Volume 6 Chapter 54 It is not easy
More than 30 minutes have passed unconsciously, or unconsciously not very accurate, but intermittent, and the feeling of dissatisfaction.
It is difficult for the ball to roll for five minutes in a row, and it will definitely be interrupted by the whistle during this period, but today's tough Ukraine took advantage of England's lack of preparation to play two counterattacks at the beginning, and after Mackin took the initiative to adjust, Ukraine was able to get fewer and fewer counterattack opportunities.
It was a stalemate, with England holding Ukraine down at half-time, but their tough and tight defence allowed England to get into the box and get shots on goal.
Sometimes, the weak team is harder to play and more difficult to play than the strong team.
"Oops, the French team scored, they are now leading Sweden 1-0, it was Cabaye's goal", Zhan Jun said, compared to the dullness here, the rolling subtitles at the bottom of the live broadcast have attracted the attention of many commentators, "In this way, France will be ranked first in the group in the instant ranking"
"England still haven't broken the deadlock," Huang Jianxiang said, "The goal difference of the two teams is the same, and the competition for the top spot in this group is still very fierce, compared to Sweden, which is only fighting for dignity, Ukraine, which still retains hope of qualifying, will obviously have to fight hard today"
"In fact, the first and second in the group, against Spain or Italy, there is no difference in essence", Zhang Lu analyzed, "Italy is not a soft persimmon, Britain and France cannot ensure that they will win, and England does not need to be in a hurry, first make sure that they do not lose, and then slowly figure it out, today's Ukrainian play, the more anxious you are, the more you can't"
"Yes, that's right", Zhan Jun and Huang Jianxiang both nodded in agreement.
As he was talking, Rooney's retreat on the front line got rid of it, and Yarmolenko took one step to push the ball away, Yarmolenko followed very closely, took a step slower, and kicked Rooney's leg at once.
This time, referee Casaj finally pulled out a yellow card, because Rooney was sitting on the ground depressed and gesturing with him with a "three" gesture, and then gave England a free kick of about 30 meters.
"Good chance, this position Ma Zong's free kick can be powerful", Zhan Jun shouted, "see if England can take advantage of this opportunity to open up the situation, we must take advantage of the opportunity of set-pieces"
Mackin picked up the ball, carefully stepped on the lawn of the penalty spot, and then carefully placed the ball on the penalty spot, he also attached great importance to this opportunity, only by scoring the first goal can Ukraine's strategic deployment be broken.
The Ukrainian players are also quite nervous, they specifically mentioned not to give England a free kick at about 30 meters in the pre-game tactical arrangement, they are afraid of this, so most of their fouls are 40 meters away on the wings and in the middle, but it is impossible to do it if you want to.
Mackin stepped back to a sufficient distance, watching the Ukrainian goalkeeper Pyatov still busy directing his own wall, the stands were very lively, and there were bursts of boos, trying to affect Macqin's state.
"Beep ......", Casaj finally blew the whistle for the penalty, Mark glanced at the goal, and then immediately began to step on his feet, and many England fans in front of the TV were full of anticipation.
Mackchen's free-kick is famous all over the world.
Originally, he was only good at free kicks within 25 meters, because of his strength, he couldn't play speed at too long distance, so the goalkeeper was easy to save, but since he was over 20 years old, Mackqin's muscle strength has grown, and he can take free throws farther and farther, and now 30 meters is also included in the attack range.
However, to shoot a long shot of about 40 meters like Gerrard, Mackin estimates that he has no hope in his life, and he can't practice such strong leg strength, which is also a talent.
"Mr. Ma, shoot ......", with a "bang", Ma Qin's right foot accurately rubbed and hit the middle and lower part of the ball, and the ball flew up like an obedient elf.
In fact, this distance is more suitable for Ronaldo's kind of kick that is good at elevator ball, and Mackin has also practiced elevator ball, but this thing, one look at the strength and the other looks at the talent, he is not strong enough, and he can play it, but it is not as threatening as the arc ball he pursues angle.
At this distance, as long as there is no kick, most of the balls can fly over the human wall, and the important thing is the fall after crossing the human wall, as well as the speed, is the key to the goal.
Mackin kicked the arc quite perfectly this time, and after the ball went over the wall, it circled a beautiful banana trajectory and went straight to the near corner of the goal.
"This ball has a ......", Huang Jianxiang looked at the trajectory and exclaimed, Pyatov's attention was completely focused on the near corner, he quickly kicked two steps, and then jumped, but still not faster than the ball.
But maybe it was their luck today, the trajectory of the ball avoided his palm, but in the end it did not avoid the crossbar, only heard the sound of "Duang", the ball hit the underside of the crossbar, but unfortunately did not bounce inside, but bounced out into the box.
"Oops......", Huang Jianxiang shouted regretfully, Guseff who returned to the defense hurriedly kicked the ball out of the bottom line, if you can broadcast the expressions of England fans in front of the TV at this time, I don't know how many people are holding their heads and being stunned, regretful.
"......", Mark Qin bared his teeth depressedly, luck is really back!
"Hit the crossbar, this is the closest England have come to scoring in the first half", Zhan Jun said, "Ukraine is also in great trouble, England's corner kick ......"
The game did not slow down when England hit the crossbar once, but went on as usual, with the cheers of the Ukrainian fans in the stands even louder, apparently avoiding the goal and boosting their morale.
