Wayne Rooney's new strike partner took his time to get into the match and there were moments in the first half when the ball would bounce back off his knee and his passing could be erratic.

鲁尼的锋线新搭档在这场比赛中充分展示了自己的能力，即使上半场有时球蹦蹦跳跳到他的膝盖时，他的传球会很诡异。

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"The match was decided in the first 15 minutes," agreed his colleague, Fulvio Collovati.

“比赛的结果在前十五分钟就决定了，”他的同事福尔·维奥·科洛·瓦尼表示赞成。

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He rattled the far post with a low left-footed effort in the first-half but when opportunity knocked in the 84th minute to become the match-winner, he fluffed a golden chance with his right foot.

在上半场，他有一个左脚低平球远射至远门柱，但在84分钟的时候的一个机会被犯规，本可以有机会让他成为本队的获胜功臣，但他却用右脚踢飞了这个黄金机会。

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