All Football Talents Are Mine Chapter 254

254. The beauty of the end (2)

Philippe Senderos was aware of the fact that he had benefited from the miscarriage of justice.

That’s because it was clearly his foul.

But surprisingly, the referee ruled in his favor.

The Hollywood action was a completely unexpected decision.

Actually, this World Cup was a bit strange from the start.

From the match against Spain to the recent match against Germany, I was feeling firsthand that Switzerland had received benefits, big and small.

The conspiracy theories spread by the media were quite understandable.

Conversely, there were times when Switzerland was disadvantaged.

However, it was not a misjudgment that could have influenced the outcome of the game.

As a result, I received benefits, not disadvantages.

Looking back, it was like that.

Before the game started, coach Ottmar Hitzfeld said this.

-You can give away a penalty kick, so don’t give Woo Ho-young a chance, even if it means committing a foul. Don’t worry about the back.

Senderos was able to overcome a critical crisis thanks to carrying out the director’s words exactly.

It was a relief for the team, but Senderos was a little scared.

Isn’t this Woo Ho-young, who has countless fans around the world?

It was clear that many soccer fans would be attacked by this incident.

But I decided not to worry about it.

What is more important than anything is victory.

Anyway, I thought all I had to do was win.

Just as there was a big difference between winning and runner-up, there was a big difference between third and fourth place.

Senderos swallowed a smile of remorse and took the free kick.

And that was the moment when he passed the pass to Steve Bergen on the left.

“…!”

It happened in the blink of an eye.

Isn’t Woo Ho-young, who was returning to the second line, turning sharply and running like crazy in this direction?

To be exact, it was headed towards Steve Bergen.

It was something as unexpected as my fingernails.

To make matters worse, the passing speed was not fast.

No, it was a pass, so of course it was faster than a person’s running speed.

However, Woo Ho-young’s strength was not at the level of an ordinary person.

Senderos, who knew this fact very well, instantly felt a chill go down his spine.

Cold sweat ran down my neck.

And as expected, the ominous premonition was not wrong.

Percussion!

Von Bergen rushed to receive the ball, but Hoyoung Woo was one step faster.

It was a successful pass blocking.

“iced coffee…!”

“Stick right away!!”

No, it was too late to catch up.

Hoyoung, who accelerated as fast as he could, had already crossed the penalty area.

Goalkeeper Diego Benalio quickly caught the situation and rushed out, but the situation was too big to handle.

The ball had already left Hoyoung’s toes and passed over Benalio’s head.

and.

Crash!

It was a lob shot that landed cleanly in the goal.

[I went in! Woo Ho-young!!]

[This is it! I took advantage of my opponent’s weak spot! I think it was possible because

Woo Ho-young is the fastest soccer player.] “Ooooooooo!”

Hoyoung, who scored, spread his arms like an airplane and flew across the ground.

And then.

“downpour!”

He ended the ceremony by jumping into the air.

It was a gesture that contrasted with Senderos’s face, which had completely collapsed.

[How unfair it must have been for Woo Ho-young. I think it shows from the facial expression.]

[Then let’s watch the scoring scene again. It happened in about 3 seconds. I can’t believe it when I see it again. It was a goal that made everyone happy to see it.]

The stands were also filled with enthusiasm.

However, as if this was not enough, Hoyoung went into the goal, picked up the ball, and leisurely returned to the halfway line.

Then he looked at referee Cerrito.

“Hey. “The ceremony is over, but you’re not starting?”

“Ah… I have to do it.”

Cerrito blinked with a blank expression and then resumed the game.

Then it was the 30th minute of the first half.

[Switzerland’s attack tempo is accelerating. We need to be careful of infiltration from the second line.]

[Alexander Fry receives the ball. We need to get together quickly!]

Alexander Frei, the backbone of the Swiss attack, was looking for an opportunity to break through to the first line.

But it wasn’t possible.

In front, Ki Sung-ryong and Kim Jeong-hu were holding on, and on the side, Park Ji-seok was blocking the attack route with his active movements.

And in the back….

[Woo Ho-young coming down from midfield! They apply pressure in a surprise attack!]

[Ah, Fry’s feet were slightly faster.]

Tak.

