CHAPTER 1866: CHAPTER 976: DUAL-TRACK ROCKET BOOSTER LAUNCH AND RECOVERY_2

Finally.

The German Panzer Team decided to make a substitution.

Because one of their main attacking players had clearly shown a decline in stamina, noticeably worse compared to the first half, it was time to bring in another attacking player.

With the German Panzer Team making the substitution, a second player was also preparing for warm-up exercises.

On the other hand, Baxi Team seemed like they weren’t planning to make any substitutions yet, but in reality, Baxi Team’s substitute players had already started warming up on the sidelines, giving the impression that Baxi Team was about to replace all their players on the field.

But Baxi Team hadn’t done so yet.

The new player for the German Panzer Team was indeed full of energy, having not experienced the stamina drain from the first half, he was raring to go.

Even so.

Baxi Team’s defense against the German Panzer Team was executed very smoothly.

Despite the German Panzer Team’s frantic attacks after making substitutions, they still hadn’t scored a goal.

Time had reached the seventy-eight-minute mark, with not much left of the match.

Finally.

Baxi Team also chose to make substitutions, replacing two players at once, one defensive player and one attacking player.

After Baxi Team made the changes, the two teams were once again in a back-and-forth battle, transitioning between offense and defense. The scene was quite "chaotic," as the players from both sides were "entangled," with tackles and challenges aplenty, creating a lively spectacle!

Ding Yue, watching such a match, was very excited.

To be honest.

It had been a long time since he had seen such an exhilarating match, and now he finally experienced it in this revenge match between the German Panzer Team and Baxi Team, thoroughly enjoying the spectacle.

By the eighty-fourth minute.

The German Panzer Team performed a coordinated move, employing tactics like feinting, direct breakthroughs, and other techniques masterfully. Finally, through perfect teamwork, their right forward found an opportunity and took a shot!

"The ball’s in!"

The announcer shouted excitedly when the ball barely grazed the fingertips of Baxi Team’s goalkeeper.

This time, it was the turn of the German Panzer Team’s fans to cheer and applaud continuously; the goal was indeed beautiful, showcasing the German Panzer Team’s coordination skills to the fullest extent.

While watching the match, Ding Yue also observed the strengths and weaknesses of both Baxi Team and the German Panzer Team, alongside the national team’s head coach, Hou Xiangming.

After all, the national team will face the winner between the German Panzer Team and Baxi Team in their next match, making this match key to analyzing both teams’ strengths and weaknesses.

It could be said that the German Panzer Team and Baxi Team brought out their best for this revenge match, likely revealing most of their secrets.

Ding Yue could identify the core of the German Panzer Team’s offense and their various "field strategies," although these tactics were nothing compared to the national team.

And we mustn’t forget, where did strategies like the Thirty-Six Stratagems originate from?

That’s right, from the distant East!

Only a few minutes remaining.

If the score remains tied at three-three, the match would enter a penalty shootout. Honestly, many were anticipating this, and Ding Yue himself was looking forward to the penalty shootout seeing the scoreline of three-three.

In the last few minutes, neither the German Panzer Team nor Baxi Team scored, bringing the time to ninety minutes. However, the match didn’t end as additional stoppage time would be added, usually a few minutes unless something caused a significant delay during the match.

For this revenge match between the German Panzer Team and Baxi Team, the stoppage time was three minutes.

Meaning.

With just three minutes left, any team scoring a goal would effectively secure the victory. If neither team scored in those three minutes, the match would end in a tie at three-three, but since it’s a knockout stage, a draw wouldn’t be acceptable as one team must advance to the final four.

If the knockout stage match ends in a tie, it would proceed to the thrilling and intense penalty shootout.

Who wouldn’t want to see a penalty shootout?

"Looks like it’s going to be a penalty shootout. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen one in the World Cup," Huang Youjie couldn’t help but exclaim.

Ding Yue nodded, smiling as he said, "Indeed, this year’s America-Canada-Mexico World Cup hasn’t had a penalty shootout yet; this might be the first."

However.

Just as Ding Yue finished speaking, he was proven wrong as Baxi Team found a brilliant opportunity in those final three minutes and delivered a crucial shot!

The shot was unbelievably powerful; even though the German Panzer Team’s goalkeeper managed to block it, the ball slipped through due to its sheer force, allowing a Baxi Team player to quickly follow up with another kick.

This kick successfully secured the goal!

"The ball’s in, Baxi Team scores again!"

The commentators became excited again.

Whenever a goal is scored during a match, it’s sure to excite commentators, helping to enhance the atmosphere and engage the audience.

Baxi Team leads four to three!

And this revenge match has entered the countdown.

During the last countdown period, Baxi Team’s players fully coordinated their defense while managing time against the German Panzer Team.

Finally!

The whistle signifying the end of the match was blown.

The match concluded, with the final score of Baxi Team versus the German Panzer Team set at four to three, granting victory to Baxi Team as they achieved their revenge after twelve years!

"Baxi Team is incredible!"

Ding Yue gave a positive, affirming, and objective evaluation of the outstanding Baxi Team.

"Indeed."

Xu Bin nodded in agreement with Principal Ding, then added, "Our national team will face some strong opponents. With Baxi Team’s strength, they have a good chance of winning the championship."

"So, it looks like our national team will face the championship contenders early on? That’s kind of unfortunate," Huang Youjie realized.

"We’ll know when we face them,"

Ding Yue calmly said, "I am still very confident in our national team."

As Ding Yue finished speaking, he received a Whatsapp message from An Yujia back home.

An Yujia asked about Principal Ding’s return itinerary and reported about the first experiment for the rocket recovery technology scheduled for tomorrow at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

Ding Yue looked at the message.

He understood that this test of Rocket Recovery Technology by Mist City Arts and Science University and Feiyue Group would use the Space Administration’s dual-rocket method and launch a satellite.

This meant, regardless of the outcome of the rocket recovery technology, this launch was necessary because the Space Administration had a satellite to send up.

If the rocket recovery technology failed, it would be just like before, where landed rockets couldn’t be reused.

If the experiment succeeded, it would naturally be a big win for the country’s space endeavors.

From Miss An’s message, Ding Yue learned that this joint experiment by Mist City Arts and Science University, Feiyue Group, and the Space Administration was adopting a double rocket mode.

It would be a double-track rocket recovery then.