road to victory

Chapter 356
At this time, the score was 1:1, and the two teams came to the same starting line again.

Henry didn't celebrate this goal too much, and continued to participate in the game simply until the day.

Vincent is okay with other players, but for the Monaco players, it can only be related to work.

The game kicked off again at halftime, and France slowed down the rhythm just mentioned. It is already a draw, so there is no such urgency. To be honest, the average age of France is older than that of Portugal. Vincent still hopes that they can maintain Take a look at your strength.

In the 55th minute, Zidane gave the ball to Thuram on the wing. Thuram made a through ball exactly like the goal just now. When Wiltord accelerated, he was pushed behind by Joao Costa. Unsteady and fell headlong into the penalty area.

The referee blew his whistle in a timely manner and awarded a free kick on the penalty area line. This is not a problem at all. The foul was committed outside the penalty area, but Wiltord fell inside the penalty area.Joao Costa also received a yellow card for the foul.

However, Zidane, who took the free kick, hit the ball on the wall. Portugal reacted very quickly. Figo directly started to run towards the French penalty area, and Costinha's pass followed. Deschamps has been following Figo. When Figo accelerated in front of the penalty area, Deschamps wanted to foul, but he didn't hold Figo and let Figo break into the penalty area.

However, Figo's position is not very good, and there are retreating defenders in front of him. He can only choose to cross because he sees Conceicao who is following up from the other side.

So Figo crossed the middle without hesitation, but the ball was destroyed halfway by Lizarazu who had returned to the small penalty area and jumped out of the bottom line.

Fan Shang was also in a cold sweat at this time, and he actually let Portugal fight back.And Fan Shang frowned and looked at Vieira. This guy was the least active in defending the ball. After the free kick, he was still walking back slowly.

In the 60th minute, France won a corner kick. After Petit took a corner kick, Desailly beat Joao Costa with a header, but the ball went wide again.

In the 61st minute, Portugal made the first adjustment, replacing Vidigal by Paulo Pinto.This is a matchup substitution, without any intention of strengthening offense or defense.

In the 68th minute, Vincent also made the first substitution in France. Vieira was replaced by Makelele. Vincent was very dissatisfied with Vieira's performance. .

"You are really out of shape today. You said that if you enter the final, can I still trust you?" Fan Shang asked when Vieira was off the court. In fact, Fan Shang liked Vieira's style. good guard.Since Deschamps' style is similar to that of Makelele, Vincent can only use Deschamps, after all, the captain cannot be left alone.

"Boss, I will adjust my state." Vieira certainly didn't want to miss the final.

"Well, I have to look at your performance in training, what I want is stability." Vincent didn't blame Vieira either, this time he patted him again and asked him to rest.

In the 78th minute, Portugal replaced Rui Costa, who was no longer able to persist physically, with Joao Pinto, and replaced a midfielder with a striker. This is obviously a signal for Portugal to strengthen its offense.

However, Pinto's playing did not change the situation in Portugal where there was only thunder but no rain. On the contrary, it made the situation more difficult. Without Rui Costa's scheduling and passing, Portugal had no chance.

After Makelele came on the field, France locked the midfield tightly. Didier Deschamps and Makelele, the peak of a white defensive midfielder, and the peak of a black pure defensive midfielder, both of them took Portugal's offense together. Killed near the midfield.

In the 88th minute, Vincent also made a second substitution, replacing Henry with Pires, who couldn't run anymore.Vincent will continue to threaten Portugal's defense with Pires' speed.

Immediately afterwards, Portugal used up its last substitution quota, replaced the cramped Dumas, and replaced Jorge in the matchup.

In the 89th minute, Wiltord received a through ball from Pires and entered the penalty area from the right. He was tripped by Jorge who had just played, but the referee did not make any penalty. He just saw the ball went out of the touchline and gave France a throw-in.

The fourth official gave 5 minutes of stoppage time in this game. Fan Shang didn't remember that there was such a long delay, but since the fourth official has already raised his card, there is no way to change it.

However, these 5 minutes were not enough to change anything. After Jorge threw a throw-in, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the 90-minute game, but this was not the end of the game. Time races are inevitable.

When the two teams take a break, overtime will begin.

Like Bordeaux in the extra time of the UEFA Champions League final, Vincent personally massaged and relaxed the players. So far, only the head coach Vincent can do this, and no other coach can do this.

Fan Shang didn't say anything during the break, he just wanted them to rest, then return to the court, and drag the game into a penalty shootout. If there is an opportunity during the break, it would be great.

The overtime game began soon. Portugal got a free kick at the beginning, and after sending it into the penalty area, Xavier jumped high and headed the goal. The ball was very powerful. He is well positioned and could really make France stumble as soon as they go out.

By the way, I would like to say that this European Cup, like the World Cup, also adopts the golden ball system and the sudden death method.

Fan Shang let out another breath this time, he was really lucky. "If you survive a catastrophe, you will be blessed!" Fan Shang said to himself in his heart.

However, France's counterattack came quickly enough. After Portugal's corner kick was destroyed, Pires took the ball all the way from the center line to the bottom line, and then made a cross. Zidane, who followed, relied on a run-up and overwhelmed the two defenders to grab the ball. Headed the ball, but due to too much forward momentum, the ball still did not hit the goal frame.

In the 93rd minute, France once again got a chance to counterattack, and Pires drove straight into the Portuguese penalty area again.But the last shot or pass was hesitant, and Joao Costa and goalkeeper Baia worked together to destroy the ball out of the bottom line.

Then Pettit took a corner kick, and Baia hit the ball with both fists, but unfortunately, his fists just hit the face of Blanco who was jumping to grab the spot, and then directly caused Blanco to fall land.

Then the French team doctor quickly entered the field. After 2 minutes of treatment, he confirmed to Vincent that Blanco was fine.

(End of this chapter)