Chapter 620: The Ultimate Kill!
Nacho also reacted quickly, changing from the original sprint to an emergency stop. While turning around and changing direction, he also reached out to pull Bruno. No matter what, he could not let him catch the ball.
Unexpectedly, as soon as his hand reached out, Bruno suddenly threw out his right hand with force, and slapped his hand directly with a snap, throwing his entire left hand out, and his foot suddenly slipped, He lost his balance and fell to the grass. He watched helplessly as Bruno caught up with the ball, dunked his right foot, and led the ball into the penalty area.
"Nice stop!"
"On Portugal's right wing, Bruno made a very good stop and got rid of Nacho!"
"Let's see how he handles it this time..."
"Facing Busquets, Bruno planned to pass through again, but he did not pass by and passed back to the front of the penalty area..."
"Cristiano Ronaldo followed up and hit the goal directly..."
"The angle was too right and goalkeeper De Gea blocked the ball..."
"The ball did not fly far and was still in the penalty area..."
"Bruno..."
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When the ball blocked by De Gea flew towards him, Bruno was suddenly stunned.
too suddenly!
He originally thought Ronaldo could score, but he didn't expect De Gea to save it, and the ball flew towards him. At that moment, his whole mind suddenly went blank, and he just subconsciously stopped the ball with his foot. For a moment.
The ball was not very powerful, and Bruno stopped in front of him. He felt that the air around him seemed to be condensed, and everyone's movements became very slow.
He could see Busquets turning around. He had pounced on Ronaldo just now. Now he reacted and turned around to pounce on Bruno, but he was really slow.
De Gea, who was lying on the ground, was shouting something and slowly retracted his hands. He should be trying to get up.
And Ramos, who has been staying in the middle, is about to slide.
As for Nacho behind him, he had just gotten up from the ground at this time. He slipped and fell just now, which should be serious.
Countless fans in the stands showed disbelief. The Portuguese fans were surprised and the Spanish fans were frightened. They were obviously frightened by the sudden change.
In front of the Spanish coaching bench, Hierro roared with a ferocious face, as if to say, stop him!
Santos' eyes widened on the sidelines, obviously surprised, but his mouth should be shouting, "Shoot!"
All of this rushed into Bruno's mind crazily at that moment, and then he suddenly woke up, quickly kicked out his right foot and kicked the ball in front of him.
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Busquets turned around quickly, Ramos tackled him, and De Gea struggled to stand up...
But there was only a bang as Bruno's right foot hit the football in front of him. The ball flew out from the ground like a bolt of lightning and hit the almost unguarded goal.
When he kicked that kick, Bruno was 100% sure that the goal was scored.
The shot ball seemed to be an extension of his whole body. The feeling was so strong that he didn't even need to hear the referee's whistle. He already roared and ran out with all his strength.
Behind him, referee Rocky finally blew the whistle that the goal was valid!
At this time, all the fans and the Portuguese players woke up one after another, but Bruno had already rushed out of the stadium and rushed all the way to the bottom of the stands where the Portuguese fans were.
Portuguese players are crazy!
Whether it was the players on the court or the players on the bench, including head coach Santos and everyone on the coaching staff, they all rushed towards Bruno crazily, roaring loudly, and hugging Bruno in the middle.
No one thought, no one would have thought that it was Bruno who scored the goal!
But at this point in the game, it doesn't matter who scores the goal, it doesn't matter. As long as Portugal scores, that's enough!
In the stands, countless Portuguese fans cried with joy.
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Since Portugal won the European Cup in 2016 and its excellent performance in the past two years, Portugal has surpassed Spain in the FIFA rankings. However, in terms of the historical record of the two sides, Spain has an overwhelming advantage. sexual advantage. The two sides have played against each other 35 times, and Portugal's record is 6 wins, 13 draws and 16 losses, which is entirely due to being pressed to the ground and rubbing against each other.
Eight years ago, the two sides met in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in South Africa. It was also the first time the two sides met in the World Cup. As a result, Portugal was eliminated 0:1.
Eight years later, Portugal is finally hoping to avenge its elimination.
There were no Portuguese fans in the stands who could sit comfortably in their seats. Everyone stood up and sang loudly. They couldn't wait to cheer for victory. This was a day that would go down in history.
