"Kevin Phillips of the Birmingham team who took the penalty spot first!" The Sky Sports commentator introduced.

Yes, the first to come up was the experienced Kevin Phillips, and in extra-time, Birmingham head coach McLeish made a substitution, bringing on Kevin Phillips for David Murphy, who was a little weak.

The first person to take a penalty is very important, the pressure on him is actually very large, at this time he must have a strong psychological element, and an experienced player, so that he can be more calm, withstand the pressure, and send the penalty in.

In fact, McLeish was actually preparing for a penalty shoot-out when he replaced Kevin Phillips. Kevin Phillips was tasked with taking the penalty.

Kevin Phillips's expression was very calm, as if he didn't feel the pressure of shooting, and walked to the penalty spot naturally and casually, fiddling with the football, ignoring Friedel's provocation in front of the goal, very atmospheric and confident.

"Kevin! Kevin! Super Kevin! You're the best! The Birmingham fans at St Andrews Stadium were cheering on Kevin Phillips with excitement and wanted to give him strength.

The Aston Villa fans, on the other hand, were unlucky, booing Kevin Phillips frantically while shouting: "Phillips, are you still able to play football at your age?" Raise your hands and surrender! ”

Kevin Phillips, on the other hand, was expressionless, seemingly unaffected, and was seriously fiddling with football.

Yes, Kevin Phillips is very careful and serious when he plays football. Because the center of the penalty spot is actually a little different from the turf in other places, where there will be a little depression, therefore, the general penalty taker is reluctant to place the football in the middle position, where it is difficult to control.

Whoever takes a penalty will put the football slightly off the penalty spot, so that the football is more controllable. Therefore, we often see the goalkeeper stepping forward to complain to the referee that the opponent's penalty kick is in the wrong position and is biased.

This not only puts pressure on the opponent, but also disrupts the opponent's arrangement, making the opponent panic first.

Friedel is still quite experienced, he immediately stepped forward and said to referee Howard: "Mr. referee, his ball is not right, it is too off, and it is a penalty spot." ”

Kevin Phillips didn't bother with Friedel at all, and left the football on his own. He didn't bother to pay attention to this guy Friedel, how could he not know what Friedel was thinking about? After all these years, what tricks hasn't he seen with Kevin Phillips? As far as you Friedel is concerned, it's so pediatric that Kevin Phillips doesn't bother at all.

However, referee Howard still stood up and said: "Kevin, you are not in the right position, go inside." ”

Kevin Phillips didn't go to the referee, he immediately put the football in a little bit, then looked up at Howard as if to say, "Is this okay?" ”

Howard immediately nodded, signaling that it was okay. At the same time, Howard also stretched out his hand and motioned for Friedel to hurry back and not get in the way here.

"Shhh Birmingham fans immediately booed Friedel, who, in their opinion, was simply too inferior.

"Super Kevin! Come on! Dongfang Chen and the players of the Birmingham team immediately shouted loudly to cheer Kevin Phillips on.

Kevin Phillips heard his Birmingham team-mates cheering him on, and he turned around and gave a thumbs up to the Birmingham players.

Suddenly, the scene fell silent, and they all stared at the stadium.

The first round of penalty shootouts is about to begin, Kevin Phillips vs Friedel, ready to start!

Honk! Referee Howard blew the whistle.

Before Kevin Phillips could move, Friedel in front of goal began to shake like an octopus, and he wanted to use his movements to interfere with Kevin Phillips on the serve.

Kevin Phillips himself ignored the demon Friedel in front of the goal, he kept following his inner thoughts, and inhaled a cool breath suddenly, and instantly a cold breath penetrated his throat and entered his lungs, and a cold sense instantly swept through his body, calming Kevin Phillips.

Kevin Phillips slammed into the run, then slammed the ball into the ball with a swift kick.

"Kevin Phillips volleys straight away." Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray growled.

Friedel pounced on Yoneda's hounds as quickly as he smelled Yoneda's hound, his hands stretched out.

Right in the right direction!

All the Aston Villa fans in the stadium were excited, while the Birmingham goal was worried.

"Friedel pounced in the right direction! Ah! It's a pity! Almost, Birmingham's Kevin Phillips was too angled, and the ball slid past Friedel's fingertips and into the back of the net. Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray said.

"This angle is very tricky, if it is a little more off, the football will smash firmly on the post of the goal, Kevin Phillips is really a master of the arts, he wants such a big angle, and the psychology is really good." Sky Sports commentator Martin Taylor was also immediately impressed.

