Chapter 618 Ronaldo Hat-Trick

After Bruno returned to the most familiar position in the middle, Portugal's attack began to pick up again.

In the 71st minute of the game, Bruno broke through Alba with a continuous bicycle kick, and then he passed the ball into the penalty area. Ronaldo's header was slightly higher than the crossbar.

The game continued. Portugal's offensive on the field was very strong, but it was always a little short of scoring.

Time passed by minute by minute, and in a blink of an eye it was 80 minutes. There were only ten minutes left in the whole game. Even if the injury time was added, Portugal only had a little over ten minutes left.

During this period, the head coaches of both teams were constantly changing their troops, and both teams used up all three substitutions. Portugal replaced Guedes with Andre Silva to continue to strengthen the attack, while Spain replaced David Silva and Diego Costa, the goal scorer, with Vazquez and Aspas, which was also an adjustment on the offensive end.

In the 80th minute of the game, the score on the field was still 2:3, and Portugal needed a goal to equalize the score.

Portugal was completely out of defense at this time, and it can be said that they came out in full force.

For Portugal, 2:3 and 2:4 are the same, both are going to lose the game. And once they lose this game with Spain, it basically means that Portugal has withdrawn from the competition for the first place in the group.

Do you expect Morocco and Iran to stop Spain?

At this time, you can only attack desperately!

What if you score?

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In the 85th minute of the game, Portugal got a free kick in the frontcourt.

This free kick is more than 40 meters away from the goal position, which is not suitable for a direct free kick, so Ronaldo did not take the penalty, but went to the penalty area to prepare for the header.

Including Pepe and Fonte, two central defenders, as many as eight Portuguese players squeezed into the Spanish penalty area.

Bruno passed the ball into the penalty area, and Ronaldo's header was firmly held by goalkeeper De Gea, and then he kicked a big foot towards Portugal's half, and Spain launched a quick counterattack.

"This is Spain's counterattack opportunity!" the Spanish commentator shouted, "Four against two! Spain's chance to score!"

At this moment, in Portugal's backcourt, there were only two defensive players, Cedric and Guerrero.

Isco dribbled forward at high speed, Cedric went to defend him, and before getting close, Isco passed the ball out, Aspas held Guerrero, knocked the ball, and passed the ball to Thiago.

"Single-handed!"

Thiago, who received the ball, dribbled forward and went straight into the penalty area.

Santos' face turned pale, and he was confused and panicked. He had done everything he could, but was it really impossible to turn the tables?

Portuguese goalkeeper Patricio abandoned the goal and attacked.

Thiago pretended to pass the ball to Vazquez who came up to meet him, tricking Patricio into falling to the ground to save the ball, then he pulled the ball back, and then faced the huge empty goal and pushed it lightly.

"Empty goal - Thiago! Shoot!"

"It's over! Everything is over!" The Spanish commentator shouted with relief.

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Thiago has turned around, opened his arms, and is ready to celebrate the goal.

His teammates are also running towards him, ready to celebrate the goal.

Once this ball goes in, it will completely kill the game!

Then, the Spanish commentator's eyes widened, and a red figure desperately chased back. When he saw Thiago shooting, he fell to the ground and slid, throwing his body out!

"Oh my God! Bruno!" The Portuguese commentator shouted.

Everyone saw that Portugal's No. 8 fell to the ground and slid, and before the ball almost crossed the goal line, he swept the ball and shoveled it out.

At this time, if there were Spanish players in front of the goal, they could easily push and complete the supplementary shot. But there were no Spanish players in front of the goal!

The Spanish players were sure that the ball would go in, and they were all preparing to celebrate. Vazquez, who was supposed to be in that position, was running back, and just turned his head to look at Thiago who had scored the goal. Then he did not hear the referee blow the whistle to indicate that the goal was valid, but made a gesture to continue the game. When he turned his head again, he saw Bruno rushing up, rushing to the football, and sweeping the football to the front court with a big foot.

F**K!

Santos punched hard on the sidelines, and swore only because he was venting his emotions after surviving the disaster, and was excited about Bruno's rescue.

Beside him, assistant coach Iridio Val was also excited and yelled: "Bruno saved Portugal!"

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Santos looked at the field, and after Bruno completed the last embarrassing clearance, he was tired and lay on the ground, gasping for breath.

He tried his best in the sprint-like defense just now.

"Well done!" Santos waved his fist and shouted loudly.

