Chapter 486: Team goal, kill the game!

Chapter 486: Team goal, kill the game!
"Oh My God~"

BBC Sports TV commentator Lineker held his head in his hands and said painfully: "The defense failed to hold on after all. Martin assisted Rafael Leao to equalize the score!"

The Portuguese fans at the new Wembley Stadium were ecstatic, shouting hysterically.

Leo was extremely excited after scoring the goal, but instead of celebrating alone, he ran towards his teammates who came forward to celebrate the goal.

To be precise, he ran towards Martin who gave a wonderful assist.

Santos, who was standing in the technical area directed by the visiting team coach, was relieved at this moment until the game got back on track.

Although the score is still a draw, he believes that the next game will definitely continue at the current pace.

England head coach Southgate pursed his lips and looked at the Portuguese players celebrating the goal, feeling very uncomfortable.

Although he had thought of this possibility early on, he was unwilling to do so.

Judging from the time, 2/3 has been completed, but it is just 1/3 short, which makes him a little upset.

"It only took a split second for Portugal to equalize the score. They switched from defense to offense very quickly, even in the blink of an eye. Ruben Dias intercepted the ball, and Martin and Ronaldo made a simple kick to get involved. The attacking Martin sent a scalpel-like precise pass, and Leo drove straight in..."

Central 5 commentator He Wei said solemnly: "Such a team is simply too incomprehensible. England has already achieved its best, but the result? Still fell short. But then again, the game is not over yet, which means There is a lot of room for maneuver, what if?”

The celebration of the Portuguese players did not last long. They quickly returned to their own half to prepare for the restart of the game.

The English players, who had been leading for a long time, felt very hesitant after being equalized, and their physical fitness declined, which made them feel unsure.

Let's look at Portugal, led by Martin. The overall condition is in good shape and full of physical fitness.

Considering that their physical fitness was close to bottoming out, they didn't know how to play with more than 20 minutes left in the game.

England head coach Southgate realized how bad the situation was, but he had no choice but not wanting to admit defeat in advance.

So, he came to the technical command area on the sidelines and shouted at the players who obviously had some physical problems on the court: "The game is not over yet, cheer me up! This is our territory, it is not the Portuguese's turn yet." Get wild here!”

Southgate is indeed very good at playing chicken, but the problem is that the players are far away from the coach's technical area and cannot hear what he says at all.

The only thing they have in common is that Southgate's rich body movements are able to convey something.

But...not much.

In order to allow the players to resume execution, Southgate made two consecutive position adjustments before the start of the game.

First up was the young Rice, who was replaced by the experienced Henderson.

Grealish replaced the 'Happy Boy' Sterling who was in poor condition and looked like a headless fly.

The two substitutes also brought new signals to the English players on the field.

Play steady and steady.

“Hopefully Gareth Southgate’s changes will turn the tide.”

Sky TV commentator Andy Gray said solemnly.

The game starts again.

England, which had a kick-off advantage, originally planned to move forward step by step.

Unexpectedly, Portugal, who had equalized the score, changed their previous casual defense and suddenly adopted a collective high defense.

For a moment, the England players were caught off guard.

Martin fell to the ground and shoveled while moving quickly, intercepted the pass passed by Phillips to Henderson, and stabbed it to the B seat. The latter passed directly to the captain Ronaldo who was ready to respond.

Leo moved forward at high speed, intending to lead Ronaldo's forward diagonal pass in the direction of travel.

Kyle Walker sacrificed himself and used a yellow card in exchange for a successful defense.

"Now England's defensive counterattack from attack to defense will be in trouble."

Central 5 commentator He Wei said solemnly: "Kyle Walker is the fastest in England's defense. He received a yellow card, which means that the defensive pressure will become very high. Maguire and Stones cannot defend. There will be a mistake at the end, otherwise..."

Portugal's free kick in the frontcourt was too far from the goal. Martin did not take the kick. The free kick from seat B did not bypass the defensive player. The ball was pushed out of the penalty area by Maguire, who is over 1.9 meters tall and weighs 100 kilograms.

Portuguese right back Ricardo Pereira, who prevented England from counterattacking, volleyed the ball directly.

The force of the kicked football was quite sufficient, but it did not lower its height and flew directly to the second-floor stands.

Instead of retreating to half-court, the Portuguese players defended from a high position.

Pickford had no choice but to drive the ball forward with his big foot.

Harry Kane, who had just passed the center circle, failed to take off smoothly under Pepe's marking. The football missed the ball. Ruben Dias got the ball and kicked it to Palinha, who quickly extended it. Martin caught the ball in space.

