Kick A Goal (Shooting Stars / 골 때리는 그녀들)

It's a survival game like a noir...

with the advancement to the super league or elimination on the line.

This is the fourth challenge league. I'm your host, Soo Geun.

I'm Sung Jae, your other host.

Today's game is going to be as intense as the first game.

It's FC Gavengers, who were demoted again from the super league,

versus FC One the Woman, who has never been in the super league.

You may call this a battle of pride.

The match between FC Gavengers and FC One the Woman...

is coming soon.

(The first challenge league from 15 months ago)

(Even in the third challenge league, where the newly formed team moved up,)

(They failed to achieve their dream of moving up three times.)

After failing so many times, I began to feel a bit of resentment toward soccer.

As a member who's been on the team since the very beginning...

and as a captain of the team,

I thought there was a lot more that we could show.

I was very sad to hear people call us...

the unlucky and unfortunate team.

We've been training really hard for this season.

We treated it like it was our final chance.

I almost told myself I'd better quit if we failed to move up again this time.

I will work really hard.

(FC One the Woman's wish for joining the super league come true.)

Nice.

(straight to the corner of a goal with stability.)

Nice.

Good job.

From the first time I saw her play, she was already ready to play in a game.

I thought she was definitely qualified.

The only thing she needed was experience. That was how good she was.

I will play soccer 365 days a year

Hello, I'm So Yu Mi, and I'm a singer.

(Her dad and her brother are both trot singers.)

(She's the youngest daughter of her family who will continue the family tradition.)

(Her dad, So Myung , So Yu Mi, and her brother, So Yu Chan)

Unfortunately, to focus on my singing career,

I won't be able to join the next challenge league.

So, to fill in for me,

I am about to recommend a wonderful singer.

(She has shown her bright charm in songs such as "Allangamola" and "Shake Me Up.")

(She has also shown her superb singing skills...)

There is a soccer team of trot singers.

It's been a good way to build friendships,

and I've just had fun playing soccer.

I am very persistent.

Even if someone steals my goal,

I do whatever it takes to take it back.

I think that's my strength.

(So Yu Mi is the final puzzle piece in FC One the Woman's plan for winning.)

We'll play against FC Gavengers tomorrow.

Yu Mi is our new member, right?

Since she's still new,

I bet our opponents are underestimating us.

They also have strong players.

They will expect us to play defense.

- That's what I expect from Coach Cho. - I see.

So, we must do fore-checking, no matter what.

We must intimidate our opponents from the very first game.

So, be aggressive.

Here is the thing about FC Gavengers that scares me the most.

They play against their opponents with all their might.

(FC Gavengers can be aggressive, like a group of angry beasts.)

We will be twice as aggressive as they are.

Two in the front.

Yu Mi and Ga Young, where did I say was the first part you should block?

When the ball passes there, come forward and block the opponents.

(So Yu Mi will apply the first round of pressure with her spirit as a rookie.)

Since there is no space here, I'll pass the ball that way.

If she goes there, I'll kick it here.

This is for when you begin.

Good. Block this way.

Go.

(The So-Ga duo will put pressure on the opponents with all their might.)

Okay.

(They are ready to cut off FC Gavengers' buildups.)

Come in. Cut it. Good.

Okay. Nice.

Yu Mi has the ability...

to do fore-checking, steal the ball,

and shoot the ball right to the goal.

- In terms of knowing how to play offense, - Go, Ga Young!

she's quite similar to Ga Young.

There you go, Ga Young!

Jin Sol. TRUEDY.

Switch places with KISUM.

(Will KISUM, the best goalie in the challenge league, leave the goal?)

Among other players, TRUEDY is quite good...

at goalkeeping.

When the game isn't going too well,

I want to have KISUM playing on the field.

Don't give it to me. Good.

Make it impactful.

(Ga Young plays offense more effectively with KISUM's passes.)

Ga Young.

Good!

(She runs fast all the way to the front with the rest of the team.)

That's it.

Nice.

We've improved so much.

- That's a wrap for now. - Okay.

Seol Hee's got our back.

(Hee Jung, the master of kick-in, passes the ball to Seol Hee.)

Coach Jong will let me do most of the kick-ins.

He told me...

to try to score when I got a chance to shoot.

I'll try to score as often as I can.

I heard Hye Lyun came back.

Do you think you'll be able to penetrate her blocks?

Yes.

I don't think it matters that much who I play against.

But I'll penetrate her.

I hope the ball I kick passes her hand and goes straight to the goal.

Cho Haetae is back.

But Yu Mi and I...

will penetrate her.

(Footsteps are heard in this silent night.)

I'm finally back.

(She begins training alone in the field for the first time in a while.)

(She moves very swiftly despite having taken a break.)

Guys, Cho Haetae is back.

(She is the original goalie of FC Gavengers.)

(She has saved shots with more stability than anybody.)

(This guardian of the goal has blocked even Sun Young's penalty kick.)

Since three weeks after the surgery,

I've been going through rehab with other soccer players.

I spent a lot of time at the rehab as if I were a professional soccer player.

It helped me recover very fast.

It's been a bit less than seven months since the surgery.

But they told me it was okay for me to play in games now.

So, I was able to come back.

Guys, I'm here.

- Cho Haetae. - Cho Haetae.

It feels awkward.

How is your knee?

- The other teams are doomed. - She's doing great.

- Great. - I'm doing great.

- This knee feels worse. - How come?

This knee was cared for.

It's been healed.

We are back here in Shin Ansan.

I've made two special memories here.

That's true.

I've won the championship as a coach for FC National Team Family.

Also, this is where they lost to FC Gavengers.

- We won, right? - That's right.

We were the only team that had ever beaten them.

The second one was when FC Anaconda got eliminated from the league...

while I was a coach for that team.

They defeated us that season.

You don't get many chances in the challenge league.

- You get only three games. - That's right.

As I've told you earlier, the first game matters the most.

It's the match against FC On the Woman.

I've been in the challenge league.

The goal is to advance to the super league.

As I've always emphasized,

the first game matters the most.

So, what's important about the upcoming match is...

our strategy, which is to build up,

starting from Hye Lyun and leading to scoring.

Listen.

The goalkeeper has the ball.

We'll have two defenders in the back.

- Right. - You must move up in the beginning.

You need to come up.

The opponents will be down there.

So if you are down there, it's hard for her to pass the ball...

or even put the ball down.

You must go up to make the opponents follow you...

so that Hye Lyun can put the ball down.

(The key point of the Cho-Cho strategy is to move...)

(to let the goalie have enough space to prepare for the buildup.)

Let's have the goalie take the ball.

But stop. Hold on.

Even while going up, Seung Hye can come and receive the ball once in a while.

Good.

(Seung Hye, the smart player, will change plans accordingly.)

Get the ball and stop right there.

Na Mi, when that happens, you should not move down.

Should I go up?

- You should make him follow you. - Okay.

Follow her.

(Na Mi will lure the opponent upward on the other side.)

Wait. Stop.

When that happens, what will Hye Lyun do?

She will go up to the front, and that's where you'll get the ball.

So you can just bring the opponents up with you.

That way, Hye Lyun will have enough space to pass the ball.

(If one comes down to get the ball, the other should go up to secure space.)

During training, I realized that she has great instincts.

And because she has experience,

she has a wide vision.

I only had her practice controlling and passing that ball.