Worldcup 2018 Review - England to Quarter Final After Eliminated Colombia Throught Penalty Shootout

Image England player rejoice after won penalty shootout

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Dear steemians,

England managed to step into the quarter-finals of the worldcup 2018 after the last game of the last 16 in Spartak Stadium Russia managed to eliminated of Colombia through penalty shootout.

The match between England vs Colombia as predicted by many observers is fierce, as both teams are filled with soccer stars playing in many of Europe's top clubs.

In the first half there were a lot of clashes between players, but no goals were created, overall Colombia got 6 yellow cards, while England got two yellow cards from referee Mark Geiger from USA.

In the second half of the 57th minute, Harry Kane brought England leading 1-0 through a penalty shoot, with this gol, Harry Kane's become a top score of the world cup by scoring 6 goals in 4 matches.

The England victory that had been in the eye was broken down by Yerry Mina's header on 90 + 2 minutes, the match had to continue through extra time, but no goals were made in extra-time rounds and the winners had to be determined on penalties.

In this round two Colombian kicker M Uribe and Carlos Bacca failed to score, while England only Jordan Henderson failed to perform his duties, England also won with a 4-3 advantage.

The result breaks the English curse that has never won on penalties in 6 major football tournaments before.

In the quarter-finals later, England will be faced with Sweden who get rid of Switzerland 1-0.

BAHASA

Timnas Inggris berhasil melangkah ke babak perempat final piala dunia 2018 setelah pada pertandingan terakhir babak 16 besar di Spartak Stadium Russia berhasil menyingkirkan Kolombia lewat drama adu penalti.

Pertandingan antara Inggris vs Kolombia seperti yang diprediksi banyak pengamat berlangsung sengit, karena kedua tim dipenuhi oleh bintang-bintang sepakbola yang bermain di banyak klub top eropa.

Pada babak pertama banyak benturan yang terjadi antar pemain, namun tidak ada gol yang tercipta, secara keseluruhan Kolombia mendapat 6 kartu kuning, sedangkan Inggris mendapat dua kartu kuning dari wasit Mark Geiger dari USA.

Pada babak kedua menit ke 57, Harry Kane membawa Inggris unggul 1-0 lewat tendangan penalti, berkat gol tersebut Harry Kane menjadi top skor piala dunia 2018 dengan mencetak 6 gol dalam 4 pertandingan.

Kemenangan Inggris yang sudah di depan mata dibuyarkan oleh tandukan Yerry Mina pada menit 90+2, pertandingan pun harus dilanjutkan melalui babak tambahan waktu, namun tidak ada gol yang tercipta di babak extra time dan pemenang harus ditentukan lewat adu tendangan penalti.

Pada babak ini dua penendang Kolombia yaitu M Uribe dan Carlos Bacca gagal mencetak gol, sedangkan dari Inggris hanya Jordan Henderson yang gagal menjalankan tugasnya, Inggris pun menang dengan keunggulan 4-3.

Hasil tersebut memutus kutukan inggris yang tidak pernah menang adu penalti di 6 turnamen major sepakbola sebelumnya.

Pada babak perempat final nanti, Inggris akan berhadapan dengan Swedia yang menyingkirkan Switzerland 1-0.