After Portugal equalised, Greece was still very resolute in executing their counter-attacking tactics. For them, a point in the opening game against hosts Portugal was not an unacceptable result. If they are to qualify for Group A, the most crucial game for them will not be Portugal, but against Spain and Russia, which will be the key to their points. For Portugal, a draw or even a loss like 2:1 is acceptable, as long as you don't lose more than two goals.

As for Portugal, the players' form is gradually picking up. Although it can't play abnormally, at least it can play normally. After the equalization, their morale was greatly boosted, and under the organization of Lao Lei, they began to patiently attack the Greek defense line, and patiently dismantled the Greek defense line step by step, directly them. However, the Greek defense is not so easy to deal with, after conceding the goal, the Greek team still did not give Portugal any chance, and their defense is terrifyingly stable. Portugal didn't have any special solutions to this for a while, so it could only be a slow picture. A sudden outburst like Lao Lei just now requires strength and luck. In a world where the overall defense is becoming more and more mature, the time when Maradona alone could dominate the game is gone.

After Figo received a long pass from Lao Lei, a long-range shot from outside the penalty area was directly deflected out of the goal, and the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half. This first half was beyond the expectations of almost everyone before the game. Instead of collapsing as expected, Greece caused Portugal a lot of problems and was ahead of hosts Portugal for a time. Their defense has also been very impressive. The perception of the Greek team, coached by Reghjar, is changing.

In the dressing rooms in Portugal, the atmosphere is somewhat dreary. Although the equalizer was equalized in the first half. But the 1-1 scoreline really didn't satisfy them and Scolari. To the satisfaction of the Portuguese fans. During the break, Scolari was very harsh in his criticism of the Portuguese players. On the contrary, he was not too harsh on Ferreira, and after a few words of guidance, he also encouraged Ferreira.

This made Ferreira, who was already waiting to be scolded, very surprised, and hurriedly promised before Scola that such a thing would not happen again. It's not that Scolari isn't really angry, but it's useless to scold him now, it's already happening. Rather than dwell on this fault, it is better to find a way to make Ferreira as little as possible affected by that mistake. A little bit better in the next game. From this point, it can also be seen that Scolari is indeed rich in coaching experience and has his own set of understanding.

Tactically, Scolari has also made some changes. He told Kostiani to often drop back to receive the ball near the centre-backs, handle the ball and widen the defensive area of the two centre-backs. The aim is to allow full-backs Pacos Ferreira and Valente on both sides to free up their hands and help their team-mates up front to strengthen Portugal's attack. For Greece this game. Scolari is determined to win and a draw he can't accept.

At the start of the second half, Portugal continued to dominate the field and control the players. And the tactics of Greece have not changed. It's still a steady counterattack. Shortly after the start of the second half, Portugal completely pressed Greece into their own half, and their back line was already near the centre circle.

In the 52nd minute of the second half. Old Ray swam to the right. Lao Lei and Figo played a series of short passes on the right flank, after breaking down the Greek defence on the right flank. Suddenly accelerate forward. It was at this time that he faced the siege of Sitaridis on the wing. Lao Lei directly plugged it and gave Ferreira, who suddenly stepped forward. Ferreira is not very fast, but he is fit and has a good sense of assist. This time his sudden forward was to give Portugal a local advantage on the right flank.

After Ferreira got the ball, he went straight down with the ball, and then knocked the ball back to the feet of Deco at the top of the penalty area. Zagorakis' marking of Deco was very successful in this game, and Deco never got easy space to get the ball and handle the ball throughout. At this time, Deco, who realized Zagorakis, did not come by himself, but knocked his heel and gave it to the feet of Lao Lei, who had been inserted diagonally from behind.

At the front of the big penalty area, Lao Lei carried the football horizontally. After two consecutive wall collisions with Figo and Pauletta in the middle, he keenly found the gap between Capucis and Fissath. Old Ray poked his toes abruptly as he went, and shoved the ball behind Capucis, where Simão was already in his position. After receiving Lao Lei's stabbing pass, Simang rolled the ball directly without stopping the ball and passed the football to the front goal.

Pauletta's fall in front of the goal was also timely, but his tackle was accurately judged by Nikopolidis and firmly pressed under him. Although the offensive did not work, Scolari's set-up paid off and Portugal's attack began to become more and more aggressive. However, Greece are not without the ability to fight back, and they can still play counter-attacks that threaten the Portuguese goal.

