Let him play!

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  On September 29, Portuguese local time, the sixth round of the Portuguese Super League kicked off. Marítimo played at home against Braga, a strong team that has risen rapidly in recent years. The champion of last season's Portuguese League Cup and runner-up of the Europa League 11 years ago can be said to be one of the strongest teams in European football in the past five years, known as the strongest team after the top three in the Portuguese Super League.

  Marítimo have one win, three draws and one loss in the last five matches with six points ranking eighth, while Braga have three wins and two losses with nine points ranking fifth. However, Marítimo's recent performance has been good, and they even drew with current league leaders Sporting Lisbon away from home in the previous round, making the home team fans also optimistic about this match.

  When the starting lineup of Maridimo came out, some home team fans felt a bit unbelievable. Because Wu Yu, who had performed exceptionally well in the last two games, did not appear in the starting lineup as rumored, but was pressed onto the bench by coach Martins.

  Wu Yu's substitution made some Marítimo fans start to feel pessimistic about this game, and even the bookmakers adjusted the odds of Marítimo winning after the starting lineups were announced, all of which indicated that before the game started, the balance of victory had already tilted towards Braga.

  Gao Wei and Dyck, who also performed well in the previous Portuguese League Cup match, were also selected for the big list, sitting on the substitute bench with Wu Yu. Su Alers, who was suspended due to a red card in the previous round, replaced Wu Yu's position and partnered with Gret and Pereira in midfield.

  When Wu Yu knew he wouldn't be starting, he didn't say anything. He knew the head coach had his reasons for doing so; he just hadn't grasped them yet. However, Gao Wei sitting next to him didn't think that way. Even after the game started, Gao Wei continued to chatter away, feeling wronged on Wu Yu's behalf. All Wu Yu could do was smile wryly and let Gao Wei talk to himself.

  Wu Yu did not enter the starting lineup, which also made other Marítimo players feel a bit uncomfortable, despite Wu Yu having only played two games. Braga took the initiative from the start with their superior strength over Marítimo, using short passes and coordination to create chaos in the front court, making it a whirlwind of activity in front of Marítimo's goal, with danger lurking at every turn.

  Although the team captain Brigel and Brazilian defender Rosario were in charge of the defense, they could barely withstand the opponent's attack. However, the midfield was suppressed by the opponent, unable to launch an effective counterattack, allowing Braga's players to be even more reckless in their offense.

  Martins frowned tightly on the sidelines, apparently he did not expect his team to struggle so hard at home. To know that they were able to stand firm in the away game against Sporting Lisbon, even when Wu Yu had not yet come on, and now it was Braga who was pressing them, with a look of worry on the young coach's face.

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  On the stands, more than 10,000 Maridimo fans were also watching the game with bated breath. Among them was a blonde-haired, brown-eyed, tall and slender young woman with a straight nose bridge and healthy wheat-colored skin - Monica, the bank teller Wu Yu had met last week when he went to deposit money, who happened to be on vacation this week. As a loyal Maridimo fan, she too was frowning, clearly worried about her team being suppressed.

  "Alas, if Wu Yu had started first, we wouldn't be in this predicament now, with no power to fight back. We might even have the upper hand!" Monica said worriedly, clearly having great faith in Wu Yu.

  Next to her, a burly man with a big beard shook his head in disagreement with Monica's idea: "Wu Yu's performance in the last two games was good, but I heard that his physical ability is not very good. Moreover, the opponent will definitely have targeted arrangements and treat Wu Yu as a trump card, which may be more effective. Sister, you can't just lean towards him because you've seen Wu Yu."

  "Brother, how can you say that!" Monika was pierced by the big beard and felt a little shy. Since Wu Yu's sudden appearance last week, she had been infatuated with this handsome Chinese young man, and after taking a photo together, she even put their photos on her phone's desktop, being quite obsessed with Wu Yu.

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  Just as the two were talking, Braga launched another attack, infiltrating from the middle road, and Maritimo's defender had no way to stop him, being pierced by opponent striker Lima.

  The match went 20 minutes, Braga led Marítimo away from home.

  Lima's goal left the Barreiros Stadium in silence, with only hundreds of Braga fans celebrating in the corner of the stadium.

  The gate will Sasha mournfully pick up the ball from the net, a big foot kicked to midfield. And Maridimo's defender is also in a listless state, for the previous goal, they can't even muster the energy to pursue responsibility.

  "Defensive attention! Cheer up!" Martens shouted loudly as he watched his players hang their heads in despair on the sidelines.

