Shooting Trajectory is Visible - Chapter 309



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Episode 309 Minwoo is unstoppable

The whole country was excited by South Korea’s first goal. From Seoul to Busan. From Gangneung to Gwangju.

Burying the pain and sadness of everyday life, Koreans enjoyed and were happy about this moment.

of course.

The referee in charge of this match put his hand to his ear and appeared to be checking the VAR, but there was no way this was offside.

Because none of the Korean players have ever been ahead of the French players.

This situation was clearly a goal for South Korea.

“You finally did it.”

It was a hot goal from Kim Jun-young, who had been silent for a long time. Even I had a hard time blocking that deflected shot.

I can’t even react to some of the goalkeepers I respect.

As expected, France, who had been leading the game and seemed like they would score a goal soon, had their momentum dampened by Kim Jun-young’s surprise goal.

After all, even if you lead the game the whole time, you still have to score a goal to win.

However, Mbappe encouraged his players by clapping his hands as if to tell them not to be discouraged by such things.

‘Now it’s truly infinite defense.’

France will attack like crazy to get back even one goal.

Then, if the gap is opened up and Korea scores one more goal, France will literally self-destruct… … but that depends on how the game goes.

Afterwards, the game resumed and unfolded as expected.

France, who had already been leading the game and pushing forward throughout, maintained their momentum without losing it at all.

As expected of a team that made it to the finals, they were not discouraged at all by conceding just one goal.

Rather, it seemed like he was pulling the reins of the attack.

A situation where they are pushing without rest.

I also worked tirelessly to adjust the positions of the defenders, sometimes even stepping forward to block the French offensive.

Ultimately, it was now a race against time.

Since we scored first, France must give me the first goal, otherwise this game will end in regulation time without even going into extra time.

Mbappe will never see that.

How did you get up here? Didn’t you?

* * *

Mbappe swallowed hard.

It’s currently 18 minutes into the second half. Down by one goal. That was a goal that could only be seen as really unlucky.

As luck would have it, Kim’s shot deflected off the heel of our defender, and despite the deflection, it flew well with almost no loss of speed, and naturally, the goalkeeper was unable to react and the shot went in.

As far as Mbappe knew, there was only one goalkeeper in the world who could stop a deflected shot like that.

‘That bastard.’

The guy I have to get through. He can even block deflected shots. That save against Italy was something Mbappe tried to do for a while.

He’s just crazy.

Seeing him act a bit slower than usual in the Brazil match, I thought he might be able to do something in this final, but phew… … .

‘I have to do it eventually.’

Mbappe has beaten many Korean players who look physically exhausted. Kim from Munich has also lost to me several times.

But it won’t be the last.

Mbappé is the favorite to be the top scorer in this match, but that damn goalkeeper keeps ruining my attempts.

Time passes by tick by tick.

When we fell behind by one goal, time seemed to pass more quickly than when the score was 0:0.

And in between, there were many attempts, but they were always blocked by Kim.

My heart was pounding like crazy, as if I was going to lose like this. All my grand plans were going to fall apart.

Ballon d’Or? GOAT title? What about the image of a luxury sports star I dream of?

Mbappe had a lot of wishes. He had a lot of things he wanted to do. He wanted to become an icon of an era, and to do that, he had to have the skills to back it up.

No, the skills are backed up. The problem was the trophy. You have to win the World Cup to symbolize the era.

It doesn’t matter what I lifted 8 years ago. I was too young back then. I have to lift it again. That’s how I have to prove it. Who is the best of this era?

So in the second half, 33 minutes.

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has arrived that will never come again.

As he was dribbling around in the box, the opponent tried to physically challenge him again, so Mbappe received the ball for a bit and then did something Hollywood-like.

Then, as expected, the referee blew the whistle right away. Since he fell down as soon as he stretched his leg to steal the ball, I expected a penalty kick to be awarded if I didn’t watch closely.

And more than anything, the referee was kind to us.

Mbappe did not get up for a while, controlling his expression, and the Korean players seemed to be furious at the referee’s continued biased decisions and rushed to the field.

