Portugal was arrogant. This kind of arrogance was relative because their opponent was the weak China team.
Therefore, even if they knew that Qin Xiong was a huge threat, they would not really make a fuss about it and weaken the offense to strengthen the defense.
When the Mexican team's side midfielders, Pineda and Pérez, were able to frequently retreat to the backfield to form a restriction on Qin Xiong's control of the ball to break through space, would the Portugal team's manager, Scolari, dare to say to Figo and Ronaldo, "You must return to the halffield to strengthen the protection of the midfield during the defense, especially to target Qin Xiong and limit his play?"
Impossible!
Therefore, even if the China team was under the indiscriminate bombardment of the Portuguese team, as long as there was a chance to counterattack, the China team's counterattack would be much better than the previous game.
At the same time, the China team's position was definitely more resolute than the previous game.
Qin Xiong's position also changed.
The backfield would supply the cannonballs to him, and the forward would cover and contain him.
During the attack, Qin Xiong no longer played the role of the organizer. He just took care of the two tasks of advancing and finishing the game!
When the China team scored the goal to lead the Portuguese team, all the China fans around the world who were watching the game went crazy with excitement!
Not only because the China team took the lead to break the goal, but also because Qin Xiong's wonderful performance of disrupting and destroying the Portuguese team's defensive line alone!
This was the performance of a superstar, the strength of a superstar!
The China team's teammates rushed forward to surround Qin Xiong. They were very inconspicuous. They were unknown characters in the World Cup, but they held up the stage for Qin Xiong to play!
"The China team scored! Qin Xiong scored the most spectacular individual goal since the start of the World Cup!
He received Zhao Junzhe's long pass on the flank. It looked like Zhao Junzhe must have passed the ball too far, but Qin Xiong did not let the ball go out of the sideline with his superb personal ability. He took advantage of this opportunity to head the ball directly behind the full-back, Miguel. Then, he bypassed Miguel outside the sideline and picked the ball near the end line outside the penalty area to avoid Meira's defense. He then headed the ball in front of Carvalho to head the ball into the middle of the penalty area. Finally, he bypassed Costinha to catch up with the ball and completed a beautiful volley to break the goal!
It was too wonderful. This was definitely a classic goal!
What made us excited was that the China team was now ahead of the Portugal team. Would a miracle happen?
Can we maintain our lead until the end of the match?
This goal has boosted China's confidence. Let's hope they continue to defend well and don't give Portugal any chances! "
After the China team scored the goal, there was not much time left in the first half. Qin Xiong and Zhang Pengfei both retreated to the backfield to participate in the defense.
Although the Portugal team was unwilling, the first half of the match ended after Deco's long shot was blocked by Liu Yunfei.
To the surprise of the whole world, the China team actually took the lead in the first half of the match against Portugal.
1:0.
Walking into the locker room, Ali Khan praised the team's performance and then encouraged everyone not to slack off. They should implement the team's tactical arrangements and strive to maintain the level of the first half in the second half.
When they returned to the field in the second half, the China team continued the tactics of the first half. They concentrated on defense in the middle and backfield and relied on Qin Xiong and Zhang Pengfei to counterattack.
The Portugal team was like an enraged beast. They accelerated the pace of the game as soon as they came up. When dealing with the China team's counterattack, they simply resorted to foul tactics!
From the middle and front field, they used tactical fouls to delay the China team's counterattack speed.
They did this very effectively, which greatly reduced the efficiency of the China team's counterattack.
Qin Xiong also repeatedly tried to break through but was directly thwarted by the opponent's actions other than technical moves.
In the 54th minute of the game, Maniche received a yellow card.
In the 63rd minute of the game, Costinha received a yellow card.
When the two defensive midfielders received yellow cards, the Portugal team did not stop there.
The full backs also came up to foul, and the two defensive midfielders retreated to cover the penalty area.
The Portugal team's attack began to become more violent.
In the 71st minute of the game, Figo broke through on the right side and passed the ball from the bottom. Ronaldo jumped high at the back with amazing jumping power and beat Xu Yunlong to head the ball to the goal. As a result, the football hit the crossbar and bounced out!
Three minutes later, Deco's long shot from outside the penalty area was blocked by Liu Yi with a slide tackle. Shao Jiayi wanted to find Qin Xiong with the ball from the side, but his pass was not accurate enough. Qin Xiong was forced to change his route as he started to move forward. In the end, Valente beat him to it and used his chest to stop the ball.
After Valente stopped the ball, he directly dribbled the ball forward and sprinted along the side. He directly passed the ball at a 45-degree angle on the side. Pauleta finally got a chance to head the ball in the penalty area. He leaned forward and used his head to head the ball to the lower left corner of the goal. Liu Yunfei quickly moved horizontally and jumped to save, blocking the ball with one hand.
However, Ronaldo, who followed up in the small penalty area, kicked the ball directly into the empty goal without any interference in front of the goal!
"Portugal equalized the score! The scorer is Ronaldo!
After a long period of bombardment, the Portugal team finally scored. It could be said that the Portugal team was a misplaced 4-4-2 formation in the second half. Ronaldo's threat to the penalty area increased rapidly, and the China team did not react in time.
This is where we fall behind the European team.
In terms of skills and tactics, the European team could be said to be ever-changing, while the China team was too rigid and slow.
The score became 1: 1, and there were still close to 20 minutes left in the game. Can the China team create a miracle?
Recently, the quality of the China team's counterattacks has been declining. Qin Xiong has been frequently targeted by the opponent for the second game in a row. We can see his efforts, and even the live camera frequently shows his bloodstained calf. "
Yes, the skin on Qin Xiong's calf had been broken, and small pieces of the white socks were stained red.
However, he did not care about this at all.
After the game resumed, the China team's situation was still very bad.
However, the Portugal team's backfield players were afraid of getting a card, and Qin Xiong managed to get a chance to counterattack in the 86th minute of the game.
The Portugal team was also afraid of being defeated by the China team when they could not guarantee the quality of their last kick.
Therefore, when Qin Xiong pushed forward in the counterattack, the Portugal team's defenders were a little frightened.
Most of their players were staring at Qin Xiong.
Qin Xiong knew that he could not rush over. He looked at Zhang Pengfei's position and Qin Xiong chose to pass the ball to the flank. The football flew to the left side where Shao Jiayi was.
Shao Jiayi dribbled the ball to the front of the flank, and then raised her leg at a 45-degree angle to pass.
Qin Xiong was running a little behind the goal at a very fast speed. However, after seeing Shao Jiayi's pass, he secretly cursed in his heart.
This was because Shao Jiayi's pass would fall behind him.
Therefore, he immediately stopped, and then in a hurry, he could only shoot with an inverted hook!
He tried hard to control the footwork and angle of the shot.
After he made the inverted hook, the whole stadium exclaimed.
Bang!
Qin Xiong fell to the ground after finishing the shot. He immediately looked back. The football went out of the end line and was still a meter away from the goal.
He regretfully closed his eyes, then got up and ran to the backfield.
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