In the 16th minute, Wesley suddenly shot a cold arrow outside the Portuguese team's penalty area, and Dana saved the ball bravely.

In the 18th minute, the Portuguese launched a quick counterattack. After Wang Ziyi stole the ball, he immediately handed it to Henrik. The latter made a precise through ball and passed the ball to Li Zhao, who successfully countered offside. The latter broke into the penalty area with one knife.

Facing the opponent's goalkeeper, he calmly pushed the ball, but unfortunately it missed the goal frame by a hair.

In the 23rd minute, Palmeiras attacked again. It was Juninho's wing breakthrough again. At this point, Rogelio, who was opposite him, obviously suffered a disadvantage and failed to match his pace. Juninho was defeated by Juninho.

Ninho made a successful pass. Caldec received the ball and broke into the penalty area and shot hard. The ball eventually missed the post.

In the 27th minute, Gabriel fell in the Palmeiras penalty area during the attack. Replays showed that the opponent's defender had a hidden push on his hand, but the referee ignored it. Fortunately, Gabriel ignored it.

El was not seriously injured, and after a slight adjustment, he returned to the battle.

Although the ratio of offense and defense between the Portuguese and the opponent only reached 1:2, they still have certain advantages in certain areas, especially in the area where Li Zhao is located. The defensive players facing him are obviously at a disadvantage.

Several Portuguese counterattacks also started from this point.

In the 34th minute, the Portuguese got their best chance since the start. Li Zhao took advantage of the gap behind Palmeiras' pressure and passed to Zhang Yuning in the penalty area. The latter's shot was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper.

But he also got a corner kick.

Henrik took a corner kick, but Juninho was the first to push the ball out. However, Wang Ziyi caught the ball. He followed up with a kick that was so powerful that it even hit the opponent's goalkeeper.

Neither of them could react, but at the last moment it hit the door frame and bounced back. It fell to Zhang Yuning's feet, but his hasty and subconscious shot failed to hit the power, and was eventually confiscated in front of the goal line by the opponent's goalkeeper who reacted.

Already.

In the 38th minute, Caldeci took the ball at the front of the Portuguese penalty area and turned around to shoot. The ball was saved by Dana and Palmeiras also received a corner kick.

A corner kick was taken from the right, and Caldecchi beat Caio to get a header, but there was no good angle, and the ball ended up slightly higher than the crossbar.

In the 44th minute, Palmeiras got a good free kick opportunity in the frontcourt. Caldecci chose to shoot directly. The ball drew an arc and flew to the upper right side of the goal. Dana was unable to kick the ball before the opponent

He had already moved ahead of time and almost missed the ball with his fingertips.

Just when the coaches on both sides thought that the two teams would end with 0-0, new changes occurred on the field.

In the second minute of stoppage time in the first half, Palmeiras launched its last attack. Valdibia's shot from the front of the penalty area was blocked and cleared by Balta, but his clearance was not kicked.

From far away, it was intercepted by Kardec who followed and then made another shot. Although Dana saved the ball, by coincidence, Kardec got it again. Looking at Dana who had fallen to the ground, Balta was stunned.

He stepped forward to block the ball without hesitation. Although he blocked the ball, it was a handball. The referee awarded a penalty kick without hesitation and showed Balta a red card.

"Why is it a red card? If it is a yellow card, I have nothing to say." Balta naturally gave up and wanted to continue arguing with the referee, but was pulled back by the calm Li Zhao.

"Okay, there is no point in you going up now. If the circumstances are serious, you may be fined additionally. Remember the lesson this time and do it smarter next time." Li Zhao's words still had an effect.

"Do your best!" Li Zhao patted Dana on the shoulder again and encouraged.

"No problem, don't be like this, the goal may not be scored yet!" Dana actually cheered everyone up.

It was Caldecci who took the penalty kick for Palmeiras. He ran towards the penalty spot after the whistle. Dyna judged the right direction based on the rhythm of his running and saved the spot.

The ball. However, the ball still bounced a little far. Palmeiras' Juninho quickly grabbed it from behind and poked the goal in front of Dai Ni.

With Dana looking back helplessly, he scored the goal of the Portuguese team.

1-0, Palmeiras temporarily took the lead with this goal. After the Portuguese kicked off again, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half. The players could only respond with unwillingness.

Arrived in the lounge.

"Everyone, I have seen your performance, it is really great! I hope you can continue to persevere in the second half. Although the opponent has more opportunities than us, this cannot be the key to winning the game; as long as our ability to seize opportunities is better than theirs

Even if you are strong, you can win." Figo said the first thing he said after entering the lounge.

"Coach, the current situation on the field is that we are one goal behind and have one less player to fight." Henrik reminded.

"So what! Don't you dare to fight again if there is one less person? Even if we fight more with less, we still have a chance."

After Figo refuted his words, he looked at Barta who had been sent off and was lowering his head and said: "Balta, your behavior today is indeed reckless. In comparison, I would rather you did not do that.

Compared with missing one player, I would rather be one goal behind, at least we will not be too passive in the next game. Do you think the penalty is too much? To tell you the truth, it must be okay. You blocked the opponent's ball with this ball.

You must score a goal. If I were to judge the penalty, I would probably give you a red card. Since you are playing football, you must also understand all the rules of the game. You should reflect on it."

"I'm sorry, coach, I've held everyone back." Balta said guiltily.

"Xiaoba, don't be discouraged. You have done a good job in defense before. Adjust as soon as possible. I believe you will handle this situation better this time." Su Maozhen comforted.

"Do you think this is what I said? Then you are wrong. Some things cannot be avoided, just like the situation just now. In fact, from the perspective of a defensive player, I agree with your approach. In defense,

You must have the courage to catch the eye, especially in a derby. This situation is even more true, so this matter is not really your fault. What I mind is that you are blind after encountering problems.

Deny yourself, don't tie your hands and feet because of this, this is more serious than the mistake itself," Figo said.

"I know, coach!" Balta said.

"And Dyna, you did a good job today!" Figo turned his head again and looked at Dyna who was standing at the end of the team.

"But I still couldn't keep the last ball." Dana was obviously still a little bit upset about the missed ball.

"You have done a very good job. In fact, if the ball was placed in the penalty shootout, you would be the hero, and the subsequent situation is not your problem. Without your efforts, we might have conceded more goals in the first half.

.No one can guarantee that their goal will not be breached, not even the goalkeeper can do it. Don’t think about that conceded goal anymore. The test you will face in the second half will definitely be more severe, but I need you to be more

Can you achieve sustained and stable performance?" Figo looked at him sincerely and asked.

"No problem, I promise to complete the mission!" Dana said again.

"Okay, the same goes for everyone else. What happened in the first half is already in the past, and there is nothing you can do to change it. Don't think about being behind 0-1 now, and don't put any baggage on yourself. In the second half, you just treat it as one game at a time.

Just start a new game. Counterattack when you have the chance, but you have to improve your efficiency. If you don't have the chance, defend your defense. You can lose the result, but you must not lose the process. Do you understand?" Figo

Finally, he said to the team members.
Chapter completed!