Given that the two teams were evenly matched in the first half, fans felt that there would be another fierce and evenly matched game waiting for them in the second half.
But the situation seemed a little different from what they had imagined. At the beginning of the second half, Spain accelerated the pace of the game and launched a fierce attack on Portugal's goal.
Lin Quan, who played too much as a team in the first half, significantly increased the number of his individual breakthroughs in the second half.
Portugal was caught off guard by the opponent's sudden change in style, especially as they did not expect that the opponent's attack would focus on the middle.
In the 51st minute of the second half, Lin Quan completed a wall pass with Iniesta in the middle, rushed to the front of the penalty area, shook off Moutinho who was defending him, and was about to shoot.
Unexpectedly, Moutinho's feet slipped and he couldn't stop. His left foot caught Lin Quan's supporting leg and tripped him to the ground. Spain got a free kick in a good position in the frontcourt.
Lin Quan got up from the ground, stood in front of the ball, and prepared to take the free kick himself.
The ball is very close to the penalty area line. With a wall blocking it, it is not easy to shoot directly because there is a high probability that it will be blocked by the wall.
Therefore, when defending, the Portuguese players put a lot of energy into guarding against the Spanish players in the penalty area.
Lin Quan seemed to have the same plan. Before taking the free throw, he discussed it with Busquets. The latter nodded repeatedly after hearing what he said, and quickly ran towards the Portuguese penalty area, lying in ambush on the right side of the penalty area.
Busquets's action aroused the vigilance of the Portuguese players, and they had to send someone to keep an eye on Busquets.
But there are still many high points in the Spanish team. Ramos, Pique, Diego Costa and others can all compete for headers in the penalty area, and they all need special people to defend them.
With more people to defend, chaos is inevitable in the penalty area.
Lin Quan retreated while making tactical coordination gestures. Seeing this, several players immediately moved around in the Portuguese penalty area.
Taking advantage of the opportunity when the opponent's defender's attention was distracted by the running Spanish players, Lin Quan quickly kicked the ball out.
Based on his discussions with Busquets and the tactical gestures that followed, many people thought that Spain would play tactical coordination.
But when the football took off from the grass, everyone was stunned! The ball actually went straight to the goal!
The Portuguese team's human wall jumped up at the first moment, and Ronaldo, who was at the outermost edge, even felt a gust of wind flying past his scalp.
While still in the air, he suddenly turned around and looked at the football that passed by him.
In Ronaldo's sight, the football followed a strange flight trajectory and suddenly fell from a high altitude, like taking an elevator, and fell into the goal!
After the football flew into the net, the goalkeeper's hand came to save the ball only a few tenths of a second later. If it had been a little faster, the ball would have been saved.
Boom! The fans in the stands behind the goal were all excited when they saw the ball go into the net.
They clenched their fists, raised their arms and shouted, each of them was extremely excited.
The third goal!
Leading again!
And this time it was Lin Quan who scored the goal! After scoring the goal, Lin Quan put his hand next to his ear and made a listening gesture.
This is asking for applause from the fans at the scene!
The Spanish fans and a large number of neutral fans were already shouting excitedly, and after seeing Lin Quan's action, they shouted even harder.
Although the game was very exciting and the fans were thrilled to watch it.
But before Lin Quan scored, they always felt that something was missing in the game.
Now that Lin Quan finally scored a goal, the fans were finally satisfied.
This game is not only a contest between Portugal and Spain, but also a contest between two football superstars, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lin Quan.
C Ronaldo had already scored two goals in the first half. As one of the protagonists, how could Lin Quan be absent?
Seeing Lin Quan score a goal, another protagonist of the game looked helpless. He couldn't help shaking his head as he looked at Lin Quan's back.
But this emotion was quickly forgotten and Ronaldo looked up at the time.
There is still plenty of time in the game, they still have a chance!
However, Spain's attack in the second half was much more threatening than in the first.
