As Willard's header hit the net, many commentators in the commentary box shouted excitedly:
"Goooooooooooooooooal..."
"The ball is in!"
“The Hurricanes actually tied the game.”
"It was Alan Willard who scored the goal. He made a smart move around the front, grabbed the cross from teammate Bonny Fashaw at the front point, flicked his head and headed the ball into Lamp's goal. The near corner of Lata Estudiantes' goal."
"The score is now 2-2 and the Hurricanes have retained their hope."
"I thought the college students were going to win, but now the Hurricanes have evened the score."
"It seems that Velarde was right to scold Gonzano Martinez just now and ask him to pass the ball out and attack with a cross from the wing."
"It was with this header from the cross that the Hurricanes equalized the score."
"And Willard also scored in two consecutive games."
"This is definitely a very rare thing for a defensive midfielder."
"Let us congratulate Velarde and look forward to the performance of the Hurricanes Athletic Team in the coming time and possible penalty shootouts!"
During the excited explanations by the commentators, many Hurricanes fans at the scene and in front of the TV jumped up like crazy, and then shouted and yelled to vent their excitement.
Many people were already in despair, but unexpectedly, in a sudden turn of events, Velarde helped the Hurricanes equalize the score 2-2 with a header a few minutes before the end of overtime.
Because it was not the weekend and it was still an away game, Krisna, Alyssa, and Bertha did not come to the scene to cheer for Willard this time, and missed Willard's third official career goal.
But they still watched the live broadcast in the dormitory. They were very nervous when they saw that the Hurricanes were trailing in overtime and might be defeated.
At this time, they saw Willard equalize the score for the Hurricanes with a header, retaining hope, and they all hugged each other happily.
Bertha also said to Krisna: "This is Alan's third official goal in the game. Look at it, he will definitely dedicate it to you and his dear sister."
Alyssa also nodded and said: "Not bad."
Krisna stared at the TV without blinking to see if her brother still remembered the promise that the third goal would be dedicated to her.
Willard certainly hasn't forgotten.
After a crazy celebration, and even being pushed to the ground by his teammates to celebrate for a long time, Willard got up, lifted up the outer jersey, and revealed the T-shirt underneath, which had a picture of the original host and his sister Kelly printed on it. Photos of the back of Sina when she was a child. The back view of her brother Alan Willard, who was about 5 years old, holding his 2-year-old sister Krisna, jumping and playing under the shade of a tree in the park.
This photo says it all.
"The first two goals of Velarde were dedicated to two female lovers. This is the third goal of his career."
"Villade has started another jersey celebration, but this time it has nothing to do with love."
"It can be seen from the photo on his T-shirt that it should be a photo of Willard and his sister when he was a child."
"This goal was dedicated by Willard to his sister."
"Willard just lost his parents during the World Cup, and now he and his sister are left to depend on each other."
"So, showing this photo after scoring his third career goal can mean that he will always be with his sister and will always protect her."
"This is a heartwarming scene. Whether his sister is there or in front of the TV, she will be very moved when she sees this photo."
"Let us bless them brother and sister."
Indeed, when Krisna in the dormitory saw her brother lift off his coat to reveal the photo on the inner T-shirt, she burst into tears, and tears streamed down her cheeks.
This reminded her of her childhood memories, the happiness of her parents still being alive, and the fact that she still had her brother thinking about her luck.
But thinking that her brother also had a girlfriend, and there were two of them, and that one day he would get married and start a family again, Krisna was a little reluctant to let go. All kinds of feelings came to her heart, which she couldn't put into words.
Alyssa and Bertha quickly hugged Krisna and comforted her.
At the scene, after completing the celebration, Willard and his teammates returned to their own half and restarted the game.
The University of La Plata kicked the ball out of the center circle. After the game restarted, the home team, which had been equalized again, was naturally not willing to go to a penalty shootout. The pressure was too great and the result was too uncertain.
Therefore, if we can score another goal before the end of overtime and beat the Hurricanes again, it will naturally be the best ending.
However, Willard's equalizing goal in the 116th minute has completely aroused the morale of the Hurricanes Athletic Team. Even though everyone has played for more than 100 minutes and is very tired and tired, they are still full of energy at this time. They are constantly running back and forth, confronting their opponents head-on, actively fighting, blocking, and intercepting, vowing to make it 2-2. The score was saved.
In the 119th minute, La Plata University defender Leonardo Jara penetrated to the edge of the Hurricanes' penalty area and received a pass from his teammate. He took off and blasted a shot about 30 meters away from the goal. A heavy shot with considerable foot power.
Looking at the route, if the ball really crosses the penalty area, it is really possible that it will hit the goal frame.
But at this time, Dalia, who was on the ball path, did not avoid the opponent's powerful shot, but bravely jumped up and stretched his head to hit it.
