Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

Spain's backline was wide open, and Quaresma only needed to face one center-back while cutting inside.

Finally, the Portuguese superstar unleashed his signature move, a shot with the outside of his foot.

Spanish center-back Nami blocked his own goalkeeper Reina's view, and by the time Reina noticed the shot, the ball had already begun to curve.

Reina made a desperate save, but the ball still bypassed his fingers.

"Goal! Superstar! This is an absolute superstar!"

"Quaresma scored a golden goal, which was very important for Portugal."

"He deserved his price tag and special treatment; he gave the Portuguese team a second chance."

"If they hadn't scored that goal, Portugal would have been sitting ducks, completely at Spain's mercy."

"Arteta just made a small mistake, which is related to the fact that he was fouled several times in Portugal's half, and his foot felt some impact."

"Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Portugal will not leave their own half of the field again."

"They might focus on a penalty shootout."

Huang Jianxiang really knows football.

Because that's what Viorante emphasized during halftime.

Defense, defense, and more defense!

When you clearly know you can't beat your opponent, a draw is actually a good result.

If you lower your own status first, you might actually have an opportunity.

Because the stronger Spanish side obviously cannot accept a draw.

Spain's substitute goalkeeper, Valdes, shook his head slightly on the bench.

He believed that Reina's reaction was too slow, which was why he failed to save the ball.

If it were him, he felt he could pounce on the opportunity.

He always felt that he was superior to Reina in terms of reaction speed.

However, Reina's physical attributes are better, so both the club and the national youth team have suppressed him.

He lacks an opportunity.

The second half of the game.

After ten minutes of boring, tedious passing, the Spanish team started to get impatient.

They began to frequently penetrate Portugal's half, and then encountered a new round of intense pressing.

In the 67th minute, Postiga knocked down Arteta.

Two minutes earlier, he had just pulled Gabi down.

After Arteta got up, he argued with Postiga, and the referee went over and warned Postiga.

If he continues to disrupt Spain's attacking opportunities with such unskilled moves, he will receive a card.

Postiga shrugged helplessly, but didn't take it to heart.

He knew his game time was about to expire, and it would be a loss for him to leave the game without receiving a card.

Viorante specifically emphasized to him at halftime that he would be substituted around the 70th minute because his stamina would hardly be able to support him continuing to press Spain at a high intensity after the 70th minute.

Sure enough, the referee's warning seemed to serve as a reminder.

In the 70th minute, Postiga, despite Iniesta having clearly passed the ball, did not brake and continued to rush over, using both his hands and feet to bring Iniesta down.

Iniesta looked pained and cursed inwardly. He knew the Portuguese were shameless, but he didn't expect them to be this shameless.

At that moment, Gabi rushed over and crashed directly into Postiga.

Both players were strong and physically robust, and they immediately started to clash.

Deng Kai immediately went over and pulled Postiga away.

He was cursing in his heart.

Damn, that Spanish player Gil is so cunning, trying to get Postiga sent off with a red card right off the bat after that foul.

If they succeed, Portugal will collapse.

Sure enough, Gabi wouldn't let it go and wanted to continue causing trouble.

Arteta also realized what was happening and began to surround Postiga.

Fortunately, Ronaldo received a signal from Deng Kai and came over to block Arteta and Gabi.

Although Cristiano Ronaldo is a year or two younger, his physique is no weaker than theirs.

Although he fears confrontation, Ronaldo is willing to go all out if it's for Deng Kai's sake.

Nonsence!

Who the hell would do that for him?

He already has another dog outside.

Hathaway: Who the hell are you calling a jerk? I'm clearly Kai Kai's sweet little kitten!

drop!

The referee blew his whistle and showed Postiga a yellow card.

But Iniesta and others clearly disagreed and demanded that the referee issue a red card.

Deng Kai, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Quaresma immediately went to defend the referee, and the two sides argued for a while.

"If this continues, this game will run into problems sooner or later," Iniesta threatened the referee, but he was telling the truth.

"So you're trying to make the referee's calls inconsistent? Just because you can't handle the intensity of the current game? Then you should go work out your body, lift weights, instead of here telling the referee what to do," Deng Kai retorted to Iniesta.

Then the referee signaled them to mute.

If I say another word, I'll give you a yellow card.

Iniesta walked away dejectedly.

The match started to get very intense.

In the 72nd minute, all the Portuguese players were holed up in their own half.

The Spanish team passed the ball a little over, but immediately passed it back.

Cristiano Ronaldo pressed the ball when the opponent came over.

As a result, the opposing team made a series of passes around Ronaldo, making him slip around like a monkey.

Cristiano Ronaldo couldn't hold back and angrily swung his hand on the spot.

Even knowing that their own team is going to be in the box, when they are being clearly outmaneuvered by others, they still can't help but want to rush out and fight for the ball.

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"You're like a stray dog!" Gabi shouted at Ronaldo after passing the ball.

Cristiano Ronaldo glared at Gabi fiercely, then stepped back.

Seventy-fourth minute.

Iniesta took the initiative to challenge Postiga, who had already received a yellow card and was hesitant to make any big moves.

Iniesta got a passing opportunity thanks to Postiga's "screen" and found Torres on the right wing.

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Torres' cross was headed away by Fonte.

Viorante immediately made a substitution.

Substitute center forward Lorenzo replaced Postiga.

Iniesta was desperate about this.

A brand new defensive center has emerged.

It's even faster than Posti.

Grass!

Yes, Lorenzo didn't intend to score from the start; the Portuguese player was determined to go to penalties today.

Time continued to pass.

The Spaniards are becoming increasingly impatient.

They are also more easily provoked by fouls from the Portuguese.

Seventy-sixth minute.

Gabi gets the ball.

After waiting for this opportunity for a while, Ronaldo went over and slid in to knock Gabi down.

"Who looks like a stray dog ​​now?" Ronaldo said to Gabi as they rolled on the ground.

Gabi and Ronaldo immediately started wrestling on the ground.

The two wrestled on the ground.

The players from both sides rushed over immediately, starting a new round of confrontation and tug-of-war.

The referee was at his wit's end.

He's starting to miss Iniesta's words.

But unfortunately... given how things have developed, it's actually harder for him to turn back.

The referee showed Ronaldo a yellow card, believing that Ronaldo's tackle was retaliatory.

Gabi couldn't accept this at all; wasn't that a red card?

I like playing football on the ground: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him.