Chapter 619 The Decisive Moment

"Cristiano Ronaldo! Ronaldo! Ah...ah..." The commentator lost his voice for a moment, and then reacted, "Ah! Portugal scored a goal, the goal was scored by Cristiano Ronaldo, this is his third goal in this game, Portugal tied with Spain!"

"The goal was scored by Cristiano Ronaldo, this is really unexpected, this ball was originally a counterattack by Spain against Portugal, it was a goal opportunity for Spain, but who would have thought that Bruno completed a world-class goal line rescue, and then Portugal launched a counterattack, Cristiano Ronaldo performed a hat trick, helping Portugal to equalize the score!"

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After scoring the goal, Ronaldo did not celebrate immediately, but was stunned. He stared at the football in the net, and then his head seemed to explode: I got a hat trick! I got a hat trick in the World Cup against Spain!

Then, Ronaldo started running. He rushed to the corner flag area for the third time in the game, jumped high, and turned in the air.

SIU!

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Seeing Ronaldo perform a hat trick, Santos subconsciously raised his arms to celebrate, but his expression was weird, with surprise, Ronaldo really did not live up to my trust in you!

In the Spanish coaching booth, the facial expression of Spanish acting head coach Hierro first froze, and then he was furious: "Asshole, asshole, why is no one defending? What the hell are those guys doing?"

Finally, after cursing, Hierro sighed, he was tired, sad, and even a little numb. Who would have thought that Bruno could perform a goal line clearance? Who would have thought that Portugal's counterattack this time was so efficient?

Is there any justice in this!

The commentator was excited.

"Cristiano Ronaldo scored a very beautiful outside-of-the-foot volley! 3:3! Portugal equalized the score, incredible!"

"Bruno cleared the ball on the goal line to launch a counterattack, Quaresma selflessly assisted, Cristiano Ronaldo shot, Portugal's counterattack was like lightning, efficient and deadly!"

"Cristiano Ronaldo performed his first hat trick in the World Cup finals! He is the ninth player to perform a hat trick in the World Cup finals, and the second Portuguese to perform a hat trick in the World Cup. Previously, Pauleta performed a hat trick in the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup!"

"Today's game is so interesting. In the first half, Cristiano Ronaldo scored a goal at the beginning of the game, which changed the situation of the game. And before the end of the second half, he scored the third goal of the game, which is also very likely to be the equalizer!"

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This goal was completely unexpected for Santos. He had already accepted the reality of losing in his heart.

Santos was just thinking and worrying about how Portugal should play in the next few minutes. Now, he found that this problem was solved at once.

Moreover, Santos immediately captured the impact of this goal on Spain.

It can be said that after the outstanding performance in the second half and the reversal of the score, the whole Spanish team was probably thinking about the game being decided, how Spain should win the game at the lowest cost, and how to play the next game to ensure the first place in the group.

However, when the game was about to end and the victory was about to be won, Portugal scored. This dealt a great blow to the morale and confidence of the Spanish players.

This kind of blow is not something that can be recovered in a short time by the head coach shouting a few words on the sidelines and howling a few times.

Take advantage of your illness to kill you.

Santos immediately made adjustments and continued to attack. Taking advantage of the low morale and chaos of the Spanish, he pressed out to attack. Regardless of whether he could score, he had to show his momentum.

At this time, if Portugal could show his momentum, it would be another psychological weight for the Spanish.

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After the game resumed, Portugal continued to actively press forward and frequently put pressure on the Spanish goal.

This offensive momentum was very sudden and fierce, which made Spain very uncomfortable.

"Portugal suddenly accelerated the rhythm. They now have the initiative on the field, and Spain is actually pressed in the half court."

Seeing Portugal press forward to attack, Hierro was not surprised but happy. In his opinion, Portugal did not honestly play defensive counterattacks when tying the score, but pressed forward to attack. This was simply a brain-dead behavior.

He didn't know why the experienced Santos did this, but Hierro immediately realized that this was an opportunity for him and Spain.

As long as Spain grasped one or two of the gaps in the backcourt of Portugal, Spain would still be the winner of this game.

However, soon, Hierro wilted. He realized that he was wrong, because Spain was suppressed by Portugal and was a little breathless.

