WHAT EXCITEMENT LAST NIGHT IN THE MATCH BETWEEN ENGLAND VS DR CONGO! IT WAS DR CONGO’S BRIAN CIPENGA WHO SCORED THE FIRST GOAL, AT JUST 7 MINS. INTO THE MATCH LAST NIGHT, WHICH GAVE THE THREE LIONS A DEFINITIVE HEADS-UP OF EXACTLY HOW THIS MATCH WOULD BE. AN EXTREMELY TOUGH ONE. ANYONE WHO KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO WILL KNOW THAT THE PEOPLE ARE ALL ABOUT SURVIVAL. THE DR CONGO SQUAD ARE A TOUGH BUNCH OF SKILFUL PLAYERS, WITH AN EXTREMELY STRONG MINDSET TOBOOT, AND THEREFORE ENGLAND SEEMINGLY REALISED EARLY DOORS THAT THEY NEEDED TO ADAPT QUICKLY, AND BECOME, LET’S SAY, A LITTLE MORE CREATIVE ALONG THE WAY, IF THEY WERE GOING TO REACH-THE-BACK-OF-THE-NET IN THIS CRUCIALLY IMPORTANT GAME.😊
DR CONGO MADE AN IMPRESSIVE 346 PASSES, WITH AN 84% PASS ACCURACY, HAD 40% POSSESSION, AND 7 SHOTS WITH 2 ON-TARGET, INCLUDING BRIAN CIPENGA’S STUNNER AT 7 MINS.
ENGLAND MADE 493 PASSES, WITH A 92% PASS ACCURACY, HAD 60% POSSESSION, AND 16 SHOTS, WITH 8 ON-TARGET, INCLUDING A BRILLIANT BRACE FROM “HERO HARRY KANE” AT 75 MINS. AND 86 MINS. RESPECTIVELY. (YES, IT REALLY DID TAKE THAT LONG TO GET THROUGH THESE HARDY DEFENDERS AND PAST THEIR GOLIATH OF A GOALKEEPER, BUT NEVERTHELESS, ENGLAND CAPTAIN HARRY KANE CAME THROUGH FOR THE THREE LIONS, ENSURING A 2 – 1 WIN, AND THEIR PROGRESSION TO THE LAST 16, AND AN EXCITING MATCH AGAINST MEXICO IN THE EARLY HOURS OF MONDAY MORNING!) PEOPLE SOMETIMES UNDERESTIMATE THE WORLD ‘RELIABILITY’. HARRY KANE IS NOT THE ENGLAND CAPTAIN FOR NOTHING! MANY CONGRATULATIONS TO HARRY KANE AND ENGLAND! (AND ALSO TO DR CONGO FOR BEING SUCH WORTHY AND STRONG ADVERSARIES, AND PROVIDING SUCH SPECTACULAR ENTERTAINMENT. WE SALUTE YOU.)
