“The lads will be fine, we knew that was the system, that's the rules at the moment, there's extra time, there's penalties and so that's the system, but listen the system is great, we're getting another game in two weeks time, so we'll get over tonight and we'll focus on that,” Giles said.
Football is glorious and merciless in equal measure. As Wales huddled in the center circle and the pockets of Bosnia and Herzegovina fans wiped away tears and struggled to keep their feet as they celebrated their penalty shootout win, 'Yma o Hyd' rang out. It translates as 'We're still here,' and was the anthem of Wales' journey to the semifinals of Euro 2016.
Colo Colo player Cristian Zavala has been defended by his manager after bizarrely missing a 'Panenka' penalty and then limping to the touchline with an apparent injury in a shootout on Wednesday. In a friendly match against Uruguay's Peñarol where Chilean side Colo Colo emerged victorious 4-3 on penalties, one spot-kick went viral for its oddity. Zavala, days after Brahim Díaz's infamous failed Panenka in the Africa Cup of Nations final, chipped his penalty straight at the goalkeeper -- much like the Moroccan -- before, somewhat comically, going down with an injury, which many on social media believed was fake.
It was the Super Eagles' second consecutive penalty shootout following a scoreless draw after losing the semifinal to Morocco on penalties on Wednesday. Nwabali produced a strong hand to stop a well-taken penalty from Salah, then thwarted Marmoush's effort straight down the middle with his foot. Salah had been kept quiet by Nigeria's defenders and was unable to add to his 11 Africa Cup goals altogether.
Bologna goalkeeper Federico Ravaglia was the penalty hero as his side reached the Italian Supercoppa final following a 1-1 draw with Inter Milan in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Friday. Ravaglia saved spot-kicks from Alessandro Bastoni and Ange-Yoan Bonny before Ciro Immobile slotted home the winning penalty for a 3-2 shootout success to set up a showdown with Napoli on Monday.
