Full-level pass, please call me the speaker of the Three Lions

Chapter 365: Wandering Dragon! Slashing at the Ground!
As time went by, England captain Rooney's body, which had been hollowed out by alcohol due to years of alcoholism, began to show obvious changes in physical decline.

He was obviously a beat slower in getting the ball and reacting.

Moreover, because of a wrong pass, the opponent almost launched a quick counterattack.

Fortunately, Henderson paid the price of a yellow card in time and brought down Sanchez who was about to dribble forward, thus strangling Portugal's counterattack in the cradle.

Considering the favorable situation on the field, Hodgson hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not replace the captain and team leader Rooney.

Instead, he replaced the happy boy, who was in very average form in this game and wasted great opportunities in front of the goal, with Sturridge.

Then Henderson, who had a card, was replaced by Dale to maintain the defensive hardness in the middle.

Hodgson, who has always been conservative, made two substitutions in a short period of time.

This surprised many English media and celebrities!
This change of tactics also gave England's attack on the left a slight improvement.

Compared to Sterling who was defended by Cedric in this game, Sturridge was better in both physical confrontation and footwork.

Although he has returned from injury, his physical fitness and condition are not yet at their best.

But the former Premier League Silver Boot winner was determined to prove himself and he repeatedly took the ball and created threats from the start.

A lob shot from the left side of the penalty area almost flew into the blind corner of the goal.

If he hadn't been blocked by the goalpost, he might have become a hero for the Three Lions.
Seeing that Sturridge was in great form, Ling Feng quietly switched positions with Rooney and returned to the middle to provide support.

When the game reached the 72nd minute, Sturridge broke through the left again, then faced two defenders, pushed the ball to the middle with the outside of his foot and then moved forward.

Ling Feng, who received the ball in the middle, faced two tall central defenders, Alves and Fonte, with a calm expression.

He was seen swinging his right leg and pretending to shoot, which tricked the two men into tightening their crotches. They simultaneously tightened their arms, bent their knees, and blocked the frontal shooting angle.

But unexpectedly, the Three Lions' No. 7 did not choose to shoot!

Instead, he faked a shot and then switched to his left foot. Then he straightened his ankle and sent a secret through ball.

This unexpected pass went right past Alves' feet and found Sturridge who successfully got offside on the left.

The latter broke into the penalty area, found that the shooting angle was small, and shot directly with his left foot!

Although the distance was very close, Patricio, who had already blocked the near corner, subconsciously blocked with both hands.

Unfortunately, the shot was too powerful and the ball slipped out of his hands!
The next second, a white figure suddenly rushed out from the crowd!
Black hair fluttering in the wind, and a handsome face.
It's Ling Feng!

With his super strong reaction, Ling Feng rushed to the front of the goal before everyone else and completed the follow-up shot!
As ripples appeared on the white net, the entire lighted stadium erupted in amazing cheers again!
"The ball is in!"

"Ling Feng scored with a follow-up shot!"

"This 21-year-old scored his fifth goal of the tournament in his first European Cup trip!"

"This priceless goal not only helped England reverse the score, but also allowed him to continue to top the scorer list!"

Ling Feng was also very excited after scoring the goal.

The goal scored at this point in time is definitely a major blow to Portugal!
Grass!
I have to do it myself!

The next second, he rushed directly to the stands where the English fans were, then opened his arms and slid on his knees in a super cool manner!

After he stood up, he raised his arms and called on the fans to give more support to the team:

“Come On!!!”

Seeing this, the English fans waved their flags, stood up from their seats, and cheered loudly in response to Ling Feng's call!
In an instant, the entire floodlit stadium was filled with the joy of the English people.

Then, Ling Feng turned around and saw Sterling, who was looking excited, rushing towards him from the bench. The smile on his face suddenly faded a lot.

Then Sterling, who had been substituted, put his arm around Ling Feng's shoulders and shouted at the English fans in the stands:

"Yes!!!"

Ling Feng: Damn, you jerk, stay away from me!
Sterling: Ling Feng and I together scored a goal with a pass and a shot!

. . .

After overtaking the score, England continued to attack with unabated momentum, using quick passing and cutting to tear apart the opponent's defense and consume the Portuguese players' energy.

