It rained last Tuesday, and the physical activity class was changed to self-study, and the last class game was not played. Ye Ruiyang scored a goal in the last game, but his fiery state was interrupted by heavy rain, which is really a pity. Our team is now on the same four points as the 13th to 16th class, and a win over them today will ensure the title. When Ye Ruiyang took us to the playground, he said that if he won, he would lift the championship trophy because he was the captain. Brother Chuan is not here, and no one objects for the time being.

Of course, no one knows if there are any trophies or not.

If there's anyone looking forward to this fight better than him, it's me. This is the first time I have played against Zhao Rui as an opponent, we have been on the same team since I was a child, although it is a competitive relationship, but teammates and opponents are two completely different concepts.

Today is not only about winning, but also about not conceding a goal.

But Ye Ruiyang is estimated to be shaken by Yan Xi to the point that his old waist will be broken.

When we arrived at the playground, we heard a radio announcement telling students to leave the grass and go to the plastic track or other places. The first two times I played the class match was the same, but Brother Chuan, who had changed his equipment, came over to tell us that the class match was canceled.

"Say cancel or cancel? Are you kidding? Ye Ruiyang's eyes widened, "You're talking nonsense again!" ”

"Is there something wrong with my message?" Sure enough, the next broadcast confirmed Brother Chuan's omniscience. Ye Ruiyang kicked the ball to the fence on the sidelines.

"I've played two games, and the last one is not to play? Who are you fooling? The ball rolled back, and Ye Ruiyang kicked it away again. Who knew that this time the ball flew outside the playground, and he had to run out to pick it up.

Sometimes children are very attached to a thing that they recognize, but in the eyes of adults, it is simply insignificant. They waved their hands lightly and moved their mouths casually, and the serious matter of the child disappeared.

It's very depressing to not be able to compete with Zhao Rui, and it makes me even more uncomfortable to see Ye Ruiyang like this. Miller changed into his jersey and sneakers today, still stretching on the side. Knowing that he can't play, he may be doing this to be more positive and make everyone less sad?

I walked up to him and did it with him, each with their heads down and not speaking. He had the number 22 and Rahmiel printed on his back, saying that he had given up his seat to an elderly woman on the bus in his hometown, and the grandmother gave him a small ribbon with these letters on it. Each English teacher pronounces the name differently, and he pronounces it himself as "Rabel". It sounds like a lamb, but it goes well with him.

He didn't tell me why he chose the 22nd.

Ye Ruiyang ran back from outside the playground with the ball, and Coach Wang took her "professional team" behind.

"Everyone, warm up, there's a game soon!" He threw the ball at us and went to the other side of the playground, where Yan Xi and Zhao Rui were there. We thought that the class competition had started again, but Yue Yin in the radio room immediately denied this speculation: today's physical activity class will hold a friendly match between Jiang Yuan No. 1 Middle School and Jiang Yuan Foreign Chinese School in the stadium, and everyone is welcome to watch in an orderly manner and cheer for the athletes of both teams.

I heard everyone shouting hooray, and it was clear that the gloom had been cleared. But this was too sudden, there was no wind at all before, and even Brother Chuan didn't know it. The coach quickly summoned us and said that this opportunity was very rare and it had been difficult to confirm the time of the students from other schools, but now they had arrived and were changing equipment in the away team's dressing room.

"The coach said that all the freshmen from other schools this time were freshmen." We jogged around the field, and Ye Ruiyang secretly told me, "I don't know if there is anyone I know on the other side." ”

It's really possible. The foreign school is a famous school in the province and even the whole country, and every year when the school is promoted to the junior high school, Jiang Yuan's parents seem to be eager to squeeze their children into the other school. The evaluation of a primary school student's academic performance is often based on whether he can be admitted to a foreign school. When each of Jiang Yuan's cram schools is advertised, the number of students admitted to other schools each year will be placed in the most conspicuous position in the advertisement. When the child enters a foreign school, the parents have the most handy conversation point at the dinner table or in the car, and they can be invincible. I remember that some of the best students in our primary school went to other schools. Their grades are very good, especially in English, and they are very good people, but I am not familiar with them, even if they are strings or I have been teammates.

