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Chen Xi's successful sneak attack in the opening this time obviously disrupted Rehhagel's deployment. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, Rehhagel did not plan to change his mind immediately, he still let the team look for opportunities on the basis of good defense!

Because Otto the Great knows very well that his team is not good at attacking, it is obviously a fool to play against England, who claim to be the number one in attack in this European Cup!

So, when the English thought that the backward Greek team had to attack, and then the England team could seize the opportunity to counterattack and try to lock up the win, they unexpectedly found that after the kick-off, the Greek team was still unhurried, as if they were not behind!

It stands to reason that the backward Greek team "not wanting to make progress" should be a good thing for the England team.

But that's not the case, because England aren't the kind of team that will be comfortable wasting time with their opponents just because they're one goal ahead!

Although the England team's record in previous major tournaments is not very good, the pride of the English players has always been there!

After staring at the Greek team for a while, it was England who were ahead of the curve to attack first.

Although Eriksen gave the players a thorough analysis of Greece's style of play before the game, the England players were clearly not content with such a situation.

This game has just begun, and if you don't do anything like this, the English fans in the stands will probably turn against you!

People spend a lot of money to buy tickets to come in, but they don't start wasting time after you play a good game for more than 20 seconds.

If this is done, even if England wins, it is estimated that it will be criticized by fans and media!

It can't be helped, that's what the strong team has to face.

An underdog-like team like Greece will do their best to make the scene ugly with their shameless defense, but if they win against a strong opponent, they will be called a miracle and they will become a hero in the hearts of their fans.

And if a strong team like England does this, it will obviously get the exact opposite!

Of course, England's style of play was not without results.

In the sixth minute, Beckham on the right side launched a counter-attack on the spot after losing the ball and broke the ball back!

After the break, Beckham tapped the ball across the middle and Frank Lampard took the ball and took two steps to shoot, effectively splitting the ball to the left!

Chen Xi got the ball near the penalty area line on the left side, and after taking the ball, he unceremoniously entered the penalty area!

Facing the fighting and retreating Sitaridis, Chen Xi buckled the ball, as if he was about to rush towards the bottom line, after attracting the center of gravity of Sitaridis, he suddenly flicked the ball to the middle, and then did not wait for Sitaridis to pass the wind, he directly got up and hoisted the ball towards the goal!

Edison shook Sitaridis away...... Hang the door directly! ”

It turned out that while Chen Xi broke through with the ball, he also noticed that the goalkeeper of the Greek team, Nikopolidis, was standing a little forward, so he took the way of hanging shot!

Nikopolidis was also shocked when he saw the ball shot by Chen Xi, and then quickly took two steps back, jumped up backwards with all his might, straightened his right arm, and struggled to catch it!

The feeling of touching the ball in his hand made the Greek goalkeeper happy!

Sure enough, after the ball was fished by him, it almost fell above the net by grazing the crossbar!

Oh~~~ The English fans in the stands let out a sigh of regret!

Hiss~~~ Greek fans gasped!

"Wow~~~ Edison almost scored twice in the opening six minutes. It's a pity that Greek goalkeeper Nikopolidis made a wonderful save and denied Edison's brilliant lob shot! ”

Eriksen, who was on the sidelines, also waved his hand depressedly.

In his opinion, if this goal is scored again, he can let the team relax and play slowly with the Greeks!

Although the Greek team put most of their energy on defense, they are not completely without attack, after all, they are behind the score, if they don't attack, isn't it equivalent to surrendering directly?

In the twelfth minute, the Greek team won a free kick opportunity on the left side of the field through their own attack!

This free-kick is out of the way and far away, so it's not suitable for a direct shot, but it's a good place to pass the ball.

'This free-kick is a great opportunity for Greece because set-pieces are a great tool for them to score!'

Indeed, due to the fact that the Greek team has a group of big men, their corners and set-pieces in front can often pose a big threat to the opposition, and half of their goals in this tournament have come from set-pieces!

Looking at the group of Greek big men pouring into their penalty area, the English players could only cheer up and prepare for air defense!

It was Karagunis who took the free-kick!

The Greek players in the box were almost in a row, and when the referee's whistle blew, they began to run in a very orderly manner, apparently after many rehearsals!

Their run immediately caused chaos in the England penalty area, and at this time, Karagunis also sent the ball into the box!