Just before Woo Ho-young’s tackle came in, Fry sent a roving pass forward.

However, because I was momentarily embarrassed, I ended up making a pass miss.

Too much force was applied to the ball, which should have been kicked slightly.

[Nkufo runs, but the pass is a bit long!]

[Jeong Seong-yong catches it safely. A goal kick follows immediately. Look far!]

The goal kick toward midfield fell over Park Joo-hyung’s head.

Defensive midfielder Benjamin Hugel tried late, but the ball had already landed at Ki Sung-ryong’s feet.

And that was then.

Ki Seong-ryong’s frown narrowed and the ball shot out like a laser, cutting through the ground.

It was a kill pass toward the left flank.

Percussion!

[Ki Seong-ryong’s kill pass! Park Ji-seok takes it.]

[Okay, this is a counterattack chance. We need to use our speed to create good opportunities.]

[Ah, the moment you mentioned that, Woo Ho-young penetrates into the box! [You need to look at Park Ji-seok’s center!]

If you pretend, you pretend.

Park Ji-seok’s ground ball cross had already rushed into the box.

And it was right after that that Hoyoung’s shooting motion continued.

At the same time, it was also the moment when Senderos threw himself away.

but.

“!!”

Shoot feint.

Hoyoung toyed with Senderos by giving up his shooting motion once.

Instead, he opened up a shooting angle on the other side and hit a good shot, and Senderos had to just watch the net shake with a comical expression.

It was a heavy mid-range shot that missed goalkeeper Benalio’s fingertips.

Slosh!

[Gooooooooooo! It’s refreshing! Woo Hoyoung! Hoyoung Woo has done it again! In the 31st minute of the first half, Korea maintains the lead by 2 points!]

[Ah, good! Everything was great, including the overall tempo on counterattacks and the spacing between players. And Woo Ho-young’s decision-making skills were very good. [This is his 14th goal in the World Cup.]

[With this, Woo Ho-young broke Just Fontaine’s record and changed the title of ‘most goals scored in a tournament.’ We are only one goal away from setting Brazil’s Ronaldo’s record for most goals in the tournament!]

“Heavy rain!”

Second score.

This time too, it was Hoyoung who celebrated his goal with a proud ceremony.

2 shots, 2 goals.

Boasting a 100% scoring rate, he put Switzerland in fear.

There was still the second half left, but it was safe to say that the victory was already in jeopardy.

Switzerland needed a solution to change the atmosphere.

Otherwise there was only defeat.

Switzerland locker room at halftime.

“Weaklings.”

Ottmaer Hitzfeld.

Born in Germany, he was a great player who led Germany’s prestigious Dortmund and FC Bayern Munich during their heyday and was on par with manager Alex Ferguson. As expected, he had a tiger-like personality just like his appearance.

He was very dissatisfied with the performance of the first half.

Even though I received so many benefits, including a wrong decision, I couldn’t bear to watch my opponent helplessly get rid of me.

“Come to your senses. You are now missing out on an irreplaceable opportunity. This isn’t a league that comes back every year. But it’s not the Champions League or the Europa League. “The World Cup comes once every four years!”

Although my dream of winning was over, I could have taken third place with just a little more effort.

It couldn’t have collapsed like this.

“Go into the game thinking that this is the final stage. The World Cup is an opportunity of a lifetime. Fight to the death. Football is war. “If we don’t kill the other person, we die.”

Hitzfeld continued his impassioned speech for the next five minutes.

There was little content about tactics, and most of it was words about igniting the players’ will.

And indeed.

It must have been effective, as soon as the second half started, the performance improved significantly.

The atmosphere burned hotly, and the game became more and more heated.

Switzerland turned the mood around by showing a completely different appearance from the first half.

And naturally, he succeeded in obtaining a decisive chance.

Beep!

[Ah, this is Jo Yeon-hyeong’s handling foul call.]

[It’s ambiguous. I could have judged that it was not intentional. They call a penalty kick without mercy.]

[It’s unfortunate, but there’s nothing we can do. I have no choice but to believe in Jeong Seong-yong.]

I believed in them, but their wishes did not come true.

Crash!

A ball that goes straight into the corner of the goal.