Spain's head coach Hierro shouted loudly on the sidelines, directing the team to play. He asked the team to "cheer up", "there is still time", "go for the goal - go for it", but it was useless.

Spain, which has offensive talents such as Aspas, Isco, and Vazquez, fell into a very passive situation. They were confused in their thinking, impatient in their movements, and chaotic in their play. Portugal, with its morale soaring, continuously threatened Spain's goal.

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In the 88th minute of the game, Bruno formed a beautiful triangle pass attack with Joao Mario and Quaresma in the midfield, and finally suddenly passed the ball to the right side. Cedric cut inside and pretended to pass it to Ronaldo, but it was sent to the left side. Guerrero suddenly cut into the penalty area and shot at a small angle. The ball almost went out of the bottom line close to the post.

Spain's goalkeeper De Gea yelled anxiously. He was very dissatisfied with the chaos and passivity of the team's defense and was very nervous.

After all, Spain's strength is there. They also had a very threatening counterattack. Thiago suddenly kicked the ball 30 meters away from the goal. The surgical pass tore through Portugal's defense. Aspas fell to the ground and shot. The ball also went out close to the post, just a millimeter away from the goal.

However, Portugal immediately responded.

A minute later, Bruno was knocked to the ground by Busquets when he cut inside with the ball, and Portugal got a chance for a free kick in the frontcourt.

Portugal's captain Cristiano Ronaldo took the penalty kick, and the ball he shot hit the goal, which once again made the Spanish fans sweat.

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As time went on, the situation remained deadlocked. Both Spain and Portugal began to realize that the game should end in a draw.

For both sides, this was a result that they could barely accept.

The players on the field also felt it very clearly. After fighting for an hour and a half, their physical strength was almost exhausted, and the rhythm on the field gradually slowed down. Even the fans of the two teams in the stands began to stop shouting.

Portugal controlled the ball, and Spain still kept pressing on the midline, making it difficult for Portugal to send the ball to the frontcourt.

As soon as Joao Mario got the ball, he was immediately disturbed by Koke. Just when he was thinking about passing it back to his teammates on the back line, he suddenly saw Bruno running back from the front and raised his right hand to ask for the ball. Moreover, his running route was just staggered with Koke's pressing, so he could pass it out.

Joao Mario certainly did not hesitate any longer, and immediately passed the ball to Bruno's feet.

Stopping the ball and turning around, Bruno seemed to have expected that there was no defensive player behind him.

Turning around, Bruno immediately rushed forward with the ball.

Vazquez, who was closest to him, ran over first, and behind him was left-back Nacho.

Bruno did not wait for Nacho to get close, and quickly passed the ball horizontally to Andre Silva's feet, and immediately sprinted forward at the fastest speed.

As soon as Andre Silva stopped the ball, he immediately saw Bruno sprinting quickly, and felt the Spanish player approaching quickly, and immediately passed the ball over the top, sending the ball directly to the front, letting Bruno chase.

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"Portugal launched another attack from the right."

"Bruno's efforts were still on this side. He was competing with Nacho in speed."

"Bruno was very fast and caught up with Nacho. The two chased the ball at the same time."

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The Portuguese fans in the stands were also shocked by this sudden change and cheered loudly.

Although Bruno had an advantage in speed and more physical strength, there was still a distance between the two just now, and Nacho was obviously a very determined player. He chased desperately and had a secret pulling action in his hand.

But Bruno couldn't care about these. His only thought now was to catch up with the ball.

But Nacho was right next to him. How could he stop the ball after catching up?

Nacho was right next to him. If Bruno stopped at his feet, he would be directly entangled by Nacho next, so he decided to stop the ball behind him. At least there was no defensive player behind him at this time, giving him more room for error.

The whole thought is long, but in fact, it was just a moment. Bruno reacted, judging the trajectory and landing point of the ball, kicked out his right foot first, and met the falling football, subconsciously controlling the angle of his sole and calf.

Soon, Bruno felt the weight of the ball from the sole of his foot. It hit Bruno's sole while falling, changed direction, passed the left side of Bruno's shoulder, and fell between him and Nacho.

This sudden change made Nacho, who was the first to bear the brunt, confused: What happened? Why did he stop the ball like this?

But obviously Bruno did not give him enough time to react. After stopping the ball, Bruno quickly stopped and changed direction.