Coach Johansen's heart raced with anxiety as he watched his players settle down around him on one side of the pitch. He was tense, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't seem to calm down. He understood that penalties depended a lot on the element of luck and experience of the players. So, as a coach, there was not much he could do to improve his team's chances of winning the penalty shootout aside from organizing an appropriate order and the best line-up of his players to take the penalties.
"Okay, guys," he said, sweeping his gaze across his players. "Listen up. I commend you for the great work done during the thirty minutes of extra time. You played as a team and held one of the more experienced teams in Europe to a draw for more than 120 minutes of game time. However, our work is still far from done as we have a penalty shootout. We can't relax. We've got to remain calm, highly focused, and at the top of our game during the next few minutes. Are you guys with me?"
