Chapter 225 Cruel penalty shootout, suffocating
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Luo Yi 36 Chao
Chapter 225 Cruel penalty shootout, suffocating
B Fei took the football and came to the door. Standing opposite him was the old Argentine goalkeeper Romero.
In this game, Argentina's starting goalkeeper is actually playing for Aston Villa's Martinez.
But in the 120th minute of extra time, Argentine coach Scaloni used his last substitution spot and replaced the 35-year-old veteran Romero.
Perhaps in the eyes of the head coach, Romero may be more suitable to play as the goalkeeper of the penalty shootout!
In a fleeting shot before, an interesting little detail was captured.
Romero is drinking water with a jug in his hand, but in the camera, there seems to be something like a post-it note on the surface of the jug in Romero's hand, with some words densely written on it, but he doesn't know what is written on it.
Seeing Fei B approaching, Romero picked up his water bottle, glanced at the content on the piece of paper, and there was a hint of understanding in his eyes.
Throwing the kettle aside casually, Romero clapped his hands twice, moved his body, and stood on the goal line, looking at B Fei with sharp eyes.
B Fei put the football on the penalty spot, stepped on the turf next to it twice, and then started to take a few steps back.
B Fei stood on the penalty area line, looking in the direction of the goal coldly.
Blowing the referee's whistle, B Fei started to run.
Romero bent over slightly, like a cheetah preparing to go.
B Fei arrived in front of the football, without any hesitation, he volleyed directly and hit the football to the lower left corner of the goalkeeper.
At the same time, B Fei looked at the goalkeeper Romero. What made his pupils dilate was that Romero seemed to be a prophet, and quickly flew towards his lower left corner.
Amidst the exclamation, Romero's finger touched the football, but because B Fee's kick was strong enough, Romero also touched the football although he judged the right direction, but he still couldn't stop the football from getting into the net.
Romero looked at the football hitting the goal net, and slapped the turf hard with regret.
If I had moved earlier, I would have been able to save this ball for sure!
Still, Romero wasn't discouraged.
On the contrary, B Fee, who scored the goal, did not immediately celebrate the goal, but took a deep look at Romero.
What kind of feeling was that just now, as if I was seen through.
This old goalkeeper is really something!
Romero actually judged the direction and angle of his shot in advance. If it wasn't because his shot was strong enough, he would definitely be thrown by his opponent.
There were cheers from the Portuguese players behind him, B Fei also took a deep breath, roared, and waved his fist fiercely.
Don't scare yourself, Romero must be fooled!
B Fei comforted himself, and slowly ran back to the middle circle, and celebrated with high fives with his teammates.
0:1, the Portuguese team is currently leading by one goal.
The second Argentine player to play was Juventus striker Paulo Dybala.
Portuguese goalkeeper Lopez is very active. He has already saved Aguero's penalty just now. This is a huge psychological pressure for the Argentine team's free throw players.
Lopez kept applauding to boost his confidence, and also used this method to distract the other party's attention.
In fact, a penalty shootout is a psychological tactic.
The goalkeeper position is very important.
In many classic penalty shootouts, the goalkeeper fights to become the god in the end.
The expression on Dybala's face did not change, but his eyes did not look at Lopez, but kept looking at the football under his feet.
The referee whistled, and Dybala slowly started to run.
During the run-up, Dybala raised his head and glanced at Lopez's position.
Dybala pushed and shot, Lopez did not judge the direction again, but jumped to the other side.
Dybala's penalty hit the goal.
1:1, Argentina equalized the score.
Lopez, who got up, shrugged his shoulders indifferently.
For the goalkeeper, it is the norm that the penalty kick cannot be saved.
It is already very good to save one by yourself.
The Argentine fans in the stands finally gave out excited cheers.
Argentina has had five penalty shootouts in the history of the World Cup. Except for losing to the German team on penalties in 2006, Argentina had the last laugh in the other four penalty shootouts.
In Portugal's World Cup history, there is only one penalty shootout, also in 2006, when they defeated the England team.
This time, the two teams will use this cruel method to determine the place for the final final.
Portugal's No.2 free throw player is Andre Silva.
Seeing Andre Silva walking towards the goal with the football in his arms, Argentine goalkeeper Romero picked up his water bottle again, and instead of drinking water, he looked at the small note on the water bottle again.
At this time, everyone noticed Romero's little move.
Could it be that there is some mystery on that little note?
Could it be that every Portuguese player will kick most of the penalty kicks?
