Arena of Clatino.

On the court in the center of the arena, Li Xiang, Oman and Wang Baguio stood side by side, staring at the players.

Wang Biyao said to the players: "Tomorrow, right here, we will compete for the championship with the Italian team that has won four consecutive championships, everyone must not have any worries, even if it is a 'football tiger', we will become a 'sick cat' when we see us, because we are the strongest." As he spoke, he clenched his fists.

Li Xiang said to the players: "Whether we can successfully win the championship tomorrow is not only related to the fate and hope of our own life, but also all the people in the city who have lost their freedom, their only hope is also pinned on us, so we must wield the 'sword of freedom' and do our best to cut the 'chains' that bind us, so that dreams and hopes can be winged to meet a better future." ”

The players were full of emotion and passion.

Auman said to the players: "The championship must be ours!" ”

The players said in unison: "The championship belongs to us......"

The sound of shaking the heavens and the earth, wave after wave, echoed in the arena, and it could not be calm for a long time!

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The Arena of Cratino, which is large enough to accommodate 40,000 spectators, is already full, and even the aisle has become an "extra seat".

The grandstand of the arena is divided into five sections:

The first area was the VIP area, which was used by the senators, officials, priests, etc.

The second zone was for nobles, knights, etc.

The third district is for the wealthy.

The fourth sector is for civilian use.

The fifth sector is for civilian women.

In the VIP area, after the senators, governors and other officials had already arrived and taken their seats, Augustus Octavian, the "head of state" admired by tens of thousands of people, arrived with his wife Livia and daughter Julia and took their seats.

Directly below the VIP area, there is a golden trophy.

The body of the trophy is a relief of Apollo holding the sun in both hands, and at a glance it is the champion trophy of the "Roman Cup" - the Helios Cup.

Directly opposite the Helios Cup is a huge glass "time hourglass", which is used for game timing, and the time hourglass has two colors of sand in blue and yellow, representing the game time of the first half and the second half.

Between the Helios Cup and the Time Hourglass is a huge scoreboard that records and displays the scores of both sides of the match.

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Near noon, the players of both sides of the competition, led by the captains of the two teams, entered the competition from the side gates on both sides of the northeast and southeast at the same time.

When fans saw their favorite "stars" playing, they naturally couldn't hide their excitement, and they all seemed extremely excited. The noise and screams are naturally endless.

The players of both teams stand on either side of the halfway line, and the two rest booths not far from the field are used for the team leader, assistant team leader, coach and substitute players of the two teams to rest.

In the rest pavilion of the free team, there were team leader Li Xiang, team leader assistant Auman, coach Wang Baguio and three substitute players.

In the rest pavilion of the Italian team, there are team leader Sidulla, team assistant Gaul Ja, coach and three substitutes.

Sidula walked to the rest booth of the Liberty team and said to Li Xiang with a smile: "I hope those slave players of yours don't play abnormally today!" Otherwise, your unrealistic ideas will be completely lost. ”

Li Xiang said angrily: "It's better to care more about yourself!" ”

"How long can I see how long you can stay in good spirits?"

Li remembered to get up, smiled slightly, and said, "It seems that I should say this to you." ”

"Then let's see!" Sidulla glared at Li Xiang.

"We'll see!" Li Xiang also glared at Xidula.

The two stood at each other like enemies.

A thick domineering aura gradually permeated the entire arena.

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There is a very large color difference in the jerseys worn by the players on both sides.

The Italian team may be hoping that Neptune, the god of the sea, will be able to bestow divine powers, and Gu will wear an aquamarine jersey.

The Liberty players wore the "most expensive" red jerseys, as Li Xiang hoped that the red-hot "China Red" could bring passion and good luck to his players.

In addition to the striking "red and blue camp" on the field, there is another "red camp" in the fourth district of the stands, needless to say, the reader should be able to guess, yes, it is the "cheerleaders" of the Liberty team.

This cheerleading team was not organized by the fans spontaneously, but Li Xiang spent money to boost morale and create an atmosphere, although the cheerleaders are not very professional, but in any case, it can be regarded as "the world's first".

The players of both teams have already set up their formations and are ready to face each other.

The Italian team unexpectedly put on a rare "127" formation, with one defender, two midfielders, and seven forwards.

This surprised Li Xiang and others, because, in the past games, the Italian team put on a common 18 formations, and today when they meet a "super dark horse" that can kick out a 16-0 upset, it stands to reason that they should strengthen their defense and keep a firm eye on their own goals.

At noon, the executive committee of the athletic committee announced the official start of the competition.

The referee then blew the kick-off whistle.

The timekeeper turns on the hourglass.

Li Xiang activated the camera function of his mobile phone, ready to record the game that he thought would become a classic in the football world for future replay and enjoyment.

Before the whistle had completely fallen, I saw that the players of the "blue team" had already rushed to the side of the football and quickly dribbled the ball past people to enter the "red position".

The audience, including Li Xiang, was stunned, and they all let out the same exclamation, "So fast!" ”

Amid the exclamations of the audience, several other "blue team" players rushed to the "red position" at a speed almost equivalent to that of "Superman".

Before the "red team" players could react, the football had already been passed to the "penalty area".

The "BLU" players continued their efforts and fired the ball diagonally into the "RED" goal.

The rest pavilion of the Italian team.

Sidullah and Gaulje sat up excitedly and high-fived and cheered.

Sidula said, "You know? It's called speed! ”

Gaulje chimed in: "What's more! It's faster than God! Deliberately loud to let Li Xiang and others not far away hear.

Rest Pavilion of the Liberty Team.

Wang Baguio said: "How could they be so fast today? ”

"I've never seen them as good as they are today," Orman said. ”

Li Xiang looked at the camera recording time on the mobile phone screen, frowned, and exclaimed: "It's really 'god speed'!" It took less than five minutes from the start of the game to the goal. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Suspend the game." ”

Orman immediately informed the referee's assistant.

The referee's assistant then held up a green "pause card" the size of a flapping fan and swayed it back and forth.

The referee blew the whistle and stopped the game.

The timekeeper also paused the hourglass of time.

The part of the huge scoreboard that corresponds to the Italian team is immediately shown as the Roman numeral "I.", while the part corresponding to the Liberty team is still blank and is represented as "0".

Note: At that time, Roman numerals were from one to nine (I., II., III., IV., V., V., VI., VII., VIII., IX.), but there was a lack of "zero", and if zero was needed to be used in counting, it would only be represented by one digit in space.

In competitive competitions, for participants who did not score, blank space had to be used to represent "zero".