Chapter 548 Shocking performance, a goal from zero angle in the European Cup final!

Just when everyone thought that Fabregas' long shot was going to score, Portugal's goalkeeper Patricio jumped high as if assisted by God and tipped the ball over the crossbar.

The Spanish fans in the stands who were preparing to celebrate covered their heads in disbelief, their eyes widened, as if they had seen a ghost.

Not to mention them, the Spanish players closest to the goal, including Fabregas himself who completed the shot, all looked stunned at this moment.

This is a blind spot, how can you get out of it?

Who is the opposing goalkeeper? The Spanish players looked at the opposing goalkeeper with a different expression. This guy is so strong, why is he rarely heard of internationally?

Not only Spanish fans remembered Patricio, but also the global audience who watched the live broadcast of the game were deeply impressed by him at this moment.

If Portugal can beat Spain in this game, he will definitely be the number one contributor! Patricio's amazing save not only dealt a heavy blow to Spain's morale, but also greatly boosted the morale of his own team.

The Portuguese players nearby came up to high-five him, and some even gave him warm hugs.

Patricio himself was also very excited; he had already smelled the opportunity to become famous with one goal.

As long as he can continue his form, regardless of whether he wins or loses this game, his value will skyrocket. He may even be spotted by some wealthy teams this summer and be recruited with a huge sum of money!

Just when Patricio and the Portuguese players were immersed in the joy of resolving the opponent's attack, Lin Quan had silently run to the corner area, asked for the ball from the caddy, placed the ball, and waited to take the corner kick.

After seeing his actions, his teammates quickly adjusted their status and began to deploy their troops according to the predetermined corner kick tactics.

When facing dense defense, set pieces are an effective means of attack, so Spain attaches great importance to such opportunities.

Ramos, Morata, Pique and other taller players all came into the penalty area at this time, ready to participate in the header competition.

The Portuguese players were also very vigilant, and even Ronaldo returned to the penalty area to participate in the defense.

The tactics arranged by the Spanish side are to have three tall points in the front, middle and back positions. The tallest Pique is at the front point and his position is relatively close to the goal.

Once the ball is passed to his head, he doesn't even need to jump, he can complete the header with just a rub.

Precisely because of the huge threat posed by Pique in this position, the Portuguese goalkeeper focused his defense on Pique and stood closer to the front.

After seeing his teammates get into position, Lin Quan took a few steps back and made a gesture representing the front point.

Seeing this, Pique took the initiative to run forward a step when Lin Quan kicked the ball, turned his head to look at the moon, and kicked the ball towards the goal.

The coordination of this ball was perfect. Lin Quan's corner kick accurately found Pique, and Pique headed the ball with almost no effort in jumping up.

Pique kicked the ball, which spun towards the goal and headed for the back point.

The Portuguese goalkeeper stood close to the front point because he had to be on guard against Pique, which resulted in him being unable to save the ball in time and he could only watch the ball fly towards the goal.

Just as the opponent's goalkeeper had surrendered and the football was about to fly into the net, there was a 'bang' and the football hit the crossbar and bounced back.

The ball bounced back into the penalty area, and Morata's hasty follow-up shot was blocked by the opponent's leg and went out of the baseline, and Spain got another corner kick.

The Portuguese players who escaped the disaster were sweating profusely. It was a close call just now. If it weren't for the goal frame, they would have fallen behind! In the coaching booth, Spanish head coach Bosque couldn't help but scratch his hair.

Why is the team's luck so bad today? They missed two consecutive chances to score!

Could it be that the goddess of luck is really not on their side?

In the Portuguese coaching bench, Fernando's face turned pale with fright.

Although the ball didn't go in the end, it was still scary.

If such dangerous situations happened a few more times, he was worried that his heart would not be able to bear it.

"Keep an eye on the opponent's front point, don't give him a comfortable chance to head the ball!"

Fernando shouted towards the court, asking his players to step up their defense against Pique.

