The World Cup semi-finals quickly decided on two places, the host Germany and Italy. There are many doubts about Germany's promotion, but Italy has grabbed a spot by virtue of its own strength. With the departure of the superstar Shevchenko, there are only a few games left on the World Cup schedule.
At three o¡¯clock in the afternoon on July 5th, the quarter-finals between England and Portugal began. Eriksson sent all the main players to face Portugal in this game. Owen and Rooney, who returned from injury, partnered in the forward line. In the midfield, Lin Feng, Gerrard, Lampard and Beckham lined up. The defensive line of Ashley Cole, Terry, Ledley King and Carragher, Robinson still guard the goal.
However, Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari was suspended due to the suspension of midfielders Deco and Costinha, so he could only use Thiago and Petit to replace him. Fortunately, Ronaldo, who was injured in the last game, was not serious. However, he was able to continue to start the game. Portugal's formation is 4321, Pauleta is at the front, Figo and Ronaldo are on both sides, Petit, Maniche and Thiago are behind Figo and Ronaldo, and the defense is Miguel, Mela, Carvalho and Valente lined up, and Ricardo stayed on the goal line.
This game is the 23rd meeting between the two sides. In the previous 22 games, England has an absolute advantage with ten wins, nine draws and three losses. However, the Three Lions have had an absolute advantage since April 20, 1998. After defeating Portugal 3-0 in the warm-up match on the second day, England had no victory in the next four games against its opponents. It was not until the European Cup in 2002 that England defeated Portugal again and snatched away the ball from Portugal. Champions of the European Cup in Portugal.
Because Ronaldo was always at an absolute disadvantage in his confrontation with Lin Feng when he was at Manchester United. In this game, Scolari did not dare to let Cristiano Ronaldo face Lin Feng's breakthrough. Instead, he asked Figo to stand on the right side against Lin Feng, using Figo's experience to play with Petit and Miguel. Let's work together to protect ourselves from forest winds.
For Portugal in this game, defeating England and avoiding the humiliation of defeat in the European Cup is their only goal. At the beginning of the game, Portugal kicked off the ball first and launched a fierce attack. After Pauleta kicked the ball, he turned around and rushed into England's backcourt. Maniche just received a return pass from Ronaldo, and Lampard quickly pounced on him, stretched out his foot and grabbed the ball. The fierce competition kicked off. Maniche protected the ball and looked for help from his teammates.
Thiago ran up to respond, and Maniche immediately passed the ball. Gerrard blocked the ball and before Thiago could run up to catch the ball, Gerrard had already intercepted the ball halfway and passed it back to Ledley King. Ledley King quickly passed the ball across to Ashley Cole. Ashley Cole avoided Pauleta's counterattack and passed the ball to Lampard.
Maniche, who missed the ball at the beginning, immediately ran in front of Lampard, and the offense and defense had already lost their heads. Lampard pulled the ball away from Maniche and quickly passed the ball to Lin Feng on the left. Figo hurriedly ran forward to intercept Lin Feng. Lin Feng turned around, the ball rolling between his feet. Figo cautiously stopped in front of Lin Feng, not daring to easily reach out to grab the ball. Miguel behind him was already ready to rush out of the penalty area and intercept Lin Feng once he broke through. Lin Feng approached Figo step by step, his eyes constantly observing the movements of his teammates.
Rooney and Owen have already run out of space in Portugal's penalty area and raised their hands to ask for the ball. Lampard and Gerrard also ran close to the front of Portugal's penalty area from the center. Lin Feng didn't waste any more time and made a movement to prepare for a breakthrough. Figo suddenly became nervous and stared at the ball at Lin Feng's feet.
Lin Feng pulled the ball with his right foot and quickly dunked it with his right foot before the ball left his control. The ball returned to its origin again, Lin Feng followed up with a stab with his left foot, and the ball rolled past Figo, who had moved away. Figo hurriedly turned around to chase after him. The sound of wind had already sounded around him, and Lin Feng was walking side by side with him in the blink of an eye.
