109.
Shortly after the frantic goal celebration, the referee declared the end of the second half.
The score is 1 to 1.
In other words, the game has now gone into overtime.
The problem was stamina.
In the first season, as Brian put it, he competed ‘like using caviar’. If you play one game, you miss the next game. There were cases where I competed consecutively, but in this case, it was only about 45 minutes long, and in the shortest time, I didn’t run for 15 minutes.
In the second season, although not to that extent, I was able to manage my stamina sufficiently while receiving consideration from the coaches.
But this season was different. Except when Boxing Day and cup competitions overlapped, he played full-time as a starter in almost every game.
Timing was also an issue. Right after the regular season ended, even players with good stamina reached their limits.
‘I tried several sprints…’
In addition, at the end of the second half, he drove the ball directly from Stoke’s camp to the opponent’s camp twice.
It was natural for him to run out of stamina.
“lee. Can you run more?”
Right before the start of overtime, coach Nick asked.
“…”
Jamie gasped, but didn’t answer.
If I think objectively, I had to run this far and leave the rest to my colleagues. Jamie knew that too.
However, there was no immediate answer.
“I understand that you can run.”
Fortunately, Coach Milo, who was next to Coach Nick, said.
Jamie nodded.
After a while, the Stoke bench took out right winger Weng and put in third-line midfielder Jack. And Harry, who was playing box-to-box, was lowered to the central defender position. It was a plan to aim for one clear opportunity without overdoing it at the time when Jamie was at his physical limit.
“Don’t overdo it. If it doesn’t work, ask for a replacement right away. Okay?”
Overtime begins, and Jamie repeats Coach Nick’s quick words earlier.
In fact, it was natural for the coaching staff to be concerned. Even if it’s the FA Cup final, it’s difficult when the team’s ace gets injured because of one match.
Tuk, dududuk.
To make matters worse, as soon as the extension started, it started to rain.
“Why is it raining at this timing?”
Some players looked up at the sky as if they were absurd and muttered.
On rainy days, the consumption of stamina is more severe.
To-du-duduk, to-du-du-du-du······.
The raindrops seemed to be getting stronger, but after about 5 minutes, it was at the level of pouring.
shoot – ah. Jamie tried to attack several times while listening to the sound of rain in his ears, but it didn’t work out.
His stamina was at the bottom, and rain was pouring from all sides. At this point, individual skills such as dribbling and passing become less important.
Beep-big.
Both teams didn’t get a clear chance, and it went straight into the second half of overtime, and Milo replaced Damien, who was exhausted, and replaced Robin.
Sigh. Sigh. Jamie exhaled through the pouring rain.
“Jay!”
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Near the half line, Jack passed. Jamie caught the ball and knocked it out.
I couldn’t see well, whether it was because of the rain or because my stamina was low.
Char-ah. At that time, the sound of rainwater crossing was heard from close by.
Took. Jamie instinctively launched the ball and made a big jump.
Immediately, his mark opponent, Levi Steel, passed under his feet, and Jamie landed safely and continued moving forward.
how much time was left 5 minutes? 10 minutes? Or… 1 minute?
I couldn’t tell. I couldn’t see ahead, and I could barely hear the sounds around me.
However, Jamie knew what he had to do.
He took a big move as if he was going to shoot right away, and kicked the lower part of the ball into the penalty box.
Originally, after the ball bounced, it gave a pass considering the rotation.
But now the grass is wet due to rain.
It’s the rotation of the ball, it’s a nabal, and I simply attached it so that it just fell right under my feet.
“Robin!”
“Hit it!”
Robin wasn’t going to miss this opportunity.
He trapped the ball neatly even in poor grass conditions and continued shooting right away. The timing was so good that even the dino Igreg couldn’t react.
ter- ong.
Unfortunately, the ball hit the post and went out. The blow was so hard that even Jamie could hear it through the pouring rain.
“Ahh!”
“it’s a shame!”
The Stoke players put their heads together.
hahahaha. On the other hand, Jamie breathed heavily and went back to his seat without a word.
it’s too much now can’t run anymore
There is still time. One more chance to create.
Conflicting thoughts, one after another, flashed through his mind and then disappeared.
“…Jay, are you okay?”
The game will be over soon. It’s raining right? Aren’t you losing? With his judgment clouded by extreme fatigue, this time it was Harry, not Nick, who asked.
“It’s fine. How many minutes do you have left?”