In fact, this is not the first time. In many cases, the goalkeeper will have such intelligence collection before the penalty shootout.
Some people will stick it on their water bottle, and some people will race it in their socks.
However, this kind of cheat sheet is sometimes ineffective.
Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea had such an embarrassing experience.
After reading the cheat sheet, he failed to jump in the right direction five times in a row.
So, not everyone can use it well.
However, on the stage of the World Cup, this seems to be the first time.
Romero seemed to have found Andre Silva's penalty kick habit, took a sip of water contentedly, and threw the kettle aside.
Andre Silva put the football on the penalty spot, took a few steps back, took a deep breath and looked at Romero.
Romero pointed to his lower left corner, made a "please" gesture, and signaled Andre Silva to shoot there.
The referee blew his whistle and Andre Silva started to run.
Coming to the front of the football, Andre Silva pushed and shot, and the direction of the shot was the lower left corner that Romero pointed to.
Andre Silva, that's confidence in your footwork.
What made his face change drastically was that Romero actually rushed towards the lower left corner.
Romero's save this time was more resolute than the last time, his center of gravity sank quickly, and he flew out with a kick of his legs.
Romero's eyes fixed on the football flying close to the ground, showing a triumphant smile.
"Got it! Romero, that's great!"
"Unexpectedly, Romero guessed the direction again. This time, he didn't let the football break his goal!"
"Andre Silva's shot was saved!"
"The two sides are back on the same starting line!"
"So nervous, my heart is about to stop beating!"
……
Andre Silva scratched his hair fiercely, with a trace of remorse on his face.
And Romero roared to the sky, this ball was a psychological game between himself and the opponent, and he won.
After two rounds of the penalty shootout, it was 1:1. One player from each side had a penalty kick saved by the opponent's goalkeeper.
The atmosphere at the scene had frozen to the extreme, and the air was filled with tension.
Many fans didn't dare to watch anymore, buried their heads on the shoulders of their companions, and prayed silently.
Li Mingyu also felt a feeling of being out of breath.
This is a penalty shootout.
Although Li Mingyu didn't play on the court, he felt that if he was on the court now, he probably wouldn't be able to move anymore.
Penalties were one of the biggest nightmares of his football career.
Even if he got the system and got countless skills.
Li Mingyu is now in the game, he can definitely be said to be a player with a big heart.
But only facing the penalty kick, Li Mingyu still had difficulty facing the nightmare in his heart.
I don't know the goalkeeper who is still in the Real Madrid youth training camp. Does he still remember the Li Mingyu who was saved by him three times in a row?
The atmosphere on the court is getting more and more dignified.
Argentina's No.3 free throw player hugged the football and slowly walked into the penalty area.
Argentina's midfielder, Paredes.
Although the Portuguese goalkeeper Lopez judged the direction of Paredes' penalty kick, the strength and angle of the shot had reached the extreme. He could only watch the ball slip past his fingertips and hit the goal.
2:1, Argentina leads by one goal.
Argentina players embrace each other in midfield.
Messi couldn't help raising his arms and shouting wildly.
At this moment, every extra goal is a huge psychological pressure for the opponent.
Sure enough, the pressure came to Portugal's side.
The goalkeeper of the Portuguese team is not very strong today, so their players must work harder.
Portugal's third player to feature was their midfielder Bernardo Silva.
The midfielder from Manchester City looked very solid.
Romero looked at the information on the kettle in his hand again.
This time, though, Romero wasn't able to judge the direction.
Moreover, Bernardo Silva used a shocking spoon penalty this time, tricked Romero, and kicked the ball into the goal lightly.
Seeing this weightless penalty kick, Li Mingyu in the stands couldn't help standing up and applauding his club teammate.
With such a big heart, in such an important game, he dared to use this kind of spoon to take a penalty. It is simply that he has extraordinary confidence in his own strength.
I admire you!
"Oh, it's Li. It seems that Li is very satisfied with the performance of his club teammates!"
"Lee is applauding his teammate Bernardo Silva, it looks like they have a good relationship at the club!"
"I don't know whether Li wants Portugal to enter the final, or does he want Argentina to enter the final?"
"I also think Lee would like to have another World Cup match with Messi."
"I think Portugal is more likely to qualify!"
……
2:2, Bernardo Silva used his big heart to help the team equalize the score again.
Now both sides still have two opportunities for free throws. If they still can't tell the winner, then there will be an even more suffocating way of deciding life and death with one goal.
The penalty shootout came to the crucial fourth round.
Argentina sent their midfielder Palacios.
