Chapter 2 (11)
Today is the last day of the short holiday, around dinner, the players who have disappeared for several days have returned here from all directions, so that the dormitory building that has been deserted for several days is lively again, greeting and laughing, people's topics always inevitably fall on the current situation of the group stage, some people don't even bother to look in the room and don't care to say hello to people, so they inquire about the points in the corridor.
The top points are Qingdao Double Happiness and Guangdong Mingzhu, who won their respective opponents in yesterday's two games, and are tied on 14 points, with Guangdong Mingzhu in second place due to a small goal difference.
"What about the provincial city of Mingyuan?" Almost everyone who hears the news is immediately asking such a question.
The game in the provincial city of Mingyuan is the second game today, and it has not ended yet, but the latest news from the stadium is that Mingyuan is one goal ahead, and is now playing tacit ball with the opponent to kill the last time......
Every time people heard this, people inevitably cursed a few rude words, and two guys ignored the white eyes of the waiters and spat viciously on the freshly cleaned floor.
There was a sudden burst of cheers in the team doctor's room, which made everyone a little baffled, and the quick-witted guy had already guessed that maybe something was wrong with the game in the provincial city of Mingyuan...... There was a panicked sound of slippers kicking upstairs and on the stairs, and many of the team members who were waiting upstairs had already run downstairs to inquire about the news.
But the cheers stopped abruptly as if it had appeared.
People looked at each other, and for a moment they couldn't figure out what the cheers were for.
Guan Mingshan jumped down from the upstairs with one bare foot, grabbed a teammate in a hurry and asked, "Who was talking nonsense just now?" Did the Mingyuan team lose? Isn't it? β
Another cheer. This time, someone poked his head out of the team doctor's room and excitedly shouted, "It's flat! Flat! β
The crowd immediately circled around the team doctor's room.
Chen Mingcan, who dominated the phone of the team doctor's office, was now like a triumphant general, and his eyebrows fluttered and he announced to his teammates and club staff who were crowded inside and outside the house: "It's flat!" The referee ruled that the goal was valid! Flat! So the people cheered even louder, and if it weren't for the limited space, the excited crowd might grab the objects at hand and throw them into the sky to celebrate, and now they have to express their excitement and joy in noise. The quick-eyed guy had already knocked on something that made a noise in the infirmary, and there was a muffled thud from somewhere in the room, presumably a guy with no long eyes picked up the thermos - fortunately, everyone around him had the opportunity to dodge, and apart from a few good-natured ridicules, the accident did not bring any uncontrollable bad consequences.
Chen Mingcan's brows suddenly gathered together, and he waved his hand to silence his teammates, listening to something.
"Five minutes of stoppage time." He was a little discouraged to tell the terrible news to the people who were staring at him.
"Oh-" People couldn't help but be a little dismayed, and the apparently biased stoppage-time decision had caused the unknown referee to be scolded a lot.
Chen Mingcan stopped talking, he was carefully catching the faint voice coming from the microphone, hoping to judge the situation of the game with these. He also scolded the club staff on the other end of the phone, pointing out that the guy who was in charge of the live broadcast at the game had no work ethic at all.
But more people are accusing him of not having the professional ethics of an announcer, so why don't you say a word. At this time, did the provincial city Mingyuan attack it? It's attacked, is it effective? Will their opponents be able to hold on? You Chen Mingcan is giving you a word!
The people in the room were as anxious as ants on a hot pot, but Chen Mingcan calmly faced everyone's reproaches, and turned a deaf ear to the crowd's calls for him to put down the phone and turn on the speakerphone function, just pressed the microphone to his ear with a solemn face.
"Huh?!" Chen Mingcan suddenly screamed, held the telephone receiver with both hands, and stared at his slippers with both eyes.
The messy house was silent for a moment.
There is no doubt that the game is out of order again!
But no matter how much people held their breath, no one could hear what was coming from the phone. Faintly, people seemed to hear a few roars, and it seemed that someone was cheering on the other end of the phone. But the sound was so faint that it was more of an illusion. Maybe it's just a hallucination......
"Aha!"
Suddenly, Chen Mingcan screamed, dropped the phone and jumped three feet high.
