My Goalkeeping System-Chapter 545: Tall Task
Three days after their match against Real Sociedad, Unique FC had to face Zetero United in a league match.
It was an easy game as the current best team in Bilbeth blasted through their opponents, three goals with no response.
There were a total of five league games left for them now and with every win, they continued to sustain their lead at the top of the table.
Their only problem now was the fact that Supreme United were fighting back relentlessly.
There was only a two-point gap between both teams, so it was a game to see who would slip up first.
Any slip-up from Supreme United and the league title would move further away from them.
Any slip-up from Unique FC and Supreme United would replace them at the top of the table. With five games left, there was no guarantee that they would mess up after returning to the top.
Following their schedule, Unique FC faced Real Sociedad on Thursday that same week at the Wondanimo stadium.
The fans and pundits had a lot of expectations going into the match.
Some were expecting Real Sociedad to turn things around in a fashionable manner while others were curious to see how the home team would defend their lead.
In summary, everyone expected something exciting from the match.
Unfortunately, they were all met with great disappointment.
Well, let's just say that the second meeting between Real Sociedad and Unique FC was quite a boring one.
It was a goalless match which had Unique FC playing defensively for most of the match. Although, they didn't exactly park the bus.
The only form of excitement that came from the match was that both teams managed to score two times.
Unfortunately, all four goals were ruled out for offside.
The match ending in a draw was a disappointing result for Real Sociedad but for Unique FC, this was considered a huge victory as they had successfully made it through to the semi-final of the Europa Conference League.
Their opponent for the final round was the Italian side Florentina, a team that just managed to scrape through the quarter-finals after a two-legged tie that ended in a penalty shootout.
With the match with Real Sociedad over, the players were back in the locker room.
As always, Minino was leading the locker room celebration and he seemed to be much more vibrant and wild today as they had successfully made it through to the next round of the tournament.
Dave had just returned from the restroom and was scrolling through his phone as he walked into the locker room.
It didn't take him long to lay his eyes on an important piece of information as he walked toward a seat.
"Lazio, no joy." He couldn't help but comment as he shook his head.
With his gaze still on his phone's screen, he slowly sat down beside Mateo who was just sitting there swinging his feet back and forth.
"What?" The winger asked before turning to him.
"See for yourself." He responded, showing him his phone.
It didn't take Mateo long to see what he wanted him to see but he didn't look as surprised as the goalkeeper did when he first saw it. It was like he expected it.
"If they could score six against them last week then there's no surprise if they choose to just settle for four this week." The winger said before relaxing back in his seat.
"Makes sense." Dave nodded.
They were talking about Lazio, which had just made it through to the semi-final in the other bracket of the tournament after beating their opponents with an aggregate scoreline of ten goals to nothing.
<Your treble dream is still alive>
'Doesn't really count as an actual treble because of the Europa Conference League, but I suppose it counts as a minor one; we'll take what we can get.'
<The Europa Conference League trophy is still considered a European trophy>
Ignoring her last statement, Dave brought up the system screen to take a look at something that had been bothering him for a while now.
[ 2700/3790 Exp ]
'Is this thing going to ever level up again?'
The reason he was asking that question was because he had been getting less and less exp for everything now.
It was starting to get ridiculous as the system would sometimes promise him just twenty experience points for a quest that he would usually get two hundred for completing in the past.
It was like it was deliberately trying to make things hard for him but it wasn't like it really mattered at this point. His dependence on the system was getting weaker with every passing day.
<Probably not>
'Probably not?'
<Just a guess>
'Yeah, right.'
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The next day, the players all had to report to the training ground for recovery training.
They spent most of their training hours in the gym, but after a while, some of them began to make their way to the pitch for a little bit of practical training.
On one side, there were a group of players passing the ball around with someone in the middle trying to get hold of the ball.
On the other side, there was Minino, who had Roland under his arm as both of them struggled on the ground.
"I wonder what Roland did to offend him this time," Dave muttered as he quickly walked past the two.
The last thing he wanted was to get dragged into their scuffle.
He was about to find a place by the side and sit down when he suddenly heard the sound of a ball hitting the woodwork. free𝑤ebnovel.com
He quickly turned toward the area to see Gregory, the youngest striker and player in the team.
The youngster was standing about twenty-five yards away from the goalpost with a couple of balls around him. It was obvious what he was doing.
Before he knew it, Dave was already walking toward him.
The youngster noticed the goalkeeper approaching and smiled politely before waving at him.
"What are you doing?" Dave asked just after stopping in front of him.
"Practicing my shooting."
He quickly kicked up a ball at that moment before bringing it down to trap it under his foot.
The youngster rolled the ball forward and was about to kick it when something suddenly kicked in his mind.
He suddenly stopped in his tracks before turning to the goalkeeper.
"That's right, you're one of the best shooters in the team, your shooting accuracy isn't that much inferior to Mateo's." There was a sudden spark of enthusiasm in his voice as he moved closer to the goalkeeper.
"That might be because I take fewer shots than everyone else." Dave smiled.
"It's still impressive for a goalkeeper. Anyone who's seen you take free kicks would agree."
<Great, we have another worshipper>
"I suppose," Dave said in response.
"So, do you have any technique that helps improve your accuracy without sacrificing much of your shot power?"
Gregory's eyes were practically glowing now as he stared at him.
"Technique?"
'To be honest, I've never really thought much about that; most of the time, I just look at the target and shoot.'
[ Quest received ]
[ Hit the crossbar three consecutive times ]
[ Quest rewards ]
[ +50 exp ]
[ +1 stat point ]
Seeing the rewards, Dave couldn't help but cry inwardly.
'Don't you think that's too little of a reward for a task this tall?'
