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Chapter 270 Penalty Shootout
The game smoothly entered the scene that Ding Yu wanted to see. Balotelli has been successfully provoked by Hu Gandang. This Ghanaian boy is also cute when he takes revenge on his opponent. He does not use violence. Pay attention to the protection of Hu Gandang, even if he occasionally passes by Hu Gandang, the ball will be immediately destroyed by the replacement opponent.

Balotelli was stalked to death by Hu Gandang, and Okaka was stared out of sight by Li Jie. Italy's offensive methods began to become very simple. In addition to passing the ball to Balotelli, other midfielders came up to impose long shots.

Long-range shots are of course the easiest way to break dense defenses, but this is also the least technical method-no one can guarantee that their long-range shots will always score goals, and there are not a few high shots that miss, while other shots that are within the range of the goal frame become part of Wu Bufan's performance.

"Bonaventura took a long shot from outside the penalty area! Beautiful! Wu Bufan flew to save the ball to the baseline! Bonaventura had already made two long shots before, but those two long shots were not within the range of the goal frame. This shot was quite beautiful, but Wu Bufan's performance was even more beautiful!"

"Balotelli took a corner kick and Long Bisheng made a header in the penalty area to clear the siege. His height of [-] meters is an insurmountable obstacle...Andrea Poli hit the goal without stopping the ball outside the penalty area. The ball was intercepted by Li Jie in the middle and distributed the ball to the side. There was no teammate around him to respond, and he tried to control the ball under the defense of Thornton...Long Bisheng followed up and passed the ball around! Tuya and Brusco blocked the ball! In the second half, the Chinese youth team The number of offenses is less, and coach Ding Yu seems to want to carry out the defense to the end!"

The Chinese commentator was right. From the very beginning of the game, Ding Yu’s idea was to stick to it. If he could drag it to a penalty shootout, it would be a victory. Of course, if he could seize one or two counterattack opportunities during the game, it would be even more perfect.

As the time passed, under the intensive defense of the Chinese youth team, Italy had no way to deal with the stubborn opponent. Except for Balotelli's breakthrough with the ball on the wing, which could bring a little vitality, Italy could only use long-range shots to create opportunities.

It's a pity that Wu Bufan's state in this game is quite good. He is a goalkeeper with a long arm and a quick response.

Finally, after the 3rd minute of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game!

Of course, this whistle does not mean that the game is over, the game will directly enter the most exciting and tense penalty shootout!
Players from both sides gathered around the head coach and listened to the order of penalty kicks arranged by the coaches. In the past two days, the China Youth Team has paid close attention to penalty kick training. The first four penalty kick players are Dai Guangming, Zhang Yi, Zhou Zhou and Hu Gandang.

The fifth penalty shooter made Ding Yu difficult. Jiang Qi is a typical engineer midfielder with very rough skills. The four defenders are not particularly sure that they can score a penalty. Will Long win?He has never taken a penalty kick in a game... He can't let Wu Bufan go up and shoot the penalty kick by himself.

After thinking for a while, Ding Yu chose to let Long Bisheng take the fifth penalty - Long Bisheng's psychological quality is still quite good, and his shooting ability has also improved a lot, not to mention that if the player who took the penalty in front performed well, maybe he doesn't need to take the fifth penalty...

Compared with the Chinese youth team who successfully selected five penalty kicks, the Italian youth team seemed a little flustered. Before the start of the game, Casiraghi did not consider the possibility of a penalty kick.

Balotelli, Bonaventura, Andre Poli, Mazarani, these four players were the first players picked out by Casiraghi.Balotelli has excellent footwork. He also took penalty kicks in Serie A while playing in Serie A, without missing a single shot. The other three players are players with excellent foot skills.The fifth person arranged by Casiraghi is Thornton of Inter Milan. Although his footwork is not the best among the remaining players, he has the best psychological quality. In the penalty shootout, psychological quality is obviously more important, especially for young players.

After confirming the roster, the coaches of both sides hand over the roster of players to the fourth official—the roster will not be changed once handed in, and both sides will not know how the other side arranges the roster.

The China Youth Team took the penalty first, and there is not much difference in the order of penalty kicks. Those who take the penalty first can create pressure first, and those who take the penalty later can also strike later.

Players from both sides stand on both sides of the middle circle line, putting each other on the shoulders of teammates around them-this has almost become a tradition, and it is the strongest support for teammates who take the penalty.

