Chapter 75 Mr. Key
“Damn it!”
Pepe was originally behind Soares, ready to fill in at any time, but he didn't expect that Suarez was easily turned around by Su Dong and the ball was passed by him, which was completely beyond his expectations.
The Brazilian center back roared in anger and chased after him as fast as he could.
After Su Dong passed Suarez, he took a step forward and caught up with the ball outside the penalty area.
At this time, Pepe had already chased from the side and was slightly ahead of Su Dong by half a body length. Behind him on the left side was Suarez who was chasing back desperately. He reached out and pulled Su Dong's jersey, trying to slow Su Dong down.
If he continues to move forward, he will definitely be double-teamed by Pepe and Suarez.
Su Dong acted decisively and gently kicked the ball to his right side with his right foot in the top area, avoiding Pepe and Suarez.
Pepe's reaction was also very quick. As soon as he saw Su Dong dribbling the ball to the right, he immediately guessed what he was going to do.
The Brazilian center back didn't hesitate at all. He fell to the ground and slid straight towards Su Dong.
Su Dong's reaction was even faster. As soon as he adjusted the ball, he swung his right foot quickly and shot it directly.
The ball stuck to the grass and went into the lower right corner of Maritimo's goal at an extremely fast speed.
Almost at the moment the ball flew out, Pepe slid in front of Su Dong and stepped on his right shoe which was shooting. He was tackled and lost his balance, and fell on the penalty spot, falling on Pepe.
The two people fell into a ball.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"In the 87th minute, Su Dong scored against Maritimo."
“Two to two!!”
"Sporting Lisbon equalized the score!"
Su Dong heard the exclamations from the whole stadium. The surprise of Sporting Lisbon fans filled every corner of the Alvalade Stadium.
He immediately knew clearly that he had scored a goal!
Su Dong struggled to get up from the ground, clenched his fists tightly, and roared at Pepe who was still lying on the ground, venting all the frustration he had felt since the second half.
Pepe was so angry that he pounded the grass hard, as if he wanted to treat the grass as Su Dong and beat him to death.
"Great! Sue, you scored a goal!"
“This goal was such a beautiful one!”
"Let those blind guys see clearly that no one can stop you!"
Ronnie jumped on Su Dong again, celebrating with all his might. He was a thousand times happier than when he scored the goal, especially in front of Pepe.
Pepe got up from the ground with red eyes, glaring at Su Dong and Ronnie. His gnashing teeth made people worry that he would lose control and rush forward to attack.
"Pepe." Suarez ran over to block Pepe.
The Brazilian center back pushed his partner away and turned away.
He was now filled with rage because he had frozen Su Dong's entire second half, but ended up failing due to his teammates' mistakes. In the end, he not only lost face, but also caused the team to lose the ball and be tied by the opponent.
This is the tie in the final stage of the game!
In the single-elimination Portuguese Cup, this means that both sides will enter a tough overtime.
"MD! TMD!!!!" Pepe was so angry that he almost went crazy.
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"This is Sporting Lisbon's No. 36 player, Su Dong!"
"Scoring in three consecutive games is incredible for a 17-year-old player."
"What's even more incredible is that all three goals were crucial."
"The first two goals brought Sporting Lisbon six valuable points, and this goal tonight tied the score in the 87th minute and dragged the game into extra time. What an incredible performance!"
"Su Dong is definitely the key man of this Sporting Lisbon team!"
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The fans in the stands were shouting Su Dong's name crazily.
Although Su Dong did not run out to celebrate, this did not prevent the fans on the scene from admiring him.
Three consecutive goals, each goal was of amazing value.
Who doesn’t love such a young player?
After celebrating, Su Dong turned around and walked back to his own half. When passing by Suarez, he noticed the confusion and puzzlement in the eyes of central defender Maritimo and laughed in his heart.
Suarez should be wondering now, how could he be easily fooled by Su Dong just now?
Of course, Su Dong would not tell him that he used a prop called the [Fraud Orb].
This cost him 10,000 points of King of Football Points.
Let him guess!
Su Dong was in a very good mood.
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After 90 minutes of regular competition, the game ended in a tie of 2-2.
Sudong's goal in the 87th minute saved Sporting Lisbon and dragged the game into overtime.
There is a five-minute break before overtime, but players cannot leave the field and can only relax and rest on the field.
Although he came on as a substitute, Su Dong also played for nearly fifty minutes. Facing a guy like Pepe whose body was almost abnormal, his energy consumption was also very alarming. When he walked to the sidelines, he was panting heavily.
Before every game, he would redeem some Bull sports drinks from the Road to King of Football system, and claim to the public that these were the drinks he had asked someone to bring back from his homeland. After being tested by the team doctor, he was allowed to bring them into the stadium.