  "Everyone, lift your heads up! We can't let them keep pushing us down. Let's be more aggressive and catch up with the score!" Captain Brigel shouted while clapping his hands to motivate everyone.

  After the restart, under the command of Martins and the captain, Maritimo's players fought more fiercely, once suppressing the front field, creating threats in front of the opponent's goal, making the home team fans see the hope of equalizing the score.

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  The match was interrupted by a sudden rainstorm, and in one header competition, central defender Igor was kicked on the forehead by an opponent's forward, a terrifying wound opened on his forehead, and blood flowed all over his face. The team doctors rushed into the field for emergency treatment.

  "Gao Wei, go warm up." Assistant coach Hou Jie walked over and said to Gao Wei on the substitute bench.

  Gao Wei saw Igor injured, he had already made preparations for warming up. At this time, Hauri came over and said something to him, then he immediately put on the warm-up vest and ran back and forth at the side of the field to warm up.

  The fans in the stands saw Igor, the main central defender, get injured and were worried again. The hard-won advantage had just been regained, was it going to be lost again due to the injury of the main defender?

  "Sister, who is that person?" Looking at the big beard on the stage watching Gao Wei warming up by the field, he said in surprise.

  "That's Gao Wei, the central defender who transferred with Wu Yu, I saw him at the bank last week too." Monica said nonchalantly, apparently looking down on everyone except Wu Yu.

  "This... I think I've seen him before." The big beard looked at Gao Wei, somewhat speechless. Last week at the bar, he was actually hit on by Gao Wei, and he had even ignored him.

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  After treatment, Igor was unable to continue the game, and Gao Wei put on jersey No. 27 to substitute him. Most of the Marítimo fans at the scene did not recognize Gao Wei, and they had no idea what kind of strength this Chinese big man had, and they were more worried about their own team in their hearts.

  However, after Gao Wei came on stage, he still used his stable performance to give those fans who didn't know him a chance to know his strength.

  Braga coach Carlos Carvalhal looked somewhat surprised on the visiting team's bench. He thought that the opponent's main central defender was injured and his team could regain control of the situation, but he didn't expect the substitute Igor to be more stable than before, and even his own forwards couldn't break through his defense at all.

  The score of 1-0 was maintained until the end of the first half. Marítimo's counterattack after conceding a goal had some effect, and their defense became unexpectedly solid after Gao Wei came on as a substitute. However, their midfield organization was too weak to threaten the opponent's goal, let alone equalize the score.

  At halftime, Monica dragged her big-bearded brother out of the stadium to go shopping.

  It's a very ordinary thing, but judging from Monica's hurried and anxious expression, it seems somewhat different.

  The second half of the game began, and I don't know what Braga's coach said at halftime, Maritimo was once again suppressed by the opponent's offense in the half court, with no ability to counterattack. Fortunately, the central defender Gao Wei and Rosario's partner were very tacit, as if they had been cooperating for several years, blocking all the opponent's offenses outside the goal, not allowing the opponent to score a second goal.

  In the 55th minute of the second half, Braga still had an absolute advantage on the field, and Marítimo could only rely on sporadic counterattacks to recover that miserable ball possession rate.

  "Martinez, let him play! Let Wu Yong play!" A woman's voice came from the stands.

  On the stands near the main team's bench, a beautiful female fan and several fans next to her simultaneously held up signs with different Portuguese words written on them, forming a sentence: "Let Wu Yun come on!"

  This beautiful female fan was Monica. During the half-time break, she took Big Beard outside to buy cardboard and a big marker pen, and made this banner herself.

  The surrounding fans were attracted by Monica's actions, watching the disorganized midfield on the field and thinking of Wu Yun's stunning performance when he came off the bench against Lisbon Athletic last week, they followed Monica in shouting slogans.

  Gradually, on the stands behind the coach's bench, a slogan was slowly gaining momentum.

  "Mr. Martins, let him go on stage!"

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  The fans' shouts grew louder, and Marítimo's bench was also drawn to the attention of this slogan. Martínez looked at the banner on the stands behind him, frowned slightly, and whispered a few words to his assistant coach Jorge.

  After the fans cheered for three or four minutes, Wu Yu and Dick Oh finally started warming up on the sidelines. At this time, Monica led the fans in cheers and applause. A young player who had only played twice received so much support from the fans, which was also a rare scene in football history.

  In the 65th minute of the match, Wu Yu replaced Suarrez after warming up, while at the same time, Dyke also replaced Perreira with two attacking midfielders replacing one attacking midfielder and one defensive midfielder, apparently a signal from Martins to strengthen the offense.

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