i am a football star

Chapter 58 Penalty Shootout
Zhang Qiming has been guarding in front of the computer since he turned on the computer. Although he has not scored a goal in the game since he turned on the computer, he is very nervous every minute.

The game time passed by one minute and one second, but the score still remained unchanged.

"Looking at the current situation, the two teams may be going to a penalty shootout. Maybe the two teams have no objection to the penalty shootout. After all, the probability of winning is almost the same." Liu Jianhong explained.

Penalty shootouts are considered a fairly fair way to win, and the probability of winning is almost the same.

Even the penalty shootout between the Brazilian national team and the Chinese national team is almost evenly divided, so the way many weak teams fight against strong teams is to stick to a tie until the final penalty kick, and let God decide who gets through.

The current situation is that Zenit does not have the confidence to win Bordeaux, which has recovered, and Bordeaux does not have the confidence to score goals, so the two teams tacitly waited for the time to end the penalty kick.

"At the end of the game, after a long game of 120 minutes, the two teams can only engage in a brutal penalty shootout. This is a real hand-to-hand bayonet battle. No one can avoid it. It depends on God's will to win."

The order of penalty kicks arranged by Blanco is: Cavinaghi, Diarra, Berlion, Giulieti, Liu Ting. Liu Ting will play in the fifth round. If there is no winner after five rounds, Diawara, Wendell and others will continue.

The captains of the two teams went to guess the coin to choose the goal and the penalty kick. Diarra was lucky and guessed right. After choosing Bordeaux to take a penalty, Zenit naturally got the right to choose the penalty kick.

Zenit unsurprisingly chose the goal with Zenit's diehard fans behind it.

Lame stood in front of the goal, and Zenit's first star Arshavin was the first to play.

"Zenit takes the penalty kick first, so the pressure will be on Zenit first. The first player to play is their star Arshavin. Look at his penalty kick, run up!! Hit the goal!! Oh, Lame guessed the wrong direction completely." At this time, Liu Jianhong made no secret of her determination to support Bordeaux.

Arshavin hit the lower left corner, and Lame jumped in the wrong direction. The audience cheered at the Petrovsky Stadium, and Zenit temporarily led 1:0.

Zenit goalkeeper Malafev stood as the goalkeeper, Kavinaghi played, and the stadium was booed immediately. Never doubt the enthusiasm of the Russian fans.

"Bordeaux is the first player to play Cavinaghi. Let's see if he can withstand the pressure and make a run!! Hit the goal!! Good goal, the goal is scored!! Cavinaghi did not disappoint."

Kavinaghi hit the middle directly, and Malafef, who jumped to the left, could only watch the ball score. Bordeaux 1:1 Zenit.

"Zenit's second player is left-back Anyukov. His assist ability is not weak on the field. This game gave Arshavin a lot of help. Look at his performance. Run-up!! Hit the goal!! Oh! It flew!! Anyukov's penalty kick was over the crossbar. This is Bordeaux's chance."

Anyukov kicked a penalty kick and the score was still 1:1.

"Bordeaux's second player is Captain Diarra. I hope he can withstand the pressure and take the lead as long as he scores a penalty. Diarra stood at the penalty spot. He picked up the ball and wiped it repeatedly on the jersey. Maybe this will help him take the penalty kick."

"Malafeff jumped around on the goal line, the referee whistled, and a penalty kick was ready. Diarra!! Hit the goal!! The ball went in!! Diarra hit the bottom right corner vigorously, but Malafef judged the right direction and still failed to save the ball. His hands came one step behind."

Diarra scored a penalty kick and Bordeaux led Zenit 2:1.

Diarra's goal brought boos to a climax at the Petrovsky Stadium. I don't know if it was Diarra who was booing the goal or Anyukov who failed to score a penalty kick.

"Zenit's third appearance is their leading striker Pogrebnyak. He has now scored 9 goals in the Europa League. Before that, he scored as many goals as Liu Ting. In this game, he scored twice and surpassed Liu Ting's two."

"Pogrebnyak is ready, run-up!! Hit the goal! The ball went in, and Lame didn't rush to both sides. He probably guessed that the opponent would hit the center and so didn't move, but Pogrebnyak kicked the ball to the left."

Pogrebnyak made a penalty kick and temporarily tied, 2:2.

"Bordeaux's third player is Berlion. He is one of the Bordeaux tridents, but he is the one with the fewest goals among the tridents. However, he is also a striker. He should be able to kick the ball in, so that Bordeaux can continue to maintain its advantage."

