CHAPTER 1882: CHAPTER 984: THE SPIRIT AND WILL TAUGHT BY SCHOOL (PART 2)

After all, once it comes down to a penalty shootout, no one can predict what the final outcome will be.

All eyes were already on Li Shuangying.

At this moment, as the main attacking player of the national team, he was shouldering too much pressure. Typically, under such pressure, a person might make mistakes or experience some mental instability.

However, what kind of person was Li Shuangying? As the captain of the national team and a well-seasoned professional player, he transformed this pressure into his own motivation and then applied this motivation to his shot on goal.

Because the Baxi Team’s goalkeeper and defensive players hadn’t anticipated such a feint from the national team’s attack, all their attention was focused on the national team’s forward, Zhao Xuanming.

Who would have thought that Zhao Xuanming’s kick was actually a pass to Li Shuangying?

Li Shuangying found an excellent opportunity, and in such a perfect chance, he gathered strength for a powerful shot toward the goal. The football flew swiftly toward Baxi Team’s goal in the final minute.

The Baxi Team players were dumbfounded.

Because it all happened so fast that the Baxi Team’s players couldn’t even react; even if they had, it was too late to stop Li Shuangying’s shot.

All hopes rested on Baxi Team’s goalkeeper.

After all, the goalkeeper is a football team’s last line of defense and a critical one as well; if the goalkeeper is breached, it gives the opponent the opportunity to defeat them.

The Baxi Team’s goalkeeper was also a very talented player, and in this match between the national team and Baxi Team, the goalkeeper had performed quite well, blocking several shots from Li Shuangying, Liu Zhan, and Zhao Xuanming.

But this time, it wasn’t so simple.

Because Baxi Team’s goalkeeper thought it was Zhao Xuanming who was going to shoot, but who knew it was just a feint?

Mainly because Baxi Team’s players didn’t know the ancient saying in Xia Country: "Repair the plank road in the open, advance in secret," which means Zhao Xuanming pretended to be the obvious shooter, while secretly passing to Li Shuangying.

"Damn!"

Seeing this situation, the Baxi Team’s goalkeeper couldn’t help but exclaim in his heart.

However, as Baxi Team’s goalkeeper had already focused his main efforts and body positioning on Zhao Xuanming’s side, Li Shuangying and Zhao Xuanming were not on the same side; one was the left forward, and the other was the right forward.

This time, Li Shuangying’s shot was on the left. The Baxi Team’s goalkeeper tried his hardest to dive to the left, but it was already too late.

"Shoot!"

Upon seeing this brilliant execution of "Repair the plank road in the open, advance in secret," the commentator shouted excitedly.

The ball roared toward the Baxi Team’s goal.

All the spectators at the scene held their breath, even holding their breath, just wanting to see what result this final strike of the national team would bring.

Would it be the national team scoring, ending the match three to two?

Or would Baxi Team’s goalkeeper hold this last ball, dragging the match into a penalty shootout?

The football whizzed by!

Baxi Team’s goalkeeper simply couldn’t make it in time to save!

"Goal!"

The commentator jumped up from his seat.

Indeed!

The excitement was just like that, and at this moment, after all, it was the national team’s goal, a critical goal, rewriting the score to three to two. For the national team’s fans and all the viewers watching the live broadcast at home, this was without a doubt the best gift.

"Great goal!"

Huang Youjie also stood up directly from his seat in the VIP section, clapping his hands together, exclaiming with excitement.

At this moment, Ding Yue was also very excited.

Well done, Zhao Xuanming and Li Shuangying, you really didn’t let me down. You truly are the key players of my team. After this wave of World Cup matches is over, I must reward them generously.

No!

The entire national team should be well rewarded because they’ve created a new history for the national team, an achievement the previous national teams never dared to imagine.

Yes, they’ve advanced to the top four. The national team has finally reached the semi-finals in the World Cup, an achievement that is truly a source of pride.

Ding Yue never really expected the national team to win the World Cup since this was their first entry into it. To expect them to win the World Cup right away was quite a stretch of the imagination.

After all, prior to this, Ding Yue’s expectations for the national team were just to make it out of the group stage, which would already be considered a victory.

Yet, the national team truly didn’t disappoint Ding Yue or the fans who loved this national team, nor the people of their country, advancing all the way from the group stage to defeating the Baxi Team and reaching the semifinals!

"Leading 3 to 2, and less than a minute remains in the match!"

At this moment, the commentator was already standing at the commentary booth with excitement.

After this goal by the national team, every player of the Baxi Team was utterly stunned.