“5 minutes.”
5 minutes. In 5 minutes, you can create one opportunity.
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Let’s do it. no, i do definitely do it
Jamie muttered to himself.
“Back off! Keep your distance!”
But soon, a crisis came to Stoke City.
Pavel, who not only scored the opening goal but also threatened the Stoke City goal throughout the game, started running.
Sigh. Sigh. Jamie gasped, but did not go to join the defense. Even if they came and chased after them, there was no guarantee that they would catch up. It would have been better to hold the position and counterattack.
“come out!”
“Narrow the angle!”
The Stoke City coaches, who had ordered them to step down, shouted urgently. It was because Pavel was in a shooting stance.
Indeed, Pavel fired a shot right in front of the penalty box.
puck.
Fortunately, his shot hit Mutombo’s left thigh, which jumped out quickly.
‘uh?’
maybe not lucky The deflected ball was rolling on the other side of Oliver, who was in reverse action.
“Take it off!”
“Sancho!”
The Stoke bench and the players around them shouted. Sancho, who was nearby, ran towards the ball as it hurriedly rolled.
However, the speed of the ball was too fast.
Currently, the distance between Sancho and the ball is 6-7 meters.
Unless Sancho teleported, it seemed almost certain that the ball would cross the goal line one second later.
There are only 4 minutes left until the end of the game.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that if they conceded here, their defeat was virtually certain.
But······.
The ball, which had been rolling rapidly, suddenly began to slow down at some point and stopped right in front of the goal line.
“Damn it! Rainwater…!”
Pavel, who hit the shot, let out a sigh.
As the saying goes, the sudden pouring rain created a very shallow puddle that slowed the ball down at the end.
“Oliver!”
At that moment, Jamie cried out.
Do everything you can to make your voice reach Oliver through the rain.
Fortunately, Oliver heard Jamie’s cry, ran to the ball, and attempted a long pass right at him.
It’s the last one. This is really your last chance.
After receiving Oliver’s long pass, Jamie immediately turned and ran towards the West Ham camp.
The speed didn’t come out because of the rain, but it didn’t matter. The rain will equally hold the West Ham players on their feet.
Per-billion.
While thinking so, Jamie suddenly collapsed from the heavy shock coming from behind.
Beep beep, beep beep beep. The referee blew his whistle several times and ran.
“Hey!”
“You bastard, what are you doing right now?”
The Stoke players were excited and approached Levi Steele.
Among them, Harry was ready to punch him at any moment.
The referee did not hesitate to judge. A longer delay could lead to a bigger fight. The situation was sorted out by presenting Levi Steel with a straight red card.
It was West Ham’s sending off just before the end of the game in the 29th minute of extra time.
hahahaha.
Jamie lay with his face buried in the rain-soaked ground.
can it happen
Can I run more?
Stoke’s team doctors came up to check his condition while his head was complicated.
“Lee, calm down. It’s fine?”
“Can you wake up?”
Jamie stood up.
“It’s a penalty shootout in one minute. There is no need to overdo it.”
Jamie let out a deep breath and looked up at the sky.
The rain seemed to be lessening little by little.
“I can run.”
“…are you really okay?”
“It’s fine.”
The team doctor thought about it for a while, then raised his arms toward the bench and made an ‘O’ shape.
Beep. The match resumed again, and Stoke’s attack came to an end. And immediately, the referee declared the game over.
‘ah.’
Jamie opened his mouth with a blank expression.
‘It was a big deal.’
He belatedly recognized the important fact.
‘I can’t take a penalty kick.’
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Now that overtime has ended, the winner is decided by a penalty shootout.
The problem was that Jamie wasn’t confident in penalty kicks.
It was because he hadn’t taken a penalty kick since losing consecutively in league matches during his youth days.
**
“The final kicker is you, Jamie.”
“…”
At Milo’s words, Jamie pondered for a moment.
‘What do we do? Shall I tell the truth?’
But in the end he didn’t say anything.
Robin, Keating, KK, Brian and Jamie were the penalty kickers.
“ruler. I don’t have much time. Perhaps this one word will be the last.”
After submitting the kicker list, before stepping onto the field.
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Milo said, looking around at the players with a calm expression.
“This season, we have already exceeded expectations. So you don’t have to worry. Think of it as kicking into an empty goal post and kick it comfortably.”
Think of it as kicking into an empty goal post. At that absurd advice, even in the midst of exhaustion, Jamie smiled.
