Curitiba is located on the plateau of the Mar Mountains, about 330 kilometers southwest of São Paulo, just over 100 kilometers southeast of the seaport of Paranagua, and about 900 meters above sea level.

In the 70s of the 20th century, Curitiba, like most Brazilian cities, faced serious social and environmental problems such as population growth, poverty, unemployment, and environmental pollution.

When it presents itself to the Jianlibao players, it is a crowded city. On the hillsides and riverbanks, dwellings made of plywood, cardboard, bricks, etc., are everywhere, and this is the slum of Curitiba.

Jianlibao, led by Li Hui and Pascal, came here to participate in an international youth football tournament called Yakgas.

This tournament has 12 teams from 5 countries participating, and it is the last cup competition that Jianlibao participated in before returning to China.

Hao Wei was hospitalized for surgery, and the money in the passbook was enough to pay for the players' round-trip train tickets.

But the Jianlibao players are still not satisfied, these days, they have also learned about Hao Wei's illness one after another, and they are all gearing up, all wanting to take a championship trophy back.

"If we win the championship this time, the money for the operation of the small committee will come out!"

"Yes! Although the captain and Director Zhu are not there, we must fight for breath and go back with a championship! ”

The 20 Jianlibao members worked the court one by one, never taking into account their physical strength and not planning the schedule. After four rounds of the group stage, they achieved two wins and two losses.

At this time, the unexpected happened.

Against Cruzeiro Juniors, there was a No.7 midfielder with an extremely powerful long-range shot.

Not only is the angle tricky, but also full of power.

After Li Jian received several long-range shots from the opponent in a row, he finally landed on the ground with his left wrist first when he landed in a flying save.

At that moment, Li Jian even heard a "click".

But the team can't do without a goalkeeper, and Li Jian is a strong master. With a swollen hand, he held out for half the game, but he still lost.

The day of the injury was fine, but the next morning, Li Jian's wrist was directly swollen with a big bag. But he didn't tell anyone, and went on the field with a bandage.

As a result, Li Jian, who came on the field with an injury, was poured four goals in a row by the Argentine Independiente players, two of which were caused by Li Jian's pounce.

After the game, Li Hui reprimanded Li Jian fiercely, and when he took off his gloves, his teammates found that Li Jian's left hand could barely move.

"You, you, you... What are you asking me to say about you?! Li Hui saw Li Jian's red and swollen left wrist, and he was also distressed.

"Why don't you say that you are so badly injured? I don't want to ask you, are you just going to hide it? ”

"There are still two group games, if you insist on playing them all, do you still need your hands?"

Li Jian lowered his head and kept silent.

Hao Wei and Li Jian have a good relationship, and the two often practice together. This time, Hao Wei was sick, and Li Jian was also very anxious.

Not only did he want to give Hao Wei a gift for winning a championship, but he also wanted to perform once in Ou Chuliang's absence.

For more than a year, Li Jian was completely suppressed by Ou Chuliang's "Holy Light", and only some inconsequential games and group stages could Li Jian play.

And even if he wins these games, the coach will not praise him, and the next game is still Ou Chuliang's starter.

Ou Chuliang completely convinced Li Jian with his superb goalkeeping skills and literacy, after all, even the usual training was Ou Chuliang who took him and Li Hui to practice.

But this does not prevent Li Jian from wanting to surpass Ou Chuliang, which is also the fundamental reason why he insists on exercising every day.

Now when the opportunity came, he didn't take it.

"Li Jian, I told you a long time ago, goalkeeper is a high-risk profession, once you are injured, you have to report it in time, and then play when you are well-cultivated, why don't you listen?"

Li Jian still lowered his head, not daring to refute.

In fact, it is not the first time that Li Jian has played with an injury.

Last year, Li Jian had a precedent of flashing his waist and playing with an injury in training.

Since then, Li Jian's back has been suffering from a dark disease, even if Ou Chuliang devotes half an hour every day to help him massage, it has not improved.

With such a criminal record, what face do you have to argue?

Especially after losing the game, Li Jian has become the team's "sinner" because of this. At this time, Li Jian couldn't wait to find a cliff and jump directly, and he didn't want to face the concerned eyes of his teammates.

Yes, I was damned for my "wish" but the whole team was affected!

Li Jian thought about it, and his eyes couldn't help but turn red.

