Hunter and Hussar

Chapter 55 Lore and Conflict

"Friends of No. [-] Middle School, are you ready?"

Seven or eight minutes into the second half, Xizhong's offensive remained unabated.But after tempering in the first half, our defense got used to their attacking rhythm.I also made a couple of saves to keep the other team's shots away.Everyone seems to have built up their confidence, as "Guide Yuan" said, as long as the stream can't kill us, we can find a chance to kill us.Although we have only had two shots so far, Yan Xi's appearance has undoubtedly driven our offense, and Yizhong has been able to faintly threaten the opponent's goal.

The coach in Xizhong must have sensed the potential threat, and tactical adjustments came into being.After getting a throw in the creek, they didn't throw it right away.There was already a substitute player standing on the sidelines. It was almost the same as what we saw in the photos that day. It was a girl with short hair and wearing goggles.Her jersey was a little too big, and when the wind blew, it lifted the hem.There is a thick black lining under the girl's jersey, which protects her tightly in the warm season.

"Our ace is on the stage! The Xiling Middle School team has changed, and No. 24 Tong Jing..."

Following the excited voice of the live MC, the small audience in the stands also stood up and applauded.Tong Jing directly replaced Xizhong's field captain. She took the armband and put it on her arm firmly. Following the call of the bench, she strode onto the field like a purple wind.

She seems to be taller than me, although I am slowly growing taller.

Before she had time to think about it, she steadily received the throw-in from her teammates after she came on the field.For a while, no one stepped forward to press, so she calmly tapped with her left foot, the ball crossed an arc, and quickly shifted from the right side of the court to the left side.No. 33 on the wing stopped the ball, swayed out of space, and hoisted into the penalty area from a 45-degree angle.Originally, our defensive players had a numerical advantage locally, but with the long pass transfer that pulled the entire defense line, the defender lost his position when the ball passed into the penalty area. No. 10 rushed to the front to fight for this spot, and stuck Ye Ruiyang firmly behind him.I charged forward just in time, jumped and flung myself out, and just as the ball was about to land in front of No. 10, I punched it out of the box.However, the alarm was not lifted. Tong Jing appeared at the place where the ball fell like a ghost. She didn't stop the ball and shot a volley. The ball passed over everyone's heads, fell quickly in front of the goal, and hit the crossbar with a "bang". along.I hurriedly turned around, like catching a grenade that was about to explode, and pressed the ball firmly to the ground.A player from Xizhong raised his hand to signal to the referee that the ball had crossed the goal line, but the referee looked at the linesman on the sidelines, who shook his head.

"You all, be more serious! Stick to her, stick to No. 24! Don't let her shoot!" I held the ball in one hand, and poked my head with my index finger with the other to signal everyone to concentrate.

I have to admit that Senior Tong Jing's ability to appear in the competition is definitely due to her extraordinary strength.When we really wanted to press her, her excellent dribbling always kept our players away.After her debut, she became Xizhong's commanding brain, and every attack was initiated from her. After the ball was dispatched by her, the offensive thinking was sorted out very clearly.There is no doubt that she is to Xizhong what Senior Kuang Hao is to us.

Her stride frequency is extremely fast, and her small skills are also quite brilliant.When advancing to the front of our penalty area, she dribbled the ball laterally at high speed, pulling our defense again.However, while dribbling horizontally, she made a strange push with her right foot, and the ball was almost perpendicular to her direction of travel, rolling towards our defensive gap neither fast nor slow.No one had time to react, but No. 10 just tacitly hit the ball from the side. He didn't make any adjustments this time and took a steady shot.The ball ran to the right side of the goal. I stretched my arms and fell to the ground to save it. The ball still grazed my fingertips and entered the net.

"What should come will come! The Xiling Middle School team scored a goal! The player who scored the goal was No. 10..."

Shocking cheers erupted immediately on the small stadium in the creek. In the midst of the noise, all of us looked at the ball parked in the net with some stupidity. Only the captain walked towards us and told everyone to stand up and continue the game. .Yuan Yikong ran to the referee, raised his arms and didn't know what to say, but we kids in the first grade of junior high school didn't seem to be slowed down yet. The loss just now was too sudden, as unexpected as Tong Jing's pass.

Is it impossible to keep it?

I heard a long whistle, so far away it seemed to be coming from the horizon.Students from Xizhong suddenly gathered in front of the referee. I seemed to understand something. I turned my head and saw that the referee on the sideline raised the flag flatly to the front, with a helpless smile on his face.

Offside, the goal is invalid.Good luck.

"Don't argue, let's go back to the game." Facing the questions from the players in Xizhong, the referee put his hand into his jacket pocket, as if hesitating whether to issue a yellow card or not.Before he made the penalty, No. 24, wearing the captain's armband, persuaded his teammates back to their positions one by one in time to calm them down.Under her command, the attack in Xizhong made a comeback.Although it was difficult for them to bite us like in the first half due to the decline in physical fitness, but with a thinking brain, their physical strength distribution and offensive selection planning were much stronger, which also offset the negative impact of physical exertion. .

About 50 minutes into the game, the coach made a second substitution adjustment, removing Mu Zheng and replacing him with Mi Le.Maybe it's going to change back to a back four and hold on to the tie?But the tactics that Mi Le passed to us after he came on the field was not a change of formation. He replaced Yan Xi's current position and put the latter on the front line.

