From the man behind the football king to the football king

The first half of the game ended at 1:1.

It stands to reason that two goals in the half and a score of 1:1 gave people the impression that the first half of the game should not be so boring, and could even be said to be relatively exciting. But the audience who watched this game definitely didn't think so. Throughout the first half of the game, both sides seemed to put all their energy into fierce fighting and defense. People on the field were on their backs and the atmosphere was manic.

If both sides hadn't scored a goal at the end of the first half, the entire first half would have been a low-tech, rough game.

"To be honest, I don't have much hope that the second half of the game will become exciting." The famous old BBC commentator John Mortensen said to his partner, Liverpool star Alan Hansen.

"Objectively speaking, the Iceland team can accept a 1:1 draw," Alan Hansen said. "I just don't know if Santos is willing to accept a result of only one point."

In the commentator's opinion, the Portuguese team is a strong team and should have more ambition and pursuit.

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Nani deftly picked up the football, jumped up himself, avoided Hucksson's tackle, and then passed the ball to Ronaldo.

Facing Sanches, who came on as a substitute and was full of stamina, speed and impact, Saivarsson, who had played for nearly 80 minutes, was having a hard time.

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Seeing Hallgrimsson's adjustment, Santos made a tit-for-tat adjustment after thinking about it for a moment. He replaced Moutinho with Renato Sanches.

The players of the Portuguese team were celebrating wildly, while the players of the Icelandic team looked gloomy, even a little frustrated.

Bruno opened his arms, laughed, and hugged Renato Sanches who ran over.

Iceland's goalkeeper Halldorsson opened his arms to save, but the shot was extremely powerful and it was an upward shot. The football passed between Halldorsson's hands at high speed and continued forward until it hit the net. Roll up high.

Guerrero stepped in and attracted the defender's attention, but he passed the ball back from the opposite corner. Bruno followed up and fired a shot, and the football flew high into the stands.

Hallgrimsson immediately made substitution adjustments. Ingerson came on as a substitute and replaced right back Sajvarsson.

Santos crossed his arms and frowned. The Iceland team was fully defensive. This was more difficult. It was like wearing a suit of armor. If you wanted to hit him, you had nowhere to start.

As for the Iceland team, it took nearly ten minutes for Hallgrimsson to finally take action. He asked Gudjohnsson and young center back Hauksson to get up and warm up.

Bruno rushed forward.

Obviously, if Iceland coach Hallgrimsson is also unwilling to draw and wants to make adjustments on the offensive end, the most likely option is to replace Gudjohnsen.

After the start of the second half, the two sides continued to struggle in the midfield.

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Santos replaced Bruno to strengthen the attack.

Hallgrimsson stood on the sidelines, staring at the court with a serious expression, hesitating.

This was Bruno's frontcourt steal. After the young Ballon d'Or winner intercepted the ball from his opponent's feet, he quickly launched a quick counterattack.

Last year, he moved to the midfield, but at the beginning of this year he joined the Norwegian giants Molde.

As the game progressed, about sixty minutes later, Portugal coach Santos took the lead in making adjustments. He replaced Joao Mario with the new FIFA Ballon d'Or winner Bruno Fernandez, and he appeared in The right winger position forms a trident with Ronaldo and Nani.

In addition, Iceland coach Hallgrimsson replaced Hauksson and Ingersund one after another. Everyone understood that this meant that he wanted to defend the 1:1 score.

Just as Santos was thinking, boos broke out in the stands. Santos looked up, then clenched his fists and leaned forward. Then louder boos mixed with cheers echoed throughout the stadium. Santos jumped three times on the spot. Pumping his fist excitedly.

"Block his shot!" Iceland goalkeeper Halldorsson shouted.

Ragnar Sigurdsson came up to block the ball, and then he saw that Bruno was originally shooting, but when he came into contact with the football team, the shape of his foot changed. The outside of the instep moved, very lightly, and the football crossed Iceland diagonally. team's defense.

Replaced with Renato Sanches, who is fast and powerful, and replaced Moutinho, who was already unable to run, and continued to strengthen the offense.

Facing defender Ingerson who came out to intercept in a hurry, Renato Sanches didn't give the opponent a chance to get closer. He directly met the ball and fired an angry shot!

"Santos doesn't look content with taking a point away from the Estadio Guichard. Now it's up to Hallgrimsson to react."

Facing the strong Portuguese team, it's okay to score one point. After all, the Portuguese team is the strongest in this group. And since it was the head coach who arranged this, they could only accept it.

Losing the ball at this time point is really damaging to morale.

