Louise de la Vallière (Belgium) vs. Mirai Kuriyama (Republic of Ireland)
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Bordeaux, France
Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux…
They all remembered, this match…
After a day, they went out. Mirai and Louise went out. Before the match, they tried to meet their friends. But only 15' to eat and drink coffees was not enough.
They had to go into the match…
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Anthems!
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Sinne Fianna Fáil,
atá faoi gheall ag Éirinn,
Buíon dár slua
thar toinn do ráinig chugainn,
Faoi mhóid bheith saor
Seantír ár sinsear feasta,
Ní fhágfar faoin tíorán ná faoin tráill.
Anocht a théam sa bhearna baoil,
Le gean ar Ghaeil, chun báis nó saoil,
Le gunna scréach faoi lámhach na bpiléar,
Seo libh canaídh amhrán na bhfiann
(Soldiers are we,
whose lives are pledged to Ireland,
Some have come
from a land beyond the wave,
Sworn to be free,
no more our ancient sireland,
Shall shelter the despot or the slave.
Tonight we man the "bearna baoil",
In Erin's cause, come woe or weal,
'Mid cannon's roar and rifles' peal,
We'll chant a soldier's song)
BELGIUM
O dierbaar België, O heilig land der Vad'ren,
Onze ziel en ons hart zijn u gewijd.
À toi notre sang, ô Patrie!
Nous le jurons tous, tu vivras!
So blühe froh in voller Schöne,
zu der die Freiheit Dich erzog,
und fortan singen Deine Söhne:
Le Roi, la Loi, la Liberté!
Het woord getrouw, dat g' onbevreesd moogt spreken,
Voor Vorst, voor Vrijheid en voor Recht!
Gesetz und König und die Freiheit hoch!
Le Roi, la Loi, la Liberté!
(O dear Belgium, O holy land of our fathers -
Our soul and our hearts are devoted to you!
With blood to spill for you, O fatherland!
We swear with one cry - You shall live!
So gladly bloom in beauty full,
Into what freedom has taught you to be,
And evermore shall sing your sons:
The King, and Law, and Liberty!
Faithful to the word that you may speak boldly,
For King, for Freedom and for Law!
To Law and King and Freedom, hail!
The King, and Law, and Liberty!)
Well, to talk why they needed to go there, because it was important. With Rep. of Ireland, they only had one point; while Belgium had zero point due to 0-2 lost to Italy.
Martin O'Neill, Coach of Ireland stated that "to win, win and must win!" Coach Marc Wilmots told that "no mercy!"
Yes, yes and yes.
Well said. First half!
With many stars in the team, Belgium could easily manage a total pressure. This forced Ireland to play defend by all cost until they had a chance.
But even Belgium has many stars, Belgium still loves playing pressing, it was a problem for Ireland as well. Go on!
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…" it was a big laugh from many Irish fans: "Belgium has stars but we have spirits! WE SHALL WIN!"
First, was an attack! An attempt from Witsel, oh, Hazard! Ball back to Carrasco… NO GOAL! It was too nice, this shot headed right to Darren Randolph.
But Belgium continued to make pressure… chance! Well, it was offside…
Kiss me? LOL!
CARRASCO was the man who shot but Darren Randolph confident enough for it. At… 12'?
Eden Hazard sent a pass but no teammates got it. The Irish men in favor but… naahhh, TOBY ALDERWEIRELD! HE SENT A CROSS! OHHHH, NO GOAL! 0-0! That's too much for the Belgians!
So might be not.
Kevin De Bruyne attacked, he tried to seek a good place but… nothing. At this time, Louise used her magic…
CHEW CHEW!
Whelan sent a pass, and his efforts helped the team manage a corner kick. But in both two corner kicks, it ended unsuccessful. Belgium 0-0 Republic of Ireland! Thomas Meunier! Louise continued:
"Cheeky, now, I think Ireland needs a surprise!"
Nice comment, girl.
HAZARD! IT WAS 22' AND HE FIRED! OHHH TOO HIGH! What was Hazard thinking? Might be due to his patient was not enough? Yea.
Peru's Paolo Guerrero and Brazil's Kaká, Fernandinho posted: "Belgium just likes this, typical Belgians."
WAIT!
A DANGEROUS STRIKE! A CROSS! YES CARRASCO! FIRST… OHHH, CARRASCO HEADED! GOOOOAAAALLLL… OHHH…
Nahh, offside!
Still 0-0! 26'!
Typical! Belgium's offensive continued! No relaxing! Kevin De Bruyne still played very well. Louise continued to manage control over her spells.
