Chapter 620 A decisive blow!

Nacho also reacted quickly, changing his original sprint to an emergency stop. While turning and changing direction, he also reached out to pull Bruno, not letting him catch up with the ball at all costs.

Unexpectedly, just as he stretched out his hand, Bruno suddenly swung out his right hand with force, and slapped his hand with a loud bang, causing his entire left hand to be thrown out. His feet suddenly slipped, and he lost his balance and fell on the grass. He watched Bruno catch up with the ball, step on it with his right foot, and rush into the penalty area with the ball.

"Nice stop!"

"On Portugal's right side, Bruno made a very beautiful stop and got rid of Nacho!"

"See how he handles this time..."

"Facing Busquets, Bruno tried to dribble past him again, but he failed and passed the ball back to the front of the penalty area..."

"Cristiano Ronaldo follows and shoots directly..."

"The angle was too straight, goalkeeper De Gea blocked the ball..."

"The ball didn't fly far, it's still in the penalty area..."

"Bruno..."

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When the ball blocked by De Gea flew towards him, Bruno was suddenly stunned.

too suddenly!

He originally thought that Ronaldo could score, but he didn't expect De Gea to save the ball, and the ball flew towards him. At that moment, his whole mind suddenly went blank, and he just subconsciously kicked the ball to stop it.

The ball didn't have much power and it stopped in front of Bruno. He felt as if the air around him was frozen and everyone's movements became very slow.

He could see Busquets turning around. He had just pounced on Ronaldo, and now he reacted and turned around to pounce on Bruno, but he was really slow.

De Gea, who was lying on the ground, was shouting something and slowly retracting his hands. He must be trying to get up.

And there is Ramos, who has been staying in the middle, and he is about to make a sliding tackle.

As for Nacho behind him, he had just gotten up from the ground. He slipped and fell, and the injury must have been serious.

Countless fans in the stands showed expressions of disbelief. The Portuguese fans were surprised, and the Spanish fans were terrified. They were obviously frightened by the sudden change.

In front of the Spanish coaching bench, Hierro roared with a ferocious face, as if saying, stop him!

Santos on the sidelines had his eyes wide open, obviously shocked, but his mouth should be shouting, Shoot!

All of this rushed into Bruno's mind frantically at that moment, and then he suddenly woke up and quickly kicked out his right foot at the ball in front of him.

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Busquets turned around quickly, Ramos came flying, De Gea struggled to stand up...

But there was only a bang, and Bruno's right foot kicked the football in front of him. The ball flew out from the ground like a flash of lightning and directly hit the goal which was almost unguarded.

When he kicked the ball, Bruno was 100% sure that the ball went in.

The shot ball seemed to be an extension of his entire body. The feeling was so strong that he didn't even need to hear the referee's whistle. He just let out a loud roar and ran out with all his might.

Behind him, referee Rocky finally blew the whistle to signal that the goal was valid!

At this time, all the fans and Portuguese players came to their senses, but Bruno had already rushed out of the stadium and ran all the way to the bottom of the stands where the Portuguese fans were.

The Portuguese players are going crazy!

No matter if they were the players on the field or on the bench, even head coach Santos and all the coaching staff, they all rushed towards Bruno frantically, screaming loudly and hugged Bruno in the middle.

No one expected it, no one would have thought that it would be Bruno who scored the goal!

But at this point in the game, it doesn’t matter who scores the goal, as long as Portugal scores, that’s enough!

In the stands, countless Portuguese fans cried with joy.

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Portugal has surpassed Spain in the FIFA rankings due to its win in the 2016 European Championship and its excellent performance in the past two years, but Spain has an overwhelming advantage in the historical record of the two sides. The two sides have played against each other 35 times, with Portugal's record of 6 wins, 13 draws and 16 losses, which is completely crushing.

Eight years ago, the two sides met in the quarter-finals of the South Africa World Cup. That was also the first time the two sides met in the World Cup finals. The result was that Portugal was eliminated 0:1.

Eight years later, Portugal finally has a chance to avenge its elimination.

There were no Portuguese fans who could sit comfortably in their seats in the stands. Everyone stood up and sang loudly. They couldn't wait to cheer for the victory. This was a day that would go down in history.

