Shooting Trajectory is Visible - Chapter 145



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[Again, following the Mexico match, it looks like Kim Min-woo is preparing for a free kick?]

[This time, unlike last time, there is no accumulated score, so if you fail even slightly, you could be in big trouble···.]

[Kim Min-woo stares at the goal again.]

Kim Shin-ah let out a hollow laugh while eating chicken with her mom and dad at home.

“I guess the goal you scored last time was intense. You couldn’t forget it and it popped out again?”

“Minwoo! If you put it in, you’re a hero, if you don’t, you’re a traitor!”

My dad shouted while gulping down his beer.

Kim Shin-ah watched the situation beyond the TV screen and thought.

‘Is it really necessary to do that?’

No matter how confident you are, isn’t it more likely that you won’t score?

You’re already doing well enough, so why do you have to take risks like that?

In fact, Kim Shin-ah was anxious about the risk and what would happen if she failed to make it.

If he doesn’t score, how much will they be trolled on the internet? It breaks my heart to think that the goalkeeper will be criticized for being too greedy to score.

“Even if it doesn’t go in, it should be out on the goal line.”

Shin-ah continued to stare at the TV while holding the chicken leg. She didn’t have enough time to tear it apart. What if something happens while she’s tearing it apart?

and.

[Beep─!]

The referee on the screen puts the whistle to his lips and blows it with all his might.

Kim Min-woo took a moment to take a stance.

It was clearly only a few seconds, but for the family watching, it felt like their hearts were burning.

[Okay, Kim Min-woo. He’s trying to strike a pose like Cristiano Ronaldo.]

[Kim Min-woo, now moving! Swoosh!]

[I went inoooooooooo─!]

[Kim Min-woo! South Korea’s first goal! At the Tokyo National Stadium, Japan’s home ground! It’s Kim Min-woo who scores the first goal for South Korea!]

“Yaaaah!”

“Gyaaaah!”

Kim Shin-ah dropped the chicken leg she was holding and quickly got up from her seat and started running around. Her mother also happened to get up and run next to her, so she hugged her and watched.

What about dad?

He doesn’t get up and enjoys drinking beer. So what! He went in again!

[Kim Min-woo! Appeared in two A-matches and scored twice! He is the first goalkeeper to have a higher scoring rate than a striker!]

[Ah! And! There’s something you should do as a special feature when you come to Japan, right? Park Ji-Sung’s walking ceremony! His junior from a long time ago is continuing the tradition and walking in front of the Japanese audience!]

[Oh, is this the full course? All the players are running together for a long time!]

And Kim Min-woo turns around and passes the Japanese coaching staff to hug Leon Harpers.

A touching scene is created, as if watching Hiddink and Park Ji-sung hugging each other.

[Kim Min-woo seems to be running to hug the director who believed in him as a gesture of gratitude.]

[I was worried because the angle wasn’t that good, but Kim Min-woo completely dispelled those worries.]

[Shall we take a look again?]

And when you watch the replay scene, it becomes clear how well Kim Min-woo kicked it because you watch it slowly.

“Wow.”

Shin-ah sat down again and looked at it, and it was certainly enormous.

How did you get it so full?

“This is an angle that no one but Kim Min-woo could have blocked.”

“Kukuk. So?”

“Don’t you know that well because you often go to Germany? If you come in like that, even if the goalkeeper finds out in advance, he won’t be able to stop you!”

Only Kim Min-woo could stop that shot. That’s what Shin-a thought.

‘Oops.’

I was so excited that I forgot to check out the community!

[Korea vs Japan Kim Min-woo’s crazy free kick first goal ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ]

→It’s you again… GOAT

→Wow, shit, it really kicked my butt

→It’s really full ㄷㄷ

→Hey, hyung

→Daeminwoo

→I love you Minwoo hyung

→Kim Min-woo’s free kick success rate is 100% ㄷㄷ

→2 starts, 2 consecutive goals lol. Isn’t this actually a better record than the average striker?

→He really kicks free kicks with artistic skill lol

→Kim Min-woo vs. Donnarumma, who will win?

→0.5 Kim Min-woo wins even if it’s 0.5 Kim Min-woo

Satisfied. Satisfied. Fulfilled!

I wanted to see more, but let’s stop here for now and focus on the game and the chicken.

“Huh? What is it? My chicken leg!”