"Berlyon!! Run-up! Hit the goal!!! Oh, it was thrown out!! Malafev's judgment was correct. The ball that Berlyon kicked to the left was saved by him. Berlyon knelt on the ground with his head in his arms. Now the two teams are back on the same starting line."

Berlion's penalty was saved, Bordeaux 2:2 Zenit.

Berlion's penalty kick ignited the audience again. Cheers and voices scolding Bordeaux came from everywhere. Liu Ting was standing on the field and his heart was beating faster than just after the game. The penalty shootout was too much for the heart. Liu Ting looked to the sidelines and saw Blanco pointing at the field and saying something. Liu Ting couldn't hear him, but he could see Blanco's hand shaking constantly.

"Zenit's fourth player is Dominguez. He is Arshavin's strike partner and a very capable player. He assisted Arshavin to score the first goal of the game."

"Dominguez!! Run-up!! Hit the goal!! The ball was scored. It was a scoop penalty, which tested the player's footwork, but it was almost impossible to save the kick, and Lame had no choice."

Dominguez scored a penalty kick, and Zenit temporarily leads Bordeaux, 3:2.

"Bordeaux's fourth player is their left back Giulieti. Blanco did not arrange for Wendell to play in the top five penalty shooters. In fact, I thought Wendell would occupy a spot at first, but Giulieti has more experience."

"Giuletti!! Run-up! Hit the goal! Strike! The goal was easy. Malafev guessed the wrong direction at all. Giulieti's penalty was also very simple, gently pushing the lower right corner."

Giulieti scored a penalty kick, Bordeaux 3:3 Zenit.

When the fifth player from the two teams appeared on the field, Liu Ting's heart beat faster and faster. He had never experienced such a situation before. For a moment, Liu Ting felt that the Yankee's approach was not bad, at least he didn't have such a big pressure.

When the Major League Soccer was first established, the two teams did not take penalty kicks in a tie, but shot each other single-handedly. That is, the two teams sent players from outside the penalty area into the penalty area to face the opponent's goalkeeper. It is a very strange rule.

Liu Ting felt that he was not so nervous when he dribbled the ball alone in the game.

"Zenit's fifth penalty player came on the field. Zenit's captain Ziryanov is a midfielder with good offensive ability. We know from the list obtained in advance that Bordeaux's fifth player is Liu Ting, because the two teams have scored three penalties in the previous four penalties. "

"Ziryanov!! Hit the goal! Oh, good shot, Lame made a save. He saved Ziryanov's penalty. Now Liu Ting will be under less pressure. At least he won't lose immediately even if he misses the penalty."

Lame saved Zilyanov's penalty, and the Petrovski Stadium was quiet for a moment, followed by boos all over the sky. Liu Ting hugged the players next to him one by one, and then walked from the center circle to the penalty area.

On the way to the restricted area, Liu Ting's heartbeat calmed down in just a few seconds, isn't this the opportunity he wanted?

A chance to save your own team from all eyes and drive the enemy into doom! !

This is the real hero! !

The Zenit fans behind the goal kept cursing, "Son of a bitch, you must not shoot in!", "French bastard, Zenit's door frame will block you!" Liu Ting also heard racially discriminatory curses. At this time, there was everything, and even saw a big butt with his pants off behind the goal, wearing a pair of red underwear. I don't know if it's a man or a woman. Do Russians also believe in red underwear to ward off evil spirits?

When Liu Ting walked to the penalty spot, the Zenit goalkeeper put the ball on the penalty spot and returned it to the goal. This is what many goalkeepers do, fiddle with the ball before the opponent takes a penalty kick to interfere with the opponent.

Liu Ting didn't want to rearrange the ball by himself like other players at all, just let him like this, just kept his eyes on the crossbar of the door frame, the referee saw that Liu Ting had no other actions to retreat outside the penalty area, and blew the whistle.

Penalty kicks should not be soft and weak, and avoid half-high shots. A powerful penalty kick is not easy to be pounced, but it will be shot if it is slightly unstoppable. A half-high ball is the most comfortable for a goalkeeper.

After so many years of practice in my own spiritual illusion, I still can't catch a penalty! !

"Liu Ting retreated two meters from the penalty spot, and the referee blew his whistle. I hope he can withstand the pressure. Liu Ting made a run!! The goal!! The ball went in!! Liu Ting shot very powerfully, and Malafef threw it in the right direction, but he still couldn't stop the penalty. Liu Ting has a big heart!! He withstood the pressure!! He is the hero of the team!! He helped Bordeaux eliminate Zenit St. Petersburg in the penalty shootout, and Bordeaux entered the Europa League semi-finals."

(End of this chapter)