freeallnovels Chapter 346 34 Finalists
Chapter 346 34 Finalists
Chapter 346
At 7:14 on July 22, the third and fourth finalists of the World Cup will compete in St. Petersburg, with England playing against China.
Huaguo and England met in the finals of the third and fourth places. It was the first time that the two sides met. The England team had played one World Cup finals before (England lost 1 to 1990 to the host Italy in 1), and the Huaguo team tied the previous match. The Asian team's semi-final record created by the South Korean team.
Before the game, the Hua Guo team had Zhang Mai (9 goals), the player with the most goals in this World Cup. The loss to Belgium in the semi-finals was Lippi's first loss in coaching the Hua Guo team.
England, on the other hand, has a much richer World Cup history and will usher in the 100th major game in the history of the team (69 World Cups; 31 European Cups).
If they can defeat the Hua Guo team, England will win 4 games in this World Cup, second only to 1966 (5 wins) in team history.
Kane hopes to surpass Lineker and become the Englishman with the most goals in a single World Cup, but he has only one shot on target in the last 3 World Cups (a penalty kick against Colombia in the 1/1 final).
When Zhang Mai was still greeting a large group of England players in the player tunnel, the starting lists of the two teams had already been displayed on the sidelines of the court:
Huaguo (4-3-3):
23-Yan Junling;
17-Yu Hai, 21-Li Xuepeng, 6-Cai Huikang, 5-Zhang Linfan;
18-Yin Hongbo, 12-Huang Bowen, 15-Wu Xi;
11-Zhang Yulin, 13-Zhang Mai, 7-Wu Lei.
England (3-5-2):
1 - Pickford;
16-Jones, 5-Stones, 6-Maguire;
12-Trippier, 17-Delph, 4-Dell, 21-Loftus-Cheek, 3-Ross;
10-Sterling, 9-Kane.
The Huaguo team made a big change and changed blood. Zhang Mai became the center forward. Yan Junling, Yu Hai and Li Xuepeng all played for the first time. Yin Hongbo replaced Zheng Zhi in midfield, and Huang Bowen was in charge of scheduling.
Trippier, who suffered a groin injury in the semi-finals, recovered in time, but Henderson and Ashley Young were sidelined due to injury, and Delph and Rose replaced them.Dell, Jones and Loftus-Cheek also got the chance to play, replacing Lingard, Walker and Ali.
Less than 4 minutes into the game, the Huaguo team took the lead with their first shot!
Goalkeeper Yan Junling made a big kick, Wu Xi fought for the top from the left, Zhang Yulin got the ball and passed it to Wu Lei who was going forward.
1 to 0!Zhang Mai scored his 10th goal in this World Cup, which is also the fastest goal of the Hua Guo team in the World Cup.
这粒进球也是英格兰最早世界杯失球，此前英格兰先失球的21场世界杯仅1胜（1966年决赛4比2逆转西德），其他20场5平15负。
In the 9th minute, England counterattacked through a direct pass from the backcourt. Delph's goal was missed by Yin Hongbo and Cai Huikang. Sterling's oblique shot 10 meters from the left was blocked and changed.
In the 13th minute, Delph's low shot from the outside was confiscated by Yan Junling.
In the 18th minute, Trippier made a diagonal pass from the right with his left foot. Loftus-Cheek shook his head 9 meters from the goal and was caught by Yan Junling again.
In the 20th minute, Trippier took a corner kick from the right, and Maguire's header fell into Yan Junling's arms 10 meters in front of the goal.
England scored 7 shots on target within 3 minutes before and after, surpassing the number of shots on target against France in the semi-finals (2 times).
England almost tied in the 23rd minute, Dell made a long pass from the center circle, Sterling stopped the ball in the penalty area and knocked across, Kane shoveled 14 meters in front of the goal and missed the left post.