None of the people who were waiting carefully expected him to come with such a hand, and they were all taken aback.
"Win! Win! Chen Mingcan clenched his fists and howled in his throat.
Who won? Who won? Did the provincial city Mingyuan win, or did Mingyuan's opponent win? Everyone didn't react for a while, and they all stared blankly at Chen Mingcan, who suddenly went crazy.
Or Guan Mingshan came out to ask for everyone: "You fucking make it clear, who won the hell?!" β
"Mingyuan lost! Mingyuan lost! They conceded another goal, Mingyuan lost! β
Although I guessed that there would be such a result when I looked at Chen Mingcan's actions, when the news was really said, people still didn't dare to believe their ears - the provincial city of Mingyuan could even lose this kind of tacit ball that was almost signed and drawn in black and white, who could believe it, who would dare to believe it?
Guan Mingshan immediately let go of Chen Mingcan, but he still didn't move as fast as Wei Honglin, Wei Honglin had already grabbed the phone and asked about the results of the game.
After a while, he turned his head expressionlessly and said to everyone: "Mingyuan lost ......"
Everyone was dumbfounded, this confirmed news was very different from his expression and tone, and everyone's brains couldn't turn around at once - what did Mingyuan mean when he lost?
But people reacted immediately, and the small team infirmary was immediately lit up with joy and joy......
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When it was dark, the reason why Mingyuan lost a tacit ball in the provincial city spread throughout the New Era Club: an unthreatening long-range shot by the opponent happened to touch the body of the Mingyuan player and changed direction, the ball speed was neither fast nor tricky, Mingyuan's goalkeeper also pounced in the right direction, if there was no pit on the grass in front of the goal, he would definitely be able to block the ball - the problem was that there was a small hole there, and the ball changed direction after smashing on the pit, The unlucky goalkeeper and the unlucky provincial city Mingyuan can only lament their luck. It was their first goal conceded. But it doesn't matter, the referee generously gave them five minutes of stoppage time, and the opponent who had a tacit understanding immediately gave up the attack and the interception of the midfield, and withdrew his players inside and outside the penalty area...... But it's such a simple thing Mingyuan didn't do well, their players fell in the penalty area with the ball many times, but they didn't even see the shadow of the penalty, if it weren't for the referee's bad eyes, these few fake falls could make all the Mingyuan players who slipped away with a yellow card. The more anxious the more mistakes, the whole line pressed on the provincial city of Mingyuan, which even the goalkeeper abandoned the door to attack, and there was a big mistake, at the last moment, their attack was destroyed by the opponent, and the ball fell at the feet of the opponent who had been cruising near the arc of the middle circle, and the opponent's lonely striker dribbled and ran slowly, waiting for the Mingyuan players to come up and intercept, but none of the Mingyuan players who had lost their spirit went back, they were the same as the rest of the opponent's players, They all watched the striker who had lost his grip running slowly towards his goal, watching him stop the ball in front of the empty goal, and then watching him look back at a loss, and finally he had no choice but to kick the ball into the goal......
The provincial city of Mingyuan lost a game that was crucial to them in this way. They have two more games left in the group stage, and the next game is against Qingdao Double Happiness, who also cannot afford to lose, and even if they win both games, they will have to look at the faces of other teams......
We don't know if Guangdong Mingzhu will give the provincial city of Mingyuan a chance, but the new era club will definitely not give up the opportunity to enter the finals, taking advantage of the opportunity for the players to happily gather together to enjoy the wonderful content in the video of this not exciting game, head coach Zheng Changsheng announced the starting list for the next game in advance, and also revealed the news that the game has been dredged up.
The players immediately became excited.
Fifteen points, the team is still firmly in first place in the group!
Chen Mingcan, who has always been calm, immediately threw out a small question that everyone ignored while being excited: Since this game has a result, how should the prize money be calculated for winning this game? Are there any win bonuses, streak bonuses and goal difference bonuses?