No. 1 High School is certainly not bad, and the students seem to be eager to prove it, and many students have come to the stands, which is only a lot more than the official game last weekend. Maybe it's because everyone is at school today. Yue Yin, who came out of the radio studio, walked to the sidelines with his camera and kept taking pictures of us warming up. Maybe I've heard the wind a long time ago? Of course, it may just be an "occupational disease", and she will carry a camera with her.

"Miller, Koko, you have to come on. The seniors of the second year of junior high school are not here today, you have to play seriously, don't lose to other schools! After we were jogging, she jumped up and took a picture of me and Miller as she spoke, and we didn't pose well until the shutter was pressed.

"Wait, whatever you say, shoot it, my expression is not right!" Miller tried to go to her to see the pictures, but she avoided her and told us to warm up.

"It's over, it must be ugly." Millet shattered thoughts. It turns out that he cares a lot about taking pictures. Well, I don't really have any feelings for photos, although I don't seem to be interested in much. I can't remember the last time I took a picture with someone else. I don't think I took a picture in years. "Years" is long enough for a small child.

"Peve, long time no see." When we were stretching freely, the members of the foreign school entered. Two of my classmates walked straight over when they saw me. I know them, former team-mates, Shi Zhenhua who plays as a striker and Pu Yun as a left-back. It was Shi Zhenhua calling me just now.

"Welcome to our school." I'll catch up.

"We haven't seen each other since we graduated from elementary school." Pu Yun said, "Actually, it's only been a few months, but it feels like it's been a long time. Big brother, I miss you so much. ”

"I thought Pewe didn't want to play anymore. You didn't show up for a game in sixth grade. Shi Zhenhua said.

"Let's not talk about the past, we can play together again today." That familiar voice interrupted our conversation. Zhao Rui is here. As long as he sees people, he will high-five them one by one. He and his two former teammates shot quite loudly.

"Who of you two started today?" Pu Yun asked.

"It's definitely Ke Ke, I'll just be a good substitute."

He always said that, as if I was a good substitute. The more I said that, the more I felt that he was complimenting me and making me trust him.

Is he waiting for me to fall?

"Ah, you changed your number." Shi Zhenhua saw my jersey number, "The first time I saw you wearing No. 33, it always felt weird." ”

"Last year, you also said that other people wear size 3 or 23, how do you look wrong." Pu Yun said, "Actually, I am too, the two of us have never wanted the new transfer student to take away the No. 3 jersey, but we were scolded by the coach, saying that we excluded others. We don't have a problem with him, but No. 3 is the big brother after all. ”

Pu Yun, a little fat man, is not fat anymore, but he is still the same when he goes to junior high school, and he always calls me eldest brother, probably because he calls the orchestral strings Brother Xian. However, it is natural for him to call Brother Xian, and when he calls me Big Brother, I am quite awkward.

But he still called it that. For some reason, I was always a little afraid of him.

"Okay, junior high school is a new school, and we will all play well on behalf of our respective schools later. This time it's an opponent on the field, but it's still a friend off the court. After Zhao Rui finished speaking, he sent them to the half of the school.

I was a bit in a daze. Everything around me seemed to be gradually blurred, and Zhao Rui's back on the shoulders of the two of them in the middle spared no effort to pull me into the memories of the past. Luckily, Miller woke me up quickly, and with the sound of a non-stop shutter, the coach was looking for us to set up a strategy.

The friendly matches will last 20 minutes each half, with a 5-minute break in between. I am really the starting goalkeeper, the three defenders are Ye Ruiyang, He Mingming and Zhang Taotao, the midfielder is Huang Minxue and Brother Chuan, and Mu Zheng and Yan Xi play forwards. Miller and Zhao Rui are substitutes. The coach told us to communicate more, not to be under pressure, to play normally, and to pay attention to the movements, she didn't want anyone to get hurt.

It's not easy to get a friendly match, let alone a team like a foreign school. When he walked on the court, Ye Ruiyang told us that the school was the champion of last year's Mayor's Cup. It seems that good schools are not just about good cultural performance.

Shi Zhenhua and Pu Yun both started.

