Jagged Wings

Chapter 131 A Penalty Kick

At this time, Reyes began to see who else among his impetuous teammates could help him.

Ramos dribbled the ball to the baseline and made a rough pass and was blocked-no, it was too rough.

Puyol went up and kicked Figo down in the defense-no, he was defending!
Torres blasted the ball directly into the stands under the strict defense of the opponent's defender Miguel-no!
Huh?Xiaofa took the ball and passed one? This is fine!
Xiaofa was able to get a starting position in the star-studded Spanish midfielder at the age of 18. In addition to his skills, his mature psychology and good overall situation are very important factors.Now that all players are impatient, he can still dribble the ball calmly, which is very unusual.

The Spanish team attacked, and Xiaofa dribbled the ball in the midfield and rushed to the front field.Reyes gestured to him to get down, and ran to Fa.In the eyes of outsiders, the two will have a cross exchange, and then Xiaofa will hand the ball to Reyes, who has been very active so far, and he will shoot.

But when Xiaofa dribbled the ball diagonally past Reyes, he did not give the ball to Reyes as people thought, but continued to dribble to the baseline, and the other side made an air cut to Reyes in the middle Si turned and ran towards the penalty area.

The opponent's full-back hesitated a little, who should follow?For a moment, he didn't know whether to pursue Xiaofa or Reyes.

In the penalty area, Miguel was holding Torres' jersey. Although he hadn't scored in two consecutive games, the Portuguese defender still defended him at the highest level, which made him uncomfortable.

"Fernando, come out! Miguel, I'll deal with it!" Reyes waved his hand outward, signaling Torres to get out of the way.Torres also knew that he was a little impatient now, so he simply followed suit.

When Miguel was wondering how his opponent withdrew, he saw Reyes rushing towards him: "Oh? It's this Reyes who made Ronaldo lose his temper..." Miguel once played in the Spanish League I have played against Reyes once, and I know some stories about him and Ronaldo, but Reyes has been away from La Liga for a year and a half, and Miguel is still a little unfamiliar with him.

Xiaofa looked up to find someone, and passed the ball!

Reyes kicked hard and strode forward, and it looked like he was going to collide with Miguel.

The football rolls diagonally across the turf and into the box through the legs of the defending full-back.

Seeing that the ball was out of control of both of them, Miguel decided to be on the safe side and shovel the ball out.

But Reyes exploded with amazing acceleration and caught up with the ball!
He flicked the ball outward with his right foot, and Miguel had already shoveled it. He suddenly realized that something was wrong and he couldn't shovel like this, otherwise...

Miguel abruptly stopped the foot that was originally shoveling the ball, but now it was shoveling at Reyes' right ankle.

But Reyes dragged his left foot behind without hesitation, and then "actively" hung it on Miguel's shoveled ankle, and then the football rolled out, and Reyes fell to the ground neatly, Taking advantage of the trend, it also turned a roll!

The referee blows his whistle!He ran into the penalty area while pointing at...the penalty spot!

penalty!It's a penalty!

"Reyes fell in the Portuguese penalty area! There was no problem, the referee awarded a penalty kick! In the 89th minute of the second half, Spain won a penalty kick!" The Spanish commentator was full of enthusiasm!
"It's a flop! It was Reyes who hung his foot on Miguel's ankle!" The Portuguese counterparts had the opposite view.

Miguel jumped up from the ground very angry and caught up with the referee: "He dived! I can guarantee that I did not foul!"

Reyes stood up as if nothing had happened, and then gave a high five to Xiaofa who came up to celebrate.

The referee insisted on the original verdict and let Spain take a penalty kick.The Portuguese team had nothing to do, so they had to disperse, thinking that there was still time in their hearts, and they must come back.

Reyes held the ball and walked to the penalty spot, then put the football on it gently, and adjusted it carefully so that the mouth of the ball was facing him.Then he got up and stepped back, standing still four steps away, ready to take this penalty.

The opponent's goalkeeper clenched his right hand and hit his left hand, and then kept bouncing around trying to disrupt the direction of Reyes' shot.

At this time, everyone including the referee retreated outside the penalty area, and Reyes suddenly shook his finger at the goalkeeper: You can't!
The opponent's goalkeeper was furious and was about to speak when Reyes lowered his head and began to run up...

He ran up, one step, two steps, three steps, four steps!Step on the ball with your left foot hard, and then swing your right leg down!
coming!Pellizzoli was guessing which way Reyes would shoot as he approached the run, and eventually he chose to dive to his left and Reyes' right before Reyes shot.

The goalkeeper was stunned by Reyes' previous small action, and his reaction was a bit slow. In the end, he judged the wrong direction of the football.I can only watch the football hit the net.

The ball is in!
"GOOOOOAL!!" Reyes clenched his right fist and pounded hard, opening his mouth and roaring.

"1:1, Reyes scored his second goal in this World Cup, he is in great form!"

