Kick A Goal (Shooting Stars / 골 때리는 그녀들)

(at the traditional Korean house away from a stadium?)

Greetings, dear viewers.

We're still in the base of Shooting Stars Goindol Stadium,

- where the SBS Cup Tournament is held. - Right.

This is a famous spot in Ganghwa-do.

- We're here at Ganghwa Anglican Church. - That's right.

When the World Cup or the Olympics are held abroad,

production teams from many TV stations visit attractions...

- near where they take place. - That's right.

We are also here at an attraction near where the SBS Cup Tournament is held.

I see many students. This place must be of great significance.

Are you here on a field trip?

- Field trip. - They are on a field trip.

We want to deliver positive energy from this place to the players...

as we hope that they stay calm...

and perform their best in today's game.

So, that is what we're here for today.

Tell us about today's upcoming match.

It's the moment you've all been waiting for the most!

- This could be the most anticipated game. - That's right.

FC Anaconda, which was the first team to be eliminated, finally came back.

I'm sure you are all excited to watch them in action...

after their long absence.

Their first opponent is...

FC Balladream, which is the second team that has ever been eliminated.

We may call it the match between the eliminated teams.

The two teams that got eliminated will go head-to-head.

So, they will be battling for pride.

They both have already been eliminated.

- What would losing this game mean? - It will be their second elimination.

Wouldn't that hurt even more than their first elimination?

It would hurt to be eliminated in the eliminated-teams derby match.

Who will win this battle of pride?

Let us ask what one of the Ganghwa locals here...

thinks about the answer to that question.

She's facing the other way.

Please come this way.

She isn't part of the group that's on a field trip.

She was looking the other way while showing her back.

- Have you been watching our show? - Yes, I have.

Which team is your favorite?

I used to like FC Actionista.

FC Actionista.

- It means you know about the show. - You like a team that's good.

The upcoming match is between FC Anaconda and FC Balladream.

We will ask her who she thinks will be the winner.

I think it will be FC Balladream.

FC Balladream. Why?

Kyoung Seo and SEOGI have...

- such good teamwork. - Right.

So, I think they'll win.

Many people seem to think that FC Anaconda will lose.

That's true.

- Thank you. - Sure.

Is there anything you'd like to say?

- Are you a local here? - Yes, I am.

- Did you know my wife is from here? - Yes, I did. Gyo-dong, right?

- You're right. - She knows it really well.

You seem to be around my wife's age.

- I'm much older. - So, she's much older,

and we just had an interview with her.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

We must now go to the Shooting Stars Goindol Stadium,

where the match between the eliminated teams will be held,

and update you again there.

This is the first SBS Cup Tournament of "Shooting Stars."

It's a pride battle between the eliminated teams.

The match between FC Anaconda and FC Balladream...

is coming up soon.

(Before the battle between the two eliminated teams,)

Nice.

Defense.

(FC Anaconda is training for the SBS Cup Tournament.)

She should come up closer.

(The new members are quickly learning the new strategies.)

(The viper corps is woken up from hibernation.)

Good.

Pressure! Step forward!

Move, Yoon Ju.

- That's it! - Good.

(Coach Lee is also sweating as he keeps up with their spirit.)

So, here is what's difficult. Our first game is against FC Balladream.

I realized from the practice today...

that we are not ready for a strategy that's customized to our opponent.

Kyoung Seo and SEOGI are good.

So, we shouldn't try to go against them.

- That's not what we should try to do. - I see.

It won't be effective, even if we try it.

The level of your defensive skills as a group,

and that of your 1-on-1 defensive skills...

aren't good enough to stop them.

I'll be honest.

Then, what should we do?

Don't let them score.

To do that,

don't give your opponents a chance.

Prevent them from carrying out their play.

You must block them.

So, you should stay above the center line.

You need to all come up like this.

Once you come here,

I'll decide who should block SEOGI or Kyoung Seo.

(They will lure the Kyoung-SEOGI duo to their goalpost and man-mark them.)

Let's work on improving your defensive skills as a group.

You will know where to position yourselves.

Just doing that will be a huge improvement.

Number one. Block them.

(Just looking at this defensive formation feels suffocating.)

- When I call your name, - Okay.

the four of you should move as you keep that shape.

Na Yeon.

Okay. Tae Jin.

Na Yeon.

Tae Jin.

Okay. Change.

You saw how to do it, right?

- Hye Ji. - Hye Ji.

- Si Eun. - Si Eun.

Number one.

The fastest player should come to the front.

That's the shape.

He named us the defensive striker.

We will steal the ball and pass it to Tae Jin or Yoon Ju.

We will give them chances to score.

We must not let others steal our ball.

Each of us has a role.

Defensive defender.

Defensive striker.

- Defensive midfielder. - Defensive midfielder.

- We are all defenders. - Right.

Also, this is personal.

There is a clip from the show on YouTube that has over three million views.

It's about me getting dragged by SEOGI.

Three million people watched it.

(SEOGI fools Tae Jin with a smile on her face.)

(You can't beat good techniques with hard work.)

(It was an embarrassing day for Tae Jin, and her coach was Coach Lee Young Pyo.)

(SEOGI's team's coach was Coach Choi Sung Yong.)

I was shocked to discover that FC Balladream was eliminated.

Why do you think it did?

After I was assigned to the team, I came to realize something...

after watching the clips of their games and training them.

When other teams played against FC Balladream,

most of them followed a common strategy.

They tried to man-mark a certain group of players.

I think that has something to do with it.

They seem to think that as long as they defend themselves...

against Kyoung Seo and SEOGI, they think they got half of the game down.

(Whenever the Kyoung-SEOGI duo failed at passing,)

I predict the opponents to man-mark Kyoung Seo and SEOGI to a certain extent.

So, we'll have to think of something,

such as a third-man run.

(Third-man runs are a strategy often employed by Manchester City.)

(The Kyoung-SEOGI duo will run forward while passing the ball back and forth.)

I'm sure the opponents will man-mark SEOGI and Kyoung Seo very closely...

to give them fewer chances to score.

Number three. Once it comes in, you should run that way.

That person won't catch you.

That's number three.

There's almost no chance that they'll look at Tak.

So it's once they look at them.

There.

Okay.

There you go.

Kick.

(This is the third-man run by the Balladream.)

Okay.

- I think it'll definitely work. - I agree.

They will never expect me to run.

You should just relax and do it.

I believe the nature of the play matters the most in soccer.

There you go.

(The nature of FC Balladream's play is the offense.)

Yes. Okay, good. Nice.

(The nature of FC Anaconda's play is defense.)

Okay? That's the shape.

What does your T-shirt say?

- "Never give up." - "Never give up."

I designed it, and I wish I had made it bigger.

Do you remember our first meeting?

On the printout our coach gave us,

he came up with a motto for us.

It said, "Never give up."

So, to show our support for what he said,

I added "Never give up" to this T-shirt.

This SBS Cup Tournament means everything to us.

We will never lose easily this time.

Once we stay calm and get through the first game,

I believe we'll have a chance at winning too.

So, I'll give my best.

- We will not lose. - We will not lose.

- We will defeat them. - We really will.