Chapter 167: Take the lead

Braga went to the Schalke Stadium to lead Schalke 4:2.
Schalke 04, who played at home, could only attack Braga's defense with all his strength.
In the 63rd minute of the game, Huntelaar's long-range shot from the penalty area caused Farfan's dissatisfaction. The latter was already in an open position, but Huntelaar did not pass the ball.
If it weren't for the score to remain behind, I'm afraid Farfan would have no complaints, and it would be normal for the center to have higher firepower.
Two minutes later, Viana sent a through ball to Lima on the right. The latter was just about to make a breakthrough but was blocked by Matip for a foul. The referee showed Matip a yellow card.
When the game time came to the 68th minute, Raul received the pass from Fuchs in the left side of the penalty area and pulled the ball back to avoid Everton's lower foot interception, and then hit the ball across the middle.
Huntelaar went straight forward and raised his foot to shoot, Coelho put a tackle to block the ball out of the baseline!
call!
The fans were extremely nervous. If the ball was not blocked by Coelho, Huntelaar's shot would have been scored.
Seeing that after 71 minutes of the game, Schalke 04’s offensive did not weaken in the slightest. When Heg came to the forefront of the penalty area to receive Draxler’s pass and complete a long shot, Braga had a good counterattack opportunity. .
Hege’s long shot was blocked by Everton, and Eziye Gille stopped the ball and sent a straight pass.
Tang Hong watched the rolling football from the left side of the backcourt and immediately started. Atsushi Uchida intercepted from the front.
When the two were less than two meters apart, Tang Hong, who was running straight forward, suddenly raised his right foot to make a move to change direction when the football was about to roll to his feet. At the same time, his body turned to the running position to the right front. Speed ​​up inside!
Atsushi Uchida hurriedly moved his body to try to keep up with Tang Hong, but he just moved a step but was stunned to find that Tang Hong turned to move and didn't touch the ball!
The football continues to roll forward just close to the sidewalk!
Uchida Atsushi instantly instinctively retracted his weight and tried to stretch his leg to intercept the football, but he obviously overestimated his physical agility for abrupt stops, especially when his weight was cheated by Tang Hong!
Atsushi Uchida stretched his leg to intercept and was a step slower, and the football had rolled along the inside of the sideline!
At that moment he suddenly realized: The ball was not intercepted, and the man was lost!
Tang Hong did not touch the ball and changed to a similar human ball. After running past Uchida Atsushi, he circled the outside line and patted the ball from the side to continue to move forward quickly!
Atsushi Uchida fell to the ground behind him, eager to turn around again, but he was unstable and sat on the ground, completely losing his defensive ability.
The Braga fans in the stands were not surprised by this, but the Schalke 04 fans were amazed. Today's confrontation between the two Asian players can be said to be a win for Tang Hong!
When Tang Hong came to the area outside the top corner of the penalty area, facing Papadopoulos, Tang Hong knocked the ball behind his left foot and changed to crosscut. Papadopoulos immediately moved laterally to prevent him from blocking him. Shooting angle, but Tang Hong buckled the ball back to the front left in the next step, speeding up to kill Papadopoulos!
Just as Papadopoulos quickly turned and returned to the defense in a straight line, Jermaine Jones quickly slew towards Tang Hong. Seeing that he would be caught in a double-team situation, Tang Hong suddenly knocked the ball diagonally back to the top of the penalty area.
Everyone turned their eyes, and the scene in front of them made Schalke 04 players' scalp numb!
Barbosa is here!
Matip decisively gave up marking Lima and rushed outside the penalty area but it was too late.
Barbosa's left foot simply volleyed from the back of the instep and blasted the ball to the upper left of the goal center!
Although the goalkeeper Hildebrand saved the right hand and touched the football, the football changed slightly and flew into the goal of Schalke 04!
The fans of the home team who went to the stands at Schalke Stadium looked serious as concubine.
Ruined!
The suspense completely disappeared!
"Wow! Barbosa scored a long shot! Braga led the home team Schalke by 5:2 away!
Another wonderful counterattack!
Tang Hong passed Uchida Atsushi in a very clever way, and then broke through Papadopoulos in the front of the penalty area and then passed the ball back to the inverted triangle in the penalty area with a beautiful assist.
Barbosa's heavy bombardment of the door angle is not tricky, but it is enough to make Hildebrand powerless!
Braga almost killed Schalke 04 and now they are leading by three goals! "
After Barbosa broke the goal, he rushed to Tang Hong. After jumping up, he was hugged by Tang Hong. He roared and raised his right fist. The Braga fans in the stands of the away team were already crazy!
Huber Stevens lowered his head and wiped his face. The scene of this game is really helpless.
It is impossible to say that Braga had not predicted before the game that Braga would play a defensive counterattack.
After all, only looking at how Braga eliminated Manchester United in one round should also be mentally prepared.
