After a 15-minute break, the game changed sides in the second half, and the Portuguese Olympic team continued their strategy in the first half.
Naturally, Argentina, which is leading the score, will not panic. If the first group match ends with a small victory by one goal, it would not be a bad thing, as long as it can score 3 points.
However, Willard will not be satisfied with just one goal. Although the first game has not ended yet, and I don’t know how the experience of the Olympics will be, but thinking about it, I know that it will definitely be lower than the America’s Cup. Therefore, it is naturally good to score a few more goals. He, a world superstar with a plug-in, came to the Olympics, didn't he just come with the purpose of scoring goals and gaining experience?
Score a few more goals and end the suspense of the game early, which can also reduce the psychological pressure on teammates.
Therefore, in the second half, Velarde has changed from a defensive midfielder to an attacking midfielder, sometimes even a forward, rushing directly into the Portuguese penalty area.
Villard's physique, jumping, speed, awareness, and heading ability are indeed too crushing.
In the 59th minute, Villard first dribbled the ball past two people in the midfield and then passed the ball to winger Angel Correa. Then he and center Carleri rushed into the penalty area to prepare. Fight for the top.
Angel Correa performed well this time and successfully passed the ball while struggling with the full-back, and it just hit the position of Velarde.
Velarde, who rushed into the penalty area, spotted the spot, moved two steps to the side, jumped up high, overwhelmed the center backs Figueiredo and Esgayo, flicked his head towards the goal, and easily headed the ball in. The upper left corner of the goal.
Goalkeeper Bruno Varela was helpless and could only watch the ball go into the net.
Velarde scored twice to help the Argentina Olympic team lead the Portuguese Olympic team 2-0.
This score basically seals the victory in football matches, especially when the Argentine Olympic team has Velarde.
Velarde's defensive ability, ability to return to defense, physical fitness, etc. can ensure that he provides the strongest defensive support for the Argentine team.
However, the so-called football is round, sometimes this is the truth.
When the score became 2-0, and with the big brother Velarde sitting on the field, the young players of the Argentine Olympic team inevitably developed a mentality of underestimating their opponents and felt that this game was no longer a problem and they were sure to win. , the attitude will inevitably become less solemn.
When the time came to the 66th minute, Velard organized an attack and passed the ball to right winger Pavon. After getting the ball, Pavon failed to control the ball and waited for Velard to run out of space before passing the ball. Passing it back, instead facing the attacking midfielder Podstavsky, he made a fake move of riding a bicycle, trying to deceive the opponent, and then dribbled the ball into the penalty area and shot.
This was a solo move made by Pavon when his team was leading 2-0, probably because he wanted to have a taste of scoring.
In fact, this kind of thing is very common on the court. As long as it doesn't cause serious consequences, everyone doesn't take it too seriously. Not to mention Pavone, Velarde has had a lot of experience of having the ball stolen. But unfortunately, Pavon's attempt to pass Podstavski this time not only failed, but the opponent kicked the ball away, and it also caused serious consequences.
The ball poked out by Podstavsky happened to fall at the feet of Bruno Fernandez, the No. 10 core of the Portuguese Olympic team. This is the soul of the Portuguese midfielder's offensive organization.
While Velarde was rushing over to steal the ball, yelling at his teammates to defend, and staring at forward Gonzano Paciencia, B Fee had already passed the ball.
This ball was also passed very well by Fee B, who just avoided the two Argentine players along the way and sent the ball long into the gap in the midfield.
In a state of pride and underestimation of the enemy, the entire Argentina position was a bit forward, which led to boring goalkeeper Rulli also standing on the line of the penalty area.
And when Pavon was intercepted and Portugal got the ball, Rulli did not immediately return to defense at high speed, but still stood on the line of the penalty area and watched.
As a result, when B Fee successfully passed the ball to forward Gonzano Paciencia, he felt the threat and was retreating. Gonzano Paciencia, who received the pass from B Fee, discovered Rulli's position. There was a loophole, and when he was still more than 40 meters away from the goal, he immediately took a long-range lob.
Originally, there was a defender Cuesta on the Argentine back line, who was also a teammate of Velarde's national team. He was already ready to grab Paciencia's ball. Unexpectedly, Paciencia didn't move forward with the ball to break through him. Instead, he took a long-range lob from a distance of more than 40 meters from the goal.
Everyone was shocked when they saw Gonzano Paciancia taking a shot and looking at the route going straight towards the goal. They nervously looked at the direction of the ball and goalkeeper Rulli's return, hoping that Rulli would return. Leigh was able to save the ball.
But the hopes of all Argentines were dashed. Gonzano Paciancia's long-range lob successfully passed Rulli's back to defend. Before he could return to the goal line, it flew over his head and hit the crossbar. The lower edge fell into the goal.
The scene immediately became a sea of cheers for the Portuguese. The Portuguese team counterattacked in the backcourt, passed the ball with two feet, and used a long-range lob over 40 meters to score the goal of the Argentine Olympic team, leveling the score to 1-1. 2, only one goal behind.
The Portuguese were cheering and celebrating, but the Argentinians were feeling uncomfortable.
This goal disappointed Velarde and made head coach Oraticochea very angry on the sidelines. This kind of goal that is shot by the opponent from a super long distance is often caused by the goalkeeper's carelessness in underestimating the opponent and standing too far forward.
Obviously, this was the case for Luli just now, and he was successfully lobbed by the opponent.
Oraticochea yelled at Rulli and the defenders on the sidelines, shouting to the point where several defenders and goalkeepers couldn't even lift their heads.
But Oraticochea was not so impulsive as to make immediate substitutions, but hoped that after these people were scolded by him, they would remember next time: do not underestimate any opponent.
After the Portuguese celebrated the goal and the game restarted, the Argentine team, which had learned their lesson, never made such a stupid mistake again, nor did they allow Portugal to break through their goal again.
On the contrary, it was Argentina. In the 86th minute before the end of the game, center back Cuesta scored a header.
This was a goal scored from a corner kick. Velarde stood in the mid-front area and attracted a lot of Portuguese defensive attention. As a result, his teammate who wanted to pass the ball to Velarde used too much force and drove the ball to the back. Click to go, but Cuesta, who stepped forward to participate in the competition for the top, just grabbed the landing point and headed the ball into the Portuguese goal.
The goalkeeper was also attracted by Velarde and was unable to do anything about Cuesta's header into the back of the goal. He could only watch the ball go into the net.
In the end, the Argentine Olympic team defeated the Portuguese Olympic team 3-1, winning the first game of the Olympic group stage and scoring three points.
At the same time, Argentina is also ranked first in the standings based on its goal difference one more than Honduras.
After the game, the experience Willard gained was 1 million for starting a game + 2 million for 2 goals + 2 million for winning prize + 5 million for A-level performance = 10 million.
Sure enough, it is 10 times lower than the America's Cup. It is the same as the experience of the Premier League. Even if you win the Olympic championship, you will only have 100 million experience, which is indeed small enough.
But Willard was mentally prepared before and was not disappointed. Anyway, since he has come to participate, he just needs to play hard, strive for more goals, and lead the team to the final championship.
