Soccer System: Legendary Goalkeeper

Chapter 101 - Victory!

The game started again, the minutes of the game were still touching 30 minutes. It was still long enough for the end of the first half, about 15 minutes.

the last 15 minutes of the first half were what made Japan enter zero consciousness, or can be called self-control to the maximum limit. This control could make you unconscious.

“Stay focused, do as usual. Your body movements are more flexible in escorting them!” the Bima Coach.

Coach Bima does not want his foster children to be less focused just because they see the difference in movement of Japanese players whose terms have issued his ultimate ability.

“There, move! Close the room, come on! This ... Keep him!”

Reza also continued to give directions so that his colleagues did not move in confusion. After all he felt a very scary feeling from the behavior of Japanese players.

It feels like life is in danger. The feeling of goosebumps, the trembling bodies looking at the eyes as deep as their abyss.

“This ..!”

Srak!

Almost, lucky Reza was able to pull the ball from the Yutaka long-range kick from outside the penalty box. After that, Yutaka and some of his colleagues moved to the penalty box to wait for a corner to be done.

Sato catapulted the ball, Reza came out of his area and jumped so high to pluck the ball in the air.

The ball was tightly stuck to his palm, but the thrust was really evident during the duel with Yutaka.

The referee blew the whistle for the foul. However, Yutaka managed to get the ball because Reza lost balance and the ball missed.

Yutaka also kicked towards the goal.

“Crossline!” shouted referee Al-Ayubi who was about to pull a yellow card from his pocket.

“Sorry, I heard less!” yutaka replied that he left immediately.

The referee also abandoned his intentions. He only gave a warning to Yutaka.

After that Indonesia continued to be locked up until moving to control the ball was quite difficult. As a result some mistakes continue to occur, which fortunately there is still Reza under the crossbar.

“Woy! Comeon! Stay focused, they must be that exhausted!” reza was a little upset.

“But they are different, Za!” refute Iqbal who was also upset because of the change in behavior of the Japanese players.

“Come, Iqbal! Stay focused, I'll control you! My vision ability allowed me to see a lot of empty space.

That empty space you have to close later! Let's dock!”

Iqbal was silent. He is also lazy to argue with his own colleagues, it is better to focus on the match.

“The left side is too wide! Seva, close and close, move a few steps to your right side!”

“Narendra! Step back a few steps, followed by Hanif who is four meters from Narendra.”

In the remaining last minutes, the referee occasionally looked at his watch. Until when the ball goes out of the field line, the referee blows a whistle marking the end of the first half.

Three minutes of extra time has also ended, so the referee has the right to blow the whistle.

The two teams walked into the hallway of the stadium, a different air was really felt. There was a cold and stressful impression at this moment, which then when they parted at the intersection of the passageway, the chill and pressure was over.

In the dressing room of the Indonesian team, they are currently listening to an explanation from Coach Bima.

Their movements must be creative, keep moving and stay focused. One word, focus.

This word has a big hand in terms of depressed field conditions.

Indonesia continues to be depressed, so they must release from that pressure by moving more openly and also doing some other creative movements.

This is a different Japan than during the group phase. Japan has now evaluated their total previous mistakes, until the formation of a new Japan in the eyes of Indonesia.

Even so, Japan could not also dispel a stunning counter-attack from Indonesia, the result of a super far throw makes Japan have to surrender the goal conceded.

“Oke, let's get excited! Keep going, the cup is almost you touch!” Coach Bima left the room.

***

On the field, this time Indonesia and Japan both have a clear goal, which is to win the game. Indonesia must maintain the score or even add to the advantage, Japan itself must score or even reverse the situation.

“Move to the left side! It's moving a little to the right. It's right there! The room looks empty!”

Reza continued to give direction like an orchestra conductor, either a definite meaning, Reza began to show vision observation and mastery of tactics brilliant.