"There is a bonus! Of course there are bonuses! General Manager Sun Junshan immediately said, "Winning Awards, Winning Consecutive Awards, Goal Difference Awards, and not a single point will be lost to everyone!" How to calculate, let's still calculate. β
Sun Junshan's words immediately won more applause than just now, and the players who were emotionally aroused by the big cake of the bonus had not read for a few days, and naturally could not say any more appropriate words of gratitude at this time, they could only express their loyalty and gratitude to the club in words mixed with vulgar words, and swore to shed their last drop of blood for the club. They all said that the club is so caring and considerate of the players, if anyone does not risk their lives for the club, it is really a bastard who cannot be tolerated......
Looking at the team members who were all over the room with excited faces, Sun Junshan was very satisfied with his words. The bonus will be distributed without adjustment is something he set a few days ago, and for this matter, he also communicated with the main members of the club's board of directors on the phone for a long time, and finally let them understand a truth, "The head and body are filled in this hole, do you still need to care about a pair of feet?" The money has been spent to this point, and the game has been played to this point, do you still need to care about this money? It's worth spending money to buy peace. At this time, don't cause any more troubles for the sake of money.
When the players gradually quieted down, Zheng Changsheng once again reminded his players that although the game has a result, how to play, how to play, don't take this game as a child's play. "Look at today's game in the provincial city of Mingyuan, everyone should have a number in their hearts, anything can happen on the court, and an inconspicuous little negligence can also cause a catastrophic disaster." He looked at the players one by one, and then said, "Match-fixing, but we have to really kick - not for anything else, just to gag other people's mouths, so that those who are angry with us can't say anything unpleasant and fabricate anything disgusting because of this game......"
The clever players immediately understood what the manager was talking about. A few days ago, clubs in other divisions appealed to the Football Association one after another, protesting against the falsification of the results of the game, protesting against the unfair enforcement of the referee's standards, and protesting that the Football Association ignored their protests.
In order to silence all the guys in this division who have failed in their hopes, we have to play seriously for most of the next game, and we have to play seriously.
- Match-fixing requires more real kicking.
Zheng Changsheng and Zheng Gui inadvertently summed up this universal law.
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Not all of the new generation players are cheering for the absence of a competitor, at least Gao Jinsong can't be happy, or rather, he doesn't know whether he should be happy or sad.
He was grieving the plight of his friend Ho Ying.
He Ying plays in the provincial city of Mingyuan, and in the past two months, he has gradually won the trust of the club and the head coach with his own efforts, not only sitting on the main substitute position, but also getting the opportunity to start in today's game. Last night, He Ying also talked to Gao Jinsong on the phone for a long time, looking forward to the scene when they met again in the finals, and naively fantasized that their respective teams could work together to advance to the first and second ...... But what greeted him this evening was such a cruel result - the provincial city of Mingyuan's second division league this year may be over soon, and in the rest of the year, He Ying will not have the opportunity to prove himself on the field again. What's even more terrifying is that what the Mingyuan club will do next if it fails to qualify, no one can imagine that at this time next year, no one can tell whether there is a name of Mingyuan in a professional football club, and He Ying's future will also become confusing with these uncertain factors.
He had to make a phone call to comfort He Ying, who must be very depressed, and the concern from friends was very important at this time. He wants to tell him that the group stage is not over yet, and the fate of the provincial city of Mingyuan has not yet been determined......
Gao Jinsong sighed and put down the phone. Hey, this empty nonsense is not even in the mood for him to say.
He had to think about how to comfort his friend first, and then call after typing the manuscript in his stomach, otherwise He Yingxing might think that he was gloating.
But how should he mention their game this afternoon to Ho Ying? Before he could think of the first sentence, the phone rang.
It was the phone number of my brother-in-law Chen Gang.
Could it be that something happened to the eldest sister? Gao Jinsong's heart tightened suddenly. He no longer remembered what Chen Gang said to him on the phone, in fact, even if the two were face to face, he and Chen Gang couldn't find the words to talk - he couldn't say why, he was very tired of this guy, and he never regarded Chen Gang as his brother-in-law, only because he was the husband of the eldest sister and the father of two nephews, he put up with this person and reluctantly regarded Chen Gang as a member of his family.
"Is something happening to the eldest sister?" Gao Jinsong asked anxiously.
