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"Half of the first half of the game has been played, England is still leading 1-0, but from the perspective of the situation on the field, the backward French team is dominant, and it is only a matter of time before the French team equalizes or even overtakes the score if it continues like this!" As the commentator for the English side, Paul Mortenson had a fair word to say. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Yes, despite the same four world-class midfielders, France clearly have better control in midfield than England. The reason for this may be because they have Zidane...... The best forward in the world! Lineker echoed the words.

As the commentator spoke, the French team launched another wave of counterattacks!

Vieira cut off Scholes' side ball and stabbed the ball directly to Zidane in front!

After Zidane took the ball, he dribbled forward at high speed, with teammates in front of him and on both sides of him plugging in.

The defenders of the England team did not dare to rush up, and just like that, Zidane took the ball into the 30-meter area!

Zidane picked up his right foot directly and was ready to shoot vigorously from a distance!

Faced with this situation, Gerrard could only pounce and prepare to block, after all, the midfielder's long-range shooting skills are also very good!

What he didn't know was that what Zidane was waiting for was his chance to steal!

After attracting Gerrard's block, he lowered his right foot and took advantage of the situation to score the ball to the left!

Henry also moved to the left side at this time, and after receiving the ball, he went directly to the penalty area!

This kind of shooting after cutting inside on the wing is what he does best!

Ferdinand, as Henry's opponent in the Premier League, naturally knows his habits, so he firmly stuck the inside line, otherwise Henry would easily cut inside!

Even so, the skillful skill of Henry's feet still allowed him to shake a small gap between the lightning and flint, and quickly get up and push!

It's just that England goalkeeper James has also been an opponent with Henry in the Premier League for five seasons, so he has long been serious, and his good position allows him to easily hold Henry's somewhat positive shot!

Henry shoots...... James hugged the ball with ease! James is obviously very familiar with Henry's characteristics......"

Soon after, France were back in the picture, with Pires ready to cross after a long drive down the right, which bounced off the edge of the box after being blocked by his club team-mate Ashley Cole!

Zidane appeared in that position, just like when he scored the ball in the Champions League final in the 01-02 season, he didn't stop the ball, but directly picked up his right foot and slammed it on the ball!

This kick was sturdy, extremely fast, and James in front of the goal did not react!

It's a pity, maybe it's because the trajectory of the ball just now after hitting the sideline on Ashley Cole's leg is a little irregular, so that Zidane's long-range shot can't be suppressed, and the ball grazes the upper edge of the crossbar and flies into the stands!

This made the French fans, who had already stood up and ready to cheer, sit back without regret!

Watching the French team launch continuous attacks, the England team's counterattack was very weak, and the English fans in the stands couldn't help but be a little anxious. After all, a 1-0 score is not reliable!

Chen Xi was also very anxious on the field, but there was no way, the two iron-waisted Vieira and Makelele of the French team were like two mountains in front of their penalty area, difficult to climb!

They are two of the best midfielders in the world, and they have been working together for years in the national team, and even though England are arguably some of the most attacking midfielders in the world, it is still difficult to tear through their defence!

There is always a mistake in Baimi!

Chen Xi forced a chance in the front court when the first half of the game was half an hour on!

Owen's forced break was cut off by Thuram, who kicked the ball to Gala on the right!

After Galla took two steps, he was ready to pass the ball to the midfielder Makelele!

Chen Xi saw through Galla's intentions, and directly accelerated on the passing route and broke the ball!

After breaking the ball, Chen Xi passed the ball directly to Rooney near the penalty line!

Rooney didn't stop the ball, but took advantage of the situation and passed the ball to Owen.

Owen couldn't turn around under Thuram's close defense, so he chose to do it back!

David Beckham appeared on the path of the ball and fired a long shot straight at the incoming ball!

"Beckham shot straight from distance!"

"Wow~~~ The shot was powerful and heavy, but it was slightly off the goal!"

After passing the ball, Chen Xi, who was already inserted into the penalty area at high speed, waved his hand helplessly, signaling that Beckham could pick up and pass the ball to him just now!

Beckham waved his hand embarrassedly, indicating that he didn't see Chen Xi's plug in.

Eriksen, who was on the sidelines, also regretted that Beckham did not pass the ball to Chen Xi just now, as a bystander, he saw Chen Xi's clever insertion, with Beckham's footwork, it was easy to send an accurate over-the-top direct pass, so it would be 2-0!

In this way, Chen Xi finally forced out an opportunity, but it was in vain.

The French team's attack was still sharp, and in the next round of attack, Zidane advanced along the left side, and the continuous shaking failed to find a break through the gap and knocked the ball back to the edge of the penalty area!

