According to his idea, should the Portuguese player who scored the goal respond to his previous provocation?
result……

Nothing.

Hierro, who was standing in the visiting team coach's technical area, pursed his lips and shook his head, completely losing confidence in the team's scoring.

If I had known this was the case, I might as well have been more honest.
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2 is -2...

Social platforms in the mobile Internet era have huge traffic. Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in the Iberian Peninsula Derby and naturally became the most popular.

Although Martin only scored one goal, Ronaldo's three goals are inextricably linked to him.

Therefore, the hot topics on major social platforms all have titles about Martin.

#MartinSupercover, Cristiano Ronaldo scores a hat-trick! #
#Ronaldo’s perfect game! Martin's first achievement! #
#The peak showdown recorded in history! The horse-mule (Luo) combination swept everything! #
……

The score has once again widened to three goals. The trends of major social platforms and football software have changed. The vast majority of fans do not believe that Spain still has hope of scoring points.

Another way to put it is that the best result for Spain is to no longer concede goals, otherwise the possibility of qualifying from the group will be minimized.

Not long after, the game started again.

Spain, which had a kick-off advantage, still tried to narrow the point difference, but faced Portugal's impregnable defense and was unable to organize a threatening attack.

Portuguese head coach Santos feels that the overall situation has been decided, and has begun to make targeted adjustments to the personnel to give the main players a rest.

It’s exactly the same idea as Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger’s substitution ideas.

All players except Martin can be adjusted. Only Martin, the anchor, must stay on the court.

Ronaldo, B and Moutinho were substituted one after another.

When Ronaldo was replaced, the audience burst into thunderous applause.

Some Spanish fans also applauded Ronaldo.

Portugal has made multiple position adjustments for its core players, but the situation has not declined at all. It is still on par with Spain, with back and forth.

It's a pity that no goal was scored.

The Spanish players have poor foot feel, the Portuguese players are closely guarded by Martin, and the other players do not seem to be wearing shooting boots.

Quaresma, who came on as a substitute, hit the crossbar with his trademark instep shot from outside the penalty area and was the closest shot to score.

At that time, both the Spanish fans at the scene and the Spanish fans in front of the TV broke into cold sweats.

Once the score is stretched to four goals, the possibility of promotion will further decrease.

But that's how it is sometimes. When everyone thought that the 4:1 score would be maintained throughout the game, an accident occurred.

De Gea made a mistake when he kicked the ball wide in the backcourt and did not kick it. The football was stopped by William Carvalho who had not passed the center circle. He immediately handed it to Martin who had already stopped and turned around.

Thiago and Cork's defensive reactions were already very fast, but they did not expect Martin to be faster and use the change in rhythm to break through.

Immediately afterwards, he played a wall-to-wall cooperation with Guedes who came on the bench.

Ramos fell to the ground and put the tackle in time, but Martin was faster and got the ball out first.

"Martin!"

"Single sword!!"

Sky TV commentator Andy Gray's voice suddenly rose an octave higher.

"aoaooaoaoooooo——"

When the Portuguese fans and neutral fans at Fisht Stadium saw this, they instinctively let out a burst of cheers.

Almost all of them are fans who often watch football and know what a single goal means to Martin!
It means...100% goal scoring!

De Gea guessed what he was seeing when he saw Martin and Guedes playing a wonderful collision-to-the-wall style and then accelerating past Ramos who fell to the ground to tackle.

The attack had no disruptive effect.

Martin easily pushed through the crotch and scored, setting the final score at 5:1.

"Beep~beep~beep~~"

Referee Rocky blew his whistle, two short and one long.

"competition is over!"

"competition is over!!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei blurted out: "With Ronaldo's hat trick and Martin's brace, Portugal beat the favorite Spain 5:1 at Fisht Stadium in Sochi, starting with a hearty victory. Fighting Nation World Cup Tour!”

"Cristiano Ronaldo and Martin are in very good condition. The two helped Portugal beat Spain. They are all over the world. They are the favorites to win the championship and they are not in vain!"

Guest commentator Xu Yang spoke impassionedly.

The live director gave Martin a close-up shot for the first time.

The meaning of this picture is very obvious.

Best on the spot!
Martin, who scored two goals, beat Ronaldo, who wore a hat-trick, to become the best player in the Iberian Peninsula!
Although Martin only scored two goals and was not as popular as Ronaldo, he played a huge role on both offense and defense.

It is precisely for this reason that the technical committee rated Martin as the best on the spot!
At the same time, the entire stadium has also become a sea of ​​joy for Portuguese fans. They released all their energy to fully cheer for their beloved home team that defeated Spain. At the same time, they hope to continue their efforts and advance with two consecutive group wins.

Group B ends the first two rounds of group matches.

Portugal ranks first with a 4-goal difference, Persia, which has only a goal difference, ranks 1nd, Morocco ranks 2rd, and Spain is last in points.

No one expected this result...

The coaches and players of the favorite teams who were watching the live broadcast of the game looked at Martin in the broadcast with heavy expressions on their faces. They knew that if they want to win the most valuable World Cup championship, Portugal, led by Martin and Ronaldo, must face them. Right strong opponent.

Regular press conference after the game.

Portugal head coach Santos, who was interviewed by the media, behaved very low-key and did not reveal any ambitions to win the championship. On the contrary, he only said that he was still three points away from qualifying for the group.

The reporter also wanted to fully guide Santos, but he did not expect that the other party would not be fooled at all.

The Spanish post-match press conference half an hour later was even more interesting. The acting head coach Hierro who was present became the target of verbal criticism from Spanish media reporters.

Media reporters from other countries couldn’t help but shake their heads.

Ultimately, Hierro is nothing more than a scapegoat.

The day before the start of the World Cup, coach Lopetegui was fired and temporarily promoted to the coaching bench.

(End of this chapter)