[Football] Crown of Thorns

Corner kick for Portugal.

Gama, who was standing in the corner flag area, stared at the players on both sides in front of the goal and took a deep breath.

Gama threw the football directly into the penalty area. The players on both sides jumped up instantly. The football was touched by someone. Khedira emerged from the crowd and kicked the ball to Kroos.

Kroos makes a long pass forward.

The Portuguese team's ball turned into an opportunity for the Germans in a blink of an eye.

Furtado rushed out of the defensive area without hesitation. He and Muller, who was trying to catch the pass from his teammate, collided fiercely.

"Wow, this hit is really hard!"

The referee Majic from Serbia blew a timeout and he ran over.

"Speaking of which, Majic, the referee of this game, has blown the group match between Germany and Portugal in the four years of World Cup group matches,"

"I remember that the German team beat Portugal 4-0..."

"That's right, that year the Portuguese midfielder Vasco da Gama was absent due to injury, and Pepe asked for a red card in the first half. The Portuguese team faced a strong enemy with ten players. Ronaldo could be said to be alone..."

After being checked by the team doctor, both of them were fine, but Madzic decided that Furtado was fouled and the ball was given to the German team.

"It's fine if you don't give a card."

Gama patted Furtado comfortingly.

Furtado nodded, "I know!"

He couldn't help it just now, most of his teammates were in the frontcourt, the German counterattacked too fast, he had to, no, he had to stop Muller from taking the ball...

How nice it is to not get a card!

Although the German team has been criticized by many people for being bloodless and persistent, their tradition of not besieging referees is still quite good.

Seeing that the referee had made a penalty, Muller, the captain of the team, didn't say anything to the referee, and hurriedly prepared with his teammates for the next round of offensive.

The German serves.

Ozil flicked the ball and the ball was passed to Khedira.

After the German made a small cooperation, the football was passed to the front field again.

The Portuguese team, which returned to defense, entered the stage of full defense. In the next few minutes, the German team's offense made them exhausted. It was not until Royce's shot flew out of the bottom line that the Portuguese team took a breath.

"Although I don't want to say this, but to be honest, the Germans really caught the Portuguese by surprise."

"I don't think so. The Portuguese team's overall situation is relatively balanced offensively and defensively. As long as they survive the German offensive for a while, I really think they will break the current situation..."

Immediately Patricio threw the football, Gama received a pass from his teammate, he made a through ball, and the football landed in front of Andre Silva.

Andre Silva faced Neuer, he directly kicked a low shot, the ball was blocked by Neuer and bounced back, Eder made a header, but unfortunately this shot was high up.

"Haha, what did I say?"

"Indeed, the Portuguese team started to fight back."

Neuer threw the ball, Germany's Höwedes dribbled the ball, the Portuguese player launched an active counterattack in the frontcourt, Andre Gomez tackled the ball, Gama raised his right foot and immediately passed the ball to the other side , Ronaldo immediately kicked the goal on the left side of the German team's penalty area.

Neuer blocked the ball bravely.

Neuer, holding the ball, yelled at the teammates who made mistakes.

In Portugal's offensive situation, Neuer, who loves to assist before rushing, did not dare to be careless, and did not have the slightest idea of ​​getting out of the penalty area. Unlike previous games, he has stayed honestly in front of the goal until now.

After yelling at his teammates, Neuer kicked the ball to the center circle. Ozil easily received the ball and turned around to charge forward.

Ozil, who was walking on the wing, entered the frontcourt of Portugal and passed all the way to the bottom. Cross headed the ball, and Royce caught the ball and hit it... Veloso fell to the ground and slid the ball, and the ball was stabbed by his toe Flying to the other side, Pepe got the ball.

Some disappointed Germans backed away.

Pepe, who was holding the ball, looked around and felt that there was no chance of attacking, so he passed the ball back.

But this time Pepe's return pass was a bit careless, and Muller seized the opportunity and kicked forward fiercely.

Patricio, who found something wrong, rushed out from the front of the goal and kicked the football. Although he barely made a clearance, the ball did not go too far. Khedira of the German team got the ball and he immediately got up. Fortunately, Khedira's kick missed the goal from the wrong angle and slipped out of the baseline from the goal post.

"Oh my god, NO... so lucky!"

The Portuguese commentator shouted in amazement.

The Portuguese fans at the scene also patted their chests with gratitude.

"I am CAO!"

Gama spat, completely speechless.

How can you make such a low-level mistake? It's just terrible!

Until this moment, Pepe was also relieved to put his hands together and take a deep breath.

After that, Pepe repeatedly made 'sorry' gestures to his teammates.

"It's really dangerous!!!"

The Portuguese celebrities in the stands sighed in unison.

Pepe is a good defender, but he also makes ridiculous mistakes from time to time, which really makes people don't know what to say.

