Hunter and Hussar

Chapter 21 The Away Game and Small Surprises
I will definitely start today.Senior Shuo Shi went to participate in the composition competition, and he didn't take the school bus with us to Experimental Middle School.The coach said that if we play normally, we will definitely win the game.Immediately announced today's starting list.Wang Xiaoliang is the striker, Xu Xiang is on the right in the midfield, Mu Zheng is on the left, Kuang Hao is in charge of the center, the three defenders are He Mingming, Yuan Yikong and Zhang Taotao, and the goalkeeper is naturally me.

It is not surprising that Experimental Middle School lost 0:3 to Beichuan Middle School in the last game.Beichuan was last year's runner-up, and I heard that his strength has only increased this year.Experiment is the weakest team in the group. If we want to qualify, we must win the opponent steadily at home and away.

Zhang Taotao obviously didn't expect that he would be arranged to start today, so he hurriedly changed his shoes.Ye Ruiyang ordered the goods early on the Internet, and guaranteed that the shoes would be delivered to him on the first day back to school on National Day.

"But my birthday is next month?" When Mi Le and I gave him the shoes in the dormitory, he obviously didn't understand.Ye Ruiyang made an agreement with us in advance, and threw all the blame on him.So I said, I blame Boss Ye, I have forgotten the date, but since I bought something, let's accept it as a gift, it just happens to be useful.

He is very happy.It can be seen that he is a little clumsy in words, but a sentence of thank you can make us feel that he is trying to express.I'm really happy.

Miller asked him if he was a Scorpio, and he said no, his birthday is November 11, a Sagittarius.He scratched his head and said that he didn't pay much attention to the constellations, and he didn't celebrate birthdays very much, but his sister's birthday was celebrated at their house.

Mi Le told me alone, when the 24th arrives, let's give Brother Tao a small cake.He also said that he thought his birthday was very close to mine.I am on November 11th.It would be great if we were closer, he said, so everyone can celebrate with us when the time comes.

I didn't tell Mi Le that I, like Taotao, never had "my birthday".Before, birthdays were celebrated by two people together.Now I haven't had a birthday in two years, I don't want cakes, gifts, greeting cards and the like, it's annoying when I see them.

"So, my mother didn't tell you anything else?"

"No, really not, don't look at me like this. It feels like...you are like a spy, and you are about to give me a whip, a tiger stool and pepper water."

Of course, there would be no whips, tiger stools and pepper water in the room, and if there were any, it would be impossible to use them. At most, they would just scratch him.But seeing this awe-inspiring expression, forget it.

"If I know something, I will definitely tell you. Don't think so, okay?" He seemed a little angry, climbed off the bed, and sat cross-legged on the ground with his back to me.

"I'm sorry, I'm a little too sensitive." As I said this, he turned his head away, as if he didn't want to talk to me.

"I slept on the floor today, and you don't believe me anyway."

This is great, I have to coax him up.

But this matter is very important to me.If Xianxian didn't die of a heart attack, it means that all the people have been hiding from me and lying to me, and it is absolutely impossible for me to get a little truth from them.

What the hell happened that day?Whatever happens is about me, it's about me.

I really need Mi Le to accompany me. I can feel that as soon as the light is turned off, darkness will rush in, and fear will overwhelm me from beginning to end, like the night can swallow the whole room in an instant.And now I'm so angry that he sits on the ground and ignores me.that's too bad.Is it that I never trust others?Even though I had so much fun with him, I still suddenly hurt him.I'm like a hedgehog, shrinking myself, whoever wants to comfort me and give me a hug, all of them are stabbed by me.The ones who get hurt are the ones who care about me the most.

"If you don't talk, I'm going home." He stood up and wanted to leave. I couldn't keep silent, so I rushed up from behind and grabbed him and begged him.At this time, he turned around with a smile and said, "I knew it would happen."Then I obediently promised him that he would not be allowed to scratch him casually. In addition, there were a series of unequal treaties signed one by one, with a lot of content, including that I should study hard and work hard to get his current ranking in the exam this semester.Not only what I have to do, but also what he has to do. For example, if my family tells him something, he will tell me in time.Such a young age to be a double agent.

"I'm always on your side."

A few days after the National Day, he went home to accompany his parents, and I stayed at school alone to do my homework. After I finished, I went to the library to read, or I played mobile games desperately.Otherwise, these days are really difficult.Too long a vacation is not good either.

"Why are you in a daze again? You can't be like this when you play." Mi Le said in my ear, afraid that others would hear.If an adult sits motionless for a long time, some people may say that he is thinking, but a child will just be in a daze.Mi Le immediately recognized my thoughts, I nodded slightly, and stretched out my hand to let him put on the gloves for me.

