Football: The Strongest Hexagon Warrior

"Martin!"

"Martin!!"

"Martin!!!"

The Portuguese fans at the Lusail Stadium subconsciously shouted for Martin who extended the score to three goals.

The Portuguese players on the field were also extremely crazy, rushing towards Martin who scored the goal, and celebrating together the goal that further expanded the score.

They knew what this goal meant.

Secure the victory!

Although the first half of the game has not ended yet, but... a two-goal lead basically means remaining undefeated, and three goals means securing the victory.

Does Argentina have a chance to turn things around in the second half?

indeed!

There have been many cases in world football where teams were three goals behind in the first half but achieved a huge comeback in the second half.

But…Martin has not played for the team yet.

In some cases, his team made a big comeback after falling behind by three goals.

The Portuguese players were particularly crazy, and the Argentine players felt the frenzy and were extremely depressed.

Players including McAllister, Enzo Fernandez, Romero and Big Martin all collapsed on the ground, with a look of despair spreading over each player.

They all seemed to have guessed the final outcome.

Lost in the final!

"Martin has long been the world's top football player, and now he is at the peak age of a professional player. It is normal for him to dominate the game. The Argentine players don't need to be too discouraged..."

CCTV5 commentator He Wei said loudly: "When you meet Martin, you will know that even if you try your best and show % of your fighting power, you cannot defeat Martin from another dimension!"

"When Portugal advanced to the final, it meant that Argentina, which reached the final first, had already booked the runner-up spot."

Commentator Xu Yang said solemnly: "This is a reality that Argentine fans don't want to admit but have to accept."

The broadcast finally turned to Argentina's top star Messi.

He stood in the center circle with his hands on his hips, just like Roberto Baggio who missed a penalty in the 1994 World Cup, with a full sense of depression sweeping over his body.

The Argentine fans in the audience closed their eyes in pain.

Some fans seemed unable to tolerate this situation. They chose to leave the stadium early to vent their strong dissatisfaction with the team's performance.

Or, they just want to turn a blind eye.

The on-site director switched cameras, and CCTV 5 commentator He Wei shook his head and sighed: "Some Argentine fans have chosen to leave early. They seem to have guessed the final outcome. Martin's team is two goals ahead, which means it will win %. Now it is three goals behind and there is a possibility that they will lose more goals in the second half..."

At this point, He Wei changed the subject: "Since the start of the World Cup in Uruguay in 1930, the biggest score difference in the final was in the 1958 Sweden World Cup, when Brazil defeated the host Sweden 5:2. If Portugal continues to score goals in the remaining time of this World Cup final and the defense does not concede any goals, it will create the biggest score difference in the final since the founding of the World Cup!"

The Portuguese players did not celebrate the goal for long as they slowly returned to the half court, waiting for the game to resume.

The lifeless Argentine players wanted to end the game early, but a football match is a 90-minute battle, so they had to start the game again.

"Beep~"

With the whistle of referee Maziniak, the 2022 Qatar World Cup final was announced to restart.

Trailing by three goals, the Argentine players were 'forced' to continue playing.

Although they really wanted to end the game early, they knew that this was impossible, so they could only continue to play.

Whether or not they can narrow the gap is no longer important to them.

Now... our goal is to stop Portugal from further widening the lead.

After a close call, at the end of the first half, the scoreboard still showed the score of 3:0.

Portugal is in front and Argentina is behind.

"The first half is over!"

"Portugal leads Argentina 3-0 at the Lusail Stadium thanks to two goals from Martin and a goal from Cristiano Ronaldo."

CCTV5 commentator He Wei said loudly: "There are still 45 minutes left in the second half. I hope that the Argentine players who are trailing by a large margin can regroup and try to narrow the gap and equalize the score, leaving fans around the world with a thrilling classic battle."

Of course, having said that, He Wei doesn't think there is any possibility for Argentina to narrow the gap.

Deep down in his heart, he would be lucky if Argentina didn't continue to concede goals in the second half.

What was strange was that the Portuguese players who appeared on the broadcast had heavy faces. If you didn’t know, you would think they were three goals behind…

The Argentine players who walked towards the player tunnel sighed, put their hands on their hips and shook their heads before returning to their respective locker rooms.

As the players from both teams entered the player tunnel, the substitutes from both teams entered the court to warm up, preparing for possible substitute appearances in the second half.

Portugal dressing room.

Captain Cristiano Ronaldo encouraged his teammates and reminded them: "We played well in the first half, but... we need to perform better in the second half! We must continue to score goals if we have the chance! Try to kill the suspense! Do you have confidence?"

"Have confidence!"

His teammates said in unison,

Head coach Santos was very satisfied with the players' reaction and nodded repeatedly.

Argentina dressing room.

Head coach Scaloni felt the stagnation in the locker room and pursed his lips, not knowing what to say.

Although he had guessed the outcome of losing in advance, he didn't want to admit defeat just like that.

But when he wanted to say something to the players, he didn't know where to start.

He doesn't know how to incite players' emotions.

What to do?

After several minutes, the depressing atmosphere in the locker room finally subsided a little.

After this period of psychological struggle, Scaloni has become completely at a loss for words.

