"Beep~"

With the piñata whistle of the referee on duty, Luke De Jong kicked the football placed at the kick-off point to Van Kerry outside the center circle, and the sky above the Nizhny Novgorod Arena ignited again Fanatical competition atmosphere, loud shouts like a mountain and a tsunami

"aoaooaooaoaooaoaooaooaoooo——"

After receiving the football, Van Kerry was not affected by the atmosphere of the scene. He directly handed the ball to Van der Beek in the midfield, and then the latter handed it to the central defender Van Dijk. The overall formation spread out, making full use of the width of the field to organize the attack.

Portugal, which was lagging behind, quickly calmed down after a 15-minute break and strictly followed the tactics laid out by head coach Santos.

Van Kerry did not participate in the midfield offensive organization. The Dutch team's offense in the second half made full use of the relatively good passing ability of the two full-backs to deliver cannonballs to Van Kerry and Luke De Jong in the penalty area.

Portuguese central defenders Fonte and Pepe find it difficult to defend against a player like Van Kerry in one-on-one situations, but the two wingers are very experienced in taking the ball. Even if they are occasionally in a bad position, they can still pass through the subtle details. Small actions make up for the shortcomings.

Van Carey, who frequently grabbed favorable positions, was affected by Wundt or Pepe in his take-off in the penalty area. As a result, he was unable to fully adjust the aim of his header, so that his header missed the goal post.

Although the consecutive headers did not result in a goal, the Portuguese coach Santos stood in the home team's coaching area with his brows furrowed, feeling more and more pressure.

Van Carey continuously grabbed the landing spot, which shows that he is in very good condition and accurately judges the landing spot of the football. The fact that Wundt and Pepe can complete the defense temporarily does not mean that they will be able to complete the defense in the future.

In the final analysis, the pressure brought by continuous defense is still a bit unbearable.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who is at the front of the line, is very troubled. He wants to return to the 30-meter defense zone to assist his teammates in defense, but he thinks that his physical fitness has declined due to age, and the problems caused by continuous strengthening of running are huge. When the time comes, physical fitness If not, the team will have no other players who can turn the tide.

No one expected that the Dutch team would go on an offensive frenzy at the beginning of the second half, and once conducted an offensive drill in the Portuguese defensive half.

"aoaooaoaooaoaoaooaoooo——"

The Dutch fans in the audience were ecstatic, and with the participation of the Chinese fans and neutral fans, the chants were like a mountain roaring and a tsunami, resounding throughout the stadium, and lasting.

In the 52nd minute of the game, Van Aanholt sent a high-quality cross from the left at 45 degrees. Van Carey, who was grabbing the lead, was closely guarded by Wundt with his header and then accelerated to Pepe. Leap high in front of you and head towards the ball.

The power of the football that changes its trajectory is very powerful. Patricio, who was standing in the middle of the goal, reacted very quickly subconsciously. He jumped to the right and raised his right hand upwards, just in time to knock the football flying toward the goal over the crossbar and out of the baseline.

"wowowowowowowooooo——"

After about half a second, the Portuguese fans' frightened exclamations rang out over the Nizhny Novgorod Arena.

If it weren't for Patricio's divine help, Luke De Jong's header from the front of the small penalty area would have been scored with a high probability.

Fortunately, fortunately!

"Luc de Jong looks great! Patricio made a great save!"

He Wei, the commentator of China 5 Channel, raised his voice twice and shouted with excitement:"This is the closest attack that both sides have created at the beginning of the second half of this game! It's a pity, it's just a little bit different!"

Luke de Jong, who missed the follow-up ball, put his head in his hands and looked up to the sky with a sigh. Van Carey turned around and patted him on the shoulder:"The top of the ball is very beautiful, but I'm just a little unlucky. Come on! There will still be opportunities, so keep up the good work!"

Head coach Van Basten bared his teeth and frowned, and cursed very depressedly:"Damn it! This reaction is so fucking amazing!"

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Santos, who was still frightened, realized that a substitution was imminent. With the current situation of defensive players, defending would not have any good effect. Instead of dying slowly, it was better to take the initiative!