Heroes of the sea, noble people,

The kingdom of bravery and eternity,

Let today be revealed again,

Portugal's glory!

In the dream of memory,

The motherland roars:

You great martyrs,

I will definitely lead you to victory!

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The singing of Portuguese fans resounded through the night sky of Sochi, inspiring the Portuguese players on the field to fight until the last minute.

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The three minutes of injury time passed quickly.

Santos stood on the sidelines, with the players on the bench in front and behind him, and everyone was eager to play.

Finally, Isco dribbled the ball and faced the entanglement of William Carvalho. He struggled to find a gap and shot. The ball was blocked by Pepe who came in to make up the position and went out of the baseline.

Isco immediately ran to the sidelines and picked up the ball, preparing to take a corner kick.

But there was no time, everything was over: at this moment he heard the referee blew a whistle, followed by a second whistle, and when the third whistle came out, it could no longer be heard because the entire stadium was enveloped by the huge cheers of the Portuguese, who were shouting and cheering wildly.

"The game is over! The game is over! A decisive goal! A comeback! An incredible comeback!" The Portuguese commentator stood up in the commentary booth and shouted, "4:3! Portugal defeated Spain with Cristiano Ronaldo's hat trick and Bruno's decisive goal!"

"Miracle! The miracle belongs to Portugal! Belongs to them!" Andy Gray shouted loudly. He had to shout loudly to make his voice reach the ears of the fans and viewers in front of the TV, because when the referee blew the whistle to end the game, a huge cheer rang out over the Fisht Olympic Stadium, and all the Portuguese fans went crazy.

The camera gave a close-up of the stands, where countless people opened their arms, cheered, shouted, hugged, and stomped their feet. Many people were jumping and cheering while wiping away tears.

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Santos stood on the sidelines, he took his hands out of his trouser pockets, raised his head, and pointed his hands to the night sky. Reporters rushed to him like a tide. At this moment, every word he said could become the headline of tomorrow's newspaper. His farts were also fragrant. Beside him, the players, coaches and staff on the bench opened their arms, ran, and cheered as they rushed into the stadium.

When the final whistle sounded, Portugal's veteran defender Pepe fell backwards and lay on the ground.

He was too tired. Although the defense line led by him conceded three goals to Spain today, all the defensive players including Pepe could be said to have tried their best. They were not only physically exhausted, but also mentally exhausted. Spain was too strong. He was always worried that the team would lose the ball. At this moment, the 35-year-old veteran just wanted to have a good sleep.

Bruno got up from the ground and raised his arms excitedly. Then he was hugged by the team captain Cristiano Ronaldo. The extremely proud man shouted in Portuguese in his ear: "Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

If Bruno hadn't saved the goal, and Thiago had scored, then nothing would have happened.

If it weren't for Bruno's winning goal, Portugal would have at most ended up with a draw.

Andre Silva was running, Quaresma was running, Joao Mario was running...all the Portuguese players were running, with their arms open, excited as if they had won the world championship.

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Santos straightened his clothes and walked towards Hierro, with a large group of reporters behind him.

"Congratulations," Hierro said.

"Thank you."

The two simply shook hands and parted ways.

The reporters immediately split up, with some surrounding Hierro and throwing many questions and doubts at the acting head coach of the Spanish team.

Another group of reporters still surrounded Santos. Some people like to chase losers because they can kick them when they are down, but more people like to chase winners.

"Mr. Santos, your team created an incredible comeback miracle. Have you ever thought of this possibility before?" a reporter asked.

Santos nodded and said, "I've thought about it!"

The reporters were excited and they liked this answer. In the reporters' writings, this answer could be interpreted as Santos' confidence, or it could be interpreted in other ways.

"Because of them!" Santos pointed a finger.

He pointed to his players, who at that moment, led by captain Cristiano Ronaldo, were holding hands and preparing to do a gliding celebration towards the stands.

"Because I have confidence in these players!" Santos said excitedly, "They are the best, the greatest! They are real fighters and will never stop fighting, even if the opponent is Spain, even if many people say that we have lost the game in advance, but the players say with their actions - No! It's not over yet!"

"Aren't you proud of yourself?" a reporter asked loudly.

Santos shook his head and said, "I am proud of them. If they are proud of me, that is what I am most proud of!"