Sure enough, this time the Dutch central defender Matheson, who was leading the defense against Gerrard, was very clear and understood that the 1 meter distance between him and Gerrard was not a problem at all!
Therefore, it is a matter of course that when Gerrard was about to get the ball, Mathisen sent out a flying tackle without even thinking about it!
Well, of course, it's a bit exaggerated to say that he is a flying tackle. However, I don't know if it's because I have been teammates with De Jong for too long, and I haven't learned anything else. De Jong's Yin Ren skills have been learned almost inseparably. This time when making the tackle, Mathisen was more thoughtful. Instead of simply choosing the ball, he chose the connection between Gerrard and the ball!
In view of this, it is almost foreseeable that if there are no big changes on the field next, not only will the ball under Gerrard's feet be shoveled away by Matteisen, but what's worse, if Gerrard's reaction is a little slower, , it is not too surprising that he himself was injured!
However, just when Mathisen, who was getting closer and closer to the ball, began to show his devilish prowess, his facial expression, which had always been extremely proud, suddenly froze!
That's right, Tyson Matt, who had been smiling like a winner before, looked like he had seen a ghost for most of the day. The smile condensed directly on his face, and he soon changed to a look of shock and confusion!
By the way, what happened on the court that caused such a major change in Matteisen's expression?
Feelings, I don’t know if he had already guessed that Matheson would make such a shovel, or before taking the ball, regardless of what Matheson would do, Gerrard had already made up his mind. Just as Matheson made the shovel, Jay Ladd also gave his own response![
The left foot is slightly stretched out, and at the same time the body quickly completes the turn, and then, the heel of the left foot gently knocks the ball in the opposite direction of its movement! Although the movements are not exactly the same, and there are some deviations in the part where the ball is touched, it is said Ideal, Gerrard almost copied the ball-leading action that Li Yi made when he was unlucky and made a mistake!
This time Lady Luck was obviously on the side of England and Gerrard. In the same move, Li Yi failed due to bad luck, but Gerrard was lucky enough to succeed!
And this success directly led to Gerrard successfully tearing apart the Dutch team's unreliable defense on the court!
What made the Dutch team even more frightened was that after taking the ball, he turned around, knocked the ball with his back heel and passed the Dutch central defender Matheson, and then recovered the ball. Gerrard had unknowingly arrived at the 25-meter area of the Dutch team!
25 meters away from the goal, the angle is almost facing the goal. There is no Dutch defender in front of him. The only one Gerrard needs to deal with is the Dutch national goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar!
At such an angle, such a distance, and such a sparse defense, anyone familiar with Gerrard should be able to guess what it means!
However, just when everyone, including McLaren, meant that Gerrard would choose to take a long shot directly, Gerrard on the court, after turning around before, once again made a shocking choice!
He kicked the ground hard with his left foot, and then raised his right foot high and backward. It seemed that Gerrard was going to shoot directly. However, when Gerrard's right foot came into contact with the ball with all his strength, , being frightened by Gerrard's shot fake, he nervously half-turned to block the Gerrard's shooting angle, and protected his second child with both hands. Only then did the Dutch center back realize - it's over!
An understatement is that he gently knocked the ball forward with his right foot. At the last moment, Gerrard did not choose to shoot directly, but sent a direct pass!
There is no need to say anything more about what happened next!
He and Gerrard have been together in the national team for a long time, and they already have a good understanding. In addition, even if Gerrard really hits the goal directly with this ball, Owen feels that he needs to go on the field at the right time to find the right player.
A possible supplementary shot opportunity appeared, so Irving started in time and moved!
Then, it’s Coke! Gerrard sent a direct pass at this time. One of the two central defenders of the Dutch team was passed by Gerrard, and the other was also attracted. At this moment, the entire middle of the penalty area of the Dutch team was simply undefended. In addition,
Shanghai Tinga did not press forward with the back line and was delayed at the end, causing Irving to not be offside. After getting the ball, Irving got an excellent opportunity to face the goalkeeper!
He put his right foot on the grass and stamped it, preparing to shoot. After Van der Sar fell to the ground, Irving deftly moved the ball to the outside, and then followed up. Next, Irving hit the empty goal!
Seeing that a goal was about to be born, England would also seal the victory with this goal. Just as all the England fans present today could not help but stand up from their seats and wanted to cheer for Owen, on the court
Irving once again made an incomprehensible decision!
With a slight tap of the arch of his right foot, Owen faced the empty goal in the corner of the small penalty area. It was very puzzling that he did not shoot, but rather superfluously swept the ball toward the center of the penalty area and behind the goal!
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"!" If the goal is open and he doesn't shoot, what kind of trouble is Owen going to make?
With such doubts, I couldn't help but put my eyes on the ball and went behind the goal together. Soon, fans all over the world saw clearly why Irving made the choice he did before!
Feelings, just now there was a gap in the middle of the Dutch team's penalty area. As an excellent forward, Irving realized it and ran! As a forward who is not inferior to Irving in any way, Li Yi also started and moved!
In other words, in fact, whether Gerrard's pass just passed to the right or the left, there is actually no difference. It will eventually go to the feet of his England teammates. The only difference is that in the end, it will be Lee who scores the goal.
Yi is still Owen!
And this time, Owen obviously did not forget that Li Yi had already tied Platini's record of 9 goals in a single European Cup. Therefore, even if he scored an empty goal, he still chose to fulfill Li Yi's goal.
The ball was passed to the back of the goal. Thinking that there was no suspense about the goal, it stopped where it was and caught up with Li Yi, who was a little behind Owen!
Well, in the small penalty area, facing a goal without a goalkeeper, Irving's passing strength and accuracy are very moderate. Li Yi himself can't think of any reason. It is possible that it is harder for him to kick out than to score.
The reason why the ball flew away!
So, what happens next couldn’t be easier!
There was even time to use the arch of his foot to stop Irving's pass. Then, with a tap of his toe, Li Yi completed his third goal of the game, and it was also his personal goal of the tournament.
The 10th goal in the cup!
After confirming that the ball really entered the net, he looked back at the assistant referee to make sure that he was not offside. After the goal was valid, Li Yi turned around and ran towards Irving with a smile!
Well, even though he doesn't want to admit it, Li Yi has to admit that this goal is definitely the easiest goal ever in his career, bar none!
And for this goal, 100% of the credit must be recorded on the heads of Owen and Gerrard. After all, the ball was played like this, even if someone who can't play football goes to the position where Li Yi was at that time, he wants to complete it.
Breaking a goal is not difficult at all!
In view of this, after Li Yi accepted such a big gift, how could he not thank Owen properly?
"Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool! Irving! 3 to 1!" When Irving passed Van der Sar, England's Sky TV commentator shouted the slogan with emotion. After all, after so many years, England finally reached the finals of the competition again.
What could be more exciting to him than this?
However, after more than half of the gol, the Sky TV commentator suddenly discovered that it seemed that the development of the plot was not that he yelled out the script!
So what, when faced with an empty goal, Owen did not choose to score by himself, but gave the goal to Li Yi!
Well, seeing Li Yi finally score the goal, the whole UK was excited!
Moreover, it can be said responsibly that at this time, British fans are definitely a hundred times, a thousand times more excited than Owen scoring this goal himself!