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Chapter 173 tug of war

Compared with the lineup when he played Paris Saint-Germain, Pereira only made a small adjustment, replacing Alex Sandro, who had some discomfort in his thigh muscles after the last round of the league, with Mangala.

This is not a position Mangala is familiar with, but he is fast and can complete defensive tasks better, but his performance in assists is much worse, which made Porto's left side a bit difficult to open after the opening.

Shi Hao still appeared in the right wing position in this game, but Pereira explained that they often changed positions.

Both of them are bipedal, but Shi Hao's right foot is stronger, and J Rodriguez's left foot is stronger.When it is necessary to make more bottom passes, Shi Hao appears on the right and J Rodriguez appears on the left; when the situation cannot be opened on the wing and the winger needs to cut inside frequently, the two will switch Location.

At this time, Shi Hao was facing an old acquaintance, Taiwo.This player did not play well in Milan and was loaned to Dynamo Kiev this season.For the player who became famous as a teenager, it can be regarded as bad luck.

In this game, he was once again humiliated.In the 15th minute of the opening, Shi Hao dribbled the ball away from Taiwo on the right, cut inside and ran near the penalty area.

Taiwo pursued closely, Shi Hao dribbled the ball horizontally to the top of the penalty area, and made a gesture to break into the penalty area, but suddenly dunked the ball, as if he was going to take a long shot with his right foot.Taiwo frantically blocked the ball, but Shi Hao dunked the ball back and calmly wiped it past him.Shi Hao then swung the ball to the left to sway Dynamo Kiev's central defender Kacheridi, and then volleyed vigorously with his left foot near the penalty spot. The ball was extremely fast and the angle was tricky, and it flew directly into the dead corner of the upper right corner , Kyiv Dynamo goalkeeper Shovkovsky didn't do anything at all, just watched the ball into the net.

"Shi-hao goal! Porto's undefeated record is continuing!" the live commentator at the Dragon Stadium roared.

Shi Hao likes this narrator very much, because he can pronounce his name accurately.

On the coach's bench, Pereira looked relaxed, and other substitute players also whispered happily.In their view, this game must be easily won.

But things backfired, and the game was full of twists and turns.

In the 20th minute, Kiev Dynamo midfielder Veloso shot with his right foot from outside the penalty area. The angle he chose was very tricky and the strength was also on the mark. Fortunately, Porto goalkeeper Elton was very focused and moved two steps ahead of time. , and then soared into the air to save the ball.

One minute later, Dynamo Kiev made a comeback. Veloso kicked the ball from the right side of the penalty area and passed it diagonally to the goal. Elton had a problem with his position selection. Headed the ball into the empty goal.

The Porto people were naturally unwilling to let the victory fly away, and accelerated the pace of attack.With Lucho Gonzalez and Moutinho dispatched in the midfield, the trident in the frontcourt is like a fish in water, and the frequent changes between Shi Hao and J Rodriguez have caused Dynamo Kyiv's defense a headache.

In the 33rd minute of the game, Shi Hao broke through Taiwo again and made a cross from the edge of the penalty area.His pass was like a full moon scimitar, bypassing Dynamo Kiev's defenders, accurately inserted into the heart of Dynamo Kiev's restricted area, and found Martinez.All Martinez had to do was put his head up and smash the ball into the half-empty goal.It's a pity that his header was powerful and angled, but it was blocked by the Brazilian defender Betao who returned to the goal line.

Damn, I can't even eat the cake I feed to my mouth!Shi Hao had to score two assists in this game. It was almost halftime and he still hadn't received an assist. He couldn't help being a little impatient.

But Dynamo Kiev quickly launched a counterattack, and he didn't even have time to stop and complain about Martinez.

However, Porto's defense was still quite stable, and they cut off the ball, preventing Dynamo Kiev from counterattacking.

Porto continued to patiently organize the attack. After more than a dozen passes in the midfield, Moutinho suddenly flew the ball to the left. J Rodriguez caught up with the ball and directly kicked the ball low and passed it.Martinez rushed to the landing point and shot with his left foot without stopping the ball.Shovkowski failed to make a save, and the football flew into the goal from the lower right corner of the goal against the turf.

This attack was just 2 minutes away from the last time Martinez missed an empty goal.Shi Hao rushed to Martinez to celebrate, and while rubbing his hair, he complained: "James can score if he passes you the ball, but you won't score if I pass the ball to you. Do you think you should treat me to dinner?" Meal?"

"Please, please!" Martinez said excitedly.

The 2:1 score continued into the half-time break, and Porto's players walked into the dressing room with a relaxed mood.

Pereira began to be less optimistic about the game.In the first half of the game, Dynamo Kiev still caused some troubles for Porto, which made him dare not underestimate this Eastern European team.The team's midfielders Gusev, Yarmolenko, Veloso, Garmash, and Ideje are all capable players. Once they are in form, Porto must not take it lightly.

Pereira asked Shi Hao and J Rodriguez to switch positions more, not to entangle too much with Dynamo Kiev's two strong and fast full-backs Taiwo and Betao, and to use the opponent's two central defenders The shortcomings of Kacheridi and Mikalik's slow speed, they resolutely hit the ball behind them.

After the start of the second half, Porto implemented Pereira's tactics well, effectively curbing Dynamo Kiev's counterattack, and also played some good offenses themselves.

In the 53rd minute, Lucho Gonzalez couldn't shake the angle outside the penalty area and knocked horizontally. J Rodriguez followed up with a strong shot and was blocked by Dynamo Kiev players.

Shi Hao appeared ghostly at the spot where the football landed, swung his left foot up and was about to shoot, and Vukojevic quickly flew to block the hole of the shot.However, Shi Hao made a feint shot, and instead of shooting with his left foot, he diverted the football to Martinez, who was unmarked in the middle.Martinez didn't stop the ball and shot with his left foot. Shovkowski couldn't make a save. Unfortunately, the ball hit the outside of the left post and flew out of the baseline.

"Hey, what do you mean, I just don't eat the pancakes I feed?" Shi Hao was really a little angry, this kind of babysitting ball is not scored, is this intentional to make himself unable to complete the task?

Martinez also felt very embarrassed, and stuck out his tongue at Shi Hao.

Pereira also expressed his dissatisfaction on the sidelines. He shook his head vigorously and muttered a few words, annoyed at Martinez's continuous squandering of opportunities.

Porto, who wasted opportunities continuously, suffered retribution.In the 71st minute of the game, Yarmolenko swayed J Rodriguez and Mangala continuously, and took the ball to the center of Porto's penalty area.Forward Ideye stopped the ball on the chest in the center of the penalty area and shot with his right foot, which was saved by Elton.But the attack was not over yet. Dynamo Kiev got the second spot, and after passing the ball consecutively, they returned the ball to Yarmolenko.Yarmolenko kicked the ball again and passed the ball to the same position. This time, Ideye shot with his left foot. The ball went straight to the Porto goal like a cannonball, tying the score to 2:2. flat.

(End of this chapter)