Chapter 436: 2 shots and 1 pass, World Cup final!

Chapter 436: 2 shots and 1 pass, World Cup final!
"Oh No~"

Pickford, who made the save, looked at the football that was still several centimeters away, his eyes full of despair, and his heart was roaring hysterically.

The next second, the entire Luzhniki Stadium was boiling.

The passionate Portuguese fans and the neutral fans who joined in the fun roared loudly.

After scoring the goal, Martin stood there and lifted up his left shorts, revealing his strong and powerful thigh muscles.

Ronaldo, who sent a key header assist, Guedes in the penalty area, B Seat, B Fee, William Carvalho, Guerrero and other Portuguese players outside the penalty area, ran towards Martin crazily in a fanatical atmosphere.

Santos, who was standing in the technical area directed by the home team coach, raised his arms and shouted, and then hugged the assistant coach who stepped forward to celebrate the goal and Quaresma, who was about to come on as a substitute.

Not far away, England head coach Southgate stood in the technical command area with his mouth pursed and an extremely heavy look on his face.

The aura of fanaticism that hit his face kept attacking, and his mood was extremely bad.

The England players in the warm-up area and on the bench could not hide their pain.

The game came to the end of the game, and the score difference once again widened to two goals, which meant that there was a high probability that nothing could be done.

The live broadcast restored the entire process of the goal. Judging from the footage close to the entire England defensive half, Portugal's offense was very three-dimensional, with well-organized passing and movement. Each player's movement was very dynamic and gave way to the goal. The English players on the pitch were all elusive.

Since Martin was responsible for offensive organization and stabilizing the rhythm for a period of time after Moutinho came off the field, serving as the metronome and card dealer, his position was relatively low, which caused Martin to suddenly accelerate and be unmarked.

Defensive players in football matches often pay more attention to the players holding the ball and potentially receiving the ball with a high probability.

As for the midfield and backfield organizational players responsible for distributing cards, they are often selectively ignored.

"The 12th goal of this World Cup!"

The excited CCTV commentator He Wei said eloquently: "There is only the last goal left to reach the record of 5 goals in a single World Cup set by the legendary French star Juste Fontaine in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden! The game is not over yet, he Will he wear the hat in one fell swoop?”

"Based on the current situation, it's very possible."

Commentator Xu Yang said loudly: "Martin is in hot form now! The two consecutive goals scored in this game were scored with his non-dominant left foot. If the ball can be passed to his right foot, I want to follow his hot foot. The feeling on your feet is totally possible.”

The vast majority of Dragon Country fans in front of the TV were proud and ecstatic about Martin's performance in the World Cup.

The inaction of the dismissed former FA executives led to Martin's unexpected return home, but what happened cannot be changed. All they can do is continue to cheer for Martin.

The most important thing is that Martin has stated in public many times that no matter which country his passport says, it cannot change the fact that he is from the Dragon Kingdom.

After all, he represented Portugal in the World Cup just for the dream of his late adoptive father.

In life, you have to do something.

BBC Sports commentator Lineker sighed: "It can now be officially announced that Portugal has reached the World Cup finals in history. They will still compete with France for the World Cup championship in this stadium four days later! The two teams also met again after meeting in the European Cup final in France two years ago."

"Martin's super scoring ability has been fully revealed. He contributed 12 goals in just six games. It is simply a fairy tale super performance! Absolute personal heroism!! Juste Fontaine's record is right in front of you. I just don’t know whether to tie or break this record in this game or... in the final!"

Mourinho, who served as the guest commentator, joked.

"..."

Lineker glanced sideways at Mourinho and expressed his dissatisfaction in a small way.

Deschamps, the French coach in the audience, pushed down the hat on his head, stood up and left his seat.

The goal in the 87th minute meant that Portugal killed the game and the rest of the game became garbage time.

There is no point in staying and watching.

It's better to leave early to avoid the trouble of leaving when the venue is overcrowded.

The broadcast screen soon returned to the scene at the Luzhniki Stadium. Captains Ronaldo and Martin had finished their goal celebrations and were speaking solemnly to other Portuguese players.

Whether they are fans at the scene or fans in front of the TV, they all know that they are instilling in their teammates that they must take the game seriously to expand the score, and the winning result cannot be realized until the end of the game.

Before the game restarted again, England once again made adjustments to its personnel.

Loftus-Cheek came on for Ashley Young, who was in need of physical strength.

Portugal also made adjustments accordingly.

