Chapter 619 The decisive moment

"Cristiano Ronaldo! Ronaldo! Ah...ah..." The commentator lost his voice for a moment, then reacted, "Ah! Portugal scored a goal, the goal was scored by Cristiano Ronaldo, this is his third goal in this game, Portugal tied with Spain!"

"The goal was scored by Cristiano Ronaldo. It was such a surprise. This ball was originally a counterattack by Spain against Portugal, and it was a goal-scoring opportunity for Spain. But who could have thought that Bruno completed a world-class goal-line rescue, and then Portugal launched a counterattack, and Cristiano Ronaldo performed a hat trick to help Portugal equalize the score!"

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After scoring the goal, Ronaldo did not celebrate immediately, but was stunned. He stared blankly at the ball in the net, and then his head seemed to explode: I scored a hat trick! I scored a hat trick in the World Cup against Spain!

Then Ronaldo started running, rushing towards the corner flag for the third time in the game, leaping high and turning in the air.

SIU!

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Seeing Ronaldo perform a hat trick, Santos subconsciously raised his arms to celebrate, but his expression was weird and full of surprise. Ronaldo really did not let me down!

In the Spanish coaching booth, the expression of Spain's acting head coach Hierro first froze, and then he became furious: "Asshole, asshole, why is no one defending? What the hell are those guys doing?"

Finally, after cursing, Hierro sighed. He was tired, sad, and even a little numb. Who could have thought that Bruno could clear the ball on the goal line? Who could have thought that Portugal's counterattack this time was so efficient?

Is there any justice in this?

The commentators were excited.

"Cristiano Ronaldo scored a very beautiful goal with the outside of his foot! 3:3! Portugal equalized the score, it's incredible!"

"Bruno cleared the ball on the goal line to launch a counterattack, Quaresma selflessly assisted, Cristiano Ronaldo shot, Portugal's counterattack was like lightning, efficient and deadly!"

"Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first hat-trick in a World Cup final! He is the ninth player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final and the second Portuguese to do so, after Pauleta in the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup!"

"Today's game was so interesting. In the first half, Cristiano Ronaldo scored a goal at the beginning of the game, which changed the situation. And before the end of the second half, he scored the third goal of the game, which is very likely to be the equalizer!"

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This goal was completely unexpected for Santos, who had already accepted the reality of losing in his heart.

Santos was just thinking and worrying about how Portugal should play in the next few minutes. Now, he found that this problem was solved at once.

And Santos immediately captured the impact of this goal on Spain.

It can be said that after the outstanding performance in the second half and the reversal of the score, the whole Spanish team was probably thinking about the outcome of the game, how Spain should win the game at the lowest cost, and how to play the next game to ensure first place in the group.

However, just as the game was about to end and victory was about to be achieved, Portugal scored a goal, which dealt a heavy blow to the morale and confidence of the Spanish players.

This kind of blow cannot be overcome in a short period of time by the head coach just shouting a few words or yelling a few times on the sidelines.

While you are sick, I will kill you.

Santos immediately made adjustments and continued to attack, taking advantage of the Spaniards' low morale and chaos to press forward in the attack. Regardless of whether they could score a goal, they had to show their momentum.

At this time, if Portugal can show momentum, it will be another heavy blow to the Spaniards psychologically.

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After the game resumed, Portugal continued to attack actively and frequently put pressure on the Spanish goal.

The momentum of this attack was sudden and fierce, which made Spain very uncomfortable.

"Portugal suddenly picked up the tempo and now they have the initiative on the field. Spain is being pressed in the half."

Seeing Portugal pressing forward to attack, Hierro was not surprised but happy. In his opinion, Portugal did not play a defensive counterattack honestly when they were equalizing the score, but instead pressed forward to attack. This was simply a stupid act.

He didn't know why the experienced Santos did this, but Hierro immediately realized that this was an opportunity for him and Spain.

If Spain can seize one or two of the gaps in Portugal's backcourt, they will still be the winner of the game.

However, Hierro soon became discouraged. He realized that he was wrong because Spain was suppressed by Portugal and was almost out of breath.

Spain's head coach Hierro was shouting loudly on the sidelines, directing the team's game. He asked the team to "cheer up", "there's still time", "score a goal - go for it", but it was no use.

