Chapter 20: The First Penalty
"With the Gas' stoppage time and Chinese newcomer Ringer scoring an equaliser, it looks like fans will be able to see a brutal penalty shootout again." Toshi said.
"Yes, it's more unpredictable who wins or loses in penalty shootouts, and there is more luck involved." Hiroichi Yamamoto agreed.
The format of the Japanese Super Cup is a draw in 90 minutes, there will be no extra time, and there will be a penalty shootout, which is one of the reasons why Kashiwa Suns used up three substitutions early, and there is no extra time, and it is useless to keep the places.
After a few minutes of rest, the two teams confirmed the penalty personnel and Ringer added a late winner to his impression, and he was named the fifth penalty taker for FC Tokyo.
The two teams guessed the coin, Tokyo won, Yuhei Tokunaga chose to take a penalty kick, and the opponent chose the direction of the goal.
Standing in the middle circle of the court, Ringer was a little nervous again, he didn't expect to face a penalty shootout in the first game of his career, and he was one of the penalty takers.
"The brutal penalty shootout is about to begin, this is the ninth penalty shootout in the history of the Super Cup, and it is also the third consecutive Super Cup penalty shootout, the previous two Super Cups, the year before last Kashima Antlers defeated Gamba Osaka on penalties to win the championship, and last year Nagoya Whales defeated Kashima Antlers on penalties to win the championship, these two penalty shootouts are league champions beating cup champions to win the championship, I don't know if this year is still the same result."
Kashiwa Suns were the first to play was the team's core Leandro Dominguez, his penalty hit the left side of the goal, Shiota Hitoshi made a mistake in the direction, Kashiwa Suns temporarily led 1-0.
Tokyo FC was also the first to make the game by the Brazilian, with Lucas taking the first penalty. Although Lucas's performance in this game was very average, he had a lot of credit for Ringer's final goal, he caused chaos in the box to give Ringer a chance, and so far Bobovic still trusts him and lets him play first. Lucas's penalty kick angle was very awkward, flying straight to the bottom right corner of the goal, Kashiwa Sun God goalkeeper Takashi Kanno bet on the right direction or could not do anything, Tokyo equalized, 1:1.
Kashiwa Suns' second appearance was midfielder Yoo Ibarada, who was clearly too nervous and his football went wide of the right post.
"Ibarata was so nervous, he was the same age as the Gas's Lin and he started the game well, but he had a mental problem in the penalty shoot-out."
Kashiwa Suns missed a penalty, and the Tokyo National Stadium cheered loudly, and it was mainly the Tokyo locals who watched the game today, and they naturally wanted the Tokyo team to win.
Tokyo's second appearance was Hasegawa, his penalty was solid, in the bottom left corner, not fast, but the opposite goalkeeper saved in the wrong direction, and Tokyo led 2:1.
Kashiwa Suns' third appearance was Brazilian foreign player Lobo, perhaps influenced by Ibarda, his penalty kick was very positive, and Shiota Hitoshi didn't make a save, and the football hit his chest and bounced.
Kashiwa Suns missed another penalty, and the cheers in the stadium were louder.
Tokyo's third appearance was Yohei Oyama, who was also solid from the spot-kick, this time the opposite goalkeeper saved in the right direction, but the ball hit his arm and went into the net.
"At the end of the three penalty rounds, the Gases led 3-1, which was a big lead, and the first Super Bowl title in the Gas's history was not far away."
The fourth appearance of Kashiwa Suns was North Korean veteran Ahn Young-hak, who finally pulled a goal back for Kashiwa Suns.
Tokyo's fourth appearance was Chima Watanabe, whose penalty was powerful and flew straight into the top corner of the goal, but soon there was a sigh in the stadium.
"Oh ~ Watanabe, his penalty hit the crossbar and popped up, the gas team could have won the championship by scoring this one, but he lost the penalty, and the suspense of the championship is back, and now the gas team is leading 3:2, and if the Kashiwa Sun God penalty and then the gas team loses it again in the last round, it will tie the score, and only a more cruel penalty can be added."
The atmosphere of football in Japan is very hot, and the women's football games are almost always full, but unlike the European fans, they are more cheering and rarely booing opponents in the stadium, but when Kashiwa Suns' fifth penalty taker came out, there was a lot of boos in the stadium.
"I think the fans are just too nervous, the penalty shoot-out itself is the most brutal way to win in football, and the fans who support the Gas team are too nervous to boo." Koichi Yamamoto explained. The Japanese thought it was rude to boo their opponents, but now that the boos had been relayed, he had to explain.
The fifth penalty taker was Brazilian Jorge Wagner, who scored the first goal of the game. Wagner did not disappoint the fans of the Kashiwa Suns, the football was safely kicked into the bottom right corner, and the Kashiwa Suns temporarily tied the score, 3:3.
"Now the pressure is on the side of the gas team, and it comes to the hero of this game, the Chinese newcomer Ringer, who saved the team ten minutes ago, but if he can't score this goal, the gas team is likely to lose the game~~~" Toshishi and Toshishi commented.
"I don't think we should be too him, he's just a 21-year-old kid and without his equaliser, the Gases would have lost the game a long time ago, and if he kicks off now, we should give him more encouragement, he has a big future." Koichi Yamamoto said.
Ringer walked out of the Tokyo FC players in a row, Hasegawa next to him grabbed him, held Ringer's head with both hands, and put his forehead against Ringer's forehead and said, "Take it easy, kick like you did in training, the guy opposite can't stop you at all." ”
Walking into the box and setting up the ball at the penalty spot, Ringer took a deep breath. The goalkeeper on the opposite side deliberately approached him, swinging his hands up and down with his teeth and claws like a spider. With the referee's reminder, the opposite goalkeeper retreated to the front of goal, and Ringer also took two steps back.
"Lin Jun, you must be punished!" This is Noriko's soft prayer.
"Xiao Linzi, don't embarrass Lao Tzu." The fat man whispered silently.
Bobovic, the passionate coach on the sidelines, also sat in the coach's seat, holding his forehead and lowering his head and not daring to look into the stadium.
Beep!
The referee blows the whistle.
Ringer took two steps and slammed the outside of his right foot into the bottom right of the ball as the ball flew towards the top left corner of the goal.
"Guan Ye~~ bet on the right direction!"
"Goal~~~ Goal in! Guan Ye failed to touch the ball, the ball flew into the top left corner of the goal, Gas Team ~ Tokyo FC! They won, and they beat Kashiwa Suns on penalties to win the first Super Cup in the team's history! Koichi Yamamoto couldn't help but shout Goal like a European commentator, and he always couldn't help but do it when he was excited, which is one of the reasons why he became a famous commentator in Japan.
The whole team of Tokyo FC rushed to the penalty area, hugged Ringer to celebrate, and Bobovic, who had been keeping his head down on the sidelines, jumped up the moment he heard the cheers of the whole stadium, and once again returned to his true colors as a passionate coach, rushing into the field to celebrate with the players.