65′ E. VALENCIA (Ecuador) scores!! GOAL: Enner Valencia scores his second and puts Ecuador into the lead! Walter Ayovi’s free-kick is spot on and finds his Pachua team-mate in the area, who heads home into the corner from six yards out. Enner Valencia of Ecuador scores his team’s second goal Saturday, 21 June 2014 CURITIBA, BRAZIL…
31′ COSTLY (Honduras) scores!! GOAL: WHAT A STRIKE! Costly takes the long ball down really well after the defender misjudges it, has a look up and fires a half-volley from outside the box, smashing it past a helpless Domniguez. Carlo Costly of Honduras scores Friday, 20 June 2014 CURITIBA, BRAZIL – JUNE 20: Carlo Costly of…
34′ E. VALENCIA (Ecuador) scores!! GOAL: Enner Valencia taps in at the far post after the ball somehow manages to squeeze through the entire penalty area. Enner Valencia of Ecuador scores his team’s first goal past Noel Valladares of Honduras Friday, 20 June 2014 CURITIBA, BRAZIL – JUNE 20: Enner Valencia of Ecuador scores his team’s…
87′ XHAKA (Switzerland) scores!! GOAL! XHAKA! Switzerland grab another consolation goal. Inler chips a lovely through ball to the Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder who slams an emphatic left-footed volley past Lloris. Superb finish! Switzerland’s midfielder Granit Xhaka scores Friday, 20 June 2014 Switzerland’s midfielder Granit Xhaka scores during a Group E football match between Switzerland and France…
81′ DZEMAILI (Switzerland) scores!! GOAL! Dzemaili pulls one back. The Napoli man hits a thunderous low effort from the free-kick which goes straight through the French wall. Lloris is left with no chance as the ball nestles in the bottom left corner, just inside his right-hand post. Blerim Dzemaili of Switzerland shoots and scores Friday, 20…
73′ SISSOKO (France) scores!! GOAL! SISSOKO MAKES IT FIVE! After some incisive French passing, Benzema turns and tees up a sprinting Sissoko. The Newcastle United man hits it first time with the inside of his right foot and leaves Benaglio no chance. France are rampant! Moussa Sissoko of France scores his team’s fifth goal Friday, 20…
67′ BENZEMA (France) scores!! GOAL! BENZEMA! The Real Madrid man grabs his third goal of this tournament. Pogba dinks a great through ball towards the France No10. Senderos misses his clearance and Benzema pounces with a clinical finish. Karim Benzema of France scores Friday, 20 June 2014 SALVADOR, BRAZIL – JUNE 20: Karim Benzema of France…
40′ VALBUENA (France) scores!! GOAL! VALBUENA!! Giroud finds acres of space on the France left and sprints free of the chasing Swiss defence after a quick break from a Switzerland corner. The Arsenal forward plays a superb ball across the box and the diminutive midfielder is given a simple tap in at the back post. France…
18′ MATUIDI (France) scores!! GOAL! MATUIDI MAKES IT TWO! The Paris Saint-Germain midfielder doubles France’s advantage after Behrami passes to Benzema from kick-off. He tees up Matuidi who slams it home at Benaglio’s near-post. France are flying in Salvador! Blaise Matuidi of France shoots and scores Friday, 20 June 2014 SALVADOR, BRAZIL – JUNE 20: Blaise…
17′ GIROUD (France) scores!! GOAL! IT’S GIROUD! The France No9 scores the 100th goal for France in the World Cup with a superb header from a floated Valbuena corner. The Arsenal man is leaning back and applies all the power to the header from his own neck muscles. It’s a superb finish. Olivier Giroud of France…