Spain, which has offensive talents such as Aspas, Isco and Vazquez, fell into a very passive situation. They were confused, impatient and chaotic. Portugal, with its morale soaring, continuously threatened Spain's goal.

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In the 88th minute of the game, Bruno formed a beautiful triangle pass attack with Joao Mario and Quaresma in the midfield, and finally suddenly passed the ball to the right. Cedric cut inside and pretended to pass it to Ronaldo, but it was sent to the left. Guerrero suddenly cut into the penalty area and shot at a small angle. The ball almost hit the post and went out of the bottom line.

Spain's goalkeeper De Gea was yelling anxiously. He was very dissatisfied and nervous about the chaos and passivity of the team's defense.

After all, Spain has the strength, and they also had a very threatening counterattack. Thiago suddenly kicked a cross from 30 meters away from the goal. The surgical pass tore through Portugal's defense. Aspas fell to the ground and shot, but the ball also hit the post and went wide, just a millimeter away from scoring.

However, Portugal immediately retaliated.

A minute later, Bruno was brought down by Busquets when he cut inside with the ball, and Portugal got a free kick in the frontcourt.

Portugal's captain Cristiano Ronaldo took the penalty kick. The ball he shot went wide of the goal, once again making the Spanish fans break into cold sweats.

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As time went by, the situation remained deadlocked. Both Spain and Portugal began to realize that the game should end in a draw.

For both parties, this is a result that they can barely accept.

The players on the field also felt it very clearly. After fighting for an hour and a half, they had almost exhausted all their physical strength. The pace on the field gradually slowed down, and even the fans of both teams in the stands began to lose their ability to cheer.

Portugal controlled the ball, but Spain still maintained its pressure on the center line, making it difficult for Portugal to get the ball to the front court.

As soon as Joao Mario got the ball, he was immediately disturbed by Koke. Just when he was thinking about passing it back to his teammates on the back line, he suddenly saw Bruno running back from the front, raising his right hand to ask for the ball. Moreover, his running route just happened to miss Koke's pressing, so he could pass the ball.

Of course João Mario did not hesitate any longer and immediately passed the ball directly to Bruno's feet.

Bruno stopped the ball and turned around, as if he had already expected that there was no defensive player behind him.

As soon as he turned around, Bruno immediately rushed forward with the ball.

The player closest to him, Vazquez, ran over first, followed by left-back Nacho.

Bruno didn't wait for Nacho to get close, but quickly passed the ball horizontally to Andre Silva's feet, and immediately sprinted forward at the fastest speed.

As soon as Andre Silva stopped the ball, he immediately saw Bruno sprinting quickly. Feeling the Spanish player approaching quickly, he immediately made an over-the-top pass and sent the ball directly to the front for Bruno to chase.

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"Portugal launched another attack from the right."

"It's still Bruno's hard work on this side, he's competing with Nacho in speed."

"Bruno was very fast and caught up with Nacho, and they both chased the ball at the same time."

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The Portuguese fans in the stands were also shocked by this sudden change and started cheering.

Although Bruno had the advantage in speed and more physical strength, there was still some distance between the two of them, and Nacho was obviously a very determined player. He chased him desperately and made secret pulling movements with his hands.

But Bruno no longer cared about these. His only thought now was to catch up with the ball.

But Nacho is right next to him, how can he stop the ball after catching up?

Nacho was right next to him. If Bruno stopped at his feet, he would be entangled by Nacho directly, so he decided to stop the ball behind him. At least there was no defensive player behind him at this time, giving him more room for mistakes.

The whole thought took a long time to say, but actually it only took a split second for Bruno to react. He judged the trajectory and landing point of the ball, kicked out his right foot first, and faced the falling football, subconsciously controlling the angle of his foot and calf.

Soon, Bruno felt the weight of the ball from the soles of his feet. It hit Bruno's feet as it fell, changed direction, passed over the left side of Bruno's shoulder, and fell between him and Nacho.

This sudden change made Nacho, who was the first to be affected, completely confused: What happened? Why did he stop the ball like this?

But obviously Bruno did not give him enough time to react. After stopping the ball, Bruno quickly stopped and changed direction.