Chapter 480: Break through the level alone and kill the suspense!

Chapter 480: Break through the level alone and kill the suspense!
"aoaoaooaooooo——"

The Portuguese fans at the Zenit Arena let out hysterical shouts and cheered crazily for Ronaldo's goal.

In a frenzied atmosphere, Ronaldo once again showed off his signature celebration 'siu'.

Both the Spanish players on the court and the Spanish fans at the scene are very confused about the current situation.

The game restarted, and the Spanish players, who were trailing, didn't know what to do.

Continue to defend?

That's what Portugal wants to see.

Strengthen the offense?

The same is what Portugal wants to see.

It is equivalent to saying that no matter what choice is made, the result will be beneficial to Portugal.

Luis Enrique looked blankly at Martin, who was wearing the No. 10 jersey, and his depression was palpable.

For him, having Martin in Portugal is cheating.

There is simply no way to deal with it.

The Spanish players who were lagging behind did not see the latest tactical adjustments made by head coach Enrique and could only continue the game according to the previous tactics.

The Portuguese team, which took the lead, performed normally, and every player showed his personal best.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Leo, and Seat B all appeared in close-ups one after another.

It's a pity that the final kick was a little bit less interesting, otherwise the score might have been extended to two goals.

Time passed by second by second, and in a blink of an eye, it came to the forty minutes of the first half.

Spanish head coach Enrique saw that the time had reached the stage when the ball was most likely to be conceded. He quickly took advantage of the dead ball opportunity to signal the players to stay calm and not to rashly invest too many offensive forces. At the same time, the defense must remain 100% focused.

Due to Spain's steady play, the Portuguese team led by Martin did not score a goal at the end of the first half.

Two minutes of injury time ended, and the referee Cakir decisively blew the whistle to end the first half.

The broadcast screen immediately showed Martin, who made a great pass and shot.

It was his goals and assists in the first half of the first half that allowed Portugal to take the lead.

The commentator in the live commentary booth/remote live broadcast room once again gave Martin all the words of praise he could.

To sum it up: the number one player in world football really deserves his reputation!
The fifteen-minute intermission passed quickly, and players from both sides returned to the court one after another.

After the change of sides, Spain, which was behind in the score, continued to play steadily and cautiously, and was relatively conservative on both offense and defense.

Portugal, who was leading the score, simply couldn't match it.

They all know that Spain, which is lagging behind, will definitely exert force at a certain period of time and create an opportunity to equalize the score.

Martin and Moutinho's offensive organization was very good. They kept the ball under their control as much as possible and increased the opponent's physical energy consumption by increasing their running coverage.

Once physical fitness drops significantly, the efficiency and rhythm of offensive and defensive transitions will go downhill.

At that time, it will be the best time to expand the score.

It’s just that accidents are often unpredictable.

In the 53rd minute, Leo, who advanced to the left rib of the penalty area, received Martin's through ball and stopped. Paul Torres suddenly slipped on his foot and stretched out his right foot to shovel the heel of Leo's right foot that was trailing behind.

Referee Cakir saw it clearly, and subsequent video replays also proved that the Turkish referee's penalty was accurate.

Ronaldo made a free throw, extending the score to two goals.

3:1
The score displayed on the scoreboard changed, and Ronaldo, who scored, once again showed off his iconic celebration 'siu'.

The entire Zenit Arena turned into a sea of ​​red joy deliberately created by Portuguese fans, with overwhelming cheers coming one after another.

Falling behind by two goals was a huge blow to Spain. They were forced to increase the number of attackers in the restarted game, hoping to create scoring opportunities in this way...

But the effect was not good, and it almost caused the city gate to fall again.

Spanish head coach Enrique immediately told the players to focus on stability and not blindly invest too many people in the offense.

After his reminder, the players on the field also realized the problem.

They are all players with rich experience in the game. They know that it is difficult to score goals with enthusiasm, especially against strong opponents.

If you are not careful, you may lose the ball first!

But once the rhythm slows down, it becomes extremely difficult to create excellent offensive opportunities.

Portugal, led by Martin, is far from impregnable in its defensive system, but its overall coordination is extremely strong, and its efficiency in switching from defense to offense is ranked first in the world.

If there is a mistake on the offensive end and a passing error occurs, then Martin will launch the most deadly counterattack!
Time passed by second by second, and soon came to the eighty-minute mark of the game.

The score displayed on the big screen of the Zenit Arena was still Portugal leading Spain 3:1.

"aoaoaooaooooo——"

The Portuguese fans in the audience cheered loudly and cheered for their beloved team.

