Chapter 301 Qualifier finals XVIII
Yet despite his efforts, he failed in the end as Park Seung-gyu completely outmanoeuvred him and beat him to win the ball.
In that instance, Shun's eyes constricted as he sensed danger. Shun then slightly twisted his feet, solidifying his footing to prepare himself for making a dive while keeping his eyes on the ball. This chapter is updated by nov(e)(l)biin.com
After outmanoeuvring Akutsu, Park Seung-gyu flicked his head as he headed the ball towards the post.
Bouncing off of his head, the ball then flew towards the direction of the post. At the same time, Shun's body showed signs of movement as he shot himself towards the direction of the ball.
Leaping from the ground, he stretched his arms to his utmost limit. His reaction speed was like that of lightning, extremely quick.
However although his reaction was quick, the speed of the ball wasn't slow either. Rapidly heading towards the post, it was evident that if Shun failed to stop this shot, Japan were bound to concede a goal.
This heart palpitating moment caused many fans of Japan to contort their face in horror. Their eyes became extremely frantic upon seeing the action taking place on the field.
'Please save it' such desperate thoughts started to surface in their mind as they unwittingly started to pray.
Barely touching the ball with the tip of his fingers, Shun managed to slightly change the direction of the ball.
Tung!!
However fate had something else stored for them as even after slightly obstructing the path of ball, the ball hit the pole and still found it's way inside the net.
And right now in this moment, a hole was starting to form in the dark cloudy sky. A ray of hope was starting to descend onto this gloomy dejected team.
"Don't mind guys, we still have more than 15 minutes on the clock. We can still change the outcome guys" while encouraging his teammates, Hiro walked towards the direction of Shun with his usual calm demeanor as if he wasn't affected in the slightest.
Compared to his teammates dull eyes, his radiant eyes were glowing with vitality and hope. Even his facial expression showed no signs of sorrow in them.
Devastated by the goal, Shun was lying on the ground with his face against the ground.
Those words full of warmth and encouragement was like a light of candle, flickering in the dark room. Although it wasn't enough to completely dispel the darkness of the entire room, it was still enough to at least brighten up some spaces.
It was still enough to give those living in the darkness a hope.
"Guys let's not wail over this goal. The game hasn't ended yet. And we haven't lost yet either. It's sad to lose the lead and I'm sad as well. But just by grieving over this goal, we won't win the game. So guys put your shit together and rally like your life depends on it" saying so, Hiro approached Shun.
Despite having his face buried in the ground, Shun was still listening to the words of Hiro. Previously he had promised Hiro that he would give his best. He had promised to himself that he would become the best keeper in the world.
But what was he doing right now? He was grieving and wailing. That wasn't the attitude of a winner. That was an attitude of loser.
Yes, he did concede the goal. And yes he had every right to get disappointed.
But even so, instead of burying his face on the ground, he could have been encouraging his teammates like Hiro. There were still a lot of things he could have done even in this miserable situation.
But what did he choose? He chose to shut his mouth and grieve over his failure instead of trying to correct his failure.
Thinking about his actions, he felt extremely guilty.