Chapter 42: Not to be outdone (ask for recommendation)
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"Two minutes and thirty-one seconds ......"
Osvaldo stood on the sidelines in a daze, forgetting to even throw his fist in celebration of the goal.
He himself didn't expect Sao Paulo to score so soon as the game started......
There was no sign before the glory!
He wasn't alone.
Fabiano, Ricardinho, Baptista, Reinaldo...... The São Paulo players, both on and off the pitch, were shocked.
They couldn't believe that the first shot of the game was scored.
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"RONG-GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" Bueno's passionate voice rang out on the monitor.
With a click, the ballpoint pen in Grayson's hand fell to the ground.
He opened his mouth and stared blankly at the monitor.
How is this possible?!
How could Glory have scored less than three minutes into the game? And it's such a beautiful long-range shot!
Is Fluminense's defense-eating!
He was furious.
Only then did I remember that I had just lost my mind, and I didn't see how Rongguang scored at all......
At this time, the monitor was playing slow motion of Rongguang's goal.
He saw Glory cleverly use his body to block Dinis's view, then turned to pass the ball and completed the breakthrough......
The corners of his mouth tugged at the scene when he saw this scene.
Just kidding, right? Is this something that rookie can use?
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Seeing the football fly into the goal, Glory raised his hands and cheered for his goal.
He wasn't as crazy as he used to score goals, and it seemed that only running with all his might could release the emotions in his heart.
Shoot the ball into the goal one by one on the training ground, and carry the sand ball to and from the stairwell of more than a dozen floors with a sandbag on his back...... These drills have made him mentally prepared for this goal.
He thinks he can do it, he believes he can score goals, he believes that all the sweat that goes into training is meaningful.
So when the goal did come, he wasn't as ecstatic as everyone thought.
He just stood there, arms raised, like a giant holding up the earth on the gold cup of the World Cup.
Sun Fengyang chose to watch the game today, and in the stands, when he saw Rongguang's goal, he was the first to applaud.
He knew that Glory's efforts had worked.
What an amazing improvement!
Grandpa, you've entrusted me with an amazing fellow!
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After seeing Rongguang's goal, instead of running wildly to celebrate, he stood still and raised his arms. Godot in the stands did not jump from his seat this time and raise his arms and shout, he just waved his fist, the corners of his mouth turned up, and smiled.
He wasn't as ecstatic as he used to be.
He thought of the scene when Rongguang decided to climb the stairs three times with a weight, and finally fell asleep at the door of the house when he was tired.
He heard Cui Hao say a Chinese idiom: hard work pays off.
In the body of glory, he can be regarded as knowing the specific meaning of the words of the Dao.
You've put in the effort, and you're willing to do everything you can for it. Then God will not treat you badly!
Come on, Rong!
You have a great future ahead of you!
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"At two minutes and thirty-one seconds, when Rong scored, I am afraid that there were still many fans who were busy looking for seats and didn't see how the goal was scored at all...... I can tell you that it was a beautiful goal! Especially the moment when you turn around and get rid of it, it is full of imagination and flashes of wisdom! The last shot was also very exciting, poor Murilo, before Rong's long-range shot, he seemed to be delayed by the network, and his reaction was a beat slower! ”
Cavery was right, and many fans in the stands were scrambling to find seats, just missing out on a spectacular goal.
They reacted when they heard the loud cheers from the stands, looked at the pitch, only to see Glory raise his arms to celebrate the goal, see Fluminense's goalkeeper Murillo fall from the sky, and see football bouncing in Fluminense's goal.
As for how all this happened, they had no idea how to do it......
They were more shocked – "That's the goal?" The race has just begun! ”
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Fluminense's players were also a little dumbfounded, and their brains didn't respond for a while.
Before heading into the Stadio Morumbi, they did consider that they might face stiff resistance away from Sao Paulo, but the final victory would be theirs.
With Sao Paulo's two midfielders at odds, there will be much less threat at the back.
Who would have thought that less than three minutes into the game, their goal was penetrated!
Fluminense's head coach, Wagner Bernas, also had a solemn expression.
He anticipated a lot of things before the game, but he didn't expect his team to concede a goal less than three minutes into the game......
Now it's troublesome, how will the next game be played?
He fell into deep thought.
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The teammates were stunned for a moment before they reacted, and they rushed up to hug the glory.
Ricardinho was the most surprised by the "...... who had just passed" because he saw the glorious goal throughout, from his escape from Dinis to the shot. And because of this, he was surprised. He felt that the other players in the team might not be able to make such a glorious move at that moment.
Glory grinned: "When I found out that the person behind me was not honest, I came up with such a plan, hahaha!" I didn't expect it to be a success! ”
It turned out to be a temporary idea...... But even then, it's terrifying. Ricardinho thought to himself.