"Ke Ke, come on, don't lose the ball, I'm counting on you." Ye Ruiyang also joined in. There are only three substitutions in each game, and half of the team has never made an appearance.He definitely wanted to make today his debut.

"Then you should also count on Mu Zheng and the seniors, they have to score goals." I frowned helplessly.

The coach asked us to gather again and began to talk about today's tactical thinking.Just because football is round does not mean that the strongest team on paper will necessarily win.As the stronger side, scoring goals early is very crucial.If they are unable to score for a long time and the confidence of the opponent's defense is a little bit stronger, they may draw us with their home advantage, or even win through a counterattack sneak attack.The coach especially emphasized that the defense must remain vigilant and concentrate. Once carelessness causes the score to fall behind, it will not be easy to tie and overtake. "Dominate the game", this is the essence of her speech today. She must strangle the opponent's throat from the first minute of the game, completely control the rhythm of 1 minutes, and kill the suspense by scoring early.

The bell rang, which was the announcement that the team had left the locker room to enter the field. "Fair Competition Song" is about to be played again, and we are about to usher in the second competition of this semester.Yue Yin brought her video camera and appeared outside the passageway as scheduled, along with several parents, all of whom were sitting in the stands.The coach said that football is also a kind of humanistic care. The school team of No. [-] Middle School is indeed very humane. Anyone who wants to participate in the game can follow the school bus to the away game.

The referee in black blew his whistle and the game officially started.The experimental striker who kicked off the ball first returned the ball to his midfield teammates in the center circle, and the receiver who was not under pressure swung his legs and took a shot from the midfield without saying a word.Almost as a conditioned reflex, I ran two steps in the direction of the ball, and before I even took off, the ball flew out of bounds over the crossbar.

Not a big threat, but you do have to be vigilant.Even though it was not within the scope of the door frame, the experiment still declared the sovereignty of this site from the beginning.

However, in the next 10 minutes, the experiment did not create a chance to shoot.The technical and tactical strength of the players on both sides is indeed quite different. As long as you see someone trying to steal the ball under Kuang Hao's feet, everyone knows that this person will be passed.The opponent who could not get possession of the ball was firmly suppressed by us in the half court. It was not so much a face-to-face field battle as it turned into a siege battle after the hard blow in the first minute.Except for the forwards, all of them retreated to the penalty area to defend. All we need to do is to tear through the defense line and smash through the city gate under Kuang Hao's dispatch.

Experiment seems to have been expected to be the defensive side of today's game, and our few threatening passes in the front of the penalty area were intercepted.But the biggest problem is that they were unable to play the ball after blocking the ball, and did not form an effective counterattack.A poor pass quickly returned the ball to us.They only have one striker in front, and He Mingming or Yuan Yikong stands behind him without exception. He can hardly hold the high-altitude ball, and the passing route on the ground is also blocked by our midfielders.We are like an impenetrable net, tightly covering their sneak attack routes.

Just 10 minutes later, we successfully scored a goal.Kuang Hao moved his position to the right, shook away the defensive player on the left front with a wonderful feint, and went straight to the goal.The experimental goalkeeper got stuck in the near corner and was about to meet his shot. Unexpectedly, he pushed the ball lightly with his right foot and passed the ball to his left rear. Mu Zheng has already touched the ball.He didn't stop the ball, and shot decisively, and the ball quickly ran to the unattended back post against the turf.The ball was scored, and the referee pointed to the center circle, a very easy inverted triangle cooperation.Mu Zheng didn't do too excited to celebrate, and after high-fiving his teammates, he made a fist and raised his right arm against the bench. He should have learned from Huang Min.

Taking the lead in two consecutive games, everyone on the bench is not as excited as in the first game. It seems that everything is expected.This kind of self-confidence and ease of mind is really the smoothest state.

The experiment kicked off for the second time in the midfield. I consciously checked my position and it was not too biased.

Sure enough, it was another mid-field goal. This time they obviously improved the accuracy, but they didn't grasp the power well, and the ball fell to the ground early. I received it firmly in my arms and threw it to Yuan Yikong in front of me.I heard Yue Yin yelp, maybe she also expected that the other party would lob again, and she had already raised the camera on the sidelines.

It seems that I heard a famous saying from my sister. I don’t know who said it. The same thing will appear twice. The first time is tragic, and the second time is funny.This second shot no longer had the determination and momentum it had at the beginning of the game, and it was more like kicking for the purpose of brushing up the shooting data. [1]
Of course, I can then add a save to the stat bar.Not bad.

It was windy, and I had to trot in place once in a while. It was a bit flimsy to wear only one jersey, although it was long-sleeved.They were fine, they could run and warm up quickly.Well, here I am, I have nothing to do, so I can only be blown.

