Chapter 163 – Romantic Striker – 3
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In the 15th minute of the first half, control of the game was transferred to Korea after Joo Jesus’ thunderous mid-range shot from a distance hit the goal post.
[The leadership of the game seems to be headed to Korea. Korea is pushing Spain hard!]
Korea, which took the lead, pushed Spain hard. Kim Jin-su, who blocked the pass with pressure, delivered the pass straight to Joo Jesus.
[Jinsu Kim’s pass is directed to the Lord Jesus! Jesus passes Sergio Pepe and then shoots!!]
[Ah!! No!! Jesus saw Go Seok-jun infiltrating from the side! The Lord Jesus’ forward pass!! Go Seok-jun runs fast!! Exclusive 1-on-1 chance with goalkeeper Ko Seok-jun!!]
Joo Jesus, who received the ball, passed the pressuring Sergio Pepe and pretended to shoot, deceiving all the Spanish players and passing a forward pass to Ko Seok-jun, who was penetrating from the left flank.
“Hosita Puta Madre!!”
A scream mixed with profanity was heard from the Spanish spectators, and the ball glided smoothly across the grass and headed straight for Ko Seok-jun.
“Oooooh-!”
As Joo Jesus’ killer pass gave him a 1-on-1 chance against the goalkeeper, cheers of anticipation were heard from the Korean audience.
‘Let’s hit it calmly and calmly.’
As Ko Seok-jun listened to the cheers of the crowd, he suppressed his bursting heart as much as possible and calmly fired a shot into the corner of the goal.
The Spanish goalkeeper tried to block Ko Seok-jun’s shot by extending his hand.
The ball narrowly avoided the goalkeeper’s hand and flew into the goal.
“… !!”
The moment when the Korean audience stood up and started cheering.
Sigh-!
Real Madrid’s Rafael Obrador, who played as a left back, suddenly jumped out, blocked Ko Seok-jun’s shot and roared.
“Vamos!!”
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I thought as I looked at Rafael Obrador roaring.
Ah. Go Seok-jun’s shot should have gone in.
“Everyone, focus!!”
A deceased person who played soccer for over 200 years felt in danger.
Spain, which was shaken, will now find the center it lost after Rafael Obrador’s super play.
“Focus!! Spain will attack!!”
I warned the defenders to focus on the game.
I could see my teammates on the national team looking puzzled by the sudden shout, but they followed my words for now.
And as if to prove that my intuition was right.
Spain, which had been shaken after my mid-range shot, found its center and began to push Korea, starting with Rafael Obrador’s super play.
Kim Jin-su lost the ball due to Spain’s systematic pressure, and Luis Garcia, who won the ball, stabbed the ball into the space in front of Jesús González, who was penetrating into the Korean camp.
Spain’s counterattack took place in an instant and the Korean defense collapsed.
The brain learned to use the vast amount of big data accumulated while playing soccer for the Korean national team over the past two centuries and automatically recalled the scene where the goal was conceded.
The moment when I closed my eyes tightly and waited for the fate to come.
“Wow! Panreluya!!”
The Korean audience roared with Yoo Young-beom’s nickname.
Let’s carefully open our eyes to the cheers of the Korean audience.
I could see Jesús González suffering while holding his head and Yoo Young-beom sharing a high five with Hong Do-yoon.
“You bastards!! Come to your senses!! Don’t miss it!!”
I blankly looked at Yoo Young-beom scolding the defenders.
“South Korea prevented the attack… Did you get it?”
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The moment when the Lord Jesus looked blankly at Yoo Young-beom.
The Korean broadcasters, who were holding their breath at Spain’s attacking opportunity, roared with Yoo Young-beom’s save.
[Aaaaah-!! Youngbeom Yoo!! Goalkeeper Yoo Young-beom blocks Jesus Gonzalez’s shot!! Korea avoiding crisis!! Thank goodness!! I’m so glad!!]
[Goalkeeper Yoo Young-beom, who made a save, immediately strongly reprimands the defenders! Yes! In this case, the backspace opens too easily, right? I think the players need to focus a little more on defense.]
The commentator was worried that he was just criticizing him too much, so he added more words.
[Still, Korea’s momentum was good until Jesús González’s shot, right? We must maintain that momentum!]
And in the following Spanish corner kick, Spain’s dedicated kicker Luis Garcia prepared the corner kick.
