[Football] Crown of Thorns

2010 South Africa World Cup Group G second round, Monday, June 6, Cape Town, Portugal vs North Korea.

Cape Town is the third most populous city in South Africa. It is also the provincial capital of the Western Cape Province and the legislative capital of South Africa. Therefore, the South African Congress and many government departments are also located in the city.

The city is famous for its beautiful natural landscapes and marinas. The most famous landmarks are Table Mountain known as "God's Table" and the Cape of Good Hope, the meeting point of the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.Therefore, it is called one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

And this match between Portugal and North Korea was held at the city ball in this city.

The stadium, known by local people as Greenpoint Stadium (Greenpoint Stadium), was originally a multifunctional stadium. It was renamed Cape Town Stadium (Cape Town Stadium) in October 2009 after its completion, with a capacity of 10 people.

Although the stadium was refurbished after its completion due to quality problems, you can really feel the beauty and grandeur of this modern stadium when you walk into this stadium, which is very spectacular

The time was 21:12 noon on the [-]st. The Portuguese national team members who had warmed up on the field were doing the final rest before the game in their lounge.

Those who want to snooze for a while can sleep for a while, listen to music and read books to pass the time, and those who are energetic but bored can gossip and gossip with their colleagues.

"Speaking of which, the North Korean team is really mysterious. Although I watched their first game, I still don't know how strong they are."

The young guys couldn't sit still, and simply got together and started chatting.

Coentram’s words made Gamma burst out laughing, “There’s nothing mysterious about it. North Korea is a strange country. In the past, they were called Goryeo by the Chinese. After World War II, they became North Korea and South Korea because of the war. But this nation People like this are weird, and it's rare to be so shameless."

"Xiko, it sounds like you know it well!"

Veloso stroked his chin with a curious look on his face.

Jia Ma glanced at him, "Please have common sense if you don't have knowledge, and you should have some knowledge if you don't have common sense. Have you all forgotten about the 02 World Cup?"

"Uh, ah, I remembered, South Korea that blackmailed Spain and Italy," Coentrao exclaimed, "are they with North Korea?"

"Hehe, do you have ears?" Gama grabbed Coentram's ear, "Didn't I just say that they used to be one country, and then the Americans fought against China over there, and they became It's two countries, but they're from the same ethnic group, OK?"

Covering his pinched ears, Coentram stared at Gama accusingly, "It hurts!"

"idiot!"

Gama snorted coldly.

Hearing the laughter of the three young people here, the team leader and Peipei, who always love to be lively, also came over.

"What are you talking about!"

Pepe put her arm around Gama's shoulder and asked.

Good D Pepe, this guy is really heavy, it weighs heavily on his shoulders.

Jia Ma turned his head and gave him a sideways glance, "Can't you just sit down and talk?"

Heh, the little guy still dared to resist, Peipei showed a sinister smile, and pinched Jiama's little face with her fingers, "I'm so courageous!"

Seeing the miserable situation of Jia Ma being pinched, Coentraang smiled gloatingly, "I told you to grab me just now, you deserve it!"

Damn it, our uncle can't suffer from anything he eats, so Jia Ma viciously raised his elbow and slammed it sideways, just hitting the Shaohai acupoint on Pepe's waist.

Traditional Chinese medicine treats stubborn low back pain by massaging, acupuncture or tapping on this acupoint, but if you push this point suddenly, it will make people cry out in pain, but generally it will not cause any harm to people and has no negative effects .

Of course, Jiama knew all this knowledge from memory, but this method was quite effective in cleaning up foreigners.

Pepe let go of Jiama in the sudden pain and yelled twice, "Hey, it doesn't hurt anymore."

Jia Ma looked at him with contempt, "Of course it doesn't hurt, it's just a sudden stimulation of the acupoint."

Gama didn't know how to say acupuncture points in Portuguese, so he used Chinese. This weird pronunciation made Pepe and the team leader, who were very curious, couldn't help asking.

So Gamasuo explained to them some problems about Chinese medicine. Of course he didn't know much, but he remembered Chinese massage-massage at least, and he roughly explained the existence of acupoint massage-massage.

"it works?"

As a professional player, lumbar muscle strain or lumbar disc herniation are common occupational diseases, which can be treated with massage——

"The essential oil massage we usually do is also the same principle, right?"

Pepe asked.

Jia Ma, a child from a poor family, rolled his eyes, "I don't know, but the effect of massage therapy with Chinese medicine is really good. I used to go to Chinese medicine."

"Is there any in Porto?"

asked the curious captain.

How does he know this?

The corners of Gama's lips twitched, "There is Chinatown in Lisbon, you can try it when you get back."

Anyway, even if it can't be cured, it can't kill people. In short, it has a better relaxing effect than the essential oil massage they usually do!

Jia Ma fooled these uneducated foreigners without guilt.

After a while, they still turned the topic back to today's opponent, the North Korean team.