Not long after, about 10 minutes, Xu Xiang was pulled down while dribbling in front of the penalty area.We had a set-piece chance, it was in a good position and the right-footed player had a direct shot.Without a doubt, it was Kuang Hao standing in front of the door.The experimental goalkeeper yelled several times to line up the wall, and I saw that they blocked the left side, and the goalkeeper stood on the right side.When the whistle blew, Kuang Hao didn't do anything special. He shot the goal neatly and hit the lower edge of the crossbar on the right, and fell into the net.

Everything was a little too easy, as if going smoothly, we led 2:0 so quickly.I was still ready for the third tee off, but this time they didn't shoot again.

During the intermission, everyone went back to the locker room in a very flat manner, as if we were behind by two goals and not our opponents.Yuan Yikong came over and had a talk with me, mainly complaining about the wall of people facing the goalkeeper row, leaving the left goal post completely leaked, and not being able to defend the right side by himself, which is really funny.Mingming asked a more practical question: Did you catch a cold?
The coach affirmed the performance in the first half in the locker room, let's keep it up.There are some bananas and chocolates on the table, and of course water. Everyone is busy replenishing their energy.

Mi Le didn't come to me directly, but asked Taotao how he felt about his debut.He tilted his head and thought for a while, then said it was okay.The coach also came to encourage Taotao, making him more confident and able to participate in the offense appropriately.He still played more restrained today. After all, the players in the defensive position mainly focus on stability, for fear of making mistakes.A striker can miss many chances, but score a goal and become a hero.Defensive players are not the same. It seems that completing countless excellent defenses does not necessarily attract enough attention, and a mistake may cause him to lose his main position.Taotao must have known it, so he kept his position. Yuan Yikong rushed to the midfield a few times, and even took a shot, so that the experimental goalkeeper went to the sidelines to pick up the ball for half a minute.

"Ke Ke, little surprise!" Mi Le suddenly appeared from the back of my head, and was about to turn around when my eyes were suddenly dark and soft.Before I figured it out, the shady scene was removed. It turned out that he put a scarf on me.He said that it was cold, and he could keep warm by wearing a scarf on the court, and he looked quite stylish.As he spoke, he picked up his phone and took a picture for me.It is pure black, made of cotton, without patterns or any team logo, and it is really warm when worn around the neck.He said his mother bought it for me and he had a pure white one.

Blushing, I mean me in the photo.He didn't do that well.

"You guys are a little too sweet." Ye Ruiyang smacked his lips.

"Why, didn't you tell me that Ke Ke was celebrating his birthday?"

"My birthday is one month away."

"Look, you misremembered the birthdays of Ke Ke and Brother Tao, and you have the nerve to blame me."

Ye Ruiyang covered his face and smiled until he found that I was laughing too.Ke Ke can actually laugh, he yelled as if he had discovered a new world, I thought you had a facial paralysis.

"Jiang Yuan No. 7 Squadron requested a substitution, replace No. 14 Xu Xiang, and replace No. [-] Yan Xi." We made substitution adjustments at the beginning of the second half, and Yan Xi got the chance to make his debut.By next year, it will definitely be him and Mu Zheng who will support our attack line.

Experiment also put on a striker and looks to step up the offense.They fought more intensely in the first 10 minutes of the second half. Although they could not steal the ball from Kuang Hao's feet, it still hindered the connection between our players.After a mid-court interception, the new striker received a pass from his teammate and took a long shot from the front of the penalty area.The hit was relatively positive, but it was very powerful. I didn't dare to neglect, so I didn't catch it, and hit the ball off the crossbar with my hand.

No one shouted for a good save this time, but it must be a little more difficult than the unsuspecting save in the first half.

The experimental corner kick was taken without much threat. Yuan Yikong's huge body did have what the coach called "dominance" in the penalty area. He shook his head and pushed the ball out, and Zhang Taotao received the clearance ball.

"Brother Tao, go ahead, pass them!" Mi Le shouted from the sidelines, and I also shouted in my heart.It seems that this sentence gave him a little confidence. He took the ball and ran for two steps. When he saw Yan Xi asking for the ball from his right hand, he passed it with one foot. He continued to move forward and passed a defensive player.At this time, Yan Xi should return the ball to him. This is the classic two over one, also known as "kicking the wall".Yan Xi acts as a wall, attracting the attention of the players marking Zhang Taotao. After receiving the pass, the ball "bounces" to his teammates, allowing Zhang Taotao to continue to dribble forward.

But Yan Xi didn't pass the ball, but ran with the ball quickly, probably starting from the midfield line.The player who was going to mark him couldn't keep up and could only barely follow his shadow.Yan Xi ran wildly along the sidewalk, and the defensive players were thrown farther and farther by him, and they were about to hit the penalty area.He started to cut inside, and the experimental central defender came towards him. The height difference between the two was extremely obvious. When Yan Xi was about to hit a real wall, he dexterously buckled the ball from his right foot to his left foot, from the defender's He hid from his side.The center back who was passed was trying to turn around, he didn't dare to foul, Yan Xi entered the penalty area, as long as he fell to the ground, it might be a penalty.

