Chapter 307 11 rounds of penalty shootouts

After the referee's whistle, Kuyt, who was too heavy-minded, took a deep breath before slowly running and giving out a penalty.

But as soon as the ball was off his feet, Kuyt screamed in his heart, and even if he didn't need to judge, he knew that his penalty had improved.

For a moment, it felt like the whole world was bad.

Sure enough, Howard pounced in one direction at random, only to watch the ball fly high over the crossbar.

The penalty score was still 1:1.

Kuyt returned to his teammates with a sad face, he didn't dare to look up at his teammates, what a good chance to lead, but he was wasted so easily, he himself would not forgive himself.

However, he was touched by the fact that his teammates did not complain about him for missing the penalty, and extended a hand of encouragement to him, and captain Alonso put his arm around his shoulders and whispered comfort in his ear.

Fortunately, although the penalty was missed, the two sides only returned to the same running line, who called Xiao Xiaoluo's penalty also missed!

Every player who came on was under a lot of psychological pressure, and it was even more volatile when two players missed penalties in a row.

However, the next players withstood the pressure and scored consecutive penalties.

Gary Neville, in.

Ram, in.

The penalty score was 2:2.

Ferdinand, in.

Carvalho, in.

The penalty score was 3:3.

The last of the five regular penalty rounds, if the winner is decided in this round, then the penalty shoot-out will also end.

Manchester United came on with veteran Ryan Giggs, who withstood the pressure and deceived Diego Lopes to score a penalty, and the pressure was suddenly transferred to Alonso, who was the last player in Notts County.

David's heartbeat is abnormally fast, Lahm has already scored, and the two are not playing in a row, and there is Carvalho in between, Alonso can't kick it, right?

In David's impression, Alonso had several penalty slip experiences in his previous life, and I don't know whether to say that the quality of those turf is not good, or Alonso's habit of not getting along with penalty kicks.

Alonso came out of the crowd, and his opponents cheered him on, his heart was unusually calm, this is a penalty related to the end, he can only take the penalty to go, otherwise, Notts County will miss out on the championship trophy today.

Run-ups, pauses, clever shots, Alonso deceived Howard to score the penalty and successfully drag the penalty into an unconventional period.

David really breathed a sigh of relief, it would be better to have less experience in penalty shootouts in the future, and he was about to commit a heart attack.

The next penalty shoot-out is decided every round, and the pressure on the players is even greater.

Sylvester, in.

Lescott, in.

The penalty score was 5:5.

O'Shea, in.

Leiden Baines, in.

The penalty score was 6:6.

The two sides seemed to be in the fast lane all of a sudden, with the players rushing to score penalties neatly and then shifting the pressure to each other, all holding on to their last breath, waiting for the other to make the first mistake.

Phil Neville, in.

Ribery, in.

The penalty score was 7:7.

This is already the eighth round of penalties, and the two sides still haven't been able to tell the winner, is this another rhythm to set history and break records?

In fact, the two sides have already broken the all-time record for penalty shoot-outs in the history of the Community Shield, as no two teams have yet to decide the winner in the regular five rounds of penalty shoot-outs and need to continue to take penalties.

In the domestic arena of England, although most people can't remember how many rounds of penalty kicks are recorded, they definitely never exceed 13 rounds, thinking that in the World Football Federation record, this data does not belong to England teams.

And Mascherano and Paul Scholes, who came out next, also scored the ball one after another, and the exciting penalty shootout was still being staged.

Fans are no longer able to vent their excitement by shouting loudly, they want to know who will miss the penalty first, who will win this heart-wrenching penalty shoot-out.

In the 10th round, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Klose were present, but both players still scored penalties as if they were competing with each other.

This is interesting, after 10 rounds of penalties, the two sides are still dead, and the next two teams who did not play are the starting goalkeepers of both sides, Howard and Diego Lopez.

Who would have thought that there would be such a situation in the penalty shootout, perhaps in the regular five rounds, there are examples of goalkeepers taking penalties, but in the end 11 rounds, the goalkeepers of the two teams directly confronted, it is unheard of.

There is no doubt that at this time, everyone is already one-sided optimistic about Manchester United, because although Howard is in an unstable state, after all, he is old and experienced, especially at this critical moment, it is still a direct confrontation with the goalkeeper, and his experience will undoubtedly give him an absolute advantage.

At the age of Diego López, goalkeepers who can play the main team are already rare, let alone any rich experience, haven't you heard that Notts County has only played one penalty in the past two years!

Howard calmly placed the ball on the penalty spot and slowly stepped back, keeping his eyes on Diego Lopez, as if he was putting pressure on the Notts County goalkeeper by such means.

In terms of saving penalties, Diego Lopes is indeed not as good as Ben Foster, who has already been loaned, but at least he is stable, so no matter what Howard on the opposite side makes, he is still as steady as a mountain.

In fact, a penalty kick is the most difficult to save for a goalkeeper, no way, the goal is so big, the distance is so close, as long as the quality of the opponent's penalty is not high, the goalkeeper is usually difficult to save.

Howard, the American goalkeeper, took a tricky penalty, and Diego Lopez didn't touch the ball even though he was right.

After the two exchanged places, it was López's turn to take the penalty, which the Spanish goalkeeper didn't feel nervous about in his career, although he hadn't experienced it in his career.

Yes, I have stood on the opposite side ten times, and even if I am nervous, I have already digested it.

Let's go inside!

Diego López shouted in his heart, start, run, kick

Then, the Notts County goalkeeper slid in

The ball flew high and flew gently into Howard's arms.

The penalty shootout is over!

Diego López's mind went blank as he thought about countless outcomes, maybe a penalty for his team, maybe Howard saved, and the team lost the game, but he never imagined that he would miss a penalty in this way.

Before he knew it, Diego López's eyes were moist, and tears welled up uncontrollably. (To be continued.) )