Braga has one week to prepare for the Portuguese Cup final. Every day, the coaching staff arranged very few training programs for the players and the intensity was very low.
It is already at the end of the season, so we cannot expect training to improve players' abilities, and it is more about maintaining our state.
The competition was held on Sunday. On Saturday night, Tang Hong had dinner at home and took a break and then did yoga on the yoga mat. However, Sun Rou was rushing between the room and the kitchen in the villa.
Tang Hong didn't care, and never interfered with what she did.
But after a while, she ran to Tang Hong and asked, "Are we moving?"
Tang Hong stopped moving, but saw Chen Manhong laughing, and sighed to Sun Rou: "Why are you so slow?"
The Portuguese media reported that Tang Hong would leave in the summer two months ago, but it has been getting more and more intense recently, and it is almost a foregone conclusion after the offer from other clubs has been delivered to Braga.
Sun Rou only followed the news in the past two days before she realized that there was something going on. Anyway, she never asked Tang Hong about football, even though she never decided that she would stay in Portugal for many years.
But after living there for a short year, she had to move, and she felt a little reluctant.
This small Braga town is peaceful and quiet, without the bustling and hustle and bustle of the big city, and is indeed a livable place.
Sun Rou asked with a naive look on her face, "Where are we moving?"
Tang Hong asked her back: "Where do you want to move?"
Sun Rou immediately smiled and said, "I think, I think, I think..."
He smiled and said with a bitter face: "I don't know."
Tang Hong comforted her and said, "It's okay, I don't know either."
Sun Rou frowned, looked at Tang Hong in confusion, and said, "How come you don't know?"
Tang Hong sighed lightly.
"It hasn't been decided yet, but you will definitely move. If you don't want to leave here, it's fine. The house won't be sold anyway. You can continue to live here, but you must take good care of yourself."
Sun Rou bulged her cheeks and glared at Tang Hong fiercely, then turned around and left.
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On May 21, the entire Braga team set off for Porto in the evening. When their bus drove into the Dragon Stadium, everyone in the car was cheering up. In the last battle of this season, everyone was full of fighting!
Try to put the perfect end to the season with the best results.
Yartim's last pre-match training session in the season, summarizing the team's performance this season, and finally said to the players with a smile: "I am proud of you, and I believe you will show your best selves on the court! Go and win the final honors of Braga and yourself, and let this epic and great season end perfectly!"
Although the generals of Braga were full of fighting spirit, they were not necessarily very nervous.
After the Portuguese League Cup final, the Portuguese Super League championship battle, the final knockout and final of the UEFA Cup, the sublimation of the entire team in terms of temperament is obvious.
More confident and more relaxed.
Braga and Sporting Lisbon starters walked into the Porto Dragon Stadium together.
The scene was full!
Braga fans actually account for more than half of the attendance rate!
This is the best way for Braga fans to express their support.
There have been so many wonderful memories in the season, and in this last game, we should come to cheer for the team in person no matter what.
Sun Rou and Chen Manhong stood in the fan group together. Chen Manhong integrated into the atmosphere well and shouted cheering slogans with the fans with a smile, but Sun Rou looked nervous and nervous, as if she was expecting but also suppressed excitement, rubbing her hands and had nowhere to put her.
Today she and Chen Manhong bought the most edge of the stands, and could see everything happening in the stadium close up.
Chen Manhong has already seen through Sun Rou's thoughts. Isn't this position similar to Bai Mu's position when watching football at Old Trafford?
I don’t know what Sun Rou is thinking, are you really looking forward to Tang Hong rushing over after scoring the goal?
Anyway, Chen Manhong is impossible. Even if Tang Hong scored a goal and ran over, he would never hug Sun Rou and kiss him. So what has Tang Hong become in the eyes of people all over the world... Kissing Madman?
He had just met with Sporting Lisbon a week ago. Sporting Lisbon won at home, but Sporting Lisbon was reserved in that game, and Braga was definitely just going through the motions to train the substitute lineup.
Today, both teams have put out their strongest lineups to compete for the Portuguese Cup championship!
Braga starts 433.
Goalkeeper: Quim.
Defenders: Bayano, Eveton, Coelo, Ezijegile.
Midfielder: Custodio, Barbosa, Amorin.
Forwards: Viana, Lima, Tang Hong.
Sporting Lisbon also started 433.
Goalkeeper: Patricio.
Defenders: Joo Pereira, Porga, Oneu, Insua.
Midfielder: Madias Fernandez, Capel, Schals.
Forwards: Andre Carrillo, Van Wolfsvenker, Elias.
After the pre-match activate ceremony, the two teams set up their teams to prepare for the kickoff.