“Hehehe.”

The opportunity has come. An opportunity that will never come again.

Now all that’s left is to score against the guy who hasn’t conceded a single goal since his debut.

of course.

We also know that the penalty kick save rate is 100%.

But I was confident in my ability to kick like Neymar, and Kim had already been caught twice by him, so I knew I could score if I didn’t make any mistakes.

“Hehehehe.”

Ah. I can’t stop laughing.

And suddenly the world goes dark.

It was someone’s face. Was it a colleague? But it felt different. It was Korean.

“What are you splitting? You can’t put it in.”

It was an awkward French. Mbappe quickly straightened up.

“You’ve been eaten twice already, Kim. Do you think I can’t do it?”

“You’re not Neymar. You weren’t educated by Neymar.”

This kid… .

But they didn’t continue the pointless argument.

I know. This guy is deliberately trying to get on my nerves and make me miss. It’s a common, if not routine, thing in soccer.

Mbappe ignored it lightly and prepared to take the penalty kick.

‘Must. Must. Must.’

It’s not because the guy provoked me.

Even in this situation, if we didn’t score, there was no hope. Even President Macron came to this match to give encouragement.

We can’t do anything here and be defeated helplessly.

For myself. And for my country.

You have to do it. You have to do it when you have to.

And I am a player who knows what to do in situations where I have to do it. I believe in myself… .

And all the players retreated outside the penalty area. There were only two people in the penalty box, me and Kim.

My heart was pounding. The surroundings were really noisy, but somehow it felt quiet.

Soon, the referee’s whistle sounds.

It moved forward slowly with a squeaking sound.

I watched Kim’s every move until the very end.

The guy kept moving. He moved to the left, then to the right. But the range of his movements was not wide.

Mbappe aimed for the corner of the goal according to the guy’s movement. Left or right.

‘left!’

As soon as I decide to kick the top left corner, the guy turns to the left! (How the fuck?)

So Mbappe also hurriedly changed his route.

I was trying to aim for the top, but I quickly turned to the bottom right.

Mbappe’s shot went to the bottom right. Quickly.

Even the guy stretched his body in the opposite direction belatedly, as if he didn’t expect the ball to turn so quickly, but the ball was faster.

It was a situation where I could get in just by going to my location.

Tae-ah-ah!

And that conversion shot bounces off the goal post. As soon as he realizes that he missed, he runs quickly, and Kim also quickly gets up and runs to the ball.

It was just a moment.

By a hair’s breadth, Kim was faster.

Kim kicked the ball back without catching it.

That’s how the situation ended.

Mbappe covered his eyes with both hands in despair.

“Shit!”

This won’t go in! This! This won’t go in!

Well done. Really well done. The other person read it, but he immediately reversed it and did a good job!

It hit the goal post and bounced off by just a few nanometers.

If it was unlucky, it was unlucky, if I had been a little more calm, I could have put it in.

Thinking about it like that, I felt like my heart was about to collapse.

As soon as the situation was over, Kim jumped up from his seat and shouted at Mbappe in triumph.

“See? I told you it wouldn’t work.”

“Your mother is a piece of shit.”

“Kikki-kik.”

I was so angry.

* * *

Ahahaha. Ahahahaha. Ahahahahaha!

The referee’s decision was a penalty kick, but I blocked it. I’ve already experienced it several times, and above all, Mbappe is not Neymar, right?

Besides, Mbappe usually takes penalty kicks coolly and is not the type to engage in psychological warfare.

So I thought I could stop it, and I did. I didn’t stop it myself, but my goalkeeper helped me.

Actually, I didn’t know it would go that way. The condition of the right trajectory was not very good to begin with.

So I told him to just watch out for the left side, but on top of that, Mbappe saw my movement and quickly turned around, which made things worse.

‘But it’s because he’s Mbappe that he did this much.’

If you turn it like that, it usually won’t even hit the goal post. I thought it was a big deal when the opponent turned it like that… … but it was a little scary when it bounced right back in a loose ball situation.

But this is world class, right?