Directives for direction continued to emerge for a long time so that Japan itself was increasingly overwhelmed to penetrate the defense assembled by Reza.

“Iqbal, move to left side! Back docked after, your quick movement supports Yutaka to become space isolated!”

To his colleagues, this was a new custom of Reza. I don't know what made Reza give directions so clearly this time, after all, the direction really proved to run smoothly. Movements from Japan became less likely to be able to penetrate the defense.

Fatal mistake from Yutaka, he did not realize from behind Narendra also approached him.

“Michiwaki!” another Japanese player.

Narendra had not responded yet, taking the ball from the gap between his legs. Yutaka turned around and only saw that the ball was well controlled by Narendra.

Narendra also lures forward, there is Nabil who moves quite freely on the right side.

Making a cut inside in front of the penalty box, Nabil intends to kick the ball. However, a dangerous cutting slide instantly hooked his foot.

Nabil fell down, a Japanese defender, Shuto, went up and tried to pick up the ball.

However, the referee had already blew the whistle sign of the violation. As a result, all the Japanese players are really upset that Shuto's recklessness that makes a disaster has come to them.

Reza who from his goal, ran close to the point of offense. The distance is quite close, as far as 22 meters from the goal line.

“Oh! Is Reza going to try his knuckle kick luck?” exclaim Tubagus with spirit.

“Za! Login!” Nabil stood up with a slight grimace in pain.

“Ya!”

Reza stood three big steps behind the ball, staring at the five players who formed the fence, while being set up by Wataru.

Finished setting, the movement in the penalty box is also wilder. Nabil, Arkhan, Narendra and even Iqbal were ready to wait for the reflection ball.

Reza also stepped up his legs, touching with the instep, lifting the ball with hard pressure and then the foot was stopped suddenly after touching the ball.

The ball soared barely has rotation past the player fence, Wataru was just pissed and amazed by the magic kick Reza.

Trying to react, Wataru was first fooled, he who was about to go left because the first ball groove is to the left, surprised by the ball that shifted to the right to enter easily.

“GOOOLL!”

Another beautiful goal from Reza and make Indonesia into the safe zone in the 76th minute. The last fifteen minutes were crucial minutes which began to feel a lot of fatigue.

After the goal, Reza gathered at the corner of the field with his colleagues, performing his iconic celebration that has been known to many people.

Standing in front of the camera, Reza lifted her jersey up to her chest, showing a T-shirt that read I love Mom!

In Indonesia, precisely Palu, the image that was watching became moved. His only son had stepped foot into the higher career ladder, now he could only support wholeheartedly from afar.

“Come! Last fifteen minutes! I will direct you even better! The spirit!”

***

The match ended with a 2-0 win for Reza and his team-mates, a win for Indonesia!

The celebration of Indonesia's victory took place on the field, the podium where the trophy appointment is available, the place of the cup and the cup itself has been neatly arranged in the middle of the podium.

Before the cup appointment session, several awards will be given to players who are eligible to receive them.

“Best player of AFC Asian Cup U-17 2023, Reza Kusuma!”

“Best goalkeeper AFC Asian Cup U-17 2023, Reza Kusuma!”

“Top scorer Asian Cup U-17 AFC 2023, Reza Kusuma!”

For this one award, although the number of goals Reza the same as Yutaka, but the accumulation of assists is still more important to reach the topscorer.

Reza confirmed 2 assists, inversely with Yutaka who did not have an assist.

As a result, Reza was entitled to receive the award along with two other awards.

“Woalah, anjirlah! You bought them all!” chirps Nabil.

“Yaa .. Don't protest to me, protest to who gave this award!”

“Well, you produced it!” ketus Nabil's.

“Yo, sorry!” reza replied in a joking tone.

The cup appointment session began after the confinement of silver medals to Japan and bronze to Iran.

The trophy was lifted from Reza and everyone cheered as confetti filled the field.

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...The Arc 5 End...

...AFC Asian Cup U-17 2023...