Henderson rushed forward, but Martin, who received the ball, had no intention of taking the ball. He kicked the ball and quickly gave it to seat B on the right.

Portugal's advance on the right was not smooth, but instead of attacking, they fell back, and then managed the ball to the left through Martin's sorting.

Leo has excellent speed and skills. Facing Kyle Walker who received a yellow card, he did not hesitate and directly headed the ball to the baseline, intending to use his speed advantage to eat the opponent alive.

Kyle Walker did not dare to step forward to defend easily. He retreated decisively and defended the inside line.

Leo, who threw the ball more than ten meters away, was nearly parallel to the penalty area line on the left. He slowed down slightly, and when Kyle Walker rushed over, he suddenly pushed the football to the right with the outside of his right foot, trying to move towards it. Go inside.

Kyle Walker, who had just braked the car, reacted quickly, used his super explosive power to move in, and cooperated with Henderson to complete the defense.

Unexpectedly, Leo was not trying to cut inside, but was waiting for left back Cancelo.

England's right wing-back Trippier has no speed advantage. He is separated from each other by Cancelo, who is known for his speed, at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Raphael!"

Leo, who was cutting inside, heard the shouts from Cancelo. He didn't hesitate and sent the ball directly to the no man's land on the left.

"Joao Cancelo!"

exclaimed Sky commentator Andy Gray.

England's right centre-back, right wing and defensive midfielder are all out of position. The centre-back Stones has to move to the right to cover, otherwise Cancelo, who is dominant on the left with his right foot, can push the ball in and face the opponent directly. Facing goalkeeper Pickford.

Ronaldo, who ran to the top of the arc in the penalty area, moved forward decisively, went around the slower Maguire, and waved to Cancelo to pass the ball to Cancelo who was about to approach the football.

If it were normal, Cancelo would definitely send the ball to the captain's feet.

But in Portugal's current tactical system, Ronaldo plays more of a role in attracting firepower.

Phillips is well aware of Maguire's shortcomings. If Ronaldo hadn't kicked Cancelo's pass towards the goal and faked a shot and dunked it, Maguire would have been stunned based on his reaction ability. Ronaldo would then have a huge advantage. shooting space.

Thinking of this, Phillips could only quickly approach Ronaldo and assist Maguire in marking.

Cancelo, who caught up with the football, did not make any adjustments. He directly raised his left foot and swept the football near the middle of the left sideline of the penalty area out of the inverted triangle of the penalty area.

Before the live director switched the camera, Sky TV commentator Andy Gray felt that something was wrong.

Due to his understanding of the Portuguese tactical system, when Ronaldo raised his hand to request but did not pass the ball, there was a high probability that he would hand the ball to Martin!
The inverted triangle pass also means that it is passed to the number one player in world football today!
"wowowowooooooo——"

Meanwhile, there were huge exclamations from the England fans at the new Wembley Stadium.

"Martin!!!" As soon as the broadcast screen switched, Andy Gray looked at the Portuguese No. 10 player who appeared at the passing point and exclaimed.

Grealish, who came on as a substitute in the second half, was very active in defense. He also stared at Martin, so when the opponent was running and adjusting his steps, he threw his entire body, trying to use his flesh and blood to complete the eye-catching sacrifice.

Soon enough, Martin raised his left foot to fake a shot and dunk the football to his more familiar right foot.

Grealish was affected by inertia and slid past Martin.

Martin was not idle after completing the fake shot and the real dunk. He pushed the ball more than half a meter in front of him with the outside instep of his right foot. He stepped forward with his left foot and passed the penalty area line. He supported his body and swung his right foot from back to front. A hard hit on the middle and lower part of the football rolling forward.

Boom~
A crisp muffled sound emerged spontaneously.

Pickford, who was moving to the left side of his body, shrank his pupils when he heard the sound. He looked closely and saw the black and white football instantly moving from far to near. All he could do was to reflexively expand to the left.

But before he could fully open his hand, the football, like an unloaded cannonball, flew over first, grazing the inner edge of the right goal post and darting into the net.

"Martin—"

"The ball is in! It's in!"

"In the 70th minute of the game, Martin received an inverted triangle pass from Cancelo and made a fake shot. He passed the actively defensive Grealish and completed a powerful and heavy volley. The kicked football hit the dead center of the goal. !”

Central 5 commentator He Wei shouted with excitement.

"This goal is also Martin's 11th goal in this European Cup!"

Guest commentator Xu Yang said loudly.