"This is a world-class goal-line rescue!" Andy Gray shouted, "Everyone gave up, only Bruno didn't give up, he completed a crucial rescue! Although Portugal may still lose today's game, his rescue ensured that Portugal only lost one goal and still retained a glimmer of hope for the top spot in the group!"

"It's not over yet! Not yet! Counterattack! Portugal's counterattack!" His commentary partner next to him suddenly shouted.

Bruno's somewhat awkward clearance was sent to the front field, but it did not go out of the sideline. Guerrero hooked the ball back before the ball was about to go out of the sideline, and then ran with the ball.

"Portugal's counterattack! They haven't given up yet. What are the Spanish players doing? Why don't they go back to defense?!"

The Spanish players just thought that the ball would definitely go in. The players in the front court were preparing to celebrate. Some of the players in the back court ran over to celebrate together, and some stood in place, raising their arms and cheering. Alba, who played as a right back today, even celebrated with Busquets next to him, and then heard goalkeeper De Gea scream: "Damn it! Go back to defense! Go back to defense! Go back to defense!"

It was not until this time that the Spanish players panicked and went back to defense.

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Pique rushed out from his own half, and he rushed directly to Guerrero who had the ball, with a very fierce flying tackle.

Guerrero was startled, he jumped up directly and avoided the flying tackle, but before he jumped, he had knocked the ball to Joao Mario who came to meet him.

Joao Mario looked up and saw a large area of ​​space in front. Spanish goalkeeper De Gea was panicking and commanding the broken defense line. Captain Cristiano Ronaldo, Andre Silva and Quaresma were all shooting at the same time and desperately advancing.

Joao Mario suddenly kicked the ball in front of the three people's sprinting direction.

There was no one there now. Just when everyone was trying to judge which one could receive the ball first, or when Ramos, the only central defender in the Spanish penalty area, rushed out to clear the ball first, a running red figure appeared in the TV camera!

It was Quaresma, the oldest of the three!

"Oh my God! It's Quaresma! He's like a red lightning!" The Portuguese commentator exclaimed.

Although Quaresma is the oldest of the three and his physical fitness has never been very good, he has just come on as a substitute and is in good physical condition. Although he is not known for his fast speed, his explosive power is amazing. Everyone saw that Quaresma was like a 100-meter flying man, overtaking Cristiano Ronaldo and others and catching up with the ball.

Ramos rushed up. He was now the last line of defense in front of the Spanish goal besides the goalkeeper.

Santos clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. He was a little panicked.

For Portugal, Quaresma was a god-like existence. When he was in good shape, he could surpass Ronaldo; but when he was not in good shape, it was simply a disaster!

I don’t know how Quaresma, who just came on as a substitute, was doing?

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“The ball was separated! Beautiful!” the Portuguese commentator shouted, “Uh, it was too big!”

Quaresma faced Ramos who rushed over, poked the ball with his toes, and the ball rolled past Ramos. He twisted his waist and passed from the other side: the ball was separated!

Santos was also surprised and excited. He didn’t expect that this kid didn’t lose the chain at the critical moment.

Then his heart was clenched. Quaresma poked the ball with great force. The ball was now rolling towards the goal, and the Spanish goalkeeper De Gea had already attacked.

At this time, Quaresma once again showed everyone what explosive power is. His legs seemed to have motors, and he caught up with the ball again after two rubs.

"One-on-one!" The commentator shouted, "Quaresma!"

The Portuguese fans all stood up, they didn't dare to breathe, looking at the Spanish goal, and the Spanish fans in front of the TV were almost desperate.

At this time, Quaresma could shoot directly, or he could pass the Spanish goalkeeper De Gea and shoot into the empty goal. Anyway, the Spanish goal was in danger.

Santos was even more panicked. Quaresma's shooting success rate... Don't think that one-on-one balls are easy to score.

Then, everyone saw Quaresma knock the ball sideways without any hesitation.

"Shoot - pass! Cristiano Ronaldo! Shoot! Goal!" The Portuguese commentator shouted, "Selfless Quaresma! He did not choose to shoot himself, but selflessly assisted Cristiano Ronaldo, giving his teammates the opportunity to perform a hat trick!"

At this point, the Portuguese commentator suddenly paused. He realized something and shouted in a louder voice: "3:3! 3:3! 3:3! Portugal tied the score!"

Andy Gray also burst out with great passion at this time: "3:3! The Portuguese captain performed a hat trick! Portugal tied Spain!"

In the stands of the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, after a moment of silence, there was a huge and crazy cheer!

A miracle happened!

It was like a thunderclap!