Football: I am only 16 years old, and you want me to retire and make a comeback?

Chapter 902 Goal: Take the lead in the first half!

"Leo!"

"Leo!"

Santos' decision not to start Leao against China was indeed somewhat puzzling, and even some Portuguese fans at the stadium were getting impatient.

The opposing team is a dark horse team that has successively defeated Argentina and Spain. Don't mess things up!
The camera focuses on Santos.

The Portuguese coach is indeed getting on in years, but he's certainly not at the point where he can't think independently.

"I feel that Santos must have some considerations on their side."

"Hmm, he might be planning to use Leo as a surprise weapon?"

"I don't really agree with this approach. If Leo is to come on in the second half, then the Chinese team can definitely take advantage of the first half to build on their lead."

As the commentator described, after receiving Portugal's starting lineup before the match, Escriva was initially surprised, and then made temporary adjustments to the team's tactics.

Adjusting tactics before a match is a rather aggressive approach, especially for a mega-event like the World Cup, and making such a choice requires a great deal of courage.

But who is Eskeriva?

This is Eston!

Having played this final match of the World Cup, Escribá has already taken so many risks, one more won't make a difference.

The opponent is Portugal, but the Chinese team must go all out in the first half!
"Let's go!"

Tang Ye turned around, close to Ruben Neves, and received a pass from Wang Shenchao. He then launched a long pass directly to Wei Shihao.

Wei Shih-hao!
"My grass!"

Another mistake; Wei Shihao accidentally let the ball slip through.

"Oh!!!!"

Seeing this, Bernardo Silva suddenly changed direction and rushed towards the ball.

Wei Shihao was also chasing, and from God's perspective, the two were not much different in position, but Bernardo Silva handled the confrontation much better.

Snapped!
Bernardo Silva kicked the ball back to Dalot.

Wei Shihao got anxious and knocked Bernardo Silva to the ground.

"Beep!"

Yellow Card: Wei Shih-hao (CHN).

"Wei Shihao, this...this shouldn't be happening!"

"They've already conceded a goal, so what? Why do this?"

"Hiss, Wei Shihao's mentality is a big problem."

Less than five minutes into the game, Wei Shihao received a yellow card, which made Tang Ye nervous. He quickly called out to Wei Shihao, "Don't rush! Be steady! Don't play like that!"

Wei Shihao didn't speak, but raised his hand in the direction of Tang Ye.

"come on! Come on!"

"Wei Shihao, calm down! We can keep playing!"

"China is awesome!"

"..."

Wei Shihao's mistake at the start of the game caused the Chinese team to play poorly for the first 10 minutes, at least in terms of not finding any good opportunities to attack on the left flank.

Tang Ye was making moves, but he was closely marked by Otavio and Ruben Neves, and he had little room to maneuver unless his teammates provided support.

"Wu Lei and Zhang Yuning, switch positions!"

"Wu Lei is looking for Tang Ye!"

"To Wei Shihao! Beautiful! The pass from the Chinese team is very solid!"

"I feel there's still a chance to score before the end of the first half!"

Upon receiving the pass from his teammate, Wei Shihao finally calmed down and made a move to pretend to walk into the penalty area, waiting for Zhang Xizhe and Tang Ye to make their runs.

Zhang Xizhe quickly moved forward to draw the defense away from Tang Ye.

[Asylum Recipient: Wei Shih-hao]

[Vision Range: 58 → 68]

Have the opportunity!
Finding a suitable passing lane between himself and Tang Ye, Wei Shihao seized the opportunity.

Snapped!
Pass the ball out to Tang Ye!
The Chinese team captain reacted quickly, raising his center of gravity as soon as he received the ball, followed by a turn.

Sensing Tang Ye's possible shooting intention, Wu Lei quickly moved aside.

Tang Ye!

Snapped!
The shot was taken, and Diogo Costa immediately jumped out.

"Holy shit!"

"Costa!"

"What a crucial save!"

It was somewhat of a fluke, but Costa did indeed block Tang Ye's shot from very close range.

"Vamos!"

Pepe pulled Costa up from the ground, grabbed the goalkeeper's ear and yelled, clearly very excited.

"Don't kick like that!"

"Our defense cannot have any problems."

Cristiano Ronaldo was also in a hurry and quickly communicated with his teammates, issuing some instructions.

The Portuguese captain was, after all, Tang Ye's club teammate for a season. Since the Chinese team was able to pass the ball to Tang Ye outside the penalty area the first time, there would definitely be a second similar pass.

It will still be Tang Ye's shot at that time.

Can Costa maintain his good luck?

"be careful!"

Cristiano Ronaldo pressed his hands down and emphasized to his teammates.

"Ottavio, wow, beautiful!"

"Give it to Felix!"

"Felix to Ronaldo!"