The Birmingham fans erupted in passionate cheers and applause, they were so excited that Kevin Phillips lived up to expectations and scored the penalty to take the lead.

The Aston Villa fans sighed, and then gave a scorching round of applause to Friedel, who was already doing well this time, but unfortunately it was a little less luck for Kevin Phillips to get his way.

The players of the Birmingham team were also very excited, and Dongfang Chen was the first to jump up, waving his fist, excited.

The Aston Villa players sighed in collective regret, but they gave a round of applause to Friedel, who did a great job.

On the sidelines, Birmingham's head coach McLeish was very excited, very excited, and he shouted: "Yay! Then he shook his fists excitedly, as if he had won the penalty shoot-out, and it seemed that he was under a lot of pressure.

Martin O'Neill, on the other hand, closed his eyes tightly and felt sorry for himself. He was still squatting like that, no one's posture changed, it really looked like pooping.

"Wow! 1-0, Birmingham City temporarily led 1-0, and then all the pressure is on the side of the Aston Villa team, who will be the first person to be discharged by the Aston Villa team this time? Will he be able to withstand the pressure? Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray said.

The scene immediately fell silent, and the fans on both sides began to worry again, both worried about their teams.

Joe Hart immediately switched places with Friedel, who was young and certainly not as experienced as Friedel, and Birmingham fans were worried about Joe Hart.

In fact, how much Birmingham fans hope that McLeish can replace Joe Hart with Mike Taylor in overtime, and let Mike Taylor go to the penalty shootout, Mike Taylor's experience and psychological quality should be much stronger than Joe Hart, and Mike Taylor's penalty win rate should be greater.

McLeish actually thought about that, but in the end he didn't do it, he chose to believe in Joe Hart, Joe Hart is a very potential and quality goalkeeper, and McLeish believes in him.

Joe Hart was a little nervous at this point, but he felt he could adjust his mentality, and he took a deep breath and stood in front of the goal to cheer himself up.

"Come on! Joe! Believe in yourself, you can do it! Birmingham captain Dongfang Chen shouted loudly, cheering for Joe Hart, and the Birmingham fans in the stadium also began to cheer for Joe Hart.

Joe Hart heard Dongfang Chen and the players of the Birmingham team cheering for him, his heart warmed, he felt that his body was full of energy, and he immediately raised his right hand and gave a thumbs up to his teammates in the Birmingham team, indicating that he was good.

'Joe Hart is very young and playing in a penalty shoot-out like this is a huge test for him, so hopefully Joe Hart can withstand the test.' Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray said immediately.

"So let's see who Joe Hart's opponent is. At this time, Aston Villa will definitely have an experienced and mentally strong player, which will put a lot of pressure on Joe Hart. Sky Sports commentator Martin Taylor said.

"Even! It's Petrov! Being the captain of Aston Villa is not good news for Joe Hart, who is in danger with Birmingham. Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray said immediately.

"Come on! Joe Hart! Come on! You're the best! Kill Podrov! The Birmingham fans were frantically cheering on Joe Hart.

The Aston Villa fans began to cheer for Petrov loudly, and at the same time, they did not forget to hit the goalkeeper Joe Hart of the Birmingham team, and they put pressure on Joe Hart, hoping that Joe Hart would not stand it and collapse himself.

Joe Hart really didn't have as much experience as Friedel, and Joe Hart just stood in front of the goal without any interference, staring at the football in front of the penalty spot, looking a little dull.

Petrov didn't pay attention to Joe Hart, he quietly laid out the football, then stood up casually and stepped back, his preparations were done.

The fans at the scene exclaimed, Petrov is too relaxed, right? Or did he not take Joe Hart seriously at all?

Referee Howard didn't care about this, he was ready to speak, and directly blew the whistle in his mouth: Tut!

As soon as the whistle blew, Petrov ran at a rapid pace, then slammed his leg into the ball.

In front of goal, Joe Hart had the same eyes and a happy heart, right. Joe Hart's body catapulted and swooped into the bottom right corner of the goal.

But when he pounced, he realized that he was wrong, that he had been deceived.

Petrov's leg was very complete, swift and fierce, but his leg fell very lightly, and instead of hitting the football hard, he gently pinched the football, and the football flew out not very quickly, drew a small arc, and flew into the middle of the goal.

Spoon!

Petrov tackled the youthful Joe Hart with a light-hearted spoon penalty.