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Chapter 903 Semifinals

"This is really a matchup like sparks hit the earth! England won the European Cup in [-]. At that time, people thought it was an accident. However, judging from the performance of this World Cup, England has always used their outstanding performance to win the European Cup. With everyone’s affirmation, being able to continuously eliminate Germany and Argentina and enter the semi-finals is a proof! And Li Rui has scored [-] goals in this World Cup, and he is only [-] goals away from breaking Fontaine’s scoring record! And the Netherlands The team's performance in this World Cup is also impressive, their offensive ability is very strong, Sneijder and Robben are the guarantee for the Dutch team to score goals."

The commentator is excitedly introducing the two sides of the game to the TV audience.The Dutch team has never won the World Cup, but they have entered the World Cup finals many times and are known as the uncrowned kings. The only time England won the World Cup was in the [-] World Cup, and because of the unsolved goal line goal, it was controversial. .There is no doubt that in today's semi-finals, no matter which of the two teams advances to the finals, they will have the opportunity to hit the top of the world and justify their names!

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England was the European champion in [-], and they should have been more favored. However, considering Li Rui's physical condition and the strong attacking power of the Dutch team, the Dutch team seems to be more favored. This may be obtained from the data of the gaming company. A more intuitive impression.[-]% of bettors are optimistic about the Netherlands advancing to the final.In terms of the multiples launched by many world-renowned gaming companies, England is also slightly at a disadvantage.

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"Before the game, England fans were worried about whether Li Rui could start, but now we have got the starting list of the England team for this game, Li Rui still appeared in the starting list, and his striker partner is Rooney, who was suspended last round. "

"The referee of this game is Hungarian Kasai. He did not officiate England's game in this World Cup, but he did officiate the Netherlands game. The Netherlands [-]-[-] Denmark in that game! These situations may tell us Does it mean that the Netherlands has a better chance of winning this game?"

"In this game, England's weak defense has to face the impact of Sneijder and Robben. Of course, if they can do better than the Dutch team on the offensive end, it will be fine. It depends on Li Rui's state in this game."

"Before the game, Li Rui and Sneijder had a verbal conflict... This game was full of gunpowder..."

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"Let's take a look at the starting lineup of the Dutch team. The goalkeeper is Stekellenborg, the defense, the right back Boulah Luz, the center back combination is Heitinga and Matheisen, the left back is Van Bronckhorst, In midfield, Van Bommel, Van der Vaart, Dirk and Sneijder, and Robben and Van Persie on the front line. Look at the attacking line of the Dutch team, Van der Vaart, Sneijder, Dirk, Robben, Van Persie, Their attack line is quite luxurious."

While the commentators from various countries were speaking eloquently, amidst overwhelming cheers, players from both sides entered the field.

The camera is always on Li Rui, and at this special moment, I want to observe his expression.Li Rui's expression is very cold, which makes people feel a little chilly.The black veil on his arm says it all.

After playing the national anthems of both sides, players from both sides lined up to mourn for Qiu Zuolin for a minute. The camera captured that the English players were very quiet and solemn, while the Dutch players didn't seem to pay too much attention to it. Sneijder was even chewing. chewing gum.

When guessing the border before the game.Van Bronckhorst beat Beckham and England took the kick-off.

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In the locker room, Li Rui discussed with his teammates. If the Dutch team kicks off first, they must find ways to steal the ball and launch a counterattack immediately. If England kicks off first, they must instigate the first attack. , Their purpose is very clear, that is to come up to give the Dutch team a bad start and play England's opening momentum.

Li Rui knocked the ball to Rooney, the little fat man knocked the ball to Gerrard behind him, Gerrard continued to knock back, and the ball reached Gareth Barry's feet.

Gareth Barry hands the ball to Ashley Cole.Ashley Cole deflects the ball, Beckham chests the ball to Glenn Johnson who runs in.

Facing Van Bommel who was defending him, Glenn Johnson forced a breakthrough with speed. Van Bommel was going to reach out to pull, but he was half a beat too late, and watched Glenn Johnson dribble the ball.

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Glenn Johnson cross!
Lampard, who followed up in the middle, jumped in front of Matheson with a header!

Holland goalkeeper Stekelenborg played the ball hard over the line.

"Ah! Just started. The England team had an extremely threatening attack. Before the game, some analysts believed that the England team would adopt a more conservative strategy against the Dutch team, which has strong offensive capabilities and good defense, but looking at it now Mourinho didn't have to be conservative, England were quite proactive. Lampard's header was brilliant and England almost scored from the start."