Spain's corner kick tactics just now have proved Pique's threat in the penalty area. If it is not taken seriously, Portugal will definitely be punished.

"Isn't this kid's footwork too accurate? He can hit whatever he points at!"

Fernando finally breathed a sigh of relief after arranging two players to double-team Pique from the front and the back, preventing him from jumping.

However, once he recalled the corner kick that Lin Quan had just taken, Fernando couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

I've seen corner kicks taken accurately, but I've never seen one as accurate as this one. It was as if a precision guide was installed on the football, accurately finding Pique's head with just the right height and angle. No one else even had a chance to compete for the header.

If this was not a trick played by the opponent, even if they defended Pique, it would be difficult to completely eliminate the threat posed by the opponent's corner kick.

After all, Lin Quan can still find Morata, Ramos and others!

Fortunately, these two players were in the back, with many defensive players watching them, and they were also far away from Lin Quan. The farther the distance, the more difficult it was to pass the ball. I'm afraid Lin Quan couldn't pass the ball to Pique as he did just now? After seeing how powerful Spain's corner kicks were, the entire Portuguese team had already done their best to defend the second corner kick.

Not only Pique in the front, but also Ramos and Morata behind were all closely watched.

It's very difficult to pass the ball to them.

Seeing this scene, Lin Quan had an idea in his mind.

He continued to make the forward gesture, and after seeing his gesture, Pique struggled hard to get out of the opponent's double-team.

When the Portuguese players saw Lin Quan making the same gesture as before, they involuntarily focused their defense on Pique, and even the goalkeeper stood closer to the left side of the goal.

Haha, if you want to copy that move just now, you’re dreaming!

The Portuguese were on high alert, full of confidence, feeling that they could definitely defend against Spain's corner kick.

However, no one noticed that Lin Quan retreated farther this time than before.

Beep! The whistle blew and Lin Quan started running.

With a bang, the football left the corner area and flew into the penalty area.

Seeing the flight trajectory of the football, the Portuguese players immediately realized that they had been fooled. The ball was not heading for the front point!

"Protect the back point!"

Pepe shouted, reminding his teammates, and at the same time he jumped high and tried to intercept the football.

However, his height was still a little short, and the football flew past his hair.

Jose and Ramos at the back point jumped at the same time, but neither of them touched the ball.

The ball was not passed to the back point!

Was the punishment wrong?

Seeing that the opponent's three good headers failed to head the ball, the Portuguese players couldn't help but wonder in their hearts.

However, when they saw the trajectory of the football in the air, their faces suddenly changed! Not good!

This ball is heading towards the goal!

Patricio also noticed this. He tried his best to move his feet on the goal line, but he was still a step too slow. The ball flew into the net before he could move into position.

The scene fell into an eerie silence!

Fans of both teams were stunned, as if no one had expected such a result.

Scoring a goal directly from a free kick? Is this really possible? This is a zero-angle shot, and there is a goalkeeper waiting in front of the goal and so many opponent players blocking the goal. In this case, it is almost hellish to score directly! However, this impossible thing actually happened in front of them. No wonder they were so shocked and stunned!

Not to mention them, even the referee was stunned for a moment.

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However, he reacted quickly. After confirming the goal, he blew the whistle quickly to indicate that the goal was valid.

After hearing the whistle, the Spanish fans reacted quickly, and they all fell into ecstasy and celebrated wildly in the stands.

Portuguese fans are still in deep shock and cannot calm down for a long time, unable to accept this result.

Ronaldo stood in the penalty area, with his hands on his hips, looked at the football rolling in the goal, and couldn't help but look at Lin Quan who was celebrating in the corner area.

This kind of goal loss made him a little angry.

Patricio kicked the ball heavily towards the goal. He didn't expect that the goal he was guarding would be breached in this way! The enemy was too cunning. He clearly made a gesture for the penalty spot, but chose to shoot directly.

This move not only deceived the opponent, but also deceived his teammates! "Good boy, you even deceived me!"

