Chapter 365: The Race for Trophies III

Chapter 365: The Race for Trophies III

Chapter 365: The Race for Trophies III

The second half of the game kicked off with Manchester Blue resuming the game.

The second half didn’t take long to heat up and soon the ball was flying rapidly all over the pitch as both teams looked to score a goal and break the deadlock.

The Manchester Blue team were now making more use of their ball possession to attack the Oporto team and were constantly trying to score while the Oporto team did the same.

#74th minute..

Porto had gotten a corner after a failed attack and Otavio was the one who stood over the corner kick instead of Jason who normally took the corner kick.

Instead of taking the corner kick, Jason was standing a few yards outside the box, waiting to enact a set-piece routine they had been practicing in training lately.

*Fweeeeeee*

At the referee’s whistle, Otavio ran at the ball and swung a grounded cross into the penalty box while Jason burst into the penalty box to meet the incoming ball.

Due to the spontaneity of the tactic, Jason managed to easily escape the player marking him and hit the ball first time, sending it at Manchester Blue’s goal with impressive pace and power.

Ederson dived for the ball but missed and the ball slammed into the back of the net.

{GOAL!!!}

{Porto!}

{They break the deadlock!}

{It’s been a long and frustrating game for them, but now they’ve got a goal, and what a time to put one past the goalkeeper!}

{Impressive movement, clever set-up play, and they were rewarded with a goal!}

It was matchday 9 in the Portuguese Primera Liga(PPL) and Oporto would be hosting Tondela for a match that promised excitement to the players and the fans.

The pre-match formalities didn’t take long and the match soon began.

The match got off to a quick start when Jason made an incisive run from the right wing, cutting through two players before making a pass to Zaidiu Sanusi who was at the edge of the 18-yard box.

On receiving the pass, Sanusi drove home the ball from long range and sent the net bulging, sending Oporto into the lead just four minutes after the game began.

Celebrations immediately ensued in the Oporto camp and the players excitedly celebrated their goal for a little while before heading back to their half of the field to continue the game.

Sixteen minutes later, the Tondela striker, Gonzalez, got on the dangerous end of a beautiful cross and sent the ball flying into the back of the Oporto goal with a carefully aimed header, equalizing the game for Tondela.

This time, it was the Tondela camp that burst out in celebration while the Oporto players could only shake their heads wryly while watching their opponents jubilating.

As usual, the celebrations didn’t take much time and the game soon resumed, allowing the players to get back to tearing at each other, trying to decide who would ultimately come out on top.

#33rd minute...

Tondela’s attacking midfielder Barbosa, received a pass from Pedro Augusto and he immediately laid it off to the team’s striker Gonzalez, but Gonzalez soon sent the ball back his way after realizing that he would be unable to get a shot away.

With the ball coming his way, Barbosa didn’t hesitate to shoot, and he did so powerfully.

He put his foot to the ball with as much power as he could muster and Marchesin wasn’t able to keep up as the ball slammed past him and sent his net flying for the second time in the game.

{GOAL!!!}

{They’ve done it! They’ve come back from behind and have taken the lead!}

{In a match like this and against opposition like this, they deserve a reward for their efforts and if they can hold on to their lead till the final whistle, they’ll get to take all three points from this game!}