Palacios, who is only 24 years old this year, plays for Leverkusen and is the future core of the Argentine team's midfield.
Facing the Portuguese goalkeeper Lopez, Palacios chose to drop ten with one force and shoot directly.
However, what made everyone sigh was that the ball was kicked into the stands by Palacios.
Young Palacios, paid dearly for his youthful comeback.
Seeing that he kicked the ball away, Palacios, unable to bear the pressure, squatted on the ground covering his face.
The Argentine players in the distance all looked pained.
2:2, the score has not changed, but Portugal's advantage has arrived.
The Portuguese fans cheered excitedly.
The Argentine fans folded their hands solemnly, hoping that the Argentine goalkeeper Romero could save the Argentine team again.
Portugal's fourth player to play is their midfielder Ruben Neves.
Naturally, Ruben Neves's footwork goes without saying. He is the team's first penalty shooter in the Wolves.
Argentina's goalkeeper Romero once again sacrificed his water bottle magic weapon. After a careful look, he should have kept Ruben Neves's penalty kick characteristics in his heart.
Ruben Neves stood there expressionless, looking at Romero coldly.
Romero stood on the goal line, waving his arms, trying to distract Ruben Neves.
Ruben Neves has firm eyes and has not been influenced by Romero.
Following the whistle of the referee, Ruben Neves took firm steps, came to the front of the football, pushed and shot, and the football flew to Romero's right hand.
And Romero seems to have known the direction that Ruben Neves is going to kick. The moment Ruben Neves shoots, he starts to move to his right side, and with an easy side throw, he directly holds the football in his arms.
Ruben Neves looked at all this in disbelief, stood there with a dull expression, and slowly hugged his head with his hands.
Such a good opportunity to overtake, but I couldn't grasp it.
At this time, the camera directly showed Ronaldo who was standing near the center line, and there was a trace of astonishment on Ronaldo's face.
Even Ronaldo didn't expect that Ruben Neves' penalty kick would be saved.
It can be said that in the Portuguese team, Ruben Neves' penalty kick is definitely one of the best.
Due to the wonderful performance of the Argentine goalkeeper Romero, the score is still 2:2 before the final round of penalty kicks.
In the end, hope must be handed over to the future masters of both parties.
Messi.
Cristiano Ronaldo.
In the end, who can lead the team to the World Cup final?
(End of this chapter)
B Fei took the football and came to the door. Standing opposite him was the old Argentine goalkeeper Romero.
In this game, Argentina's starting goalkeeper is actually playing for Aston Villa's Martinez.
But in the 120th minute of extra time, Argentine coach Scaloni used his last substitution spot and replaced the 35-year-old veteran Romero.
Perhaps in the eyes of the head coach, Romero may be more suitable to play as the goalkeeper of the penalty shootout!
In a fleeting shot before, an interesting little detail was captured.
Romero is drinking water with a jug in his hand, but in the camera, there seems to be something like a post-it note on the surface of the jug in Romero's hand, with some words densely written on it, but he doesn't know what is written on it.
Seeing Fei B approaching, Romero picked up his water bottle, glanced at the content on the piece of paper, and there was a hint of understanding in his eyes.
Throwing the kettle aside casually, Romero clapped his hands twice, moved his body, and stood on the goal line, looking at B Fei with sharp eyes.
B Fei put the football on the penalty spot, stepped on the turf next to it twice, and then started to take a few steps back.
B Fei stood on the penalty area line, looking in the direction of the goal coldly.
Blowing the referee's whistle, B Fei started to run.
Romero bent over slightly, like a cheetah preparing to go.
B Fei arrived in front of the football, without any hesitation, he volleyed directly and hit the football to the lower left corner of the goalkeeper.
At the same time, B Fei looked at the goalkeeper Romero. What made his pupils dilate was that Romero seemed to be a prophet, and quickly flew towards his lower left corner.
Amidst the exclamation, Romero's finger touched the football, but because B Fee's kick was strong enough, Romero also touched the football although he judged the right direction, but he still couldn't stop the football from getting into the net.
Romero looked at the football hitting the goal net, and slapped the turf hard with regret.
If I had moved earlier, I would have been able to save this ball for sure!
Still, Romero wasn't discouraged.
On the contrary, B Fee, who scored the goal, did not immediately celebrate the goal, but took a deep look at Romero.
What kind of feeling was that just now, as if I was seen through.
This old goalkeeper is really something!
Romero actually judged the direction and angle of his shot in advance. If it wasn't because his shot was strong enough, he would definitely be thrown by his opponent.
