Team Spirit

Chapter 35 A striker who can’t save a penalty is not a good chairman (asking for monthly votes)

In the second half of overtime, the opponent's physical fitness also declined.

With the lead in the score, the situation finally eased.

But Dartford had no hope of catching up.

Including Lu Kai, no one could hold on any longer.

His physical talent has reached level 6, but level 6 at the age of fifteen is definitely different from level 6 at the age of twenty-five.

He doesn't have the ability to play through overtime yet and has to just sit there and do nothing.

As a result, the team lost its organization and fell into chaos.

One hundred and seventeenth minute.

Lu Kai charges for ten minutes and dribbles the ball for thirty seconds.

He controlled the ball on the left side and the opponent did not press.

As long as the ball does not approach the penalty area, Guernsey will not take the initiative to defend.

Lu Kai, who was well prepared, looked at the penalty area and kicked the ball into the penalty area.

boom!
The ball speed is not slow and the quality is very high!

"Lu Kai launched a long pass, but... he didn't find Eastwood. He was being closely watched."

"The ball flew to the back post, probably looking for To Madeira."

"Unfortunately, To Madera can no longer run. He can't catch up with the ball."

"Wait, the ball is heading towards the goal. This... this isn't a pass! Is Lu Kai trying to lob the ball directly into the net?"

The next moment, this pass-like shot fell into the far goal and hit the side net from the inside.

The Guernsey goalkeeper was powerless to do anything.

"Four to four! In the final moments of overtime, Lu Kai equalized for Guernsey!"

"You'll pay for what you've done! Guernsey's Steven equalized against Dartford in regular time, and Lu Kai equalized in extra time!"

"Incredible lob shot!"

"It's difficult for us to tell whether this was Lu Kai's deliberate move or whether his pass went awry and turned into a shot."

“But it’s a miracle!”

Some people in the crowd thought that Lu Kai was very lucky.

On the court, Steven was shaking his head and whispered, "We shouldn't have given him a chance."

Alfred also narrowed his eyes: "When everyone's physical strength is insufficient, some players can be let go, while some players should never be given a chance."

"Letting Lu Kai prepare on the wing for almost thirty seconds is no different than letting Ray Allen practice shooting from beyond the three-point line."

Ray Allen is one of the current NBA's top shooters and the future three-point king of the league before Curry.

The average three-point shooting percentage of this type of shooter in the game is only 35%, at most 40%.

But during undisturbed training, the hit rate can soar to 85 to 95 percent!

In football, although the difference with or without defensive interference will not be so great, there will still be a difference.

Lu Kai is quite experienced in lob shots. Without any interference, he has at least a 50% chance of lobbing the ball into the far goal.

So... this was a long-planned goal.

It's definitely not a pass error!

Alfred was quite sure!
In the 119th minute, when the two sides were about to tie again in overtime, Steven actually broke into the Dartford penalty area and was about to have a one-on-one opportunity.

The Dartford goalkeeper strikes.

Steven took the initiative to push the ball away, but was then brought down by the goalkeeper.

beep!

The referee blew the whistle.

Finger point shot.

The pond court fell into dead silence!

"Oh my God! A penalty! The referee awarded a penalty!"

"Dartford is finished!"

"At the last moment, Steven won a penalty for the team, which was fatal!"

"Wait, something even more deadly has happened. A red card! The Dartford goalkeeper has been sent off. Both teams have no substitutions left. Now the Green Guns don't even have a goalkeeper!"

"What a shame they lost before the FA Cup final! They were just one minute away from £10,000!" "It's just too bad."

"Steven is holding the ball and it's obvious that he's the one taking the kick."

"So far, he has scored three goals and provided one assist, contributing to all of the team's goals. If he can score this last-gasp penalty, he'll truly be the god of the field today!"

"This is the strength of a fourth-tier striker. Playing in the lower leagues is like chopping melons and vegetables!"

"Hey, wait, what's going on? Lu Kai found the goalkeeper and took the goalkeeper's gloves. Could it be that he..."

On the court, Lu Kai's actions attracted everyone.

Dave: "Lu Kai, how about I do it?"

Lu Kai: "Reaction is not your strong point."

Patton: "Let me do it."

Lu Kai: "I'm taller than you."

Eastwood: "I'm tall, otherwise..."

Lu Kai: "Don't worry, I practiced firefighting when I was a kid."

Alfred was bewildered. "Is Arsenal's youth training system really that good? Even forwards need to practice shot-saving?"

Ashley Young walked up to Lu Kai, but before he could say anything, Lu Kai blocked him: "Goalkeepers are there to save the ball, not dodge it."

Ashley Young was speechless: "Are you mocking me for being short and having a small target, so it's not easy for the football to hit me? I'm here to cheer you on."

Then, Lu Kai stood in front of the goal.

A goalkeeper who is 1.78 meters tall is obviously not qualified, but goalkeepers in amateur leagues are basically only about 1.8 meters tall.

Even in the top leagues these days, there are many short goalkeepers who are around 1.8 meters tall.

In the future, the average height of goalkeepers of top clubs will gradually increase to around 1.95 meters.

"You're a pretty good player. If you want to play football in Brighton, I can introduce you." Steven said friendly.

This isn't psychological warfare, this is the truth.

If it weren't for Lu Kai, this game would have been ruined by them.

"You play well. If you want to come to Dartford to play, I can sign you." Lu Kai fought back.

He was speaking the truth, but it was also psychological warfare.

Sure enough, Steven was irritated by him.

According to his characteristics of a small cannon, the next penalty kick was a powerful shot.

As long as Lu Kai judges the direction correctly, the chance of him rushing out is not as small as everyone thinks.

beep!

A whistle blew, and Steven began to retreat, run up, and shoot...

boom!
It was indeed a powerful shot!
The football flew to the right side of the goal.

The angle wasn't tricky, but the ball was moving very fast. As long as the goalkeeper didn't pounce immediately, there was no way to stop it...

boom!
【Point-saving Expert·Gold】!
Lu Kai blocked the football perfectly.

Steven froze in disbelief.

The Guernsey players were all stunned, and no one thought that this penalty kick needed a follow-up shot.

As a result, Barton controlled the ball and was about to make a long pass to launch a counterattack, but was brought down by the opponent's left midfielder.

The referee blew the whistle and showed the second red card of the game.

The Guernsey team was also one man short, playing ten against ten on the field.

It was not until this time that the pond stadium completely exploded.

"Incredible!"

"How can this be?"

"Lu Kai actually saved Steven's penalty! The quality of the penalty was not bad, but Lu Kai was like a nimble cheetah, blocking the ball."

"His saves were so smooth that I even doubt Dartford's main goalkeeper could make as good a save as Luke."

"Has Lu Kai been training to be a goalkeeper since he was a child?"

"too crazy!"

(End of this chapter)