"Reyes equalized the score with this goal! He saved the entire Spanish team!"

"It is said that the statistics of assists in the World Cup also include penalty kicks. I wonder if this is considered an assist by Reyes?"

Torres rushed up first and hugged Reyes tightly, for fear that he would run away.Then a group of crazy teammates rushed up and threw the two of them down and pinned them down.

The captain Puyol also rushed forward. He didn't come to join in the fun, but to distract the crowd: "There is stoppage time, hurry up and score another goal!"

Although they conceded a goal, Portugal still had no intention of attacking, and the game was dragged into overtime by them.

When the overtime started, many Spanish players began to pant heavily, looking exhausted, while the Portuguese players were full of energy and started to fight back.

"This old boy, what a shame!" Aragones squinted at Scolari on the other side, and he understood Scolari's "good intentions"!
During this month, Spain played six games in 25 days, with a high density.In addition, some of their players participated in the UEFA Champions League and then participated in the World Cup non-stop. Physical strength is also a big problem.Among these people, Reyes, Harvey, and Puyol are the main force of the team. Even if they knew Scolari's strategy to drag them down, Aragones had no good solution.

So in extra time, the situation and the whole game were reversed, with Portugal attacking and Spain defending.Portugal came prepared. Although they took the lead for 89 minutes, they played the game at the beginning to drag the game into overtime, so there is no psychological gap; but Spain is suffering. Following the rhythm of Portugal, Aragones also fell into a disadvantage for the first time in the fight with Scolari.

Portugal has also fully studied the characteristics of Spain. After dragging Spain down in 90 minutes, they did create several threatening opportunities in overtime.But when Figo and Ronaldo were seen dead, the striker performed very poorly.Pauletta puts a close shot over the post, Simão's shot goes straight to Casillas...

Scolari correctly counted Spain's weaknesses, but he was helpless about his own weaknesses. In the end, the score of 1:1 between the two sides came to the end of overtime, and the game entered a brutal penalty shootout.

"There is nothing to say about Scolari's tactics. I don't know if he arranged for the team to conduct penalty kick training before the game. But I wish them good luck, because they really need good luck."

"Spain was able to go to overtime, and it can be regarded as a narrow escape. Can they stage a big reversal? Let's wait and see!"

While the commentator was expressing his feelings, the head coaches of the two sides were busy assigning the list of players for penalty kicks.

There is a lot of knowledge here. The first and last penalty kickers must be the players with the highest level of penalty kicks in the team. In addition, forwards may not be suitable for penalty shooters, because penalty kicks are not a test of shooting skills, but It is psychological quality, so in this regard, midfielders are often more suitable as penalty shooters, because they have an advantage in terms of psychological quality.

Aragones' penalty kick list is the first player to play Xavi, the team's number one penalty shooter, and the second player to play is Villa, who has experience in penalty kicks. Third, Reyes fourth, and the last one was Raul.

The goalkeepers of both sides go to the front of the goal to prepare first.In the previous coin selection, Spain won the right to choose the goal, so Portugal will shoot the penalty first.

Except for the goalkeeper, the other ten players from the two teams came to the center circle and stood on the center line.Side by side, waiting to go to the penalty kick.The teammates went up to kick, and I stood with other teammates, nervously looking forward to the final result.

"The penalty shootout is about to start, and the Portuguese striker Figo will play first!"

Figo picked up the football and kissed it, then carefully placed it on the penalty spot.He has a serious expression on his face. This is undoubtedly his last World Cup, so he cherishes every opportunity to touch the ball.

After putting the football away, Milito straightened up and pushed it away.

Opposite him, Casillas is already ready for battle. His advantage is his super fast reaction ability, but his disadvantage is that he is not tall enough and his protection area is too small.Cassie is famous for single-handed kicks, but his ability in penalty kicks is relatively unremarkable.

So he judged the wrong direction.

Figo took two steps to run up, and in one fell swoop, the football flew into the goal from the left, but Casillas judged the wrong direction, and he jumped to his left, which is the right side of the goal.

"Okay! Figo scored the first penalty!"

After the goal, Figo waved his fists and ran to his teammates. In front of him, the Portuguese players welcomed him with open arms.

The first person in Spain to take the penalty was Harvey.

Seeing Harvey walking out of the team, the Spanish fans cheered. Harvey is the brain of this team. Others will lose their cool, but will the brain?
No, so Xavi also scored a penalty, which was a very tricky kick, the football hit the inside of the post and bounced into the goal!
"Oh! It's dangerous!" The commentator was taken aback, almost thinking that the goal hadn't been scored... "Xavi also scored the football, and the score is now tied at 1:1 on penalties!"

After a round of penalty kicks, the first players from both sides were very competitive and kicked the football into the opponent's goal without making any mistakes.

Portugal's second appearance was Postiga, who also scored a penalty!
"2:1! Postiga, beautiful heavy bombardment goal!"

(End of this chapter)