The air at Green Point Stadium is tense to the extreme!

England fans didn't expect the Dutch to be so sharp on the counter-attack, and there was a glimmer of hope in the eyes of the Dutch fans!

Arjen Robben's volley was so powerful and so close that James couldn't make any save.

At the last moment, Ashley Cole, who was standing at the back post, instinctively stretched out his left foot. The next moment, the ball hit his foot and bounced back into the penalty area!

Sky TV commentator Kent yelled: "Ashley Cole! England's great left-back! He blocked Robben's inevitable goal! ”

But the crisis was not lifted, Sneijder, under the interference of Upson, hurriedly pushed the shot, and the ball flew off the crossbar and out of the bottom line!

"Boom! ……”

There was a huge exclamation in the stadium.

Sneijder held his head in pain, Robben looked up to the sky and sighed, and the two of them missed the equaliser in quick succession.

James hugged Ashley Cole tightly, and if it weren't for him, the score would now be 1-1.

In the command area, Capello's face became solemn, and he yelled loudly, reminding his players to cheer up. Van Marwijk whistled at his own players and gave thumbs up to Arjen Robben and Sneijder......

Sky TV commentator Kent exclaimed: "England need to pay more attention to the defense of Sneijder and Robben, and they can't be taken lightly, the Dutchman has the ability to equalize at any time!" ”

The Dutch national television commentator shouted: "Come on! Netherlands! England's defence is really not watertight, what you need is calm! ”

The goal woke England up from their dream start and the game had just begun, with the Dutchman having plenty of time to equalise.

He then suppressed his chaotic thoughts and engaged in a fierce battle with the Dutch on the turf.

In the 10th minute of the first half, Ashley Cole, who had assisted up, received a pass from Frank Lampard and struggled to pass the ball into the box from five yards from the baseline.

Peter in ambush in the restricted area. Beat Dutch central defender Heitinga and shoot with one shot!

Dutch goalkeeper Stekelenberg hurriedly stretched out his right leg and blocked the football with his right foot, and the alert Mathieson stepped forward to kick the football off the sideline to finally defuse the crisis.

Three minutes later, the Dutch team broke the ball at the back, Sneijder received a pass from a teammate, and with a big kick, he kicked the football towards the England backfield, Robben was like a lightning bolt. Surpass Upson and head for football!

The Dutchman launched a quick counter-attack, and if Robben got the ball, it was a one-on-one shot!

The palms of the England fans were slippery, and their nervous hearts were about to jump out of their chests. At this moment, Kenten, who had been keeping an eye on Robben's movements, stepped forward, and he approached Robben at a blistering speed.

When Robben stopped the ball, the distance between the two of them was only half a meter, and Kenting was not in a hurry to kick at this moment. Instead, he stepped forward and leaned tightly on the Dutch wings.

The Dutch winger has already learned Kenting's speed and he has no confidence to use it to overtake England's young midfielder, who is ready to use his technical skills to break through. for a good chance to break the goal.

Start, stop, smash!

The ball flew from behind Kending's right, and Robben's center of gravity suddenly pressed to the left front, and he was about to take two steps forward and volley.

At this moment, Upson, who was rushing back, dropped his center of gravity. Glide with your right foot on the turf and smash towards the football!

In a flash of lightning, Upson's right foot made contact with the ball in advance, and the ball headed towards the goal. Goalkeeper James easily controlled the ball with his feet.

Thunderous applause from the stands!

Dutch national television sighed: "Kenting put too much pressure on Robben, if he were to change to another player, he would definitely use his speed advantage to form a single knife, but when facing Kenting, he hesitated, which gave Upson time to make up the defense." ”

Sky TV commentator Kent exclaimed: "Kenting! Kenting's pace slowed Robben's advance and gave his teammates time to get back into position, and it was a successful defense!

The Wolverhampton Wanderers trio have shown themselves in different ways, and they are the present and future of English football! ”

On the court, Kentin felt like he was under a lot of pressure, and if it weren't for Upson's return to the defensive position, he would not have been able to stop Robben again.

The back line lacks a strong player like John Terry, and England's back line does have problems.

After thinking for a while, Capello issued a new instruction to his team: strengthen the defense, after losing the ball in the front, immediately counterattack, especially against Sneijder, if the counterattack is unsuccessful, it will be fouled, and the rapid counterattack of the Dutchman must be contained.

England strictly followed the manager's new directives, and they no longer put a lot of troops in attack and put on a defensive posture.

The pressure on the Dutch back line dropped sharply and they stepped up their attack.

In the fifteenth minute of the first half, Sneijder got a long-range shot from outside the box, and he hit a heavy shot, and the ball went wide of the goal!

In the eighteenth minute of the first half, Robben crossed from the left, and Van Persie, who was ambushed in the penalty area, pressed Epson and headed the goal!

James leaps hard to lift the ball off the crossbar!

In the 21st minute, the Netherlands won a direct free kick in front, and Sneijder's free kick flew over the wall, and then fell sharply to the right side of the penalty area.

Van Persie fell to the ground with Ashley Cole's interference and the ball grazed the post and flew to the baseline.

There was a huge exclamation in the stadium!

The Dutch were on the offensive and England were on the counter-attack.

In the 24th minute of the first half, Kentin stole the ball from the feet of Van Persie and then passed the ball to Girard, who received it. Girard launched a quick counter-attack with a precise long pass.

Rooney used his strong body, leaned on Van Bronckhorst, stopped the football with ****, and without waiting for Manchester United's head card to make any moves, the Dutch captain put him down very simply.

Van Bronckhorst's actions, while dismantling England's swift counter-attack, paid the price for a yellow card.

England got a direct free-kick in front, Wang Rui stood behind the football, and the Dutch midfielders lined up nervously under the command of goalkeeper Stekelenberg.

Dutch fans are starting to get nervous, Wang Rui has scored a staggering three free-kicks in this World Cup, especially in the semi-finals with Uruguay, England used his free-kicks to kill their opponents.

German national television exclaimed: "Let's see if Wang can take advantage of this free-kick opportunity to catch up with Dan's goalscoring record?" ”

"Tick! ……”

As soon as the referee blew the whistle, Wang Rui glanced at Peter in the Dutch penalty area, and immediately glanced back. Peter's eyes lit up and he began to move quietly towards the empty back.

Almost everyone thinks that Wang Rui wants to shoot directly, after all, this position has entered his attack range.

"Smack! ……”

With a crisp sound, after the football went around the human wall, it did not fly towards the goal, but towards the back point!

A white figure was like lightning, heading towards the football, without any Dutch defenders beside him!

The whole stadium fell into a deathly silence in an instant! (To be continued.) )