Chapter Seventy-Three: March!
With less than two minutes left in the game, Yuying Middle School's hopes of winning are getting smaller and smaller, although the players have not given up yet, although the cheerleaders are still shouting. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
However, with each passing second, they are one step closer to the national competition.
Zhang Shujie ran too fast and fell on the lawn, and Dong Ke, who was keeping an eye on him, also fell. The two stood up one after another, and Dong Ke also said: "You'd better give up, you don't have a chance at all." ”
"The game is not over, why should I give up?"
"With a minute or so to go, do you think you can still score?"
"Everything is man-made!"
Dong Ke smiled: "Okay, I want to see what kind of 'artificial' law you have." ”
Faced with this smile with a hint of mockery, Zhang Shujie didn't want to pay much attention. The team's chances of advancing are indeed very slim, and those "magic reversals" do not occur often, otherwise how can they be worthy of the word "magic"?
But he won't rest on his laurels, he will hold on until the last second, even if he really loses, he has a clear conscience.
Huang Zhou failed to give the ball to Chen Zihua's feet and was snatched away by Zhao Jiawei!
Shengding Yigao immediately pressed the defense line forward, taking the advance as the defense, intending to drag the last few tens of seconds over. On the side of Yuying Middle School, Chen Zihua quickly ran back to the defense, allowing Zhang Shujie and Pan Yongcheng, two fast forwards, to stay in front.
Time passed second by second, less than a minute was left in the game, but the ball was still at the feet of the Shengding high players, their beautiful cheerleaders had already celebrated in advance, and coach Lin Chuan was also chatting with Hou Shaoqing, who had just left the game, with a smile on his face. All they have to do is wait for the game to finish and celebrate their team's qualification.
If Li Mu saw him like this next to him, he would definitely secretly say in his heart that he underestimated Zhang Shujie too much.
This is not that Li Mu overestimated Zhang Shujie's ability, as early as in the National Junior High School League, the former Xinguang High School striker scored two whistle-blowing goals. It is not denied that there is some luck in such a ball, but it is more of Zhang Shujie's spirit of reluctance to give up. At the last moment of the game, some players will think that the overall situation is decided, and their vigilance will be relaxed, and Zhang Shujie scored a decisive goal twice in the countdown stage of the game when the opponent was in such a state.
Of course, there is luck, but many people don't understand a truth, those seemingly ethereal "luck" will only favor those who work hard.
In this game, Zhang Shujie is not the only one who works hard, but also the players of Quantiying Middle School. Including the substitutes and coaches on the sidelines, as well as the fans who never give up, and of course, Wang Shihan and Zhou Ying.
The players did everything they could, forcing the opponent's ball, and the referee was already looking at his watch, with the whistle in his mouth, and he couldn't tell when the whistle would blow. Maybe it's ten seconds, maybe it's five seconds, maybe it's the next second.
Wang Shihan looked back at Zhou Ying, his eyes were a little rosy at some point: "We...... Can you qualify?"
Zhou Ying's wheezing voice became rapid: "I don't know." I hope so. ”
"I really don't want to just lose! These days, everyone has been working hard and training hard. You look at these substitutes, most of them don't get a chance to play, but they have no regrets, they are all behind-the-scenes heroes of the team. Zhou Ying, I really don't want them to fail, I don't want to see their tears......"
Wang Shihan's voice was a little choked, and he couldn't go on. Zhou Ying took her in her arms, wanted to comfort her a few words, opened her mouth, but didn't say a word after all.
At this moment, it is useless to say anything.
The shouts of the fans suddenly became louder than before, and Yan Tao was even more almost like a hissing roar. Zhou Ying and Wang Shihan looked at the court and saw Chen Zihua snatching the ball from under Fan Yuqiang's feet in the backcourt!
He snatched it up so forcefully and savagely!
He knew that time was running out, perhaps because he was afraid that the referee would blow the whistle at this time, he grabbed the ball and didn't make adjustments, didn't look ahead, and yelled: "Zhang Shujie!" and kicked the ball to the front.
