[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-am-the-football-star":3,"chapter-i-am-the-football-star-i-am-the-football-star-chapter-220":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I AM the Football Star",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1686315,2153,"Chapter 220 - 81: Penalty Shootout?","i-am-the-football-star-chapter-220",220,"\u003Cp>\"Attack! Everyone, attack! What have you been doing for the past ten minutes!\" Benevento’s head coach yelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Defend! Everyone defend! Hold on! Don’t give them any chances!\" Sotu shouted just as loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If players are pushing their limits with their stamina in the final moments, then coaches compete with their voices in the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the match had long deviated far from their plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the high number of goals in this match, the extra time was a full five minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the third minute of extra time, Benevento had a very good shooting opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lu Yang’s sliding tackle blocked the shot, only giving the opponents a corner kick chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang’s defense was met with applause from the entire crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Benevento took the corner kick, opting for the near post.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vedian charged from the middle directly to the near post, still moving very fast, and his marker, Matias, lost his position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vedian attempted a back header at the near post, intending to flick it to a teammate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, unfamiliar with headers, he failed to control the direction, and the ball slipped into the net at an extremely tight angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The San Remo Stadium fell silent in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could find words, including Vedian himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>4:4!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon confirming his goal, Vedian woke up as if from a dream, and immediately ran towards the technical area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can do it! I damn well can!\" Vedian shouted at his coach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his head coach was not the least bit angry, instead, he was equally overwhelmed, hugging him and shouting, \"Yes, you damn well can, you absolutely can! You’re simply a god!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vedian finally received the acknowledgment from his head coach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was like a god descended today, achieving a hat-trick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The match was tied at the last minute!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially considering he was a player for San Remo last season.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was all simply incredible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>San Remo and Benevento reached an unexpected tie at the end of the ninety-minute regular time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would enter overtime after a short rest and tactical arrangements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also San Remo’s first experience of such a match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ve exhausted too much!\" was the first thing Benevento’s assistant coach said, \"This will have a huge impact on our league, and I don’t understand why we had to play like this against San Remo in a virtually meaningless cup match.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Benevento’s head coach sighed, he didn’t want it this way either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what can you do when everybody has different positions?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darn it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they win the Italian Cup, it will only increase their burden for the later matches, but they still have to fight desperately to win, it’s really frustrating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it really affects the league, and they fail to get promoted, they won’t have a good outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similarly, on the other side, San Remo was also very worried about the upcoming overtime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rondo would be replaced by a substitute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fernandez cramped up, he needed to be substituted too, he’s still young, he’s not Lu Yang, he can’t endure that much running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Sogel and Bai Zhami were also almost done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Latu Yidi had also entered low-power mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overtime was not good news for them, especially with their lack of squad depth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vedian really brought great trouble to San Remo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just give me the ball, I’ll use offense to suppress their attack.\" Lu Yang said, at this stage, they had almost completely lost their defense, their defensive stalwarts were finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was once a Copper Wall and Iron Wall built on running and veterans had now completely collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stamina became the biggest opponent for San Remo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, the only option was to use attack instead of defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, everyone give the ball to Lu Yang, the rest of you focus on defense, reduce your involvement in the attack,\" Sotu didn’t hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, as normal playing time was over, Carlo’s gift finally arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Offensive Positioning 74\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dribbling 76\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Pass 74\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shooting 76\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curvature 65\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stealing 76\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interception 76\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speed 74\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Burst 74\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foot Power 74\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Moment Card’s gifts always gave Lu Yang a substantial boost, even now it was still the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of his stats had reached the level of a player from the Five Major Leagues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this didn’t mean Lu Yang was at that level, he still had many shortcomings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But overall, his offense might have reached the Serie B limit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Lu Yang’s Perpetual Motion Machine had activated its second level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even had the confidence to activate the third-tier effect in the first half of added time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, he would be terrifyingly strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the outcome of this match may not be as widely predicted, with Benevento having the advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Benevento has the squad depth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But San Remo has Lu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sky TV.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The host and Maniero continued their discussion during this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Host: \"So you still insist San Remo will win? They’ve already been crushed. Being equalized in the last moments is definitely a huge blow, they will be low in morale.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maniero: \"Don’t you know Lu Yang’s psychological quality is very tough? Tough as nails! This will only encourage him to play even harder!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Host: \"Alright, then what about squad depth? San Remo already has two players lying on the ground unable to get up, they’ll be substituted, and their substitute quality is not high.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maniero: \"At this point, players are competing more on stamina and willpower. And in these two aspects, Lu Yang has the advantage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Host: \"Umm, but he’s only one person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maniero: \"Sometimes, one person is enough to decide the outcome of a match!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A whistle blew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overtime began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Lu Yang got the ball, he passed it back to his teammate, shrinking the formation.\u003C\u002Fp>",956,"2026-06-06T13:45:08.170Z",1,"novelbin.me","8ef023ca0ffaeca0d675a5f509055bbe9df113a3f23b8309475bd27db58ceaad","i-am-the-football-star-chapter-221","i-am-the-football-star-chapter-219",836,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-am-the-football-star-cover.jpg"]