When Luisinho began to adjust his pace and start running with long strides, many observant people had already seen the clues.
The Chinese fans in the stands who were still frustrated at losing the ball opened their eyes wide - they knew what Luisinho was going to do!
When Luisinho landed, the cheers of the Portuguese fans reached their peak.
The neutral commentators were also stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter:
"Luisinho finally performed Hu's iconic celebration in front of his idol! I don't know if Luisinho has been preparing for this day for a long time, but he must have come prepared..."
"As we all know, Luisinho is a fan of Hu Lai. He once imitated Hu's celebration when the club scored. But that was the club, and he has never done it in front of Hu Lai. This time He did it!"
"Luisinho is not the first player to imitate Hu's celebrations, but he is the first to imitate his celebrations in front of Hu! I think this is probably both for Luisinho and Hu himself. It’s a wonderful experience…”
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Neutral commentators have a show-watching mentality. Interesting things and unexpected situations that happen during the game are their favorite.
However, the reactions of commentators from the countries where both parties are located are different.
He Feng and Yan Kang were surprised at first, but then they forced a smile and said: "Luisinho actually made a 'HUUUUU' celebration in front of Hu Lai. Perhaps he was expressing his feelings for Hu Lai in this way. of reverence..."
The fact that Luisinho is a fan of Hu Lai is not a "secret secret". Fans and media all over the world know it.
So He Feng and Yan Kang knew that Luisinho had no ill intentions in doing this celebration. He just wanted to express his love for Hu Lai.
However, since the Chinese team just lost a goal, if you want the Chinese commentator to praise Luisinho's celebration in a cheerful tone... that is really difficult.
The Portuguese commentator didn't really care about Luisinho's salute to Hu Lai, because it was all trivial. The most important thing was whether Portugal could qualify from the group.
After Luisinho's celebration, he could not hide his excitement: "It was only nine minutes into the second half and we equalized the score! There is still a lot of time left, and it can even be said that we have a chance to score again. , turn defeat into victory!”
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The only person who knew Luisinho's plan in the Portuguese team was his roommate Joao Valente, and in the Chinese team only Hu Lai.
So when Luisinho made this celebration, players on both sides were shocked.
The Portuguese players were shocked and then caroused. They rushed up to him, hugged him, slapped his body wildly, and shouted excitedly: "Well done, Vasco!"
"That's great! That's great! Whether it's the goal or the celebration, it's great! Haha!"
"Yes, you must have done it on purpose! Well done! This really shocked them, haha!"
"Yes, look at the expressions of the Chinese team players, they seem to be frightened!"
A group of people praised Luisinho for boosting morale.
But Luisinho kept trying to defend himself:
"No... I didn't mean that... I just... uh, wanted to express... my feelings towards Hu... uh, towards Hu..."
"Really, I mean it..."
"No, please listen to my explanation..."
But no matter how he defended himself, his teammates, who were inspired by the goal, laughed loudly and interrupted his words with more powerful slaps.
Captain Ricardo Barria even hugged him and said to him with his forehead against his forehead: "It doesn't matter, Vasco. No matter what your original intention was, you did inspire everyone and also severely frustrated them."
Spirited!"
After he was let go by the captain, his roommate João Valente also came up to hug him. But when the two hugged each other, Valente whispered in his ear:
"I think the expressions of those Chinese players are not very good, Vasco..."
Hearing what Valente said, Luisinho looked at the Chinese team players with a guilty conscience.
Sure enough, most of the Chinese team players had serious expressions on their faces.
Of course, it is impossible for anyone to laugh after just losing the ball... This is considered a normal reaction.
He glanced at Hu Lai secretly again.
He found that Hu Lai was actually looking at him.
After noticing his peek, she raised her eyebrows and smiled.
Hu should be... not angry, right? He even encouraged me during halftime...
Luisinho was unsure about this idea that came to his mind.
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Luisinho's goal caused the Portuguese players to celebrate.
This goal can at least put them in a relatively safe position.
As long as there is a draw in this game, Portugal will definitely qualify.
Only by winning can you qualify as first in the group.
But if being first in the group is really a luxury, then just settle for second best, as long as you can qualify.
In short, the Portuguese players are much calmer now.
They are no longer in a state of being insecure at any time, and their performance should be more stable.
After the game started, they soon discovered that it was now the Chinese team that was anxious - because the Chinese team's offense had obviously strengthened.
The Portuguese commentator also noticed it, and he shouted excitedly: "The Chinese team is eager to attack! It seems that they were stimulated by Luisinho's celebration! This is a good thing for Portugal - when China
When the team presses heavily, there will inevitably be a lot of space behind them. We can comfortably fight their counterattacks!"
