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"Is this actually a goal opportunity? It doesn't look like any of the yellowz forwards can get the ball."
"My first goal", imagined Kibb.
"Oh no, you don't", Cradle's LB pressured Kibb, but he still had enough shooting space. Kibb was on for the finish, but he took the ball out.
The sensation in I. Land fans shouting, reduced as to the missed goal attempt.
"Mmeh, I knew it", Don Felix said, watching the match from his office.
Kibb was on the ground; Cradle's LB bent below to tell Neto that he wouldn't let his strikers score, let alone a defender.
"Another lead taken away from I. Land. Do you think the yellowz still have a chance with just 11 minutes of normal time remaining."
Cradle's GK pushed the ball forward, and cleared it out through Cradle's right- sidelines. It was a throw in for I. Land. Samba through the ball in for Lexar, but Cradle's RW stole the ball, outpacing Lexar.
"There."
Neto rushed to one of Cradle's MF, stealing the pass from their RW. Neto cleared the ball in again. It was chested by Jolar, whom housed the ball.
8 minutes on the clock for I. land. Alexis came to support Jolar. Jolar passed the ball to Alexis. Alexis, controlling the ball, ran in the view of the post from outside the penalty box; he took the shot, but it hit at bar, and was passed by Cradle's LB to their MF. The MF ran down, having team mates to his right.
Neto could tell a pass was coming, and rushed for it. The MF passed to his team mate, but Neto stole the pass again. Realizing he was too far, he paced in. "Kibb," Jolar signaled him.
Kibb passed it to him, but Cradle's RB stole the ball about to pass to Richard. Kibb reacted, slide tackling him, and passing to Jolar.
Jolar accelerated down, cutting in and crossing the ball, Cradle's RCB jumped, heading the ball for an available Ranbir. Ranbir crossed the ball for an available Richard. Richard crossed the ball in for one of his MF. The latter sent a through pass for Richard. Ricario was already going for a poaching position.
Richard, on pressure by Andol, crossed the ball in for Ricario. Ricario dived for a flying header; just then, one of the yellowz sprang up, clearing the ball with his leg like an acrobat. "What the hell, who is th….."
On falling, he grasped the #75 on his jersey, and the name, Kibb. "So that's his name", Ricario tumbled into the post, recovering immediately: signaling a thumbs up to Richard.
"If all I. land is doing is going for da defence, they aren't going anywhere."
"It's already 5 minutes of game time remaining. Well, I do believe in miracles."
The cross was given to Samba, whom trapped the ball. He began the buildup. "C'mon boyz, we're going for the win."
Samba fake shot at Cradle's MF, took a roulette to dispatch another opposer, and 2 step over to direct the ball to his right, getting pass his last opponent. He kept on pacing. Two tacklers were hauling from behind.
Samba saw Michael taking his position and moved in his direction. Sighting Shroder with his side eye on his left, he deceived his opponents, using a chop move to pass to Shroder.
With all eyes on Shroder, Michael got his spot; Shroder, then passed the ball in.
The pass came in, and Michael slid, intending to tap the ball into the post. He was only a few inches from the ball. The ball went out.
Another goal kick for Cradle City. Cradle's GK cleared the ball. Ricario and Kibb were struggling to outwit each other for the ball, but Andol took the ball in. I. land was about to launch a counter, but Richard immediately recovered the ball, pacing down. Only Neto, Andol, and Leiser were back. Neto was about to rush at him, but seeing Ricario movements, he changed direction, sprinting backwards immediately behind Ricario's space, watching Richard's eye movement. Richard crossed the ball for Ricario, but Neto jumped cancelling the cross, and Andol cleared the ball in.
Lexar trapped the ball, sighting Alexis, and passed to him, but Cradle's LW stole the ball and Leiser pressured him. Struggling with him, he ended up fouling the LW, 1 meter from the right of I.land's penalty box.
The free kick was to be taken by Cradle's LFB. Most players were marking the post. Kibb was there too.
"Man, I hate when set pieces are against me. Hold on, a cross is literally a curve," Neto realized, looking at the placement of his body, "His cross would go to my far left, Ranbir," Kibb thought.
Neto went to mark Ranbir, and as anticipated, the cross came in his direction. Kibb trapped the ball, and seeing Alexis' signal, he passed to him. I. land had a counter attack. "Is this going to be enough to give I.land a goal?"
Alexis trapped the ball, using his perfect one-two synchronization with Shroder, to open a clear space, passing to Michael for the finish. Cradle's GK came out, stealing the ball. Seeing his returning CB , he passed to him.
The CB controlled the pass to clear the ball. Guessing he was right footed, Kibb charged at his strong foot, using an Iron Gate skill to block the ball. Kibb stole the ball, and pushed it forward. The opposing CB lost his balance in clearing that ball, giving Kibb a chance.
Sensing Michael's signal, he passed to him, and all it took was one direct shot from Michael. Match score: 2-3 (Michael 88')
"Can I. land really do this? Let's see. Additional time of 7 minutes have been added."
Ranbir was with the ball. Cradle City maintained possession of the ball. Passing backwards to the RWB, Cradle's offence moved up. He sent a back spin cross in Ricario's position. Ricario found shooting space from a pressuring Andol. He smashed the volley to his left top corner.
"Gotta stop it, gotta make it", Dogo dived to his right, "I must, for the team." The ball was leaving his arm, "Crap, not again." The ball hit the topmost bar and deflected out. An already pacing Kibb, was hauled by Cradle's attackers.
Being faced by inertia, he slid to brake his motion; before using a scissors kick skill, with his left leg, to clear the ball in. Ranbir chested the ball, but on its loose, Lexar stole the ball chipping it over for Alexis. Alexis headed the ball to Jolar, whom was immediately left of him. Jolar headed the ball to Samba, and he headed it to Michael, whom passed a through for Samba to finish, not before he was fouled by Cradle's LCB. The LCB was given a red card for denial of an obvious goal opportunity, and it was a penalty kick for I. Land.
"And it'll be Samba to take the penalty kick. To think they were draw just minutes ago, and now, they are riding up to the lead."
Samba breath in, taking the shot, but it was punched out by Cradle's GK going out with no one on it. Kibb was there; he paced in reaching the ball to take the shot. "Finally, my own goal," he thought. Then he remembered Samba's words: "A good striker/ rather a good player is one who is ready for goals, not one who goes for goals (Chapter 8 : Training days)
In that instant, an opponent- Ranbir was already on the slide tackle, then Neto used a roulette move to control the ball, passing down to Alexis, whose straight line of goal was clear. It was 17: 51, and there was a shot from the Cradle Stadium. Match score: 2-4 ( Alexis 90'+ 5')