Football: The Strongest Hexagon Warrior

"Martin!"

"Martin!!"

"Martin!!!"

The Portuguese fans and neutral fans at the Bay Stadium shouted hysterically.

Martin, who scored the goal, also hugged his teammates who came forward to celebrate the goal in the fanatical atmosphere.

Portugal coach Santos, who had never celebrated goals excessively in the past, simply slid on his knees to celebrate, then continued to wave his arms and shout, muttering something.

However, we can read something from the excited emotions and ferocious expressions.

He expressed his joy at the score reversal by swearing.

The Portuguese political bigwigs and football legends in the VIP seats couldn't help but raise their arms to express their ecstasy at the reversal of the score.

The French No. 1's reaction was similar to that of most players on the field, he was dumbfounded.

He originally thought that with Pepe being sent off, they could finally have the chance to defeat Portugal.

As a result...Martin turned the tide!

He used his extraordinary personal ability to dribble past several players and made a sudden shot in front of the top of the penalty area, kicking the ball into the absolute blind corner of the goal.

Goalkeeper Lloris didn't even have time to react.

There are five minutes of injury time, and there are less than two minutes left.

He seemed to have guessed that the national team on the field had no chance of scoring a goal...

The Portuguese players on the field huddled together and excitedly celebrated the goal that reversed the score.

Pepe, who had been sent off before, stood at the entrance of the player tunnel, excitedly raised his fists, waving them excitedly and shouting constantly. It was obvious that he was expressing his team's ecstasy of scoring a goal to overtake the score under unfavorable circumstances.

this moment.

In Lisbon, in Porto, in Braga, in Aveiro...

In every city in Portugal, Portuguese fans who were unable to attend the match were cheering and dancing excitedly at this moment.

on the contrary.

In Paris, in Marseille, in Bordeaux, in Nice, in Lille, in Nantes...

In every city in France, French fans who were unable to go to the scene held their heads in pain at this moment, with disbelief in their eyes.

In accordance with international practice, the live director restored the entire process of Portugal's goal.

Martin's outstanding footwork, accurate control of the situation and determination to score goals were all fully demonstrated throughout the entire process of this goal.

CCTV5 commentator He Wei spoke passionately: "Although the French team has one more player and there are still 2 minutes left, we all know that Portugal has already stepped half a foot into the Qatar World Cup final. Such remarks are certainly lacking in factual basis, but Martin's amazing ability over the years has already proved something. The French team may still have a chance against other teams, but it is highly likely that they will be powerless against the Portuguese team led by Martin."

Many commentators in the live commentary area were full of praise for Martin, with all kinds of compliments pouring out of their mouths.

Mbappe, Griezmann, Mouani, Varane and Konate are all French players who have become the best background for Portugal's captain Martin at this moment.

After a brief period of loss, France head coach Deschamps quickly regained his fighting spirit. He stood in the coaching and technical area, making inflammatory body gestures to the players on the field and saying something passionately.

But the atmosphere at the scene was enthusiastic enough, with huge cheers coming one after another.

Deschamps' voice could not penetrate the obstruction caused by the huge noise waves.

The French players on the field are also in a low mood. Each of them has a record of playing against the team that Martin plays for, and the results are not ideal.

To be more precise, there is no victory.

Having one more player gave them hope of winning, but Martin's single-handed goal in injury time brought them back to reality.

Deschamps had no choice but to make substitutions, allowing the substitute players to convey his tactical ideas and his belief of never giving up until the last second.

So Deschamps yelled to his assistant: "Call Eduardo over here, right now!"

He plans to replace midfielder Fofana with Camavinga.

Portugal's goal celebration was long, and would have been even longer if referee Cesar Ramos hadn't intervened.

After celebrating the goal with his teammates on the field, Ronaldo suddenly remembered something and walked towards the player tunnel.

Pepe, my long-time comrade-in-arms, kept waving his arms, apparently still expressing his joy at the reversal of the score.

When Pepe saw Ronaldo coming, they both opened their arms and hugged each other tacitly.

Patting each other on the back.

The live director also switched the camera to focus on the Portuguese evergreen pair.

"As the saying goes, an old man in the family is like a treasure. With two veterans, Portugal has two great treasures!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei spoke impassionedly.

The French team made personnel adjustments before the game resumed.

Camavinga replaces Fofana.

In addition, new tactical adjustments will be made.

First, central defenders Varane and Konate did not need to worry about the defense behind them after the restart and ran directly to the Portuguese penalty area.

With little time left, the play became more direct.

That is to say, adopt the old-fashioned British tactics.

Cross from the wing + long pass!

Thuram is 1.92 meters tall, Varane is 1.91 meters tall, Konate is 1.93 meters tall, Camavinga is 1.87 meters tall, and Muani is 1.87 meters tall!

