Chapter 618 Ronaldo Hats a Hat

After Bruno returned to his most familiar position in the middle, Portugal's attack began to improve again.

In the 71st minute of the game, Bruno broke through Alba with a series of bicycle kicks, then he passed the ball into the penalty area, and Ronaldo's header was slightly higher than the crossbar.

As the game went on, Portugal had a strong attack on the field but was always just a little short of scoring.

Time passed by minute by minute, and in the blink of an eye it was eighty minutes. There were only ten minutes left in the game. Even if injury time was included, Portugal only had a little over ten minutes left.

During this period, the head coaches of both teams were constantly changing their players, and both teams used up all three substitutions. Portugal replaced Guedes with Andre Silva to continue strengthening the attack, while Spain replaced David Silva and goal scorer Diego Costa with Vazquez and Aspas, also making adjustments on the offensive end.

In the 80th minute of the game, the score was still 2:3, and Portugal needed a goal to equalize the score.

At this time, Portugal no longer cared about defense and could be said to have come out in full force.

For Portugal, 2:3 and 2:4 are the same, both are losses. And once they lose the game against Spain, it basically means that Portugal has withdrawn from the competition for the first place in the group.

Are we counting on Morocco and Iran to stop Spain?

At this time, we can only attack regardless of the consequences!

What if a goal is scored?

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In the 85th minute of the game, Portugal got a free kick in the frontcourt.

This free kick was more than 40 meters away from the goal, which was not suitable for a direct free kick, so Ronaldo did not take the penalty, but went to the penalty area to prepare for the header.

Including the two central defenders Pepe and Fonte, as many as eight Portuguese players squeezed into the Spanish penalty area.

Bruno passed the ball into the penalty area, Ronaldo's header was firmly caught by goalkeeper De Gea, and then he kicked the ball towards Portugal's half, and Spain launched a quick counterattack.

"This is a counterattack opportunity for Spain!" the Spanish commentator shouted, "Four against two! Spain's chance to score!"

At this moment, there were only two defensive players in Portugal's backcourt, Cedric and Guerrero.

Isco dribbled the ball forward at high speed, Cedric went up to defend him, before getting close, Isco passed the ball, Aspas held Guerrero, knocked the ball and passed it to Thiago.

"Single sword!"

Thiago received the ball and dribbled forward into the penalty area.

Santos' face turned pale and he was confused and panicked. He had done everything he could, but was there really no way to turn the situation around?

Portugal goalkeeper Patricio leaves the goal to attack.

Thiago pretended to pass the ball to Vazquez who came up to receive the ball, tricking Patricio into falling to the ground to save the ball. Then he pulled the ball back and gently pushed it towards the huge empty goal.

"Empty goal - Thiago! Shoot!"

"It's over! Everything is over!" the Spanish commentator shouted with relief.

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Thiago has turned around, opened his arms, and is ready to celebrate the goal.

His teammates were also running towards him, ready to celebrate the goal.

Once this ball goes in, the game will be completely killed!

Then, the Spanish commentator's eyes widened. A red figure chased back desperately, and when he saw Thiago shooting, he fell to the ground and slid, throwing his body out!

"Oh my God! Bruno!" shouted the Portuguese commentator.

Everyone saw that Portugal's No. 8 fell to the ground and slid, and before the ball almost crossed the goal line, he swept the ball and shoveled it out.

At this time, if there were Spanish players in front of the goal, he could easily push the ball and complete the supplementary shot. But there were no Spanish players in front of the goal!

The Spanish players were certain that the ball would go in and were preparing to celebrate. Vazquez, who was supposed to be in that position, was running back and happened to turn his head to look at Thiago who had "scored". Then he did not hear the referee blow the whistle to indicate that the goal was valid, but made a gesture for the game to continue. When he turned around again, he saw Bruno rushing up and crawling in front of the football, and sweeping the football to the front court with a big foot.

F**K!

Santos punched hard and swore at the sidelines just to vent his emotions after surviving the disaster and his excitement about Bruno's rescue.

Next to him, assistant coach Ilidio Val was also shouting excitedly: "Bruno saved Portugal!"

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Santos looked at the field and saw Bruno lying on the ground exhausted, gasping for breath after completing his final awkward clearance.

He tried his best in that sprint back to defense just now.

"Well done!" Santos shouted, waving his fist.