“let’s go.”
That was it. The team went up to the field with a solemn face.
Toduk, toduk.
The raindrops have weakened considerably.
‘It will stop by the end.’
Jamie looked up at the sky once again.
Beep.
In the meantime, first kicker Robin put the ball down on the penalty spot.
can you put it in? He is a player who always lives up to expectations. Jamie tried hard to think positively.
“E-Yeee!”
Fortunately, Robin calmly scored the penalty kick.
“Nice kick!”
“Robin! great job!
Whiyu.
While the players cheered, Jamie let out a small sigh of relief.
Boo-.
West Ham’s subsequent penalty kick.
As soon as the first kicker came out, the Stoke supporters booed the pitch away.
“great!”
“Nice kick!”
It didn’t have much effect.
‘It must be inconvenient to kick because of the rain, but I put it in well.’
It rained heavily in a short amount of time.
Because of that, the current condition of the grass in the stadium was a mess, but the kickers successfully scored a penalty kick without making a mistake.
The second kicker, Keating, and the third kicker, KK.
West Ham also succeeded without a single mistake up to the third kicker.
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Now, only the 4th and 5th kickers are left.
“Brian! If you don’t put it in, I’ll kill you!”
“You madman. Don’t burden me!”
First, Stoke City’s fourth kicker, Brian, placed the ball on the penalty spot.
Unlike the rest of the players who were anxious, Jamie watched the scene with a rather carefree mind. Robin, Keating, and even KK all succeeded. It is said that no one can predict the result of a penalty kick, but when it comes to kicks, Brian, who can be called a specialist, did not seem to fail.
“eee-YEE!”
Indeed, as Jamie expected, Brian put the ball into the goal without difficulty.
Woo-woo-woo.
Woo-woo.
Then, when West Ham’s fourth kicker, Pavel, came up, the Stoke supporters booed again.
‘How does it feel, a little…’
Watching Pavel hesitantly set the ball down, Jamie tilted his head.
Boo. Woo-woo-woo.
In the meantime, the crowd continued to boo, and eventually Pavel started to run.
oh
Just before Pavel’s foot touched the ball, Jamie involuntarily flinched.
It was because the stepping foot was pushed all the way forward because of the rainwater.
“…!”
At the same time as the kick was kicked, Pavel fell backwards, and the ball hit his right foot and went over the post.
“……i-ya-aaa!”
“Yaaa!”
One beat late, Stoke fans and players cheered.
thump, thump. thud.
‘this.’
Jamie, on the other hand, took a deep breath and prepared for the next penalty kick.
A situation in which the fourth kicker of the opposing team misses.
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Now, if Jamie, the last kicker, succeeds, it will end with Stoke City’s victory.
As Oliver said before the game, the first FA Cup win in 180 years will become a reality.
thud. thud.
thump, thump, thump.
When I realized this, my heart started beating like crazy.
“… Burden ······ E.”
“···at ease······!”
Words from his colleagues around him cheered him up, but Jamie couldn’t hear them properly.
thump, thump, thump.
Only the beating of his own heart could be heard loudly in his ears.
Did the referee blow the whistle? Can I drive now?
After putting the ball on the penalty spot, Jamie glanced at the opposing goalkeeper.
The goalkeeper was glaring at him with a grim expression.
thump, thump, thump.
thump, thump.
There is a story about not making eye contact with the goalkeeper before kicking the penalty kick. This is because it can be psychologically pressured by the opponent’s fierce eyes and lose.
“…”
But, I don’t know why, but Jamie felt his heart sink the moment our eyes met.
He looked at the keeper once more, then started to run.
Insert it into the right corner of the goalpost.
I thought only of this one.
Took.
Before long, Jamie’s foot touched the ball on the penalty spot…
squash.
The ball shook the net in the top right corner.
[ eee-eee······· ]
[ E-Yaaa! ]
The Stoke fans across the goal stood up in unison and shouted.
“aaa! I went in!”
“You madman! I knew you would put it! I knew you could do it!”
Beep-big. At the same time as the referee declared the game over, the Stoke players screamed and ran to Jamie.
“ah.”
Jamie looked dumbfounded, let out a stupid syllable, then turned his head to find the camera.
I wanted to say something nice to Hannah, who was watching the show at home.
I wanted to say something plausible.
However, as the Stoke players immediately attacked him, he was speechless.