Chen Gang smiled on the other end of the phone and said, "Your sister is fine,ββ what can happen to her?" β
"Oh." Gao Jinsong's heart immediately put it in his stomach. Since the eldest sister is fine, it seems that there is nothing to do at home, so there is nothing to worry about. There are cries of children chasing and beating on the phone, women shouting and scolding noisy dolls, and noisy words and noisy background music on the television. The almost eternal scenes in the chaotic dormitory compound of the supply and marketing cooperatives immediately came to his mind, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a smile of memory.
Chen Gang said on the other end of the phone: "Actually, I don't have anything to do on the phone, I just want to chat with you." Well, how are you doing now, can you play in the main force? β
"That's it, if the main force is not the main force, I don't care, I just find a job for myself." Gao Jinsong was reluctant to talk to his brother-in-law on this topic. He can't be regarded as the main force of the team at the moment, but no matter what, the position of the main substitute is undoubtedly stable, as for whether he can become the main force in the future, he has not considered it for the time being, he is only twenty years old, there is time to wait, the most important thing at the moment is how to help the team advance to the finals, and then rush to the first B, and then find a suitable and stable position for himself in the club.
His answer made Chen Gang silent on the other end of the phone for a long time.
"If there's nothing to do, I'll hang up, long-distance calls are not cheap, wait for my business here, let's sit together and talk slowly when we get home." Gao Jinsong prepares to close the line.
Chen Gang hurriedly said: "Jinsong, wait a minute, I have something to say to you." β
"What else?"
Chen Gang was silent on the other end of the phone for a while, as if he was thinking about how to phrase it, and then said, "Didn't you mention the dry cleaner to your sister two days ago?" β
"What's wrong with the dry cleaners?" Gao Jinsong asked strangely, "Didn't you say that it wasn't cost-effective to take over that store?" The eldest sister told him that the store was not transferred, but the landlord urgently needed money to take back the shop and sell it, and the owner of the dry cleaner didn't want to do this troublesome little business anymore so he wanted to sell the two machines. As soon as the eldest sister explained to him like this, he naturally gave up his plan to help the eldest sister take care of the dry cleaner. Now that my brother-in-law Chen Gang suddenly mentioned this again, has there been any progress in the matter?
"That's right, that dry cleaner ......," Chen Gang said in a hesitation, "In fact, the landlord of that store has not been able to find a suitable buyer...... He paused, listening to Gao Jinsong before he could figure out what it was like, he said, "The price of the house is also very fair, if it is a sincere buyer, the landlord will definitely be willing to reduce it a little more...... Your sister actually likes the shop, but ...... You also know your sister's character, she would rather suffer herself than others, I watched her not eat well or sleep well in the past two days, this heart, it's like ......"
Gao Jinsong immediately understood. What he doesn't like Chen Gang the most is this, he talks and does things like this, not simply at all, the eldest sister may not really fall in love with the house and the dry cleaner, but Chen Gang is wishing there was such a faΓ§ade.
"How much does the landlord of the store want to sell?"
Chen Gang immediately said a price: "120,000." 110,000 is not impossible. He was afraid that Gao Jinsong would regret it, and then said, "If we don't have money for a while, we can also find a bank mortgage, so that the down payment only needs tens of thousands of yuan, and a ten-year mortgage loan is only a few hundred yuan a month." β
"Okay! You tell my sister to ask her to go and pay the deposit for the house first, and I will send you the money in the next two days. If the landlord is in a hurry to ask for money, you ask my sister to use the money she prepared to buy the house in advance. Gao Jinsong can't come up with so much money now, but he is not afraid, as long as the team successfully enters the finals in another ten days, he will be able to scrape together the money he needs to buy a store. He added, "You can ask my sister to call me later." He looked at the alarm clock on the wall, "Well, I'll call you in half an hour, and you ask my sister to wait for me to call." β
"Okay." Chen Gang happily agreed.
"Then I'll hang up." Gao Jinsong also pursed his lips and smiled. The reason why he called again after half an hour was to let Chen Gang go to the eldest sister to count the down, as for the matter of this store, he had made up his mind, and he still had to buy what he should buy.
Someone is knocking on the door. Gao Jinsong agreed.
"Zhang Chi hasn't come back yet?" Assistant coach Dai Zhenguo pushed open the door and walked in.
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