Ronaldo gritted his teeth and moved his legs vigorously. The Portuguese fans in the stands also kept cheering him up and booed Lin Feng wildly. Not to be outdone, England's fans shouted Lin Feng's name crazily. When Figo was about to stretch his foot to grab the ball, he made physical contact with Lin Feng. As a result, he felt an irresistible force coming from Lin Feng. His feet staggered, and Figo was pushed by this force. , fell on the lawn, but what is incredible is that Lin Feng did not make any unnecessary movements at all. The Argentinian Elizondo, the referee, glanced at Figo in confusion and quickly chased Lin Feng away.
Lin Feng quickly passed the ball, without looking at Figo who fell on the lawn, and cut inside the Portuguese penalty area. Figo was very angry and raised his hand to the referee Elizondo to complain that Lin Feng had pushed him down for a foul. Elizondo shook his finger. He did not see Lin Feng's unnecessary actions. Of course, it was impossible to give Lin Feng a foul. Elizondo stopped looking at Figo and turned his attention to Lin Feng, who was dribbling the ball.
Not only did the referee clearly see the actions of Lin Feng and Figo just now, but alsoThe fans on the stage also saw clearly that Lin Feng did not make any obvious hand movements, but Figo leaned against Lin Feng, and then Lin Feng just squeezed Figo. Figo's own position was not good. Don't blame others. This level of physical contact is not enough for the referee to stop the game. The English fans in the stands booed Figo mercilessly, and then watched nervously as their hero burst into Portugal's backcourt.
Miguel sighed in his heart. Captain Figo was old, and he still couldn't defend Lin Feng's breakthrough. However, he did not stop at his feet and ran out of the penalty area with all his strength, running towards Lin Feng who was cutting inside. Lin Feng did not take the shot himself. After seeing Miguel approaching, he quickly passed the ball to Rooney's feet.
Rooney squeezed Mela away, stepped on the rolling ball with his foot, and then raised his right foot and kicked it. Poor Mela was tightly squeezed behind by Rooney, and there was no position to counterattack. However, Portuguese goalkeeper Ricardo was very focused and kept staring at the ball, watching Rooney take off his feet and quickly move to the right position.
A white shadow roared in his eyes. Ricardo jumped up without hesitation and threw himself at the rapidly approaching ball. The ball hit Ricardo's outstretched palm and bounced far out of the penalty area. Thiago quickly ran to the spot where the ball landed, grabbed the ball and quickly passed it to Valente.
Valente made another quick pass. The ball fell to Ronaldo's feet, and Beckham didn't have time to think too much. He followed the ball from Ronaldo and flew over. Cristiano Ronaldo faced the danger of being tackled, quickly ran close to the ball and passed the ball to the England penalty area. Then he jumped high and narrowly avoided Beckham's sliding tackle.
The ball rolled into the England penalty area, and Pauletta got stuck and grabbed the ball. When Ledley King saw Terry being squeezed behind Pauleta, he didn't dare to let Pauletta take off easily. He moved in a flash to the path of Pauleta's shot. Pauletta felt a pain in her heart. He gritted his teeth and took another step, barely pulling out an angle and knocking on the door.
There was no need for Robinson to make a save at all. Ledley King stretched out his foot in front to block Pauleta's shot, resolving the crisis. Just three minutes. The two teams each completed one attack. The fans from the three parties in the stands burst into applause and exclaimed. The reporters on the sidelines were deeply impressed by the excitement of this game.
Gerrard unloaded the flying ball from his chest, dodged Thiago's steal, and passed the ball to Irving. Although Irving was not as fast as Lin Feng, his reputation as a young boy who chased the wind was not in vain. , Thiago's counterattack has just started, and Irving is already facing Carvalho's defense with the ball.
Carvalho did not rush forward recklessly. The experienced one got stuck in front of Irving and slowly backed away as Irving approached. Irving did not break through immediately, but when it was time to cut inside, a fake breakthrough caused Carvalho to move his body, and then quickly cut inside to get rid of Carvalho. He ran to the line of Portugal's penalty area and suddenly hit the goal.
Ricardo flew up again, stretched his arms vigorously, and once again rejected England's goal. Mela panicked and made a big-footed clearance, but the ball flew towards Lin Feng's position. Lin Feng jumped into the air to grab the ball, but was interfered by Figo and Pettit. Unable to stabilize his body, he reluctantly hit the ball, but he hit the ball in front of Mela. After landing, Lin Feng turned around and glared at Figo and the two. With his toes touching the turf, he quickly ran in front of Mela and blocked Mela's pass.