It's just that with Schalke 04's lineup configuration, Huntelaar, Falfan, Raul, Draxler and other players, if Schalke 04 does not play proactively, do they have other options?
Moreover, in the two rounds of the knockout rounds, if you don't try to beat your opponent to get an advantage at home, what is the confidence to go away in the second round?
If there is anything beyond expectations, it is that Braga not only counterattacked sharply, but also blossomed more!
Today Braga scored 5 goals, Tang Hong arranged 2 and the remaining 3 were scored by different players.
This is something Stevens never expected before the game.
Braga has disadvantages and advantages in fighting tough battles in the league. The disadvantage is that winning is no longer so easy. The advantage is that the passing rate and awareness of cooperation between teams continue to increase in the second half of the season!
This has the effect that they can activate more points when they fight back!
So there is no absolute in the world.
Yaltim saw that Braga is now leading with three goals, so he made a decisive substitution.
Alan and Nuno Gomez debut.
Tang Hong and Lima were replaced respectively.
As for Barbosa because there is a red card weekend game in the league, he can't make it, so let him play the whole game.
Schalke 04's offensive on the field became more fierce after Tang Hong's exit, because Uchida Atsushi was released to give Farfan more support on the right.
Seeing the defensive line raging and thrilling scenes continued, Yaltim replaced Viana with Mosolo.
Braga's two forwards coming off the bench can also create a counterattack threat. Barbosa continues to deliver shells in the midfield. Unfortunately, Nuno Gomez and Alan each have a golden opportunity to be resolved by their opponents.
When the game came to the 88th minute, Schalke’s 04 continuous siege created chaos in the Braga penalty area. Farfan’s long shot was blocked by Quim, and Everton half-turned to clear the ball and send the ball to the sideline.
Fuchs made another pass in front of the bottom line on the left, Huntelaar and Coelho lost in a header fight, but the football that was pushed out was beaten by Jermaine Jones outside the penalty area. Lin headed back into the penalty area.
Custodio, who returned to the penalty area, was about to clear the siege, but Raul killed him right in front of him, and took a step towards the center with his thigh and then started a low shot!
The ball was slow but the angle was tricky, and finally the football rolled into the lower left corner of the goal!
Quim was also extremely depressed when he fell to the goal line.
Any goalkeeper who loses three goals in a single game will probably not feel good.
"Schalke 04 scored again! Raul's goalkeeper was rewritten to 3:5.
Has this goal battle not stopped?
If Schalke 04 can make another entry, then they will not have no chance even if they go to the away game.
But if it's just the current score, they would have almost beaten Braga by three goals to reverse the comeback! "
The home team fans who went to the stands at Schalke Stadium are already a little dizzy!
Stop playing with me!
Every time I narrowed the score gap, I thought I could bring the gap closer, but the result was always disappointed.
Now instead of hoping for Schalke 04 to score another one, it is better to hope that the team will not be scored by Braga again!
With only the last few minutes left in the game, Braga defended the whole army without any suspense. Schalke 04's aggressive pressure made the game tense, but until the final whistle, Schalke 04 failed to rewrite the score.
At the end of the game, Braga defeated Schalke 04 in the away game 5:3 and took the lead on the way to the Europa League semi-finals!
Tang Hong had already taken off his jersey. He walked into the stadium wearing a sports jacket, and took the initiative to find Raul and handed his jersey to the opponent. Raul immediately took off his jersey and gave it to Tang Hong. The two gave him a hug. They left separately.
Raul, who lost the ball at home, was naturally in a bad mood. Tang Hong took Raul's jersey in his hand, applauded to the visitors' stand and walked into the player channel.
Schalke 04 coach Huber Stevens said in an interview after the game that it was regrettable that the team lost the game at home, but they would not give up. There is still hope of promotion and comeback in the away game.
The German media naturally didn't believe it.
However, Yaltim also stated at the press conference after the game that Braga is only leading now and has not yet determined to be able to advance to the Europa League semi-finals. He also gave an example of three goals behind to Lokomotiv Moscow and finally reversed in the second round. It is their turn to be wary of Schalke 04's amazing performance on the road.
Speaking of the team’s performance in the game, Yaltim praised the team’s performance, and when asked about Tang Hong, Yaltim shook his head and exclaimed: "His excellence has been throughout the season, starting from the first in his career. From the start of the game for Braga to score a goal, he is full of infinite fighting spirit in every game. I can't find a better word to praise his performance and professional attitude.
Many people will ask me about Tang Hong’s future growth and the future limit. Will he win the Golden Globe one day?
I don't want to predict the future. Tang Hong is already a very strong star. There is no doubt about this.
You can't find any player better than him in the Portuguese Super League, which is more important to the team.
The same is true in the Europa League. He is the first scorer on the list, and he has some assists. No matter whether some strong teams have not focused on this cup, at least so far this season, the Europa League There is no player who is better than Tang Hong and has a higher rating per game. "