Chapter 50 Penalty Kick Showdown

1. After both sides have arranged the list of penalty kickers, the referee calls on the captains of the two teams to guess coins and decide who will take the penalty kick first.

Some people think that who goes first and who comes last in a penalty kick will have a great impact on the result of the penalty kick, just as obvious as home and away.

Some people think that there is greater pressure to take a penalty kick first, because they will step on the penalty spot first in every round of penalty kicks, and they do not know what kind of performance their opponents will perform next. This uncertainty aggravates their hearts. Bottomless state. Then the team taking the penalty kick has to be more calm because it already knows the opponent's result.

But some people think that on the contrary, the person who takes the penalty kick later will have greater pressure, because the critical burden will fall on the side that comes out last, and it will have an impact whether the opponent scores or not.

But in fact, judging from statistics, the order of penalty kicks does not seem to have that big an impact on the results.

Just before this World Cup, ESPN made statistics on all penalty kicks that occurred in previous World Cups. This statistics is divided into many items, one of which is whether the order of penalty kicks in the decisive battle will affect the final result?

Statistically, there is little impact. Across all statistics, 51 percent of the teams that took free throws won the final game, and 49 percent of the teams that took free throws won.

The two sides are basically even, and the two percent difference is almost negligible.

After guessing the coin, the Brazilian team finally won the right to take the penalty first.

Players from both sides finished their breaks and began to take the field, preparing for the final penalty shootout.

"The game finally came to the final step... The Chinese team tenaciously tied the Brazilian team in 120 minutes and dragged the game into a penalty shootout. We believe that Lippi must have reacted to this situation. Prepare, because there were reports before the game that Lippi was conducting penalty kick training... Now the eyes of all Chinese fans are focused on the goal... No, fans all over the world are focused here. As the host, five-star Brazil, Will they be eliminated by the Chinese team in the penalty shootout? This possibility did not exist before, but now it is becoming possible little by little..." He Ping said.

Sun Pan walked straight to the goal. Behind him, the Chinese team players shouted at him: "Come on, Sun Pan!"

"This is a good opportunity for you to shine, Panpan!"

Sun Pan waved to them without looking back.

The teammates didn't see Sun Pan's expression. In fact, Sun Pan's mouth was grinning almost to his ears - he was smiling unabashedly.

Penalty kick shootout!

As a goalkeeper who is extremely confident in himself, there is nothing better than a penalty shootout.

As a goalkeeper, he takes the blame most of the time. It is the forwards who steal the limelight wherever they go. If the forwards score beautiful goals, the goalkeeper is the backdrop.

Only the penalty shootout is the goalkeeper's home court.

Here, the principle that "an excellent goalkeeper is equal to half the team" will be vividly demonstrated.

Sun Pan was very happy to be able to drag the game into overtime.

He quickly walked to the goal. After tightening his gloves, he walked between the goals and measured the distance with his steps.

Because it is the home stadium of the Brazilian team, no matter which goal it is, there are majority Brazilian fans behind it.

The position of the Chinese fans is higher up and a little further to the side.

No matter which goal is chosen, the Brazilian team can get greater support, which makes no difference to the Chinese team.

Moreover, the coin-guessing consciousness before taking the penalty kick does not determine which side of the goal to take the penalty kick. The referee will decide based on the lighting conditions and the integrity of the turf.

After Sun Pan measured the width of the goal, he turned around and stood on the goal line. Behind him were all Brazilian fans. They kept booing him, and some fans were giving him the middle finger and shouting in Portuguese. scold him.

But none of this affects Sun Pan.

Sun Pan is certainly not the kind of person with a good temper, but he knows the correct way to counterattack as a goalkeeper.

The first person from Brazil to take the penalty was centre-back David Ruiz, who has good positioning skills.

After he placed the football, he turned around and walked straight out of the penalty area until he was outside the penalty arc. This running distance can be said to be very long.

Such a long approach may cause the kicker to think too much during the approach, and it may also cause the goalkeeper to think too much during the process...

After the referee Weber blew the whistle, David Ruiz started to run. He ran very fast, rushed into the penalty area, and volleyed hard with his feet!

