BELGIUM VERSUS BRAZIL
The key moments were very iconic .a sweeping corner kick
across the Brazilian defence sees Fernandinho trying to head out
the ball but the unthinkable happens ,he spinned the ball into his own
net by an act of error rather than by a mistake..
In the 2nd half ,Firmino came off as Roberto Paulinho came
on with Belgium starting the 2nd half as they face what could be an examination of their real
title credentials from the samba men in the 2nd half.
It was gathered that there were over 700 caps in between the
Belgians as the game got hotter in this
half with the samba men turning on the heat.
in the history of the world cup ,no team including Brazil
has come back from a 2 goal deficit at the Quarter Final stage at the World Cup
,Brazil are the only team from South
America to ever win the world cup in Europe with a certain youngster in the
team:Pele.
Selecao fans tried to inspire their team with bushy haired
Marcelo latching out across the goal at exactly the 5oth minute of the match.
A macy run by Neymar led to his been upended but the referee
felt the issue was exaggerated and did not give a spot kick in the 52nd minute..
a solo run in the 56 th minute by Gabriel Jesus almost leads
to a penalty being given but the video assisted referee disagreed on the
appeal.
At the 60th minute ,Brazil had 57 percent of the possession
as against Belgium's 43 percent .a sweeping move from deep inside the Belgian half saw De Bruyne giving a true
pass to Eden Hazard who missed the target upon trying at goal by the whiskers .almost
the next minute Brazil tried to get its pound of flesh but Thibaut Courtois
came to the rescue in goal for Belgium in the 63rd minute .
a run into Brazil's territory in the 70th minute by Romelu
Lukaku ended in a brick wall as naked frustrations was written on his face as a
result.
a left footed effort via a grounder by Costa from afar shows
how the samba men were being cut to size in the game.
in the 75th minute Renato Augusto rose above the Belgian
defence after been picked up by a team mate with a flick and not even the
impressive courtois could stop him as the stadium rose to salute the wonderful
strike! it was his 6th goal for Brazil.
In the 78th minute ,Super Sports commentator declared that
Brazil has now had 21 direct shots at Belgium's goal posts without any form of fruitfulness.
In the 80th minute ,Renato Augusto raced through the middle
of the park of the Belgians again and missed target just narrowly as agonizing
moments began to set in on the Belgian
bench.
In the 81st minute ,players from both sides were seen
quenching themselves with what appeared
like energy fluids as they all seems drenched with sweat..
Belgium had not beaten a latino since 1990 when it defeated
Uruguay three goals to one and in the 86th minute new belgian kiddie sensation
Tielemann came in for Lukaku .
In the 89th minute Eden Hazard was brought down after going
on a slalom run ,however Belgium's resolve to move to the next round was tested
in the 3rd minute o added time but Courtois tipped the ball for a corner kick
with the eventual kick wasted by Brazil.
Referees whistle goes as Belgium enters the Semi final for the
2nd time in all of world cup soccer history.
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