Chapter 140: The outside line overtakes the final decision, the son of the dragon descends from the sky

[What the hell is a red card? ]

[Casemiro disrupted Rabiola's near-one-on-one chance. This is a red card, no problem. Porto will probably be in trouble next! ]

[Oh my god, you do this to me just when I was about to celebrate, damn it!]

[Casemiro took the blame for Reyes, it's sad, this substitute central defender is still unreliable, what was he waiting for in such a big space? If Reyes was standing in front of Rabiola, this ball would at most be a yellow card, not even a foul! ]

[Porto's main defender is out, this is definitely not a good thing. Will Penafiel take this opportunity to equalize the score or even overtake? ]

[Equalize or overtake? I can't accept either. Porto can lock in the Portuguese Super League title if they win this game. Brothers, this is the Portuguese Super League title! ]

[Fortunately, with two goals to spare, Lopetegui could replace Quaresma on the right and change the formation to 4-3-2. This is safer and they just need to hold on to the score in the final minutes.]

[Hold the score. Football has 11 players, and each one is crucial. Even though Porto is currently at the top of the table, with 10 players Porto still can't beat Penafiel! Oh my god, if Casemiro hadn't caught him, it would have been better to concede a goal than get a red card! ]

[What can be done about this? Casemiro just reacted instinctively. This fat guy is really pitiful. He even got a red card in his last game at Porto before his loan expired...]

……

"No!"

Martinez rushed to the referee to argue. He had to do so regardless of whether Casemiro really committed a foul or not. A red card was something Porto absolutely could not afford at the moment.

"Sir, please, this..."

Casemiro put his hands on his chest, trying to defend himself, but he couldn't find a suitable excuse. As the person involved, Casemiro knew it best, and it was true that he had ruined Rabiola's near-single-handed shot.

As expected, the referee blew the whistle, indicating that the penalty result would not change.

At the same time, referee Rosa pointed to the outside of the field: "Home team No. 6, please leave the field immediately!"

"call!"

Casemiro covered his face and sighed. The pressure he was under was unprecedented. Because of his mistake, the team was one man short. Casemiro didn't know how to face Lopetegui and the fans of Porto!
At this time, Martinez hurried to Casemiro and patted him on the shoulder: "Carlos, it's okay, we will definitely win!"

Jiang Yuan also hurriedly comforted: "We will win", but Jiang Yuan's words were more like comforting himself than comforting Casemiro.

After 30 minutes, we were leading 2:0, but we were one man down.

In this situation, can Porto maintain the score?
Casemiro left the field and there was applause from the stands. Most fans were rational and understood Casemiro's foul. Of course, some people also scolded young player Reyes, because it was obvious that Casemiro was taking the blame for Reyes.

"gentlemen……"

Casemiro clapped his hands with a frustrated look on his face. Lopetegui said nothing and watched Casemiro return to the locker room. According to the rules of football games, players who are sent off with a red card are not allowed to stay on the field, not even on the bench.

In the end, between the stadium stands and the locker room, Casemiro chose the latter.

From the cameraman's footage, we can see that Casemiro's eyes were red. It would be fine if they won the game, but if they lost, it might become a lifelong pain for the Brazilian.

"With Casemiro, Porto's No. 6, being sent off, Porto now has only 10 players on the field. Now the game time has come to the 31st minute, and Penafiel has a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt."

"We can see that the away fans in the stands are obviously excited now. The home team has one less player, which means they will have a chance to beat Porto, who are ranked first in points, as the last team. This is undoubtedly a consolation for Penafiel, who are about to be relegated."

“It’s so sad… I don’t think Porto will become the background of Penafiel today!”

A Kun looked embarrassed. The outcome of the game, which had already been decided, changed because of a red card from Porto. And this happened to be Porto's last crucial game of the season.

There are surprises and reversals at all times, this is football!
"Hey, guys, cheer up! We're ahead now!"

Lopetegui was waving his arms on the sidelines. He knew very well that what the players needed now was not tactics, but to find a way to adjust their mentality!
Martinez also fulfilled his duties as captain at this time, clapping his hands to encourage everyone: "Don't think too much, we won't lose. Ruben, you retreat and temporarily replace Carlos' position!"

Neves' change from attacking midfielder to defensive midfielder will undoubtedly greatly weaken Porto's aggressiveness in the frontcourt, but this is the only solution.

In high-level football matches, the cost-effectiveness of defense is much higher than that of offense. This is why many teams start to play defensive counterattacks as soon as they take the lead, or even defend without counterattacking.

Penafiel's free kick in the frontcourt was taken by the team's first set-piece player Fontes. Jiang Yuan was waiting inside the human wall early, and kept pushing Martins next to him with both hands.

"Snapped!"

Penafiel took a free kick, but Fontes did not choose to shoot, it was a lob!
Martins and Aldair took turns running, Jiang Yuan followed closely, jumped before Martins reached the landing point, and headed the ball out with his forehead.

But the second target was Penafiel defender Ribeiro, who shot directly at the goal!
Fabiano holds the ball firmly!

"Well!"