As time went by, the Portuguese veterans, who had been on the passive defensive, also showed signs of physical decline.

After all, having gone through two consecutive overtime games, their physical reserves are already worse than England's.

For a moment, England was once again overwhelmed.

Even Cristiano Ronaldo, the only counterattack point in the frontcourt, retreated to his own half.

Just when everyone thought that the balance of victory had tipped towards England, something strange happened!
In the 80th minute of the game, Portuguese central defender Fonte was pressed by Vardy, and he kicked the ball directly from the backcourt to the right side of the frontcourt.

Nani tried desperately to chase, but Danny Rose took a step forward and slid directly to clear the ball out of the sideline.

It was this clean tackle that caused Danny Rose to strain the muscle on the back of his left thigh, making him unable to continue the game.

In desperation, Hodgson had to use his last substitution and let substitute left-back Bertrand replace the injured Rose.

At the same time, Portugal coach Santos also replaced Nani, who was already exhausted, with Quaresma.

Quaresma, the 33-year-old "king of outside of the foot", is Ronaldo's senior.

When they debuted, the playing styles of both of them were very fancy.

However, Quaresma, who became famous earlier, has a completely different career trajectory from Ronaldo.

After being unable to gain a foothold in top clubs such as Barcelona and Inter Milan, Quaresma has found his footing in Besiktas and was successfully selected for the squad for this European Cup with his good performance.

In this European Cup, although he was a substitute for the team, he repeatedly played the role of a substitute in critical moments, helping Portugal to survive:

In the third round of the group stage, during the goal-scoring battle between Portugal and Hungary, it was his cross that helped Ronaldo score the equalizer.
In the extra time of the round of 16 against Croatia, Ronaldo's shot caused the goalkeeper to lose the ball, and he made a header in front of the goal and scored the winning goal!
A goal, an assist, are as precious as gold!
This is also the reason why Santos substituted him.

Looking at Quaresma, the old coach and millions of Portuguese fans in the stands and in front of the TV began to pray in their hearts:
"Ricardo, perform another miracle for us!"

After coming on the pitch, Quaresma did not have many opportunities to get the ball due to Bertrand's defense.

However, he still tried his best to press the England full-back, try to grab the ball and launch one of the few attacks.

When the game reached the 87th minute, Dale made a shot, Rooney stopped the ball a little too far, and Sanchez slid down to the ground and shoveled the ball to Moutinho who came on as a substitute.

The latter sent a straight pass to Quaresma on the right.
Quaresma, who had just come on the field, was full of energy and moved forward directly after taking the ball.

Bertrand did not rush to steal the ball rashly, knowing that the entire defensive formation was not in chaos. He only needed to fight and retreat, slowing down Quaresma's advance speed as much as possible, so that his teammates in the midfield and frontcourt could return to defense.

However, Quaresma did not do so. Instead, he looked up and observed his teammates in the middle, then directly made a cross pass with the outside of his foot to Ronaldo who came to the front of the penalty area to receive the ball.

Smalling, who was following closely behind, seemed to be afraid that Ronaldo would turn around or pass the ball to Sanchez who was coming from behind for a long shot, so he chose to rush forward.

However, this reckless kick from behind was seen through by Ronaldo, who kicked him directly on the back of the heel.

With a scream of "Ah", Ronaldo fell down.

Although this foul prevented Ronaldo from taking the next step, it gave Portugal a free kick opportunity in an excellent position at the front of the top of the English penalty area.

When seeing Ronaldo carrying the ball to the foul spot, Ling Feng, who was not far away, suddenly recalled the classic match between Portugal and Spain in the 2018 World Cup group stage.

After confirming the position of the ball again, ripples appeared in his heart!
I rub!

Isn't this the legendary Dragon Seat? !
Just as Ling Feng's heart was churning, Ronaldo, standing in front of the ball, also revealed a sharp and determined look. He carefully observed the position of the human wall and calculated the distance between the human wall and the goal in his mind.

There was little time left in the regular game and the team was in a difficult situation, trailing by one goal.

And the Portuguese leader knows very well that this free kick in an excellent position may be his last chance to save the team again!

So, he must seize this free kick opportunity!

The next second, Ronaldo's mind started working at high speed.

