Fatal mistake

  Time seemed to stand still once again, 'Bor' Porto's gate opened wide as Hailton's eyes widened in shock. He couldn't believe the speed of Wu Yun's shot was so fast that it almost didn't give him time to react.

  However, as the main goalkeeper of Portugal's first-rate team, Helder still has an extremely rapid reaction. Originally completely relaxed muscles suddenly tense up, and power bursts out in an instant!

  At the same time as Wu Yu's 'shot' 'door', Hailton flew to his right side, stretching his right hand forward with great force.

  It was just an instant, and Hailton made an extremely rapid response.

  The ball burst through the air and sped towards the top left corner of the goal!

  "It's impossible for you to get in!" Hailton gritted his teeth, his right hand seeming to stretch out a bit further.

  Hmph!

  A faint sound came out, which only Hailton could hear. At this time, a hint of a smile appeared on his face.

  His right hand barely touched the ball, using his fingertips to change the direction of Wu Yu's shot, making it skim over the crossbar and out!

  "This is a world-class save! Hailton saved 'Porto'! Wu Lei had no way to beat this magical 'goalkeeper'!" In the moment when Wu Lei shot at the goal, Kristian, who was silent for half a while, burst out with passionate commentary again.

  Wu Yong's heavy artillery bombardment was resolved by Hailton, and at the moment when Hailton landed, the giant dragon stadium, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly let out a sigh of relief, and then turned into thunderous applause. They gave this applause to Hailton, who used his precise performance to keep the goal safe.

  Martins on the sidelines had already raised his hands to celebrate the goal at the moment Wu Lei 'shot' the door, but now he was holding his head in regret, with a disappointed expression on his face.

  Beside him, about 5 meters away, Porto's head coach Fonseca let out a deep breath, his right hand inserted into his pocket, took two steps back and forth to relieve his tense mood.

  "Good job!" Porto's defenders came over to high-five Heldon, if it wasn't for his save just now, the team would probably be trailing already.

  Wu Yu stared at Hailton in stunned amazement, the opponent's save still flashing before his eyes. He hadn't expected that his own shot would be saved by the opponent, leaving Wu Yu feeling somewhat incredulous.

  "But I will defeat you!" Wu Yu didn't feel discouraged, he just felt a little regret, but more motivation.

  If I can defeat such an excellent 'Mo' general, then my own strength will be further enhanced!

  ……

  This "wave" of counter-attack allowed Marítimo's players to catch their breath, and also made Porto's defense more cautious, not daring to press up too much. After 20 minutes of pressing attack at the start, Porto began to slowly gather its formation, allowing Marítimo to gain some possession and attacking opportunities.

  Although controlling the tempo of the game and pressuring the opponent makes for a more exciting match, the opponent's counterattack is also quite dangerous. Therefore, Fonseca allowed Maridimo to slightly relax their pressing, so that his own attacking players could have more space to maneuver.

  Wu Yu can now easily get the ball in midfield, and Fernandinho's pressure on him is not as strong as it was at the beginning. However, when he gets the ball and turns around to organize an attack, he finds that there is a significant gap between his teammates and the opposing players.

  Whether it's Heilong on the right flank or Di Li up front, after receiving their own passes, they are often intercepted by the opponent, creating counter-attacking opportunities for the opposing team, leaving Wu Yu and the other three midfielders exhausted from chasing.

  This made Wu Yu feel particularly uncomfortable, and the threat created by the opponent after slightly relaxing the pressure in front of the field was no less than the previous 20 minutes. Fortunately, Gao Wei's state improved after adjustment, and he managed to withstand the opponent's attack.

  In the midfield, only Quaresma can get the ball. Every time he receives Wu Lei's pass, he is very calm and does not rush to break through, but chooses the most suitable way, either passing back to Artur and Wu Lei, or coordinating with striker Dili, or using fake movements to shake off opponents and break through himself.

  Every time he chose to handle the ball, it was very reasonable, making Wu Yu sigh with emotion.

  "This is the strength of a top-notch ball star, this is the aura he has shown in front of tens of thousands of people!"

  "Luis, this match seems to be very difficult for the players of Marítimo, they are having a hard time controlling the ball in the front field." After the situation became slightly balanced, Cristiano began analyzing the performance of the players on the field with Figo.

  Marítimo's problem now is that their players are always one level below those of Porto, and in the front three, only Quaresma can control the ball and create some threats for Porto. At this time, midfielders need to support them more. Figo made a suggestion for Marítimo, but neither Martins nor anyone else would listen.

  "Let's see what this amazing kid Wu Yu can do. Last time he played on such a big field, he scored a beautiful overhead kick that left both of us speechless." Cristiano seemed to still be savoring the memory of Wu Yu's performance against Sporting Lisbon.

