CHAPTER 1893: CHAPTER 989: ONE IS BAD NEWS, THE OTHER IS ALSO BAD NEWS

"It’s over."

"We’re going to lose."

"Alas, in the end, we’re still going to lose to the Spanish Team."

"It’s already impressive that our national team has come this far."

"Even so, it’s still very hard to accept the loss."

"It’s really tough."

"I hope everyone won’t criticize the national team. In this World Cup, they’ve really given it their all."

On domestic streaming platforms, audiences were sighing in various ways. Some viewers were pretty rational, understanding the effort the national team put in to get this far and the achievements they made. Even if the team loses this match and ends their World Cup journey today, they hope other viewers won’t criticize them.

However!

In the next few seconds, the national team fully showcased to everyone what a miracle is, what an undying spirit is.

On the field.

Suddenly, offensive players Liu Zhan, Li Shuangying, and Zhao Xuanming worked together, passing the ball among themselves. The Spanish Team’s defenders played an almost perfect defense in these final moments.

In these last seconds, they just needed to block this attacking ball from our national team to secure the victory.

Li Shuangying passed the ball to Zhao Xuanming.

Zhao Xuanming was surrounded, so he passed it to Liu Zhan. After receiving the ball, Liu Zhan planned to look for a chance to shoot, but there weren’t many opportunities ahead, almost none at all.

At this moment, a signal came from Li Shuangying on the left.

So Liu Zhan directly passed the ball to Li Shuangying.

As the whistle was about to blow to end the match, Li Shuangying took the ball and began a crazy dribbling display, using his outstanding dribbling skills to get past two Spanish defenders. By this time, Liu Zhan found an opportunity to break through.

Liu Zhan knew that no matter when, his teammates needed his collaboration. So, while his teammate was dribbling past players, he had to rush to a certain position. This way, even if his teammate got trapped, there would be a chance to pass it back to him to create a shooting opportunity.

Sure enough.

Liu Zhan’s idea perfectly matched the situation on the field.

Even though Li Shuangying dribbled past two Spanish defenders, their center-back was already closing in on him.

This gave Liu Zhan a chance to find a gap.

"Liu Zhan, it’s up to you now!"

Li Shuangying lifted his foot and kicked the ball straight toward Liu Zhan.

Seeing this, Liu Zhan calmly responded, skillfully controlling the pass from Li Shuangying under his feet. Then, within a second or two, the Spanish defensive players already had their eyes on him.

Not only that but the Spanish goalkeeper was also focused on him.

But in that split-second moment, Liu Zhan found what he believed to be a good shooting opportunity. With this shot, the main defense he faced would be the goalkeeper; other defenders wouldn’t have time to react.

Liu Zhan’s judgment was spot on!

The ball sliced through the air magnificently, with the Spanish defenders having no time to stop Liu Zhan’s shot. One had to admit that the opportunity they found was brilliant.

This left the Spanish defenders looking dejected.

If they couldn’t block it in time, the only hope was whether their goalkeeper could make the save.

Liu Zhan’s shot aimed towards the right side near the post, trying to score with the extreme distance and angle. He estimated that if he shot directly, the Spanish goalkeeper had a 95% chance of saving it.

After all, it was a direct shot, and the Spanish goalkeeper wasn’t easy to beat. The threat level wasn’t high.

So Liu Zhan chose the most challenging shot, facing the Spanish goalkeeper and the goal directly, kicking toward the right edge of the goal frame, at an extreme angle. If there was a slight error in this shot, he might kick it out of bounds, let alone pose a huge threat to the opponent.

However.

If he executed the shot well, with the right distance control and perfect angle, without any mistakes, it would be a massive challenge for the Spanish goalkeeper.

If he couldn’t reach the ball, it would be easy to concede a goal.

Clearly.

Liu Zhan fell into the latter category because his ball control and shot angle were excellent, and he executed it superbly. There was no hesitation; even though Liu Zhan found the opportunity at the last second, he had calculated many things in his mind.

Sure enough.

The ball flew through the air in a sharp curve.

The Spanish goalkeeper quickly realized something; the ball wasn’t coming directly at him, and it even veered slightly. However, this slight deviation could easily lead to a goal from the side.

So.

The Spanish goalkeeper made a swift judgment, similar to how Liu Zhan’s shot was a split-second decision.