www射-国产免费一级-欧美福利-亚洲成人福利-成人一区在线观看-亚州成人

USEUROPEAFRICAASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
Sports
Home / Sports / Soccer

Rooney ends goal drought as England, Ecuador draw

Agencies | Updated: 2014-06-05 17:58

MIAMI GARDENS, Florida?- Rarely has tapping in a goal provided such relief for Wayne Rooney.

With pressure building after a four-game England goal drought, the striker bundled the ball over the line from close range against Ecuador on Wednesday for a goal that lacked finesse or power but was a timely confidence boost ahead of the World Cup.

"It's a great joy to score for England," Rooney said after the 2-2 draw at the Sun Life Stadium. "I was obviously pleased to score to get us back in the game."

Rooney's 39th international goal canceled out Enner Valencia's eighth-minute header, nudging the ball over the line after Rickie Lambert hit the post. Lambert found the net himself six minutes into the second half after 20-year-old Ross Barkley weaved his way through the defense with ease.

But Michael Arroyo powered in equalizer from distance in the 70th in his team's final game before playing Switzerland at the World Cup on June 15.

"We have to improve aspects of our game to be ready for the start of the World Cup," Ecuador coach Reinaldo Rueda said.

Both teams ended this feisty encounter with 10 men at the Sun Life Stadium after Raheem Sterling was dismissed in the 79th minute for a sliding challenge on Ecuador winger Antonio Valencia, who saw red for pushing the Englishman and going to grab his throat. The players will not be suspended for World Cup matches.

"I am sorry for the fight with Sterling," Valencia said. "I apologized to the team after the match and the coach."

England coach Hodgson accepted Sterling's challenge was fierce, but believes it didn't constitute a red card.

"He played the ball and accelerated into the ball," Hodgson said." I'm disappointed with Antonio's reaction, grabbing the player."

Hodgson's greater concern was midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain coming off with suspected ligament damage in his right knee - just 10 days before England's World Cup opener against Italy.

As Hodgson tested the depth of his squad in its penultimate World Cup warm-up match, only Rooney was retained from the side that beat Peru 3-0. He featured on a team sheet that was mistakenly distributed around the stadium featuring the passport numbers of both teams' players. The private English details were also tweeted out globally by an England team sponsor.

After that blunder, England's defenders responded with mishaps of their own, looking disjointed and giving the Ecuadoreans space to express themselves and unsettle their opponents.

Defenders Luke Shaw and Chris Smalling allowed Enner Valencia to rise between them to meet Walter Ayovi's cross with a header past Ben Foster, who was deputizing in goal for Joe Hart. There were several uneasy moments for Foster when he was exposed after racing off his line.

For all the lapses at the back, England was playing with a confidence and verve at times up front that was lacking against Peru despite the margin of victory. Barkley, the England midfielder earning his fourth cap, was providing flashes of dynamism, typified by a backheel to Rooney, who could only clip the ball across the face of goal.

After stand-in captain Frank Lampard tested goalkeeper Maximo Banguera with a long-range powerful strike, Rooney netted in the 29th despite being shunted out to the left wing. Meeting Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's cross, Banguera collided with his own player, and Lambert appeared to use his hand to control the ball before backheeling against the post.

Rooney came close again twice before the break, stabbing the ball wide and sending a stinging strike into Banguera's hands.

Like England, Ecuador also struggled to contain counterattacks while launching several of its own.

England's second goal followed a superb move. Barkley held off Frickson Erazo and Carlos Gruezo to waltz through opposition territory and set up Lambert for a powerful strike. The 32-year-old Lambert's third England goal came less than a year after making his debut.

But England's defense was breached again with a fine leveler. Just two minutes after coming off the bench, Arroyo picked up possession on the edge of the penalty area and sent it into the top corner.

"A large number of the opportunities they created for themselves were when we were really attacking, we were going forward," Hodgson said. "Maybe what we've got to make certain is that we shore up a little bit behind some of these attacking movements."

Most Popular

Highlights

What's Hot
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 国产精品高清视亚洲精品 | 欧美视频区 | 一区二三区国产 | 免费高清欧美一区二区视频 | 欧美日韩亚洲视频 | 黄网站在线播放视频免费观看 | 国产成人精品曰本亚洲77美色 | 请看一下欧美一级毛片 | 成人一区二区免费中文字幕 | 亚洲一区二区三区久久 | 青青热久久国产久精品秒播 | 怡红院精品视频 | 久久久国产精品网站 | 97超频国产在线公开免费视频 | 日韩精品一区二区三区中文在线 | 久久精品国产亚洲精品2020 | 国产成人欧美一区二区三区的 | 成人毛片网 | 亚洲免费高清视频 | 男女猛烈无遮掩免费视频 | 久久免费特黄毛片 | 俄罗斯极品美女毛片免费播放 | 国产欧美日韩精品a在线观看 | 亚洲国产欧美另类 | 亚洲国产欧美目韩成人综合 | 中文字幕无线精品乱码一区 | 精品日韩二区三区精品视频 | 视频一二三区 | 免费一级毛片免费播放 | 国产精品午夜波多野结衣性色 | 欧美综合自拍亚洲综合 | 亚洲一区二区视频 | 免费观看日本视频 | 久久99精品久久久久久三级 | 欧美xxxxx九色视频免费观看 | 日韩一区在线播放 | 亚洲一区二区成人 | 国产美女一区二区三区 | 美女视频黄a视频免费全过程 | 偷拍精品视频一区二区三区 | 男人的天堂高清在线观看 |