Chapter 148: Defeat
Costa's goal not only allowed Porto to equalize, but also made Porto's players have a strong greed for victory. Equaliser, overtake, overtake, equaliser, after this twist and turn of the game, the confidence of the Porto players was fully built. At the same time, Porto's current dominance on the pitch makes them believe that they have every chance of winning the game, and the defeat against La Liga giants Real Madrid can not make them competitive. The competitive spirit as an athlete is coming up, and tonight is the time for us to make a name for ourselves, and maybe that's what all the Porto players are thinking at this time.
However, everything was too much, because of the time constraints, the Porto players, who were too eager to win, lacked a bit of composure in attack and in dealing with details. And this kind of slightly rough attack is half the effort, and it is easy for the opponent to seize the opportunity to counterattack. And Lao Lei was also carried away by the desire to win for a while, lost his previous ability to observe calmly, and failed to detect the problems that appeared in Porto at this moment. Mourinho on the sidelines also observed this bad hair, and just wanted to come to the sidelines to give some instructions, but in the end he was a step too slow.
In the 88th minute of the second half, Maniche's slightly impatient long-range shot was blocked by Elgra's back, and Beckham was very aggressive in scrambling to entangle the old ray. Zidane, who was on the side, took advantage of this opportunity to get the football, and then quickly dribbled the ball forward. At this time, Porto's backline was too high, and it was a good opportunity for Real Madrid to counterattack. Lao Lei actively chased back, and finally chased Zidane near the center circle. And Zidane did not entangle with him. The football was distributed to Beckham, who came up to support him. Beckham's long pass came into play again, and the ball found Figo in front with precision.
Face Valente. Figo made a beautiful stoppage to meet Beckham's pass. Sticking out of his right shoulder, the ball jumped up again and flew past Valente. And Figo also took advantage of this opportunity to speed up from Valente's side, and Valente gritted his teeth and forcibly reversed his center of gravity and hurriedly chased after him. Seeing that Figo was about to cut inside to shoot, Valente's tackle from behind the side did not reach the football, but brought down Figo. Real Madrid were awarded a free-kick from 28 yards from a good angle, while Valente also received a yellow card. It was also the first yellow card of the game.
Porto's frantic attack, instead of winning a goal for themselves, gave the opponent a very good chance to kill. During the suspension of the game, Lao Lei finally came out of the hot state of his brain at this time and knew the mistake he had just made. The desire to beat Real Madrid made it impossible for Lao Lei to clearly analyze the changes in the situation on the field, which is a taboo at the heart of the organization, and he could not read the game clearly. And as the brain of Porto, Lao Lei's chaos also completely led to Porto's disorder. But now is not the time to regret it. Lao Ray picked up his spirits and returned to the penalty area to help the team defend.
The free-kick was undoubtedly a good opportunity for David Beckham to make up for the disappointment of hitting the crossbar once in the game. And Porto for this free kick. It was also like a big enemy, and everyone returned to their own half to defend. And Real Madrid did not make any cover-ups, only Beckham stood alone in front of the football. It's clear that he will be punished.
David Beckham's last brilliant free-kick left a deep impression on Bea. At this time, he was also a little bit of a cup, and he was very nervous about arranging his teammates' walls and standings. There are no surprises in terms of timing. This will be the last time Real Madrid attack. The Porto fans booed Beckham and put pressure on him. With the referee's whistle, Beckham's full moon cutlass was unsheathed again and flew towards Porto's door with a deadly charm.
The agitation of the two teams in the penalty area from the beginning has now stopped, because the ball is clearly going straight to the goal, not a pass. Lao Lei watched the trajectory of the football flight in the crowd, and he suddenly had some bad premonitions in his heart. Under the watchful eyes of the whole field, the ball flew straight to the bottom right corner of the goal, landed in front of the goal line and then continued to fly towards the goal with a small bounce.
There was nothing more that could be done about the ball, and the ball bounced off and jumped over Bea's hand and flew into the goal. 4:3, Beckham's free kick in the 89th minute helped Real Madrid exceed the score again, which was a stunning goal. The Dragon Stadium, which had been booing the sky just now, suddenly fell silent and fell into a dead silence. Real Madrid's players and bench went crazy and they celebrated the goal with excitement. Real Madrid's players surrounded Beckham, and even for these superstars, winning such a tight game was a great thing to be thankful for. And Queiroz fell directly to his knees, clenched his fists and roared, venting his hysteria after being under great pressure.
