Chapter 0250: Super World Wave
Because the pace of the game was fast and the confrontation was not too intense, the process of the game was very fast, and before I knew it, 40 minutes passed in the first half.
Marcus Rashford, who was besieged by Australian defenders, didn't get much on target during this period, but he remained the focus of the pitch as he repeatedly played brilliant passes to England's attacking duo of Lallana and Raheem Sterling, and as long as they were able to grasp their chances, England could have led by at least five goals in the first half.
Sadly, Lallana and Raheem Sterling showed the world a variety of missed chances in the first half, which was a wonderful lesson for the strikers to shoot.
With the first half coming to an end and little time left to make his international debut, Rashford intends to do another one himself.
However, at this time, England almost rewrote the score again.
In the 41st minute of the game, Raheem Sterling's breakthrough on the right side of the front field caused a foul by Australian defender White. The free-kick was very close to the intersection of the baseline and the touchline, just slightly better than the corner, so Rashford was still not prepared to take it.
Bertrand's free-kick found Henderson at the top of the box. The Liverpool captain met the ball and struck a shot, and the ball whistled straight towards the goal.
The shot was of very high quality and almost grazed the underside of the crossbar. However, this time, Australia's goalkeeper Ryan performed very well, and he lifted the ball off the line with a flying body.
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Just when Rashford was about to do another one before the end of the first half, he was frustrated to find that his team-mates had no intention of attacking.
In fact, as the first half is approaching the end of the moment, and the team is already 3-0 up, most of the English players are thinking about the end of the first half quickly and then taking a good rest, so why bother to think about attacking things?
Rashford glanced at the big screen on the pitch, which showed that the 44 minutes of the first half were coming to an end, and Rashford couldn't help but feel a little agitated.
Nima, I knew this, when I faced the Australian goalkeeper alone, I should have been selfish and not passed it on to Sterling.
Now that I've scored three goals and only got 0.75 attribute points, what the hell is that?
How can you score 4 goals and make up enough attribute points. In that way, you can also get three skill points, which is also a good gain for yourself who is in urgent need of skill points.
Just as Rashford was thinking indignantly, the referee's whistle sounded again.
It turned out that England had just stolen a pass from Australia in midfield, and Drinkwater passed the ball to Raheem Sterling in the middle. Seeing that Sterling was about to form a way to get rid of it, Australian defender Miligan had no choice but to bring down Sterling.
For such a tactical foul, the Australian players did not pay much attention to it. First, there are only a minute or two left before the end of the first half, and second, it is a long way from the goal, more than 50 meters.
In such a situation, it would be very cost-effective to spoil a quick counter-attack from England with a tactical foul.
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The Australian players slowly retreated to the backfield, while the English players also slowly moved forward, and Bertrand, who was going to take a free kick, also seemed a little absent-minded.
Looking at all this, especially the Australian goalkeeper who was still near the penalty spot, Rashford's eyes lit up, and he sniffed a good opportunity to score.
Previously, because of the big screen on the pitch, Rashford was not in the front at the moment, but at the intersection of the halfway line and the right touchline.
Moreover, there are no Australian defenders around him, and the Australian players feel that Rashford in this position will not be a threat, so they are very lax in his defense.
Looking at Bertrand, who was about to kick the ball to Drinkwater, Rashford yelled "dodge" and ran towards the ball.
Bertrand was startled by Rashford's sudden shout, and subconsciously moved out of the way.
Then, Rashford rushed past him like a wind.
Just heard a muffled sound of "bang", and the ball was heavily pumped by Rashford. The full-level heavy artillery burst was triggered in an instant, coupled with the strong physical strength of Rashford now, the ball was like a cannonball, heading straight for the Australian goal 50 meters away!
When Marcus Rashford played the football and the ball whistled straight towards his own goal, the Australian players and goalkeeper Ryan realised that something was wrong and ran desperately towards the goal.
Unfortunately, it was too late and Rashford's free-kick was too fast, and by the time Ryan had just run past the six-yard line, the ball had already gone over his head and into the back of the net.
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Rashford's free kick did not use an elevator ball, nor did it use a leaf ball or a full moon scimitar or anything, it was a simple big kick, no different from the goalkeeper's big kick.
However, there is only one thing he pursues - speed!
Although the average speed of this kick was not as good as the one he had set the record for the fastest free-kick, the initial velocity of the ball was also more than 70 m/s, and by the time it landed in the goal, the average speed also reached 40 m/s, which is about a second or so across this space of about 50 meters.
That amount of time was not enough for Ryan to come back to goal from near the penalty spot and make a save on the shot that didn't have any footwork, or even went straight to the middle of the goal.
Marcus Rashford's shot came as a surprise to everyone. When he ran to the football, many people wondered what this guy was running over for.
Then, in the astonished eyes of more than 30,000 fans, he drove the ball towards the Australian goal with a big foot.
After that, the whole Stadium of Light boiled over as the ball fell into the goal before Australian goalkeeper Ryan and other defenders!
Marcus Rashford slotted the ball into the Australian net for the fourth time in the game with a surprise free-kick.
The home fans cheered like they were, and although it was just a warm-up game, there was no reason not to be excited about England having such a fantastic striker.
Even more excited were the England players on the pitch, although they had no intention of continuing to attack in the minutes before, but it was this unexpected goal that brought them more surprises.
So, in the center circle arc, Rashford was crushed by ten players from England, and everyone happily played the game of stacking Arhats. I want to talk about "The British Emperor" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~