Soccer System: Legendary Goalkeeper

Chapter 125 - Deciding

The day is eagerly awaited and awaited by hundreds of thousands to millions of Asian football lovers, especially Indonesia who is in the most enthusiastic state.

This country of 280 million seems to have the strongest enthusiasm among the participants of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup tournament.

How not enthusiastic, finally their pride team can talk a lot in Asia which has always been the months of strong teams in the Middle East, Indonesia became backward.

However, now that Indonesia has changed, Indonesia has become a team that rose from the brink of weakness which makes them able to fly freely like Garuda birds to beat every opponent they match.

“Wuah! Finally able to see the full stadium where Ultras Garuda gathered from all over Asia!” exciting Reza.

“Mother ... Watch Eca, yes, in Palu there!” muttered Reza while staring at the clear sky with no clouds at all.

It is still afternoon at around 15:00, while far away in Indonesia, they are four hours or five hours faster again, around 20:00 WITA.

“Yosh, let's play around,” chirps Reza.

From behind, a hand shakes Reza's head until he gasps.

“Woy!” exclaimed Reza while catching the hand of the perpetrator who shook his head.

Reza pulled him forward, a figure that actually felt impossible to be there.

“Kak ... Dawn?”

“Hehe, there, enter your dressing room, I will sit in the stands where you occupy the goal, whether in the West or East stands.”

Dawn immediately went by putting both hands in the pants pocket, the style of the road was so slengean and did not care around.

“Hmm ...”

Trying to put aside while the matter he was about to talk about with Dawn, Reza entered the dressing room where his colleagues had been waiting and were listening to some explanations from Coach Tae-yong.

“All of you, move freely, I will give you the space to move freely according to instinct.

However, no matter how freely you move, do not forget the Thai players who are certainly dangerous!”

All the explanations are directed so clearly without being convoluted or even confusing the players.

Meanwhile, Reza is focusing on wearing a special goalkeeper handwrap that keeps the risk of injury to the fingers or wrists, then Reza wear gloves in black and red which on the wrist he wrote his name.

After wearing it, Reza also moved with his colleagues who were ready to start a hot match today. They formed a circle, extended their hands forward and exclaimed with vigor.

The Indonesian team headed for the stadium hallway which the Thai team had been waiting for a few seconds ago.

“Wah .. The message of Thailand is no, Bang Chanathip, want rasain blur,” chirps Reza using English.

Asnawi who heard it in front was just shaking his head, he was not surprised by Reza's temperament as it is and also quite rancid to be able to make the opponent mentally or upset.

“Chanathip, too simple,” muttered Reza with a cool and flat look.

Asnawi realised it, but he remained silent as he waited for the referee to lead the way out onto the green field.

Until the Japanese referee, Takumi, immediately led to the field, just before entering the field line, the ball with a beautiful pattern was taken.

The two teams face the bench, they will sing each of the national anthems.

Not only that, after singing the Indonesian national anthem, the audience began to show their stature in making a crowd in the stadium.

The songs that have been prepared far away, the chants of the supporters are very creative and also some impressions that are like new looks at this time.

Thai supporters showed nervousness, when in front of tens of thousands of Indonesian supporters who echoed the stadium.

The Thai players, both on the pitch and on the bench felt the atmosphere boiling, their guts evaporating to a whim.

Thailand's head coach, Polking, circulated the view all over the world. Even the stadium cameras show a picture where Indonesian fans like drowning in the sea of freedom, so wild and also without mercy continue to cheer their fighting spirit.

“Wah ...”

Referee Takumi himself was almost a few seconds late in blowing the whistle, he was amazed at the enthusiasm of Indonesian citizens this time, maybe this is the first in his life that has been 40 years.

Prits!

The referee blew the whistle, Spasojevic gave a pass to the back which was well received by Abhimanyu.

Abhimanyu circulated his views, the Thai players slowly began to advance until they continued to press the Indonesian defense.

“It looks like Thailand presses early with high pressing!” muttered Reza while thinking of ways to penetrate the defense of Thailand.

Abhimanyu who controlled the ball glanced to the right, there was Marselino who moved forward, given the ball, Marselino got it and immediately overlapped.

Passing the midfield line, Marselino was immediately confronted by two Thai players, Chamratsamee and Yooyen.

Marselino was about to pull out his skill, but from the right side, Evan ran while coding that he asked for the ball.

Evan is plotted as a winger, the result of Coach Tae-yong's creativity.

Evan, who received a flat pass from Marselino, immediately kicked back the ball by throwing it diagonally towards Saddil on the left side right in front.

Coordinated attacks early in the first half are what Coach Tae-yong wants, he intends to bring his foster children to understand the tactics of a powerful initial attack.

On the left side, Saddil got the ball, but he was blocked just like that by the Bureau.

Saddil could not move, he who was about to turn instead found himself surrounded because Yooyen had come faster than expected.

“Wah, this will be difficult.” Reza.

He kept a close eye on his peers, the impression was there, and it was very different when facing previous opponents, this time facing Thailand like isolated earlier.

Thailand as has known the tactics and techniques of Indonesian players, indeed, Thailand and Indonesia often meet in Southeast Asian region matches.

This makes the two teams should have understood each other and can assess the weaknesses of each of them.

“Hold it anyway, it's better the penalty shootout, it's too difficult. I was also lazy out in solo run ability, because it was too tiring physically and mentally.”

Reza has made a unanimous decision, he will hold back as hard as he can, while waiting whether his partner can score or not, after all he has prepared for a tense penalty shootout.

The penalty shootout will obviously be very stressful, where mental mastery must be controlled by a player.

“Hmm ...”