So, Su Dong walked to the sidelines, grabbed two bottles of Bull sports drinks, one in each hand, and threw them to Ronnie and Ugo Viana, and then threw one to Cruz.
The three of them often trained with Su Dong, and they had all witnessed the unique effects of this magical drink, so they all became fascinated by it.
Sporting Lisbon is accustomed to this. The club doesn't have a beverage sponsor anyway, so they can drink whatever they like as long as they can pass the post-match urine test and don't violate the rules.
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"Overtime is a battle of wills."
"In these 30 minutes of competition, all tactics will not be of much use. The key still depends on you."
Head coach Boloni gave a brief introduction to the overtime.
The break was only five minutes, so he didn't have much time to emphasize tactics and adjustments.
Today, overtime uses the golden goal system.
The so-called Golden Goal system means that the match ends when the first goal is scored, and there is no need to play the entire game.
FIFA's golden goal system was intended to encourage the two teams in overtime to actively participate in offense, but in fact it had the opposite effect.
The reason is simple. Offense will disrupt the formation, which will bring the risk of counterattack. Once counterattacked or the ball is lost, the game will end immediately without even a chance to make up for the mistake.
Therefore, in this situation, the team participating in overtime often does not take the initiative to press forward.
"My only request to you now is to maintain the team's tactical discipline and allocate your physical energy properly within 30 minutes. I will not ask you to actively engage in offense. I even hope that you will look for opportunities more through long passes. This is a way to control the risks on the court."
Everyone knows what's going on.
What the head coach meant was, don't fight with the opponent, it's not worth it.
It was difficult to equalize the score. Even if it went into a penalty shootout, Sporting Lisbon's chances of winning were still greater than Maritimo. In this case, why take the risk and try to score a goal?
To put it bluntly, the most important thing in overtime is to ensure that you don't lose the ball.
Whether we score a goal or not, it all depends on fate.
"Su, you still stand at the front and receive the long pass from behind."
The only person Boloni assigned a task to was center forward Su Dong.
"I understand." Su Dong nodded.
"Everyone grab the ball and pass it directly to the center. Do you understand?"
"Understood!" everyone agreed.
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At the beginning of overtime, both teams played very conservatively.
The pace was much slower than the previous 90-minute regular game.
The physical strength of the players on both sides has been exhausted and basically reached their limits. No one is willing to take risks easily.
Su Dong only played for half a game, and Ronnie and Ugo Viana only played for 30 minutes. The physical fitness of the three was still good, especially during the five minutes of rest. The physical recovery speed brought by the Bull sports drink was even faster than that of others.
This increase, which is insignificant on a normal day, plays a huge role at this critical moment.
Sporting Lisbon's three young players performed very actively.
The two teams ended the first half of overtime in dullness.
What’s interesting is that neither side even had a single shot on goal.
There was no halftime break. After the two sides exchanged venues, they went directly into the second half of overtime.
The scene is still lackluster.
Sporting Lisbon's midfield and backcourt are basically composed of experienced veterans, who are more comfortable dealing with this kind of situation. The overall formation is kept very compact, leaving no space for the opponent.
On the contrary, Su Dong and Ronnie in front were still running very actively and their physical fitness was relatively good.
In the 113th minute of extra time, Ronnie dribbled the ball on the left side of the midfield and tried to break through, but the ball was intercepted.
Maritimo immediately launched a counterattack.
Perhaps because he had been holding back for more than a hundred minutes, Maritimo's counterattack this time was relatively forward .
But all the players consumed a lot of physical energy and made mistakes when passing the ball.
Ronnie, who was actively returning to defense, poked the ball away from behind.
The opponent signaled to the referee that Ronnie had committed a foul from behind, but the referee did not blow the whistle.
After Ugo Viana grabbed the ball, he immediately sent a quick long pass directly behind the opponent's defense line.
Everyone's eyes fell on Maritimo 's half following Ugo Viana's pass .
I saw two figures entangled together, chasing quickly towards the place where the ball landed.
Su Dong tried desperately to get rid of Pepe, but the Brazilian center back stuck to him relentlessly.
Even when he rushed to the 30-meter area, Su Dong staggered and was almost pulled down by Pepe.
Su Dong had a very good body balance and he quickly stabilized his body, still seizing a favorable position.
At this moment, Maritimo goalkeeper Nelson somehow left the goal and rushed to the penalty spot.
Pepe immediately realized the danger and pulled Su Dong hard with both hands.
This time he was not just trying to defend, he was determined to pull Su Dong down even at the cost of committing a foul.
Su Dong lost his balance, but reacted quickly and kicked out with his right foot to meet the ball in the air.
The ball was lifted up by Su Dong, passed over the attacking goalkeeper Nelson, and fell into the goal behind him.
Su Dong was pulled down by Pepe to the penalty area line.
