58’V. PERSIE (Netherlands) scores!! GOAL! VAN PERSIE! It’s another swift turnaround in this game and the Manchester United forward gets his third of the tournament. Jason Davidson plays the forward onside and he makes no mistake, slamming the ball into the roof of the net. Robin van Persie of the Netherlands shoots and scores his…
54′ JEDINAK (Australia) successfully converts the penalty! GOAL! AUSTRALIA! Despite Cillessen making him wait, Jedinak dispatches the penalty coolly to the goalkeeper’s right, sending the Dutch No1 the wrong way. Mile Jedinak of Australia scores the team’s second goal from the penalty spot Wednesday, 18 June 2014 PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL – JUNE 18: Mile Jedinak…
21′ CAHILL (Australia) scores!! GOAL! CAHILL! An early contender for goal of the tournament from the former Everton star. A long cross-field ball from the Australian right sees Cahill watch the ball on to his left foot and slam a perfect volley past Cillessen off the underside of the bar. Incredible few minutes in Porto…
20′ ROBBEN (Netherlands) scores!! GOAL! ROBBEN! The Bayern Munich winger grabs the third goal of this World Cup and it’s a trademark goal from the Dutch No11. He pickes up the ball just past the halfway line and dances past Wilkinson before he sprints away from the Australian defence. The winger gets his head down…
68′ K H LEE (Korea Republic) scores!! GOAL! It’s come from the substitute but it’s a massive error by the experienced Russian goalkeeper Akinfeev. Lee Keunho hits a rather hopeful effort from around 25 yards out and the ball slips through the Russian No1’s fingers and drops over the line. The keeper sinks to the…
74′ KERZHAKOV (Russia) scores!! GOAL! Kerzhakov! The substitute levels things up with a real poacher’s effort. AfterDzagoev‘s initial shot is parried, the Russia No11 has a stab at goal which is cleared but rebounds back off Yeschenko. It lands to the feet of Kerzhakov for his 26th goal for Russia. Aleksandr Kerzhakov of Russia shoots and scores his…
80′ MERTENS (Belgium) scores!! GOAL: Mertens gives the Belgium the lead! A textbook counter-attack starts with a great tackle from De Bryune who finds Hazard further up the pitch. The Chelsea midfielder selflessly passes off to Mertens who takes a touch and fires past M’Bolhi. Great goal. Dries Mertens of Belgium shoots and scores…
70′ FELLAINI (Belgium) scores!! GOAL: Fellaini heads in the equaliser! De Bryune sends in a hopeful ball into the box and the Manchester United midfielder is the first to get his head to it and rattles it off the bottom of the bar and into the net past M’Bolhi Marouane Fellaini of Belgium (R) scores…
FEGHOULI (Algeria) successfully converts the penalty! GOAL: Feghouli goes to Courtois’ left and calmly slots it past the Chelsea goalkeeper. Sofiane Feghouli of Algeria scores his team’s first goal on a penalty kick Tuesday, 17 June 2014 BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL – JUNE 17: Sofiane Feghouli of Algeria scores his team’s first goal on a…
86′ BROOKS (USA) scores!! Brooks’ header is textbook and bounces just in front of Kwarasey, leaving the keeper no chance. John Brooks of the United States scores Tuesday, 17 June 2014 John Brooks of the United States scores his team’s second goal on a header past Adam Kwarasey of Ghana during the 2014 FIFA World…