This veteran, who is about to turn 38, can be called the biggest player in the history of Icelandic football. He made his debut in Eredivisie giants PSV and was once teammates with Ronaldo. He later played for Chelsea, Barcelona and other wealthy teams, and was one of the contributors to Barcelona's six-time crown in 2009. He made his mark in European football. gained a great reputation.

One point is good, one point is pretty good, don’t gamble, gambling is not good.

This game is too difficult. If we finally win the game with this goal, it will be the best reward for everyone's efforts.

The camera showed a close-up of Iceland coach Hallgrimsson, and then showed the camera to Gudjohnsson on the bench.

Other Portuguese players also ran over excitedly and gathered around to celebrate.

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Furthermore, the Icelandic fans are indeed better at creating atmosphere than the Portuguese fans. The number of fans on both sides is actually about the same, but the sound of the Viking war roar at the scene is obviously stronger than the noise caused by the Portuguese fans.

Replacing Gudjohnsson means that Hallgrimsson is not satisfied with the 1:1 score, and the Iceland team still wants to attack; and if it is replaced by Hauksson, it means strengthening the midfield defense, which is for 1: A score result of 1 is satisfactory and acceptable.

Everyone saw Renato Sanches coming in from the left, receiving the football, and cutting inside.

"Renato Sanches!!!" Accompanied by the roar of the old BBC commentator John Mortensen, Renato Sanches volleyed hard, and the football suddenly jumped up and flew straight towards the Iceland team's goal. .

Huge boos erupted from the air above the Guichard Stadium, as the Icelandic fans used this method to taunt Bruno. In fact, they were panicking. Although the ball hit the anti-aircraft guns, it shocked them all into a cold sweat.

Santos mobilized its troops and continuously strengthened the offensive. Hallgrimsson was considering whether to continue to adjust to strengthen the defense, or to adapt to the changes in the situation and turn to strengthen the offense in order to seize the space after the Portuguese team pressed forward to attack. .

"This is a very crucial goal. Counting injury time, with more than ten minutes left in the game, the Portuguese team leads 2:1. If they can win the game in the end, it will be of great significance to this team. , Facing the European Cup where many heroes gathered, they passed the first level and got off to a good start..."

Santos also noticed changes to Iceland's bench.

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"Although this goal was scored by young player Renato Sanches, most of the credit goes to Bruno. Because the Portuguese team's counterattack was not only initiated by his steal, but also by his wonderful pass to Sanches. It can be said that Bruno personally performed the Portuguese team’s goal!”

The shadow of a famous tree, Bruno's reputation as a new Ballon d'Or winner, made the Icelandic team's defense extremely nervous.

"Replacing Gudjohnsen or Hauksson represents the two attitudes of Hallgrimsson." BBC commentator John Mortensen commented.

After scoring the goal, Renato Sanches looked very excited. He turned around and pointed excitedly at Bruno who passed the ball to him.

At this moment, Bruno suddenly distributed the ball to the left wing. Renato Sanchez used his speed to break through Saivarsson, and then suddenly cut inside, intending to shoot, but instead sent a diagonal pass.

After Bruno came on the scene, Portugal's offensive was very fierce, and Arnason made mistakes in the first half. Now he is having a hard time under the fierce attack of the Portuguese team.

It was this wonderful offensive cooperation played by the Portuguese team that made Hallgrimsson make a decision: he gave up decisively.

Gudjohnsen also looked a little anxious. He stared at the court, eager to play. He and his teammates sitting next to him communicated in low voices from time to time.

"At the 81st minute of the game, Portugal leads Iceland 2:1!"

He doesn't need a headache anymore, his love will help him solve his troubles.

This is a multiple-choice question: should we be conservative and accept a draw? Or should we give it a try and win the game?

"GOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!! Renato Sanches! Renato Sanches! He scored for the Portuguese team! 2:1! The Portuguese team overtook the score in the away game!" John Mortensen shouted, "After the Portuguese team stole the ball in the midfield, they launched a quick counterattack. Bruno, Nani, Ronaldo, Bruno, Renato Sanches, the talented stars of the Portuguese team teamed up to contribute a wonderful goal. ball."

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Ronaldo picked up the ball with his back, held the defender, and knocked the football.

Santos looked at the bench. There are not many cards he can play at the moment, namely veteran Quaresma, Rafa Silva and teenager Edel.

In the 71st minute of the game, Hallgrimsson finally made a substitution adjustment. He replaced the 33-year-old veteran Arnason with Hauksson.

Nani dribbles the ball forward at high speed, and Hauksson makes a sliding tackle.

In this case, it would be okay if we finally get a point as we wish, but now Portugal has scored again and Iceland has fallen behind.

It would be frustrating to lose the game in such a conservative, almost shameful, lack of enterprising spirit.