2018 FIFA World Cup 2018: The victory of Uruguay, the “Persian Leopards” over the “Atlas Lions” and the Pyrenees show
June 16, 2018 | 03:03 |280
Viktor KARDASHOV
Egypt-Uruguay - 0:1
A game of the teams of Egypt and Uruguay in Yekaterinburg opened the program of the second day of the World Cup in Russia. If earlier “pharaohs” and “sky-blue” were considered the nominal favorites of group A, yesterday’s enchanting victory of Russia, for sure, made them tense and reflect. The main Egyptian star Mohamed Salah of “Liverpool” remained in reserve, Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani (“Barcelona” and “PSG”) from Uruguay team came into play from the very first minutes of the match.
Footballers of the Egyptian national team tried to control the ball, the “sky-blue” sought their chance in counterattacks. As a result, the first half of a match ended with no goal.
The second half of the meeting began without any substitution. It became clear that no one team would satisfy to hold to a draw. Then, the “pharaohs” began to play “second number” and confidently kept the defense.
After the exchange of quite dangerous attacks, Uruguayans earned the right to the standard on the right flank. Jose Jimenez from Madrid “Atletico” struck in the lower right corner with the service of Sanchez - 1: 0.
In the five minutes added by the referee, the “sky-blue” stood up and the score did not change.
Morocco-Iran - 0:1
The real drama took place in the second match of the day between the national teams of Morocco and Iran. “Atlas Lions” (the Morocco national football team is nicknamed “Atlas Lions”) fully controlled the course of the game in the first half, giving no chance for counterattacks to players from the shores of the Persian Gulf, in which ethnic Turkmen Serdar Azmun plays.
The second half began with the same style of the game, although it seemed that the Africans somewhat slowed down the pace.
Despite the efforts of Herve Renard's team players, the game seemed to hold to a zero draw. But….
Aziz Bukhadduz from the club “St.Pauli” who came on as a substitution scores the most offensive own goal...
It is football! And that sort of thing happens...
Now the main thing is that the Moroccans should not hang their heads and think about the upcoming games, and the “Persian Leopards", led by the Portuguese coach Carlos Queyrush and Turkmen Serdar Azmun (by the way, Kurban Berdiyev’s favorite player) should prepare for more difficult matches in the next rounds.
Portugal-Spain - 3:3
The match between Portugal and Spain was a real “cherry” on the cake at the second game day of mundial. The Pyrenees show in the format of the football battle justified the expectations of the fans of both teams, bringing the first hat trick of the 2018 World Cup! The Portuguese led in the account already in the 4th minute. Penalty! By the way, quite controversial. Cristiano Ronaldo confidently sends the ball to the top corner of the goal, without any chance for the goalkeeper.
На 24-й минуте стараниями Диего Косты Испания сравнивает счет. И как считают многие, не без привычных для него нарушения правил.
In the 24th minute, thanks to the efforts of Diego Costa Spain compare the score. And as many believe, not without code violation that usual for him.
By the end of the first half, all the same Cristiano again takes the “European Brazilians” forward, shooting from about 18 meters to the gates of goalkeeper David De Gea.
After the break, the Spanish team quickly sets parity, and then takes the lead. On the 55th and 58th minutes respectively, first Diego Costa, and then Nacho from Madrid “Real” significantly increase the degree of mood of the fans of the “red fury”.
The Spanish confidently “dried up” the game, but two minutes before the end of regular time, the Portuguese team gets the right to a penalty kick.
Again, Ronaldo did not disappoint! Beautifully tracing the wall from 22-meters, he becomes the author of the first hat trick of the 2018 World Cup.
And – a perfectly logical result – 3: 3. A Fighting Draw!
Well, tomorrow, on June 16, we are waiting for four matches, among participants of which are famous and all-star France and Argentina.