After scoring the goal, Martin stood there with his arms spread wide, waiting for his teammates to come forward to celebrate.

"aoaoaoaooooooo——"

The Portuguese fans and neutral fans in the audience subconsciously let out a huge roar, releasing their passion for Martin's wonderful goal.

Portugal coach Santos smiled and high-fived his assistants to celebrate the go-ahead goal.

Southgate, who was standing in the technical area commanded by the home team coach, obviously had not recovered from losing the ball. He was stunned in place.

England players Harry Kane, Saka, Henderson, Phillips, Maguire and other players on the field all showed heavy expressions.

They know that falling behind means that the score is more likely to be expanded.

These players all play for Premier League teams and know how abnormal Martin is.

A look of despair appeared on the face of every England player.

Including head coach Southgate who reacted. You can easily tell something from his solemn expression.

Immediately, the live guide restored the wonderful process.

Portugal's attack was organized and premeditated. Every pass and move seemed to have been prepared for a long time. Cancelo's direct inverted triangle pass from the left was just right. Martin also fully demonstrated what it means to have a broad vision. He faked a shot and dunked close to the blind spot of his vision. He shook off Grealish, who was actively defending, and shot again.

The kicked football was as powerful and heavy as a cannonball.

This also caused Pickford to sigh with excitement while watching the ball.

When the game restarted, the English players' confidence dropped greatly from being ahead to falling behind. As Premier League players, they had already experienced Martin's terrifying dominance and knew that there would be no hope of winning this game.

This principle has appeared in countless Premier League matches in the past.

Some players are still laughing at themselves for actually expecting to beat Martin's team before the game.

Football is indeed a team sport, and it is also the most uncertain sport.

But such a condition must rule out a key possibility.

It must be established when the opponent does not have Martin.

Southgate has not completely given up yet, and he plans to make a last-ditch effort.

Lewin replaced Trippier, and the formation changed from 343 to 442.

Luke Shaw, Maguire, Stones and Kyle Walker serve as the back four.

Grealish, Henderson, Phillips and Saka play in the midfield four.

Harry Kane and Lewin.

This... is also England's last substitution adjustment.

England, who had no way out, could only strengthen their attack, but they knew that no matter how hard they tried, it would be in vain. The forward pass was not very resolute, and they could not threaten Patricio to guard the goal.

Three minutes later, Portugal also made personnel adjustments.

B fee replaces Palinha.

The intention of this adjustment is obvious, to reduce the defensive strength of the midfielder and increase the running ability and creativity of the midfielder.

Less than two minutes after completing the substitution adjustment, Portugal seized the opportunity to expand its lead.

England's continuous attacks did not pose any threat, and Portugal got the ball in the backcourt and slowly advanced.

Seat B, Martin, B Fee, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Leo played wonderful ball coordination one after another, which was dazzling. The fans in the auditorium screamed in surprise. Finally, B Fee caught the ball in front of the top of the penalty area. On the surface, Martin seemed to be moving forward to the right front, but his ankle actually shook and handed the ball to the running direction of Ronaldo, who was moving forward to the left rib of the penalty area.

The English defensive players also reacted quickly. Unexpectedly, Ronaldo did not catch the ball and gave it away.

The extremely fast Leo completed the pass to the middle of the penalty area half a meter before the football was about to roll out of the baseline.

Maguire was taken away by Ronaldo's movement, and Stones was thinking of a header to clear the ball.

At this moment, he caught a glimpse of a red figure flashing in front of him and jumping high. The huge Arabic numeral [10] on the back of the jersey was particularly clear.

"Martin!!!"

Sky commentator Andy Gray's voice rose an octave.

Martin, who jumped up in front of Stones, stood out from the crowd. After jumping to the highest point, he twisted his waist and shook his head and smashed the ball into the lower left corner of the goal.

Standing in the middle of the goal, Pickford had no choice but to face Martin's bounce ball one meter in front of the small penalty area line.

The saving action was made, but it was still half a hand away from the ball that bounced off the ground...

1:3
The score displayed on the scoreboard changes.

The new Wembley Stadium completely became a sea of ​​joy for Portuguese fans, and the huge cheers continued for a long time.

“Wonderful collaboration!”

Central 5 commentator He Wei said impassionedly: "Martin scored another goal, his 12th goal of this European Cup!"

Although there were still more than ten minutes left in the game, everyone knew that England was unable to recover.

In other words, Portugal is too dominant under the leadership of Martin and will not give its opponents any chance at all.

(End of this chapter)