Just two minutes after Lin Quan scored, in the 55th minute, Lin Quan suddenly rushed to the left.
Seeing that he was about to cut into the penalty area, the Portuguese team, as if facing a formidable enemy, sent several people to double-team him, trying to steal the ball from his feet.
In the narrow space of the penalty area, with countless feet blocking and scrambling, Lin Quan's dribbling seemed a little bumpy, but the ball was always under his feet and was not lost.
But there were too many defensive players in front of him and he had no angle to shoot at all.
So Lin Quan rubbed it and passed it to Isco in the middle of the penalty area.
Isco was not well prepared and did not expect Lin Quan to pass the ball under such circumstances.
This made him miss the opportunity to shoot directly. If he had waited until he had adjusted himself before shooting, the defensive player might have been in position.
So Isco simply passed the ball again, using a method that was almost like a clearance, and passed the ball to the front of the penalty area.
There was no one in this place, but a white figure suddenly appeared, shot the ball directly without stopping, and made a high-quality ground-level shot.
The football passed the Portuguese goalkeeper's block and hit the net.
Spain's right back Nacho scored Spain's fourth goal in the 55th minute of the second half, changing the score to 4:2. After losing two goals in a very short period of time, the Portuguese players' heads were buzzing and they were a little dazed.
Not to mention them, even the Spanish fans in the stands felt a little dizzy.
Not long ago, the score was 2:2, but just a few minutes later, it became 4:2! Happiness came so suddenly that they began to doubt whether they were dreaming.
Some people secretly reached out and pinched their thighs, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that this was not a dream.
"It turns out that we can't easily make a conclusion about a team's strength based on a few insignificant warm-up matches. I think the Spanish team played very well in this match. It was not at all like what everyone had predicted before the game!"
"Yes, although this Spanish team doesn't have as many stars as it did four years ago, they play more cohesively and as a team!"
"Indeed, the Spanish team four years ago had many strong players, but this time, there is only one strong player. Everyone knows who they should play around!"
"I have to praise Lin Huang here. This is his first time taking on the responsibility of leading the national team. His performance today was impeccable, even a little too team-oriented!"
"Yes, I think so too. If Lin Huang had not been so team-oriented and played a little more selfishly in the first half, I feel that the Spanish team would have taken the lead a long time ago!"
"Emperor Lin is so serious! I am crying to death!"
"I won't say anything more, let's just open the market. After watching this game, who do you think is better, Spain or France?"
"Lin Huang's performance is so good, of course I am more optimistic about the French team!"
"puff……"
"Brother, you are really naughty. You almost sprained my waist!"
"Don't jump to conclusions. The French team hasn't played yet. We should at least wait until the French team finishes playing before making any comparisons, right?"
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On the field, Nacho's goal gave the Spanish team a huge advantage.
In the following dozens of minutes, they played the passing and controlling style that they are good at, and they were very patient and kept the initiative firmly in their hands.
Portugal's attempted counterattack was like a punch on cotton, and was completely resolved by them.
In the 70th minute, seeing that the situation was settled, Bosque began to make substitutions.
He first replaced veteran Iniesta with Thiago, who plays for Bayern.
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Iniesta is 34 years old and his physical fitness is not as good as before. Considering that there are still many games to play, it is better to replace him early and let him have a good rest.
It is important both for Iniesta himself and for the Spanish team.
After the substitution, Bosque observed for a while and seeing that there was no problem, he replaced Diego Costa with Asensio 7 minutes later.
Costa is injured and is not young anymore. Considering that the team will need him to lead the charge in the next games, it is only natural to replace him.
Bosque kept holding on to the last substitution spot and was reluctant to use it.
This substitution was prepared for Lin Quan, but Bosque was worried that the situation on the field would get out of control after Lin Quan was substituted.
After losing his absolute core, he was worried that the players on the field didn't know how to play, so he hesitated to take action.
Until the 86th minute of the game, with only a few minutes left in the game, the two-goal lead should have ensured a three-point win.