He was going to tell the referee: don't rush to blow the whistle, we have to attack again!
This is really the last time.
Chen Zihua used up his strength to feed, and after the ball was passed, he also collapsed on the field. Zhang Shujie and Dong Ke squeezed each other while running and catching the ball, and no one let anyone. Just as he was about to enter the penalty area and the ball fell, Zhang Shujie slipped very unexpectedly. Dong Ke also took half of his position ahead and ran to the front.
The defeat seemed to be a foregone conclusion, but Zhang Shujie suddenly bounced up from the ground, showing amazing explosive power and forcibly overtaking, Dong Ke couldn't support it, and was squeezed aside by him.
Dong Ke's eyes were full of suspicion: "How is it possible?"
No one knows how Zhang Shujie did it, and Dong Ke, who is 1.93 meters tall, actually didn't fight him! He had already received a pass from Chen Zihua and came to the penalty area.
Liao Xu scolded secretly: "It's really a hell!"
In this final stage, Zhang Shujie burst into the penalty area with the ball, Liao Xu must be a little depressed, but no matter how depressed he is, he still has to do the duty of a goalkeeper.
He struck.
Zhang Shujie used the "pendulum" false swing to make Liao Xu dizzy, and then with a flick of his right foot, the goal in front of him was wide open!
Liao Xu, who fell to the ground, was powerless.
Dong Ke is still chasing behind Zhang Shujie, but now as long as Zhang Shujie lifts his foot, the ball will roll into the door. The whole body of Yuying Middle School was ready to cheer, but Dong Ke made a bold decision.
He used the inertia of his body to run, fell to the ground with a sliding tackle, and knocked down Zhang Shujie, who was about to shoot, from behind.
Back tackle!
This is a malicious foul and will be sent off the field with a red card!
After Zhang Shujie, Dong Ke didn't look at the referee, and walked straight out of the court. Before leaving, he also said to Liao Xu: "Please." ”
Liao Xu nodded: "I'll try my best." ”
Dong Ke used his red card to exchange valuable breathing time for the team. He was betting that if he didn't foul Zhang Shujie just now, that goal would have been scored. He bet his fate on the goalkeeper in the hope that Liao Xu would be able to save the penalty.
The time for the game has already arrived, but the referee will not blow the whistle at this time, and will have to wait until the penalty is taken. Getting a penalty at this late minute is not necessarily a good thing, and the pressure on the penalty taker will be very high.
Liu Fang was not there, and Zhang Shujie, the second penalty taker of Yuying Middle School, stood in front of the penalty spot. This is the most psychological way to shoot, due to the particularity of the penalty, it is not his fault that the goalkeeper can't save, and the person who kicks the penalty kick can't score is the root of the problem. And the more crucial the penalty kick, the lower the success rate.
Today, Zhang Shujie and Liao Xu will only achieve one person.
The members of both teams gave them encouragement, and Chen Zihua also said: "It's up to you." ”
Zhang Shujie put the ball at the penalty spot, and the court suddenly became very quiet, as if the sound of a needle falling on the ground could be heard. An Rong and Lin Chuan looked at Zhang Shujie with their own thoughts, their faces solemn.
Wang Shihan's heart was beating, and his eyes were still a little red. In the penalty area, in front of the penalty spot, the figure under the snow carried the hope of all Yuying people.
The referee blew the whistle. Zhang Shujie withstood the huge pressure, took a deep breath, ran up, and picked the ball to the middle on tiptoe. Wang Shihan closed his eyes and turned his head to the side. She didn't dare look any further.
In the final of the World Cup in Germany, Zinedine Zidane used such a shot to break through the door guarded by Buffon. And today, Liao Xu also judged the wrong direction.
Wang Shihan heard the screams of a landslide and tsunami around him, and the Shengding Yigao team members lay down on the court in despair. Zhou Ying hugged her tightly like crazy, shouting: "It's in, it's in!
