The game continues.
In the 53rd minute, Shinji Ono of the Japanese team scored twice to tie the score to 2:3. But in just the past 10 minutes, Paraguay's Torres scored another goal, and the score of 4:2 also shattered the Japanese's hope of equalizing the score.
On the other side, Portugal was in a 10 vs. 11 dilemma. The Portuguese team, with one less player, conceded a goal in the 56th minute, and the score became 3:2, with the Portuguese team falling behind.
The coach of the Portuguese team had to make adjustments, replacing Viana with Danny Dani in the 60th minute, Meleleis in the 63rd minute to replace Bosingwa who scored in the first half, and the last one in the 74th minute. The substitution was made for Mela and replaced by Martins. But the Portuguese team still failed to score.
In the 81st minute, Yoshito Okubo of the Japanese team scored another goal, but Paraguay still led the Japanese team 4:3, which was also the final score of the game. In the 83rd minute, in another game, the Italians also tied the score at 2:2. As for Costa Rica vs. Morocco, it is still 0:0 so far.
The game is almost over, and Iraq still leads Portugal 3:2. How could the Portuguese be willing to accept this score, so they launched a fierce counterattack at the last moment.
“The Portuguese team’s counterattack was fierce, but there were still five minutes left before the end of the game. Even including five minutes of injury time, it was only ten minutes. It is estimated that this game will end with 3:2 or 3:3. . In any case, it is impossible for the Portuguese to win. Maybe a draw is also a good result for the current Portuguese." Thomas said.
Sure enough, the referee gave five minutes of injury time, and the Portuguese team fell into the final madness. Even the goalkeeper was eager to participate in the attack.
Time passed by, and after more than 90 minutes of running, the players of the Iraqi team were exhausted. But there are only three exceptions, and that is the three athletes who were replaced in the second half.
At the 93rd minute, in stoppage time, the Iraqi team launched a quick counterattack. Sadir, who was replaced only at the 71st minute of the second half, quickly broke through the Portuguese team's defense and scored a goal. The score became 4:2. This goal also completely shattered the Portuguese's hopes. The referee also wisely blew the whistle to end the game after the kick-off.
Iraq defeated Portugal 4:2, a super upset was born!
"What a miracle, even God is looking after the poor Iraqis!" Thomas did not expect to witness a miraculous victory. The powerful Portugal lost to Iraq! Then he immediately thought that no one would press such a score, and the company would make a small profit from this game.
At this moment, a data clerk next to him suddenly said: "Someone bought a bet of 3,000 euros on Iraq's 4:2 victory over Portugal!"
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For gambling companies, being unpopular means that few people can win, and it also means more profits. Especially for the bizarre score of Iraq's 4:2 victory over Portugal, not many people bought it. The spinach company basically took all the buyers.
However, not all betting companies will welcome this upset. For example, the company that offered odds of 1:500. Although Zhang Guan only invested 1,500 euros in it, the betting company still had to pay Zhang Guan according to this odds. Crown 750,000 euros.
Other companies also lost a lot of profits due to Zhang Guan's betting, ranging from three to four hundred thousand to six to seven hundred thousand. Counting the cost of lottery issuance and the agency fees paid to OPAP, only a few companies make a slight profit, while others can barely break even, with almost no losses.
Greece's OPAP also lost a lot in this game. His odds were also relatively high, and he received a bet of 4,000 euros and had to pay Zhang Guan 880,000 euros at once.
Zhang Guan silently calculated that for this game, the major gambling companies would have to pay him a total of more than 4 million euros, but if divided equally, each company would only pay 4 to 50 million euros.
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Zhang Guan did not go to receive the award immediately because the opening ceremony was to be held on the night of August 13. The athletes participating in the opening ceremony were busy until after two o'clock in the morning before returning to the Olympic Village. During the rest, it was already past three o'clock in the morning.
The next day, Zhang Guan slept all morning and didn't get up until lunch time. During the meal, Zhang Guan also learned from other athletes that in the morning competition, Du Li won the women's 10-meter gold medal, winning the first gold medal for the national team in this Olympics.
After the meal, Zhang Guan went to the Youth League Headquarters to apply to go to the Olympia Stadium in Athens to familiarize himself with the competition venue. The main venue of the comprehensive stadium is mainly used for track and field competitions. Now that the track and field events have not started yet, athletes can go to the familiar venue. According to the discipline of the national team, leaving the Olympic Village must be reported, and the reason and destination must be explained in detail. In principle, traveling alone is not allowed.
The other athletes of the track and field team have not yet arrived in Athens, so although Zhang Guan can only go alone, he is allowed to familiarize himself with the competition venue. Moreover, after the track and field competition begins, the athletes will not have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the venue again, and the Athens Olympic Stadium has arrived. There is a special bus to pick up and drop off the Olympic Village. Athletes can ride for free and don't have to worry about losing people, so the league headquarters still agreed to Zhang Guan's request.
Zhang Guan took the first bus in the afternoon to the Athens Olympic Stadium. After arriving, Zhang Guan went straight to the OPAP betting point to redeem his prize.
As soon as he walked into the betting station, Zhang Guangang was about to ask how to redeem his prize, but he was immediately recognized as the one who came to redeem his prize. The person who recognized him was the clerk who helped Zhang Guan make bets a few days ago.
The clerk came out of the counter: "Oh! Sir, it's really you! God! I watched the game the day before yesterday, and you actually won. It's incredible! You must be here to redeem your prize!"
"Yes, I'm here to redeem my prize." Zhang Guan simply took out a 100-euro tip and handed it to the clerk, and said, "Thank you for the good luck you brought me. But I want to know how I can redeem my prize." .”
"Thank you for your generosity." The clerk accepted the tip and continued with an excited smile on his face: "Please wait in the VIP lounge first. I will report your arrival to my supervisor immediately."