Cristiano Ronaldo dribbled the ball a few steps in the middle, then delivered a low, curved through ball, which Bruno Fernandes easily collected on the right flank.

"Wow!!!!"

That pass was absolutely brilliant, it felt like Tang Ye had possessed him.

B-Fee swerved diagonally in the direction of entry, while Wang Shenchao and Jiang Guangtai were making preparations.

The ball was passed back to Dalot, and Bruno Fernandes suddenly cut into the penalty area.

Dalot observes the situation and makes a long pass to Otavio on the left wing.

boom!
A shot was taken, and Otavio blasted the ball into the stands.

Hey!

Bruno Fernandes spread his hands at Otavio: "I'm right here, can't you pass the ball?"

"Depend on!"

With a shrug, B.F. was somewhat angry. After cursing, he complained, "Such a good opportunity!"

Dongqiudi live match report: In the 25th minute, Bruno Fernandes' corner kick found Ronaldo, but the latter's header lacked power and was caught by Wang Dalei.

Just three minutes after Ronaldo's header, Bruno Fernandes' free kick hit the Chinese team's wall, and the Chinese team immediately launched a counter-attack.

"Oh!!!"

"Hurry, hurry! Give it to the right, the right! Not the left!"

Eskreva was running alongside on the sidelines, as if he were one of the counter-attacking players.

"Look at TY!"

Cristiano Ronaldo, being a seasoned veteran, directly signaled to his teammates to cause trouble for Tang Ye.

Just as he was about to pass the ball, he noticed a defender nearby, so Tang Ye had no choice but to pass the ball to Wu Xi first.

Wu Xi's approach was clever. Instead of stopping the ball, he gently kicked it through Tang Ye, setting up a long pass.

Tang Ye arrived in a flash and delivered a long pass in front of Ruben Neves.

Wow!!!

"Wu Lei!"

"Wu Lei's ball control!"

"Success!"

Fans and commentators breathed a sigh of relief as Wu Lei received the ball and began to advance the attack.

The movement appeared slightly stiff, and by the time Wu Lei approached the penalty area, both center-backs Ruben Diaz and Pepe were already in position, so it couldn't be considered a true one-on-one opportunity.

"There's no chance anymore..."

"Wu Lei's speed could actually be a bit faster."

"Yes."

"Hey, it's been sent back!"

He pretended to continue walking into the penalty area, but when he found an opportunity, Wu Lei immediately made a triangular back pass.

Zhang Yuning has the ball.

"Go and grab it!"

Pepe is up here!
Zhang Yuning was a little nervous, but fortunately he heard Tang Ye's voice coming from behind him.

Return!

Seeing Zhang Yuning pass the ball, Pepe immediately shifted his target and rushed towards Tang Ye.

Tang Ye and Pei Pei ran towards each other, but Tang Ye was in a better position.

!

"here!"

Wang Shenchao, having sprinted 80 meters, is already positioned on the left flank, a perfect passing and receiving point! Tang Ye!

boom!
He took a long-range shot without stopping the ball.

duang!

Costa was still in mid-air when Tang Ye's shot hit the crossbar, bounced, and went into the goal area.

“GOOO—AAAA—LLLL!!!”

"The ball is in!"

"The ball is in!"

"Tang Ye!"

"1:0!"

"Tang Ye scores!"

"1:0!"

"China is in the lead!"

Tang Ye felt a bit of pain in his arm after being bumped by Pepe who stopped abruptly, but he didn't complain to the referee. Instead, he ran out with Zhang Yuning.

"Wow!!"

boom!
Swish, swish, swish——!!!
"Brilliant!"

The opening goal was crucial to the Chinese team's morale. After the goal, the substitutes all rushed out and piled on Tang Ye and Zhang Yuning.

Eskeriva's fists clenched and trembled uncontrollably: "Nice! Nice!"

[Awesome!!!]

[I told you, if we play Argentina or Portugal, we'll make it to the final, just don't play France or England.]

[Isn't Leao coming on yet? Is Portugal handing us a third-place finish? Tears of joy, brothers, Ronaldo is so generous!]

[Esteemed Sir Alex Ferguson! We should have played counter-attacks, yes, you're right, but you know, Manchester United are known as the "Little China Team."]

[Did Tang Ye learn this long-range shot from Ronaldo? I remember it started a long time ago?]

[They're learning again. Stop with the nonsense. I could say Ronaldo learned his through ball from Tang Ye, but these are basic skills. Whoever has the better fundamentals is the better player. Of course, the Chinese team is the best; that's the Chinese team!]

"Depend on!"

Bruno Fernandes tilted his head and shrugged, accusing Bernardo Silva of failing to fulfill his defensive duties during counter-attacks.

Bernardo Silva was also quite helpless, but there was nothing he could do.