Meira didn¡¯t expect Lin Feng to be so agile. He had just won the ball, and Lin Feng, who was five or six meters away from him, had already appeared in front of him to grab the ball. Mela's heart tightened. This was Portugal's backcourt. It was impossible for him to pass the ball to his defensive teammates. Rooney was not the only offensive player in the penalty area now. Lampard and Owen both came in.
Lin Feng saw Mela's predicament and couldn't give him any more time to think. He felt that Figo and Petit behind him had run back to meet Mela. Lin Feng immediately started to grab the ball and moved his body. In one step, Lin Feng stretched out his feet in front of Meila who was protecting the ball.
Meira hurriedly turned around and leaned against Lin Feng. Lin Feng quickly jumped out from behind him and took the ball away from Meira's feet. However, Meira lost her balance and fell to the lawn. Meila immediately raised her hand to signal Lin Feng for a foul. She didn't hear the whistle and quickly got up and ran to defend Lin Feng.
At this time, Lin Feng had already smashed the ball into Portugal's penalty area. Carvalho gritted his teeth and gave up his defense against Rooney, flying to tackle the ball at the feet of his teammate from the same club. At this time, he did not care that it was in his own penalty area. Lin Feng smashed the ball again, dodging Carvalho's flying tackle, and there was already light in front of him. Lin Feng didn't make any adjustments, he raised his right leg and hit the ball hard.
The ball roared towards the goal. Faced with a powerful volley in the penalty area, although Ricardo struggled to make a save, the ball failed.The speed was so fast that Ricardo didn't even touch the shadow of the ball. He heard the swishing sound of the ball hitting the net in mid-air, and then heard the sounds of England fans and neutral Germans coming from his ears. The fans cheered loudly.
Ricardo¡¯s eyes were dim and he fell heavily on the goal line. Behind him was the ball that was still rolling. Lin Feng jumped up, turned around and ran excitedly towards the stands of England fans, closely followed by the excited Rooney, Lampard, Owen and others. No matter how the outside media evaluates England's tactics, at least they can score goals and win. , this is enoughthe seventeenth! Super Lin's seventeenth World Cup goal, he once again caught up with Brazilian Ronaldo! "Olivier's roaring voice filled the entire TV commentary box, entangled with the voices of TV commentators from other countries, and even they themselves could not hear their own voices: "The stage of the World Cup belongs to Sir Lin Feng's, no one can stop his progress. Although some media revealed that Sir Lin Feng's training status has been poor these days, as long as he can score goals on the field, it is enough. "
"Seventeen! Seventeen goals were scored in the unprecedented first World Cup! I am sorry to say that this World Cup does not belong to Germany, nor does it belong to Brazil, nor does it belong to the fat alien Ronaldo, or just It belongs to Lin Feng alone. No player has ever been able to score so many goals in just one World Cup. If nothing else happens, I can definitely say that with twenty goals, Lin Feng can definitely do it. This mission is impossible because he does not belong to the earth." The German TV commentator exclaimed.
Eriksson was wearing a suit under the scorching sun, standing on the edge of the court with a smile and gently clapping his hands. No matter how the media evaluated his tactical concepts, the England team achieved victory after victory under his command. , this credit cannot be erased by anyone. What's more, it was only because of Lin Feng that the FA invited Lin Feng.
Scolari frowned. During the European Cup, Lin Feng made them suffer enough, but he didn't expect that with Figo's experience in defending Lin Feng, he still failed to achieve results, but he didn't dare to Lin Feng used too much defensive power. Beckham, Owen, Lampard, and Gerrard are not simple players. It can only be said that England's midfielder is too powerful.
Ricardo angrily picked up the ball from the goal and kicked it vigorously towards the midfield. Pauleta, who had hardly moved since the beginning, had returned to the center circle and stood with captain Figo, waiting. England's players celebrate after the restart.
The referee Elizondo called back Lin Feng and others. After the England players stood up again and blew the whistle, the game restarted five minutes after the opening. (To be continued)! ~!
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