Pique rushed up to celebrate immediately, and while smiling and high-fiving Lin Quan, he complained.

He really thought that Lin Quan was going to give the ball to him to compete for the header, so he used up all his strength and completed the jump with difficulty while being double-teamed by two opponents.

Although it was useless, his desperate move did deceive the opponent's players and prevented the opponent's goalkeeper from moving to the far end immediately.

"What do you know? If you want to deceive the enemy, you must deceive yourself first!"

Ramos came up with a smile, put his arms around the two men's shoulders, one in each hand, and said with a smile.

In fact, it was not just Pique who was deceived, Ramos and others were also deceived.

It was precisely because everyone was deceived that the Portuguese appeared to be completely unprepared, and Lin Quan's shot was able to achieve the unexpected effect.

"Haha, no matter how the goal was scored, it's a good thing anyway. Don't opponents like to set up a defensive defense? Let's see what they're going to do now!"

Casillas, who was the farthest away, also rushed over. After hearing what his teammates said, he continued, "Now the offense and defense have switched sides. It's our turn to counterattack the opponent. The coach is worried that we don't have enough physical strength, so now we should use a more energy-saving tactic to deal with them!"

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After taking the lead, Spain did not immediately withdraw to defend.

Instead, they took advantage of the momentum after scoring the goal and continued to launch a fierce attack on Portugal.

The morale of the Portuguese team suffered a major blow, and there was also a lack of unity within the team.

Some players wanted to launch a counterattack immediately to equalize the score.

Some players felt that Spain's attack was too fierce and wanted to defend against the opponent's offensive climax first and then consider counterattacking.

The consequence of internal disunity is that their defense is not as solid as before.

Within ten minutes after Spain scored the goal, their defense made several mistakes in succession and the opponent almost seized the opportunity to expand the score.

Fortunately, after the head coach’s call, their internal thoughts finally became unified.

After defending against this wave of Spanish offensive, the Portuguese formation began to push forward, and the number of troops invested in the attack gradually increased.

Portuguese players have no technical advantage over Spanish players, but their physical advantage still exists.

Therefore, their tactics are very simple, which is to rely on their physical advantage to speed up the pace of the game, find opportunities for opponent mistakes in fast breaks, and complete the fatal blow.

The opponent's calculations were very good, but the Spanish side were not fooled.

After the opponent attacked, they had no intention of fighting back against Portugal, but instead took the initiative to shrink their formation and adopt a defensive counterattack posture.

Now it was the Portuguese's turn to worry about how to break through the dense defense.

At the end of the first half, Portugal had a lot more shots, but almost none of these shots posed a threat, and many of them were just random shots taken by their players in a hurry.

Such a shot naturally could not break the Spanish goal. On the contrary, after the opponent pressed forward, the Spanish side counterattacked vigorously on the flanks, and even created a single opportunity at the end of the first half.

Unfortunately, Pedro's one-on-one shot was once again saved by the opponent's goalkeeper. Spain missed a great opportunity to expand the score and finally ended the first half with a one-goal lead.

Although they were leading in the score, the expressions on the Spanish players' faces did not look relaxed. Many of them still had very serious expressions, and the expressions of the Portuguese players next door were even more solemn.

In the final stage of the first half, their offense failed to produce any results, which made many players become anxious.

In this European Cup, once Spain takes the lead, it is almost impossible to be reversed.

The only reversal occurred in the group stage, but Lin Quan was not present in that game, so it cannot represent the true level of the Spanish team.

So the Portuguese players couldn't help but have doubts in their hearts. Can they really equalize or even reverse the game? Spain's strength has been proven in the past few years.

When facing such a strong opponent, the Portuguese players will inevitably lack confidence, and once they think that their opponent is invincible, their belief in winning will be shaken.

Once they lose confidence, they will naturally not win the game.

Therefore, a big challenge facing Portugal is how to help the players regain their confidence.

(End of this chapter)