Chapter 272
[Son Jinho!! Goalll!]
└ Huh? Sssssssss
└ Sssssssssssssssssssssss
└ Wow, that’s insaneㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ A goal within 2 minutesㅎㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ Wow. The balance is off, but he just stuck his foot out there.
[Ohhh! It’s in! Son Jinho! He lost his balance but stayed focused and pushed it in!!]
[Ah. And here comes the walking celebration from the commentator Park Jisong! He must be so proud watching this!]
[Haha. That’s right.]
[England leading just 2 minutes into the first half! The Japanese coach’s expression is darkening!! Before the match, he was confident of victory! But England is just too strong!!]
*
With the goal conceded, the atmosphere on the Japanese bench became chaotic.
As I shared the joy of scoring with my teammates, I glanced over at the Japanese bench.
The expression on Japan’s coach Nishino Akira, who had confidently declared their victory before the match, showed his shock.
‘Everyone’s got a plan, right?’
Even the great general Mutaguchi Renya of the Japanese army had a decent plan.
Although, it turned out his plan failed, leading to them being tested like real herbivores. In any case, Mutaguchi Renya proved that sheer will cannot prevent someone from consuming poison.
‘Hmm. Was it really necessary to test that?’
Well. Anyway….
“Waaaaaaah! Son Jinho!!!”
Hearing Gyeouri’s cheers ring in my ears, I smiled lightly and clapped to encourage the players.
“Focus on the match! Keep pressing! We’ve only just got one goal!”
There was still plenty of time to score more.
*
England’s coach Southgate decided to hit Japan again before they could regain their composure.
“Keep pressing!”
As he instructed the players from the touchline, Son Jinho moved swiftly.
“Run and bite!”
“Goal! Goal!”
Organized strong pressure was initiated by Beastmaster Son Jinho.
The English players rushed towards the ones Son Jinho pointed out and started to attack.
‘No… Who actually barks like a dog?’
The players followed his commands without hesitation, to the point where even Son Jinho was taken aback.
It was hard to imagine that just two years ago, Premier League clubs were divided into factions.
Anyway, united around Captain Son Jinho, England finally succeeded in inducing a pass mistake from Japan.
As Son Jinho snatched the pass ahead of Shibasaki, England’s counterattack began.
“Jinho!”
Son Jinho spotted Jamie Vardy quietly infiltrating behind Harry Kane, who was requesting a pass.
“Let it go!”
Son Jinho yelled as he passed.
Before Son Jinho even spoke, Harry Kane had sensed the pass’s intensity and recognized it wasn’t meant for him, and he naturally let the ball slide through.
The ball passed between Harry Kane and Yoshida Maya’s legs, perfectly connecting with Jamie Vardy who was penetrating into the open space.
With just one pass, Jamie Vardy found himself in a one-on-one chance with the goalkeeper.
Jamie Vardy feinted past the advancing Kawashima, who had come out of the goal, regained his balance, and shot into the empty net.
Tap─.
The precise and light tap shot from Jamie Vardy crossed the Japanese goal line.
“Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeah!!!”
The cheers from the crowd filled the stadium along with Jamie Vardy’s chant.
“Vardy’s on fire, your defense is terrified!”
Meanwhile, after scoring, Jamie Vardy seemed to find Son Jinho’s celebration cool and followed him with a walking celebration of his own.
*
[(Live) England 1 : 0 Japan.]
– 4th minute of the first half: Jamie Vardy scores (Assist: Son Jinho.)
– England 2 : 0 Japan.
└ Sssssssssssssssss
└ Wow;;;; They’ve already conceded two goals in just the first 4 minutes;;
└ Wow, that pass was insane.
└ Kane also let it go well, right?
└ Ssjh, they seem to be in sync. Harry Kane would fit in well as a Manchester United striker.
└ Huh. Why are those Manchester United guys so cocky lately?
└ Manchester United’s recent performance has been good. It can’t be helped ㅇㅅㅇ
└ Anyway, I don’t know which team Harry Kane will transfer to, but it’s true Japan is looking like a messㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ Ah, right? Who told them to provoke? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ Wow, Son Jinho is running againㅋㅋ
└ If someone saw this, they’d think it was the World Cup finalㅋㅋㅋ
└ For real, he keeps getting caught on camera;; This might be overdoing it.
└ He’ll probably get a rest in the second half.
└ Huh? No way, Son Jinho has the ball again.
└ Are they about to concede again~?
– Son Jinho’s long-range shot, saved by Kawashima.