Heroes of the sea, noble people,
The kingdom of valor and eternity,
Let it show again today,
The splendor of Portugal!
In the dream of memory,
The motherland sends out her roar:
Your great martyrs,
I will definitely lead you until victory!
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The songs of the Portuguese fans rang through the night sky in Sochi, inspiring the Portuguese players on the field to fight until the last moment.
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Three minutes of injury time passed quickly.
Santos stood on the sidelines, with the players on the bench in front of him and behind him. Everyone couldn't wait.
Finally, Isco took the ball and faced William Carvalho's entanglement. He struggled to get out of the way and shot. The ball was blocked by Pepe who was filling in, and it missed the baseline.
Isco immediately ran to the sidelines and picked up the football, ready to take a corner kick.
However, there was no time, everything was over: at this time he heard the referee blow a whistle, followed by a second whistle, and the third whistle could not be heard when it came out, because the entire stadium was blocked by Portugal. The huge cheers of people enveloped them, and they were shouting and cheering wildly.
"The game is over! The game is over! Killer! Reversal! Incredible comeback!" The Portuguese commentator stood up in the commentary box and shouted, "4:3! Portugal with Cristiano Ronaldo's hat trick and Bruno The winning goal defeated Spain!”
"Miracle! The miracle belongs to Portugal! It belongs to them!" Andy Gray shouted loudly. He had to roar to let his voice reach the ears of the fans and spectators in front of the TV, because when the referee directly blew the whistle, At the end of the game, huge cheers rang out over the Fisht Olympic Stadium, and all the Portuguese fans went crazy.
The camera showed a close-up of the stands. Countless people opened their arms, cheered, shouted, hugged, and stamped their feet. Many people jumped and cheered while wiping tears.
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Santos stood on the sidelines, taking his hands out of his trouser pockets, holding his head high and pointing his hands towards the night sky. Reporters rushed to him like a flood. At this moment, every word he said could become the headline of tomorrow's newspaper. His farts were also delicious. Beside him, the players, coaches, and staff on the bench rushed into the court with arms spread wide, running, and cheering.
When the final whistle sounded, Portuguese defense veteran Pepe fell backwards and lay on the ground.
He was too tired. Although the defense he led today allowed Spain to score three goals today, all the defensive players, including Pepe, could be said to have tried their best. They were not only physically exhausted, but also There is psychological fatigue. Spain is too strong. He is always worried that the team will lose the ball. At this moment, the 35-year-old veteran just wants to have a good sleep.
Bruno got up from the ground, raised his arms excitedly, and then he was hugged by team captain Cristiano Ronaldo. This extremely proud man shouted loudly in Portuguese in his ear: "Thank you, thank you, thank you! "
Without Bruno's goal-line rescue, if Thiago had scored, then nothing would have happened.
Without Bruno's winning goal, Portugal would have received a draw at most.
Andre Silva is running, Quaresma is running, Joao Mario is running... all the Portuguese players are running, they open their arms, as excited as if they have won the world championship.
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Santos adjusted his clothes and walked towards Hierro, followed by a large group of reporters.
"Congratulations," Hierro said.
"Thanks."
The two simply shook hands and separated.
The reporters immediately dispersed, and some of them surrounded Hierro. Many questions and doubts were thrown at the acting head coach of the Matador Legion.
Another group of reporters are still surrounding Santos. Some people like to chase losers because they can add insult to injury, while more people like to chase winners.
"Mr. Santos, your team has created an incredible miracle of reversal. Have you ever thought of this possibility before?" a reporter asked.
Santos nodded: "I have thought of it!"
The reporters were excited, and they liked this answer. In the reporters' writings, this answer could be interpreted as Santos' confidence, or it could be interpreted in other ways.
"Because of them!" Santos pointed.
He pointed to his players. At this moment, they were led by captain Cristiano Ronaldo, holding hands and preparing to glide to celebrate in the stands.
"Because I have confidence in these players!" Santos said with an excited expression. "They are the best, the best! They are all real fighters and will never stop fighting, even if the opponent is Spain, even if many people We are saying that we have lost the game early, but the players said with their actions-no! It’s not over yet!”
"Aren't you proud of yourself?" a reporter asked loudly.
Santos shook his head and said: "I am proud of them. If they are proud of me, that is what I am most proud of!"