Chapter 34 The Battle of Portugal and Belgium (5)

Chapter 34 The Battle of Portugal and Belgium (5)

Although Degan still looked indifferent, his heart couldn't help beating wildly when the referee put his hand into his pocket. If he was really sent off with a red card, it would be a real joy.

The Portuguese fans at the scene were also shouting in unison: "Red card! Red card! Red card! Red card!"

If Degan is sent off, they will definitely win this game. Without Degan, Belgium will not have any offense. Against a team that has no offense, is victory still far away?

The Portuguese fans were trying their best to instigate the referee, while the Belgian fans and those far away in the country, waiting in front of the TV, held their breath for fear of missing any shots.

One goal behind, if the absolute core and top scorer is sent off, the game will really be over.

The referee took out his hand, and then pointed it at Digan. Suddenly, countless people sighed, and at the same time, countless people breathed a sigh of relief.

yellow card!

Digan also let out a deep breath, turned around and walked away without speaking.

Ronaldo, who was still playing the role of a seriously injured person on the ground, saw that the referee had shown a yellow card, and suddenly, as if he had taken a special medicine, he turned over and jumped up, his legs didn't hurt, and he didn't scream. The referee roared loudly.

"Yellow card! Hell, I would definitely score without this damn foul, he ruined our scoring chance, you should send him off, not the bloody yellow card, you are condoning his crime!"

Originally seeing that Ronaldo had nothing to do with him, and he still has such a big mental head, the referee had already concluded in his heart that Ronaldo had really flopped and was injured. He was originally dissatisfied because he was cheated. He got cheap and acted like a good boy, and dared to stab him in front of him, and he didn't need to take back the yellow card, and directly pointed at Ronaldo.

Ronaldo's expression changed, he was stunned, and his face was full of disbelief. He wanted to continue the theory, but the referee didn't give him this chance at all, turned around and left, and then urged the Portuguese team to take a free kick as soon as possible.

The Portuguese fans at the scene were in an uproar, and Scolari was also furious. When he found the fourth official, he complained in a Brazilian style: "Damn it! What is the reason for being warned by a yellow card!"

The Portuguese players on the field also surrounded the referee, wanting to seek justice, but after paying another yellow card, the world was finally quiet.

This is a football game, and the referee is the boss on the field, and no one can disobey his opinion.

The Portuguese team, whose mood was affected, took a free kick and was directly pushed out by Vermaelen. He is completely awake now. He is a defender. His task is to prevent the opponent's players from shooting. In order to achieve this goal, all means can be used Use, fear, concern, those emotions are unnecessary.

The Portuguese team, which had lost a good chance to score, was tossed about by this fart, and its spirit almost disappeared. However, the gap in strength between the two sides made it difficult for the Belgian team to implement their counterattack plan.

The two sides remained deadlocked until the 42nd minute when the Belgian midfielder Gour made a pass error and the return pass actually went to Ronaldo's feet.

After Ronaldo got the ball, he couldn't react immediately. Fortunately, Scolari on the sidelines had a loud voice: "Attack~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"

After receiving the order, Ronaldo reacted immediately, took the ball and rushed towards the penalty area of ​​the Belgian team. The Belgian team was fighting back just now, and the strength of the backcourt was very limited. Some were caught off guard and had no time to set up defense lines.

Jin Maoluo broke into the penalty area easily and was about to shoot. Suddenly, a leg stretched out in front of him and poked the ball away. Ronaldo almost instinctively wiped his leg against the opponent's leg, and then performed a standard diving action , Rolling continuously on the ground with his legs hugged again, the football missed the goal of the Belgian team, but he almost rolled into it.

The Portuguese fans at the scene also shouted: "Foul! Penalty! Foul! Penalty!"

Digan was also terrified watching from the midfield position. Vermaelen was the one who tackled the ball. He said something just now, but it was for cheering up. If the opponent is knocked down, it will be troublesome.

Fortunately, Ronaldo looked forward to it, and what Degan was worried about did not happen. The referee directly made a gesture to continue the game.

Vermaelen also got up immediately, caught up with the football, and drove towards the frontcourt with a big foot.

"Damn it! This is a foul, the referee is favoring the Belgian!"

"Nice defense, Vermaelen intercepted the ball cleanly, Belgium's counterattack opportunity, he was a little nervous at the beginning, a mistake directly led to Belgium conceding the ball, but now he will make up for it with a brilliant The tackle proved that he deserves the captaincy of Ajax!"

The midfielders of the Portuguese team were still arguing with the referee, and their defensive players were not ready. Degan jumped high, stopped the ball, and then rushed directly towards the penalty area of ​​the Portuguese team.

"Degan got the ball and his speed was very fast. There were very few bright spots in this game because he didn't get the support of his teammates, but now the opportunity came. Carvalho stepped forward to defend. Degan's wonderful Marseille maneuver, Shake Carvalho past, the penalty area is in front of you, Pepe, it's Pepe, he tried to lean on Degan, trying to make Degan stop, God! Degan is not human, his strength is really It's too scary!"

Pepe grabbed Degan's jersey and tried to make him stop. His strength is not small, but it depends on who he is compared with. Facing Degan, he has no advantage at all, and Degan can't. With great strength and very fast speed, Pepe couldn't keep up with Digan's rhythm at all, staggered and almost fell, but was dragged by Digan for several meters, and finally let go helplessly and fell to the ground.

Ferreira's defense arrived, he didn't have time to block the position, he directly used a flying tackle from a long distance, and at the same time Degan also shot, kicked a heavy shot, and the football flew towards the dead corner of the goal .

Ricardo's reaction was very quick. With a side attack, he rose into the air and stretched his arms as far as possible. The Belgian fans were ready to cheer, because when Degan directly faced the goal in the penalty area, the scoring rate Almost 100%, and the angle of the ball is really tricky.

