Rescue 052
Remember in one second
At halftime, inside the VIP box of the Dragon Stadium, Da Costa and Mendes were sitting on a sofa chatting.
"Mr. Costa, were you looking for me?" A man in his 40s, dressed in casual attire, appeared at the entrance of the private room.
"Oh, if you'd like, please have a seat." Kostos motioned for his visitor to sit on the couch across from him.
Mendes, who was standing by, narrowed his eyes after seeing the middle-aged man, seemingly pondering how this man had brought Wu Yu and Gao Wei from China to Portugal.
This middle-aged man is Wu Yus and Gao Weis agent - Jo?o Tornaghi.
"Mr. Costa, what can I do for you?" Tenorio asked politely.
He seemed to have known Costa before, so although he was a bit surprised, he wasn't awkward.
"Take your time, Costa said slowly. "Let me introduce you to a colleague of yours, Jorge Mendes."
Tennoni looked at the powerful Mendes with a strong gaze, smiled at him and said: "Jorge is a famous person in Portugal, I believe no one doesn't know him."
Mendes walked over and shook hands with Tenorio very politely.
After exchanging pleasantries, the three of them got down to business.
"If possible, I hope to sign a transfer contract with Wu Yu and Gao Wei, I hope to get them in the summer"
Dacosta got straight to the point.
"Mr. Costa, you should know that it's not proper to contact players directly without going through the club." After Tenorio understood what Costa meant, he kept a suitable distance between them.
"I'll take care of Felipe, but I want you to convince those two Chinese kids to join us, I have high hopes for them." Da Costa still didn't give up.
Terneno furrowed his brow in thought, and after a while, he finally looked up: "Mr. Costa, Porto is a great club, but what Wu Yu and Gao Wei need more is match experience. I think there should be no place for them in Porto."
"I can give Fonseca a chance to play them," Da Costa said confidently.
"Maybe you can, but everything depends on your agreement with President Felipe later. Everything I do is for their good, and I hope you understand. Well, I'm leaving." Tenorio said calmly and turned to leave.
Dà Kē Sī Tǎ looked at his back, but in his heart he was secretly annoyed.
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Inside the visiting team's locker room, Marítimo's players looked dejected, Martins stood in front of the tactics board, yelling at his players:
"I'm too disappointed, I've told you guys how many times, before the referee blows the whistle, we can't relax! Our opponent is Porto, the strongest team in Portugal..."
His saliva splashed everywhere, making all the players on the scene extremely uncomfortable, with furrowed brows on everyone's face.
"Who would have thought that Coach would also use a hair dryer..." Gao Wei muttered to himself, frowning.
Wu Yu, however, did not have such a good mentality. His mistake led to the team's last-minute loss of the ball. Every word from Martens sounded like he was talking about himself. At this time, he just clenched his fist tightly around the water bottle, vowing to make up for his mistakes with action in the second half.
"Wu Yu! You made a stupid mistake today, I hope it won't happen again!" Martens turned his spearhead to Wu Yu after spraying the entire team.
Wu Yu's body shook, and he immediately lifted his head, using a firm gaze to stare at Martens, enduring the young coach's hair dryer.
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"If you want to make up for your mistakes, then take action in the second half and prove that you can be a man who takes responsibility instead of hiding behind others!"
Martins said after turning around and walking out of the locker room.
"Everyone must fight like men and bring out their strongest side!" After Martens left, assistant coach Houlger walked in front of everyone to cheer them up.
"Fight like a man!"
Everyone shouted in unison, and morale seemed to have returned. Wu Yu's face was filled with determination and confidence.
"I will make up for my mistakes with my actions!"
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In the second half, Marítimo suddenly lost the ball before halftime, making their tactical deployment a waste. They could only come out and press in the second half, which gave Porto more counter-attacking opportunities and attacking space at home.
The cheering voices of the fans in the Dragon Stadium were even more overwhelming, and after the second half began, the Porto fans' songs never stopped, leaving the Marítimo fans who were relegated to a corner completely without the motivation to sing and cheer.
However, on the field, Marítimo's players were not intimidated by the grandeur of the Estádio do Drag?o like their fans were. Instead, they launched a frenzied press against Porto's players. Although Porto managed to create several threatening scoring opportunities, after missing those chances, Marítimo's pressing began to take effect.