"I've read reports that the North Korean team is strong, and they can play 1-2 with the Brazilian team. It's really amazing."

Pepe had a serious expression on her face, as if she was studying some important matter.

Gama looked at him with disdain again, "Don't remind us that you are also a supporter of the Brazilian team."

Pepe chuckled, and her mouth wrinkled. "Anyway, the newspapers say that the North Korean team is a topic of this World Cup, a phenomenon. I don't know what kind of performance they will have tonight."

"No matter what kind of performance, we have to win them."

The squad leader clicked his tongue, and a comb came out of his hand to shave his gelled hair twice.

Amy's captain, it really makes people wonder what to say about him.

Jia Ma rolled his eyes, "The captain is right, we have to win anyway, no matter what happens to him."

"Hey, you said that if we win them, they will be eliminated, and the North Korean players will really be sent to dig coal after returning home?"

Coentram asked with a mysterious face.

In the past few days, Gama, who read related news on the Internet, gave Coentran a look of 'how can you be so stupid', "Not to mention anything else, that Zheng Dashi played in the Japanese league, and he didn't live at all. In North Korea, please, don’t listen to those rumors, it will make you look stupid, please!”

"Damn it, you bastard, you dare to mock me!!!"

Kornrant rushed over to press on Jia Ma's body, grabbed Jia Ma's shoulders and shook vigorously.

"Hey, I'm about to fall down!"

Jia Ma, who was straddling the chair, was shaken violently by Ke Enlang, lost his angle and was about to fall, the team leader beside him directly hugged the two boys by the waist and helped them back to the chair and put them back on the chair.

"Don't make trouble, be careful of getting hurt."

The team leader, who was very satisfied with his handsome figure, nodded, "No matter what, if we win them, we will qualify early, that's it!"

"Tsk, so handsome!"

Pepe pouted.

The captain laughed, "Are you envious?"

"Pooh!"

"Xiko, what do you think of the North Korean team?"

Just kidding, the squad leader still asked this question.

In the past few days, they have watched the Korean team’s game video many times, because the North Korean team’s video is really rare. Except for the Asian preliminaries game video, they can only find the game video between them and the Brazilian team. Yes They really don't know much about this mysterious Asian team.

Hearing the captain's question, Hiko smiled, "Their defenders are not very good."

"You think their defenders are not good?"

The captain is excited.

In the previous pre-match tactical analysis and response research, Shiko had never spoken.

Gama smiled, although he seems to be the first choice for the national team's midfielder, but with his qualifications, it is not his turn to speak up in this national team, whether it is his views on tactics or the game The point of view, of course, is what the coach said, or what their core and the bosses said.

But when it comes to the field, it's different.

He stands in the position of organizing the ball, and his teammates will naturally cooperate with him. At this time, a few words of novels will not be a problem.

"Well, the defense line of the North Korean team has loopholes, as long as they are transferred to break through the defense line, it is not too difficult..."

Gama explained to the squad leader why he saw it this way.

After listening to Jia Ma's opinion, the team leader nodded, "Understood, you can try."

But there are still troublemakers around, such as the silly little golden retriever classmate, "Xiko, the defenders of the North Korean team should still be good, the Brazilian team only scored two goals for them, and Brazil scored three goals against Côte d'Ivoire!" "

Jia Ma looked at the little golden retriever, "Heh!"

"What expression do you have, laughing at me?"

The little golden retriever was furious.

"Hehe~"

"Xiko, I will fight with you!!!"

………………

Players from both sides entered the field, and the Portuguese players standing at the entrance of the player tunnel looked curiously at the North Korean players.

The Portuguese team, which drew the home lottery today, wore red jerseys, while the North Korean team wore white.

The Portuguese here showed curiosity, while the North Koreans over there looked stern. In the words of a local commentator, "just looking at it makes you feel uncomfortable."

When the players walked out of the channel and began to exchange national flags and take pictures of the pre-match activities, the live broadcast shot captured a red phalanx in the stands. Of course, the fans wearing red jerseys were not Portuguese fans, but the North Korean team fans.

Waving big and small North Korean flags and scarves, they cheered their home team with excitement.

The most striking thing is the slogan "Don't cry in the world" held high by the North Korean fans.

"North Korean fans are very enthusiastic!"

In the various broadcast rooms on the scene, many broadcasters said this with a smile.

"It looks like it's going to rain."

Before the players dispersed, Jia Ma looked at the sky and said to the team leader beside him.

The squad leader raised his head, "I see."

After all, the captain ran to the sidelines and whispered to the coach.

Bento also raised his head. Although they had read the weather forecast beforehand, sometimes the weather forecast was not so accurate. Just like their first match, there was no forecast for rain at that time. As a result, it started to rain during the match. It rained.

"Tell them, get your spikes ready."

Watching the players run back to the court to start the game, Bento turned his head and told his assistants.

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Under the cloudy sky, the referee's whistle sounded.