└ Damn, he blocked it this time;;
*
Even after Jamie Vardy’s goal, Japan’s suffering didn’t end.
[Son Jinho! A clean tackle!]
Son Jinho was running around like it was the Champions League final, and he successfully intercepted the ball again.
[The referee saw it as fair play!]
[Shinji Kagawa is coming in for the pressure! But Son Jinho easily shakes him off with a one-two pass with Harry Kane!]
After seizing the ball, Son Jinho effortlessly shrugged off the pressure from his former colleague Kagawa Shinji with a one-two pass with Harry Kane.
[And here comes Ashley Young rushing in! Son Jinho looks forward!! Son Jinho’s through pass!! Connected to Ashley Young!!]
Son Jinho, having regained possession, sent a through pass towards Ashley Young, who was infiltrating the space left by Harry Kane dropping back.
“Don’t! Stop it!”
The urgent voices of the Japanese defenders echoed on the ground as the defensive line crumbled with just one pass.
Hearing the defenders’ frantic cries, goalkeeper Kawashima immediately vacated the goal and dashed out.
‘I’m faster.’
Just as Kawashima thought he had won the competition with Ashley Young.
‘Eh…?’
Kawashima felt the ball moving farther away from him.
And it wasn’t Kawashima’s misunderstanding.
In fact, Son Jinho had put backspin on the pass, drawing the ball closer to Ashley Young.
Ultimately, Ashley Young managed to get a touch on the ball by a hair’s breadth.
The chip shot lightly struck the underside of the ball and went over the goalkeeper’s head, shaking Japan’s net.
“C’mon!!!”
Having scored, Ashley Young roared as he ran toward the corner flag, leaving behind the defeated Japanese players.
“Come On!!!”
*
[That’s already England’s third goal! They’re strong! England is really strong!]
[There’s a reason they’re considered one of the strongest candidates to win this tournament!]
[Ah. And at the moment I mentioned, Chris Smalling took the ball with a tackle, and Son Jinho grabs the rebounded ball. Once again, England’s counterattack!]
[The Japanese defense’s spacing is completely out of control!]
[After passing through Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling, it gets connected back to Son Jinho! Son Jinho receives it and takes a low diagonal shot! And!!! Goalll─!!!]
[Son Jinho’s ground ball shot tears through the net!]
[An amazing additional goal from Son Jinho! England takes the lead with a score of 4 to 0!!!]
[Oh… The scoring Son Jinho is skipping the celebration and running to the halfway line with the ball.]
[Yes. It seems he intends to score one more goal before the first half ends.]
*
England aggressively pressed to score five goals, but unfortunately, Raheem Sterling’s shot attempted in front of the goal broke through the atmosphere, ending the first half 4 to 0.
And then the second half began.
Despite finishing the first half with a score of 4 to 0, Japan did not give up on the match.
Commonly, there’s talk of the “Elan Vital” in France, and the “Banzai spirit” in Japan.
At this point, Japan’s willpower should be touted as the best in the world.
‘Alright, let’s see who gives up first.’
I decided to respect them for not giving up until the end and kept pressing Japan with the mindset that eventually, they would surrender after taking continuous bombings.
“You can do it, Japan!”
Swaying─.
“Don’t hang your heads! Do your best for the fans cheering for you!”
Swaying─.
“…Ah, the match isn’t over yet!”
Swaying─.
“…Let’s just score one goal.”
Swaying─.
Eventually, the Japanese players, who had seemed determined not to give up till the end, finally shouted for surrender after the score changed units.
“Mo─!! Yameroンダ!!”
*
Match end.
England 10 : 0 Japan.
[England wins with a resounding 10-0 victory.]
[Shocking result as the islands sink.]
[Japanese football fans leaving the stadium in the 10th minute of the second half.]
[Japan, breaking the record for the most goals scored in 64 years held by South Korea.]
└ What? Do we have a match where we got stomped on like Japan too?
└ Yeah, 1954, Hungary vs South Korea ended 9-0, right?
└ How do you lose 9-0 to Hungary?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ Don’t you know about the Magic Magyars?
└ Back then, Hungary was the strongest team in the world, you fool.
└ No way, come on, how could Hungary be the strongest team in the world?
└ They scored 8-3 against West Germany in the group stage that year in the World Cup;;
└ Right, but the World Cup was won by Germanyㅋ
└ That was because the West German players were on drugs;;
└ Haha, Germany’s tech is indeed number one in the world.
└ It looks like you’re just not getting it;;
└ My friend, at this point, it feels like you’re the bad one, trying to somehow win against the mentally challenged kids.