It would be better to start directly from the tactical level and let the players understand as much as they can.

"guys……"

At the same time, commentators from TV stations with live broadcast rights for the World Cup final also reviewed the first half that had just ended.

Martin, who scored two goals, became a player that commentators vied to praise, with all kinds of praise coming one after another.

They all knew who was responsible for Portugal's three-goal lead over Argentina at halftime at the Lusail Stadium.

Argentine fans around the world were sad and crying at this time.

In sharp contrast, the Portuguese fans were ecstatic, dancing and expressing their gratitude for their chance to secure the title of defending World Cup champion half a game in advance.

The Portuguese fans at the Lusail Stadium were cheering with excitement, and constantly using exaggerated body movements to relieve the ecstasy that was sweeping through their bodies.

They were jumping up and down, shoulder to shoulder.

In contrast, the Argentine fans sitting in the audience sighed repeatedly, and many sentimental female fans pursed their lips sexy, with tears rolling down their cheeks, which was very pitiful.

The fifteen-minute halftime break passed quickly and both sides returned to the field to prepare for the remaining 45 minutes.

Before the change of sides, neither side made any adjustments to their personnel.

The Argentine players who had the advantage of kicking off played rather confusedly. They did not launch any forward attack and focused on passing the ball steadily.

Portugal, which was leading by three goals, had no need to rush. They should defend as arranged by head coach Santos during the half-time break to see if they could get a chance to win the game.

In fact, neither side invested much on the offensive end, which seriously reduced the viewing experience.

The Portuguese fans in the audience were very satisfied with their team's performance. For them, all they had to do was maintain the current score until the end of the game.

As for whether to continue scoring goals, it all depends on fate.

In the 49th minute of the game, Argentine right-back Molina made a cross from the right, but the ball was headed far away by Ruben Dias.

Di Maria, who was right at the landing point, stopped the ball about 30 meters away from the goal, and then shot directly.

The football was kicked out with great force, like a cannonball shot out of a gun and headed straight for the upper right corner of the goal.

Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa reacted quickly, turned sideways and stretched his arm upwards to lift the unstoppable football over the crossbar.

"ooooo"

The Portuguese fans in the audience subconsciously exclaimed.

Martin looked meaningfully at Di Maria, who had a look of regret on his face.

You haven't given up the game yet, right?

Playing a trick of sneaking into Chencang?

Row!

Then... let's ignite the next game!

Score another goal and kill the suspense of the game!

The corner kick taken by Messi was of poor quality and was headed out by Ronaldo at the front point.

In order to prevent a counterattack, De Paul slightly adjusted the ball flying out of the penalty area and waited until captain Messi was no longer in an offside position before passing the ball.

Seat B pushed forward immediately.

Messi certainly wouldn't wait foolishly. He used the arch of his left foot to stop the ball in front of him, and then kicked it again to cross the ball.

The ball landed relatively forward and was headed far away by Ruben Dias at the front point.

Messi, who was moving towards the middle, happened to be near the landing point of the football on the left rib, and he quickly rushed over.

Just then, his wide field of vision caught a glimpse of a familiar figure.

His pupils suddenly shrank. His ball-stopping skills, which used to be a sure thing, surprisingly rarely went wrong.

"Messi made a mistake in stopping the ball!"

CCTV5 commentator He Wei raised his voice an octave higher: "Martin!!"

Martin, whose defensive attributes were already maximized, reacted very quickly. He turned a small corner while running and used his height and long legs to lift the football that bounced off the ground and head in the direction of travel in front of him.

Messi, who lost control of the ball, lowered his center of gravity and turned quickly, trying to catch up with Martin who was chasing the ball sideways.

Felix advanced at high speed along the left flank, and the full-backs Molina and Tagliafico who were defending behind did not dare to go up to defend and retreated at high speed.

At the same time, I also hope that captain Messi can make up for his mistakes.

However, Messi is now 35 years old, and his explosiveness and speed are no longer as strong as they used to be.

The most important thing is that Martin's speed is still extremely fast, his dribbling skills are perfect, and he makes full use of his speed advantage to solve the problem of the shortest straight line between two points.

Messi, who was running back at full speed, soon discovered that he was not shortening the distance between him and Martin, who had turned a small corner, and... the gap was getting bigger and bigger.

In fact, even if he is at the best age of his career, it is impossible to catch up with Martin.

"Martin's speed has fully picked up! Messi is working very hard! But time is not forgiving, he has been pulled back from two lengths behind to almost two meters."

Commentator Xu Yang said in a deep voice: "It seems that Messi is not chasing Martin, but... chasing his lost youth!"

"aoaooaoaooao——"

The Portuguese fans at the Lusail Stadium let out hysterical shouts, fully cheering for Martin who was running at full speed.

The Argentine fans who had just ignited some hope were completely despaired...

In this kind of background, Martin's solo breakthrough has a goal rate that is close to 100%!

Martin ran at full speed across the center line in a few steps and pushed the ball forward without slowing down.

Messi, who wanted to make up for his mistake, had been stretched to five meters and was getting bigger and bigger.

But Messi did not give up and kept chasing back.