The Day I Played with Ronaldo

In the 19th minute, Materazzi used a corner kick to threaten Brazil's goal again, but his header was saved by Dida, who reacted quickly.

Five minutes later, another corner kick, Materazzi overpowered Lucio header, but this time the referee called him a foul first.

During this period of time, the Brazilian team did not organize any effective offensive. The team shrunk too far back, and after Italy conceded the ball, they focused more on defense and made almost no mistakes.

However, after stabilizing their position, the Brazilian team was able to make some quality counterattacks at first.

In the 31st minute, Ronaldinho dribbled the ball from the left side and crossed it into the penalty area. Ricardo took the lead and kicked his heel. Adriano followed up with a strong shot. Buffon stretched his body to The ball goes out.

"Oh, what a pity, Adriano's shot was a little bit right! The Brazilian team was almost able to expand the lead!" The commentator said regretfully.

"In the previous 6 games, Mr. Golden Ball Ronaldinho's performance was not worthy of his name. It seems that he really cheered up today and had a few very good performances. Ronaldinho's resurrection, against Brazil It is definitely a major benefit for the team. No one dares to ignore the offensive ability of a Mr. Golden Globe. Italy must focus on marking Ronaldinho, which gives Ricardo more opportunities and space."

In the 35th minute, Italy played a small cooperation on the right rib. Gattuso broke into the penalty area and then concealed the ball. Toni pushed calmly on the right side of the penalty area and was blocked by Lucio.

Pirlo took a corner kick, Tony jumped high in front of the goal, and the header hit the crossbar!

"Luka Toni! A very wonderful header and almost equalized the score!" The commentator exclaimed, "This is the first time that the Brazilian team has made a defensive positioning mistake? The fourth or fifth time? Although this They didn't score a goal this time, but if this continues, they will lose the goal sooner or later!"

Two minutes later, the Brazilian team responded with a corner kick. Ronaldinho took a corner kick and Lucio nodded slightly wide.

In the 41st minute, Ricardo dribbled the ball in the front court and was tripped by Gattuso. When Ricardo fell to the ground, he held the ball in his arms. He stood up quickly, took the free kick quickly, and gave the ball to Ronaldinho.

Ronaldinho flicked the tail of an ox past Perotta and stuffed the ball into the middle of the penalty area. Under the interference of Materazzi, Adriano kicked the goal forcibly, blasting the outside of the post with his kick, and popped out bottom line.

"Adriano shot! Oh God, it's a hair's breadth away! The ball is so powerful that Buffon didn't have time to make a save. If he hit it right, he would have scored. It's a pity!" said the commentator. "Adriano is unlucky today! But it can be seen that the connection between Ricardo, Adriano and Ronaldinho in the Brazilian team today is very good. On the contrary, in the previous few games Kaka, who performed well, was a little lost today, if I didn’t look at the roster, I would never have remembered that Kaka was still on the field in the Brazil team.”

Italy attacked again.

As the time has come to the end of the first half, they have obviously increased their investment in offense.

The offense finally ended here at Pirlo, who was kicked down by Emerson as soon as he got the ball.

The referee gave Italy a free kick.

The ball is about 37 to 38 meters away from the goal, and it is not facing the goal. It is almost impossible to shoot directly.

Pirlo personally took the free kick.

The Brazilian team lined up a 2-person wall in front, and the rest of the players, including Adriano, returned to the penalty area to defend.

Pirlo took the ball, and the football drew a perfect arc and fell straight into the center of the penalty area. Materazzi and Lucio took off almost at the same time, but Materazzi took the advantage. He was the first to hit the ball, and he shook his head violently.

Head the ball towards the goal!

The ball almost flew towards the center of the goal, and Dida was standing in the front point, ready to strike at any time before. At this time, he tried his best to respond, but his fingertips just rubbed the football, and failed to catch the ball. Change the trajectory of football.

"Materazzi Goal!!! In the 44th minute of the first half, Italy used a free kick to equalize the score! This is Materazzi's second goal in this World Cup!"

"I have always said that if the Brazilian team continues like this, it will lose the ball sooner or later. Sure enough, the Italian team used the set kick to score. Pereira must find a way in the second half, and Italy can no longer be so easy. !"

Seeing the Italians celebrating unrestrainedly, Ricardo felt aggrieved.

The Brazilian team is better than Italy in terms of personal skills and player cooperation, but it is unbearable to lose points because of set kicks.

After the re-kick-off, the Brazilian team failed to organize a threatening attack. After 1 minute stoppage time, the game entered the intermission.

Tenor Dogo was outside singing a song his son had made, but the fans didn't pay attention, their minds preoccupied with the game.

Seeing that the dominant Brazilian team was equalized, the Italians were of course ecstatic, but the Brazilians were devastated.

The neutral fans watched with gusto. They didn't want the game to be decided prematurely, and it was best to leave the suspense until the end.

The first half of the game was generally a bit dull. The so-called unnamed finals since ancient times, neither side dared to attack boldly. But two wonderful goals embellished it, adding some bright colors to the game.

In the locker room of the Brazilian team, Pereira didn't waste time commenting on the performance of the players. He quickly arranged the tactics for the second half.

Although it is a pity to concede the ball at the last moment of the first half, but thinking about it carefully, it is better than conceding the ball at the beginning of the second half. At least now he can make targeted arrangements.

In addition, for Italy's set kicks, Pereira adjusted the players' defensive targets and asked Adriano to participate in the defense of every set kick. He would mark Materazzi, and Lucio would mark the set kicks. Tony.

The team's overall style of play is still dominated by possession of the ball. Ronaldinho, Kaka and Ricardo decide the change of rhythm when the ball is in possession. It's up to them to judge based on the situation on the field.

"We have to be mentally prepared to play overtime," Pereira said. "The opponent's defense is very tenacious, and we can't aggressively press the offense. In this game, we must stabilize our position and not rush to attack."

Ricardo felt a little disapproving in his heart.

However, as a player, of course he has to obey the coach's arrangement.

This is not like when you are in the club, you can leave if you are dissatisfied with the arrangement of the club coach. In the national team, you can't just walk away.

But Ricardo also made up his mind that he must attack several times in the opening 5 minutes of the second half to try to score.