Elevator ball?
The distance is not enough. You can get over the human wall, but there may not be enough distance to fall.

Only curve balls left.

However, the curve ball requires a very high level of control over the shooting force.

If the power is not enough, even if the ball hits the goal range, it will be saved by Joe Hart.

If the force is too great, the ball will fly over the goal.

After observing the human wall, Ronaldo suddenly came up with a bold idea:

"Or, you can do that!"

Under the attention of tens of thousands of spectators, Ronaldo, with his legs as straight as a compass, first took a deep breath, then took measured steps and suddenly rushed towards the ball!
With a "bang", the inside of his right foot hit the lower middle part of the ball.

The next second, the ball stuck closely to the grass and flew out!

what? !

What no one expected was that Ronaldo actually made a low shot!

Of course, Joe Hart, who was standing on the goal line as if facing a formidable enemy, did not expect this.

When the ball passed through the wall of people like a ghost and rolled towards the lower left corner of the goal, it was too late for Joe Hart to react.
The speed of the ball was too fast and the angle was too tricky, so when Joe Hart was mid-air, the ball had already gone into the goal!

The next second, countless Portuguese fans who were praying jumped up and cheered for this goal.

At the same time, many fans far away in Portugal also burst into amazing noises, even causing a small decibel earthquake!

"Wow!!!"

"Goallllllll~~~"

“Wonderful!”

"What a perfect ground-level slash!"

"Cristiano Ronaldo once again pulled Portugal back from the brink of elimination with his extraordinary performance!"

"The score on the field has become 2 to 2!"

At this moment, many people can't help but recall the 13-14 Champions League semi-final, when Ronaldo scored a low free kick at the Allianz Arena!
Almost the same position, same angle, same way of scoring!
Witnessing the goal not far away, Ling Feng couldn't help but feel respect in his heart:

As expected, it’s Brother Luo!
With Ronaldo scoring this low shot from a free-kick, Portugal stubbornly tied the score to 2-2 in the final moments of the game!

After scoring the goal, Ronaldo stood there, raised his arms, and roared with all his might:

"Vamos!!!"

This roar released all the anger and resentment that was suppressed by the opponents!
Soon after, other teammates also rushed towards him and surrounded the Portuguese king.

This goal was definitely a bucket of cold water poured down on England's head.

Or maybe the cooked duck flew away?!
When the Portuguese finished their crazy celebration, the game time had reached the last minute of regular time.

The fourth official on the sidelines also raised the sign for extra time:

"There will be four minutes of extra time!"

"In the last four minutes, will there be any goals?"

The answer to the narrator's question was soon revealed:

In just four minutes, there was some disagreement among the people in England.

Hodgson on the sidelines pressed his hands down, signaling to keep the ball steady.

Obviously, in his opinion, there was little time left, so it would be better to leave the suspense of victory or defeat to overtime.

Anyway, they have the advantage in terms of physical fitness.

Seeing the coach's instructions, coupled with Ronaldo's low shot, which was too unstoppable, the morale of the England players suffered a severe blow.

Most of the England players started passing the ball back and forth, not even trying to attack forward.

However, a few players still want to fight at the last moment.

For example, Ling Feng and Vardy!

"Eric!"

Hearing Ling Feng's call, Dell didn't think too much and passed the ball directly.

Then, Ling Feng retreated to the center line, took the ball, turned around, and started a dribbling attack.

Seeing this, Mourinho in the stands couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and his eyes showed even more admiration.

It is at moments like this that one can see a player's desire to win.

For a professional player, physical fitness and technical level are certainly important.

But this is just the lower limit.

Mental willpower and resilience, ambition, desire to win, etc. are what determine a player's upper limit!

In the last minute of extra time, Ling Feng still did not give up.

He created opportunities for crossing through his strong attacks on the wing.

However, there were too few troops deployed in the frontcourt, and only Vardy made it to the front of the goal.

As a result, Portugal easily defended against England's last wave of attack.

As Vardy's shot slipped out of the goal, the referee, who had already put the whistle in his mouth, blew the whistle to end the game!

Beep~beep~~beep~~~
With their tenacious will and resilience, as well as another superb performance from Ronaldo, Portugal knocked England's victory away.

The game was dragged into overtime again!
(End of this chapter)