Henry appeared there, faced with Zidane's pass, he made a gesture and shot straight at goal, in fact, it was a light button, dodged Gerrard's defense, and then shot directly with his left foot!

It's a pity that his left foot is obviously not as bright as his right foot, and the ball was hit high by him!

Three minutes later, France attacked again on the left, this time with Thierry Henry!

As a striker, he almost dropped back into midfield and after receiving a pass from his club team-mate Patrick Vieira, he raced at high speed down the left. Even though there were three or four defenders in a row on the right side of the England team, they couldn't stop Henry from advancing!

However, the England defenders did a good job of blocking his inside lane!

Henry had no choice but to speed up the bottom and force a cross. As a result, James in front of the goal was guarded and took the ball directly into his arms!

"Beautiful! Judging from today's performance in more than half an hour, James is still quite reassuring! Could it be that this veteran finally got his senses in his thirties? Paul Mortenson praised James' performance.

"James is a nerve knife goalkeeper, when he's in good form, he can often make some incredible saves, but when he's in bad form, he often makes some low-level mistakes, and today is probably the peak of his form!" Lineker took Paul Mortenson's words and said.

At this time, Eriksen on the sidelines was also nodding at James' performance. If the veteran can maintain this form, Eriksen's goalkeeper headache may be temporarily alleviated!

Just when everyone was applauding James' performance, this missing door god made a mistake!

Trezeguet received a pass from Pires on the edge of the penalty area, turned and fired straight away!

It's a kick on the grass, and the speed and angle are not very good.

James in front of the goal was already posing and ready to receive the ball, but the ball seemed to be consciously joking with him, and suddenly bounced in front of him.

This bounce caught James a little off guard, and the ball bounced directly into his face...... Serious face ~!

The ball bounced back, but it was England who showed up on the route.

It's just that, perhaps infected by James, Ferdinand also made an extremely brainless move at this time, that is, he chose to pass the ball back to James who fell to the ground!

Fortunately, although James was blown on the head, he was not kicked unconscious, he did not forget that he couldn't use his hands to receive the ball back from his teammates, and when he fell to the ground, he directly kicked the ball to the side with a sweeping leg, and Ashley Kerr received the ball.

"Wow~~~ I think I'm going to take back what I just said! James is still the same James! The England team's backline just directed and staged a penalty area horror! Paul Mortenson said, shaking his head.

James and Ferdinand, the two leading actors of the "Forbidden Zone" just now, were both apprehensive at this time, and the two hugged each other and gave each other a comfort.

However, at this time, the England team launched a threatening counterattack on the spot!

Ashley Cole received the ball and ran all the way down the left flank without any interference!

Chen Xi is also pulling for him in the front court, although the two are not quite on the opposite side of the field, but on the court, as wing partners, their cooperation is still good!

Ashley Cole did it all the way to the front, and then he changed his strategy of running along the touchline and suddenly went to the middle!

At this point, Ashley Cole's club teammate Patrick Vieira had to come on the defensive!

After attracting the defense, Ashley Cole also passed the ball to Rooney at the edge of the box!

Rooney led the ball into the penalty area, but in fact he cleverly knocked the ball behind him, and the ginger head Scholes appeared on the path of the ball, according to his spleen, the ball must have come with a powerful long-range shot!

So, without any hesitation, Makelele directly blocked Scholes with his body.

However, the expected pain of the French iron waist did not come, it turned out that Scholes did not shoot directly from a distance, but turned his ankle and stuffed the ball into the penalty area!

"A continuous one-kick pass! Scholes through ......"

The ball passed through the gap between the French right-back and the central defender and went straight into the box!

Chen Xi also plugged in at the right time, the only regret is that Scholes's pass is a little straight and a little strong, which makes him have to run to the bottom line at full speed, and strive to catch the ball before it flies out of the bottom line!

This kind of ball, if Zidane comes to pass the words, Chen Xi estimates that he can hit the goal directly without adjustment!

Chen Xi's speed allowed him to catch up with the ball in time, but he didn't have a chance to adjust, so he directly swept the ball to the middle with his left foot before rolling out of the bottom line!

It's a half-high ball, straight in front of the goal, anyone can finish the fatal blow with a rub!

At this time, the two outflanking strikers of the England team were like the final sprint of the 100-meter athletes, trying their best to "touch the line" first, but unfortunately they were still a little slower, and the ball slid past the goal!

Oh~~~~ There was a sigh of regret from the English fans in the stands!

Erickson on the sidelines also ignored his elegant image, and regretfully hugged his head on the sidelines, like an online game player who had been blown off his equipment!

"What a pity! Owen and Rooney were both half a beat slower to flank, and they only needed to rub their hair to score a goal! "Paul Mortensen is also very sorry.