And there is a very important reason for this, because the front court of the Portuguese national team does not have the counter-attacking and defensive ability of Porto's front court. In the high pressing, Porto's front court appeared more positive and tacit. And that's something that Portugal doesn't have, after all, you can't ask pure defensive players like Figo and Simão to do so well on the defensive end.

The situation between the two sides on the pitch was stalemate for a while, although Portugal had the advantage, but the advantage in the situation was not enough to convert into a scoring advantage. Greece's tenacious defence was able to block Portugal's shots at every critical moment. Like a lonely boat in the sea, although it is swaying with the wind and waves, it can always hold on to it in a pinch.

So far, the situation in the second half has been relatively flat. Although both sides have occasionally been able to create crises, they have been uneventful overall. In the 67th minute of the second half, Portugal made another chance. Lao Lei swam to the left side this time, and after playing a two-on-one cooperation with Simão on the left side, he went directly to the bottom with the ball. Facing Kapsis, Old Ray began to step on his bicycle.

Keep running his feet over the football, one, two, three..., and Kapsis is stepping back, looking very cautious. After reaching the edge of the penalty area, Lao Lei flicked the outside of his left foot out, and then began to accelerate down. Kapuses's reaction was to immediately stick to Lao Lei, firmly stuck the inside line, did not give Lao Lei any internal lines, and at the same time paid attention to guarding against Lao Lei's possible cross line.

Lao Lei rushed directly to the bottom line with the ball without slowing down, and did not slow down until he reached the bottom line. This is very abnormal, and it makes Kapwis very vigilant. At this time, suddenly Lao Lei once again used his original stunt Φ trick, which was used in high-speed running, and it was difficult for the defender to notice. Kapsis was also hit this time, and by the time he found that the football under Lao Lei's feet was missing, it was already too late, and Lao Lei had already started to overtake from the outside road from the acceleration.

Lao Lei accelerated from outside the baseline, overtook Kapsis, and directly entered the Greek penalty area. After touching the football, he flicked the outside of his right foot and then jumped lightly, widening the angle of his shot and letting go of Dras's sliding tackle. Immediately afterwards, Lao Lei made another powerful volley. This time, although Nicopolidis tried his best to pounce on the football, he did not let the football go directly into the net. But the force was so great that he couldn't hold the football, and it bounced back to the edge of the box.

This time Pauletta showed his sense of the goalscorer and appeared in front of goal in time to keep the ball out of the Greek door with the arch of his foot. 2:1, in the 68th minute of the second half, Portugal finally completed the comeback and led Greece for the first time in this game.

“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL！！！ Pauletta was where he should have been, and a clever follow-up shot gave Portugal the lead. Reima's previous breakthrough with the ball became the highlight of this attack. With an assist, a goal, the debut of our new core was a perfect palmares! In the next 10 years, Portugal will not need to worry about the core of the organization! ”

After the successful comeback, Portuguese fans finally let go of the heart they had been hanging. They cheered and celebrated the hard-earned goal. Scolari on the sidelines also roared loudly with excitement, and the white-haired old man's heart has been under tremendous pressure during this game time.

By the time Portugal had taken the lead, 99 per cent of the games had already been over. Portugal can safely take it back and play without having to press it hard. Greece, on the other hand, will not fight back with all its might, after all, this is only the first group game, not the final game related to promotion. In case they go all out and get more goals from Portugal, that is a possibility that they will have to consider.

Given their attacking prowess, Greece know they won't get a lot of clean sheets. If the goal difference advantage comes out at the end of the group stage, it will be very bad for Greece, which is something they have to consider. And not getting points on Portugal, that's okay with them. Spain and Russia, the two opponents who are their main opponents for qualification.

So because of this situation, the surprise of this game started to become more flat after Portugal overtook it. Neither side had any intention of stepping up the attack, and the game was played until the end of the 90 minutes. Portugal finally won a somewhat difficult victory over Greece in the opening game thanks to goals from Lao Lei and Pauletta.

Although this game was won without danger, Portugal was dissatisfied with such a game.

The next day's Sport newspaper showed the following sentence, "I don't see any other Portuguese players except Remaia." (To be continued......)