From Leonardo Jara taking a shot to Dalia taking off, it actually happened in an instant. How could Dalia hit the ball with his head so accurately?
The result was that Leonardo Jara's heavy cannon hit Dalia's face impartially, causing Dalia to scream in agony, cover her face and fall to the ground with nosebleeds and runny nose. Got smashed out.
This heavy frontal kick hit the face, which was indeed quite painful. The neutral player commentators felt pain for Dalia.
But the Hurricanes have used up their substitution quota and can’t make any substitutions. Therefore, after the team doctor treated him and stopped the nosebleed, Dalia still had to stand up and continue playing.
Thousands of Hurricanes away fans applauded Dalia for his spirit of continuing to play even though he was bleeding. Even the home team's Universidad de La Plata, a small number of fans applauded Dalia with admiration.
The game continues.
Although Dalia was miserable and had a nosebleed, his injury and the team doctor's treatment actually helped the Hurricanes delay time.
By the time the game resumed, the game had entered stoppage time. Although the referee gave 2 minutes of injury time, it was not short for overtime.
But even in this short period of time, the La Plata University student could not score a goal.
In the last few seconds, seeing that there was not enough time, college full-back Aguirre Garay made a 45-degree diagonal pass from the wing and hoisted the ball into the penalty area, trying to let his teammates compete for the top.
Center Joaquin Correa really stands out, towering over every other defender on the Hurricanes except the goalie.
But Willard can use his awareness, bounce and physique to fight.
His super high awareness allowed him to accurately judge the landing point, rush over and use his body to block the position, stuck Joaquin Correa to his side, and firmly occupied the landing point. Then, when the ball flew over, he jumped high, got ahead of Joaquin Correa, and pushed the ball out of the penalty area.
The second spot was also grabbed by the Hurricanes. Gonzano Martinez did not take credit this time. After getting the ball, he immediately kicked the ball to the frontcourt and rolled out of the sideline.
Estudiantes goalkeeper Hilario Navarro tried to pick up the ball for a throw-in and continued the attack. But at this time, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.
"The referee blew the final whistle and overtime was over."
“Escholastica La Plata and Atletico Hurricanes tied 2-2 in the 120th minute, and the two sides had to enter a brutal penalty shootout.”
"As a second-division team, the Hurricanes Athletic Team tenaciously withstood the indiscriminate bombardment of Estudiantes La Plata, ranked sixth in the A-League, and dragged the game into a penalty shootout."
"I believe that based on the strength comparison between the two sides before the game, the La Plata University students must not have as much mental preparation and targeted training for the penalty shootout as the Hurricanes."
"There is still a lot of suspense in the penalty shootout."
The commentator was right. Although the La Plata students also practiced penalty kicks during the training camp, they actually didn't practice much, and the players were more perfunctory.
Because they all believed that they could solve the Hurricanes Athletic Team within 90 minutes, without even mentioning overtime. How could they have imagined that not only overtime was played, but now it was also a penalty shootout.
This has caused a lot of psychological pressure on the students in La Plata.
The penalty shootout itself is not about shooting skills, but about psychological quality. Judging from the preparation before the game, the La Plata University student lost one move.
In comparison, the Hurricanes Athletic Team is naturally better prepared. Mario Binco knows that the probability that the Hurricanes can defeat the opponent in regular time is low, so whether it is overtime or a penalty shootout, everyone is quite mentally prepared, and there is really a lot of targeted training.
Now it's finally available.
However, there is also the selection of players who take penalty kicks.
This must not only consider the players' skills and status, but also everyone's psychological quality, and psychological quality is the primary consideration.
So the final penalty kick players in the first five rounds were Thomson Milla, Mancinelli, Djimon Mandalino, Federico Bismara, and Alan Velarde.
Originally, Gonzano Martinez, who is an offensive midfielder with good skills, should be one of the candidates for the first five rounds, but I don’t know if he was scolded by Velarde before, and Velarde really After relying on a cross from the wing to score a goal, it affected his mental state and he has not recovered yet.
Therefore, when selecting penalty kick candidates for the first five rounds, Gonzano Martinez took the initiative to say that he was not in good condition today and did not want to take penalty kicks. Mario Binko didn't force it, and he couldn't force the penalty kick. After careful consideration, he put Velarde in the last spot in the penalty shootout.
Although Willard's shooting skills are average, the most important thing when taking penalty kicks is his psychological quality. With such a big goal, as long as you keep your mind on it, as a professional player, the probability of hitting it within the goal frame is still quite high. What I'm afraid of is just being influenced by the goalkeeper, or scaring myself.
In this regard, Mario Binco still had confidence in Velarde, so he finally added him to the penalty list in the first five rounds.