Although they had just equalized the score, the Portuguese were already looking forward to victory.
After all, who wouldn't be happy to qualify as the first in the group?
In front of the Chinese team coaching bench on the sidelines, assistant coach Ding Gaoyi was asking Qin Lin: "Do you want to persuade them to be steady? Even if we draw, we can still be first in the group..."
He also saw the stress reaction of the Chinese team players after losing the ball.
Strengthening the offensive was not a decision made by the Chinese team's coaching staff, it was completely spontaneous by the players.
Ding Gaoyi is worried that the anger of Chinese players will be exploited by Portuguese players.
However, Qin Lin rejected his proposal: "That's it, Lao Ding. They are right to do this. We cannot let Portugal adjust their mentality as if nothing happened after scoring a goal. We must put enough pressure on them. So there is no need to adjust."
Although the Chinese team's current approach on the field was not due to Qin Lin's adjustment, Qin Lin believed that their approach was correct and could be considered unintentional, and there was no need to interfere.
Seeing that Qin Lin had no objection, Ding Gaoyi stopped talking and continued to watch the game with concentration.
Then soon he jumped out of his seat: "Ouch!"
Xia Xiaoyu's long-range shot hit the Portuguese goal post!
There was a huge sigh and exclamation from the entire stands.
The sighs came from Chinese fans, and the exclamations came from Portuguese fans.
"What a risk!" the Portuguese commentator breathed out. "Xia's long shot was too sudden!"
He was right. Before Xia Xiaoyu shot, there were no signs at all. Before Xia Xiaoyu caught the ball, he was still observing. The way he swung his legs looked like he was about to pass the ball.
As a result, the ball came to him, and Xia Xiaoyu suddenly shot the football toward the goal.
The shot was sudden and the quality was very high.
The football made a less obvious arc, bypassing the legs of both players in the penalty area, and then hit the outside of the goal post and popped out of the baseline...
Although he didn't score a goal, it scared the Portuguese players and fans into a cold sweat.
Joao Valente turned his head and stared blankly at the goal post. The football flew past his feet just now. He didn't even react. The ball went around him and hit the goal post behind him.
If it weren't for the goal post, Portugal would have conceded the goal now - goalkeeper Ze Ferreira didn't even make a save in the face of this shot!
Valente felt his heart beating wildly in his chest, and then looked back at Xia Xiaoyu, who was holding his head in his hands.
Based on his understanding of this good friend who once played with him in Alvara, Valente believed that this kick was definitely not caused by Xia Xiaoyu. He deliberately aimed at the lower right corner and shot it!
Valente felt that Luisinho told Hu Lai his thoughts, but Hu Lai probably did not tell the other players of the Chinese team, so they probably did not think that Luisinho was expressing his respect to Hu Lai.
As a central defender, it was he, Joao Valente, who faced the wrath of the Chinese team...
He looked at Luisinho again, who also looked contented.
Damn it, you screwed me over, Vasco!
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Xia Xiaoyu hit the goal post, which was like a wake-up call for the Portuguese players.
Let them gradually come back to their senses from the joy of just scoring a goal and equalizing the score.
Yes, they are indeed the ninth best team in FIFA rankings.
But so what?
They are facing the hosts!
Moreover, European teams play far more games in a year than Asian teams, so European teams also have more points and are ranked higher than Asian teams. Isn't it normal?
Sometimes the rankings don't really reflect the strength of the two teams.
To prove this, the Chinese team's offense soon made a comeback.
This time, Peng Weijun and Chen Xingyi played a one-two against the wall on the left wing and then sent a cross.
In front of the goal, Zhou Zijing jumped high, collided with Portuguese center back Fabio Castaneira, and then pushed the football towards the goal!
Goalkeeper Ze Ferreira jumped and blocked the football.
But he could only barely block the football, neither pushing it over the baseline nor knocking it far away from the goal.
After the football fell, it fell into the small penalty area!
Valente stretched out his foot almost reflexively to clear the football that fell in front of him.
He had just finished kicking the ball, and then he kicked someone with his foot - it was Hu Lai who came up to take the shot!
Only then did the referee's whistle sound.
He called Zhou Zijing for a pushing foul when he was fighting for the top!
Although it was an offensive foul committed by the Chinese team, the Portuguese players, including Valente, were breathing heavily at this time and their hearts were beating wildly.
Valente looked up at the stadium's big screen, which displayed real-time scores and game time.
China 1:1 Portugal
Full game time 60:44
There is still half an hour before the end of the ninety minutes. If you include injury time, it will even be as many as forty minutes.