The Spanish fans did not seem to give up on the game. They also implicitly cheered the players on the field in a hysterical way, hoping that their own players could regain their confidence and turn defeat into victory.

When the time came to this stage, Enrique believed that Portugal had not organized any decent attack and could take advantage of the little time left to attack at all costs.

Even if you are killed in the game, you cannot continue to sit still and wait for death.

Spain suddenly stepped up its attack and really created decent opportunities.

If it weren't for Patricio's high attention and high defense, he would not miss the goal.

Ferran Torres and Morata can score at least one goal.

By then, the morale-boosted Spain is likely to score two goals in a row.

There is no need for Portugal coach Santos to go to the sidelines and yell, Ronaldo and Martin play the role that the captain and deputy captain should play.

First, he used the dead ball opportunity to signal that everyone should relax, but at the same time, they should not take it lightly. Only by waiting for the end of the clock can the game be truly won.

The Portuguese players also felt a sense of crisis from the past two dangers and knew what to do in the next game.

Spanish head coach Enrique, who was standing in the visiting team coach's technical area, sighed.

He knew that without taking advantage of the Portuguese players' nap to narrow the point difference, it would be extremely difficult to create excellent opportunities in the remaining game time.

After two consecutive dangerous situations in front of the goal, Portugal's current super strength will really complete its self-repair and will not leave any shortcomings that can be exploited by the opponent.

The most important thing is that the game is coming to an end and the players' physical fitness has declined. Failure to seize one of two consecutive excellent opportunities will seriously affect the overall morale of the team.

In the 86th minute of the game, Spain, which once again had an opportunity to attack, failed to find the shortcomings of the Portuguese defense in continuous passes. Azpilicueta, who finally received the football, thought that the continuous passes failed to create opportunities, so it would be better to directly Make a cross to see if you can find Ferran Torres and Morata in the penalty area.

Morata did get the ball, but he failed to get the ball under the personal interference of Ruben Dias, and the ball was easily obtained by the in-form goalkeeper Patricio.

In order to narrow the point difference, Spain invested a lot of offensive troops. Martin had an accurate prediction in advance and took the initiative to move when Rodri went into attack.

I saw Patricio reaching for the ball as soon as he received it.

The move is certainly swagger, but he's confident enough to handle the football.

When Patricio saw Martin reaching for the ball, he didn't hesitate at all. He quickly bypassed Ferran Torres who was trying to interfere. He took a step forward, grabbed the football with his right hand and flicked it hard, and moved the football according to Martin's established request. Throw it over.

Rodri and Koke, who were belatedly aware of the situation, rushed forward one after another.

Martin observed in advance that there was a certain distance between the two, and the pressure coming forward would not be reached at the same time, so there was room for maneuver.

Martin was seen facing the football about fifteen meters from the top of the arc in the penalty area. The moment his chest touched the ball, he twisted around, facing the defensive left, and stopped the ball in its direction.

Cork took three steps and two steps at a time, while Martin's center of gravity tilted to the left, as if he was going to stop and go.

Cork, who defended based on the principle of staying close, almost turned based on his body's conditioned reflex, intending to steal the ball in the direction of Martin's turn.

But Martin's connection movement was very fast. He pushed hard with his left foot and used the huge reaction force to stop the center of gravity. He stepped out with the instep of his right foot and lifted the football that had just dropped to knee height to the right.

Cork realized he had been tricked but had no way of keeping up with Martin's pace.

Rodri seemed to have predicted that Martin's continuous stop to the left was an illusion, so the direction he pounced on was always the original spot where Martin caught the ball.

Never expected it.

Martin predicted his prediction.

The height of the instep of his right foot was neither high nor low, just at the height of Martin's forehead. The moment he turned around, he suddenly used his forehead to push the football that fell in front of him forward a little, using his right foot to alternately support his body. Axis, the amazing explosive power was perfectly displayed at this moment, and the whole person started towards the left front in an oblique 'V'-shaped direction change.

Rodri's subconsciously stretched right foot was easily dodged by Martin who moved forward to the left.

"wowoowoooooo——"

The fans at Zenit Arena subconsciously let out huge exclamations when they saw Martin's high-end operation.

The celebrities in the VIP seats couldn't help but sweat over Martin's knees.

If it were another player, there is a high probability that a knee sprain would occur after completing such an action.

"Oops!"

Enrique suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Breaking through two midfield interception points in a row will mean that the defense will have a hard time organizing.

Azpilicueta will definitely not be able to return to his position immediately after sending a cross. Ronaldo is already at the front of the striker, which means that Martin + Ronaldo, who is advancing with the ball, form a two-on-three. situation!
Alba is strong in offense and weak in defense, which means that the only real defensive forces are Paulo Torres and Laporte!

