Nice shot! i always dreamed i'd lose the championship by a missed free throw.
what is the verbal irony in this statement?

1. the speaker feels that getting to the championship is as good as winning.

2. the speaker didn't want to win the championship but feels the last shot was a good try.

3. the speaker has always dreamed of winning a basketball championship.

4. the speaker is frustrated by the loss and does not believe the last shot was a good one.

4. The speaker is frustrated by the loss and does not believe the last shot was a good one.

In this excerpt, the speaker is describing an event. The real event is that the speaker missed an easy shot (a free throw) and he is frustrated by the fact that he lost. However, he is employing irony by describing the exact opposite of the reality. The speaker states that this was his dream, and that it was a nice shot. Irony occurs when what appears to be the case in the surface, is in fact completely different from the reality.