Perhaps because of the tip, Zhang Guan only waited for three minutes before the clerk walked in and said, "Sir, I have already reported to the supervisor. Your winning amount is relatively large, so you need to go to our company headquarters to pay." Here you go."
"Where is your headquarters? Is it far from here? You know I am a tourist and not familiar with Athens." Zhang Guan said.
"The headquarters is not far from here. I suggest you take a taxi. If you need it, I can call a taxi for you." The clerk said.
"Thank you very much." Zhang Guan replied, and the clerk immediately called Zhang Guan a taxi, told the taxi address, and took Zhang Guan to OPAP's headquarters.
After arriving at OPAP headquarters, Zhang Guan explained his purpose and was immediately led to the VIP room.
After a while, a middle-aged man came to the VIP room. When he saw Zhang Guan, he immediately introduced himself: "Hello, sir, I am Osedorius. I am happy to serve you."
"Hello, I'm here to claim my prize." Zhang Guan went directly to the topic.
"Sir, you are really a man favored by God. Iraq defeated Portugal 4:2. It is a miracle that you can win this kind of score." Osedorius continued: "We have already calculated the amount you bet on. If you redeem all the lottery tickets, after deducting the personal income tax that should be paid, you can still get 3.3733 million euros."
"Okay, please tell me when I can get the money." Zhang Guan asked eagerly.
"You can do it at any time." Osedorius showed a professional smile and continued: "However, our company has a small request."
"ask?"
"Yes, we hope to be able to report on your winnings. You know, it is rare for you to win more than four million at one time, and you still won a big surprise. What's more important is that you are a Tourists, your deeds will definitely inspire other tourists to buy our company's products." Osedolis said.
"Report? I'm afraid this is not good! Actually, I don't want to be too high-profile." Zhang Guanyin wanted to refuse.
Osedorius immediately said: "Sir, I can understand your thoughts. I also know that Chinese people have always been relatively low-key. Even the people who receive awards are covered. However, in the West, winning a grand prize is not a big deal. Things that need to be deliberately concealed. And we only need to use a photo of you awarding the award, which will not trouble you too much. And if you agree, our company can introduce you to a professional accountant."
"Accountant?" Zhang Guan was slightly startled.
"You won such a large bonus, and you probably need to transfer the money back to China. If you go through the normal route, it will not only be very troublesome, but you will also need to pay a lot of fees. But if you have an accountant to help you, you will definitely be able to transfer the money back to China." It will save you a lot of trouble, and it can also help you save a lot of handling fees." Osedorius said.
Zhang Guan was very moved by the conditions proposed by Osedorius. In Western developed countries, accountants not only serve enterprises, but also serve individuals. Accountants can help clients save money in matters such as loans, tax payments, financial management, and even divorce and property division. And if you are moving funds cross-border, finding a local accountant is essential.
However, Zhang Guan is still worried that the report will bring him some trouble. He is not worried about the media's hype. In this world, there are only people who become more popular as they get more hype. This time, it is only a pre-tax bonus of more than 4 million, which is not enough to cause a sensation. It has a sexual effect. EuroMillions Lotto offers many bonuses of more than ten million pounds every year. There are so many Premier League games every year. It is not new at all that betting profits are hundreds of thousands or millions of pounds. Buying There are also many unpopular ones. So what Zhang Guan is actually worried about is whether there will be trouble with the national team. So he did not answer Osedorius immediately.
"Sir, please rest assured that we will protect your privacy. If someone asks for your name, we will keep it confidential. We can use 'tourists from China' to refer to you in the report. We only need to borrow a Just a photo of the award ceremony will do," Osedorius said immediately.
Zhang Guan thought about it again. If only the photo of receiving the award appeared without his name, the impact would be much smaller. It can be said to be almost nonexistent. No one in Europe would know him at all. As for winning awards and becoming famous in the future, that will only happen in more than ten days. Now is the Olympic period. New records and new champions are born every day. All kinds of news are released as fast as the screen. In more than ten days, , who would notice the news that he won the award
Besides, Zhang Guan considered that he had other bets and would have to redeem prizes from OPAP, so it would be better to form a good relationship and get the money first. These Europeans pretend to be the righteous party every day, but in fact they are uglier than anyone else. It is not impossible for the spinach company to find an excuse to swallow their own money.
"Make sure you have the money first!" Thinking of this, Zhang Guan said: "Okay, I can promise you, but please be sure not to show my name."
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Zhang Guan returned to the Olympic Village and happened to meet the men's basketball players having a meal in the cafeteria.
When A Yi saw Zhang Guan, he immediately sat over with a plate and said excitedly: "Zhang Guan, you have to treat me."
"A treat?" Zhang Guan looked at A Yi in confusion.
Ayi chuckled: "I didn't know until I got up today that Iraq defeated Portugal 4:2. You really bought it. You must have made hundreds of thousands. We have a share in meeting each other, and you have to treat me to dinner."
In the car that day, Zhang Guan only showed a lottery ticket, so A Yi thought Zhang Guan only won a few hundred thousand euros.
Zhang Guan pointed to A Yi's plate: "Aren't you almost finished?"
"You can have something else, snacks, too." A Yi smiled strangely.
"Okay then, I'll go to the supermarket after dinner and let you choose the main store." Zhang Guan said cheerfully.
"Okay, Zhang Guan said he would go to the supermarket later and let us pick!" Ayi shouted behind Zhang Guan. Zhang Guan turned around and found other athletes from the men's basketball team standing behind, looking at him eagerly.
"Ayi, you are trying to trick me!" Zhang Guanguai shouted.
"No, I told you a long time ago that everyone who meets you will be rewarded, so everyone on our basketball team must be included!"
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