The main referee glanced at Gabi.
If standards were to be followed, Gabi should have also received a yellow card, since he was actually the one who had initiated the conflict.
But the referee found a balance.
His whistle was lenient, and in truth, both Portugal and Spain were beneficiaries.
They had both avoided numerous yellow cards.
However, three minutes later.
Spanish fans erupted in celebration.
Because in the seventy-ninth minute, Arteta and Iniesta worked together to press towards the penalty area, Arteta's pass was blocked by Feng Te, and the football landed near Torres.
Torres passed back to Gabi.
The sapper Gabi sent a through pass.
Iniesta beat the offside trap, sprinted on a one-on-one, took the ball on the left side at a tight angle, and completed the goal with a low shot.
It was an extremely close call for a goal.
Full of luck.
But Spain had scored.
Two to one.
They had taken the lead once again.
Violante on the bench held his head in his hands.