In the 27th minute, the Hua Guo team counterattacked quickly. Zhang Mai made a low pass from the right rib. Wu Lei broke into the penalty area and shot 12 meters away from the goal, but Stones blocked the baseline. Then Zhang Mai returned a corner kick from the right, and Huang Bowen picked a pass to the left of the penalty area. On the side, Zhang Yulin volleyed across the beam 7 meters in front of the door.
In the 33rd minute, Wu Xi's left thigh muscle was strained, and Lippi sent No. 16 Sun Ke to come off the bench.
Neither team's pressing was very tight, and England quickly overcame the weak midfield of the Chinese team and succeeded in attacking.
In the 37th minute, Maguire's high-altitude ball from the back court accurately found Kane at the front of the penalty area. Kane passed Li Xuepeng and shot angrily. The ball went straight to the upper left corner of the goal.
1-1, Kane helped England equalize the score in time. This is also the seventh goal of the Premier League striker in this World Cup.
Three minutes later, England almost overtook Huaguo. Under the pressure of Rose, Yu Hai lost the ball on the left. Rose went straight to the left of the penalty area. Sterling got the ball and formed a single goal. , The ball was then driven back to defend by Cai Huikang with a big foot to make a clearance.
The Chinese team escaped, and Sterling once again interpreted the true meaning of England's "happy football".
In the 43rd minute, Wu Lei of the Huaguo team rushed along the sidewalk at high speed, and rushed to the middle of the penalty area before Jones came up to block it. Zhang Yulin, who stepped forward to respond, was knocked down by Stones at the front of the penalty area. A direct free kick of 30 yards.
Next, Zhang Mai showed his free kick stunt in front of more than 2 million viewers around the world. A "leaf ball" floated directly into England's net, and even club teammate Pickford did not stop it.
2-1!The Huaguo team took the lead again, and Zhang Mai also raised his World Cup goals to 11 goals.
In the subsequent first half of the game, the two teams failed to break each other's goals, and the Huaguo team entered the intermission with a score of 2-1.
In the second half, Southgate replaced Lingard and Rashford at the same time, replacing Rose and Sterling, and England accelerated their offensive rhythm.
In the 48th minute, Lingard passed and shot from the right, and Kane flew in front of the goal and almost shoveled.
In the 51st minute, Zhang Mai passed a direct pass to Wu Lei to create a one-handed opportunity, but Wu Lei didn't stop the ball well. He stopped the ball 10 meters away and was confiscated by Pickford who was attacking.
In this situation, Southgate on the sidelines is still in the spring breeze, but Lippi, the coach of the Huaguo team, is shaking his head and smiling bitterly, as if he is saying that there is nothing I can do about the basic skills of the players!
In the 55th minute, Lippi sent No. 19 Jiang Ning to replace Zhang Yulin. It was impossible for Kane, who was closest to Zhang Mai on the scorer list, to catch up with Zhang Mai, and Zhang Mai was also replaced by Hao Junmin.
In the 62nd minute, Trippier passed back from the right, and Dell shot a low shot 24 meters in front of the goal, which was caught by Yan Junling.
England missed a good chance to equalize in the 70th minute. Dale's right flank cooperated with Rashford to kick the wall, broke into the right side of the penalty area single-handedly, and shot past Yan Junling from 7 meters in front of the goal, but Zhang Linfan flew to the goal line and shoveled out!
In the 73rd minute, England finally seized the opportunity. Trippier took a corner kick from the right, Loftus-Cheek flew the header, and Maguire succeeded in header relay.
2-2!England equalized and Liverpool's main central defender also scored his second goal in this World Cup, both with a header.
After Huaguo's "two cards" are off the field, it is difficult to threaten England's gate, and the still solid line of defense is also in jeopardy under England's height advantage.
England continued high-altitude bombing. In the 76th minute, Trippier picked a pass from the right, Lingard made a volley pass from the right side of the penalty area, and Dell shot the ball 10 meters in front of the goal and missed the left post.
In the 78th minute, Trippier dropped a free kick into the left side of the penalty area, and Maguire missed the near post with a header 8 meters in front of the goal.