There were cheers from the Portuguese players behind him, B Fei also took a deep breath, roared, and waved his fist fiercely.
Don't scare yourself, Romero must be fooled!
B Fei comforted himself, and slowly ran back to the middle circle, and celebrated with high fives with his teammates.
0:1, the Portuguese team is currently leading by one goal.
The second Argentine player to play was Juventus striker Paulo Dybala.
Portuguese goalkeeper Lopez is very active. He has already saved Aguero's penalty just now. This is a huge psychological pressure for the Argentine team's free throw players.
Lopez kept applauding to boost his confidence, and also used this method to distract the other party's attention.
In fact, a penalty shootout is a psychological tactic.
The goalkeeper position is very important.
In many classic penalty shootouts, the goalkeeper fights to become the god in the end.
The expression on Dybala's face did not change, but his eyes did not look at Lopez, but kept looking at the football under his feet.
The referee whistled, and Dybala slowly started to run.
During the run-up, Dybala raised his head and glanced at Lopez's position.
Dybala pushed and shot, Lopez did not judge the direction again, but jumped to the other side.
Dybala's penalty hit the goal.
1:1, Argentina equalized the score.
Lopez, who got up, shrugged his shoulders indifferently.
For the goalkeeper, it is the norm that the penalty kick cannot be saved.
It is already very good to save one by yourself.
The Argentine fans in the stands finally gave out excited cheers.
Argentina has had five penalty shootouts in the history of the World Cup. Except for losing to the German team on penalties in 2006, Argentina had the last laugh in the other four penalty shootouts.
In Portugal's World Cup history, there is only one penalty shootout, also in 2006, when they defeated the England team.
This time, the two teams will use this cruel method to determine the place for the final final.
Portugal's No.2 free throw player is Andre Silva.
Seeing Andre Silva walking towards the goal with the football in his arms, Argentine goalkeeper Romero picked up his water bottle again, and instead of drinking water, he looked at the small note on the water bottle again.
At this time, everyone noticed Romero's little move.
Could it be that there is some mystery on that little note?
Could it be that every Portuguese player will kick most of the penalty kicks?
In fact, this is not the first time. In many cases, the goalkeeper will have such intelligence collection before the penalty shootout.
Some people will stick it on their water bottle, and some people will race it in their socks.
However, this kind of cheat sheet is sometimes ineffective.
Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea had such an embarrassing experience.
After reading the cheat sheet, he failed to jump in the right direction five times in a row.
So, not everyone can use it well.
However, on the stage of the World Cup, this seems to be the first time.
Romero seemed to have found Andre Silva's penalty kick habit, took a sip of water contentedly, and threw the kettle aside.
Andre Silva put the football on the penalty spot, took a few steps back, took a deep breath and looked at Romero.
Romero pointed to his lower left corner, made a "please" gesture, and signaled Andre Silva to shoot there.
The referee blew his whistle and Andre Silva started to run.
Coming to the front of the football, Andre Silva pushed and shot, and the direction of the shot was the lower left corner that Romero pointed to.
Andre Silva, that's confidence in your footwork.
What made his face change drastically was that Romero actually rushed towards the lower left corner.
Romero's save this time was more resolute than the last time, his center of gravity sank quickly, and he flew out with a kick of his legs.
Romero's eyes fixed on the football flying close to the ground, showing a triumphant smile.
"Got it! Romero, that's great!"
"Unexpectedly, Romero guessed the direction again. This time, he didn't let the football break his goal!"
"Andre Silva's shot was saved!"
"The two sides are back on the same starting line!"
"So nervous, my heart is about to stop beating!"
……
Andre Silva scratched his hair fiercely, with a trace of remorse on his face.
And Romero roared to the sky, this ball was a psychological game between himself and the opponent, and he won.
After two rounds of the penalty shootout, it was 1:1. One player from each side had a penalty kick saved by the opponent's goalkeeper.
The atmosphere at the scene had frozen to the extreme, and the air was filled with tension.
Many fans didn't dare to watch anymore, buried their heads on the shoulders of their companions, and prayed silently.
Li Mingyu also felt a feeling of being out of breath.
This is a penalty shootout.
Although Li Mingyu didn't play on the court, he felt that if he was on the court now, he probably wouldn't be able to move anymore.
Penalties were one of the biggest nightmares of his football career.
Even if he got the system and got countless skills.
Li Mingyu is now in the game, he can definitely be said to be a player with a big heart.
But only facing the penalty kick, Li Mingyu still had difficulty facing the nightmare in his heart.
