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Chapter 877 The captain's debut, very successful!

"[-] seconds [-]! Please always remember this time, because this is the fastest goal in the history of the World Cup! The previous record for the fastest goal in the World Cup was in the [-] Korea-Japan World Cup final match, by Hakan. Created by Suker, it was just [-] seconds into the first half when Turkish striker Ilhan made a steal from South Korean central defender Hong Myung-bo at the top of the arc in the penalty area of ​​the Korean team. The ball rolled to the feet of Hakan Suker who followed up Dribbled the ball into the restricted area, faced South Korean goalkeeper Li Yun who was halfway through the attack, and scored with a low ball. This record for the fastest goal was finally broken by Li Rui after [-] years! God! No one can I didn't expect this game to start like this. Congratulations to Li Rui! The World Cup is still in the group stage, and he has already broken a record!"

The on-site commentary booth was full of joy. Except for the Slovenian commentary booth, everyone was jubilant because of this goal. The England fans naturally cheered, and the neutral fans were also excited because of the birth of a new record.

England's goal celebration had to end under the referee's intervention, and players from both sides stood on the football field again to wait for the kick-off.

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At this time, in a bar in London, a few people rushed in, shouted at the bar for a few glasses of beer, and then glanced at the players from both sides standing in the middle circle to kick off, and let out a long sigh of relief , sat down, panting heavily: "Damn! I was almost late, but luckily I didn't miss anything."

"Hey, as I said, we're going to make it, Jim, and guess when we're going to poke the Slovenian's ass in this game?"

Hearing someone shouting that, the people who were already sitting in the bar looked at the newcomers with a very sympathetic look.

One of the kind-hearted guys really couldn't bear to watch it anymore, he pointed to the TV screen, "Hey, buddies, watch the score yourself!"

Those people froze for a moment, looked up, and then let out a miserable cry.

"Ah!!! God! What the hell are we missing?!"

This kind of situation happened all over England, and those England fans who turned on the TV a few minutes later or rushed to the bar because of some things, were all annoyed, which also led to, in the subsequent England game, Often ten minutes before the start of the game, almost all the fans are waiting in front of the TV, and no one wants to miss anything. . .

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Leading the score, this is a dream start, Mourinho's expression said two words - 'satisfied'.

He stood on the sidelines and kept signaling the players to continue to strengthen their offense and not give the Slovenian a chance to rebound.Take advantage of the momentum of leading at the beginning, strive to expand the score as soon as possible, and lock the victory of the game into a safe.

At this point, Mourinho and the England coaching staff have already made a decision not to care about the situation of the German team. Momentum and momentum.As for who the opponent in the top [-] is and whether it is Germany, this is beyond England's control.

England's players on the field faithfully implemented Mourinho's tactical intentions. After the game restarted, they robbed Slovenia fiercely in the midfield and further strengthened the offensive. Li Rui, Rooney and Gerrard and Lampard took turns attacking Slovenia's restricted area.

Facing the England team's offensive, the Slovenians could only shrink their defense and avoid the edge temporarily.Slovenian coach Koke's expression is quite calm. Although he was very depressed when he conceded the ball in less than [-] seconds at the beginning of the game, he is not too bad. Now, what Slovenia has to do is not to continue to concede the ball .

What he is thinking now is that, if possible, in the first half of the game, Slovenia can completely defend. Even if they fall behind by one goal in the first half, it can be regarded as a victory. England went all out.Based on his understanding of the England team, the psychological quality of this team is not flattering. A good performance in the first half does not mean that it can maintain such a performance in the second half.As long as you put a little pressure on them, they will mess themselves up.Besides, now that England has qualified ahead of schedule, this team is more concerned about the knockout rounds. England is afraid of getting hurt and getting cards. These are the weaknesses that Slovenia can attack England. Injuries and cards, now for Slovenia, being able to advance to the top [-] is the top priority!

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As a result, people saw a strange scene. Slovenia, which was behind in the score, did not seem to be in a hurry to attack. There are only a handful of times without a shot, and even into the vicinity of England's penalty area.

Slovenia's most threatening attack after the start of the game appeared in the [-]th minute.

The England team's offense is very open, "Mourinho let the England team play Brazilian football in today's game" ("Guardian" after the game), this time England's offense made a pass and catch error, Slovenia fought back.

Gareth.Barry made a tactical foul and brought down Slovenian striker Novakovic. He received a yellow card. The referee Wolfgang awarded Slovenia a free kick in the frontcourt.

Koren took a free kick into the penalty area, Ljubyankic headed the goal, James played the ball out of the penalty area, and Radosafjević volleyed it, just wide.

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England's attack came quickly. In a blink of an eye, Slovenia's rare and threatening attack had just ended. England launched an attack. After receiving Rooney's pass, Li Rui dribbled the ball and appeared in front of the Slovenian defenders.

Defending him is the Slovenian defender Breko who plays for the Bundesliga team Köln.

Seeing Li Rui dribbling straight towards him with the ball, Breco immediately stood ready.

When Li Rui was approaching Breko, he suddenly stopped suddenly, followed by his upper body shaking quickly, and before Breko could react which way he was going to break through, he suddenly passed the ball by himself and broke through Breco. division!
"Beautiful! Blake is like a stake in front of Li Rui." Lineker applauded loudly.

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Li Rui, who broke through, did not continue to dribble, but suddenly crossed, Rooney followed up and volleyed directly.His relatively casual shot was held firmly in the arms of Slovenian goalkeeper Handanovic, wasting a chance to score.

