James and Mina’s Everton drew with Liverpool 2-2 in the Premier League – International Football – Sports

It was not just any game. Liverpool it was a real litmus test for him Everton by Ancelotti, by James and de Mina, which ended its winning streak with a 2-2 draw suffered, fought and vibrant. A 2-2 that had everything: injuries, expulsions, assistance from James, Mina’s error, controversies …

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Everton was startled from the start, as if his rival wanted to devour him unceremoniously. 3 minutes, that was the blue resistor. Mané, the most intrepid and dangerous player, received a cross from the left and did not miss, he finished strong and up and left the local players cold.

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James Just getting settled, Yerry Mina was warming up, when the team was already losing 0-1. It was his turn to get into the game quickly. It cost James at the beginning, positioned well to the right and receiving a fierce mark. On his first touch of the ball he was run over by a truck called Van Dijk.

Liverpool exhibited their best football, quick touches, front changes, with their dynamics and their surprise wreaked havoc. And Everton suffered, they realized that they faced a more dangerous rival than before, more difficult.

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Then came the casualties. Van Dijk’s downfall in Liverpool. Coleman’s downfall at Everton. The game became a bit even.

James had to appear with some genius. He did it, in a corner kick, which is also his virtue. He charged with precision, perhaps looking for Mina, but the one who came forward was Keane, who got up in the area above everyone and put the forehead to put the tie, the one that allowed his team to take a breath and gain confidence.

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The rest of the first half was the same, Mané’s dangerous attacks, which always caused fear. The Calvert-Lewin response and its risk approaches. James trying to create spaces and striving on the brand. That was how he earned a yellow card, with a foul on the edge of the area.

When the second half started, Everton no longer wanted to suffer the same drama. He came out more concentrated, to impose conditions. James also became more confident. A center of his, one of those so perfect, ended with a header to the post by Richarlison.

Then, in a moment of freedom, when James realized that he had no studs biting his ankles, he faced right towards the center and took a shot that had plenty of location and lacked power.

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What happens is that against Liverpool nobody can blink. An oversight pays dearly. Had it Yerry Mina, which left a bad rejection, a ball that left spinning in the area, on the legs of a very dangerous one like Salah, who did not miss such a gift. He took out his barrel and inside. 1-2.

It seemed that the undefeated fell, that the defeat of Everton was consummated. But no. This team is not resigned. The scorer Calvert-Lewin He appeared as always, timely, with a header that meant the long-suffering and fought draw against a high-ranking rival.

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An expulsion of Richarlison, for a criminal kick, and a goal disallowed against Liverpool, with controversy, due to a misplaced assumption that only VAR saw, were the additional ingredients for a derby that was lived with drama, passion and tension, and that was sealed with a 2-2 tie.

PABLO ROMERO
Editor of EL TIEMPO
@PabloRomeroET