The three big men of the Greek team rushed to the front point, but they couldn't touch the ball, at this time, the ball fell near the small penalty line, "Greek Beckham" Nikoladis appeared in that position, but I don't know if it was interfered by the first few jumpers, or because he was a little nervous to play with the real Beckham, the Greek number one star missed such a low-hanging opportunity...... He made a dashing headshake, but he couldn't get to the ball!

Not enough, Nikoladis's head shake this time played a role in confusing Gary Neville behind him!

The ball slammed straight into Gary Neville behind him and bounced towards the goal, and it was extremely fast!

This was obviously something that James in front of goal didn't expect, and he didn't have time to react at all!

In the panicked eyes of the English fans, in the expectant eyes of the Greek fans, the ball ...... Rubbing the post and deflecting the goal!

"Oh~~~ It's so dangerous! Gary Neville almost scored an own goal! Fortunately, it is a little worse! ”

At this time, Gary Neville in the TV picture was also shocked, but James quickly came back to his senses, walked up to Gary Neville, and touched his head to show encouragement!

On the sidelines!

Otto the Great Rehhagel spread his hands in annoyance, he was annoyed not that the goal was almost scored, but that Nikoladis had missed such a header opportunity just over a meter away from the goal!

Nikoladis also shook his head helplessly, and then gave a thumbs up to Karagunis, who had just passed the ball!

Erikson touched his bare forehead, wondering if he was wiping a cold sweat or thanking God for his blessing...... The ensuing corner kick was also very threatening, but the nearly two-meter-tall Greek air tyrant Dras smashed the ball into the stands under Campbell's interference!

In the ensuing round of attack, England hit back!

After continuous passing, the ball reached the feet of Chen Xi on the left side of the front court, and in the face of the sandwich defense of Sitaridis and Kachulanis, Chen Xi still stubbornly shook out of a gap, and then passed the ball to the penalty area with his left foot!

The ball was of excellent quality, and the ball flew past the front post and in the middle of the pitch and went straight to Wayne Rooney at the back post!

Rooney was also outflanked in place, and he came hard to meet the incoming ball!

Not only did it intentionally but didn't grasp it well, Chubby smashed the ball directly to the turf and came to a bounce ball!

The opposing goalkeeper Nikopolidis could only swoop towards the far post with all his might, but if the ball smashed into the range of the goal frame, the probability of scoring would still be half!

The England fans in the stands are ready for their cheers!

Paul Mortenson and other commentators who were on the scene were ready to explain...... Eriksen, who was on the sidelines, also got up from his seat!

However, Rooney's header seemed to be too hard, and after the ball bounced off the ground, it was actually high above the crossbar in such a short distance!

"Oh my God!! Unbelievable!!! Rooney actually missed such a header of less than a meter! It's harder to fly than to score! Paul Mortenson said in frustration.

The England fans in the stands, Eriksen on the bench and the substitutes could only sit back in their places!

Little Fat Rooney didn't seem to believe that he would miss such a brilliant opportunity, and he held his head in disbelief!

At this time, Nikoladis, who was in the midfield, had an imperceptible smile on his face. In his opinion, Rooney's chance just now was even better than the one he had before...... Greek team coach Rehhagel was rejoicing, but also walked to the sidelines and roared loudly.

Obviously, this is not the defense he wants to see!

The two were sandwiched but failed to block Chen Xi's pass, and Rooney, the No. 2 threat of the England team in the penalty area, was actually missed by the defender, all of which was unforgivable in the eyes of the strict Rehhagel!

Soon, England made a comeback!

After Chen Xi and Ashley Cole played a wonderful one-two on the left side, they came to the bottom line with the ball!

This time in the face of Sitaridis alone, Chen Xi did not force a breakthrough, but passed the ball to Rooney who was inserted into the penalty area!

Rooney faced Chen Xi's pass and went forward, then accelerated to catch up with the ball, and shot directly with his left foot at a small angle!

The ball was full of power, but the angle of the shot was blocked tightly by the Greek goalkeeper Nikopolidis, and the ball was the bottom line by the Greek goalkeeper!

Rooney scratched at his already pitiful hair, as he felt like he had been unlucky today!

After two threatening attacks by England in a row, Greece finally completed a threatening shot halfway through the first half!

Karagunis received the legend of Basinas on the left side, cut diagonally to the edge of the penalty area, and then did not wait for the English to make up for the defense, and directly shot with a strong kick!

The ball hit England's door like a cannonball!

However, James in front of the goal was in an excellent position, and he used his flesh and blood to block the Greek cannonballs like a hero!

As soon as the Greek team's attack ended, the England team's attack chased the Greeks on the ass!