With a big wave of his hand, he signaled veteran Quaresma and other offensive players to go to the warm-up area to warm up and come back in five minutes.

The quality of Van Aanholt's corner kick was not as good as the previous cross. The football was pushed out by Cristiano Ronaldo. Dumfries, who was guarding the outside, shot the ball furiously. Affected by his footwork, the kicked football flew directly into the air. Towards the second floor bleachers.

Five minutes later, at the 59th minute of the game, Portugal made the first adjustment of the game.

Veteran Quaresma replaced João Mario, who performed unsatisfactorily, and the 442 position formation became 433.

With Quaresma coming on as a substitute, Portugal's offense has improved significantly, and its efficiency has also increased a lot. Ronaldo has become more free, and he has continued to get shooting opportunities due to his erratic position.

Unfortunately, his shooting touch was obviously not as good as at the beginning of the first half. One shot in the penalty area missed the left goal post, and the other was a sudden shot at the front of the penalty area that was rejected by the quick-reacting Cillessen. outside the door.

Portugal created a threat by replacing offensive players, and Dutch coach Van Basten had a faint urge to make substitutions.

So he asked Babel, Robben, Sneijder, Frenkie de Jong and other offensive players to warm up and wait for the call.

This scene happened to be captured by the on-site director, and was also seen by Portuguese coach Santos.

His wise eyes turned slightly, and he probably guessed what Van Basten wanted to do.

But Santos didn't care at all, or he had no choice. The score was behind, and the top priority was to equalize the score and restore the sluggish morale.

Another attack failed. Portugal switched from offense to defense. While restricting Van Carey, they quickly returned to their own half and waited for the Netherlands to attack.

"aoaooaooaoaooaoaooaoo——"

Dutch fans, Chinese fans and neutral fans once again created a high-spirited and fanatical atmosphere over the Nizhny Novgorod Arena.

After multiple passes, the football came to the feet of Bergwijn on the right side of the attack. As Van Carey and Luke De Jong entered the Portuguese penalty area, the Portuguese defensive players focused on the penalty area.

At this moment, right back Dumfries suddenly accelerated and advanced along the right sideline. Bergwijn pushed hard with the arch of his right foot, and the football quickly rolled against the ground towards Dumfries' path.

It was difficult for Guerrero to turn around and chase Dumfries, who had already been fully charged. What he could do was to chase diagonally back and block the inside lane that Dumfries might take.

As for the outside pass, he can only let it go.

Dumfries, who was running, glanced at the position of his teammates in the penalty area and made a pass when the football was still ten meters away from the baseline.

In fact, for a full-back like him who is not particularly good at footwork, it doesn't matter whether he looks at his teammates or not. Anyway, the quality will not be too high.

Whether it was Luke De Jong at the front or Van Kerry in the middle, they both overshot.

Van Basten, who was standing in the visiting team coach's command area, shook his head. If he had known this was the case, he might as well have used Hartbauer, who was a stronger crosser.

However, Fan Carey, who had slightly overrun, did not give up. He braked suddenly on the spot, raised his right foot under Wundt's incredible eyes, and leaned his upper body forward, trying to lift the right foot that was raised backward as much as possible.

Excellent flexibility shows unexpected miraculous effects at this time!

The on-site director's picture happened to follow the football to the middle of the penalty area. Fan Carey was seen lifting his right foot very high back, and his heel knocked the football, which had dropped to the height of an ordinary person's chest, towards the goal.

The football, which was knocked into the goal by Van Carey's right heel, flew towards the left side of the goal. Portuguese goalkeeper Patricio did not expect that Van Carey would come up with such a move like Ibrahimovic's scorpion tail, and did not react enough. , coupled with the fact that Van Carey's unconventional shot in front of the goal was very close, only a few meters away, and the body's reaction could not keep up with his consciousness.

The talent [Innate sense of the ball] and the passive skill [Dragon Swinging Tail] played a crucial role at this moment. They flew towards the left side of the goal along the route he had planned in advance, until they hit the snow-white net...

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