Greatest Of All Legends

525  A Tough Game in Verona VI

The referee took his hand away from his pocket and moved closer to warn the players against conflict despite the fierce looks he was getting from the Uventus players, who were not happy at that moment.

It was already enough that they were on the wrong end of the referee's decision and had conceded a penalty. However, the referee was still acting annoying at that moment and the Uventus players didn't have the patience to deal with that bullsh*t.

Some of the Uventus players went to talk to the referee, still not having given up on correcting the referee's decision, but the referee remained adamant and sent all the players out of Uventus's penalty box.

Soon, the Hellas Verona penalty taker put the ball down on the spot and stepped back away from it, while Sczesny jumped around on the spot, trying to pump himself up for the penalty kick.

The Uventus players, along with the other Hellas Verona players, stayed at the edge, waiting for the referee's whistle.

*Fweeeeeeee*

The penalty taker jogged slowly towards the ball, pumping his feet and slowing down suddenly when he was near it. He almost faked the shot before finally sending the ball towards the bottom right corner of the goal. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Sczesny's instinct had told him that the bottom left was the most likely direction for the ball, and he had jumped in that direction as soon as the ball took flight. right before the ball crossed the goal line, Sczesny got his hands to it, grabbing it tightly and pulling it closer immediately.

{Saved!}

{Sczesny has saved his team in the final minutes of the gam-… oh what's going on here?!}

*Fweeeeeeeeeeee!!!*

The referee had blasted his whistle loudly and was once again pointing at the penalty spot as he walked closer to a Hellas Verona player at the edge of the penalty box and pulled out a yellow card to show him.

{It seems the player had stepped into the penalty box before the ball was kicked and the referee wants the penalty to be retaken!}

{Hellas Verona are in luck!}

The Uventus players could not believe what they were hearing and immediately protested to the referee that they weren't even the ones at fault, so why did the penalty have to be retaken?

However, the referee wasn't listening to their pleas at all.

Unfortunately, the rules allowed the penalty to be taken even if an attacking player stepped into the penalty box before the penalty was taken.

Emphasis on 'could'.

The decision would lie with the referee whether to allow the team at fault to retake a penalty and this time, the referee was siding with the Hellas Verona team even though it was their player who broke the rules.

{The player has been booked for his offense, but getting a yellow card so his team can get another chance with a penalty cannot be said to be a bad deal!}

{The penalty would be retaken!} the commentator shouted as the Hellas Verona penalty taker once again put the ball on the spot and stepped back, determined to put the ball past Sczesny this time.

"Why doesn't that referee just put on the Verona jersey? What is this absolute bullsh*t, man?" One of the Uventus fans in the stands cursed loudly, not caring who heard his words.

The other Uventus around agreed with his words, and for a short while, they cursed at the referee, but they soon quietened down as the penalty was about to be taken.

The Juventus fans and players could not help but hope that Sczesny would make another save like the one he had made earlier.

*Fweeeeeeeeeeee*

The player once again jogged towards the ball and this time he hit it without any hesitation like the previous time, but once again, he had sent the ball towards the bottom right corner.

Once again, Sczesny was also on the way towards the bottom right corner of the goal after the ball, but this the ball was moving a lot faster than earlier and he barely got the tip of his finger to the ball when it smashed past his hands and smacked into the back of the net.

{We thought it was over, they're saying it's not! Well taken penalty!}

{Sczesny was no match for it a second time!} the commentator shouted excitedly, not caring in the slightest about the circumstances that led up to the penalty.

The Uventus players were not distraught as they watched the Hellas Verona team celebrate the penalty that had equalized the game… they were pissed at what had just happened.

They had been up by two less than twenty minutes ago, but now, they had lost their two goal lead and they were not happy about it, especially considering the circumstances left in the game.

"Come on guys, there should be a few minutes left,"

"The referee shouldn't blow the whistle immediately after we kickoff, so there should still be a chance," Chiellini tried to motivate the players, checking the time and seeing that there was only a few seconds left till the three minutes of added time was over.

"With how that guy is acting, I'm surprised he hasn't blown the whistle already," Dybala scoffed, glancing hatefully at the referee.

"Giorgio is right, the game isn't over yet," Ronaldo echoed, also visibly upset by what had happened, but he wasn't the kind to give up before the final whistle was even blown.

Heeding the seniors on the team, the Uventus players began heading back to their positions on the field for the kickoff.

Jason was especially annoyed as he walked as back to his position on the flank, but he had no way to let out his annoyance as he knew that a bottle with a high inner pressure was better left closed as once it was open, it would be difficult to close up back.

He had to stay closed up no matter what otherwise, he might end up getting booked again and be suspended in the coming matches.

For the sake of his playing time in the next match, Jason stayed silent, but once the ball reached him, all his composure flew out of the window.