The team can only have one big brother, B. Since B. Fernandes is the big brother, he naturally has the right to blame the little brother.

"Don't you want a medal anymore? You want to finish the competition in fourth place?"

"Depend on!"

Bruno Fernandes seems to be in a bit of a slump, because he didn't expect Portugal to concede the first goal to their opponents.

This is not a good sign, especially since the opponent is a team that has defeated Argentina before.

After the score was 0-1, more fans in the away stands started chanting Leo's name, perhaps because Santos finally let Leo start warming up under pressure.

The bad news is that Leo might have to play.

The good news is that warm-up matches take some time, giving the Chinese national team the opportunity to create a greater advantage in the coming period.

"Wu Lei! Hey, no way!"

"Portugal's wing defense is very solid, Dalot cleared the ball!"

"..."

"Guerrero!"

Snapped!
A 45-degree cross from Guerrero was aimed directly at Ronaldo in the penalty area.

Jump up!
boom!
A header hit the edge of the penalty area, and just as it began to bounce toward the goal, Jiang Guangtai kicked it away.

Portugal gets a corner kick!

"Beep beep beep!!!"

“Shhh!!!”

"Garbage! Garbage!"

Another corner kick. Portugal has already won four corner kicks before the first half is even over.

Santos still chooses to believe in Ronaldo, but that man doesn't seem to have stepped up today?
The corner kick is to be taken by Otavia.

Snapped!
Kick him out.

Forward!

"Look at Ronaldo!"

"My grass!"

Cristiano Ronaldo jumped before Feng Xiaoting, and naturally managed to pin Feng Xiaoting down.

boom!
The ball is headed in.

"GOOOO-AAAAA-LLLL!!!!"

"Goal! Ronaldo scores!"

"Wow, this goal should be fine. In that case, Portugal has equalized the score."

"Beep!"

The referee quickly confirmed the goal.

1-1, Portugal equalized the score in less than 5 minutes after falling behind.

The Portuguese players were also celebrating wildly on the field.

"3, 2, 1!"

“SIUUU!!!!”

Cristiano Ronaldo turned around near the corner flag and patted his chin at his teammates who were running towards him.

"Ronaldo!"

"Ronaldo!!!"

"viva Ronaldo!"

Cristiano Ronaldo can be considered the soul of Portugal; whenever he scores, the Portuguese fans in the stands go wild.

It's easy to imagine that there are many places in Lisbon right now broadcasting the live footage of the third-place match, and the Portuguese people are jumping for joy when Ronaldo scores.

Time quickly reached 38 minutes.

Both teams' benches were bustling with activity, but neither Escudé nor Santos made any substitutions.

There are only 5 substitutions allowed, so making substitutions before the first half is definitely not a cost-effective approach.

Dongqiudi live match report: In the 40th minute, Ronaldo scored after receiving a through pass from Otavio, but the goal was disallowed for offside.

"Please!"

Cristiano Ronaldo, whose goal was disallowed, shrugged at the referee, but the referee stood by his decision.

Ronaldo's offside was so obvious that he didn't even need the linesman's help to spot it!

"..."

"B. Seek Dalot."

"Dalot, that 45-degree cross was very accurate!"

After playing a season as a starter for Manchester United, Dalot is now incredibly strong.

A diagonal pass found Ruben Neves.

This guy has long-range shooting ability, and Tang Ye immediately made a flying tackle to block Neves' long-range shot.

The ball bounced out and was caught by Ruben Diaz, then the Portuguese defender passed it to Felix.

Felix is ​​on the byline!

"Go! Go! Get past him!"

"Pass him!"

Although Felix was not in good form, he was still more than capable of handling Wu Xi.

He dribbled towards the center, and just then, Ronaldo, with his back to the goal, reached out for the ball.

!

"Look at the B fee! (in Chinese)"

Felix passed the ball to Ronaldo, who, with his back to the goal, backheeled the ball precisely to Bruno Fernandes, who was making a run down the right flank.

"I am grass."

Tang Ye stopped in his tracks; he knew something was wrong.

boom!
“GOOO—AAAA—LLL!!!”

"Bruno Fernandez!!!!"

"2:1!!"

"2:1!"

The reversal came somewhat suddenly, and B. Fernandes turned and ran away.

He slid to his knees and delivered the gift, tracing his hands across his ears in a palm-like shape.

This was a brilliant comeback by the Portuguese national team.

The first half is almost over, and a goal at this point means the Fruit Army can carry their advantage into the second half.

"..."

Eskeriva gritted his teeth.

really!

From the very first round of the group stage, the outcome of each match was completely unexpected!
If you're focused on taking the lead in the first half, the team will definitely not be able to take the lead!

This is the curse of TM!
……

(End of this chapter)