And now, she might be okay after it. Well done with it, Louise V.
28'! And Ireland tried to attack! OH, danger! Yayyyyyy… offside, oh really? They were making their fans disappointed. Of course, Ireland isn't Italy, see this? Please?
But Belgium is not Germany or France, even Holland. They are just like… Russia… with Western model!
30'! THOMAS MEUNIER! CLOSE! HE PICKED, SENT INTO PENALTY AREA BY A SHOT! AHHHHH… 0-0 AGAIN!
A manager like Wilmots, of course, would be unlikely seeing this. He thought about a big change! Well, Wilmots isn't a fool, he is smart enough to play in a big match.
That Turkish referee, he looked like Erdoğan, again. Hahaha… at least his face could make someone happy. Except the fact… he is younger than Turkish President. Was Recep Tayyip's youth?
But something was about to change…
Hold on!
After a series of attack, at 42'… OH, TOBY ALDERWEIRELD AGAIN! RAN HIGHT, CORNER! HE USED THIS CORNER AND… AHHHHHHHH, IRISH DEFENDER HEADED IT OUT, THE BALL WENT INTO OUTSIDE.
But Jeffrey Hendrick later got a yellow card, why? HAHAHAHAH, it was due to he sent the second ball while the first ball was used for Belgium's throwing.
Louise managed good move as Mirai was still in a rest, but due to few faults, Louise couldn't help Belgium to score. Mirai, now, she turned up… she found something…
Well, over! 45' first half, no goal, nothing else.
Still, Ireland played a good game though.
Belgium 0-0 Republic of Ireland!
Who knew? Might be second half with rich of surprise… as Mirai just woke up and seeking to fight…
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Second half!
When El Matadora just took the coffee, which including the Spanish flag in honor of celebrating Spain's victory, suddenly…
GGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL! 1-0 FOR BELGIUM! KEVIN DE BRUYNE SLIPPED TO ROMELU LUKAKU!
Now Ireland had to attack… Romelu Lukaku scored for Belgium at 48', and now, Ireland needed a miracle!
Hendrick!
Coleman! Seamus Coleman!
Haizzz… At 56', Axel Witsel had a good chance to score, but his try was not successful. Stopped by Darren Randolph, damn, it was sad through.
But when Ireland, and Mirai, was trying to take stand… OHHHHH, MEUNIER SENT BALL, A BEAUTIFUL TECHNIQUE CROSS, AXEL WITSEL GOT IT AND… GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL! 2-0 FOR BELGIUM! TOO EASY!
61' and 2-0 for Belgium. Up on, Mirai released her swords to fight, but Louise…
"You shouldn't get tired so early, Mirai."
"Not you…"
Mirai tried to blade up but suddenly… ahh…
…uh oh, not good…
As for Belgium, they were showing technique and skills. Definitely Ireland wasn't their opponent that day. If Italy were brilliant and careful, then Ireland were too hot and too… mad without control.
Wow, Ireland almost got chance, but… OH, BELGIUM TOOK BACK, AND A FAST STRIKE! THE IRISH FAILED TO MANAGE IT BACK, THEY WERE RUNNING BEHIND EDEN HAZARD!
Mirai, with losing power, she could be…
HAZARD CROSSED TO LUKAKU… GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL! 3-0 FOR BELGIUM, MERCI ROMELU LUKAKU!
Just 71', and 3-0! Belgium rulez!
With this fact, Belgium could think for the clash against Sweden. Meanwhile with Ireland, losing to Belgium meant ending of their journey.
Mirai now had to call…
"Rei, please…"
Rei Hino, on!
Aiden McGeady cleared the ball, and they managed a corner later. But being led 0-3 like this? No way!
Benteke! Benteke replaced his African fellow Lukaku mad this chance. Then Red Devils Redja Nainggolan came up! Challenge! Awww… Mirai tried to save the last but finally, she could only use Taiga Aisaka. Hopeless, the only thing they could tell…
Disaster!
Coach Marc Wilmots laughed high, with this score, he would have a lot of proud to see. But if 3-0 still remained, it meant Italy would qualify as top of Group E!
Dries Mertens and his Belgian teammates moved down, in order to defend. But even Belgium didn't spend much power to strike, but Ireland could not use this advantage.
FINALLY! OVER!
Mirai's weakness had caused a 0-3 loss, even Martin O'Neill wouldn't blame her on it.
Louise de la Vallière (Belgium) 3-0 Mirai Kuriyama (Republic of Ireland)
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