Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

"Ronaldo's pass was great, and Duncan's shot was even better! The Lisbon duo went on a rampage at home today!"

"Oh! Deng Kai also chose not to celebrate. He just stretched out one hand and raised it high, waving to the fans in the stands."

"Caesar! Caesar! Caesar!"

Cheers erupted from the stands.

At that moment, Sporting Lisbon fans even thought, why not just let Moreirense make it to the final?

It feels pretty good.

Moreover, compared to Sporting Lisbon, which has won nearly twenty league titles, fifteen Portuguese Cup titles, one Portuguese Super Cup title, and one European Cup Winners' Cup title, Moreirense, whose club has never won any trophy in its history, obviously needs this opportunity to fill the gap in honors more—with the help of a loaned player from Sporting Lisbon.

That sounds pretty good.

Of course, only a small number of fans, or rather, die-hard fans of Sporting Lisbon's youth academy, would think this way.

After applauding Deng Kai, most fans started singing the team song, hoping that the first team could take it seriously and overtake the "second team".

"Cut him off! Cut him off completely! I told you, don't let him have any chance to receive the ball in dangerous areas!" Materazzi couldn't sit still any longer and angrily shouted from the command area, unleashing a string of Italian curses that few could understand.

Sporting Lisbon then implemented an even more intense double-team and cut-off strategy against Deng Kai.

If he dares to come up, Delphim will abandon the others and stick to Deng Kai.

Moreirense's lack of creativity in midfield and their poor footwork at center forward mean that without Duncan, even if they have opportunities in the middle, they struggle to threaten Sporting Lisbon in that position.

This is also why defensive midfielder Delphim dared to leave his assigned area.

Seventy-third minute.

Viana, one of the four stars of the European U16 Lisbon tournament, finally broke out.

If Morales can't capitalize on opportunities in the mid lane, how could Viana possibly miss them?

He is Portugal's most talented attacking midfielder!

Although the club's promotional materials for him for next season stated that he is Portugal's most talented left-winger, this is merely to capitalize on the current trend of wingers being in high demand.

Viana's true position is still midfield.

While Quaresma was causing trouble on the wing, Viana dribbled past two players in the middle and delivered a perfect pass.

With such a lethal weapon as Jardel surrounded by no defenders, you can imagine how brilliant that pass was.

Receive the ball, turn, and shoot.

The Portuguese league's top scorer title was won in one fell swoop, once again demonstrating his super striker prowess.

Three to three!

Jardel scored twice, helping his team equalize.

Sporting Lisbon, now you really need to get serious!

"I have to say, Sporting Lisbon is truly enviable! Quaresma, Viana, Ronaldo, Duncan—any team would be overjoyed to have just one of these gems, but Sporting Lisbon has them all!"

"This may not be the best time for Sporting Lisbon, but it's the best time for Sporting Lisbon's youth academy!"

"The game has reached this point, and Sporting Lisbon is clearly aiming to close out the match."

"They gave Morales plenty of time to perform, which was very kind of them."

The match then indeed entered a heated phase.

The tacit "friendship" between the two teams was shattered.

Everyone's movements became much larger.

In the 74th minute, Quaresma attempted to dribble past his opponent again.

Serafim, who had been guarding him for the entire game, was clearly running out of energy and could only resort to a takedown after being beaten.

The referee immediately blew his whistle.

Yellow card.

Triguera then substituted Altino for Serafim.

Altino's speed has slowed considerably, but Quaresma's speed is also far slower than at the beginning during this phase.

Altino's defensive experience is enough to make up for the speed difference between him and Quaresma.

Seventy-seventh minute.

After Ronaldo's dribbling on the left wing went unsuccessful, he was fortunate enough to spot Alex in a better position on the other side.

boom!

Cristiano Ronaldo's long pass found Alex.

Alex wept with joy.

Cristiano Ronaldo can actually make long passes?

Alex feinted and then launched a long cross.

The opposing left-back, George, kicked the ball out of bounds.

Corner kick.

Deng Kai walked over to take the corner kick.

He raised his right hand and extended three fingers.

The players inside the penalty area began to battle for position.

boom!

Deng Kai took the corner kick.

The area inside the penalty area instantly erupted in excitement.

It's unclear who won the ball, but the ball didn't fly towards the goal; instead, it flew out of the penalty area.

Alex controlled the ball, and Emerson immediately came out to receive it.

After Deng Kai took the corner kick, the opposing midfielder Barbosa marked him closely, like a leech.

Deng Kai could only slip into the large penalty area and use the dense population there to shake off Barbosa.

However, among a group of tall people, Deng Kai's vision was obstructed, as he was almost surrounded by several walls.

Is this what it feels like to stand out from the crowd?

That's awesome...

boom!

Outside the box, Emerson, who was in possession of the ball, adjusted his position after finding no one pressing him and delivered a cross at a 45-degree angle.

The difference between a low cross and a 45-degree cross is that the latter is less convenient for generating power.

Because of the curve of the football, when the ball is crossed from the byline, it hits the head of the attacking player and, if you pay a little attention to the angle, it will basically bounce towards the goal, with great power without the attacking player needing to exert any effort.

However, a cross from a 45-degree angle requires the attacker to make a very strenuous effort to head the ball, like a rhinoceros gazing at the moon, in order to create a shot on goal. Moreover, the power of a header shot is often relatively weak.

The same goes for this ball.

Jardel and Fonte leaped high in the penalty area, interfering with each other. Although both touched the ball, it bounced gently and fell to the side.

Cristiano Ronaldo met the ball with his chest, preparing to shoot.

But Viana bumped into Ronaldo from behind, and Ronaldo only completed the first half of the move.

Deng Kai was positioned right in Ronaldo's path, only about a meter apart. He had just dodged the collision between Godzilla and King Kong amidst the "skyscrapers" when he suddenly saw the football.

This...isn't this just too wonderful?

Cristiano Ronaldo stopped the ball, which bounced towards Deng Kai, who was positioned with Schmeichel and the goal behind him.

What should I do?

Deng Kai didn't have time to think; he could only jump up according to his instincts.

Surrounded by opposing players, he had no chance of controlling the ball, and his physical strength was negligible in this situation. When excited, a person's strength increases, and besides, the space here didn't allow Deng Kai to control the ball, turn, and shoot.

Football can't stop!

After Deng Kai jumped up, he let the ball bounce off the ground and pass between his legs. At the same time, he hooked his right foot back in mid-air... a flying version of a scorpion kick!

Schmeichel was about to bend down and reach for the football.

The football was suddenly touched by Deng Kai's heel.

Change lanes!

accelerate!

Go in the goal!

Schmeichel was dumbfounded.

This……

Is this okay?

Is this how you play football?

Does his coach really not scold him?

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