As the referee's whistle blew, everyone looked a little depressed and walked towards the locker room with their heads down.

Hemmer was even more depressed, sitting in the locker room without saying a word.

"Lads, I'm pretty happy with tonight's result. Mario's tone was the same as ever, which surprised everyone.

"No, coach. We didn't do a good job. "Hemmer didn't hold back, he felt he was doing very badly tonight.

"So, I said I'm pretty happy with the results. Mario said lightly.

Hemmer understood, and he stopped talking.

'We were good in the second half and it was a bit of a fluke to be able to equalise. That's football, though. When the strength is not equal, it is very important to unite everyone and have a little luck. Mario said as he pulled out his sketchpad.

Mario patiently explained how to play an effective strategy against an opponent like the international team. From start to finish, Mario didn't say a word to blame the players. This is completely different from his usual personality of getting angry when he is slightly dissatisfied.

All the players were ready to forget about the setbacks and listen carefully to Mario's explanation.

Only Haimer seems to be still immersed in the shadow of the game just now.

A week later.

São Paulo ushered in the Battle of Tennoyama. Palmeiras are currently three points behind Sao Paulo in the standings, which means that the outcome of this game will be a matter of changing places at the top of the table.

"Gone, Sintany. Wu Qi reminded Sintani to hurry up and get on the bus, they are about to go to the away game.

"Wait for me!!" Sintani forgot to bring his shin guards before heading out, so he was delayed for some time.

Behind Sintani is Hemer. He looked preoccupied.

Palmeiras and Sao Paulo are rivals in the same city, and the derbies between the two teams have been very hot. This sentiment was also brought to the youth army.

After Gundo left, Sintani became the captain of the field. He kept encouraging his teammates on the bus to make sure he did his best to the guy on the other side after he got on the field for a while.

The game is about to start, and Mario arranges for Wu Qi and Haimo to start at the same time. Wu Qi was placed in the position of the left midfielder, while Haimer continued to rush forward and kick the front midfield.

was arranged in the position of the back waist, Wu Qi was a little surprised. But he is still very satisfied to have a starter to play.

Sao Paulo's formation was changed to a more conservative 4231, and it seems that Mario is still hoping to maintain his advantage in points while winning.

It's game on!

Palmeiras are very strong and, like São Paulo, are unbeaten so far this season.

Soon after, Sao Paulo were under a strong attack from Palmeiras.

Wu Qi clashed with the opponent several times, shuttling through the midfield and backfield to ensure the safety of his own defensive line.

Wu Qi thought back to Mario's standings. Yes, Palmeiras have not lost, but they have drawn quite a few times. Many times it was a big draw, 2-2, 3-3 and so on. What is the reason for this? Won't play the lead? Problems at the back?

Thinking about it, Hemmer lost possession of the ball in frontcourt. Wu Qi hurriedly concentrated on the defense.

The opposing strikers and midfielders work very well together, often passing three times to push the ball into front of their own penalty area.

"Beep!" the referee's whistle blew and the opposing striker was tackled to the ground by a Sao Paulo defender.

Free kick of about 20 meters, the defender was also warned by a yellow card.

"A little to the left!" the goalkeeper commanded the crowd to line up the wall.

"Hemmer, go over there. Wu Qi poked Hai Mo, who was standing aside, and he seemed to be distracted.

The opponent runs, shoots!

The ball doesn't go too high, but it's fast and should be blocked by the wall.

Wu Qi and everyone jumped up and tried their best to block the ball.

The goalkeeper judged the direction and was about to make a save, but suddenly stopped and reached back in a very unnatural motion, as if struggling.

The ball is in!

The ball was about to go over the wall, but it struck Hemmer in the face and refracted into the goal.

"Alas....." Everyone looked disappointed.

Hemmer didn't even understand how he could have put the ball in his own door.

The game continues.

Sao Paulo soon lost possession again. Affected by the last goal conceded, coupled with his own poor performance in the last game, he could not get rid of this shadow and made mistakes.

Due to the rapid loss of the ball in the front court, Wu Qi in the back position instantly doubled the pressure. Hemmer's aberration brought the result not only to play one less, but even to help the opponent assist.

2-0! In five minutes, Sao Paulo conceded two goals in a row.

Before the end of the first half, Mario directly made a substitution adjustment, replacing Hemmer, and Wu Qi temporarily changed to the front midfield.

Such substitutions are rare.

Hemmer didn't go back to the bench after coming off the pitch, but went straight to the locker room.

The game continues.

Palmeiras' attack is still strong and has no intention of slowing down.

"Two goals ahead, still attacking like this, they haven't won enough!" Wu Qi scolded secretly.

"But...... Maybe there's a chance to fight back. ”

The opponent wins a corner.

"Cheer up, everyone, defend this ball!" Sintani shouted as he encouraged everyone and prepared to come back to defend together.

"Sintani, don't come back. See if you can steal one before half-time. Wu Qi whispered to Sintani.

Wu Qi can see that the players of Palmeiras are now a little undervalued. The players in the midfield were very loose and it was a breakthrough.

Sintani understood, the cat was near half court.

The corner kick is taken and Songsang struggles to push the ball out. Wu Qi was already ready to grab the second point and intercept the ball before the opponent.

At this time, both players were in the Sao Paulo half, while Palmeiras had only two defenders at the back.

The referee hasn't blown the half-time whistle yet!

Wu Qi didn't care so much, and drove the ball towards the half court with one kick.

The kick was just right, past everyone and landed in the opposing half.

Since Sintani was started from his own half, the goal was not offside.

Sintani has formed a one-on-one momentum with a great opportunity!

The opposing goalkeeper abandoned the goal, but was unable to stop Sintani.

One to two!

The first half is over!

"It worked!" Wu Qi didn't expect that such a surprise tactic would be able to score.

In the first half, the front line suffered losses, which led to great pressure on the back. Everyone is defending passively, and there is no sign of turning defeat into victory. But Wu Qi's raid brought a glimmer of hope to São Paulo.

"Wu Qi, you have to swim more in the front field to create opportunities. At halftime, Mario specially told Wu Qi.

When Jingduo is here, what everyone needs to do is to destroy the city. Kyodo takes care of the rest, and everyone relies on him. However, since Gundo's departure, São Paulo's strength has been cut in half.

Mario wanted to train the more senior Hemmer and hoped that he would take over the baton from Gundo. But now, Hemmer is completely lost. In front of him, only this Chinese boy is left to be useful.

In the evening, the weather gradually cooled down.

The second half is about to begin!