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The corner kick is taken. This is a tactical corner kick. The Dutch team's ability to defend against high-altitude balls is good. Therefore, the England team specially practiced multiple sets of set-piece tactics.

Beckham kicked the football to Ashley Cole who came up to meet him.

Ashley Cole did not choose to pass the ball into the penalty area after getting the ball. He passed the football back to Gareth Barry behind him, and Gareth Barry then transferred the football to Beckham's feet.

England intends to use the inverted foot to open the Dutch team's defense and find opportunities to attack.

Beckham looked ahead and suddenly passed the ball. His goal was Li Rui.

Huge cheers erupted immediately from the stands of the Durban Stadium, which was dedicated to Li Rui.

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Li Rui is the number one star in this World Cup, and his performance is worthy of his reputation. For Li Rui, the head coach of the Dutch team, Van Marwijk, will of course pay special attention.

In the penalty area, seeing Beckham passing the ball, besides Heitinga who had been defending Li Rui, Van der Vaart also came up to help defend him.

Even under the double-teaming of two people, Li Rui got into position early, his beautiful chest kicked the ball, and then his body fell back, volleying like a scissors kick.

Neither Heitinga nor Van der Vaart, who was assisting in the defense, could have imagined that Li Rui would be able to complete this shot between the two of them, and the Dutch goalkeeper Stekelenborg was also unimpressed by Li Rui's shot. No reaction, after he heard the muffled sound of the ball hitting the post, he scrambled and scrambled to throw the ball that bounced in front of the goal under him.

There was a burst of sighing in the stands, including the sighs of pity from the England fans, and the sighs of fear from the Dutch fans.

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England's two consecutive shots after the opening almost scored, which made the Dutch coach Van Marwijk on the sidelines unable to sit still. He did not expect England's offensive to be so fierce after the opening, and there was almost no temptation.

In the ensuing game, the England team did not slow down their offensive, but continued to put pressure on the Dutch team's goal.Among them, after Rooney received a pass from Beckham, he got a one-shot chance. Unfortunately, the little fat man pursued the angle too much when he shot. The ball rubbed against the post and rolled out of the bottom line, missing the best chance to score.

After withstood England's offensive in the first [-] minutes, the Dutch team began to prepare for a counterattack.

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Van Bommel and Van Bronckhorst teamed up to intercept Gerrard's pass. This was England's offensive opportunity. They pressed hard and the Dutch team immediately counterattacked.

Van der Vaart dribbled forward after receiving a pass from Van Bommel, Gareth.Barry immediately came up to intercept, but when he pounced on Van der Vaart, Van der Vaart passed the ball to Dirk Dirk, who was running in parallel with him, and he himself ran forward.And Dirk did not take the ball, but passed the football to Robben who retreated from the wing.

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Robben cut inside after receiving the football, he didn't hesitate, and directly kicked a long shot from outside the penalty area!After receiving the ball, he cuts in and shoots long shots. This is Robben's characteristic.

Mourinho has thoroughly studied the characteristics of the Dutch team's attackers and explained them to the team, so England goalkeeper James was very alert when Robben received the ball. Robben's kick was strong. The long-range shot was finally saved by James, and the Dutch team got a corner kick.

The Dutch team did not take the corner kick directly, but also played a tactic.

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Van der Vaart passed the football to Boulahrouz who came up to meet him.Boulahrouz passed another pass to Van Bommel who was waiting in the middle. After receiving the ball, Van Bommel adjusted and saw that there was no interference from England players around him. He immediately took a long shot. This time the ball went directly over the The crossbar flew to the stands behind the goal.

"The Dutch team has no way to go deep into our penalty area, so they can only rely on long shots to threaten the gate guarded by James! Van Bommel is the [-]th player in the England team." England commentator Lineker saw Van Bommel hit the anti-aircraft gun and sneered. Say.

However, Mourinho yelled angrily on the sidelines, although Van Bommel's long-range shot hit the anti-aircraft gun, but in your dangerous position, when Van Bommel took a long-range shot, no one came up to interfere and defend. It was a low-level mistake, how could Mourinho not be angry.

In the [-]th minute of the game, on the scoreboard at the Durban Stadium, the score of England [-]:[-] Holland has not changed.

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PS: There was a thunderstorm in Suzhou today. I didn’t bring an umbrella when I went out today. I was drenched and dizzy. Today is the only change.Tomorrow is the climax of the game, three more.

(End of this chapter)