Football: The Strongest Hexagon Warrior

"aoaoaoaoooooooo——"

The starting players from both sides of the game held their respective caddies and followed the referee team into the court. Huge cheers rang out over Sochi's Fisht Stadium.

Reporters on both sides of the player tunnel, separated by red cordons, kept pressing the shutter in their hands to record the wonderful moments in their cameras.

World-renowned stars appeared on the broadcast screen one after another, and the commentators of each TV station with broadcast rights spoke their own lines prepared in advance, fully exaggerating the atmosphere of the World Cup.

Martin, Cristiano Ronaldo, Modric, Rakitic and other players are the players who receive the most attention from reporters in the mixed zone.

The fans in the auditorium also focused their attention on these famous stars. They pointed their mobile phones at the players who entered the stadium with their heads held high. At the same time, they also fully released their energy and cheered for the players who stepped onto the stadium.

The fanatical atmosphere of the World Cup has begun to show its edge, and the next process is going very quickly.

Playing the national anthems of the two teams, shaking hands with each other, taking photos of the first team members, guessing the ball from the referee...

A series of highly ceremonial procedures ended. Players from both sides stood on one side, waiting for the whistle of Brazilian referee Sandro Ricci.

"Beep~"

Just after nine o'clock in the evening local time, the referee Richie, who was holding his breath, blew his whistle hard.

"Dragon Country TV, Dragon Country TV, what we are broadcasting for you now is the live broadcast of the last quarter-final match between Portugal and Croatia of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The ones wearing traditional crimson jerseys and crimson pants are Portugal. They Attacking from the right side of the broadcast screen to the left, wearing black and dark night blue jerseys..."

Central 5 commentator He Wei blurted out the iconic opening remarks.

Fans watching the live broadcast of the game focused on the court.

To be more precise, I saw Martin who had just gotten the ball.

Just as many media and fans laughed at themselves before the start of the World Cup, except that the national football team did not go to the fighting country, everything went there, especially the strongest Dragon Country players.

Although Martin is now representing Portugal in the World Cup, everyone knows why he represents Portugal.

In a sense, he represents himself in the World Cup on behalf of the Dragons.

The handsome face, the meticulous tilt of the head, the passing and receiving skills of a master...

Every time he plays the ball on the court, he attracts worldwide attention.

You never know what he's going to do with the ball.

Connection, organization, transition, fatal pass, advancement with the ball...

Croatia's defense against Martin was very targeted, as if surrounding him tightly in a circle, completely cutting off contact with the outside world.

Such tactics can certainly have the effect of weakening Martin, but other Portuguese players are not vegetarians.

Moutinho, B Fernando, who shouldered the responsibility of organization, and Cristiano Ronaldo, who frequently returned the ball, began to become active, posing a certain threat to the Croatian defense through tacit cooperation in passing and cutting.

Fortunately, Subasic was in very good condition. He defended the ball with a high pitch and tried to keep the goal.

Martin has a strong ability to capture the situation and mainly focuses on transition when being closely monitored.

Unless the opportunity is particularly good, he will not easily move forward with the ball.

The game has just begun. The Croatian players are full of energy and focused. This team is also known for its tough style of play. It is difficult to create absolute scoring opportunities in head-to-head encounters.

The game is a ninety-minute battle. If you want to win, you must have a lot of patience.

The two sides played very openly, and the fans at Fisht Stadium were particularly excited. The energy released by the ingredients brought the atmosphere of the entire stadium to its peak for the first time since the game started.

At the 14th minute of the game, Croatia unexpectedly took the lead.

The quick counterattack from defense to offense failed, and then decisively turned into a positional battle organized from the backcourt.

It was originally a very ordinary cross from the left side to the center. After receiving the ball, Perisic decisively swept the pass to the center.

Unexpectedly, Pepe, who was in the passing route, swung his leg and missed the ball due to the interference of Mandzukic. Rebic seemed to have expected this situation. He jumped in front of Wundt and used it in the middle of the small penalty area. A poke of the toe.

Patricio suddenly felt a cold feeling under his crotch, and his legs suddenly closed together. However, due to his height and long legs, his reaction speed was slow, which caused him to be half a beat slower.

The football hit the snow-white net, and the Croatian fans in the audience instantly went crazy. The red and white plaid shirts they wore were like surging waves of people surging crazily in the sea.

On the other hand, the reaction of Portuguese fans was a bit dull.

Why did he suddenly lose the ball?

Pepe made a mistake in the penalty area and waved an apology with a look of remorse.

Of course, since everyone is part of a collective, they will naturally not blame Pepe. On the contrary, they will offer some words of comfort.

This scene was caught by the on-site director. He Wei, the CC5 commentator who was commenting on Croatia’s goal just a second ago, changed the subject and praised: “The atmosphere in the Portuguese team is really good. They can reach the quarterfinals without any blood. In addition to their excellent performance, The strength of the team is also directly related to the harmonious atmosphere in the locker room.”

The game restarted, and the Croatian team, which was leading the score, had more fighting spirit. They ran without hesitation and walked as fast as flying. They did not give Portugal any chance to create a good opportunity to score.

Martin couldn't even touch the ball.

But he didn't have any emotional changes. Facing Croatia's tougher defense, he saw an opportunity to equalize the score.

Croatia's defensive hardness has increased, and its movements will naturally be affected by the surge of adrenaline hormones and become difficult to control.

In the 19th minute of the game, Portugal got an opportunity to attack in a positional battle. The offense organized by Moutinho and B Fei could not reach Ronaldo's feet, and the cross was also greatly interfered with. Therefore, the offensive style was very traditional, with the left side turning through the middle. Go to the right, and if that doesn't work, go back.

After many consecutive passes, no suitable opportunity was found. Moutinho, who received the ball at the back of the left rib, saw Martin suddenly start to pick up speed and quickly passed the ball.

The power of the pass is very well grasped, with a certain amount of advance, and keeping a distance from Rakitic who is standing behind.

Rakitic instantly caught the ball landing between himself and Martin with his peripheral vision, and he rushed forward without hesitation, intending to clear the ball.

But he forgot the most critical speed.

Martin starts early and has a speed advantage. Rakitic has no speed advantage in frontal defense and needs time to start from where he is and then increase his speed.

However, the distance between them was only about seven or eight meters, and two or three strides highlighted the huge gap.

Rakitic, who was belatedly aware of the situation, immediately realized that the situation was very bad, but his speed and movement rate were shortcomings.

Watching helplessly as Martin used the inside of his raised left instep to spike the ball, it was definitely impossible. As an organizational midfielder, his defensive skills were not very solid and he mostly used fouls to prevent the opponent from breaking through.

"Beep~"

Instinctively, he raised his left foot and kicked Martin's supporting right foot. The referee Richie decisively blew the whistle and gave Rakitic a yellow card.

From his field of vision, Martin, who passed Rakitic, has obvious space to create scoring.