"This is a world-class goal-line rescue!" Andy Gray shouted, "Everyone gave up, but Bruno didn't. He completed a crucial rescue! Although Portugal may still lose today's game, his rescue ensured that Portugal only lost one goal and still retained a glimmer of hope to compete for the first place in the group!"

"It's not over yet! Not yet! Counterattack! Portugal's counterattack!" his commentary partner next to him suddenly shouted.

Bruno's somewhat awkward clearance of the ball towards the front field did not go out of the sideline. Before the ball was about to go out of the sideline, Guerrero hooked the ball back and ran with the ball.

"Portugal counterattack! They haven't given up yet, what are the Spanish players doing? Why don't they return to defense?!"

The Spanish players all thought the ball was going to go in. The players in the front court were preparing to celebrate. Some of the players in the back court ran over to celebrate together, while others stood still, raising their arms and cheering. Alba, who played as a right-back today, even celebrated by high-fiving Busquets next to him. Then, goalkeeper De Gea screamed, "Damn it! Get back on defense! Get back on defense! Get back on defense!"

It was not until this time that the Spanish players panicked and returned to defense.

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Pique rushed out from his own half and pounced directly on Guerrero who had the ball, making a very fierce flying tackle.

Guerrero was startled and jumped up to avoid the flying tackle, but before he jumped, he had already knocked the ball to João Mario who came over to receive the ball.

Joao Mario looked up and saw a large area of ​​empty space in front of him. Spanish goalkeeper De Gea was panicking and directing the broken defense line, while captain Cristiano Ronaldo, Andre Silva and Quaresma were desperately rushing forward.

João Mario suddenly kicked the ball in front of the three people who were sprinting.

There was no one there now. Just when everyone was trying to judge who would receive the ball first, or whether Ramos, the only central defender in the Spanish penalty area, would rush out to clear the ball first, a running red figure appeared in the TV camera!

Quaresma is the oldest of the three!

"Oh my God! It's Quaresma! He is like a red lightning!" the Portuguese commentator exclaimed.

Although Quaresma is the oldest of the three and his physical fitness has never been very good, he had just come on as a substitute and was in full energy. Although he is not known for his speed, he has amazing explosive power. Everyone saw that Quaresma was like a 100-meter sprinter, overtaking Ronaldo and others and catching up with the football.

Ramos rushed up and he is now the last line of defense in front of the Spanish goal besides the goalkeeper.

Santos clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, he was a little panicked.

For Portugal, Quaresma is like a god and a devil. When he is in good form, he can surpass Ronaldo; but when he is not in good form, it is simply a disaster!

I don’t know how Quaresma, who just came on as a substitute, is doing?

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"A nice pass!" the Portuguese commentator yelled. "Ugh, that was a long one!"

Facing Ramos who was rushing towards him, Quaresma poked the ball with his toes, and the ball rolled past Ramos. He then twisted his waist and passed by the other side: the ball and the man passed!

Santos was also surprised and excited. He didn't expect that this kid would not let him down at the critical moment.

Then his heart was gripped by a knot. Quaresma poked the ball with great force. The ball was now rolling towards the goal, and the Spanish goalkeeper De Gea had already made a move.

At this time, Quaresma once again showed everyone what amazing explosive power is. His legs seemed to have motors, and he caught up with the football again in just two moves.

"One-on-one!" the commentator shouted, "Quaresma!"

The Portuguese fans all stood up, not daring to breathe, as they looked at the Spanish goal, while the Spanish fans in front of the TV were almost in despair.

At this time, Quaresma could shoot directly or pass the Spanish goalkeeper De Gea and shoot into the empty goal. In any case, Spain's goal was in danger.

Santos became even more panicked. Quaresma's shooting success rate... Don't think that it's easy to score a goal with a one-on-one shot.

Then, everyone saw Quaresma knocking the ball sideways without any hesitation.

"Shoot - pass! Cristiano Ronaldo! Shoot! The ball goes in!" the Portuguese commentator shouted, "Selfless Quaresma! He did not choose to shoot himself, but selflessly assisted Cristiano Ronaldo, giving his teammates the opportunity to perform a hat trick!"

At this point, the Portuguese commentator suddenly paused. He realized something and shouted even louder, "3:3! 3:3! 3:3! Portugal has equalized the score!"

Andy Gray also burst out with great passion at this time: "3:3! The Portuguese captain performed a hat trick! Portugal tied with Spain!"

In the stands of Sochi's Fisht Olympic Stadium, after a moment of silence, there was a huge and crazy cheer!

The miracle has appeared!

Like a bolt from the blue!