Porto players seemed to be caught off guard by the opponent's crazy pressing and couldn't adapt for a while, but after 10 minutes into the second half, Marítimo gradually took control.
The craziest of all was Wu Yu, who ran frantically around the field, his range of activity extending from his own penalty area to the opponent's penalty area, and almost every corner could see his shadow.
"Alright, let's go, kill them!" Martens yelled at the sidelines, pumping his fist. They had won possession of the ball again.
On the bench of Porto, Fonseca frowned and was thinking about countermeasures. Behind him, several substitute players of Porto were warming up, ready to replace at any time.
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Another attacking opportunity, Wu Yu got the ball in midfield, and the three forwards in front of him were all pulling apart Porto's defense line, with Artur also pressing up.
He faced Fernando's defense with his back to the opponent, and the two had a head-on confrontation several times today, which was a good match.
"You won't get past me!" Fernando growled confidently.
"I don't need you." Wu Yu casually replied with a sentence, his left foot secretly moved to the side, and he immediately ran forward.
The ball fell under Artur's feet, he didn't stop the ball, and directly knocked it, a wall pass combination, Wu Yu easily bypassed Fernandinho's defense.
Fernando did not expect Wu Yun to be so calm, completely unmoved by his words, and he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, immediately turning around to chase after him.
Wu Yu brought the ball forward quickly, and on the right side, Road Hilton had already run out of space. He was about to send a straight pass to the right side of the penalty area when a blue and white figure flew towards him with a tackle from behind.
"Fernando flew in from behind and scythed down Wu Yu, that's a very dangerous tackle!" Inside the broadcast studio, Kristin, who had been worried about the situation on the field throughout the second half, couldn't help but worry for Wu Yu when she saw Fernando fly in from behind.
Fernando didn't kick the ball, but instead hooked Wu Yu's leg. Wu Yu stumbled and immediately lost his balance, falling forward.
"Fernando's foul was tactical, he should have gotten a yellow card." Cristiano said confidently, but then immediately changed his tone: "No, the referee didn't blow the whistle, he signaled an advantage and let play continue!"
"Even if you foul me, you can't stop me!" Wu Yu was tripped by Fernando but didn't fall to the ground. Instead, he supported himself with his left hand and immediately got up.
Although delayed for a second, he delivered a through pass in time. The ball passed between the two defenders and fell on the right side of the penalty area.
A red and green figure quickly appeared in front of the ball, it was Right Forward Hilderton!
He made a long pass, immediately pressing into the penalty area. A Porto central defender had already made up for it, while in the middle, Dili and Quaresma were responding at the front and back points respectively. Near the top of the penalty arc, Artur was also rushing to press.
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"Wu Yu's beautiful through ball tore apart Porto's backline, Maritimo now have a golden opportunity to level the score, Heldon's low cross from the byline!" Cristian gets up again.
Hilton made a cross with one foot, the ball landed on the small penalty area line. Porto's goalkeeper had no way to attack, while Dili shook off his opponent's defender and grabbed the front point!
One kick sweep!
The Porto goalkeeper didn't even have time to react before the ball flew into the net from his hands!
1-1, Maridiano equalized in the 56th minute of the second half!
"Good job!" Martins on the sidelines saw Dili score and punched angrily at the first time.
The Estádio do Drag?o was silent, except for a small group of Marítimo fans in the left corner of the home team's end, who were cheering. Thousands of Marítimo fans finally erupted into cheers after nearly an hour of repression.
"Awesome!"
"Good job, Xiaoyu!"
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Hua Yan and Wang Peijun were also among the away team's fans, smiling and celebrating the goal. In their eyes, Wu Yu was the biggest contributor to the goal, even though he didn't assist in the goal.
Dili, who equalized the score for the team, ran to the front of the Marítimo fans at this time, jumping and dancing happily, completely indulging in self-admiration. Wu Yu, Quaresma, Artur and other players rushed over to celebrate the goal together.
After Dili scored this goal, Wu Yun let out a sigh of relief, turned his head and forgot about the opponent's goal for a moment, but his expression became more determined:
"This is still not enough, I want to win for the team here!"
"This goal is very beautiful, most of the credit goes to Wu Yu, it was his surgical pass that tore open the opponent's defense line and created this goal. His performance in the second half was excellent!" Cristian praised Wu Yu.
"He indeed stood up like a man and made amends for his mistakes in the first half!" Figo smiled, agreeing with Cristiano's point of view.
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