Many people may not know what to do in the face of such a situation, and the last thing is to stand in place and watch the opponent go around in front of them and intercept the football.
Glory was able to formulate a combat strategy in such a short period of time and put it into practice, and it succeeded. It's quite remarkable.
Fabiano also patted Glory on the head and said, "You boy, I still want you to pass the ball to me...... And you're shooting! It's good that you scored this goal, if you don't score, I'm not done with you! ”
Baptista laughed: "You just talk about it, Luis." Well done, Honor! ”
Fabiano rolled his eyes and rubbed Glory's head, messing up all his hair.
While the rest of the players were celebrating Glory's goal, Kaka still didn't go up.
He stood aside with his fists clenched.
Goal in the opening glory, this kid ......
The flame of his fighting spirit began to burn.
I can't afford to lose to him!
Kaka swore in his heart.
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While Fluminense's head coach Bunas was still figuring out how to break the game, the game was already restarting.
Fluminense's players were fine-tuned to the pre-match plan.
After conceding the goal, they did not immediately rush out of the game to fight Sao Paulo.
Because it was only three minutes into the game, if they pressed out to attack, they would have fallen for São Paulo. Sao Paulo's glory and Kaka are so fond of the opposition that there is a big space behind them.
They were in no hurry to equalise and there were almost 90 minutes left.
As long as they don't give São Paulo too much space behind them, they can't help it, right?
What the Fluminense players think.
But they soon realize that they are thinking wrong......
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"Kaka!! Long Shot ——! In Bueno's roar, Kaka suddenly fired a cold arrow and the ball arced through the air, bypassing the defenders and the goalkeeper Murillo's ten fingers!
Then he grazed the far post and drilled into the goal!
"Twenty-seven minutes! Kaka! Kaka also scored! Sao Paulo took the lead at home 2:0! ”
After the goal, Kaka first threw a punch hard, and then pointed his finger to the sky to thank God.
This two-finger day celebration later became Kaka's signature celebration, and when it comes to two-finger days, it's Kaka. But in fact, in Brazil, this celebration is not uncommon.
Because this action has a strong religious overtone. This is characteristic of evangelical Protestantism.
Evangelical Protestantism and football are very closely combined, and many players are evangelical Protestants. These players are exchanging gods all the time, wearing vests with religious words printed on them under their jerseys, such as "100% Jesus" or "I belong to God" or "God is real......
They like to point to the sky after scoring a goal, thank God.
After the final of the 2002 World Cup, Edmilson, Lucio and Kaka prayed for victory by touching the grass hand in hand. That's the most effective advertising that Brazilian evangelicals can do in a TV show......
Kaka is a devout evangelical.
However, because of the appearance of glory, he still waved his fist before thanking God, feeling pure joy for his goal. Because he was not opened up in the competition with Glory. It's a pure sense of competition that has nothing to do with God.
This emotion is hidden deep inside and only occasionally manifests itself when overly excited. Most of the time, Kaka is a devout believer in God.
The Molumbi Stadium immediately erupted in loud cheers.
This time, when Kaka scored, the fans were already mentally prepared enough, and it was not as sudden as glory.
It sounds like Kaka is still more popular than Glory......
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“2:0! Before the end of the first half, the home team Sao Paulo had a two-goal lead over Fluminense! Bueno's voice was full of incredulity.
Not only him, but many people find it incredible.
Before the game, everyone thought that Fluminense had been in good form recently, and although they didn't dare to say that they were a big win away from home, it should be no problem to beat Sao Paulo, who have been in poor form recently.
Sao Paulo, who has been in poor form recently, took a two-goal lead in the first half.
With a two-goal lead on their home turf, everyone can guess what the result will be.
At the speed of Kaka and Rongguang, leading by two goals is almost equivalent to double insurance......
But what surprised everyone even more was that both of these goals turned out to be long-range shots!
Fluminense thought that if they were holding on to the penalty area and not giving Sao Paulo too much space behind them, Sao Paulo's attack would be in trouble and they would have to fight them in a positional battle.
And if you fight positional warfare, it's actually not what Kaka and Glory are good at.
They are just one Ricardinho, and because of Glory and Kaka, they were dragged to the back position, farther away from the penalty area, and they couldn't threaten Fluminense's goal at all!
But the result?
One glory, one kaka, two long-range shots...... Nailed it!
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The sound of the Morumbi Stadium shook the sky, and the cheers kept going up...... Straight to Heaven.
stirred up the dark clouds over the pitch.
Then, raindrops fell and hit the people.
Coelho looked up at the sky, and the rain fell on his face, cold.
More and more raindrops hit his face, and he had to quickly lower his head and bend his neck back into the press booth from the outside.
Through the glass window of the media booth, he could already see the obvious rain lines, and the white rain lines densely filled the space in front of him.
A heavy rain came suddenly.