Quaresma, who was originally going to play, was called back. Adrian Silva replaced Guedes to strengthen the defense in the middle. The formation changed again, from a 442 parallel midfield position to a 433 variant of the 4321 formation. .

Adrian Silva, Martin and William Carvalho serve as the three midfielders, B Fee and B seat B serve as the attacking midfielders, and Ronaldo returns to the front of the striker.

This adjustment not only ensures a compact defense in the middle, but also leaves room for counterattacks.

When the game restarted, it was already the 3th minute, and the scoreboard showed Portugal 1: England.

The English, who won the right to kick off, decided to fight for the last time. If they could narrow the point difference before the end of regular game time, they would still have a chance to equalize the score in stoppage time.

But when the time comes to this stage, why don't the Portuguese players know what England wants to do?
While retaining Ronaldo as a counterattack point, it also ensures the tightness of the overall defense.

Henderson, who suppressed Harry Kane and dealt cards, restricted the crossers on both wings, and the defense became simpler.

With time running out, Maguire and Stones both ran forward and acted as center forwards with Harry Kane and Vardy.

Long passes and lobs are the England's best attacking method.

Trippier received the ball from Chik at 45 degrees on the right rib and passed it directly. Martin, who retreated to the middle of the penalty area, jumped up high and beat Maguire and Harry Kane to top the ball. restricted area.

Seat B kicked the ball towards the opponent's half regardless of the situation.

Ronaldo, who was at the front, saw that the landing point was far away and his position was blocked by Kyle Walker, but he did not give up, but ran forward to limit the opponent's ball.

B Fee, who came on the bench, ran towards Henderson, who was responsible for delivering the ball.

For this reason, Kyle Walker, who got the football, did not dare to hold the ball easily. He handed it directly to the goalkeeper Pickford in the defensive half.

Cristiano Ronaldo still didn't stop. He turned around while rubbing Kyle Walker's body and continued to press forward.

"aoaaoaooooooooo——"

Portuguese fans and neutral fans at the Luzhniki Stadium shouted hysterically to cheer for the 33-year-old veteran Cristiano Ronaldo.

Some England fans were also moved.

Feeling the excitement, Pickford did not dare to make any mistakes. He drove the ball towards the Portuguese defensive half.

Martin, who performed well, relied on his accurate prediction of the landing point to complete the clearance again. He twisted his waist and shook his head and pushed the ball out of the left sideline.

Trippier threw a byline ball, and Adrian Silva, who came on as a substitute, was stuck in his position and headed the ball out from behind Vardy.

One minute into the game, continuous attacks did not create any threat.

England head coach Southgate has actually given up hope of his team equalizing the score for a long time, but as a head coach he must take the lead, so he still has to put on a show and show his absolute desire to win.

Chik's pass from the left rib to the penalty area was too strong and the position was relatively deep. Pepe blocked Maguire and goalkeeper Patricio took off from the small penalty area line to catch the ball.

At this time, the fourth official came to the technical area with the electronic sign indicating substitutions and raised it high.

"Five minutes of injury time."

Central 5 commentator He Wei said loudly. At this point in the game, with another two-goal lead, Patricio was naturally not in a hurry to throw or kick the ball out. He chose to throw himself on the ground and stabilize the rhythm.

Next to the fourth official stood veteran Bruno Alves, a 1.9-meter central defender who is over 36 years old.

However, his appearance requires a dead ball to occur.

Patricio waited until the players from both sides dispersed before slowly standing up and slapping the football on the ground to reasonably consume the game time.

The England players in the penalty area faced the referee Cakir and complained about holding the ball for too long.

A goalkeeper with game experience like Patricio will naturally not make stupid mistakes. Affected by the large-scale retreat of the English players and the tight marking of Martin, B seat and other players, he counted in his mind for five or six seconds before he made the mistake. The ball is kicked towards the opponent's half.

And the direction of the kick is very particular. He followed the ghostly running direction of captain Ronaldo and kicked the ball to the left rib of the attack.

Cristiano Ronaldo ran with all his strength and fought with Kyle Walker for the landing spot.

At this stage of the game, Kyle Walker, who was in a better position, did not dare to neglect. He could only kick the ball out of the sideline.

"papapappaapaaaa——"

The Portuguese fans and neutral fans in the audience gave warm applause to Ronaldo who was working hard.

Referee Cakir blew his whistle to signal a substitution on the sidelines.

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Bruno Alves replaces seat B.

