Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

In the end, Ronaldo managed to get a shot off before he could stumble, and the ball flew into the sky.

"Isn't that a foul?" Cristiano Ronaldo shouted from the grass.

If you put players of Ronaldo's age or older who are still in youth leagues at this level of intensity, it would be a foul.

Cristiano Ronaldo believes he didn't fall not because the opponent didn't foul him, but because he held on.

The referee cannot ignore the fact that the opponent was being overly aggressive because of this.

Of course, the referee ignored Deng Kai.

You've already withstood it, why are you saying so much?

Cristiano Ronaldo must be furious.

He held on, but after that, he had no energy left to dribble or shoot.

He can't do both!

Thirty-first minute.

Gondoma finally succeeded in penetrating down the flank, with the full-back crossing from the byline.

However, their number nine center forward was sandwiched between Fonte and Kirop.

Ultimately, the football was left untouched and flew out of bounds from the other end of the field.

Fortieth minute.

After complaining for most of the game, Cristiano Ronaldo finally got a visit from Kai.

Deng Kai moved to the left wing and started playing together with Ronaldo.

Ronaldo's lack of ball possession and forward movement made it difficult for the opponent to maintain high pressure.

Either you take Ronaldo down directly, or you just watch him charge past you.

The Gondomar players were unable to contain Ronaldo for a time.

With the help of Deng Kai, Cristiano Ronaldo delivered a beautiful cross.

Anderson's header hit an opposing defender, creating a corner kick.

Deng Kai took the corner kick, and Anderson and Fonte both flew high in the middle, with Fonte ultimately scoring with a header.

Two to zero!

Moreirense scored two goals, capitalizing on Ronaldo's presence and attacking threat.

But none of these goals had anything to do with Ronaldo.

Augustus knew he had lost this contest of magic.

We didn't lose because of tactics, we lost because of the players.

He lacks a midfield maestro like Duncan who can "utilize Ronaldo".

Forty-fifth minute.

Deng Kai and Ronaldo combined again, with Ronaldo cutting inside without the ball to draw the defense, allowing Deng Kai to successfully reach the byline.

Deng Kai's speed has improved significantly compared to before.

However, in professional competitions, it essentially reverts to its previous state, falling into the upper-middle range but not considered fast.

The right-back of Gondomar also intended to use physicality when defending against Deng Kai.

However, Deng Kai kept shaking his shoulders and his eyes were quite unfocused. He was making all sorts of feints, not giving the other party a chance to make physical contact.

However, the right-back of Gondomar was confident.

He was faster than Deng Kai and was half a body length ahead of him.

Whenever Deng Kai makes a cross, he can almost always break it with a slight lift of his foot.

boom!

Deng Kai crossed the ball.

The right-back of Gondomar exerted force with his foot, instantly blocking Deng Kai's path for the cross.

However, the football flew past him.

It's a transmission.

But it wasn't a normal cross; instead, it was a low, triangular cross that traveled along the ground.

The pass wasn't aimed at Anderson, who was contesting for headers in the penalty area.

Instead, it was Cristiano Ronaldo who stopped sprinting after cutting inside without the ball and drawing away the defender.

Cristiano Ronaldo received the ball on the left side of the penalty area, surrounded by defenders, but all of them were more than two meters away from him.

This is an absolute opportunity.

Cristiano Ronaldo made a slight adjustment and unleashed a powerful shot, venting all the frustration from the first half in one strike.

The football flew towards the near corner, grazing the bottom edge of the crossbar and entering the net, creating countless splashes.

"Goal! Cristiano Ronaldo! Cristiano Ronaldo has finally scored!"

"Deng Kai's cutback pass was brilliant! Gondomar's right-back completely overextended himself; he didn't expect Deng Kai to deliver the cross in that way!"

"Three to zero! Morales maintains their fighting spirit."

"Beating a Portuguese team like Benfica is a huge morale boost for them! They didn't experience that period of confusion after scoring again in this game."

"Trigra's first phase of transformation of Morelens was a success!"

This is indeed the case.

In the second half, in the 67th minute, Ronaldo received the ball but was pressured by the opponent and unable to turn around, eventually falling to the ground and losing possession.

However, the referee ruled that the opponent had not committed a foul.

This angered Ronaldo, who confronted the referee.

The referee stopped the game and showed Ronaldo a yellow card.

The other players quickly came over and pulled Ronaldo away.

The call was actually correct; although the confrontation was intense, the other party really didn't resort to physical violence.

Seventy-seventh minute.

Deng Kai and Macedo made another steal and passed the ball to Deng Kai.

Deng Kai received the ball with his back to the goal, and at least three Gondoma players rushed towards him from all sides.

He passed the ball directly to Emerson with his right foot, and was then tackled from behind.

The referee put the whistle in his mouth but did not blow it; instead, he made a gesture indicating that the attack was in favor.

Emerson dribbled forward a short distance before passing the ball to Ronaldo, who then dribbled down the wing with incredible speed.

Despite the pain in his thigh, Deng Kai, who had been knocked down, got up and rushed to the frontcourt.

The first two steps were very painful; I think a lot of the capillaries in the area where I was hit burst, but then I gradually recovered.

As Ronaldo got closer to the defender, he didn't want to continue the confrontation, so he looked up and saw Deng Kai coming up.

boom!

Cristiano Ronaldo passes the ball to Deng Kai.

The pass was given gently, intended to allow Deng Kai to shoot without stopping the ball.

This position isn't far from the edge of the penalty area, and is just within Deng Kai's firing range.

But it created a mountain of knives.

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Because the center-back of Gondomar rushed out.

Ultimately, Deng Kai managed to touch the ball first.

He took the penalty kick with his left foot, leaning his body towards the opponent while turning.

Finally, they completed a man-horse race to turn the tide.

The center-backs of Gondomar are definitely much stronger than Deng Kai in terms of physical strength.

But he had previously stretched out his leg in an attempt to contest the ball with Deng Kai.

With that one step, the center of gravity shifted.

When Deng Kai leaned on him, his center of gravity was relatively weak. Although he wouldn't fall over if Deng Kai pushed him, he completely lost the possibility of chasing back.

After the Marseille turn, Deng Kai stepped into the edge of the penalty area, facing the goalkeeper directly, with no other obstacles in between.

boom!

Deng Kai unleashed a powerful shot.

He delivered a low, ground-hugging slash to the right!

The Gondoma goalkeeper made a diving save, but didn't have time to get down and could only parry the ball at medium height.

The soccer ball slipped under his arm and into the goal.

"Four to zero! Deng Kai scored one goal and provided two assists! Well done!"

"Deng Kai is undoubtedly the best player of this game!"

"This is perhaps the price Augustus paid for what he said in his pre-match interview."

"Whether it's Triguera, Ronaldo, or Duncan, they all showed something beyond what Augusto had predicted."

People were thrilled by Duncan's goal, which meant Moreirense had secured a resounding victory.

But Ronaldo, not far away, clearly remembered Deng Kai's Marseille turn.

Images of Deng Kai playing football today kept replaying in his mind.

Finally, the match ended.

Moreirense won 4-0.

Deng Kai was selected as the best player of the game.

But Ronaldo, who had contributed a goal and an assist, was sullen.

Because he discovered that there was actually a... gap between him and Deng Kai!

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