England could barely manage a shot in the first half of their friendly against Brazil, but took their chances well in the second half in an entertaining 2-2 draw.
England survive Maracana, draw against Brazil
Laurence GriffithsThe first half made for ugly viewing for both sides. England were in shambles early -- it took them 40 minutes to mount their first coherent attack -- but Brazil struggled to capitalize and their finishing badly let them down as they ended up seeing a half-dozen good chances squandered. That would come back to haunt them in a major way.
But it was clear that the Selecao were the better team, and it was only a matter of time before they broke the deadlock. It was a halftime introduction who got things going, with Lazio midfielder Hernanes beating Hart with a long-range curler that rattled off the crossbar and rebounded straight to Fred. He reacted acrobatically, twisting his body to fire the loose ball past a helpless Hart to make it 1-0.
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