The football flew straight to the upper left corner, while Sun Pan fell to the right, misjudged the direction. The football flew into the goal without any suspense.

Brazilian fans cheered in the stands.

"David Ruiz! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!" The Brazilian commentator was suffocated in this game and had almost no chance to show off his super lung vitality.

After scoring, David Ruiz ran near the baseline, waved his fist and celebrated the goal.

As the first person in the team to take a penalty kick, he is often under tremendous pressure.

David Ruiz's goal was a good start for his teammates.

The first player from the Chinese team to play was Zheng Zhi.

"Zheng Zhilai took the first penalty kick of the Chinese team. How his penalty kick was performed will have some impact on the teammates who will take the penalty kick next..." He Ping's voice was full of emotion when he said this. He was much lower down, as if he was afraid of disturbing Zheng Zhi.

But the atmosphere at the scene was anything but quiet. The Brazilian fans kept booing, and those behind the goal even twisted their bodies and danced, trying to visually disturb Zheng Zhi.

After Zheng Zhi lowered his head and placed the football, he pushed two steps away and still lowered his head, waiting for the referee's whistle.

When the whistle sounded, he lowered his head to run, then lowered his head and kicked the football towards... the center!

Cesar jumped to the side, but just as he rushed out, he saw Zheng Zhi kicking the football to the center. At this time, it was impossible for him to jump back to the center, so he could only Watching the football fly into the goal from where he was standing...

"Good goal! Zheng Zhi kicked the football into the goal steadily!" He Ping waved his fist excitedly in the commentary box.

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The second penalty kicker of the Brazilian team was Willian. After setting up the football, he waited for the whistle to sound and then took the penalty kick with a run-up.

This time, he kicked the football to the left, but Sun Pan misjudged the direction and pounced to the right.

However, William's ball did not fly into the goal, and the football stuck to the turf finally missed the left goal post!

"William...ahhhh!" the Brazilian commentator screamed, "The kick missed! He missed the kick! It's really... pursuing angles too much... it shouldn't be! There is no need to pursue angles like this! The Chinese team The goalkeeper has already made a wrong judgment, he made a wrong judgment twice in a row, but this time we gave up the opportunity!"

"Well done! William missed the kick! The ball didn't go in! As long as He Ying can kick the ball in, he will lead the Brazilian team in the score!" He Ping said excitedly.

The Chinese fans in front of the TV were also jubilant, but soon the jubilation turned into silence. Everyone held their breath as they watched He Ying come up with the ball.

After He Ying placed the football, he took a running shot and kicked the football to the lower left corner of the goal. This is a theoretically difficult angle to save.

But this time Cesar judged the right direction. At the same time as He Ying kicked off, he sprinted towards the lower left corner of the goal, and then swatted away the football that He Ying shot towards!

"Ouch——!!!" He Ping put his head in his hands and shouted. "He Ying's ball went as far as possible into the dead center, but Cesar made a perfect save! He guessed the direction of He Ying's kick and made the save in advance..."

According to ESPN's statistics on penalty kicks in the World Cup, the lower left corner of the goal is the favorite place for penalty kickers. More than 20% of penalty kicks will be kicked to this position, especially right-footed players.

Because players like to kick this way, goalkeepers naturally like to kick this way too after long-term training and experience accumulation.

So even though this is the area where most penalty kicks are taken in the World Cup, the goal rate is indeed the second-to-last among the nine areas, only higher than the area directly above the goalkeeper's head, with a goal rate of 7%. eleven.

He Ying, who missed the penalty kick, raised his head and pursed his lips, looking very upset.

He originally had the opportunity to help the Chinese team take the lead in the score, and everyone was looking forward to this moment, but he failed to live up to everyone's expectations.

This was a big blow to him. For the Chinese team, it also lost an excellent opportunity to overtake the Brazilian team. This penalty saved William and the Brazilian team who were in anxiety and uneasiness, but put the Chinese team at risk. The team advanced into the fire pit.

The situations of both sides were immediately reversed. This is where the cruelty of the penalty shootout lies. Such an easy reversal of the situation makes both sides feel the psychological shock of climbing to the clouds and falling into the abyss.

Under such huge pressure and impact, those who can remain calm are those who absolutely have a genuine and big heart.

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