Wang Shihan reminded Zhou Ying before, don't hug her tightly when she is most excited, Zhou Ying's strength is very big among girls, every time Zhou Ying hugs her almost crazy, she feels like she has become Zhou Ying's hostage, but today, she doesn't mind being Zhou Ying's "hostage" once.
"Shihan, we're out!"
These three words knocked on Wang Shihan's stirring heart, she looked at the field, the players were frantically flocking to Zhang Shujie, and pressed him one by one at the position of the corner kick flag like a stack of arhats; Yan Tao and Liu Fang ignored their leg injuries, and led a group of substitutes to the vicinity of the corner kick area, and even An Rong stood on the sidelines, raising his arms high.
Then look up at the scoreboard, which clearly reads: Yuying Middle School 4:3 Shengding One High School.
The fans went crazy and chanted the names of each of the players, who in their eyes were heroes.
Although the time for the game has come, according to the rules of the game, Shengding Yigao, who has lost the ball, still has to kick off. However, because the players of Yuying Middle School were too crazy and the scene was a little chaotic, the referee and linesman had to remind them to hurry back to their positions and kick off soon.
This time, the kick-off became meaningless, and as soon as the ball was released, the referee blew the whistle and the game was over. At this time, Zhang Shujie wanted to go to the side of the stage to find his mother, but Chen Zihua quickly rushed to his side and picked him up.
Subsequently, the players also rushed up, and the substitutes also ran up, stacking Arhat again and pressing Zhang Shujie under him.
Zhang Shujie was miserable, but he enjoyed the fun at this time. The sky is covered with streamers and snowflakes, which are prepared in advance by the fans. There is also the banner with Zhang Shujie's name written on it, in the cold wind, in the snow, waving in the wind.
Wang Shihan stood on the sidelines, watching the players. From great sorrow to great joy, she felt like she had experienced a dream, and this dream was so real. She looked at the laughing players and the carnival fans, her vision suddenly blurred, and two lines of tears slowly flowed down her cheeks.
The two months of hard work were not in vain, and everyone worked together to finally make it to the national competition.
Lin Chuan stood angrily beside the coach's seat, and the players under him were like frosted eggplants, completely lacking the spirit of the game. The victory that was about to come fell short in the last few seconds, and they didn't seem to be able to accept the reality yet.
Zhang Shujie was also pressed under him by his teammates, and he was almost out of breath, but these teenagers didn't let him go at all, and they didn't care that a large group of reporters had already surrounded him.
Those dazzling flashes and turned off the lights as if they didn't exist in their eyes, and the joy of marching into the whole country replaced everything.
"Hey, can you get up and talk first? I'm about to be crushed to death!" Zhang Shujie shouted, with a smile on his face.
Chen Zihua lay on top of him, pressed his shoulder, and shook vigorously: "I knew you would definitely be able to do it! I saw you receive my pass, and I knew that you would definitely be able to score!"
Liu Fang also shouted: "The boy is so good! That spoon penalty is too creative! Strong psychological quality, worthy of your captain's armband!"
Yan Tao was the most excited, he leaned on his strong body to squeeze underneath, and shouted: "Zhang Shujie, you have made meritorious contributions! The great Yuying Middle School striker, you inherited the ......"
"Okay, okay, don't talk about it!
"I won't let you get up, crush you!haha!"
"Holy!"
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Reporters surrounded them, and they originally wanted to interview them, especially Zhang Shujie, as the biggest contributor to the team's promotion, many reporters had the idea of interviewing him. But in this position in front of them, the microphone in their hands couldn't be handed in at all, and these team members didn't even look at the reporter, just immersed in their own world.
Tang Feng is still the smartest, he saw that the interview with the players failed, so he looked at another target: An Rong.
He walked up with Gu Hua and greeted An Rong with a smile. He also knows that the coach doesn't like to be in contact with the media very much and rarely gives interviews. But now that the situation is different, Yuying Middle School has created a history of 50 years since its establishment, An Rong should be able to open up and talk to the media!