Although Rooney didn't score this goal, Li Rui didn't seem too upset. He rolled his eyes at Rooney who wasted a chance, "If you don't score next time, I won't pass the ball to you."

Rooney also knew that Li Rui was just joking, so he didn't take it seriously.

Slovenian defender Breko looked at the England team, who was smiling and didn't pay attention to Slovenia at all, and felt extremely angry in his heart, but what can he do?

"Our lads seem very relaxed, which is a good sign. They are confident in themselves, which is the demeanor of a strong team." Lineker expressed satisfaction with England's performance.

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In the [-]st minute of the game, England finally found a good chance again.

Allen.Lennon took control of the ball at the edge of the penalty area, and he checked the positions of his teammates.

At this time, the Slovenian team's defensive attention was focused on Li Rui, and there was only one person beside Rooney who followed him a meter or two away.

Seeing this scene, Allen, who also came from Leeds United,Lennon and Li Rui had a good understanding, but Li Rui reached out for the ball when caught by two Slovenian players, and Alan Lennon immediately made a fake move to pass the football to Li Rui, turned around and threw the football kicked in the exact opposite direction.

The Slovenians were completely overwhelmed by Li Rui and Alan.Lennon's performance deceived, and the Slovenian defender Cesar, who followed Rooney, even lost his mind for a moment.

"...it was passed to Wayne (Rooney)! He caught the ball, beautiful! He broke through Cesar! The Slovenian defender didn't have time to react at all!" Lineker cried, he saw Cesar was like a wooden stake, and Rooney passed it in one trip.

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After breaking through Cesar, Rooney did not hesitate and cut directly into the penalty area.At this time, the Slovenian full-back Jokic hurried over to prepare for defense.However, with his movement, there was a loophole in Slovenia's wing.

Rooney saw the opportunity and passed the ball directly.Then, everyone saw that Alan Lennon, who didn't perform much in today's game, came to this wing after changing positions, got the ball in, and passed the ball into the penalty area.

Li Rui leaped high in the penalty area. He slid the ball back to Lampard, but Lampard didn't head the goal, but flew the ball to the penalty area line.

Gerrard came in from behind and suddenly appeared on the penalty area line. After stopping the ball in the chest, he volleyed and shot directly at the football!

The football roared towards the Slovenian goal.

The Slovenians did not expect Gerrard to complete the attack. They thought that one of Li Rui and Lampard who jumped up in the penalty area one after another would complete the attack, but they did not expect the final blow to come from the center Gerrard, so, including the goalkeeper Handanovic, the Slovenian players were not prepared for Gerrard's strong volley. Handanovic even waited until the football hit the net before he had time to make a move. It's too late for the rescue action!
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"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!!!"

"It's beautiful!!! [-]:[-]! England extended the score... Let's look at this goal again... What a beautiful goal!" Lineker shouted, "Stephen Gerrard Unstoppable volley! He scored his second goal in this World Cup!"

"[-]:[-]! England [-]:[-] Slovenia! There is no suspense for the top spot in Group C. For Slovenia, they are in danger now. Once the United States defeats Algeria, they will be eliminated!" Duan Xuan said loudly.

"Now, Slovenia has no way out, they have to attack, in this way, this game will be more exciting..." Liu Jianhong said the expectations of the neutral fans.

After the goal, Gerrard waved his fist excitedly.This is his last World Cup. The reason why he let go of Li Rui's second captain's contest is because he put all his energy on this cup. Now, the England team is doing very well, which makes him Seeing the possibility of England winning the Hercules Cup, and this goal is already his second goal in this World Cup, can you not be excited?

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Mourinho stood up and applauded the team's performance. He was very satisfied with the performance of the England team. Facing the tenacious defense of the Slovenians, they were able to lead [-]:[-], which showed that England's offensive ability is still good. . .This makes him more confident about the tough schedule of the knockout round.

When Gerrard celebrated his goal just now, Li Rui ran to the sidelines to find water to drink. Mourinho immediately explained to Li Rui the tactics after leading by two goals. The "madman" concluded that he was two goals behind and faced the possibility of being eliminated. Slovenia will press forward to attack, which requires England's defense to withstand the pressure. At the same time, Li Rui and the others must seize the large space behind Slovenia's attack and try to score again.

"The performance of the England team gave us hope, the hope of standing on top of the world for the first time!" Lineker expressed the aspirations of the majority of England fans.

The director chose to give Li Rui a close-up, which seems to be more able to explain who they think is the hero of the game so far. The camera also intentionally or unintentionally showed the captain's armband on Li Rui's arm. Obviously, Li Rui's World Cup The captain's starting debut so far has been very successful.

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England's goal to expand the score made the Slovenians a little confused. When they fell behind [-]:[-], they were relatively calm, but when they fell behind [-]:[-], they became impatient.Because this means that on another venue, as long as the US team beats Algeria [-]:[-], they will be able to squeeze them out of the second place in the group with the advantage of goal difference.

Finally, when the whistle blew for the end of the first half, Nelson.The scoreboard at Mandela Bay has not changed again and remains:

England [-]:[-] Slovenia.

The camera once again showed Li Rui who walked off the field and gave Mourinho a high-five, telling everyone that this player was the focus, and the Slovenian coach Koke who was standing on the sidelines was also staring at Li Rui, but the face of the head coach was very gloomy. His eyes were also a little cold. . .

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PS: Brothers, Xiao Qi didn’t come home until after 4000 o’clock this evening. As soon as he got home, he started to code words. Today, he can only update the [-]+, and tomorrow will be more.The past few days of the Dragon Boat Festival, I am too tired.

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