"The game is over!! The game is over!!!"
"One to one!!! Next, the two teams will enter a penalty shootout!!!"
Ferguson still had anger on his face, but at this point, he didn't bother to argue about anything. He immediately gathered his players with his assistant and coaching staff to prepare for the penalty shootout.
Compared to Manchester United, Luton was much better prepared for the penalty shootout.
Goalkeeping coach Danny King was communicating with Schmeichel while holding a document with the penalty habits of every Manchester United player on it.
Compared to Luton, it was difficult for Manchester United to collect such information because Luton's players were not famous at all before. Where would Manchester United find this information?
Gao Bo was determining the order of penalty kicks.
"Jamie!!!!"
Gao Bo patted Vardy on the shoulder!
"You take the first one!! No problem, right!!"
"No problem!! Boss!!"
"Danny!!"
Drinkwater raised his hand.
"You take the second one!!!"
"Antoine!!"
Griezmann looked up!
"You take the third one!!"
"Sol!!"
This was the veteran Campbell. Although he was a center-back, a veteran was much more stable when it came to testing a big heart. Moreover, penalty kicks were not a test of skill, but of mental state.
"You take the fourth one!!"
Campbell nodded. For the first game of the new season, Campbell felt very good. The team's defense was doing well, and being able to drag the game against Manchester United to a penalty shootout was enough to show the team's strength.
"Kevin!!"
Gao Bo left Kevin Keane to take the fifth penalty. Gao Bo still trusted Kevin Keane very much. Although from a technical level, Kevin might find it difficult to reach the height of Kante, Vardy, Griezmann and others in the future, he was now the team's captain, and Gao Bo chose to trust him at the most important penalty spot.
Generally speaking, the first, third, and fifth penalty takers are very important, and Gao Bo put his most trusted penalty takers in these spots, which can be said to be a very safe arrangement.
Manchester United also quickly made preparations.
As both goalkeepers came to the front of the goal, the penalty shootout was about to begin.
"The penalty shootout is about to begin!! The first player to appear is from Manchester United! Michael Owen is standing at the penalty spot with the ball, it seems he is preparing to take the first penalty!"
Schmeichel walked towards the goal. He was actually a little nervous, but before his penalty, Gao Bo patted him on the back and encouraged him: "Kasper! Believe in yourself!!!!"
On the way to the goal, for no reason, Schmeichel felt his mentality calmed down.
This was probably because Gao Bo had just completed the card switch.
[Match Card (Green): Goalkeeper save success rate increased by 15%, designated player 'Kasper Schmeichel' to use!]
In a penalty shootout, the element of luck has a very heavy impact on the outcome. If you are lucky, even if an amateur team plays a penalty shootout with Manchester United, Manchester United would not dare to say they are sure to win. The penalty shootout can be said to bring the strength of both sides to an almost equal position.
The goalkeeper is undoubtedly the key.
Schmeichel stood on the sidelines, facing Michael Owen!
Owen placed the ball and then took a step back.
Schmeichel lowered his center of gravity, his eyes fixed on Owen.
Owen started his run-up!
Schmeichel made his judgment before Owen kicked the ball!
Right side!!!
Owen really did kick it to the right!
Luton fans were about to cheer, but although Schmeichel guessed the direction correctly, Owen's penalty angle was very tricky, so the football still flew into the goal from Schmeichel's fingertips.
Manchester United scored the first penalty. Schmeichel patted the grass regretfully. If he had been more decisive just now, he would have saved the ball in all likelihood, because his fingertips had almost touched the ball.
"One to zero!! Manchester United scored the first goal!" Wrightkinson said, "But next up is Ben Foster, who conceded an equalizer in the game due to a butterfingers incident. What kind of performance will this goalkeeper, who has made mistakes before, have in the game?"
The fact also proved that Ben Foster's mentality was not very stable now.
After Vardy placed the ball, he took a few steps to run up and directly pushed the ball with his right foot. Ben Foster guessed the wrong direction completely!
Luton's first penalty was also scored!
Manchester United's second penalty taker was Nani.
The Portuguese directly kicked to the middle. It was a powerful shot, which caught Schmeichel, who had already made a save, a little off guard.
Drinkwater also stood on the penalty spot. This game was still very special for him, after all, he was loaned from Manchester United.
Ferguson was still very concerned about Drinkwater's performance in this game. If he said that he wanted to take back Drinkwater before just to put some pressure on Luton, then after this game, he really had the idea of letting Drinkwater into the first team.
Drinkwater adjusted his breathing, and then ran up!
Ben Foster guessed the wrong direction again, which made Manchester United fans a little nervous. It seemed that Ben Foster's state today was really bad.
Luton's second penalty was also scored!
And next up was Carrick. Carrick kicked to the right, and Schmeichel once again guessed the right direction, but unfortunately he still failed to stop the ball from entering the net.
Carrick clenched his fist slightly and then turned and left.
Griezmann walked up with firm steps.
He had long thought about how to take the penalty.
Ben Foster looked at Griezmann's delicate face, and he was guessing Griezmann's penalty style.
Perhaps a light push to the blind corner.
Ben Foster calmed down, he was ready to pounce to the right.
This time Ben Foster guessed the right direction, but did not guess the way of the penalty.
Griezmann's penalty method, with his delicate face, was not very delicate, but rather a bit rough.
A powerful shot to the upper right corner!
Ben Foster could only watch the football enter the net!
Three to three!!
After three rounds, both sides scored!
Next, Manchester United's fourth player to appear was Valencia.
Valencia's face showed no emotion, and Schmeichel could only rely on his intuition.
Valencia ran up, and Schmeichel jumped up!
"Oh... the post!! Unfortunately, it still bounced into the goal!!"
Schmeichel once again guessed the right direction, but Valencia was lucky. His shot hit the inside edge of the goal post and bounced into the goal. There was nothing the goalkeeper could do about this kind of ball.
And next up was the veteran Sol Campbell.
Campbell did not talk nonsense, his penalty was quick and neat. As soon as the whistle sounded, he directly took a powerful shot.
The football flew into the goal from the left, and Ben Foster guessed the wrong direction again.
Fifth penalty!!
Rooney stood at the penalty spot!!
Schmeichel jumped on the goal line, and then ran to the left and tapped the post with his cleats, making a banging sound.
He was taking advantage of the fact that the referee had not blown the whistle to interfere with Rooney as much as possible.
Rooney took a deep breath, and when the referee blew the whistle, Rooney began to run up.
He pushed it to the left!!!
Schmeichel pounced to the side at the moment Rooney touched the ball!
The direction is right!!!
Then Schmeichel tried to stretch his arms, and his fingertips barely brushed the ball!
The football hit the post!!
Didn't go in!!!
"Beautiful!!!! Schmeichel saved Rooney's penalty!!!!!!"
Little Schmeichel stood up from the ground with a carp jump, then clenched his fists and roared!!
Manchester United's fifth penalty was missed!
This meant that if Luton's fifth penalty was scored, then Luton would win the Community Shield!
Kevin Keane stood at the penalty spot.
All eyes were on him.
At this time, it could be seen why Ben Foster would eventually be abandoned by Manchester United.
His mental quality was a bit lacking. In this situation, his fingers actually began to tremble slightly.
And Kevin Keane did not have this problem. Gao Bo also wanted to see his mental attributes when choosing people to take penalties!
Kevin ran up directly. For the final key penalty, he chose to... powerfully shoot the middle!
When Ben Foster's body flew out, he saw the ball, but it was too late!
Five to four!
Luton won the penalty shootout!!