I like that it was yuuto that missed the penalty instead of Ryuu. Don't get me wrong; I don't wish for any of them to do poorly. But I also appreciate that the mangaka didn't use the trope of the protagonist losing a match and suffering in games for a long time (I'm looking at you, Daiya no...
This was incredible. Although I'm sad they lost, I liked how the mangaka breezed right through this match. It was an interesting change of pace, and subverted expectations.