Non-mainstream goalkeeper

On the evening of March 25, Portugal played against Bulgaria at home

"Hello, fans, today I, Zhan Jun, and Mr. Zhang Lu will commentate on Portugal's warm-up match. As for the reason, please let Mr. Zhang explain."

"Hey! Netizens are very smart. The famous player Zhang San welcomes his first start for the Portuguese national team!"Coach Zhang's iconic smile can't hide his excitement.

"That's right! This is a game that makes history..."

"Portugal's home team lineup, goalkeeper: No. 77 - Zhang San~！"

"It is worth noting that Zhang San did not take the No. 1 jersey, but continued to choose his club jersey number. This may also be a tribute to the Italian goalkeeper Buffon. Just the day before yesterday, the 38-year-old Buffon surpassed Rossi with 974 minutes without conceding a goal, setting a new Serie A record!"Zhan Jun is worthy of being a walking database...

"The two central defenders are No. 2 Bruno Alves and No. 11 Vieirinha.~！"

"The full-backs are No. 19 Eliseu and No. 3 Pepe~！"

"In the midfield, No. 14 William Carvalho, No. 16 Mario, No. 23 Adrien Silva, No. 18 Rafa Silva and No. 17 Nani form the five midfielders.~！"

"The forward line is No. 7 Cristiano Ronaldo~！"

"Bulgaria..."

"The two teams have met 12 times in history, with Portugal's record of 4 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. The last time the two sides met was in a friendly match in January 2005, when Portugal drew 0-0 with Bulgaria at home. In the last two warm-up matches last year, Ronaldo did not participate, and Portugal also lost the game. Now there are only more than two months to the opening of the European Cup, and Portugal needs friendly matches to practice tactics"

"Although Bulgaria has missed the finals, it is still a good opportunity for Portugal to practice!"Zhang Zhi added

"The players were holding a moment of silence for the Dutch football legend Cruyff who died a few days ago and the explosion in Belgium!"

At the same time, at the Duarte Manor in Lisbon, Emma's mother Helena organized a dinner party, and old Leno was watching the game with a few old friends while drinking.

"Leno! I heard our new goalkeeper is your son-in-law?"

"I don't know him! I've never seen him! Don't mention him!"Old Leno said three fatal words in a row,"I won't admit it!"

Several friends stopped talking about it tactfully....

After a moment of silence, singing the national anthem and shaking hands, Zhang San stood in front of the gate, his heart surging:

My first national team match, here I come!

Beep!

The game begins!

Portugal takes the lead!

In the 3rd minute, Nani wastes a great opportunity!

Pepe makes a long pass from the side, and Nani successfully counters the offside and cleverly stops the ball with his thigh, dashing into the ribs!

"Nani's chance! Oops! This volley was saved by goalkeeper Stoyanov!"Zhan Jun felt it was a pity.

"Hehe, actually this ball~~ he can definitely pass it..."

「Na Bu Chuan is not just a name for nothing!」

「Hahaha, dreaming back to Old Trafford~」...

One minute later, Adrian made a straight pass, and Ronaldo's low shot from the left side of the penalty area was confiscated by the goalkeeper!

Portugal wasted another chance in the 9th minute. Nani's cross from the left was barely saved by Stoyanov, and Ronaldo's supplementary shot from the upper right corner of the small penalty area missed the empty goal.

In the first ten minutes, the game was completely taken over by Portugal. In the 12th minute, Popov dribbled the ball to the wing, and Pepe blocked the ball out of the baseline!

Bulgaria's corner kick~

Zhang San looked at the opponent's tall guy in the penalty area and couldn't help sighing: It's a pity not to play basketball with this physique!

Corner kick!

Alexandrov jumped high in front and headed the ball~

Zhang San was squeezed behind by the crowd...

The ball landed at the feet of the opponent's player Diakov at the back post.

He adjusted and shot directly!

The ball went into the goal like lightning!

Damn, this is a bit embarrassing, Zhang San said to himself.

Return!

"Diakov shot! Zhang San blocked it!"Zhan Jun shouted,"As expected of Zhang San! This goal should also explain why he was directly selected as the starter!"

"Hey, for this ball, Zhang San failed to get the position in the first attack, but the opponent didn't attack the goal. The second attack shot was very clever, and Zhang San saved it in time."

Pepe came over and high-fived Zhang San to celebrate. As a naturalized international player, Pepe had a very good impression of Zhang San.

2 minutes later, Joao Mario tripped Popov on the right and Bulgaria got a free kick.

Beep!

"Popov chose to shoot himself!"Zhan Jun clenched his hands,"Nice shot! Zhang San blocked it with both fists! This ball has a sideline, but Zhang San handled it perfectly...."

Inside Duval Manor, several old fans were thrilled

"Wow! Those are two great saves!"

"What on earth are these defenders thinking! Thanks to the goalkeeper, Leno, Emma has a really good boyfriend!"

"Yes, tell me when you come to visit, and I will take out the good wine I have stored!"

Old Leno blushed, drank a glass of beer, and said nothing.~...

In the 20th minute, Bulgaria's Shouchev suddenly broke out on the right!

He dribbled past Silva and forced past Mario to pass the ball at a 45-degree angle into the penalty area!

Marcelinho easily unloaded the ball ~

Facing Vieirinha and Pepe who were double-teaming him, he swayed left and right continuously, and suddenly shot low into the far corner!

Zhang San was also attracted and kept watching his movements. This cold shot was very skillful!

Return!

Zhang San quickly moved horizontally and flew in the air to hug the ball!

"It's Zhang San again! The Bulgarian team threatened Portugal's goal three times in a row, but Zhang San kept them out every time!"

"Now it seems that Bulgaria’s demonstrated strength is far greater than their ranking!"

"Yes, there is nothing wrong with what Director Zhang said. Before the game, everyone thought Bulgaria was here to improve the team’s statistics, but they almost capsized!"

「Is this still Bulgaria? Are they wearing the wrong jersey?���

「Ronaldo and Pepe are in average condition! Zhang San is in too stable condition!」

「Have you noticed that except for one person, all other Bulgarians are named Fu? This seems to be their characteristic....」...

Coach Santos signaled the players to change their formation on the sidelines!

In the subsequent game, Portugal really started to flow, and kept Bulgaria from crossing the half court!

In the 43rd minute, Nani passed the ball from the left sideline to Eliseu, who passed it diagonally to Ronaldo in the penalty area. Ronaldo was pulled down by the opponent in the header, but the referee did not make any comments.

Until the end of the first half, the two sides were still 0-0

"Portugal had an absolute advantage in the first half. Except for the first 15 minutes when Zhang San was guarding the goal, Portugal was attacking the rest of the time!"Zhan Jun summarized

"Data shows that Portugal had 7 shots in the first half, of which only 3 were on target, all from Ronaldo..."

Coach Zhang also added:"Friendly matches like this are mainly for training, and Santos's selection of players is not very comprehensive...."

Zhang San walked behind Ronaldo and clearly felt that his anger level was rising....