The race is on. The restlessness in the stands was extremely obvious, especially the moment when Yan Xi kicked the ball to Mu Zheng when he kicked the ball, many people were building momentum for our attack. Mu Zheng also lived up to expectations, getting the ball like a heavy motorcycle with full horsepower, and rushing all the way to the left with two foreign school players who pinched him. The opening series of individual performances caused the audience to stir up the atmosphere, and seeing that he was about to create a chance in front of the penalty area, the midfielder behind him had to pull and stop his coherent movements.

There was a shout from the stands, and the referee immediately blew the whistle for a foul. Yizhong won a free kick on the left side of the penalty area, and the angle of the shot was slightly smaller, and Huang Minxue stood in front of the ball. Without saying a word, he beckoned back for the centre-backs to come up and join the attack.

Ye Ruiyang and He Mingming rushed up, and Brother Chuan and Taotao stayed in the backcourt to defend. Mu Zheng and Yan Xi were also ambushed in the forbidden area. But if we want to compete for the header, we don't have an advantage, Mu Zheng is not particularly tall, Yan Xi is very short, several defenders from the school are tall and big, and Shi Zhenhua, who is not low, has also returned to the penalty area to defend. In this age group, the physical advantage is very great.

When the whistle blew, Huang Minxue hoisted the ball towards the goal, the white and orange crowd was chaotic, Shi Zhenhua jumped high and pushed the ball away from the goal. He jumped a little early, and the top part was not quite correct, and the ball was not cleared too far, which happened to be by Ye Ruiyang's side. He intercepted the ball and finished with a turn that was not very coordinated with his size, and the ball "slammed" into the crossbar and bounced out of bounds. The audience sighed for a while, a few centimeters lower is a wonderful explosion.

"It's about playing with momentum!" Mu Zheng shouted at him, "Beautiful shot!" ”

Ye Ruiyang's face was flushed and he ran back to defend.

The Colonel's goal kick was taken, three passes and two passes, to our right. Shi Zhenhua took the ball and gave it to Pu Yun, who was inserted. He stood one-on-one with Zhang Taotao, without bringing or passing, and stopped for a few seconds. Zhang Taotao didn't want to give him a chance to make the next move, so he stepped forward and stretched out his foot to steal, but Pu Yun seemed to be waiting for Taotao's snatch, and with a slight shake, he left him behind. Brother Chuan wanted to make up for the defense when he saw this, and at the moment he caught up, Pu Yun used the outside of his right foot to pass the ball low to the middle, and Shi Zhenhua received the ball with his back. Our defense on the right side was torn apart and disrupted, but Ye Ruiyang carried him firmly behind Shi Zhenhua, and Ah Hua with his back could only pass the ball. Unexpectedly, Shi Zhenhua suddenly knocked with his heel, and at the same time that the ball passed under Ye Ruiyang, he turned deftly and twisted to the direction facing the goal, and Ye Ruiyang's body was only half turned. The advantage in speed allowed the flash of genius to be realized, and now he is face to face with me. I held the near corner and bet he would hit a shot that went to the far end.

Ye Ruiyang turned around and dragged Shi Zhenhua with his arm, and at the same time stretched out his foot to kick the ball away. With both hands and feet, Ah Hua fell in the penalty area. The referee blew the whistle and pointed to the penalty spot.

I walked up and patted my dejected buddy and said that the opponent was my elementary school classmate and I knew where he was kicking.

Shi Zhenhua always kicks his left side, which is my right hand. The shot is powerful and fast, and it is known as "every point must hit". He walked to the penalty spot with the ball in his arms and smiled at me. We've practiced penalty kicks before, so it doesn't seem any different today than it used to be. Except for the bursts of boos in the stands and the unknown who sang "I'm going to fly higher".

He's going to play on the right side!

As soon as the whistle blew, he slammed hard from the penalty spot with barely a run, and I didn't hesitate to pounce on my right hand. I felt my fingers touch the ball, but it was so fast that I probably just brushed it on the path of a meteor.

If my hand is a few centimeters longer, the ball will be able to pounce.

Instead of celebrating, he stepped forward and pulled me up. Aside from the stands, the atmosphere today was really like a friendly match.

"Hey, everyone, be serious! Defend your area! The coach shouted from the sidelines. Mu Zheng came over and said to Ye Ruiyang that it didn't matter, don't think too much. The momentum from which he had just hit the crossbar seemed to be gone.