After Li Hui said a few words, he looked at Li Jian's swollen left hand again and shook his head, "You should hurry up and deal with your wrist, it's best to go to the hospital to have a look, the main thing is that the bones are fine." ”

"Good coach." Li Jian replied listlessly, as if the whole world had left him.

After a while, Li Jian still asked: "Then, the coach, what about the goalkeeper on our team?" ”

"What to do? Find someone else to replace you. Li Hui said, "Sui Dongliang and Wang Lei are all right, so don't worry." Take 10,000 steps back, and I can call Xiao Ou back. ”

"That's right, call the European team back!" Hearing Ou Chuliang's name, he shouted, "With the Ou team coming back to guard the goal, we will definitely win the remaining two games!" ”

From the point of view, if Jianlibao wins the remaining two group games, it can really advance to the semifinals.

"Don't worry about that, I'll make my own arrangements. Li Tie, you hurry up and take Li Jian to the hospital to have a look, don't forget to make a film, just spend how much money to reimburse me. Li Hui waved his hand and shouted that Ou Chuliang came back, and he didn't know what the situation was on Hao Wei's side.

"Okay Coach Lee." Li Tie nodded and walked out of the training ground with Li Jian.

"Iron wait, I'll go too!" Deliberation rolled his eyes, and he followed.

On the way, they found a phone booth and called Ou Chuliang's BP machine.

After a while, he received a call back from Ou Chuliang.

"Hey, is that the captain?" As soon as he heard Ou Chuliang's voice, his eyes narrowed like a pastoral cat that was brushed by his hair.

......

"How's it going?" At the entrance of the hospital, Li Tie took Li Jian's X-ray and asked.

“OK！” The discussion made an OK gesture, "The captain said that the small committee is nothing to do, with Director Zhu and the team leaders to take care of, Ah Wei also went over there as a translator, and the European team can come by train tomorrow morning!" ”

"Tomorrow morning's train?" Li Tie frowned, "I don't know if it's too late." ”

"It's definitely in time!" Shi Yi smiled, "I inquired, the train arrived at the station at 1 o'clock in the afternoon..."

"It's just the right size!" Li Tie gave the bald head of the discussion a mallet, "What should I do if the train is delayed?" Even if it was on the hour, Ou Ge flew directly from the train station? Don't you have any common sense? ”

"So, what then?" Shi Yi looked at Li Tie's cabbage head, and his eyes were very envious. In the whole team, Li Tie is the only one of the few people who keeps his hairstyle. Bao Wenjie and Yu Shunping are still yin and yang heads with hair on one side and hairless on the other, in the words of the two of them, when Hao Wei will be discharged from the hospital and when will he change his hairstyle.

"Alas! Then I can only hope that Brother Ou has a smooth journey. ”

"Yes, Brother Ou is so good, God will help him!"

The next day, all the members of Jianlibao sat around the grass, and the atmosphere was a little weird and a little dull.

He couldn't help but look up at the corner of the court, hoping to see a person in the next second.

Li Hui stood behind the team members, looked at the watch on his wrist, and gently patted Sui Dongliang's shoulder.

"Okay, Xiao Ou may have encountered something and is stuck in a traffic jam. You quickly change into your jersey and warm up and go on the field. ”

Do you really have to face an opponent without a full-time goalkeeper?

Recalling the long shot of the opponent's No. 7 in the last game between the two teams, Li Jian, who was sitting on the side, gritted his teeth on his face.

It was the man's long-range shot that caused him to hurt his wrist when he fell to the ground. Sadly, however, until now he didn't know the name of the other party, and the other party didn't even know that he had hurt him.

Soon, the referee blew the whistle to indicate that the players from both sides were ready to enter.

Li Hui sighed softly and said, "Go ahead, just work hard, don't leave regrets." ”

After getting up from the ground, most of the people are listless. Quite a few people are looking around the corner of the path, hoping to see a miracle.

Li Tie and Li Jinyu almost shook their heads and walked on the stage, and their backs even gave people a feeling of being sluggish and cold.

At this moment, Bao Wenjie shouted: "Team Europe, it's Team Europe!" ”

The voice was so excited and excited, and it also revealed a kind of happiness that had been in the rain for a long time.

When he turned around and saw the figure around the corner hurrying with No. 20 on his back, he couldn't help but have a sour nose.

"Captain, you're finally here!"