Santos has no plans to make any substitutions, as he believes the existing players are fully capable of handling France's counterattack at the last minute.

"aooaoaooaoaooo——"

Overwhelming cheers filled the entire Bay Stadium.

Portuguese fans cheered and neutral fans joined in enthusiastically.

French fans were terrified, wondering whether their national team would equalize the score in the last minute or two.

If we could score an equalizing goal, it would be a huge advantage in the 30 minutes of overtime.

"Beep~"

Referee Cesar Ramos blew his whistle, signaling the restart of the final semi-final of the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

The French players regained their composure and quickly launched an attack, trying to equalize the score in the shortest time possible.

The attack was poorly organized. After Varane and Konate were in position, Griezmann received the ball about 40 meters away from the left side of the attack and made a cross.

The first hasty cross was of poor quality and the ball was headed out by Ruben Dias at the front point.

Chuameni, who was in a very forward position, passed the ball to Theo on the left at the front of the penalty area.

Facing Dalot's defense, he swung his left foot and faked a dribble, then passed the ball to his familiar right foot and then passed it.

The quality of this cross was better than Griezmann's, but it did not find his teammates in the penalty area.

Martin was very keen on judging the landing point. He first used his strong body to carry Konate, then took a step forward, bent his knees and jumped up, twisted his waist and shook his head, and pushed the ball passed by Theo to the penalty area out of the penalty area.

"Amazing header clearance!"

CCTV5 commentator He Wei said passionately: "Martin is indeed the best player in the world of football today. He is so accurate in judging the landing point and has a strong dominance in high-altitude balls, which makes the French players who try to compete for the ball in the air sigh in despair."

Martin's header was very purposeful, flying towards B Fee on the right rib.

B Fee has no speed, but his footwork is pretty good. However, he does not intend to break through with the ball foolishly. He first uses his chest to stop the ball slightly to the right, and then kicks the ball to the left side of the French team's backcourt, which is their own attacking right side.

Goalkeeper Lloris quickly ran out of bounds, asked the ball boy for a football, and quickly threw it to Kounde who was running back.

Portugal was already one man short, and all its players retreated to the 30-meter defensive area, so the French players easily passed the ball across the center line.

B Fee came on as a substitute, full of energy, and began to press the French player who received the ball by actively tackling. '

However, personal efforts were limited, and the ball was quickly passed back to Griezmann on the left rib.

Griezmann is the best midfield core of the French team after losing Pogba. He received the ball, made some adjustments, and passed the ball into the penalty area again.

The quality of this cross was much better than the previous one, but it still failed to bypass Martin.

He jumped on the spot, twisted his waist and shook his head, and headed the ball far out of the left sideline.

The French team was given a throw-in.

Kounde retreated to a sufficient distance and threw a powerful out-of-bounds ball, but the ball was headed out by Palinha on the left side of the Portuguese defense.

Cancelo followed up with a header and headed the ball out of bounds again.

Five minutes of injury time have passed.

Portugal head coach Santos ran to the fourth official in dissatisfaction, saying that the injury time had already ended, so why hadn't the whistle blown to end the game?

The fourth official spread his hands, expressing his helplessness as well, after all, the one responsible for blowing the whistle was Cesar Ramos.

The atmosphere at the Bay Stadium became more and more fanatical as the game time ran out and injury time, and the overwhelming cheers continued for a long time.

The vast majority of fans in the audience seemed to be affected by the fanatical atmosphere. They stood up from their seats one by one, staring intently at Kounde who was preparing to throw the ball out of bounds, and the players from both sides in the Portuguese penalty area.

Many fans in front of the TV were also affected by the scene, concentrating and holding their breath, fearing that their loud breathing would affect the progress of the game.

Kounde threw the ball very far from the throw-in, and Varane took advantage of Konate's entanglement with Martin to complete a header.

Fortunately, Ruben Dias was very focused and he headed the ball out of the penalty area before Thuram.

Camavinga, who was lurking at the front of the penalty area, volleyed the ball, but the ball hit the back of Gonzalo Ramos who was blocking it and bounced out.

B Fee and Griezmann ran towards the landing point of the football at the same time.

Neither of them gave in. Seeing that Theo, who was lagging behind, was about to get the ball, B Fee anxiously reached out and pushed Griezmann away, then kicked the ball far towards the French team's defensive half.

"Beep~"

The referee Cesar Ramos blew the whistle, but it was not two short and one long. Instead, he blew the whistle to indicate that B Fee committed a foul.

The French team won a direct free kick in the middle of the frontcourt, about 40 meters away from the goal.

At this time, Portugal head coach Santos was standing on the sidelines, constantly making rich body language, questioning the referee why he hadn't blew the whistle to end the game?

