CHAPTER 11: ENGLAND VS FRANCE

Danny and the rest of 3 Lions players arrived to Stade de France as they will be facing France for the last friendly match before long vacation. After changing to their training kits, all England players makes their way to the pitch to warming up. Suddenly, Danny realised that his girlfriend, Isla his sister Becky and her fiancé Seth Rollins are amongst English supporters. Danny just waved his hand to them while continue his warming up session.

"You even bring your own supporters, huh mate?" asked Dier.

"Not really, mate. I don't even know that they will be here", said Danny.

"Your family loves doing surprise, huh", said Kane.

"Well, you can say that", said Danny. Then, after done with warming up session, Danny and the rest of 3 Lions players returned back to the dressing room to change into their match kits. Later, Southgate came in.

"Okay. Here's our starting line up for today. Pickford (GK) Chillwell,   Maguire, Stones, Walker (DF) Barkley, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Dier (MF) Sterling (SS) Kane, Quinn (FW). We will face a world champion tonight, but we don't have to be afraid of them. We got a 4th place in the World Cup last year and 3rd place in UEFA Nation League. So, play with your heart", said Southgate. Then, all players making their way out from the dressing room.

Priiiittt

The match begins with France kicks of the 1st half.

15 minutes of the game;

Mbappe with the ball. He tried to dribbled in passing England's defenders but Walker managed to stop him. Walker then passed the ball to Dier before Dier passed it to Oxlade-Chamberlain. Oxlade-Chamberlain then passed the ball to Sterling before Sterling through the ball and reaches Danny that managed to escape the offside trap. Danny then shoots the ball outside the penalty box but Areola managed to punch the ball away.

"Don't mind, Danny. You'll get it after this", said Kane. Danny just nodded.

25th minutes of the match;

Ndombele managed to steal the ball from Sterling. He then runs with the ball before passing it to Pogba. Pogba then runs with the ball for a while before passing it to Griezmann. Without any hesitation, Griezmann shoots the ball into the net for France opened the score of the day.

30th minutes of the match;

Kane lost the ball after Varane managed to steal it from him. Varane then sends the ball far and it managed to reach Lemar. Lemar then quickly runs with the ball on the left flank before crossed it to the middle when he nearly reaches the goal line before Mbappe jumps high and heads the ball into the net to let France widen the gap with 2-0.

"Uggh, what's wrong with England today? They didn't play so well", said Seth.

"Well, it's a World Chanpion France   after all", said Becky.

"But England is the best 4 in World Cup too", said Isla.

"HEY, DANNY!!! IF YOU PLAY LIKE SHIT, YOU'RE NO LONGER MY BROTHER. FOCUS, DAMN IT", shouted Becky.

"Babe, that's too harsh don't you think?" asked Seth.

"I don't care", said Becky.

37 minutes of the match;

France gets a free kick just 22-metres from the goal. After the reff blew his whistle, Pogba shoots the ball passing through the defenders' wall and the ball then enters the net for France's 3rd goal.

"Oh my god. I can't watch this anymore", said Becky. Seth then pulled Becky into a hug.

"Babe, please. Do something about this", said Isla in her heart.

43th minutes of the match;

Sterling shoots the ball to the goal but Areola easily catches the ball before kicks the ball far away that managed to reach Thauvin. Then, Thauvin runs with the ball before passed it through some England's defenders and reach Griezmann. Griezmann then runs with the ball until he reaches the penalty box before shoots the ball passing through Pickford and the ball then enters the net for make it 4-0.

Half time;

"You know what, I'm so regret coming here from America. England plays like shit", said Becky. There's a tears went down from her eyes.

"Yeah. I never thought that they will play so badly", said Seth.

"Courtney, why didn't you say anything?" asked Becky.

"I don't know what to say. Danny is the league top scorers but the way he and the whole team played is so bad. I hope a miracle will happen in the 2nd half", said Isla.

"Yeah, right. A miracle. Like something like that can happen", said Becky.

Priiittt

The 2nd half begins with England kicks off the match.

75th minutes of the match;

Walker steals the ball from Mbappe before passed it to Rice. Rice then runs with the ball before passing it to Kane. Kane then runs before passing the ball to Danny before Danny shoots the ball from the outside of penalty box to score England's 1st goal in the match but still the gap is big with France had 3 goals advantage.

81st minutes of the match;

Maguire steals the ball from Matuidi before passed it to Barkley. Barkley then crossed the ball to right side where Danny was there. Danny then runs with ball and when he's 1-on-1 with Areola, he pretend to shoot before actually passed it to Kane and Kane shoots the ball into the net for England 2nd goals.