The intention of this adjustment is obvious, to increase the height of the air defense in the penalty area in response to England's lob play in the remaining game time.

In addition, substitution opportunities can be used to reasonably consume game time.

Seat B saw that he was being replaced. He raised his hands above his head and applauded to express his gratitude. He also hugged and greeted passing teammates, but his feet moved slowly.

Following complaints from England players, referee Cakir personally ran over and urged Seat B to get off the field quickly.

The honest man, Seat B, was also very cooperative. He changed from walking slowly to jogging.

The improvement in attitude makes Cakir very satisfied.

By the time the substitution process was over, half a minute had passed.

Guerrero, who was supposed to throw a throw-in, reacted as if he had just woken up from a dream, as if he just remembered that he should throw a throw-in.

"wuwuwuuuuuuu——"

The England fans in the audience booed, especially for Guerrero, who was delaying the game.

They thought that seat B would delay the game, so they tolerated it. This was the most common situation in stadium games.

But Guerrero could obviously wait for the game to start on the sidelines, but in the end he had no intention of throwing a foul ball. The key is that the substitution adjustment is over, everyone's attention returns to the court, and then they 'react'...

We are all adults, why should we be treated as fools?

Referee Cakir was also a little dissatisfied and urged Guerrero to hurry up.

If it weren't for the fact that the English players didn't show extreme dissatisfaction, he would have given him a yellow card.

Guerrero, who shrugged his shoulders, threw the ball out slowly, and one minute of stoppage time had expired.

Many England fans in the audience began to leave.

Obviously, they all know that there will be no more surprises in the game.

The excited Portuguese fans were very relaxed, knowing that the game was 99.9999% winnable, so they joined the neutral fans enjoying the World Cup atmosphere and played the Mexican wave that is very common in football stadium auditoriums.

Rows of fans stood up, waved and then sat down in a clockwise direction, like waves crashing in the sea, which was very entertaining to watch.

The English's rhythm was interrupted by Portugal's substitution adjustments and Guerrero's cleverness. Portugal, who was leading the score, had the ball again. Martin further stabilized the rhythm through active running and super personal dribbling.

The English players, who were two goals behind, failed to grab the ball after continuous pressing and basically gave up the game.

The Portuguese players are not without discernment. They maintained the existing point difference until the end of the game when the opponent did not struggle.

"Beep~beep~beep~~"

The referee Cakir blew his whistle, two short and one long.

"competition is over!"

"competition is over!!"

At the same time, Central 5 commentator He Wei shouted impassionedly: "With Martin's two goals and Ronaldo's goal, the Portuguese team defeated England 3:1 at the Luzhniki Stadium and joined the French team in the 21st place. The final of the World Cup!”

"Congratulations Martin! Congratulations Portugal!"

Guest commentator Xu Yang echoed with excitement.

"aoaooaoaoooooooo——"

The Portuguese fans at the Luzhniki Stadium completely let themselves go and let out hysterical shouts to cheer for the home team that reached the final.

The on-site director immediately gave Martin a close-up shot.

Two shots and one pass were Portugal's biggest contributors to defeating England.

Then, the screen showed Ronaldo.

The Portuguese captain also performed well in the 90th minute, passing and shooting.

The official technical committee of the World Cup gave a score of 10.0, second only to Martin's 9.5.

The pair dominated Portugal's win over England and hugged each other at the end.

Portuguese head coach Santos smiled and hugged and shook hands with assistants and players around him. Then he went to the technical area commanded by the English coach and offered words of comfort to Southgate.

Reporters in the mixed zone focused their cameras on Martin.

If France's advancement to the European Cup finals two years ago had a lot of luck, then the World Cup finals two years later can be said to be overwhelming with sheer strength.

Martin, who was captured by reporters, is the most important hero!
The French players who were still in front of the TV shook their heads and sighed, obviously feeling the pressure from Martin.

Not long after, Martin, who had finished celebrating the victory with his teammates, took the initiative to approach the English players who had played many games in the Premier League.

The game is over and something should be done.

He first talked to club teammate Welbeck, who didn't have much chance to play in this World Cup, and then went to appease his North London derby opponent Harry Kane.

This quite comprehensive England star has a temperament that perfectly matches Tottenham.

An astonishing 'achievement' that has no connection with all champions.

This night is absolutely sleepless for Portuguese fans.

The same goes for England, except their sleeplessness comes from being knocked out of the competition.

(End of this chapter)