"Ruined!"

At the same time, Ronaldo, who saw Martin breaking through Koke and Rodri in a blink of an eye, moved forward decisively.

Spain's only remaining defensive system obviously took into account Martin's superb passing and assisting ability. Alba and Pau Torres both instinctively turned around to follow the advancing Ronaldo, leaving Laporte to slowly fight and retreat. , looking for opportunities to complete defensive tasks.

But Laporte had a yellow card on his back and didn't know how to defend the number one player in football who was getting closer and closer.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who is penetrating forward, naturally has a very high understanding with Martin. It is impossible to pass forward easily in a two-on-three situation. His movement is entirely to create an excellent breakthrough opportunity for Martin.

Martin picked up the speed and did not give Laporte time to think. After dribbling the ball through the center circle, he was only a few meters away from the opponent. First, he tilted his center of gravity to the left, giving the impression that he had to use the inside of the instep of his right foot to smash the ball. Feeling to the left front.

Laporte had no extra time to think, or his brain instinctively made a choice, so his body moved a step to the right as Martin changed direction.

It was such a small action that allowed Martin, who was making a fake move, to directly win the one-on-one situation.

He made full use of the flexibility of his ankle and the surging power brought by his left foot on the ground. He originally used the inside of his instep to smash the ball instead of using the outside of his instep to push the ball forward to the right.

Laporte, who wanted to commit a foul, planned to sacrifice his personal self to achieve the greater self, but his right foot that he stretched out did not touch anyone...

"Martin passed Laporte!"

Following a shout from Central 5 commentator He Wei, Martin moved forward with the ball without slowing down.

The only two defensive players left could only use Paul Torres in the middle to defend Martin.

"aoaoaoaoooooooo——"

Loud and continuous shouts erupted over the Zenit Arena.

Martin, who was fully up to speed, did not slow down and maintained a three-step rhythm.

In almost two breaths, Martin dribbled the ball just two or three meters away from Paul Torres. He did not give the opponent any time to react, and directly and roughly used the outside instep of his right foot to move the ball to the right. .

Paul Torres also thought that Martin would make a fake move or something.

result……

Simply and crudely dial the ball to accelerate!
Paul Torres, who was all ready, could only watch as Martin, who accelerated the ball in one go, forced the ball over.

Martin's rhythm of passing the ball is very good, and the distance and space are just right. He can't kick anyone even if he wants to foul in one-on-one.

What happened next was very simple for a player of Martin's level. Alba was taken away by Ronaldo's forward thrust and his defensive attention was taken away. It was obviously too late to try to cover up the defense again.

Goalkeeper Simon abandoned the goal when Ma brought the ball to the right side of the penalty area.

Martin, who was dribbling the ball at high speed, slightly adjusted the speed of his forward running. Without any adjustment, he supported his body with his left foot and kicked the inside of the instep of his right foot toward the football.

The football shot up from the ground and fell in a parabola towards the unguarded goal.

Before Simon, who abandoned the goal and reached the penalty spot, stopped, retreated and took off, the football flew past him...

"Goooooooooooooal——"

Before the football hit the snow-white net, Sky TV commentator Andy Gray couldn't wait to draw out his voice.

"The ball is in!"

"Martin helped Portugal kill the game by breaking through the level in a single player at the end of the game!"

"4:1!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei was more prudent. He only raised his voice when the football hit the net and said impassionedly: "The remaining game time has completely become garbage time!"

"Incredible super goal!"

BBC sports commentator Lineker shouted: "Martin passed five levels and defeated six in an unimaginable way, expanding the score to three goals! There are only three minutes left in regular time, plus injury time will not More than ten minutes and a three-goal gap undoubtedly killed the Spaniard’s confidence in counterattack!”

There were hysterical chants from Portuguese and neutral fans at the Zenit Arena.

The Spanish fans closed their eyes in pain, and some fans who couldn't accept it chose to get up and leave the field.

Martin, who scored the goal, ran towards Ronaldo, who was involved in the movement, and celebrated this goal together that could be said to kill the suspense!

"The eighth goal of this European Cup!"

The impassioned He Wei gave an eloquent commentary: "Martin is only one goal away from the single-European Cup scoring record set by former UEFA president Platini! Portugal has confirmed to reach the semi-finals! I think...Belgium and Italy The winner between them will probably have a hard time beating Portugal, which is in full swing. The chances of advancing to the finals are very high, which means that Martin, who still has two games left, has enough time to set his own scoring record!”

(End of this chapter)