  ……

  In the second half of the first half, Wu Yu made more frequent requests to his teammates and created more opportunities for midfield control through his own running.

  Under his efforts, Marítimo did create a few chances, but they were all resolved by the opponent's defender and 'gate' Hélton. However, Porto's offense frequently threatened Marítimo's 'big gate', only to narrowly miss each time, with two occasions where Sassa surrendered, the ball hit the 'gate' frame, leaving the Estádio do Drag?o in a sigh of regret.

  The match has now entered the stoppage time of the first half, with less than a minute left before the end of the first half.

  Martins on the sidelines clenched his fists lightly, waiting for the referee's whistle. In the first half, he managed to maintain a 0-0 tie, and in the second half, his tactics had more room to play out. After all, Porto needed the three points more urgently than their own team did, and if they couldn't open up the situation in the second half, they would become anxious, and Maritimo's opportunity would come.

  In Maridimo's calculation, the team captain Brigel got the ball on the right side of the road. The opponent's winger quickly rushed up to grab it, and Brigel could only pass the ball to Wu Yu, who was responding in the middle of the midfield.

  Wu Yu hastily moved forward to receive the ball, while the opposing team's midfielder Fernando also pressed up from behind.

  "This is an opportunity!" Wu Yu thought to himself.

  He used his body to support Fernando, when everyone thought he would stretch out his foot to receive the ball, but he suddenly turned around, and the ball slipped past him from the side, while Fernando also seemed to react slowly, almost letting Wu Yu pass by with the ball.

  Just as Wu Yu thought he was going to get past Fernando cleanly, he saw Fernando quickly turn around, hook the ball with his right foot from under Wu Yu's feet! Before Wu Yu could even react, Fernando had already passed the ball to forward Martinez.

  Because Maradona had always been in control of the ball, Martinez was not being defended at this time. After getting the ball, he quickly turned around and started, instantly wiping out Rosario and breaking through to the front of the penalty area! "Oh! Wu Yun's mistake allowed Fernando to intercept the ball, and Martinez has already broken through to the front of the penalty area with the ball! In front of him is Chinese kid Gao Wei!" Cristiano exclaimed in surprise, he did not expect that such a dangerous situation would still occur before the end of the first half.

  "Gao Wei is facing Martinez, will he break through?"

  "Oh! The third time! This is Martínez's third one-on-one chance against Gao Wei today, he got a single-handed opportunity!"

  "Gate" Sasha abandons "gate" and goes on the offensive!

  "Martinez against Sasha, nice! He got rid of Sasha and is now facing an open 'gate'!"

  "1-0, in the last minute of the first half, Porto finally took the lead!"

  In Cristian's 'fiery' commentary, the Dragon Stadium erupted with Martinez's goal, and the entire venue turned into a sea of Porto fans' delight, who had been waiting for 45 minutes for the goal to finally arrive before the halftime whistle.

  Martinez ran towards the fans, celebrating wildly. In the first half he really wasted too many opportunities. This time, after passing three people, he shot the ball into an empty goal, which really relieved his pent-up frustration!

  The camera cuts to Wu Yu, who is now squatting near the center circle, looking at Martinez's celebrating figure with a sense of helplessness. His expression is gloomy and his spirit is downcast. If it wasn't for his mistake earlier, Maridimo wouldn't have conceded in the last minute of the first half. All their efforts in the first half seem to have been ruined by him.

  "Am I being too arrogant? It's almost halftime, and yet I'm still playing with these useless 'flowers'!" Wu Yu secretly scolded himself.

  The captain Brigel came over and pulled Wu Yu up: "Get up! How can a man be defeated by a single mistake?"

  Wu Yu stood up weakly, hanging his head in a very despondent mood.

  "Damn it!" Martens kicked at the turf in frustration as he watched his team give up the ball at the last minute.

  Gao Wei was still lying in the penalty area, and just now he let Martinez directly shake off his center of gravity, it can be said that he lost quite shamefully. The "door" Sasha also stood up helplessly, picked up the ball from the "door", and kicked it towards the middle circle with one foot.

  Beep — Beep — Beep —

  The referee blew his whistle for the end of the first half.

  "Alright, the first half of the match has ended. These 45 minutes can be said to have been thrilling and heart-stopping. Porto, who were hosting at home, seized an opportunity created by Wu Yu's mistake in midfield just before halftime, with Fernando assisting Martinez, who dribbled past three players and scored into an empty net, giving Porto a 1-0 lead." Cristiano's voice echoed through the TV.

  "This goal can be said to have 'disrupted' the deployment of Marítimo's coach Martins, and in the second half they couldn't play defensive counter-attacks, they had to come out and attack." Figo analyzed the consequences of this goal.

  "What Luis said is right, let's go for a commercial break first and then we'll take another look at the performance of both sides in the second half."