Soccer: From the 2005 U-20 World Cup
Chapter 716

3-1 Eliminate Portugal, Chinese Team Advances to Semifinals!

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"We're only one goal behind. Score another and we'll level the score!"

"Cristiano Ronaldo is the hero of our Portuguese National Team. He'll definitely lead the team and make this miracle happen!"

The Portuguese television commentators all got fired up when they saw Cristiano Ronaldo score.

With the rapid-fire cadence unique to Latin people and passionate words, they stirred up the emotions of the Portuguese fans.

Over in China, the two commentators were saying similar things after conceding the goal:

"Believe in Lin Feng, believe in the Chinese team!"

At this stage of the match, the spotlight gradually converged on the two superstars.

After the restart, the players immediately passed the ball to Lin Feng.

With their morale soaring, the Portuguese National Team immediately pushed forward in force and pressed the National Football Team high up the pitch, trying to equalize as quickly as possible.

This was often the toughest and most dangerous time for the team in the lead. If they failed to withstand this wave of attacks, their advantage could quickly be wiped out.

Conceding several goals in a short span of time was nothing unusual on a football pitch.

Yet in the face of Portugal's frenzied pressing, Lin Feng remained calm. When one man came to challenge him, he could keep the ball firmly at his feet.

When two men Double Teamed him, he combined with his teammates through quick passing to break free.

If the opposition committed three or even more men, he stopped dribbling altogether and became a passing-and-receiving machine, constantly moving into space to support his teammates so they could always find a safe passing lane and avoid being pressed into a dead end.

Normally, under such circumstances, the National Football Team's players should have been thrown into disarray by the opposition's pressing, as

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