Chapter 155 Penalty Shootout
"The game is over!! The game is over!!!"
"One to one!!! The next two teams will enter a penalty shootout!!!"
Ferguson still had anger on his face, but by this time, he didn't care about anything. He immediately called up the players with his assistants and members of the coaching staff to prepare for a penalty kick.
Compared with Manchester United, Luton's preparations for penalty kicks are much solid.
Goalkeeper coach Danny King is holding a piece of information and communicating with Schmeichel. Every player in Manchester United's penalty habit is on it.
Compared to Luton, it is difficult for Manchester United to collect such information-because Luton's players were not well-known before. Where can Manchester United find such information.
Gao Bo is determining the order of the penalty kick.
"Jamie!!!"
Gao Bo patted Vardy on the shoulder!
"You are the first to punish!! It's okay!!"
"No problem!!! Boss!!!"
"Danny!!"
Dlinkwater raises his hand.
"You are the second!!!"
"Anthony!!!"
Griezmann raised his head!
"You are the third one!!"
"Sol!!"
This is veteran Campbell. Although he is a central defender, a veteran is much more stable when he needs to test his big heart. Moreover, penalty kicks do not test skill, but psychological state.
"You are fourth!!"
Campbell nodded. For the first game of the new season, Campbell felt very good. The team's defense did a good job. It was able to drag the game to a penalty shootout in the game against Manchester United. strength.
"Kevin!!!"
Gao Bo left Kevin Keane in the fifth to take the penalty. For Kevin Keane, Gao Bo still trusts him very much, although from a technical level, it may be difficult for Kevin to reach Kanter, Vardy, and Gree in the future. The height of Ziman and others, but he is now the captain of the team, on the most important penalty point, Gao Bo chose to trust him.
Generally speaking, the candidates for the first, third, and fifth penalties are very important, and Gao Bo has put his most trusted penalties on these points, which can be said to be very safe. arranged.
Manchester United also quickly got ready.
With the goalkeepers of both sides coming to the front, the penalty kick is about to begin.
"The penalty kick is about to begin! The first player to play is the Manchester United player! Michael Owen stood at the penalty spot holding the ball, it seems that he is going to be the first to take the penalty!"
Schmeichel walked towards the goal. He was actually a little nervous, but before he took the free throw, Gao Bo patted him and encouraged: "Casper! Believe in yourself!!!"
As he walked towards the goal, Schmeichel felt his mind calm down for no reason.
This is probably because Gao Bo just finished the card switch.
[Game Card (green): The goalkeeper's save success rate is increased by 15%, and the designated player "Kasper Schmeichel" uses it! ]
In the penalty shootout, the element of luck has a very important impact on the outcome. If luck is better, even if the amateur team plays a penalty shootout with Manchester United, Manchester United dare not say that it wins. The penalty shootout can be said to have brought the strength of both sides to an almost equal position.
The goalkeeper is undoubtedly the key.
Schmeichel stood on the sidelines, facing Michael Owen!
Owen put the ball in place, then hind legs.
Schmeichel lowered his weight and fixed his eyes on Irving.
Owen started to run!
Schmeichel had made a judgment before Irving sent the ball!
Right! ! !
Owen really sent it to the right!
Luton fans cheered, but even though Schmeichel pounced in the right direction, Irving's free throw angle was very tricky, so the football flew into the goal from Schmeichel's fingertips.
Manchester United made the first free throw, and Schmeichel regretfully patted the turf. If he was more determined just now, the ball would almost always be thrown out because he almost touched the ball with the tip of his finger.
"One to zero! Manchester United scored a free goal first!" Letkinson said, "but the next player to play is Ben Foster. He was equalized because of a butterhand accident in the game. How will the goalkeeper who made a mistake perform in the game?"
In fact, it also proved that Ben Foster's current mentality is not very stable.
After Vardy set the ball, he took a few steps and pushed the shot with his right foot. Ben Foster simply guessed the wrong direction!
Luton also made his first free throw!
Manchester United's second penalty shooter is Nani.
The Portuguese made a direct penalty to the center. This was a strong bang, which caught Schmeichel, who had already made a save, by surprise.
Dlinkwater is also standing on the penalty spot. This game is still very special for him. After all, he is on loan from Manchester United.
Ferguson is still very concerned about Drinkwater's performance in this game. If he said that he wanted to take back Drinkwater just by the way to create some pressure on Luton, then after this game, he really started. The idea of getting Drinkwater to the first team.
Dlinkwater adjusts his breathing and then runs!
Ben Foster again guessed the wrong direction, which made Manchester United fans a little nervous. It seems that Ben Foster is in a really bad state today.
Luton's second penalty also scored!
And the next player was Carrick. Carrick took a penalty to the right. Schmeichel also judged the right direction again, but unfortunately he still failed to stop the ball from entering the net.
Carrick made a fist slightly, then turned and left.
Griezmann stepped up firmly.
He had already figured out how to free throws.
Ben Foster looked at Griezmann's delicate face, he was guessing Griezmann's free throw style.
may be a light push to a dead corner.
Ben Foster calmed down, he was about to jump to the right.
This time Ben Foster judged the right direction, but didn't have the right way to guess the free throw.
The handsome Griezmann's free throw method is not very neat, but rather rough.
volleys the upper right corner vigorously!
Ben Foster can only watch football hit the net!
Three to three! !
After three rounds, both sides made a penalty!
Manchester United's fourth appearance is Valencia.
The expression on Valencia's face couldn't see his anger, and Schmeichel could only rely on intuition.
Valencia run-up, Schmeichel flies up! !
"Oh...post!!! Unfortunately, I still bounced into the goal!!"
Schmeichel once again judged the right direction, but Valencia had good luck. His shot hit the inner edge of the goal post and bounced into the goal. This kind of goalkeeper has no way.
And the next player to play is veteran Sol Campbell.
Campbell wasn't too verbose, he took the penalty quickly, and when the whistle sounded, he volleyed directly.
The football flew to the goal from the left, Ben Foster again judged the wrong direction.
Fifth penalty! !
Rooney stood at the penalty spot! !
Schmeichel jumped on the goal line, then ran to the left and knocked the goalpost with shoe spikes, making a clapper sound.
He took advantage of the referee's failure to blow his whistle, and tried his best to interfere with Rooney with some actions.
Rooney took a deep breath, and when the referee blew his whistle, Rooney began to run.
He pushed to the left! ! !
Schmeichel pounced on the side the moment Rooney touched the ball!
The direction is right! ! !
Then Schmeichel tried hard to stretch his arm His fingertips can rub the ball!
The football hit the post! !
did not enter! ! !
"Pretty!!! Schmeichel saved Rooney's penalty!!!"
Little Schmeichel stood up from a carp on the ground, then clenched his fists and roared! !
Manchester United lost the fifth penalty!
This means that if Luton's fifth free throw is made, then Luton will win the Community Shield!
Kevin Keane stood at the penalty spot.
All the eyes of the audience are on him.
At this time, we can see why Ben Foster was eventually given up by Manchester United.
His mental quality is a bit poor. In this case, his fingers began to tremble slightly.
Kevin Keane doesn't have this problem. Gao Bo's choice of penalty kick depends on his mental attributes!
Kevin went directly to the run, the final key penalty, he chose...... a vigorous volley in the middle!
After Ben Foster flew out, he saw the ball coming, but it was too late!
Five to four!
Luton won the penalty shootout! !