The game restarted, Yan Xi returned to the midfield to get the ball and distributed the ball to Zhang Taotao from the right side. The ball was passed a little wide, and it was directly taken by Pu Yun. Tao Tao hung his head and prepared to retreat to defend.

"Hey, there's a ghost behind you! Ghosts! "I heard Shi Zhenhua shouting, and I saw Huang Minxue rushing towards Pu Yun like a leopard from the side, and Pu Yun happened to be facing away from the court to deal with the intercepted ball on the sideline, defenseless. Shi Zhenhua may be able to react if he shouted earlier, as soon as his words fell, Huang Minxue had already snatched the ball away, sprinted to the bottom line, and was ready to cross. Pu Yun hurriedly turned around, half a position away, and had to foul when he barely caught up. The referee came over and showed a yellow card.

Will he provoke two more sentences, quarrel with Pu Yun, and let him get another yellow card? I flashed the thought, but Huang Minxue didn't say anything, just put the ball in the position where the foul occurred, and beckoned his teammates to come up and attack. Now all set-pieces are handled by him.

He raised his right hand in the air, a position that in our previous training meant passing a high ball to the back post. I saw that He Mingming and Ye Ruiyang were already waiting at the end of the crowd.

The sound of the camera sounded, this is indeed a good time to capture, and Huang Minxue's temperament is also very photogenic.

The ball came out, and instead of flying backwards, it rushed forward. A figure leaped high in the crowd, and the muffled sound of his head smashing against the ball was clearly audible, like a hammer blow, almost making people see the bursting sparks. Mu Zheng completely smashed the ball into the goal of the colonel with his head, as if he had completed a close-range blast, with a great sense of power. Although the goalkeeper was on the side of the near post, he was completely unreactive.

Mu Zheng found Huang Minxue who ran towards him in a cheer, hugged him to celebrate, and then put his shoulder on his shoulder and high-fived his teammates who ran over him one by one. We gave the quickest comeback after conceding the ball, and it all started with a foul that Huang Minxue actively scrambled for.

As the first half drew to a close, the students from other schools passed the ball in the backcourt, probably because they wanted to end the first half smoothly. And Huang Minxue is still tirelessly pressing, like a circle grabbing game in training, people who can't grab the ball will be walked, which is similar to walking a dog. I guess they were also quite surprised that someone was so serious in a friendly match.

Huang Minxue is still great when he focuses on playing.

He also really almost broke a ball, which is a little shorter leg. The ball was just touched by him and changed direction and was not intercepted, otherwise he would have had a chance to face the backline and the goalkeeper directly. Such a break is very dangerous in the game and can easily lead to a goal. The foreign school player who almost played with fire kicked the ball towards our half of the court like a clearance, and Brother Chuan stepped forward to fight for the high-altitude ball, but the timing of the jump was not grasped well, and the ball brushed his hair and fell behind. Rise to the top. And Shi Zhenhua is hiding behind him. An unintentional pass quickly turned into a threatening attack, Shi Zhenhua took the ball to the side, and the line of the outer school quickly made a quick premise, outflanking the player and rushing towards our penalty area.

Ah Hua, who went down to the bottom line, was definitely going to cross horizontally, and as long as any of his teammates could touch the ball, it was entirely possible to score.

"Anti-plugged people, keep an eye on them!" The coach shouted from the sidelines.

He Ming went to defend Shi Zhenhua closely, but there was still some distance. Obviously afraid of his foul, he obviously didn't stretch out his foot in time to interfere, Shi Zhenhua swept the ball vigorously in front of the goal a few seconds before he arrived. He was very cunning in his passing, and the ball was between the goalkeeper and the centre-back, just out of reach.

It's over, back point!

I turned around and rushed behind me, and Pu Yun was stuck in front of Zhang Taotao early, even if Taotao pushed a little secretly, he couldn't stop him from reaching the ball.

Damn it. It's too late.

Got down to the ground to save, but the ball still rolled over the goal line without mercy. Pu Yun used a very unnatural shooting action, threw himself out, and poked forward with his toes. But in the face of most of the empty goals, as soon as he touches the ball, he is basically ready to celebrate. He slipped and fell to the ground at the same time as he scored, then got up and ran back to his teammates who came to congratulate him.

I slowly pushed myself up and bit my lip.