Capello, who was standing on the sidelines, frowned, and kept thinking about countermeasures in his mind, which could not be broken for a long time, and Ukraine would only become more and more confident as he defended.
He has just gotten the news that the French team is already leading 1:0, and the current situation is really dangerous for England, if one is accidentally stolen by Ukraine, it will capsize in the gutter.
Soon it was half-time, England still couldn't change the scoreline, and the Ukrainian fans were clearly quite happy with the result, and burst into applause.
They believe that in the second half, they may be able to beat England by one goal and advance to the knockout rounds, and many of the weak wins are due to the sudden change of the situation towards the end of the game.
"Irina, do you think we can pull off a miracle in the second half?" , taking advantage of the intermission, Irene in the VIP seat is naturally the focus of interviews with these Ukrainian journalists.
The national goddess, the daughter of the national team coach, the pop singer, the image ambassador, plus the dream lover of more than N Ukrainian national players, these multiple identities naturally make him attract attention.
'Of course, England are strong and have a superstar like Mark, but I'm sure the players will fight to defend our honour and our superstar will come on in the second half,' she laughs.
"Does Hamlin talk about football at home? , did he say what he expects from this European Cup", the Ukrainian journalist asked again.
"Haha", Irene laughed, "It's a secret, I can't tell"
Throughout the halftime, the coaches on both sides were nervously arranging tactics in the dressing room, but obviously, the focus off the field became this Ukrainian beauty, which can be regarded as bringing a bright scenery to the European Cup.
Lineker also joked that it was probably because they were afraid of losing face in front of Erina that the Ukrainian players played so hard.
'But in the second half, I think England still have a chance,' said Wilson, 'and Ukraine will have to score goals to qualify, maybe that's England's chance'
"I think so too", Maika nodded and said, "Ukraine can hold on for so long more by virtue of the advantage of the home field, but the gap in strength can never be bridged"
The half-time break quickly passed and the players from both teams returned to the pitch one after another, with Mackin and Wayne Rooney finally coming out and discussing their views on the game as they went.
The MR combination is also England's biggest reliance.
However, it was Capello who took the lead, as soon as the second half began, he replaced Carroll with Welbeck, obviously, he wanted to change his style of play, Ukraine blocked the middle too much, Carroll even had a hard time getting the ball with his back, and replaced Welbeck, obviously to attack the wing.
Hamlin thought about it for a while, and did not follow the substitution, and in fact, there is no one to change in Ukraine, the level is about the same, and the change of Shepchenko for more than 70 minutes is already as accurate as a theorem.
As a result, as soon as the second half started, it had a miraculous effect, England's attack was obviously more threatening, without the fulcrum in the middle, and the two wings played more lively.
The three barriers in the middle formed by the Ukrainian double strikers lost their effect in an instant, and they were constantly threatened by England from the ribs of the wings.
"Rooney, he burst in from the ribs, Mark got a nice outside instep pass, Rooney, shot ......, oops, hit the side-netting......"
"Welbeck, he's been quite active at first, he breaks down the left flank, this time again, beautiful, a stoppage to get rid of Guseff, a cross, Gerrard, oops, just a little bit, the ball slid past the goal......"
The cheers of the Ukrainians in the stands were noticeably quieter, and they were all starting to be suppressed by England's continuous attack, and they began to worry about their goals.
The most anxious is Hamlin, who can only pray that the players on the field can hold until Shepchenko plays, because that is the clarion call for the Ukrainian counteroffensive!
However, Mackin did not give him this opportunity.
After more than ten minutes of bombardment, Ukraine's defensive system finally leaked a trace of panic, and the ball was distributed to the feet of Rooney on the wing, and Welbeck and Ashley Cole frantically inserted in the ribs and wings.
But Rooney made a change, instead of continuing to play on the left side as he had just done, he flicked his right foot, looked up, and a big foot passed to the bottom line area of the right rib of the penalty area.
This diagonal lob went directly over the entire tight backline of Ukraine, and because Gerrard did not move, the Ukrainian defense on the left side did not even consciously retreat, but this does not mean that there is no one there, Glen Johnson does not know when to plug in, stride meteor, and go straight to the bottom line.
"Johnson......, good ball ......", Lineker shouted, only to see that Glenn Johnson finally caught up with the ball in front of the baseline and returned to the penalty spot with the arch of his foot.
This is the moment, the right moment.
"Mark ......", Maika shouted, a white figure had already predicted the landing point, and the Ukrainian defense line finally leaked a gap in this left and right dispatch just now.
He turned directly to the side, supported Tymoshchuk, who had just run over to defend, and his right leg was already thrown back like a whip, and then the goalkeeper Pyatov was in a panic and slammed the ball hard.
"Goaaaaal......, GoalGoal......, Mark, Mark, Great Mark", the commentary room and TV in England instantly went into complete madness!
Needless to say, no need to go into details!
It was a white light, which pierced into the goal fiercely, and Pyatov didn't even have time to react, the English players on the bench jumped up all of a sudden, and Capello also shook his fists in celebration!
In the 66th minute of the game, England finally broke the deadlock!
"The ball is in...... ......Come in, Mr. Ma, Mr. Ma, Mr. Ma again", Huang Jianxiang shouted excitedly, "England's tireless attack has finally torn through the hard shell of Ukraine, and the goal is effective!" ”
Referee Kasai pointed firmly to the center circle with one hand......