An Rong was indeed in a good mood, and when he saw Tang Feng and Gu Hua coming over, he also understood what they wanted to do. It's okay, on this celebratory day, let's have a good chat with the two reporters.
"Hello Coach An Rong, I am Tang Feng, the text reporter of the "Youth Cup", and this is my colleague Gu Hua. Tang Feng introduced.
An Rong smiled: "I know you. ”
Tang Feng also smiled: "I knew that Coach An Rong didn't like us reporters. But I'm going to tell you that we're here to interview you. ”
"It's okay, just ask. ”
Tang Feng nodded with satisfaction: "First of all, congratulations to the coach, it is really not easy for you and your disciples to break into the national competition in a historic way, or to stand out in the group of four popular teams." ”
"Thank you. ”
"Everyone knows that the reason why Yuying Middle School was able to get the qualification quota has a lot to do with the three team members Zhang Shujie, Chen Zihua and Yan Tao. I've watched your games for so long and realize that you have extra tactical demands on them?"
"That's right. Without the three of them, we wouldn't have been able to qualify. To say extra tactical ...... Their skills are very well-rounded, and a lot of the time, it's the way they judge and handle it on the field. ”
Tang Feng was a little shocked: "So you didn't deliberately ask them what they must do?"
An Rong shook his head and said, "No." How capable the three of them are, I'm sure you can see it too. If they are rigidly allowed to implement conventional tactics, it will be very limited to them and hinder their performance. Sometimes I just remind them that if they think it's right, they can show it on the pitch. ”
"It's amazing. ”
"So it's not my tactics that are amazing, it's their ability. ”
"Coach An Rong, you are too modest, I don't know what your goals are in the national competition?"
"Finish in the top four. An Rong smiled when he said this: "But I think the goal of this group of young men now is not just the top four." ”
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Tang Feng's interview with An Rong was still ongoing, and other reporters were also inspired by this and hugged An Rong. If you can't interview the players, then interview the coach. For a while, countless microphones were handed to An Rong's mouth, and countless mouths asked him questions, and he was a little overwhelmed.
At this time, Zhang Shujie, who had been pressed to the ground by his teammates, was finally liberated, and some reporters who did not have time to interview An Rong ran to the team members one after another, and Zhang Shujie had the most reporters around him.
"Hello Zhang Shujie, I'm ......"
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"Hello, Zhang Shujie......"
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The reporter asked a lot of questions, and Zhang Shujie's answer was the same: "I'm very happy that the team has qualified...... What? My first two goals were wonderful? I thought every goal from every player on the pitch was wonderful...... You say I dominated the game? No, the victory was due to the efforts of the whole team, not me. ”
Chen Zihua also has a lot of reporters around him, he scored a goal and an assist in this game, and also assisted Zhang Shujie to create a penalty, which is also very crediting.
"Chen Zihua, the quality of your long-range shot in the game is very high, and it can be described as amazing, do you usually practice?"
"Yes, the coach asked me to practice more long-range shooting, and I didn't expect it to be effective so quickly. ”
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There is another person who is also surrounded by reporters, that is He Xin, whose bold performance was surprising, and Zhang Shujie's second goal also came from his assist. There have never been so many reporters interviewing him before, and when he faced him for the first time today, he was not as natural as Zhang Shujie and Chen Zihua, and he was a little restrained.
"Actually...... I don't know why I did that, I was betting that if we couldn't score before stoppage time, it would be a difficult game. He Xin said.
There were also a few reporters around the team members of Shengding Yigao, but they were not in the mood to be interviewed, and Lin Chuan even blasted the reporters away, not wanting to see these people.
Zhang Shujie lined up reporters, he had already said enough. After Tang Feng interviewed An Rong, he still wanted to interview the ace shooter, but Zhang Shujie told him that he would give him time to do an interview next week, which was also something that he had promised him a long time ago.