The fans at the scene couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat!
In the next ten minutes of the first half, the visiting team launched at least seven effective attacks, but today Porto seemed to be the one favored by the goddess of luck.

The Dragon Warriors forced the score to 2:0 into the halftime.

The home team locker room, the familiar physiotherapy bed, the familiar Lopetegui in a suit.

But the difference is that Lopetegui, who received a red card in the first half, just had a serious expression, he did not get angry: "Guys, I know that the red card is unacceptable for us. But you have to know that we can't change the facts that have happened."

The players looked lost, especially Casemiro, who hugged his knees with his hands, not knowing what to say.

Jiang Yuan moved his butt to the left of Casemiro. He could imagine the pressure the Brazilian midfielder was facing and whispered, "Carlos...we will win."

Casemiro blamed himself: "It's my fault, I shouldn't have reached out to pull it, damn it..."

Jiang Yuan was just about to give Casemiro some advice when Lopetegui heard what they were saying.

Lopetegui walked from the middle to Casemiro, then looked at all the players and said, "I don't want you to put all the pressure of the red card on Carlos. We are a team, we should not say 'Casemiro' got a red card, we should say 'Porto got a red card'. This is a football game, if all the team's faults are blamed on one person, then this person will definitely not be able to bear such pressure."

Jiang Yuan hugged Casemiro's neck, winked at him wildly, and whispered: "Carlos, I told you, you have never been a loan player..."

At Hemiel's reminder, Lopetegui walked to the tactical board and said: "Because we have a two-goal advantage, Penafiel is the one who is anxious to score in the second half. We choose to passively defend and play a defensive counterattack."

Neves raised his hand: "Hullen, but if we do that, won't they guess that we are going to play a defensive counterattack?"

Neves is right. In this situation, the most likely thing Porto will do is to play a defensive counterattack. Even the fans know this, let alone the Portuguese Super League coach.

Hearing this, Lopetegui smiled and said, "So what if they guessed our tactics in advance? Everyone knows how to defend and counterattack, but different teams have different effects. Let's keep the score at 2:0 and let Penafiel score one goal at most, 2:1!"

Lopetegui placed his hand flat in the middle, signaling everyone to put their hands up.

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

Starting players, substitutes, everyone raised their hands, but Lopetegui did not speak in a hurry. Instead, he pointed at Casemiro who was sitting on the chair and said, "Carlos, why are you sitting here? Come here!"

"what?"

Casemiro was a little surprised. Jiang Yuan ran over and pulled him up, then put his hand on top of Elton's.

"All right"

"Guys, remember, if we win today, we win the entire season"

"VAMOS!!! (Go for it!)"

...The second half of the game officially started, and the Porto team song "Child of the Dragon" was still playing on the court. Casemiro's red card in the first half made the game, which was originally no suspense, reach a climax again.

In the 46th minute, Penafiel replaced No. 2 Ustaritz with No. 29 Valente. Both of them are full-backs, but the difference is that Valente is better at crossing. The meaning of England coach Tony is very clear. They want to score points from the giants Porto.

But there is a reason why a giant club is a giant club. Even with only 10 players on the field, Porto players did not give Penafiel a chance to shoot.

Lopetegui's halftime speech worked, and now everyone is thinking about the team instead of individuals.

到了比赛第70分钟，场上比分依旧是2：0，很难想象25分钟的时间里，多打一人的佩纳菲耶尔竟然只有2脚打门1脚射正！
In the 73rd minute, Lopetegui replaced the exhausted Quaresma with El Nani. Lopetegui's original intention was to strengthen the defense on the right, but this substitution produced miraculous effects.

In a left-wing attack by Penafiel, El Nani and Indi worked together to steal the ball, and then El Nani made a long pass directly to Jiang Yuan on the left.

"Jiang Yuan knocked the ball back to Neves, who passed it diagonally with his instep, and Jiang Yuan got the ball near the sideline."

"This is a counterattack opportunity for Porto, but Jiang Yuan is not in an advantageous position now. He can choose to pass the ball to Martinez on the right wing, or he can pass it back to Kurt. It depends on what Jiang Yuan chooses."

"Just kick it? Shit, is that how you kick a football?"

A Kun cursed out loud because Jiang Yuan just kicked the ball out after receiving Neves' diagonal pass. In the situation at that time, Jiang Yuan was 4 body lengths behind Braga, so such a pass would undoubtedly give the ball to Penafiel for nothing!

Braga didn't show any courtesy to Jiang Yuan. He was very confident with his position advantage. He stretched out his left hand to intercept Jiang Yuan while chasing back. Jiang Yuan had no choice but to run directly to the sideline to avoid Braga's interception.

"What is this kid doing?"

Lopetegui suddenly stood up from his chair, feeling a little bad. He had clearly emphasized the concept of "teamwork" many times during the halftime break, but Jiang Yuan not only did not pass the ball, but instead took the ball forward by himself.

What’s the difference between this and kicking randomly!
On the left side of Porto, Jiang Yuan made an arc run to avoid Braga's pull, then cut in from outside the boundary, put his shoulder against Braga's body, and got the ball before the Portuguese.