Jia Ma clapped his hands to remind his teammates to cheer up and concentrate.

The teammates who received the signal dispersed and returned to their respective areas.

He raised his hand to allow Patricio to hand the ball to him. After taking the ball, Gama did not rush forward, but instead pressed the rhythm and stepped forward slowly.

"I seem to have said this sentence many times, but I still want to say it once, the player Gama has a really high golf quotient..."

In the live broadcast, the guest invited by BBC TV is the retired Red Army Liverpool veteran Carragher.

In the screen, he and the BBC sports host are constantly interacting, and he will tell some stories about Gama from time to time.

"Why is Da Gama slowing down at this time?"

"This is because the Portuguese team made a mistake just now. If they are eager to counterattack, it will give the teammates a feeling that they must make up for the mistake, and slowing down the pace will give the feeling that everything is under control and don't worry. Chico is quite a good player." A player who sees the overall situation, he can always find out the emotional problems of his teammates on the field in time, so as to intervene and solve everyone's impatience..."

Gamar on the court didn't know that Red Army veteran Carragher was praising himself on camera. He slowly dribbled the ball and slowly entered the half of the German team.

Because of his movements, the Germans had to slowly back and forth around him as he walked slowly. Gama dodged several attempts to intercept him.

Gama, who was approaching the top of the arc in the penalty area, looked ahead. About one meter away from him, Hummels and Kimmich of the German team were moving closely with his footsteps.

Gama was observing the situation, his eyes had caught sight of the red clothes from the corner of his eyes, his feet suddenly kicked up, as if he was about to pass the ball...

Kimmich's body moved a bit, but Hummels, who knew Gama better, didn't move. Sure enough, Gama's movement was just a fake move. He made two more fake moves in a row. After rushing through the middle of the trap, he stepped forward again.

Hummels, unable to intercept Gama, was helpless. Seeing that Gama was about to break through the defense, he had no choice but to grab Gama's jersey hem from behind.

In the 19th minute of the first half, Hummels fouled Gama on the edge of the penalty area and was awarded a yellow card by the referee Majic. This was the first yellow card in the final.

At the same time, he awarded Portugal a free kick in the frontcourt.

"Obviously a foul in the penalty area!"

Portugal coach Santos roared loudly.

The fans were also excited, "Penalty kick! Penalty kick!"

But Madzic still insisted on his penalty, it was just a free kick!

After discussing in a low voice with Ronaldo who came over, Gama gave up the right to take the free kick!

"Actually, I think this ball should still be punished by Chico."

Carragher said.

"You feel that Vasco da Gama's direct hits have a higher success rate."

the host asked.

"I do think so."

Carragher answered this sentence very sincerely.

"so……"

…………

"Let's see Ronaldo take this free kick..."

Ronaldo stood behind the football with his hands on his hips, watching the opponent's movement against the wall.

In this World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored five goals. If there is no accident, he has already won the Golden Boot. For him, without the final Gold Cup in his arms, even getting the Golden Boot is meaningless.

Looking at the opposite human wall with a serious face, Ronaldo observed the position of the human wall and the preparations to sweep Neuer, and he took three steps back.

As soon as the referee's whistle sounded, Ronaldo ran forward and volleyed vigorously.

This free kick is not the elevator ball he is good at, but a straight ball on the ground.

The football slid down the jumping wall and rushed straight to the goal.

Neuer, who reacted quite quickly, forcibly twisted his body and rushed towards the football.

He touched the football with his fingertips, changed the course of the straight football, and the football bounced back from the straight line hitting the goal post.

In the crowd, Pepe jumped out, shoveled the ground, and hit the football towards the goal.

The whole stadium was shouting, and the loud people couldn't hear what was going on.

On the field, Neuer, who fell in front of the goal, and the players looking back, watching the football fly by, vivid, clear, and flowing air, everyone’s actions at this moment seem to be static and like slow-motion replays .

Everyone paused and moved again.

At this moment, all eyes are gathered here.

Football, in, not in...

With the sound of the whistle, the still space suddenly became active.

Shouts, horns, and everyone's screams, I can't hear what they are shouting, and the wind blows on the ground.

Pepe, who was lying on the ground and staring at the goal, jumped up all of a sudden. He spread his arms and turned around, running towards Ronaldo without hesitation.

The two muscular players slammed into each other with their chests, and then hugged hard.

On the sidelines of the court, the players and staff on the Portuguese bench all jumped up. They supported each other and even shed tears of excitement.

On the big screen at the scene, the shots on the court kept flashing, as well as the excited seniors of the Portuguese team in the stands.

Everyone waved their arms excitedly, and even made the expressions on their faces look hideous because of joy.

Gama stood there, watching his excited teammates, and slowly grinned, showing a bright smile.

In the 20th minute of the first half, the Portuguese team scored first and broke the deadlock on the field.

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