Temporarily declined Tang Feng's interview, Zhang Shujie looked for familiar people in the stands, and his mother promised him to come to watch the game, but now many spectators have run to the fence, and their interest is getting higher and higher. He didn't find where Fang Minqing was as he wished, but he saw Liu Xiying.
Liu Xiying smiled and waved at him, and he responded with a smile. He also saw the boy named Zheng Yong, who indirectly confessed to Wang Shihan before the game, was looking at the stadium in front of the fence of the stands, probably looking for Wang Shihan.
Zhang Shujie also remembered that Wang Shihan hadn't been seen after the game, where did she go?
In the corner of the bench of Yuying Middle School, a girl stood there quietly, there were no reporters, no cameras, no flashing lights, all the attention and focus did not stay on this girl for a moment.
Zhou Ying didn't know where she ran to, Wang Shihan stood alone in the corner, in the snow, she lowered her head slightly, and wiped her eyes from time to time, Zhang Shujie looked for her for a long time before seeing her and walked to her side.
"What's wrong with you?"
Wang Shihan raised his head, his eyes were still red.
"You, are you crying?" Zhang Shujie was a little surprised, he won the game, why did he still cry?
Wang Shihan hurriedly shook his head and wiped his eyes: "No." ”
"And said no, it's so obvious, you can't lie. Zhang Shujie said: "Okay, don't cry, don't you see that we are not qualified? ”
I'm just so happy that I ...... "When people are extremely happy, they usually don't laugh, but cry, and that's the case with the so-called "crying with joy."
"Don't cry, don't cry, ah, good. Come on, laugh at one and I'll see. Zhang Shujie was in a good mood, and uncharacteristically reached out to wipe Wang Shihan's eyes. It just so happened that the flash of one of the cameras next to me came on.
The two were startled, and when they saw that it was Tang Feng and Gu Hua, these two buddies did not get Zhang Shujie's interview consent, and they did not give up, they followed him all the way here, but they took more important news.
This is really a blessing for Seon to lose his horse.
The number of flashing lights is gradually increasing, and there are more reporters, and reporters definitely don't want to miss the lace news outside the venue. Even the fans and players are looking at it.
Yan Tao exclaimed: "Isn't it? What are the two of them doing?
Chen Zihua said with a smile: "I think it's better to have a hug, that's called ambiguity." ”
Zhou Ying's figure also reappeared on the court and said: "What's so strange about this? The reporter is really, he has nothing to do." ”
She's right, and to outsiders it may seem like nothing. But a journalist is a journalist, and what others think is worthless, they will find it valuable. As long as you use your imagination when writing a report, it will definitely be eye-catching news.
Zhang Shujie and Wang Shihan were very uncomfortable, and they were far away from each other, but the reporters had already taken pictures of the most critical places.
"Ajie, Ajie!" There was someone in the stands Zhang Shujie, and when he looked up, it turned out to be Fang Minqing.
"Mom!" he ran to the bottom of the stands and asked, "Mom, you've always been there, haven't you?"
"Yes, I've seen your performance, it's very good. Fang Minqing, a person who doesn't understand football, praised his son.
"That's, haha. Zhang Shujie became proud.
Fang Minqing asked, "Ajie, who was the girl just now?" I seem to have seen it at home. ”
Zhang Shujie replied hesitantly: "Mom, your memory...... It's really good. You—You've seen her. The last time I was injured, she and her coach and a bunch of teammates came to visit me at home. ”
Fang Minqing nodded reminiscingly. Zhang Shujie hurriedly ran away, he didn't want to get entangled with his mother on this issue.
No reporter has touched the moldy head of the Shengding No. 1 high school players and coaches anymore, Lin Chuan has already been angry with the reporter once, and the players have also ignored the reporter. Lin Chuan walked into the lounge with the team members, tidied up and prepared to leave.
Leave as a loser.
The players of Yuying Middle School were still cheering on the field, celebrating the victory with the fans in the vast snow. If there is warmth in the cold winter, it is because there are more than a dozen struggling teenagers and a group of cute fans.