Yeah, I admit it. Mbappe. You’re good. You’re talented. Just do that. But Holland, like you, tried to score against me and got beat.

That’s it.

Anyway, France looked a little bit demoralized after Mbappe missed a crucial moment.

Yeah. It’s bound to break. If you can’t score in that situation, any team’s morale will be broken.

Especially if it’s past the 30th minute of the second half and you’re down 0:1.

I guess they’re going to give a ton of extra time, given the biased refereeing style… … but it’s okay.

Even if we somehow concede a goal through some crazy shitshow, we won’t concede a second goal, and then the game can be decided in a penalty shootout.

I spent the rest of my time with that thought in mind.

The morale was slightly dampened, but the flow of the game did not change. France’s infinite attack. Korea’s space defense.

Coach Leon also used his substitution card on defense.

However, although it is said to be an infinite attack, it is not literally possible to attack infinitely.

Sometimes Korea also took ownership of the ball.

And the counterattack starts from Korea’s defensive line.

Kim Min-je runs from the flank and passes the ball forward between the opposing players.

Son Heung-min caught the ball.

Son Heung-min caught the ball, hit it and ran.

I really ran and hit for a long time.

I ran from under the half line to about 10 meters from the opponent’s box.

Two defenders were nearby to mark Son Heung-min, and another defender was in front to tackle Son Heung-min.

It was a blatant sliding tackle.

Son Heung-min falls to the ground and rolls around.

‘Surely this one doesn’t have a whistle?’

I looked at the referee from behind.

This is a clear card issue. If this doesn’t work out, FIFA should investigate it officially.

And the referee seemed to hesitate for a moment, but eventually blew the whistle.

‘That’s right! No matter what, this is a case of blowing the whistle. He made a blatant tackle!’

Upamecano, who made a dog tackle, also collected a piece of cheese. No matter what, it seems like he can’t protect this one.

‘The distance is a bit ambiguous… … Okay. Should I go? What should I do?’

It’s about 30 to 35 meters away.

If I go, it could be an opportunity for France in reverse. What if I kick but fail to score? And what if the opponent gets a chance to counterattack right away?

That’s a mistake.

But. Still, for now.

‘Let’s go.’

Isn’t this romantic?

I ran slowly. On the way, I made eye contact with Mbappe. Mbappe slyly glanced at me.

Judging from the expression on his face, it’s 100% true.

I think of it as an opportunity.

The distance is ambiguous, and the angle is also ambiguous.

As I went forward, Hong Min and other veteran players stopped me.

“Minwoo. You’ll win anyway if you just hold on. Just don’t take this.”

“Yeah, that’s right. We’ll do it. Do you really need to give us a chance?”

There was chaos on the bench side too. It was a sign to go back immediately.

But. Um. I don’t like it? I want to ride it.

If you’ve brought me this far, just let me do whatever I want romantically.

… … Hongmin appealed to his brother, saying, “As mild as possible.”

Of course, Hongmin hyung kept stopping me. The only one on my side was Kim Junyoung.

“I trust you, hyung. Do whatever you want! Minwoo Ham, do whatever you want!”

He added,

“Isn’t it romantic to drag them this far and then have them finish as runners-up in the World Cup after making a fatal mistake? Let’s have a drink.”

… Are you on my side?

Anyway, everyone was against me getting into it. I tried to ignore this opposition and get into it, but seeing all this fuss, I thought I should give up on my decision this time.

“Why? Are you scared? Yeah. Just do what you do best. Stay in front of the goal and block it. Don’t try to take a free kick like a goalkeeper.”

Before I knew it, Mbappe came up to me and started talking to me.

What the fuck.

I glared at Mbappe, and he smiled. I wanted a headlock.

And I decided.

“No. I can do it. I’ll do it. Okay. I’ll just.”

I’m definitely not into Mbappe.

You can put it in.

We just have to drive a wedge in here and completely break France’s motivation.

And I’ll proudly tease Mbappe. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have kicked it, but thanks to you, I got it.

Just imagining it makes me happy. It’s already fun. Let’s do it quickly.