The chicken leg that Shin-ah was holding was already in her father’s hands and he was already eating the meat attached to the bone.

You took this while I was looking at my phone!?

“Ah! That’s mine, why are you taking it!”

“Oh really? I thought you weren’t eating because you were looking at your phone.”

“Oh really!”

Meanwhile, the game started and Japan started to push even harder.

As if it were a time attack. As if the game is over when the first half ends. With all my might.

[Okay, we scored the first goal, but we have to be careful!]

[Players need to focus! The 1:0 score can be overturned at any time!]

Japan’s fierce attack.

For a moment, the side that Kim Jin-seok was in charge of was breached, and Kim Yang-kwon also showed a momentary weakness in speed compared to Ueda Ayase, allowing him to run alone.

Kim Min-je was chasing him closely from the side, but Ueda was able to keep up with him by kicking the ball forward, which meant that-

[Kim Min-woo blocks it!]

[Kim Min-woo! He came out at the perfect time and intercepted the ball perfectly! It was a perfect save!]

“Whey.”

In the end, it’s Minwoo’s ending again.

The opposing attacker was too excited by this perfect attacking opportunity to pass.

There was quite a distance between the ball and himself, and Kim Min-woo was not a goalkeeper who would miss that gap.

But Japan’s attack was only just beginning.

[Oh, oh, oh! It’s dangerous!]

A pass from Kubo, who played as an attacking midfielder in this match.

It was a lobbing through pass from the midfielder to the other side, and the pass went in while spinning really well.

Kim Min-je, who was trying to clear the ball with a header, got caught up in an opponent’s physical fight and fell to the ground, which quickly led to Mitoma’s solo chance.

“100 million!?”

Japan’s perfect chance.

And Kim Min-woo jumps out again and snatches the ball.

Mitoma fell to the ground like Kim Min-je in the collision.

“Wow… The timing of your popping out was so good!”

Since Mitoma fell down in the collision, the Japanese players went to the referee and protested vigorously, but the referee had a firm expression and did not accept it.

[This is not because Kim Min-woo intentionally collided with Mitoma, but because he literally just took the ball and Mitoma came and hit him! Since the referee was watching closely from the side, the Japanese players’ protests were not accepted!]

[It’s a natural decision from the referee!]

Korea scores first, and Japan continues to create threatening chances.

The commentators kept warning the national team players because they really didn’t know what would have happened if the goalkeeper hadn’t been Kim Min-woo.

but.

“It’s really sturdy.”

How much will the Japanese players get sick?

Doesn’t the goalkeeper score a goal by kicking a free kick? Doesn’t his team’s attacks always come out and get easily blocked?

If Kim Shin-ah was in that situation, she might have just hit the back of the head without the referee noticing.

and,

[Beep- Beep- Beep- Beep-!]

The first half is over.

This way, I can finally let go of my worries.

The expressions of the Japanese players on the screen were dark, but in contrast, Kim Min-woo, who put on a show of strength, had a bright expression.

“Japan will continue to be aggressive in the second half anyway, so if we just defend and counterattack, we should win easily. Anyway, our goalkeeper Kim Min-woo is good at build-up, so if we try to play click-and-click soccer, Japan will probably crumble.”

Kim Shin-ah evaluated it in a monologue.

Then my dad responds with an “oooh” sound.

“What’s wrong, Shin-ah? You know how to watch soccer now?”

“Oh, then! I watch soccer every day on the days when Hannover plays, so I wouldn’t know!”

There are things I look up every time there is a Hannover match, but it was knowledge I acquired naturally while checking out posts about soccer in the community.

Well, anyway.

“Just take it easy. You can even watch it while lying down. Would my brother ever concede a point?”

First of all, me.

***

At halftime, the mood in the locker room was somewhere between good and bad.

At first, the atmosphere was good because the score was one point ahead, but the atmosphere became a bit awkward because the defense was unable to properly deal with Japan’s fierce attack that followed.

‘If it weren’t for my power show, it would have worked once.’

In fact, there was no time to use the trajectory.

I did that because I thought I could block it right away if it popped out, and it really did.

“We’re ahead by one point, but if you include the extra time in the second half, there’s about 50 minutes left, right? You have to focus on defense, Minwoo. If it seems a little too tough, you can suggest to the coach that we switch to defense. Is that okay?”