Braga also ran quickly, and the two of them competed in speed from the back. Since Braga was on the inside and Jiang Yuan was on the outside, if Jiang Yuan wanted to cut inside, he would have to run in front of Braga, which was very difficult.

Fortunately, Martinez was already in position in the middle, and Jiang Yuan could pass the ball to the Porto captain with his left foot, but his instinct prevented him from doing so.

"Stop it!"

Braga shouted and reached out to grab Jiang Yuan's sleeve. At this moment, Jiang Yuan suddenly dribbled the ball with his left foot, then suddenly accelerated and ran right in front of Braga.

"Oh my god, what is this guy doing? Goalkeeper Coelho is moving towards the near end. He wants to block Jiang Yuan's shot."

"Braga was still chasing, with a lot of movements of his hands. Jiang Yuan's body was shaking, but he kept the ball firmly under his feet. Braga wanted to destroy Jiang Yuan's body center of gravity, but he did not succeed."

"The goalkeeper came up to block it, Jiang Yuan shot with his left foot, far away, holy shit, the ball went in!"

"Oh my god! Boom boom boom!"

A Kun pounded on the keyboard fiercely, and the live broadcast room was filled with noise.

At the same time on the scene.

"GOOOOOOOOO!!!"

"GOLO! GOLO!"

"YUAN, JIAN-GGGGGG!"

"Milagre! (Miracle!)"

"ma-tě-sǖ-tā-tě-lā! (Hat trick, Spanish)"

Jiang Yuan, who completed a hat trick, rushed to the sidelines excitedly.

"Who else! Who else!"

"wowwww!!!"

The home team fans in the stands rioted instantly. Fans in the front rows wanted to climb over the fence to touch Jiang Yuan's head, but were held back by the stadium security.

"River!"

Neves and Martinez rushed over at the fastest speed. The Porto captain pulled Jiang Yuan into his arms and rubbed Jiang Yuan's hair frantically. Neves kissed Jiang Yuan on the forehead.

"Wonderful! Oh no, a perfect goal!"

The person speaking was Danilo. He ran all the way from the backcourt just to enjoy the moment of scoring with his teammates!
【? ? ? ? ? 】

[Fuck, brother, are you Bolt? Is this how you play football? ]

[Awesome! Who said we’ll win 2:1? Come out and yell! Did Penafiel deserve to score? 3:0! Porto shuts out Penafiel! ]

[Xiao Jiang's first hat trick in his European career? No, no, it should be his first hat trick in the Portuguese Super League. Awesome! Damn, I just checked, Jiang Yuan now has 14 goals, fifth in the Portuguese Super League. Outrageous, way out of line! ]

[If he is ranked fifth in the Portuguese Super League after playing half a season, then if he plays a whole season, wouldn’t Jiang Yuan win the Portuguese Super League Golden Boot? In this case, Jiang Yuan’s chances of winning the Portuguese Super League Golden Boot next season are quite high! ]

[Let me see how many goals the first place has scored now, 20 goals, so awesome. Okay, it’s also from Porto, sorry to bother you]

[Hahaha, two of them are in the top five of the scorer list. Porto is simply invincible this season]

【King Jiangqiu descends from the sky!!!】

[With this speed and core, it’s not too much to say that Jiang Yuan is the king of football, right? Although Jiang Yuan’s performance is not as good as Melo, I feel that he is the best under Melo! ]

[How many players are the best after Messi and Ronaldo? We have a filter when we look at Jiang Yuan. We still have to wait and see what the summer transfer window says. If he can go to a team in the top five leagues, it will be enough to prove Jiang Yuan's strength.]

[Built-in filter? Even the haters can't say anything about this ball, right? He used his speed and body to pass the opponent without giving the opponent any chance. The No. 25 on the opposite side was really pitiful, and he became Jiang Yuan's background directly, haha! ]

……

Penafiel originally had a chance, but they conceded another goal even though they had one more player. Now the visiting players can only be said to have lost all fighting spirit.

As for coach Tony, Mr. Tony has already sat down on the bench!
The celebration for this goal took quite a long time, and even goalkeeper Elton ran to the frontcourt. This was not only Jiang Yuan's first hat trick in the Portuguese Super League, but also the goal that completely killed the game.

After Jiang Yuan overtook the ball from the outside and scored, the suspense of the game was officially resolved.

As desperate as Porto was when playing against Bayern before, Penafiel is just as desperate now!
The game continued, Jiang Yuan was replaced by Abubakar and Martinez returned to the left side.

"Clap clap clap!"

All the fans stood up and applauded Jiang Yuan as he walked off the field.

Jiang Yuan and Abubakar high-fived and then responded with applause from the fans. He likes the feeling of being recognized by the fans. It is easy to tell whether a player plays well or not. If the fans applaud him when he leaves the field, then the player's performance is definitely recognized.

Just like what Jiang Yuan is experiencing now, tens of thousands of fans applauded at the same time!
On the other hand, if a player is booed by the audience when he gets the ball on the court, it may be a question whether this player will stay next season!

In the following time, Quintero's corner kick was passed to captain Martinez, who scored another goal with a header.

"Beep beep beep!"

Finally, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.

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(End of this chapter)