Bosque finally used up his last substitution and replaced Lin Quan with Vasquez.
Although Lin Quan only scored one goal in this game, all four goals of Spain were related to him.
Bosque deliberately chose to replace him just before the end of the game so that he could receive the cheers of the fans alone. This was a reward for players with outstanding performances.
Lin Quan obviously understood the head coach's intention. After seeing the substitution card raised by the fourth official, he smiled and high-fived several teammates around him, trotted to the sidelines, high-fived Vasquez who was about to come on as a substitute, and then stood outside the sideline and applauded the fans in the stands.
From the time he started to leave the field to the time he stood on the sidelines, the entire stadium was filled with warm applause.
The fans have sharp eyes and they can still tell whether a player performs well or not.
Such warm applause clearly proved the fans' affirmation of Lin Quan.
"Tsk tsk, boy, your applause is louder than all of us combined!"
"That's right, you've taken all the limelight by yourself!"
On the bench, Iniesta, Diego Costa and others who had been substituted earlier came over and joked.
Of the two, Iniesta is not at all jealous of Lin Quanneng for receiving such a warm welcome and love from the fans.
The way to win the applause of the fans is simple, just conquer them with your strength and performance.
Compared to Iniesta, Diego Costa is really a little jealous.
He always felt that because he was not a native Spaniard, he was treated differently by Spanish fans. Otherwise, why didn't he get half as much applause and cheers as Lin Quan after scoring two goals? He was overthinking it. Spanish fans were naturally very supportive of him, but there were a large number of neutral fans from Ukraine and around the world in the audience.
Most of these fans came for Lin Quan and Ronaldo. Diego Costa is very strong, but he is not at the level of a superstar, so naturally he did not get the applause of these fans.
Bosque thought he was careful enough, but shortly after Lin Quan left the field, Ronaldo scored another goal in the 88th minute, raising his goal tally to 3 goals and making the score 4:3. Spain's lead was reduced to one goal! "Damn, Ronaldo must have been cheating in this game!"
"This is amazing, a hat trick in the World Cup!"
"There is still time and opportunity. Portugal may not really lose!"
"Haha, the Spanish coach must be regretting it now. If he had known that Ronaldo could still score at this time, he would definitely not dare to replace Lin Huang!"
"Stop talking, this Spanish fan is already sweating profusely!"
It wasn't just one person who was sweating profusely. At this moment, countless Spanish fans around the world began to get nervous when they saw the player wearing the No. 7 Portuguese jersey on the TV broadcast.
Is this the state a 33-year-old player should be in?
At this age, he can still complete a hat trick in the World Cup! ?
Someone went to check and found out that just now, Ronaldo's goal broke the World Cup record, becoming the oldest hat trick owner in the World Cup at the age of 33 years and 130 days! At such an old age, he is still in such good shape. It seems that Ronaldo still has a lot of gas in the tank.
There are rumors that Ronaldo has fallen out with Real Madrid and is likely to leave the Bernabeu this summer.
Fans who were originally not optimistic about Ronaldo's transfer prospects because of his age were forced to re-evaluate after watching this game.
At least judging from Ronaldo's performance in this World Cup, his ability has not declined and remains at his peak.
In this way, buying him is not just for his commercial value. His joining can really bring an immediate improvement to the team's combat effectiveness.
After realizing this, the teams interested in the superstar Cristiano Ronaldo began to take action.
For a while, Ronaldo's agent Mendes' phone was almost blown up.
Although Ronaldo performed very well, the overall strength of this Portugal team is indeed not very strong.
In injury time, after Quaresma missed a good opportunity, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.
After a hard battle, Spain finally defeated Portugal with a score of 4:3.
Although his team lost the game, Ronaldo did not receive any criticism. Instead, he won praise from the media and fans.
Even the Spanish team's coach, Bosque, publicly praised Ronaldo at the post-match press conference.
"Cristiano is a very good player. He proved his strength to the world with this game!" (End of this chapter)