Rooney also lit up England's display, dominating the first half, and he almost struck with a wonderful lob which was just foiled by Argentina keeper Roberto Abbondanzieri.

鲁尼同样点燃了英格兰队的表演情绪，他主宰了上半场，并且还有一个漂亮的挑射，只可惜被门将阿邦丹谢里没收。

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At that point in the game we never felt in any danger. In the first-half we were by far the better team, dominating proceedings and the penalty was the worst case scenario for us.

那时在比赛中我们并没有感受到很大的压力，在上半场我们表现的更好。我们支配了比赛的进程。但是点球的判罚对于我们来说是最坏的剧本。

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O'Connell was also satisfied with his side's patience after they ended up with only seven points despite dominating the first half.

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With Sporting's dominating possession, CSKA found it difficult in the first half to get to the ball to Brazilians Carvalho and Love.

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But despite dominating territory and possession, the world champions spent the majority of the first half trailing England, with Morne and Francois Steyn both rattling the woodwork with penalty attempts.

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