Captain Son’s suggestion.

I shook my head.

“It’s okay. You don’t have to focus too much on defense. It’s still one goal down, right?”

“Eww~ Kim Minwoo, what the heck~ confidence!”

Lee Kang-im runs up to me and starts messing up my hair. Ugh. This is why I say the youngest position is not good.

And then, at a time when the atmosphere in the locker room was such that there were a lot of local broadcasts going on, Yoo Jin-ho came over and whispered to me quietly.

“I thought you’d come to me······ Ahem.”

“Hey, if you hug the director (Eugene Ho), the director (Leon) will get mad.”

“Hey. From now on, just call me Coach. It’s confusing.”

“If you want, yes.”

“Do it for me next time?”

“I see. People are secretly narrow-minded.”

Eugene Ho glared at me once, shook his head, and approached Leon.

‘The score is 1:0. It’s advantageous, though.’

First of all, let’s not participate actively in the build-up like in the first half, and just watch the situation. If the Japanese kids stick to us like in the first half, we’ll get a little tired, to be honest.

***

And the second half began.

Coach Hajime Moriyasu crossed his arms and glared at the stadium with a fierce gaze.

What is the problem? What was the problem?

‘There was no problem. If it had been normal, we would have definitely scored at least one goal in the first half.’

Moriyasu looked at the Korean camp where the lines had changed. And the goalpost at the far end. The goalkeeper guarding it. Kim Min-woo.

‘That son of a bitch.’

I knew that Kim Min-woo scored a goal as a free kick taker in the match against Mexico.

But who would have thought that in a match between Korea and Japan, not even an evaluation match but the third preliminary round, they would put the goalkeeper in as a free kick taker?

Should I say that the manager’s courage is amazing, or should I say that the goalkeeper’s confidence is amazing?

‘That’s why I told you so earnestly not to commit any fouls near the goal!’

Moriyasu was very concerned about the small possibility that Kim Min-woo would take a free kick in this match, and had repeatedly told the national team players not to give away free kicks near the goal for several days.

However, Tomiyasu, who was unable to stop PSG’s Lee Kang-im, ended up taking action.

Why are you using your hands there when you’re not even a goalkeeper?

What happened after that was also problematic.

There were several crucial chances to score a goal, but they were blocked in an absurd way.

If I had just taken a shot and had it blocked by the goalkeeper, I don’t think I would have lingered in regret, but the fact that the goalkeeper came out and blocked it easily without me even being able to take a single shot······.

“Phew.”

This is driving me crazy.

I feel suffocated.

‘First, let’s go according to the planned strategy.’

Plan B.

If we end up not achieving anything in the first half and lose to Korea, this is the card to pull out.

In the second half, at 60 minutes, five substitution cards are drawn at once and a head-on showdown is held.

‘We’re still one goal behind. We can turn the tables at any time.’

Japan was down 0:1 in the World Cup, but then defeated Germany and Spain in one fell swoop.

korea?

I’ll admit it honestly.

With the emergence of Kim Min-woo, the gap between Japan and Korea has clearly still existed, even though it has risen to the level of Japan.

so······.

“Huh huh!?”

Moriyasu paused for a moment to think. The surroundings were getting noisy. When he concentrated on something, it was a counterattack.

Japan dominated the game for the first 10 minutes of the second half and continued to attack, but the goalkeeper’s long ball fell in front of Son Heung-min again.

‘It’s okay. Son Heung-min is not the same as before.’

World-class sprints and subsequent poor performances are cited as Son Heung-min’s biggest weaknesses this season.

Son Heung-min receives the ball and goes out like that, but even so-

“Eeeeeeeee!?”

Moriyasu glared at the player on the bench who was making a fuss. Then he turned his head again and saw Son Heung-min dribbling for a moment before turning to the side.

and.

‘Wait a minute. That’s···.’

Son Heung-min John activated.

A cool and beautiful flying curl shot flies towards the Japanese goal.

The scene that followed was unbelievable.

As if he had regained memories of his scoring title days, his curling kick flew incredibly fast.

And then the goalkeeper flies away.

slam-!

The net crashes like waves.

Tokyo fell silent once again.

Son Heung-min’s wonder goal.

Moriyasu bit his lip and swallowed.

‘This······is an accident.’

Score 0:2.

An accident has occurred.

End

ⓒ Doctor Am