Football No. 10: God's Perspective

Chapter 23

The confrontation of deadly enemies, the Champions League knockout match, such a heavyweight duel, Gomez sealed the throat with a sword and killed the game. At this moment, under the spotlight and under the witness of 62000 fans at the Dragon Stadium, a hero was born.

Gomez, the battering ram who has charged countless times!
The sound of cheers and celebrations caused a slight earthquake at the Stadium of Light.

As the assister, Wang Po also enjoyed the great courtesy of the fans, and the shouts were earth-shattering.

Mano's frown was relaxed, showing a long-lost smile.

One is because the stalemate was broken, and the other is because of the effect of his own changes.

The starting right winger has extremely high wing attributes, but lacks some changes. Once the Porto team's left back adapts to this offensive rhythm, it will be handy to defend.

On the contrary, Wang Po's not-so-pure winger can catch the opponent by surprise.

Born in midfield, vision, dribbling, and on-court reading skills are not possessed by wide players. Mano just wants to use this point of Wang Po to change the offensive rhythm of the wing.

Gomez's goal, thanks to Wang Po's running without the ball, tore apart Porto's defense on the left and created a goal.

A tactical victory excites Mano more than a goal.

The game has come to the final stage, and at this point in time, someone breaks the goal, which is tantamount to a catastrophe.

Looking at the carnival-ravaged Benfica team, the Porto players were a little discouraged.

After kick-off, he launched a fierce counterattack, trying to tie the score in a short time.

Porto's aggressive attack, especially the frequent impact on the side, created many opportunities. The Benfica team was afraid of the opponent's ability to insert in the back of the midfield, so the midfielder did not dare to open the top of the arc of the penalty area, so that the protection of the side was not strong enough.

Again.

Still familiar with the bottom pass, the ball landed very well, and Edu, who had already ambushed in the small penalty area, jumped high.

Danger.

Between the flashes, the two central defenders of Benfica came one after the other, sandwiching Edu like a sandwich.

All the strength was exhausted in the front and back confrontation, resulting in Edu's header being weak, high and floating, and the Benfica goalkeeper easily took off the ball.

Wang Po left the defensive formation and quickly ran to the right side of his attack.

The goalkeeper understands, Qilin throws the ball with his arm, and throws the ball directly past halftime.

When Porto competed for a corner kick, they only left a right back and a midfielder in their own half, and the defense system was not built at all.

A quick counterattack means that the opponent's defense line is not stable. This is a contest and confrontation of personal ability.

Wang Po sprinted and dribbled the ball. Facing the intercepting right back, he flicked the outside of his instep, easily changed direction and passed the opponent, and accelerated directly to the top of the arc in the penalty area.

Porto's defensive midfielder accelerated from the left and came down to the ground to tackle.

The ball is extraordinary, however, in this area, it is already very dangerous. As a defensive player, even if you have to pay the price of getting a card, you must stop the opponent's attack.

In terms of frequency, Wang Po still had the upper hand, and quickly poked the ball away. The defensive midfielder of the Porto team shoveled on his feet, and he fell to the ground in response, with a painful expression on his face.

"beep"

The referee decisively blew the whistle and rushed to the scene of the incident. He determined that Porto's midfielder deliberately sabotaged the offense and showed the perpetrator a red card.

The red card came out. This result made Porto unacceptable. All the players surrounded the referee and defended their teammates loudly.

And the perpetrator held his head in both hands, with disbelief written all over his face. He couldn't accept such a result at all, and Porto couldn't bear the loss of beating one less person.

Facing the defense and dissatisfaction of the Porto players, the referee still insisted on his penalty.

"There is no need to discuss, destroying the absolute chance of scoring, the red card that is certain, and reminding you that there is not much time for the game. It is not good for Porto to continue to delay."

Facing these chattering and eloquent players, the referee is quite experienced.

On the sidelines, Ola blushed, roared furiously, and protested loudly to the fourth official, expressing his dissatisfaction.

The deal is done, no matter how dissatisfied or angry, the perpetrator will still have to bear the price of his mistakes and be sent off!
Benfica won a free kick in an excellent position 24 meters to the left of Porto's goal.

"Per, you come."

Riise, the core midfielder of the Benfica team, held the ball and handed it to Wang Po, said.

"Aren't you going to take the penalty?" Wang Po asked puzzled.

As the core of the team's midfield, Riise's footwork is undoubtedly the best in the team, and he is also good at this free kick position. Now, the first penalty shooter actually gave Wang Po, who is only [-] years old in his Champions League debut, a precious chance to score.

What kind of trust?
Looking at the professional arena, this is also a very rare scene.

Riise smiled, patted Wang Po on the shoulder and said encouragingly. "I know your footwork is also great, and I trust you."

Wang Po took the ball and looked at Mano on the sidelines. The latter gave him a thumbs up. Obviously, as the head coach, he also had no objection to the choice of the free kick this time.

Wang Po wiped the ball clean with his jersey, kissed the ball lightly, placed it carefully on the turf, took a deep breath, measured the distance, and took a five-step run-up, which is a distance he likes very much.

Under the command of the Porto goalkeeper, the front four blocked the near corner of the goal, and the others were responsible for marking the Benfica players involved in the free kick attack.

"beep"

The referee blew his whistle to indicate that free throws were allowed.

The originally noisy Stadium of Light was extremely quiet for Wang Po at this time. It was so quiet that he could hear every beat of his heart in his chest, and he could no longer feel his body movements. The penalty was completely relying on the inertial muscle memory of daily training.

The arc spins around Porto's frontal wall from the side and turns towards the near post.

The goalkeeper of the Porto team also reacted extremely quickly, volleying sideways, watching the flying ball suddenly drop rapidly, slipped through his fingers, and rushed into the goal.

"beep"

2:0.

Benfica once again extended their lead.

With a perfect arc and a perfect goal, Wang Po blew up the audience, and the huge Stadium of Light once again fell into boiling cheers.

Thousands of fans shouted, and Wang Po's name was deafening, resounding through the Champions League stage.

One pass and one shot, with a perfect performance, he fought back against his old master on a high-level stage like the Champions League.

Quiet!

Wang Po felt that the blood in his body was ignited, and his whole body was filled with endless energy, he ran wildly, shouted, and vented out.

The Benfica ball on the sidelines catered and celebrated.

All were adrenaline-pumping and in a state of extreme hyperactivity.

In stark contrast to this is the disheveled appearance of the Porto players. In such an important game, they have been reduced to stepping stones and background boards.

Today, we will walk out of the Stadium of Light as losers.

(End of this chapter)