CHAPTER 1890: CHAPTER 987: AN OWN GOAL APPEARS!

However, we still have a trump card, but after all the matches played, the Spanish Team has revealed almost everything they have; the remaining trump card is not hidden, but is sitting on the substitute bench.

That’s right.

The Spanish Team has a very strong striker who hasn’t started the match; he’s on the bench, ready to go anytime. By the look of things, he’s definitely going to be substituted in during the second half.

In fact, Hou Xiangming had already analyzed this situation and made corresponding strategies, so he’s not worried about them bringing in this strong striker as a substitute.

One must admit, the Spanish Team deserves their reputation as a strong team. Despite having their attacks neutralized many times by the national team, they were all close calls. A few times, the ball luckily hit a national team’s defender’s thigh or struck the goalpost.

The Spanish Team still created many shot opportunities, putting unprecedented pressure on the national team’s defense.

Even in the last match against the Baxi Team, Baxi couldn’t exert such strong offensive pressure on the national team. The national team’s defense was always tense, fearing that one strike from the Spanish Team would break their defense, and if goalkeeper Zhu Cheng couldn’t hold up, things could get dire.

You wish something wouldn’t happen, yet it inevitably does.

Or sometimes when you think about it, it actually happens; this Murphy’s Law often appears in reality.

The national team’s defenders hoped the Spanish Team wouldn’t break or disrupt their defense to create scoring opportunities, but the Spanish Team actually managed to do this.

During one of the Spanish Team’s attacks, the national team’s defense was led into chaos by one of their offensive players.

"Stay calm, stay calm, steady!"

Standing at the edge of the pitch, Coach Hou Xiangming saw the situation on the field and couldn’t help but worry. He wished he could whisper into the players’ ears, loudly urging them to hold their ground and not let the defensive line collapse.

But this was only a wish; as the head coach, Hou Xiangming couldn’t do that.

Ultimately,

The national team’s defense was disrupted by the Spanish Team, causing chaos on the field, which is precisely what the Spanish Team wanted.

This chaotic situation became uncontrollable even for the Spanish Team, with the ball frantically contested between both teams. Even striker Li Shuangying found himself joining the fray on the defensive line.

The ball kept darting around between players but never left the national team’s defensive area, which deeply worried Coach Hou Xiangming.

It also put goalkeeper Zhu Cheng on edge, as at any moment the ball could fly towards their goal. For a goalkeeper, the tighter the nerves, the more likely mistakes become.

At this moment, a player from the Spanish Team unintentionally lifted a foot, prompting a national team player to try and block with his body. But in such a scenario, the ball, having been blocked by the national player’s body, suddenly deflected towards the national team’s goal.

Seeing this, Zhu Cheng’s eyes widened.

But the direction and angle were almost impossible for Zhu Cheng.

It’s too late!

"The ball’s in, it’s in! This is an Own Goal, right? Was it deflected in off our own player’s body?"

The commentator was a bit stunned.

An Own Goal, it ultimately happened.