Portugal was forced to use their last substitution.
Amorim came on as a substitute.
He also brought with him Violante's instructions.
The team changed their formation.
Ronaldo remained as the center forward.
Meireles and Quaresma were the left and right wingers, respectively.
Deng Kai was the sole attacking midfielder.
Amorim and Veloso were the double defensive midfielders.
The team further strengthened their defense.
Veloso tightly marked Van der Vaart, while Amorim was responsible for covering Robben.
In the 85th minute,
Van der Vaart dribbled past Veloso in the middle.
He had already faced Veloso too many times.
He had gradually figured out Veloso's defensive rhythm.
His offensive talent was clearly superior to Veloso's defensive talent.
The latter was at the national team fringe level.
But the former was at the national team core level.
However, Amorim appeared in time and tackled Van der Vaart to the ground.
Amorim consequently received a yellow card.