Some Porto players faced this result, lying on the ground weakly, from winning with confidence to being killed by the opponent by one goal, the sharp gap in a short period of time made them unable to accept it for a while. In front of the door, Baia knelt on the ground and slapped the ground fiercely, expressing his remorse. Valente and the others stood in the restricted area, their heads bowed and silent. And Lao Lei rubbed his waist, looking at the Real Madrid players who were celebrating wildly, his eyes were full of remorse and self-blame. If he can clearly find out what is wrong with the situation on the field and make adjustments, it is estimated that Real Madrid will not be so easy to get such a free kick opportunity, at least it is not a problem to keep a draw.
When the game resumed, the demoralized Porto players did not create a miracle. In the end, after Lao Lei's helpless long-range shot was high above the crossbar, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game. Real Madrid played a fierce and exciting game with a high score of 4:3 against Porto away from home, and finally won a valuable victory with Beckham's free-kick. After the game, Real Madrid came from behind, winning both games and accumulating 6 points, jumping to the top of Group F. At the same time, due to Marseille's away challenge to Partizan Belgrade, the two sides exchanged blanks, and Porto still ranked second in Group F with a 3-point advantage.
After the Porto players eased their negativity, they approached Real Madrid's superstars to exchange jerseys. And Zidane and others are familiar with this game, and the strength of the Porto players is recognized, and they are happy to exchange jerseys with them. The Porto fans in the stands, after coming to their senses under the call of the live DJ, also cheered up their players with their own applause. Regardless of the result, his team had played well enough against Real Madrid, and there was a chance of victory. This kind of performance has exceeded their pre-match expectations, and they are sincerely proud of their players.
Lao Lei and Ronaldo exchanged jerseys, and when they saw the somewhat lost Lao Lei, the alien who scored twice in this game, comforted: "Reima, you have played very well in this game." ”
Lao Lei took off his jersey, looked at Ronaldo, who comforted him, and said stubbornly: "Ronnie, the next victory must be us." Although the other party is his friend, Lao Lei does not want to accept the comfort of the other party, especially when the other party is the winner and he is the loser. Although he blamed himself a little, Lao Lei was not unaffordable, and he quickly broke away from the self-blame. At the same time, he also burst out a strong desire to win for the next encounter.
Looking at the confidence and strong desire to win in Lao Lei's eyes, Ronaldo smiled. He also knew that Lao Lei was out of the way, and he also refused to admit defeat, and he responded without showing weakness: "No, we will win next time." The two looked at each other for a moment, laughed at each other, hugged each other, and said goodbye.
At this time, Mourinho, after shaking hands with Queiroz, also came to the field to comfort his players. He came up to Old Lei and asked, "Lei Ma, have you found out where you made a mistake?" ”
"Hmm", Lao Lei nodded his head and seriously admitted his mistake: "I was too anxious to recognize the situation on the field in time." Lao Lei thought about it at this time, and he also felt that his self-confidence during this period of time was too inflated, and his feelings on the court were easy to fluctuate, so he needed to calm down.
Seeing that his disciple clearly recognized his mistake, Mourinho nodded with relief. Although it seems that the reason for the final kill was Valente's failed tackle, the real essence was the mistake of Lao Lei's core and brain in judging the situation. Thankfully, this game is only a group game, which is not very crucial for Porto, and such mistakes are tolerable. Taking advantage of this opportunity to let Lao Lei eat a trench and grow wise, Mourinho feels that this is not unacceptable.
"Head, next time we must win." Immediately afterwards, Lao Lei said to Mourinho in a firm tone.
Looking at Lao Lei's firm eyes, Mourinho nodded with satisfaction again, patted Lao Lei's shoulder and said, "Of course." I will never allow us to fall twice in the same place. Okay, let's go and thank the fans. “
The whole Porto team shook hands and bowed to the Porto fans in the stands. And the fans of Porto also returned the favor with louder applause. In such an atmosphere, Porto seems to have matured a little bit again and improved a little bit.
In order to make this defeat the nourishment for Porto's growth, Mourinho still put up enough shelves in the dressing room to express his own anger, and finally asked the players to write a post-match impression to themselves.
However, at the press conference, Mourinho did his best to praise his players: "My players have done their best, we were just one step away from victory. But football is like that, full of uncertainty. ”
In the major newspapers the next day, the 4:3 goal battle between Real Madrid and Porto also became the focus of the report. (To be continued......)