"What is happening here?" asked Seth.

"I don't know but I had a good feeling about it", said Isla.

"I think it is a little bit too late for this", said Becky.

"Becky, please. Have a faith to your brother and his teammates will you", said Isla. Becky just keep quiet.

83rd minutes of the match;

England gets a corner kick from the left. Henderson then sends the ball to middle but Areola managed to punch it away only for the ball to reach Danny. Danny then shoots the ball with a volley into the net to close the gap between those 2 teams with only 1 goal.

89th minutes of the game;

France is attacking England as Mbappe with the ball. Suddenly, Walker steals the ball and quickly sends the ball far and reaches Danny. Danny then quickly sprints with the ball. France defenders are shocked with the counter attack launched by England. When Danny arrived at the penalty box, Areola dash towards him. Danny then chipped the ball up and the ball then bounced into the net for the equaliser as Danny completed his hattrick.

"HEY DANNY, IF YOU AND YOUR TEAMMATES LET FRANCE SCORES 4 GOALS IN THE FIRST HALF ON PURPOSE, I WILL KICK YOUR ARSE SO BAD", shouted Becky.

"I never see you pissed off like this, babe", said Seth.

"Shut up", said Becky. Isla just chuckled.

90th+2 minutes of the match;

Pickford kicks the ball far until it reaches Oxlade-Chamberlain. He then runs with the ball before passed it to Sterling. Sterling then make quick pass to Danny. Danny makes a signal to Kane with his eyebrows before runs with the ball.

"Hmm, this seems familiar", said Seth.

"I know. Just like the match against Ireland", said Isla.

"What, it can't be 'that' thing", said Becky.

When Danny arrives in the penalty box, Danny shoots the ball but Areola managed to kick the ball away. Suddenly, Kane appears out of nowhere before sends the ball into the net with a diving header to give England a goal ahead for the first time in the match. Later, the reff blew his whistle to end the match with the scores France 4-5 England.

Later,

All English players are just arrived at their hotel when Danny realised that Becky was there with Isla and Seth.

"Urrm, coach. I think I'm in trouble", said Danny.

"Well, sorry Quinn. We can't getting involved in family matters", said Southgate.

"That's true. So, goodluck mate", said Kane before he and the rest making their way to their room.

"Hi, there", greeted Danny.

"Hello, brother. Will you tell us what happen just now", said Becky.

"What. It's France. The world champion. They really got us good in the first half", said Danny.

"But, you know. The final 15 minutes of the match is all you and your teammates needed to beat France", said Becky.

"Well, the French team lost control of their possession, so we took advantage on it", said Danny.

"Sorry, your answer is not acceptable", said Becky.

"But wait a minutes. Why did you all of sudden cares about England? You're an Irish after all", said Danny.

"W-well. I just... Doesn't matter. Come here you, boy", said Becky before tried to catch Danny. Danny then runs towards Isla before hide behinds her.

"Courtney, move", warned Becky.

"Sorry, Becks. I can't let you hurt my boyfriend......  ALONE", said Isla before grips Danny's head before Becky pinched Danny's cheeks.

"Ladies, that's hurt", said Danny but the ladies just ignored it.

"Girls, I think you shall let him go now. He's too exhausted", said Seth but it was ignored too.

"FOR FUCK SAKE, LET ME GO!!!" cried Danny. Then, the ladies let him go with a satisfying looks on their face. Then, without saying anything, Danny walked to the elevator and makes his way to his room.

"Is he mad?" asked Isla.

"Of course he is. What you have done is too much", said Seth.

"What, he deserved that. Besides, we're just fooling around", said Becky.

"I know. But you can see how exhausted he is. Do you really think he had time for this?" asked Seth.

"What do you mean by that?" asked Isla.

"If you watch that last 15 minutes of the match, you can see how all out he played just to get the 5 goals. Besides, in the 1st half, the problem is France had full control in the middle. That last 15 minutes is where the France players exhausted too", said Seth.

"So, why he didn't told us about it just now?" asked Becky.

"Because he didn't want to blame his teammates, right?" asked Isla.

"Yes", said Seth.

"Now, I feel bad", said Isla.

"Me too. But nevermind. He get it over later", said Becky.

"You don't even want to apologise?" asked Seth.

"No way", said Becky.

"What about you, Courtney?" asked Seth.

"Well, I'll talk to him after we get back to UK", said Courtney.

"Fine, do whatever you see fits", said Seth before all 3 of them left the hotel.

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