In the 81st minute, the Hua Guo team got a good chance to counterattack. Hao Junmin counterattacked and scored the ball. Wu Lei cut in from the left and hit the goal 14 meters away.
In the 84th minute, England replaced Sterling with Jamie Vardy in order to strengthen the height of the field.
In the 85th minute, the Chinese team failed to make a small cooperation in the penalty area. England quickly counterattacked. Lingard and Rashford made a pass from the left side of the penalty area after several consecutive inversions. Kane made a small pass 13 meters away from the goal. The angled volley was deflected by Yan Junling!
Therefore, when Zhang Mai and Zhang Yulin are not on the field, the goalkeeper will always be the best performing cub of the Huaguo team.
England finally overtook the score at the end of the game!
Rashford dribbled the ball from the center line to attract several defenders and then split the ball. Kane got rid of Jones and broke into the left side of the penalty area, pushing into the near corner 7 meters in front of the goal. The ball was too fast and Yan Junling was caught off guard.
3-2!Kane scored his 8th goal in this World Cup. After scoring 3 more goals, he can compete with Zhang Mai for the Golden Boot. Unfortunately, time is running out.
With the whistle of the referee, England finally won 2-0 and became the 20th team in the history of the World Cup to rank among the top three. The Hua Guo team, which lost by one goal, ranked fourth.
There was no loser in this game. After the game, players from both teams went to the lawn to celebrate the end of their respective World Cup journeys. Both teams gained a lot.
Zhang Mai is different from other Huaguo players. In addition to going to the stands where Huaguo fans gather with everyone to express their thanks, he also has to go to the British fans with six teammates from the England team before and after the club. The important link, Zhang Mai can be regarded as painstaking.
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The World Cup in Russia is still in full swing, and the preparations for the next season by major clubs in the five major leagues are also in full swing.
Liverpool, which had the Premier League and the Champions League in hand last season, is no exception. Today is the third game of the pre-season warm-up match.
7月14日22：00，与世界杯三四名决赛相同的时间，2018/19赛季利物浦第3场季前热身赛在费希尔球场展开争夺，利物浦最后客场0比0战平英乙队伯里。
This is Liverpool's third pre-season warm-up match, after defeating Chester and Tranmere respectively.
Van Dijk and Matip returned to the team, Wijnaldum was absent due to injury, and Ince returned to training from injury but did not enter the game list.
Liverpool's first chance came in the seventh minute when Matip passed the ball, but Origi's curling shot was saved by Murphy.
Two minutes later, Milner took a corner kick and Matip's header went slightly wide.
Jones played Origi on the left, but Sturridge missed the Belgian's cross.
Liverpool controlled the game but couldn't pose a real threat to Bury's gate.
In the 38th minute, Moreno made a mistake in returning the pass. Omotayo intercepted the ball and waded past Karius, but the force was slightly stronger and the ball missed the bottom line.
Klopp rotated 10 men in the second half, and Karius continued to play.
Lallana and Solanke kicked the wall and threatened Bury's gate, but Emson made a clearance in front of the goal line.
Gomez's left-footed half-volley shot just over the crossbar in the corner kick melee.
Then Bury had a chance to break the deadlock. Dagnar's single-handed shot was bravely rescued by Karius. Cooney's supplementary shot from the upper right corner of the penalty area hit the outside of the right post and popped out.
Camacho passed the ball, and Woodburn's first shot was pushed out of the crossbar by Murphy.
Grabala replaced Karius, Keita passed back, and Camacho's shot went wide again.
In the 75th minute, Jordan Archer scored a goal when he received a free kick, but was ruled invalid for offside.
Keita was active, he crossed from the left, but Phillips' shot went wide.
At the last moment, Keita passed the ball and Camacho's low shot was saved by Bury's substitute goalkeeper Hudson.
"The World Cup is finally coming to an end, only with Zhang Mai on the field, Liverpool will never be empty-handed!"
Here's Klopp's biggest thought after the game...
(End of this chapter)