Chapter 91: The End of the Ford Cup (4)
Because it is still in the Christmas holiday period, it is full of lights and balloons, which looks particularly festive.
After the Christmas game, the NFL regular season is also coming to an end, and the Detroit Lions have a mediocre record this season and are trying to fight for a ticket to the playoffs. That's why every game counts, and a lot of decoration has been done around the arena.
Matthews and Barkley stood on the sports plaza, looking at the magnificent Ford Arena from the outside, and a sense of pride arose that it was a representative of the sport they loved, the honor they pursued with all their might, and their dream was to one day stand on the grass court of the league and lead their team to victory.
The new multi-sport building is next door to the stadium, which looks very glamorous, and after stepping into the stadium, they find that there seems to be some kind of competition being held here, and the crowd of spectators is full.
"There is also an indoor stadium, which looks really atmospheric." Matthews sighed. However, when he looked closely, the stadium here was not a formal football field, but a flag football field.
Barkley looked around like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, and he looked at the two games in progress below, and the electronic LED display read "Ford Cup".
One of them was the final, while the other was a bronze medal match for third and fourth place.
The final was very intense, the score of the two teams was tied at 26-26, and the strength was equal, and the attack and defense were very exciting.
"I can't see that junior high school students are so professional now! You look at the posture and the power, it's terrifying. Barkley sighed.
"Otherwise, can it be called the final! It must be amazing. And you look at the name, the Lions flag football team, this is the official team's junior group. Matthews smiled, it was hard to imagine a team that could match such an official team.
In the other battle for three or four places, the situation is much clearer. Detroit No. 1 High School went 29-0 ahead of the Robert Camp team. Halfway through the game, there was no hope of an equaliser.
Barkley looked at the figure of the player in the game, and said curiously: "This Robert's camp team doesn't look good, but it can come so far, it seems that this Ford Cup is not very good." ”
Matthews also found it strange. It stands to reason that this kind of cup competition is often very popular in the local area, and there must be a lot of teams signing up for the competition, and it is certainly not ordinary to be able to enter the top four, but how can there be such a big gap.
He looked at the two runners on top of him who were much younger than the others, and the running guard looked to be only eleven or twelve years old.
On the sidelines, there sat two older players, one of whom was still hanging with a bandage on his right hand. The other person was wearing a bandage on his right foot and was on crutches.
"I guess the main player was injured, so he played so badly." Matthews said.
"But don't say it, although the score is a lot behind, this Robert training camp team is still very thoughtful about how to attack. The tactics of this team are very good, but unfortunately the players are too poor, otherwise the game should be very good. Barkley said.
They weren't interested in the game and were about to turn away when Matthews accidentally caught a glimpse of several people standing on the side of the court, looking particularly familiar.
"Bearded, look over there! Isn't that Liu and Wang? And the girls on the cheerleading squad! ”
Matthews rubbed his eyes, he should be right. But how did they end up here?
"They? What are they doing? It is impossible to put. ”
Barkley said impatiently, but after one look, he also stopped. After all, there are not many Chinese in this area, and his two figures can be recognized at a glance, so he will not be mistaken.
"Really, what are those guys doing there? It's the coach or instructor of Robert's Camp there! ”
However, during the game, spectators were not allowed to enter the stadium, so the two of them had to watch the game from the stands until the end of both games was announced.
In the end, it was the Lions who won the Ford Cup, who beat the Big Star Team by two touchdowns to lift the trophy.
Although there is a suspicion of internal decision, as an official team, it is understandable that it is the strongest.
The runner-up is a team of big stars, and surprisingly, there is only one team of big stars in the top four. But for the newly built training camp, it's already very good to be able to achieve such results.
Third place went to Detroit No. 1 High School. They were the only remaining school team and finished with a 39-0 win over Robert's Training Camp.
The last place, naturally, is the Robert training camp team that lacks major generals. After successive injuries to Connor and Nice, the team has completely lost the ability to resist. In the last two games, all the players simply let go of their hands, play casually, and enjoy the game.
After the game, some of the players' parents or spectators began to pour into the stadium, and Barkley and Matthews also took the opportunity to find them.
"Hey, Liu, I said why I couldn't see your shadow during this time, it turned out that I came here as a part-time teaching assistant?" Matthews asked with a smile. Barkley, on the other hand, was full of contempt, didn't bother to say anything, didn't say hello, and he hated people who waste their time doing boring things.
Seeing Barkley and Matthews suddenly appear, Yi Fan looked a little overjoyed.
"Why are you two here! How's the team training? Yi Fan hurriedly asked. Although it is the holiday period, there may be something unexpected.
Matthews scratched his head, Yi Fan They are in this situation, and they can't say whether it is good or bad. After a moment's hesitation, Matthews responded, "It's not true, but you can't always stop training. It's not a good idea to let the coaching staff know. ”
After hearing the conversation between Matthews and Yi Fan, Robert hurriedly stepped forward to explain, emphasizing that he insisted on asking Yi Fan and them to help.
"Then you guys get busy first, let's continue shopping. Just check to see if there is a sporting goods store nearby. ”
After the pleasantries, Matthews and Barkley prepared to turn and leave, they had wanted to come shopping, but who would have thought that they had not bought anything.
"Two two, wait a minute, wait a minute!" Robert was in high spirits when he heard that the other party was about to go to the sporting goods store.
"Are you buying rugby supplies? If you don't like it, why don't you come to the small shop upstairs and have a look? You are good friends and teammates of Yi Fan, and you will definitely give you a special discount! Guaranteed to your satisfaction! Robert said with a grin.
"You still have a sporting goods store! How I didn't know! Yi Fan couldn't cry or laugh on the side. He hadn't known Robert for a day or two, but he didn't know about it.
"Ouch, training camp business is not doing well right now. I have to think of some other part-time job, otherwise I can't live my life. Robert smiled wryly.
"Hello, is this the coach and player of Robert's training camp team?"
Just then, a figure appeared beside them.