It was England who attacked, still on the left side!

Ashley Cole looked excited today and his plug-in was very positive!

In this attack, Chen Xi took the ball and took a step to the middle, and suddenly divided the ball back to the left, Ashley Cole caught up with the ball like a black whirlwind, and then faced the opponent's midfielder Kachulanis directly came to a person to divide the ball, burst into the penalty area, and shot with his left foot!

The ball hit the side-netting hard!

This made many England fans sitting in the stands opposite an empty rejoicing!

Ashley Cole is also very regretful, the cooperation between him and Chen Xi just now, including the time after him, is very beautiful, but he is not a striker after all, and his shooting accuracy is still a little worse!

The fans in the stands were disappointed, but they gave the left wing-back a round of applause.

Ashley Cole seems to be very satisfied with his offensive state today, his assists are becoming more and more active, and his cooperation with Chen Xi on the left side is also becoming more and more tacit!

In the next five minutes, Chen Xi and Ashley Cole each contributed a very dangerous cross, but it was a pity that the two tall Greek defenders performed very well to defuse the England team's attack!

Thirty minutes passed before England knew it, and it was only about ten minutes before the end of the first half!

The England team, which continued to attack and had great chances again and again, attacked even more because they found that the Greek defense was not as impregnable as the media said, because England almost scored every time they attacked!

In the 38th minute, Beckham on the right side transferred the ball to the feet of Ashley Cole who inserted on the left side, and Ashley Cole stopped the ball and crossed directly at a 45-degree angle!

The ball was once again pushed out of the penalty area by the Greek air tyrant Dras!

Ashley Cole shook his head and ran to the backcourt, only to find that the ball had already preempted him!

Because of his assists, and Chen Xi is not a full-back who will help him make up for his defense, the left side of the England team is now very empty!

Kachulanis, who got the ball outside the penalty area, made a long pass directly to the right side of the frontcourt!

Gerrard, who returned to the defense, struggled to make up for the left side, but he was still a little slower, and the ball flew past him to the feet of Greek captain Zagorakis!

Zagorakis clearly knew it was a rare opportunity and he fought hard to keep the Englishman out of the way!

Campbell had to make up for it, but Zagorakis didn't give England a chance to get close!

I saw that the Greek captain slowed down slightly, and after taking a look at the penalty area, he took the ball directly from the side!

The England team, which invested a lot of troops in the attack, did not have an advantage in their own penalty area at this time, and Ferdinand made up for Campbell's position and pasted Nikoladis in front!

But Zagorakis' ball went to the middle!

Although Gary Neville also made up for the penalty area in time and followed Charlie Steas alongside.

However, Gary Neville, who is more than a dozen centimeters shorter than Charlie Steas, who is more than 1.9 meters tall, could not compete with the Greeks on this ball at all, although he jumped up with the experienced and tried his best to interfere with Charlie Steas.

But it still couldn't stop the Charisteas who scored the crucial goal against Spain from jumping high and then smashing the ball into the goal with a flick of his head!

This time, the accident didn't happen again, and the ball smashed into the net without any suspense!

Boom~~~ The Greek fans who had accumulated half of the game broke out into huge cheers at this time, and their momentum overwhelmed the English fans who were several times their size for a while!

"The ball is in! Charlie Steias! The Bremen striker who scored a crucial goal against Spain. Meritorious service in today's game again! Of course, the biggest responsibility for this ball should be on Ashley Cole! As a left-back, he was a little too active today, leaving a huge gap behind him, and his teammates failed to fill this gap for him, giving Zagorakis the opportunity to pass the ball calmly, and the goal after that was naturally a matter of course! 1-1, Greece equalized! Paul Mortenson said with regret.

In front of the England coach's box!

Eriksen angrily kicked off a mineral water bottle in front of him the moment he lost the ball!

Compared to Paul Mortensen's weakness, the Greek commentator was much more excited: "goooooooooal!! Angelos ~~~~~~~~Charlie Steas!! It's a golden header! Charlie Steas equalised again! He's really the key for the Greek team! The score became 1-1. It seems that our 'Greek mythology' is not easy to decipher!

The Greek bench was boiling like a boiling hot pot!

Even the old handsome Rehhagel waved his fist excitedly, and then hugged several of his assistants one by one!

On the field!

Charlie Steas, who scored the goal, just sprinted up and was about to celebrate, when he was surrounded by excited teammates, and the Greek players hugged each other and celebrated wildly!

The fans in the stands are also chanting the names of their heroes in unison!

(To be continued)