Dai Guangming was the first to go up, while the opponent's goalkeeper Firiolo stood in front of the goal, and Wu Bufan stood on the left side of the goal, waiting for his chance to play.

Dai Guangming put the ball on the penalty spot, then straightened up and looked at Firiolo.

He knows the importance of being the first to take the penalty kick. If he scores, he can give his teammates a good start. If he doesn't score, it is very likely that the entire team will become devastated.

The coach arranged for him to take the first penalty, which in itself proves the importance he attaches to him-he cannot live up to Ding Yu's attention.

In La Liga, he has taken penalty kicks and hit [-]% of them without missing a single penalty. Now he is facing an Italian goalkeeper...

Dai Guangming looked at Firiolo with his arms outstretched, tilted his head and smiled.

Italian goalkeeper?It seems that he is not a goalkeeper who will not be scored by a penalty kick...

"The referee blew the penalty whistle, and Dai Guangming started to run...beautiful! The goal was scored, and the China Youth Team led [-]-[-]!"

Dai Guangming accurately shot the ball into the dead corner of the goal!Although Firiolo made a judgment, there was nothing he could do about the extremely precise shot from this angle!

Dai Guangming shook his fist at Wu Bufan, then ran back to the middle circle, and gave high-fives to his teammates one by one.

"Dai Guangming made a good start for us!" Ding Yu said with a smile to the assistant coaches - he knows how good Dai Guangming's psychological quality is. To some extent, he is a very calm and calm player, such a player rarely makes mistakes - this is the reason why Ding Yu let him take the first penalty, and Dai Guangming did not disappoint him.

Italy's first appearance was Balotelli.

Like Ding Yu, Casiraghi also asked his players with the best penalty kick ability and the best psychological quality to take the first penalty kick.

The first one is very important, and everyone on Earth knows it.

Balotelli also did not disappoint Casiraghi, started, lifted his foot, and shot!No chance for Wu Bufan to save at all!

Instead of celebrating a penalty, Balotelli walked back to his team-mates with his head down - he did so when he scored his first Serie A goal, so much so that Inter captain Javier Zanetti once warned him not to be too cool after his goal - which would sour his relationship with his team-mates.

He was the second player around, and he successfully fooled Firiolo. Although the angle of the shot was not particularly tricky, it was enough for Fiiolo who misjudged the direction.

Andre Poli, who played second in Italy, also scored. He used a feint before shooting to make Wu Bufan fall to one side early, and then shot the ball into the other side.

The third player of the China Youth Team was Hu Gandang. He didn't have much time off. After running, he vigorously drew the ball to the lower left corner of the goal!Although Firiolo has judged the direction, he is still a step too late—for the kicker, as long as he aims at the right angle and the power of the shot is strong enough, it is impossible for the goalkeeper to touch it!

Mazzarani, who was the third player in Italy, obviously didn’t understand this truth. He paused before shooting, but Wu Bufan was unmoved. His pause disrupted his rhythm, and the ball he shot in a panic was the most comfortable half-high ball for a goalkeeper.
"Long live!"

The Chinese fans in the stands cheered, while the Italian fans were dead silent!
"Damn..." Casiraghi covered his face, the thing he was most worried about happened...

Zhang Yi, who played fifth for the China Youth Team, didn't give the Italian any chance to imagine. His corner kick went into the dead corner perfectly!If the next Bonaventura fails to score, then the China Youth Team will win one round ahead of schedule!
Bonaventura withstood the pressure and accurately sent the ball into the lower right corner of the goal, but Wu Bufan turned the other way.

Casiraghi ignited the fire of hope again. It is impossible for the five players of the China Youth Team to make free throws, right?Does Ding Yu have so many young people with outstanding psychological qualities?

Long Bisheng stepped forward, as long as he scored this penalty, the China Youth Team will enter the final!
And this is his first penalty kick in an official game!If Ding Yu had done statistics in this regard, then he might not have dared to make the decision to let him play fifth!

Long Bisheng stood in front of the ball, and all eyes were on him.

"Beep—" The referee blew the whistle to take the penalty, and Long Bisheng began to run slowly...

PS: I'm leaving for BJ tomorrow, I have nine chapters in my manuscript, I don't know if it's enough, alas...

Super Bowl, here I come!
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