Jagged Wings

Chapter 138 Summer in Germany! (end)
"Stand up!" Never give up Raul stood on the court and yelled at his teammates who were sitting slumped: "The game is not over yet! We still have time! Don't sit here and waste time!"

Reyes gritted his teeth and stood up from the ground: "Yes! Isn't it just a fucking ball lost? Let's go get it back!"

The confusion on the Spanish players' faces disappeared, replaced by firm eyes!

With no way out, the Spanish team tensed every muscle, squeezed the last bit of strength from their bodies, and started the Jedi counterattack!
Harvey shifted the ball from the left big foot to the right. Ramos stretched out his foot to stop the ball, but his support foot weakened due to severe physical weakness. Only the toe of the stretched left foot touched the ball. The football changed slightly and slowly Bounced towards the sideline.

"Do it! Fight it!"

Ramos gritted his teeth, got up from the ground with hands and feet, caught up with the ball just before the ball was about to go out of the baseline, and then made a low pass!

Cannavaro was the first to tackle the ball, but he was one step too late and only caught a cloud of air!
The football continues to fly to the goal!

Raul's waist and abdomen were strong, he jumped forward suddenly, and then kicked his feet towards the football!But he collided with junior goalkeeper Buffon!Neither side has touched football!

The ball flew to the back point!

"Reyes showed up there!"

"He was late and unmarked! Great chance! Great chance for Spain to equalize!"

The ball has arrived!Reyes hits the ball with his best left foot...

Time seemed to freeze at this moment. The faces of the Spanish players were radiant with hope, while the faces of the Italian players were full of despair...

Buffon wanted to pounce back, but he couldn't get up, squat, jump, reach out, and so on in just one second.This little time was just enough for him to tilt his head slightly and look at the ball from the corner of his eye.

Did the ball go in?

Aragones stood on the sidelines, staring at the football in the air.But he saw the football barely fly over the crossbar, jumped on the crossbar, then flew behind the goal, fell down and hit the billboard and rolled back.

The ball missed! !

Sighs and cheers were mixed together, filling the entire Berlin Olympic Stadium.

"The ball didn't go in! Reyes hit this kick... a little higher than the crossbar!" Maria said in disbelief.

After hitting the door, Reyes' knees softened, and he knelt down in front of the door.He raised his head and stared blankly at the crossbar, he couldn't believe that the ball just let him hit...it flew away!

Just when the football flew high over the crossbar, the referee blew the whistle mercilessly for the end of the game. He didn't give Spain a second, exactly 120 minutes.

"The game is over... Spain lost 1-2 to Italy and finished runners-up. It's a result that no one wants to accept, especially when they reached the final. But we still have to say to the boys in Spain Thumbs up, thank them for bringing us a month of good memories. Their performance deserves our applause with their heads held high, and they should leave with their heads held high..."

"Spain is not reconciled, but they still created Spain's best result in the World Cup, they won the runner-up! The boys are still very young, they let us see the future of Spanish football, they are the most beautiful in this German summer The scenery! The next World Cup will definitely be a stage for them to shine!"

After the whistle sounded, Reyes still knelt on the ground, lowered his head and covered his face with his hands.

He cried!
If the ball was scored just now, the result would definitely be different, right?

The World Cup...is that over?it's over?Champion... gone?

Feeling someone pulling him, he turned around and found that it was Raul: "Captain..."

Reyes grinned, trying to pretend to be a strong smile, but only felt his nose sore.

"Get up, you've tried your best!" Raul came on stage in the second half, and his physical exertion was less than that of Reyes. He pulled Reyes up with all his might, but just as soon as he raised his hand, Reyes fell down, and he frowned. Frowning, looking very painful.

"Have you cramped?"

"Um……"

"When?" Raul asked Reyes to lie down on the ground, stretched out his cramped leg, and pressed it against his chest, then pinched Reyes' forefoot with both hands, and pulled it down desperately.

"When I just shot..."

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The young Xiaofa sat in front of the penalty area, wiping tears alone there.Casillas walked up and hugged him from behind: "Be strong!"

But Xiaofa cried even harder. Apart from crying, he couldn't think of any other way to express his true inner feelings.

Everyone else on the field sat on the ground like the same, but they didn't cry.But judging from their red eye circles, they endured very hard...

There are only a handful of Spanish players who can still stand at this time.Puyol was one of them, with his hands on his hips, his eyes staring blankly at the celebrating Italian players, and he hadn't changed his position for a long time.

Aragones walked up and patted him on the shoulder: "Come on, come with me to pull them up! We want to thank our fans!"

The Italian fans sang and danced in the stands, while other fans still applauded in unison. This applause was not dedicated to the winner Italy, but to the "loser" Spain!
The Spanish players who were pulled up one by one stood on the sidelines and applauded the supporters in the stands to thank them!

Although the World Cup runner-up has already made history and is the best result in the history of the team, the players did not feel the excitement and joy of making history, but only the bitterness and pain after losing.They don't want to make history, they just want to win!

A reporter chased after Aragones for an interview, but Aragones left after only saying a few words.

"Thank you very much everyone! We lost despite our best efforts! I am very grateful to the players who have worked hard this month! Congratulations to Italy, their victory is well deserved!"

When receiving the award after the game, everyone was in a better mood.Reyes looked at the runner-up silver medal on his chest, tore it off, and threw it to a small caddy beside him.

"I just want to be the champion!"

With the background music of "We Are the Champions" and the Italians cheering and celebrating all night, the 2006 World Cup in Germany came to a close.

There are winners for every award.

Not only did Italy win the World Cup, but the defensive core Cannavaro also won the World Cup Golden Ball.This Ballon d'Or is not so much for him, but rather for the Italian defensive system.The Spanish team won the runner-up. The team's top scorer Torres and Villa tied for the top scorer list, but because Torres scored two assists, he won the Golden Boot.Villa came in behind Klose, who also scored five goals, and won the bronze boot award.Reyes received his first individual honor in the World Series - the World Cup Silver Ball Award.

These awards will be awarded at the end of the year when FIFA selects the World Player of the Year.

(End of this chapter)