Sporting Lisbon still insists on a relatively active style of play, but will definitely be concerned about the threat of Braga's forward, so it is relatively reserved in the offense.
Although Braga is not as conservative as before in the previous series of defensive counterattacks, it will not fully expose the flaws of the defense line.
Braga is obviously better in form!
Sporting Lisbon seems to be under a lot of pressure.
Maybe the burden of thinking is a bit heavy. They do not have the qualifications for the Champions League next season. The team has experienced a failed season. Many players should consider moving in the summer, or are worried about whether they will be cleansed by the team.
Unsuccessful teams are definitely not as imposing and in good shape as those in the successful stage.
Tang Hong was closely guarded by his opponent, but today he was very active in running and responding very actively. He almost gave up the ball control operation while cooperating with his teammates. He stopped and passed the ball very decisively, or directly kicked the ball.
Braga's offensive almost revolves around him.
In the 23rd minute of the game, Braga attacked the left side of the frontcourt, and Barbosa sent the ball diagonally to the frontcourt to find Tang Hong. The latter made a move under the control of Fernandez and turned around directly, but when the football rolled, he knocked the ball to the left side with his right heel.
Ezijejel happened to assist and pushed forward the offensive with stops and tides. When facing Pereira, the defenders of the Lisbon were thinking that he would pass the ball to Tang Hong, but they didn't expect Ezijejel to knock back with a diagonal kick and sent the ball behind Tang Hong who was cutting in the position.
Barbosa also reached the front of Sporting Lisbon's penalty area. Braga's offensive cooperation in the frontcourt was very fast. When Barbosa passed the ball diagonally in front of the penalty area and found Viana who cut inside, this coordination had become smooth.
Schals hurriedly turned around to intercept, Viana calmly splashed the ball and cut it across the cross, then passed the ball over the top and slapped the ball into the left rib of the penalty area.
Tang Hong quickly stepped forward and got rid of Fernandez's defense, while central defender Polga returned to defense and blocked Tang Hong's shooting angle, but unexpectedly, Tang Hong jumped directly and headed the ball to the middle area in front of the goal.
Porga looked back and saw Lima rushing to the goal against the falling football!
The football flew straight to the upper left corner of the goal, and the Portuguese national goal Patricio flew to save it slowly and could only look at the ball and sigh!
Braga is the first to win!
The Dragon Stadium was echoing with the crazy cheers of Braga fans, and even Chen Manhong was a little excited. After watching the game for a year, she could see that this goal was a classic work of team cooperation. It was done like mercury and scattered in one go, which was simply pleasing to the eye!
But Sun Rou, who was beside her, was flattened as if she was sulking.
After Lima scored, he pointed at Tang Hong, rushed over with a smile, hugged the two of them and waved to recruit other teammates in front of him, and everyone celebrated the goal together!
They made neatly rehearsals during the rest of the past week, like dancing, pointing to the fans in the stands after the last arm passed a circle!
After the celebration, everyone hugged and laughed again.
The Braga fans in the stands were extremely happy, but I don’t know how long this happiness will last. No one has thought about this problem yet.
Braga 1:0 Sporting Lisbon.
The balance of victory and loss has been tilted towards Braga from the beginning of the game, and they are far better than Sporting Lisbon in overall performance!
If it was at the beginning of the season, no one thought that Braga's overall strength would be stronger than Sporting Lisbon, but at the moment before the end of the season, Braga's comprehensive combat power on the court is not weaker than the three giants in the Portuguese Super League!
This is a chemical reaction that evolved from their stronger self-confidence after a season of running-in, tempering, unity and achievements.
Their tough defense makes it difficult for Sporting Lisbon to organize an effective offensive in the frontcourt. The crazy sweeps of Custodio and Amorin almost torture Capel to death!
Because it was the final, the pressing aggressiveness of defensive players while Sporting Lisbon was lagging behind in a state of backwardness.
In the 39th minute of the game, when Tang Hong collided with Ezijegile on the left side and turned into the inward track to control the ball, he was tripped by Fernandez from the side and behind.
The referee decisively awarded a direct free kick.
Tang Hong, standing in front of the football, was looking forward to it, and about 30 yards away from the goal, which was within his range.
However, after Tang Hong kicked an inward spinning ball, the ball flew into the penalty area and fell rapidly towards the back point of the penalty area.
Eveton jumped in the chaotic crowd and headed the ball into the upper right corner of the goal!
After scoring, Eveton turned around and rushed to the sidelines to celebrate. He flipped his jersey and seemed to want to take off his clothes to celebrate, but he was not yet able to hold back his brain.
Tang Hong trotted to congratulate Eveton on his goal after high-fives with his teammates around him.
Braga leads Sporting Lisbon 2:0 in the Portuguese Cup final!
Chapter completed!