So only the goalkeeper was left in front of him, and the opponent abandoned the goal and rushed towards him, trying to catch the ball at the last moment.Yan Xi moved the ball from his left foot to his right almost mischievously. The goalkeeper, who had already been on the ground, could no longer touch the ball beyond his control, so he could only watch as Yan Xi gently pushed the ball into the net.

If you use one word to describe this goal, it is undoubtedly riding a thousand miles alone.He got past three defenders, including the goalkeeper, and sealed the game for us all by himself.The only difference is that Yan Xi is not as tall and straight as Guan Erye, with a red face and long beard.

Yan Xi, who scored the goal, rushed to the sidelines and gave the coach a high-five, then turned around and hugged his teammates.Ye Ruiyang also ran to the sidelines and touched his head, then went to warm up.

Afterwards, the game was uneventful, leading by three goals, we played more calmly, and the opponent did not fight too fiercely. After Huang Minxue replaced Mu Zheng, he effectively helped the students in the experimental middle school practice how to quickly fight against the opponent's pressure. pass the ball.The only suspense is whether Ye Ruiyang can go. I saw Brother Chuan jogging on the sidelines, and Ye Ruiyang followed behind.Finally, after more than 50 minutes, Ye Ruiyang replaced Zhang Taotao.Mi Le took Taotao down.Ye Ruiyang didn't touch the ball very much after he came on the court, only one big-footed clearance, but his face was still flushed with excitement.

Three long whistles, the whole game is over, we easily scored three points in the away game, no players from both sides were injured, and the team and I continued to keep zero seals.The atmosphere in the locker room after the game was really good. Huang Minxue was the first to go in. He took off his socks and sat on the chair with his legs crossed. Welcome back.It's a shame there are no guitars here.

"Hi!" Ye Ruiyang shook his head helplessly when he entered the door. Mi Le asked him if he was wondering whether he should take a bath today, and he said no, his mother came to watch the game, but it was only a few minutes.If his father knew, he would definitely feel that it would be better not to spend a few minutes, and then think that playing football is indeed a waste of time.

No wonder he cared so much about being able to play today.While talking, suddenly found that Huang Min learned "Cutting Songs", and hummed "Listen to Mother's Words" instead.Ye Ruiyang rushed up to clean him up, but he smiled and hid behind the chair, regardless of his bare feet, the floor slapped loudly.

He is much cuter than I thought.

"By the way, do you know what I told Brother Tao after he came down?" Mi Le was talking to me, and Yan Xi also came over to listen. "I said, in our third goal, your pass to Yan Xi is the most difficult!"

We all laughed, and asked Yan Xi how he felt about that goal.Yan Xi said that at that time, he felt that his physical fitness was not bad, and he wanted to run with the ball, but he didn't expect to run and found that the opponent could not catch up, so he just fought alone.

"Next time I will pass the ball to Brother Tao." He seemed a little embarrassed, but Brother Tao certainly didn't care.Perhaps for him, one assist is very satisfying.

The coach pushed the door open.After praising us, she talked about the result of another game. Beichuan Middle School beat the High School of Science and Technology 2:1 away.This means that we now share 6 points with Beichuan, and are separated from the top two in the group.While we were applauding and cheering, her face became more serious: the match schedule has been advanced, and next Sunday we will go to the away game to challenge Beichuan.Rest well, this will be our most difficult game of the year.

[1] Karl Marx: All historical facts and characters appear twice, the first time as a tragedy, the second time as a comedy.

same group match
High School Attached to Science and Technology 1:2 Beichuan Middle School
Jiangyuan City Mayor Cup Football League (Junior High School Group) Group Stage Standings (Group C)
Jiangyuan Yizhong has 2 wins, 0 draw and 0 losses, scored 5 goals, conceded 0 goals, scored 5 goal, and accumulated 6 points

Beichuan Middle School has 2 wins, 0 draw and 0 loss, scored 5 goals, conceded 1 goals, scored 4 goals, and accumulated 6 points

The High School of Science and Technology has 0 win, 0 draws and 2 losses, scored 1 goals, conceded 4 goals, scored -3 goal, and accumulated 0 points

Experimental Middle School has 0 wins, 0 draw and 2 losses, scored 0 goals, conceded 6 goals, scored -6 goals, and accumulated 0 point

(The top two teams in the group qualify.)
Data in Jiangyuan No. [-] Squadron

Sagittarius

player goals

Mu Zheng 2
Wang Xiaoliang 1
Kuang Hao 1
Yan Xi 1
Assists list

player assists

Kuang Hao 2
Copeway 1
Zhang Taotao 1
(End of this chapter)