A fierce battle of nerves broke out between players in Korea’s penalty box.
Bibibig-!
German referee Felix Brych, who was watching the scene, blew his whistle and cautioned.
[Referee Felix Brych is warning the players who are getting nervous.]
Referee Felix Breich called the players to calm them down and restarted the game.
Let the referee blow the whistle.
While the players were engaged in a war of nerves, Luis Garcia, who had successfully prepared for the corner kick, immediately sent a corner kick into the Republic of Korea’s penalty box.
Players from Korea and Spain became entangled in an instant.
While Korea and Spain were tangled together and falling on the ground in harmony, Jesús González made a sharp move and put his head on Luis Garcia’s corner kick.
The ball hit Jesús González’s head and headed toward the Republic of Korea’s goal, but he was unable to accurately place his forehead on the ball, so the ball narrowly went over the goal post.
Spain’s sharp attack ended, and Korea’s attack began.
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The moment he saw Jesus Gonzalez’s header, his heart sank.
The thought that I should have crushed that bastard’s legs a long time ago settled in a corner of my head.
If I had known that Korea and Spain would face each other in the semifinals, I would have broken his leg with a double-footed tackle at Real Madrid’s training ground a long time ago, pretending it was a mistake.
While I was regretting the past, the game resumed with Yoo Young-beom’s goal kick. South Korea calmly started building up from the rear.
Due to Spain’s strong forward pressure, the ball returned to Yoo Young-beom. When Yoo Young-beom, who has excellent kicking ability, caught the ball, I raised his hand and signaled him to give me the ball.
Yoo Young-beom’s long ball was headed straight for me.
Ko Seok-jun, who saw the ball heading towards me, quickly ran towards the Spanish camp. Use your heel to turn Yoo Young-beom’s pass toward Go Seok-jun, who is running while pointing at the space in front of him.
With just one pass, he fooled three defenders who were approaching to press him and created a hole in the Spanish defense.
In an instant, Ko Seok-jun hit the ball in the empty space behind him and started running, and after delivering the pass, I also increased my speed and ran towards the Spanish camp.
Before I knew it, I could see Ko Seok-jun arriving near the penalty box, and Sergio Pepe and the Spanish goalkeeper blocking him.
Spain’s players ran around him, and I kept the turnover situation in mind.
Fortunately, the Korean players except Ko Seok-jun and I have not even crossed the halfway line yet.
Even if there was a turnover, the worst situation of scoring a goal through a counterattack would not happen, I thought, so I ran behind Ko Seok-jun and asked for a pass.
“Go Seok-jun!! “Give me the ball!!”
In fact, I didn’t expect much from Ko Seok-jun even though I asked for a pass. This is because it was difficult to expect a creative pass from Ko Seok-jun, who is a sprinter who uses his quick feet to score goals.
But Go Seok-jun.
Tuk-!
It exceeded my expectations.
When Ko Seok-Jun heard my voice while surrounded by the Spanish defenders, he used his heel to deliver a pass between the defender’s legs.
Ko Seok-jun’s pass passed between the defender’s legs and slowly headed towards me. Sergio Pepe, who saw this, ran straight over and made a sliding tackle to block the shot.
Normally, the shot would have been blocked by Sergio Pepe’s legs, but as luck would have it, I was caught off guard by Ko Seok-jun’s unexpected pass and took the first touch longer than usual, which resulted in me witnessing Sergio Pepe’s movement.
When I saw Sergio Pepe lowering his stance and trying to make a sliding tackle, I gave up trying to shoot and just folded the ball.
As soon as I touched the ball, Sergio Pepe quickly disappeared in front of me. However, his tackle was not meaningless.
Because of his tackle, I wasted some time to close the shot, and in the meantime, other Spanish players were running towards me.
I was a little off balance, but I couldn’t waste any more time, so I shot while lying down.
The ball flew at high speed and hit Spain’s net.
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[Gooooo!!! Korea’s legendary striker!! Jesus Joo succeeds in scoring the first goal!!]
[Even though he lost his balance while avoiding Sergio Pepe’s tackle, he saw the ball and hit it calmly. And the shot flies quickly and shakes Spain’s net.]
[That’s right! It’s amazing, Korea’s beautiful first goal created by Jesus’ obsession with the ball!! And without fail, the player who succeeded in scoring is this player!! It is the Lord Jesus!!]
