The Day I Played with Ronaldo

Sao Paulo fans, who had been unable to find a chance to applaud the team after the start of the game, finally gave their long-lost applause.

This time, Sao Paulo's offensive thinking is very clear, and the players' handling of the ball is also in place, finally showing a little of the demeanor of the past few games.

This is also the first time Sao Paulo has threatened Santos' goal in this game.

"Kaka's shot was saved by Fabio Costa. This is a corner kick. Sao Paulo rarely played a smooth attack in this game. They must seize such a set kick opportunity." The commentator analyzed .

Ricardinho stood at the corner, carefully positioning the ball, waiting for Sao Paulo's players to fight for positions in the penalty area.

Ricardo stood at the front, pushing and shoving with Renato, fighting for every inch of land.

After a short run-up, Ricardinho took a corner kick, and the football spun and flew to the back point. Lugano and Alex jumped up to compete for the top at the same time. In the end, Alex's judgment was better, and he touched the ball first. When he got the ball and pushed the football out of the penalty area, Diego quickly rushed up to control the landing point.

Santos strikes back!

Robinho, who stayed in the front, quickly ran to the wing, while Santos' other two forwards, William and Elano, also quickly advanced.

Diego didn't hesitate to waste his chance, he found Robinho with a long ball.

Robinho stopped the ball with his chest, flicked it lightly, then turned around, passed Gabriel who rushed forward rashly, and drove straight in!

"São Paulo is in danger! It's a 3 on 3 chance, Robinho is still dribbling the ball, cutting inside, hitting the ball to the post! Elano headed the goal and the goal is in! The game progressed to the second At 28 minutes, Santos at home took the lead!"

"Santos' counterattack routine is very simple. Robinho ran to the side and used his own impact to tear through the opponent's defense. Elano and William hit the goal with double ghosts. Sao Paulo's defense fell apart in an instant. !"

Ricardo shook his head, and slowly walked back to his own half. After finally seeing a little hope of winning, a counterattack by Santos took the lead in scoring.

Osvaldo didn't yell this time. He stood on the sidelines with his hands crossed in front of his chest, biting his lip hard, and the muscles around his eyes were tense.

Santos' striker is quite fast and is very good at counterattacking. The next situation is more difficult for Sao Paulo. When attacking, beware of the opponent's counterattack, it is very likely that the opponent will expand the score; not attack? Then wait to lose.

There is no choice but to increase investment in offense at the risk of continuing to lose the ball!

"Ricardinho!" Osvaldo greeted, and Ricardinho ran to the sidelines to listen to the arrangement and replenish water by the way.

"Your position should be a little earlier. You must form a full connection with the frontcourt. Pass the ball more vertically and don't be conservative!"

Ricardinho nodded.

"Tell Baptista, let him get in more and make more use of long-range shots! Let the entire defense line be pressed!"

Ricardinho ran onto the field with the latest instructions from the manager.

Everyone thought that Santos would play more conservatively after scoring a goal, but they still pressed forward in the frontcourt, preventing Sao Paulo from organizing comfortably.

Ricardinho had to violate Osvaldo's instructions and retreated many times, otherwise the defense would not be able to play the ball smoothly.

As a result, there was a disconnect between Sao Paulo's midfield and the frontcourt, and Kaka and Ricardo had to follow suit.

For Sao Paulo, retracement is not a bad thing. Both Kaka and Ricardo are skilled and fast stars who can break through the barriers on their own. Taking a step back will give them more room to play.

However, Santos' midfield defense was too strong. Renato, regardless of his own yellow card, still made aggressive moves repeatedly.

Since Santos was playing at home, the referee did not show him a second yellow card due to various considerations, which caused boos from the Sao Paulo fans in the stands.

Almeida also continued to use his physical advantage to violate Ricardo and Kaka, causing Sao Paulo's advancement to always be interrupted within a range of 35-40 meters from the penalty area.

A free kick from this position is difficult to score directly, and only tall defenders can come up to grab points. But in this way, Santos was given another chance to fight back...

The first half quietly came to the 45th minute, and the fourth official raised the electronic card for 1 minute of stoppage time.

"Ricardinho took the free kick and hit it in the penalty area. The Santos goalkeeper attacked and hit the ball with both fists. Elano controlled the second spot and Santos had a chance to counterattack!"

Sao Paulo's players ran towards their own half as quickly as the tide ebbed. Elano didn't observe for too long after holding the ball, and directly gave it to the side. Renato squeezed Ricardo, successfully grabbed the football, and then A long pass to William who is running upfield.

Under the interference of Baptista, William tried to head the ball to Robinho, but the landing was not well controlled, and Robinho had to turn around to get the ball. He stopped the ball with his thigh, and then gave it back to Diego. Diego quickly took the ball and sent an overhead pass to William who was still running forward.

Although William is only 19 years old, he has considerable speed and physical confrontation ability. Under Baptista's defense, he firmly controls the ball and continues to dribble towards the baseline.

Near the bottom line, he suddenly kicked up a cross and passed a low ball. Baptista was raising his leg to block it, and the ball went under his leg.

A smaller Santos player emerges from the crowd and pokes first. Cheney's reaction is delayed by a beat, and the ball rolls around his legs and into the goal.

The commentator's voice suddenly became high: "Diego's wonderful pass, William won the ball, he stopped a little too big, continued to lead forward, and there was no shooting angle. The kick passed, Robinho shot! goal !!!!!! In stoppage time of the first half, Robinho expanded the score, Santos led Sao Paulo 2:0! This is a very crucial goal, Sao Paulo will enter the intermission with a gap of two goals , This is a very unfavorable situation for them! In the second half, can we see the performance of Ricardo and Kaka?"

The Sao Paulo fans in the east stand were silent, while the Santos fans in the other three stands were waving flags, shouting and singing, bouncing and jumping, until the referee announced the end of the first half and entered the intermission, they were still excitedly noisy .

To say that the two teams actually have no enmity, but in the Sao Paulo State Championships in the first half of the year, Sao Paulo beat Santos 3:0, which made the young Santos hold his breath and always wanted to get back.

Now they have their wish. Santos fans celebrated in advance as if they had won the game.