I don't know the goalkeeper who is still in the Real Madrid youth training camp. Does he still remember the Li Mingyu who was saved by him three times in a row?
The atmosphere on the court is getting more and more dignified.
Argentina's No.3 free throw player hugged the football and slowly walked into the penalty area.
Argentina's midfielder, Paredes.
Although the Portuguese goalkeeper Lopez judged the direction of Paredes' penalty kick, the strength and angle of the shot had reached the extreme. He could only watch the ball slip past his fingertips and hit the goal.
2:1, Argentina leads by one goal.
Argentina players embrace each other in midfield.
Messi couldn't help raising his arms and shouting wildly.
At this moment, every extra goal is a huge psychological pressure for the opponent.
Sure enough, the pressure came to Portugal's side.
The goalkeeper of the Portuguese team is not very strong today, so their players must work harder.
Portugal's third player to feature was their midfielder Bernardo Silva.
The midfielder from Manchester City looked very solid.
Romero looked at the information on the kettle in his hand again.
This time, though, Romero wasn't able to judge the direction.
Moreover, Bernardo Silva used a shocking spoon penalty this time, tricked Romero, and kicked the ball into the goal lightly.
Seeing this weightless penalty kick, Li Mingyu in the stands couldn't help standing up and applauding his club teammate.
With such a big heart, in such an important game, he dared to use this kind of spoon to take a penalty. It is simply that he has extraordinary confidence in his own strength.
I admire you!
"Oh, it's Li. It seems that Li is very satisfied with the performance of his club teammates!"
"Lee is applauding his teammate Bernardo Silva, it looks like they have a good relationship at the club!"
"I don't know whether Li wants Portugal to enter the final, or does he want Argentina to enter the final?"
"I also think Lee would like to have another World Cup match with Messi."
"I think Portugal is more likely to qualify!"
……
2:2, Bernardo Silva used his big heart to help the team equalize the score again.
Now both sides still have two opportunities for free throws. If they still can't tell the winner, then there will be an even more suffocating way of deciding life and death with one goal.
The penalty shootout came to the crucial fourth round.
Argentina sent their midfielder Palacios.
Palacios, who is only 24 years old this year, plays for Leverkusen and is the future core of the Argentine team's midfield.
Facing the Portuguese goalkeeper Lopez, Palacios chose to drop ten with one force and shoot directly.
However, what made everyone sigh was that the ball was kicked into the stands by Palacios.
Young Palacios, paid dearly for his youthful comeback.
Seeing that he kicked the ball away, Palacios, unable to bear the pressure, squatted on the ground covering his face.
The Argentine players in the distance all looked pained.
2:2, the score has not changed, but Portugal's advantage has arrived.
The Portuguese fans cheered excitedly.
The Argentine fans folded their hands solemnly, hoping that the Argentine goalkeeper Romero could save the Argentine team again.
Portugal's fourth player to play is their midfielder Ruben Neves.
Naturally, Ruben Neves's footwork goes without saying. He is the team's first penalty shooter in the Wolves.
Argentina's goalkeeper Romero once again sacrificed his water bottle magic weapon. After a careful look, he should have kept Ruben Neves's penalty kick characteristics in his heart.
Ruben Neves stood there expressionless, looking at Romero coldly.
Romero stood on the goal line, waving his arms, trying to distract Ruben Neves.
Ruben Neves has firm eyes and has not been influenced by Romero.
Following the whistle of the referee, Ruben Neves took firm steps, came to the front of the football, pushed and shot, and the football flew to Romero's right hand.
And Romero seems to have known the direction that Ruben Neves is going to kick. The moment Ruben Neves shoots, he starts to move to his right side, and with an easy side throw, he directly holds the football in his arms.
Ruben Neves looked at all this in disbelief, stood there with a dull expression, and slowly hugged his head with his hands.
Such a good opportunity to overtake, but I couldn't grasp it.
At this time, the camera directly showed Ronaldo who was standing near the center line, and there was a trace of astonishment on Ronaldo's face.
Even Ronaldo didn't expect that Ruben Neves' penalty kick would be saved.
It can be said that in the Portuguese team, Ruben Neves' penalty kick is definitely one of the best.
Due to the wonderful performance of the Argentine goalkeeper Romero, the score is still 2:2 before the final round of penalty kicks.
In the end, hope must be handed over to the future masters of both parties.
Messi.
Cristiano Ronaldo.
In the end, who can lead the team to the World Cup final?
(End of this chapter)