The injury time has already exceeded more than half a minute.

At the same time, B Fee was somewhat dissatisfied with the referee's decision and said that Griezmann also pulled someone.

Cesar Ramos seemed to think that Bruno Fernandes was challenging his authority and pulled a yellow card out of his trouser pocket.

Martin, who served as the captain on the field, took the initiative to walk towards the referee Cesar Ramos and exerted pressure as captain.

Afterwards, he also comforted Bruno Fernandes, who was a little grumpy.

The on-site director took advantage of the referee measuring his steps with his feet to switch the camera to the French captain Lloris who was running towards the Portuguese penalty area.

"The French team is going to make one last stand! This free kick in the frontcourt may very well be the French team's last offensive opportunity in the entire game!"

CCTV-5 commentator He Wei said solemnly.

All the spectators at the Bay Stadium seemed to feel that this free kick in the frontcourt might be France's last chance, and the atmosphere became even more fanatical.

The narrow penalty area was filled with offensive and defensive players from both sides, who were entangled with each other. The referee Cesar Ramos had to temporarily stop the game, signaling players with big movements to pay attention to their hand movements.

Martin loudly reminded his teammates in the penalty area: "Pay attention to your movements and don't commit fouls."

After all, we now have a VAR video replay system.

As long as there is an obvious foul in the penalty area, the referee Cesar Ramos, who is still giving the French team time, will most likely award a penalty after the video assistant referee intervenes.

The Portuguese players had unconditional trust in Martin, and each player strictly controlled his own movements, fearing that the opponent would take advantage of him to create a penalty opportunity that would be enough to score a goal.

"Beep~"

Cesar Ramos, who had retreated far enough, blew the whistle.

Since the free kick is taken in the middle, it would be awkward to cross the ball.

Left-footed player Griezmann stands behind the right side of the football, and right-footed player Theo stands behind the left side of the football.

Griezmann took the lead in a run-up, and the football took off from the ground and flew towards the left side of Portugal's defensive penalty area with a strong inward arc, which is the right side of the French team's penalty area.

Martin had already predicted that Griezmann would make the final pass, and that the left-footed player's free kick would most likely pass the ball to the right side of the attacking penalty area, so there was an advance movement in position.

Taking advantage of the positioning of Palinha and William Carvalho, Martin jumped high while moving and headed the ball out over Konate who was jumping.

"Beautiful! Martin again!!"

Sky TV commentator Andy Gray shouted: "He once again became Portugal's mainstay! He headed the ball that Griezmann kicked into the penalty area!"

Martin's heading direction was not blind. In order to prevent the referee Cesar Ramos from giving France more time to attack, he deliberately headed the ball to the left rib in front of the left.

After landing, he started quickly and ran towards the football that had been headed out earlier.

The nearby French players Camavinga and Theo immediately realized that the situation was not good and rushed over at the same time.

However, Theo played for more than 90 minutes. Although Camavinga came on as a substitute, he was not fast and could only watch Martin, who was speeding up, poke the ball away first.

"Beep~beep~beep~~"

At this moment, the referee Cesar Ramos blew his whistle, two short and one long, announcing the end of the last semi-final of the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

Although Martin still wanted to catch up with the ball and kick the empty goal to widen the score gap and end the game, he thought that the whistle at the end of the game would have the same effect, so he opened his arms and ran towards his substitute teammates who were standing on the sidelines and couldn't wait to enter the field, venting the ecstasy of reaching the finals of two consecutive World Cups.

"competition is over!"

"competition is over!!"

CCTV5 commentator He Wei said passionately: "Portugal defeated the favorite to win the championship, France, 2:1 at the Gulf Stadium with Martin's last-minute goal in injury time, and will meet Argentina in the final of the Qatar World Cup!"

The Portuguese fans at the Bay Stadium were ecstatic and cheered at the top of their lungs.

The French fans who didn't get to see the equalizing goal at the last minute were very disappointed. They shook their heads and sighed, feeling sad.

The French players on the field stared blankly at the Portuguese players running across the field with their arms open, feeling extremely annoyed.

French head coach Didier Deschamps pursed his lips, and the feeling of regret in his heart quickly swept through his body in a very short time.

If the team had not seen Pepe being sent off in the final moments and had not determined that they had a chance to kill the game in regular time, they would not have adopted a high defensive position.

Without high defense, Martin would have no chance to get the ball from the backcourt and counterattack...

However, there is no medicine for regret in this world.

What awaits Deschamps is endless regret and self-blame.

The Argentine players who were watching the live game on TV sighed.

Portugal is the final opponent they least want to meet.

But now that things have come to this, they have no choice but to prepare hard in the coming time to see if they can "surprise" Portugal and win the third World Cup title in team history.