Chapter 385: The Dust Has Settled

"It's not surprising that the two sides are going to have a penalty shootout," said the commentator, "and many experts analyzed before the game that the two teams were likely to draw. What was surprising was the course of the game, with Brazil leading twice and Italy stubbornly equalising twice. With a score of 2:2, the two sides scored a total of 4 goals, which is a big score in the history of the World Cup final. ”

'There was a short break, the manager was in person, and the penalty shoot-out started very quickly. However, at this time, the head coach has no role to play, and the competition is the psychological quality of the players on both sides, as well as luck. ”

The penalty sequence for Brazil's side was set, with Ronaldinho taking the first penalty and he is currently the best penalty taker in the team. Next came Lucio, then Adriano, Ze. Roberto, and the last one is Robert. Carlos.

Unfortunately, Ricardo, Kaka and Emerson were not on the spot, and all three of them were good penalty takers.

All the players of the Brazilian team came to the midfield and put their arms on each other's shoulders, showing the image of unity and unity.

The captains of both sides guessed the coins and finally decided that Italy would take the penalty first.

Andrea Pirlo walked to the penalty spot first, with Dida standing in front of goal.

The two of them are also old teammates and know each other very well. But meeting on penalties was a fresh experience for both of them.

Pirlo took a deep breath and run, kicking his foot out quickly. Dida swooped sideways to his right. The soccer ball flew to the middle! The ball went in. 1:0。

Ronaldinho walked to the penalty spot and Buffon came to goal. The two had never met before in club competitions and were relatively strangers to each other.

Ronaldinho didn't play tricks and honestly kicked the ball into the bottom right corner, Buffon made a mistake and the ball went in. 1:1。

Italy will be next up for Materazzi, who is also familiar with Dida, and Inter Milan play AC Milan every season.

He took a deep breath and began to run with a blank face, and fired a left-footed shot into the bottom right corner. Dida pounced in the right direction, but couldn't touch the ball. 2:1。

Lucio stepped up to the penalty spot and he took a powerful shot that flew down the middle and Buffon pounced to the left and the ball went in. 2:2。

On the Italian side, De Rossi was the third to play. Dida was also familiar with him, and he had to change his previous free-throw strategy. He stood in front of the ball for a long time, looking hesitant. It was a few more moments after the referee blew the whistle before he started to run, firing a powerful shot into the top left corner. Dida pounced in the wrong direction.

Adriano was Brazil's third appearance, and he usually looked confident, but his expression was a little gloomy at this time, and after the referee's whistle, he slowly started, accelerated to the ball, and fired a powerful left-footed shot...... Hit on the beam and pop up.

3:2!

After finishing the shot, he knelt down with his head in disbelief. But when he returned to midfield, no one in the Brazilian team blamed him, and Ricardo managed to control his emotions, patting him and comforting: "No one dares to say that they can score 100 per cent, don't blame yourself." Let's wait, the Italians will make mistakes too. ”

Do Italians make mistakes? Let's hope so. Think of Baggio...... It seems that the possibility of the Italians making mistakes is not small.

In the 4th round, Piero played for Italy. Of course, he and Dida could not be more familiar with each other. He opted for an unexpected free throw, and he kicked a spoon! Pirlo had already sent the ball to the middle once, and no one expected him to dare to kick the ball to the middle, still a slow spoon.

Based on Piero's past free throw history, Dida pounced into the bottom right corner, and his body had already flown out to realize that something was wrong, but he didn't have a rocket booster to help him adjust his direction, so he could only watch the football fly slowly into the net. 4:2。

Marsh. Roberto came on and he opted for a powerful volley that slotted the ball into the top right corner. 4:3!

The goal that would decide the fate of the Brazilian came.

Grosso held the football and carefully walked to the penalty spot.

Countless eyes fell on him.

Grosso can be said to be Italy's biggest discovery in this Cup, he was unknown before, against Australia, he created a penalty in the last minute of the game, and was praised by Lao Huang as "the great Italian left-back!" He inherited the glorious traditions of Italy. Facchetti, Cabrini, Maldini are possessed by their souls at this moment! Grosso alone, he represents the long history and tradition of Italian football, in this moment he is not fighting alone, he is not alone! ”

He then went from strength to strength, scoring a crucial goal against Germany to equalise for Italy for the second time in today's game.

And now he will take that crucial penalty.

If he scores, the Italians will lift the World Cup and the Brazilian will go home.

If he doesn't score, there will still be suspense and the penalty shoot-out will continue.

Can he score the ball?

"Italy's player is Grosso, and if he scores this goal, Italy will win this World Cup," the commentator tightened his throat, "this player is not well-known, and it is his first time participating in a major tournament, will he be so nervous that he will make mistakes?" Will he be able to withstand the pressure? ”

The 29-year-old Grosso, who had been playing for lower divisions until he was 24, moved to Serie A to Perugia at the age of 24, but at the age of 27, he joined Serie B side Palermo and was promoted with the team.

The player is a late bloomer, having never played for a big club before, making his international debut at the age of 26 and only marginalizing himself in the national team.

But in this World Cup, he became famous! In another time, he joined Inter Milan after the World Cup.

If this trend is followed, he will soon become a teammate of Ricardo.

But Ricardo gritted his teeth with hatred for his future teammate.

Kick fly! Kick fly! Kick it off! Let the soccer ball fly for a while!

The referee blew the whistle and Grosso started running.

The 29-year-old, who has been playing for lower teams and Serie A relegation teams, has not had many ups and downs in his career, and has not seen any big winds and waves, this is his first time participating in a major tournament, but his psychology is as stable as a rock. This is the result of years of experience.

How is he feeling at the moment? What kind of thoughts crossed his mind?

Nobody knows.

But he ran calmly.

I'm just a little person, and I'm unknown.

This is my first World Cup and certainly my last.

So I have no regrets.

I will bring all my light and heat to bloom in this moment.

The whole career is condensed in this moment.

I'm not like you big stars, who have all kinds of highlights, career highlights that can be cut out for hours, memorable goals in derby, Champions League, big tournaments.

The highlight of my career is now.

Grosso ran to the ball and fired a powerful left-footed shot. Dida pounces to the left and the ball flies to the right.

In the midst of all the attention, the football crashed headlong into the net, setting off white waves.

The audience boiled.

The dust settled.