Chapter 304: Captain's armband

After the game officially started, England played confidently.
　　 Just 90 seconds into the game, England completed a threatening shot.
　　 Lee Chenglong received a breakthrough goal from Sterling in the frontcourt and then crossed the penalty area. Full-back Layton Bynes inserted a volley.
　　 However, the Greek goalkeeper Kanesis was very focused and threw the ball sideways.
　　 The whole England team is very confident and believes that winning the game is basically guaranteed.
　　 And everyone does have confident capital. England has never lost to Greece in the history of the team, and currently this Greece is not strong.
　　 Among the 16 teams that have reached the knockout rounds in this World Cup, Greece is basically the weakest.
　　 They lost to Colombia in the first round of the group stage in 03. Then they flattened Japan in the second round and beat Ivory Coast 21 in the third round, so they qualified for the group.
　　 only scored 2 goals in the group stage, which was the least scored among the top 16 teams.
　　 And their goal difference is a loss, and they are also the only team in this World Cup that has a goal difference but made the knockout.
　　Actually, in the history of the World Cup, there have only been two situations where the goal difference was lost and the knockouts were scored.
　　 Facing such a weak team, England is of course very confident and has launched attacks continuously.
　　 In the 8th minute, Li Chenglong broke through the right rib and entered the penalty area to complete the shot, but missed the post.
　　 In the 13th minute, Rooney fired a long shot from the periphery and hit the ball into the stands.
　　 Although England is setting off an offensive wave, Greece's defense is doing well.
　　 Relying on the overall cooperation and tenacious will, they did withstand the English attack.
　　 In the 25th minute, Greece relied on a counterattack to create an opportunity for a push in the penalty area. This was their only shot in the first half.
　　 On the England side, the teenager Sterling broke through the opposing defender consecutively in the 37th minute to get a good opportunity, but his position in the corner of the small penalty area still missed the ball without interference.
　　 This was England's best chance to score in the first half, but he couldn't grasp it.
　　 In this way, the two sides showed a standard tough battle in the first half, with Greece defending and England attacking, but after 45 minutes played, the score was still.
　　 At this time, the whole England team no longer thinks this game is easy to play.
　　 After all, it is the elimination round of the World Cup, and no one will give up lightly. Moreover, the overall spiritual attributes of the Greeks are still very good.
　　 During the intermission, Hodgson did not make any changes, but asked the whole team to continue to strengthen the offense and strive to break the opponent's turtle shell as soon as possible.
　　 When he appeared in the second half, Li Chenglong heard fans calling his name in the stands beside the passage.
　　 "Bruce, come on, kill the Greeks!!"
　　 "It's time for your performance, Bruce!"
　　 While yelling, one of the fans held up a sign in his hand with the words "Blues in the second half" written on it, and there was a Superman wearing underpants beside him, but his head was like Lee Chenglong.
　　 The team suffered a little offensively, so almost all fans thought of Lee Chenglong for the first time.
　　 It’s also a coincidence that Lee Chenglong has scored 5 goals in the World Cup, but without exception, they only scored in the second half of the game.
　　 In recent times, Lee Chenglong has been very popular. The British tabloids arranged his news in various ways, and all of his five goals were scored in the second half. This has also been repeatedly hyped.
　　 And with the upsurge of the World Cup, these news have also been reprinted by other countries' media. The reputation of Lee Cheng Long who is good at playing in the second half is spread.
　　 So, Jackie Lee had some nicknames such as "man who only played in the second half", "superman in the second half", "blues in the second half" and so on.
　　 Maybe it was the buff bonus from the fans. At the beginning of the second half, England really broke the deadlock.
In the 51st minute, Li Chenglong took the ball before returning to the penalty area. Facing the opponent's midfielder Karagounis, Li Chenglong proficiently changed the direction of the fake action. accelerate.
　　 After completing the breakthrough, Li Chenglong kicked diagonally across the penalty area at the right corner of the penalty area before the opposing full-back Holebas came over.
　　 "Bruce~~~ beautiful pass!"
　　 "Sturridge~~~ good chance!!!"
　　 Lee Chenglong had a very good grasp of the force of the diagonal pass this time, successfully bypassing the heads of the opposing two central defenders, but did not get too close to the goal, just so that the opposing goalkeeper could not get out.
　　 So Sturridge rushed up and shook his head and pushed the ball into the opponent's goal.
　　 "goooooooal~~~~~~"
　　 "Sturridge ~~~ a beautiful header!"
　　 "England finally broke through the opponent's goal, and the first goal of the game was finally taken."
　　 "Although it was Sturridge's goal, Bruce Lee's pass was very beautiful. It was a perfect pass."
　　 "In addition, this is also Bruce Lee's first assist in the World Cup."
　　 "Even assists must be obtained in the second half. Lee is the real Superman in the second half and the Blues in the second half."
　　 Sturridge scored a goal and became the third England player to score a goal in this World Cup after Lee Chenglong and Rooney.
　　 But he still knew the importance of Li Chenglong's pass, and rushed over excitedly, hugging and celebrating with Li Chenglong.
　　 England broke the tortoise shell of the Greeks, then the next game should be easier to play, because the Greeks no longer have the meaning of continuing to defend.
　　 Then, England can look for opportunities to continue to expand the score.
　　 But at this moment, an accident happened on the court.
　　 In the 59th minute, Greece, which was behind, made a substitution first. Forward Mitroglu came on and replaced midfielder Samaris.
　　 It is obvious that the Greeks are not willing to give up, they want to continue fighting to the end.
　　 But no one thought that the effect of this substitution was very good. Mitroglu gave England a heavy blow right after he played.
　　Mitroglu took the ball for the first time on the field, and accelerated past Gerrard.
　　 Then Gerrard, unwilling to be overwhelmed, reached out and pulled the man.
　　 So the two fell together in the midfield, and the Portuguese referee Proenka came over and gave Gerrard a yellow card.
　　 "Damn Portuguese, bastard, that's an ordinary foul, definitely not a yellow card action!!"
　　The English commentator immediately scolded loudly.
　　Because in the first half ~EbookFREE.me~ Gerrard got a yellow card on defense.
　　 This is all right. I just took the lead, and I was about to face the unfavorable situation of one less player. The team captain was sent off.
　　 Speaking of it, this game is still a battle for Gerrard to tie Beckham's team history, but now it will end with such a red card.
　　 But Gerrard is indeed old, and is declining in all aspects.
　　 Speaking of it, this time it was indeed the Portuguese who made the sentence a little stricter, but Gerrard himself had to carry most of the pot.
　　 There was no need to pull someone just now, and it wouldn't be a big problem to let him go.
　　 This is not forgiving time.
　　 The well-known Premier League double virtues are now old.
　　 Gerrard is already weak, and Lampard has become a substitute.
　　 Gerrard's mistake put the team in an embarrassing situation. Although one goal is ahead, they will have to play one less next.
　　 But Li Chenglong still went with a few teammates to comfort the old captain, this kind of thing is definitely not what he wants.
　　Unexpectedly, after passing, Gerrard took Li Chenglong's arm first.
　　 "Bruce, it's up to you next, you must help the team win this game."
　　 While talking, Gerrard untied the captain's armband from his arm, then wrapped it around Jackie Lee's arm and patted him on the shoulder.