Fry, who played as a kicker, started the chase by cleanly completing a penalty kick.

Moreover, it did not end there.

Around the 24th minute of the second half.

Switzerland took advantage of the momentum they had gained and scored an additional goal in just 10 minutes.

It was a mistake caused by Kim Jeong-hoo’s pass miss.

2 to 2.

The score was instantly balanced and time flowed steadily toward the 85th minute of the second half.

[It looks like we will go into overtime like this.]

[That’s right. The players have lost a lot of stamina. Regardless of the team, the number of passes and activity level decreased significantly.]

As it was the 7th game of the tournament, both teams were under considerable physical strain.

Moreover, some of them played in every game.

Playing 7 games in one month with all your might was difficult to withstand, no matter how strong your stamina was.

The same was true for Hoyoung.

Hoyoung, who felt a lot of physical strain, had a noticeable decrease in his activity level in the second half.

Aside from being a defensive player, he was also having a hard time on offense.

Of course, it was Hoyoung who ran 13km in the last match against Spain.

It was strange that I didn’t get tired.

I tried to save my stamina as much as possible and make play with ground balls, but I was unable to make the most of the opportunity because the rear build-up did not go as planned.

‘If it goes to overtime, it’s at a disadvantage.’

So now I had to draw my sword.

Besides, the opponent is already tired.

It was time to use all the stamina I had saved.

It was the 90th minute of the second half.

[The game resumes with Jeong Seong-yong’s goal kick. The ball is passed to Jo Yeon-hyung.]

[Jo Yeon-hyung looks deeply ahead. Long pass to the second line!]

The ball falls right into the center of Switzerland’s camp.

Hoyoung, who instantly gained an advantageous position, jumped up with all his might.

But Switzerland was not just watching.

“Where!”

Senderos followed suit and jumped up to join the competition for the ball.

Basically, he was tall and had excellent heading and jumping skills, so if he did well, he could easily win the ball.

but.

Pow!

‘Damn it.’

It was Senderos who was pushed back in the fight, and it was Hoyoung who got the ball to his head.

But Senderos did not back down obediently.

I was extremely excited and ended up swinging my arms without realizing it.

Pow!

[iced coffee! Woo Ho-young falls!]

[This is a clear foul! I hit him in the head with my elbow!]

[Oh my gosh!!]

It’s obvious to anyone that the situation was intentional.

Referee Senito slowly walked over and took out a yellow card.

Expulsion measures followed due to accumulated warnings.

[sure. This is natural. If even this was overlooked, it would be like openly admitting that the judgment was biased.]

[Anyway, I am worried about Woo Ho-young. I don’t know how many fouls I’m getting in this World Cup alone.]

[Ah, it’s happening. Thank you.]

“Hoyoung, are you okay?”

“yes. “I’m fine.”

When I got hit on the elbow, I felt a little dizzy, but it soon got better as time went by.

Moreover, there was only two minutes left until the end of the game, so there was no time to procrastinate.

“I want to kick it.”

Since Hoyoung was the dedicated free kick kicker to begin with, everyone unanimously agreed that Hoyoung could be the kicker.

26 meters.

It was a distance I was confident in.

However, the angle was a bit awkward to hit right away.

‘I guess I’ll have to kick it big.’

Hoyoung carefully calculated the angle and distance.

Then, he whispered something to Ki Seong-ryong and then took two steps back.

It was right after that.

widely.

Ki Sung-ryong rolled the ball from the side and Ho-young took a step.

It was just before he hit a powerful mid-range shot.

[Woo Ho-young, just like that!]

But.

widely.

This time too, it was a shot feint.

Hoyoung, who completely deceived not only the defensive wall in front but also the goalkeeper, rolled the ball to the other side and opened up a shooting angle.

At the same time, he hit a right-footed shot.

It was a curling kick that veered sharply to the right.

And at that moment, I felt it.

He said he went in.

Crash!

and.

‘I won.’

I was so confident.

[Gooooooooooo! Reversal! It’s a reversal! This goal was scored with 1 minute left in the game!]

[Woo Ho-young’s hat trick! Done!!]

15th World Cup goal.

It was Hoyoung who tied Ronaldo’s scoring record in the first World Cup.