"But the back-to-back one-kick combination just now still caught our eyes, which is rare in the England team. There are more and more technical players in the England squad these days, which is obviously a good thing for English football! Lineker saw the bright spot in this attack!

Chen Xi, who had already fallen to the ground just after passing the ball, had already climbed up from the turf, and the feeling of regret was beyond words!

The ball just now is that Chen Xi can still chase the ball, and if he were someone else, he might have to go directly out of the bottom line!

Scholes waved his hand at Chen Xi embarrassedly, he originally faked his shot just now, but the power failed to collect when passing, resulting in a somewhat large passing power.

Chen Xi replied with an understanding smile.

Forty minutes had passed before we knew it in the first half, and England were still 1-0 up.

France's continuous attacking also caused some problems with their fitness, after all, in terms of average age, they are two or three years older than England!

At this time, the England team, which has a relatively more reasonable age level and players with better physical condition, is beginning to exert its power!

Within three minutes, England had two counter-attacking chances!

The first occurred in the 41st minute, when David Beckham won the ball on the right side of the backfield and tore through the French defence with a long half-time pass with his surname.

Owen inserted himself into the penalty area at high speed, and after catching up with the ball, he didn't make any adjustments and volleyed directly into the far corner!

However, just as Owen shot, Thuram stubbornly chased after him and gave Owen a shot behind him.

Owen's thin body disadvantage is vividly reflected at this time, as a strong shooter, this level of collision will not affect their balance, but Owen is body shaking, his shot is also affected, the ball is almost grazed the post and missed!

"It's a shame!! It's almost a one-off chance! But Owen shot the ball wide under Thuram's interference, and the French team escaped! ”

The people of England at the Stadium of Light also sighed again!

Owen also shook his head depressedly, and at the same time did not forget to give a thumbs up to Beckham, who had assisted him just now!

England's second counter-attack was almost a copy of the first, but the position changed from right to left!

Chen Xi retreated to the backcourt, and Gerrard distributed the ball to him immediately after the ball was successfully broken.

Chen Xi took the opportunity to the middle and shook off the chasing Pires, but Chen Xi did not continue to run with the ball, but sent the ball to the French team's penalty area with his right foot!

"It's another long pass from the back, Edison's pass is not inferior to Beckham's, with the support of these two midfielders, Owen and Rooney are obviously the happiest strikers in the world!"

After seeing Chen Xi's pass, Rooney was already plugged in at high speed, compared to Owen, his body is much stronger, and his opponent Sylvester's defensive ability cannot be compared with Thuram!

Rooney unloaded the ball with ease, changed direction suddenly, and was about to shake off Silvestre's defense and into the box!

Sylvester took a risk, and went straight to the end of a tackle in the hope of destroying the ball, but Rooney stabbed the ball before him, and Silvestre's foot, who was a little slower, kicked directly on Rooney's foot, and Rooney fell to the ground without any suspense!

Wow~~~ A huge commotion broke out in the stands in an instant. There were boos from the people of England and exclamations from the French!

"Wayne Rooney fell in the box, will Merck award a penalty? If a penalty is awarded, it will be England's chance to seal the win, while France will undoubtedly add to the situation! ”

At this time, all eyes of the audience were focused on the German Merck.

More than 60,000 people in the stands of the Stadium of Light turned into the most devout believers at this time, clasped their hands in prayer...... More than 40,000 England fans are praying that Merck will award a penalty, preferably Sylvester!

More than 20,000 French fans are praying that Merck can open the net, of course, if Rooney can be given a yellow card and sentenced to fake a fall, it will be the best!

Of course, there are also thousands of neutral fans who are purely watching the excitement and playing soy sauce to pay attention to the situation on the field!

On the sidelines!

Eriksen walked to the touchline and shouted at Silvestre's foul: "Penalty! It was undoubtedly a penalty! And the guy who committed the foul should also be given a red card! ”

At this time, Santini stood in front of the coach's seat like a child who made a mistake and was afraid of being punished by the teacher, biting his fingernails to hide his uneasiness.

Merck was a sincere German who didn't let the suspense last long, pointing his hand directly at the white dot in the box and pulling a ...... out of his pocket Yellow!

"Penalty! Merck awarded a penalty! At the same time, he also gave Sylvester a yellow card as a warning! England had a chance to extend their score just before half-time! If this goal is scored, England will have a two-goal advantage, and the possibility of winning this game will be much greater! ”

At this time, Chen Xi and several nearby English players applauded the referee's decision. And the stars of the French team are surrounding Merck, hoping that he can regain his fate!

Even though the French team is the most expensive team in this European Cup, the upright Merck did not buy it at all, and walked out of the encirclement of the French directly, signaling the England team to prepare to take the penalty!

(To be continued)