But just when the football was about to get into a dead corner, one hand blocked the ball, gently lifted the ball up with the fingertips, and the football went around the crossbar and flew directly out of the baseline.

After a short period of silence, there was a burst of enthusiastic cheers: "Ricardo~~~~~~~~~~"

Portugal's main goalkeeper Ricardo, who made the save, just stood up and waved his hands in the direction of the surrounding stands, as if it was no big deal.

Digan was also helpless, looking at Ricardo, he could only shake his head and walked towards the corner.

There is a kind of person who has always been born for big scenes. For example, Peter Parker, the protagonist who transformed into the blockbuster "Spider-Man" to save the world, and the rustic-looking Portuguese national Ricardo in front of him.

Of course Degan knew the name. He was a lunatic born in Montijo. That small town had cultivated many famous players, including the famous European star Fortrey and the national team striker Dinamite. The people in the city are called "Qianfeng City".

Perhaps influenced by the traditions of his hometown, Ricardo has always had offensive blood flowing in his body. His idol is the Colombian goalkeeper Higuita, nicknamed "Madman".

Ricardo has the support of Boles Scolari in the national team. Tieshuai has no doubts about employing people, but he does not use them. Since he took office, he has always placed Ricardo as the number one goalkeeper. Ricardo himself also fully demonstrated his advantages as a "big game" player in the national team. The more critical the game, the more excited he was, and he repaid the trust of the coach with a perfect performance.

What made Ricardo famous in one fell swoop was the 2004 European Cup. At that time, he helped Portugal eliminate England with his outstanding performance in the penalty shootout. The most exciting scene also occurred in the match with England. This guy first took off his gloves and saved Vassell's penalty with his bare hands, and then shot through the gate of James' handle vigorously, eliminating England.

Then in the World Cup in Germany, when Portugal and England faced each other again, after another 120 minutes, after entering the penalty shootout, the green version of Spider-Man Ricciardo reproduced the style of the 2004 European Championship. , defeated the three giants of the Premier League Lampard, Gerrard and Carragher, protected the father-like Scolari to create 12 consecutive World Cup victories, and protected the Portuguese team to reach the semi-finals again after 40 years.

Just as Spider-Man remembers what his uncle said, "With great power comes great responsibility." Ricardo always remembers the police training given to him by Scolari, "Young man, you are the last hope of the Portuguese people. "

Without Spiderman's red spider tights and mask, there is only a pair of magical gloves to kill the enemy's attack. Ricardo with a hooked nose is a ruthless character. Whether in the Portuguese Super League or the World Series, Ricardo is Has the reputation of "magic goalkeeper". The psychological quality is superhuman, and the bigger the scene, the more excited it is. What is even more unbelievable is that this goalkeeper has amazing judgment ability and extremely fast movements. This is the perfect embodiment of consciousness and technology.

Interestingly, Ricardo is also a restless guy who likes to take free kicks, which is unique among European teams. For this quirk, Ricardo has his own understanding: "My dream is to be like Higuita or Seni, to be the ruler in my own penalty area, and at the same time create murderous opportunities in front of others. Among active goalkeepers, Saini has 43 goals and I have only two penalties. The problem is not that I can't, it's that they don't concede penalties."

Digan doesn't know exactly how Ricardo's free kick skills are, but now he has seen Ricardo's public enemy of goalkeeper. He knows how tricky the angle of his shot just now is, but Ricardo's reaction The speed also surprised him.

Seeing that his team escaped, Scolari also breathed a sigh of relief. Some people questioned his nepotism before. Obviously there are Quim and Porto goalkeeper Valle who are in better condition, but they insist on it. Use Ricardo.

In fact, Ricardo was no longer the same Ricardo who defeated England with his bare hands in the third and fourth place matches of the World Cup in Germany. The goalkeeper who kept his starting position became the colander in front of the Portuguese team. His mistakes in defending high-altitude balls hurt the team that was originally lacking in air defense.

Although Portugal escaped a catastrophe, Belgium's offense was not over yet. Degan walked to the corner area, watched his teammates press over one after another, and was about to kick off when he suddenly noticed a detail.

Just now Ricardo threw the ball behind his back!

Digan smiled, with a plan in mind.

Vermaelen also rushed over, ready to respond to Digan's corner kick. The successful tackle just now gave him confidence. As the player with the highest success rate of Ajax headers, he felt that it might be his an opportunity.

Digan also had his calculations in his heart. If Kompany is not on the field, the one who has the advantage to grab points is Vermaelen. Maybe others don't know, but he knows very well that this country is a low rookie. Power in ball tactics.

The referee's whistle sounded, Degan took two steps back, a run-up, and drove the ball to the back point of the Portuguese penalty area.

Both Pepe and Ferreira rushed over, ready to fight for the top. Among the crowd, Vermaelen jumped high, spotted the trajectory of the football flight, faced the ball, and headed the goal.

The football flew towards the far post quickly, and Ricardo flew to save it, but when he saved Digan's shot just now, his fingers were still aching, and he couldn't use his strength at all, so he could only use The other hand to block.

As a result, after the football hit the ground, it changed its line, passed Ricardo's arm, and flew into the goal.

Goal!

Vermaelen was also stunned. Not long ago, he was a sinner in Belgium. His mistakes caused the team to concede a goal, but now everything has changed, and he actually scored a goal.

The Belgian fans at the scene were also stunned. They never expected Vermaelen, who disappointed him so much, to score a goal. This~~~~~~~~ Everything came too suddenly.

In the domestic studio in Belgium, the commentary guests have passed for a long time before reacting. The next thing is: "Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooy!"