The effect of the change has not yet appeared, but it has given the opponent a sense of opportunity.Tong Jing obviously gave instructions to his teammates to play high balls in the short time left, and wanted to destroy our defense line by high-altitude bombing.This was also the last move to open the situation, and Xizhong then replaced a taller player with a height of 1.8 meters or more.As soon as he came on the pitch he went into our penalty area and all of Tong Jing's passes were directed over his head, and it was his job to head the ball to his teammates.Fortunately, none of our three defenders are short, and with Mi Le and Xuexue constantly interfering, Xizhong's indiscriminate bombing did not have any effect.Only in a tactical corner kick, Tong Jingdou's arc pass gave them an excellent header opportunity.The big man headed the ball towards the far corner of the goal. Fortunately, the speed of the ball was not fast. Before the corner kick was taken, Mi Le stood firmly in front of the goal frame, blocked the ball with his chest on the goal line, and Ye Ruiyang immediately made a clearance.

But the ball did not fly out of bounds, but towards the middle circle of the court.The opponent's central defender stood firmly at the top of the arc in the middle circle, and he must have won the high ball and continued to organize the attack.

The player in the purple jersey jumped up, and I could see from the scattered crowd that the ball slid past his head, probably hitting only his hair.This is a fall.The ball bounced to the ground and rolled toward half court in the creek.At this moment, a white shadow quickly flashed past the central defender who made a mistake, and caught up with the ball that was slowly moving forward.He took a big step and used his speed to immediately throw the mistaken central defender behind him.At the same time, everyone rushed towards the half of the creek like crazy, without stopping.

The game has come to the last moment, any attack can decide the outcome.At the critical moment, Yan Xi caught the opponent's mistake, walked like flying, and rushed into the penalty area. He was only facing the goalkeeper.The goalkeeper in the creek abandoned the goal like I did in the first half, as if a tiger came out of the mountain and pounced on him.But Yan Xi didn't shoot, he swiped lightly, and the ball was out of the reach of the goalkeeper.When he was about to catch up with the ball and push for an empty goal, the goalkeeper in Xizhong could no longer control his flying body, and his left foot brought Yan Xi down.With a whistle, the referee who had just run out of the middle circle pointed his finger at the penalty spot from a distance, and the line referee on the other side of the field also waved the flag.Almost at the same time, I saw several members of the team who were still running in the stream stop dejectedly.

Penalties, priceless penalties.At the last moment of the game, we had the opportunity to change the score after being suppressed for the entire game, and it all came from Mi Le's goal line rescue and Ye Ruiyang's big foot clearance.Xizhong was only a few centimeters away from killing us, and now the balance of fate has quietly tipped in our favor. "Offensive wins, defense wins the championship", I heard Yuan Yikong say this more than once.It is still too early to talk about winning the championship, but to win, the opportunity is now.

The captain hugged the ball, it must be him who took the penalty.Most people stood outside the penalty area, while Ye Ruiyang and Mi Le stayed in our half.The former follows the opposing big center every step of the way, while the latter waits for opportunities to assist his teammates.

But the captain did not take the ball to the penalty spot, but gently handed the ball to the player wearing the No. 18 jersey.

Xuexue is the one who takes the penalty.

The referee blew the whistle to indicate the start of free throws, and I believe everyone held their breath. This may be a shot that determines the outcome of the game, and even who can advance to the semi-finals.

I saw Xuexue running towards the ball on the penalty spot without stopping. He didn't have the last small jump. He resolutely hit the goal directly. I could tell at a glance that he was going to hit the lower left corner .The opponent's goalkeeper also guessed his intention and rushed there the moment he shot.It was a powerful shot with a tricky angle. The ball was close to the turf, like an arrow off the string, rubbing against the left post and entering the net.The goalkeeper, who was unable to save the penalty, slammed the ball into the net and hit the ground hard.After seeing this scene, I couldn't help but rushed out of the goal, raised my arms and shouted a few words to the bench on the sidelines that I couldn't hear clearly.When he turned around, he saw Xuexue pointing his finger high to the sky, and Ye Ruiyang was hugging him from behind.Everyone gathered together and slapped them as if they scored the ball together.When he looked at the bench again, Brother Chuan also raised his finger. Although he put on the coat, he still kept the black gauze, and continued to wrap it around his left arm, letting it fly in the air like a fluttering bird. The reeds emit the echo of an inaudible life.

I did the same.The excitement of scoring a goal is intertwined with an indescribable sadness or tenderness.If only the referee blew the whistle to end the game at this time, I want to hug Ye Ruiyang immediately.But this is not acceptable. MC reported the goal information in a dull manner, and reminded everyone that there will be 4 minutes of stoppage time in the second half.In the last 4 minutes, we must firmly hold on to the victory.

If it ends now, today will be perfect.

Xizhong kicked off at the center circle, and four of them stood on the center line in a row.Clearly, it would be an all-or-nothing attack when the ball was driven.Tong Jing dragged behind the front of the four, and received a pass back from her teammates. There was no interference in front of her.A long pass through the last bit of winter sky, right to the big center.He tried his best, and the ball landed at the front of our penalty area. No. 33 was already in a posture ready to shoot, just waiting for the ball to fall into his range.Ye Ruiyang appeared again in time, met his kick, and kicked the ball out of bounds first.

Time passed by every minute, and it was difficult for Xizhong to form a threat in a short period of time after losing the ball.Perhaps this is the charm of football?Taking an absolute advantage, Xizhong, who blasted nearly [-] shots, has always been difficult to shake our defense line. On the contrary, we only scored a goal with a sharp counterattack.Of course, luck is also an important factor.Xizhong had several excellent chances to score goals, and if he seized one, the outcome would be unpredictable.

Finally a chance to relax and think about these things, because we are making the last substitution.There is no doubt that the coach wants to consume game time.As the hero of the goal, Xuexue walked off the court unhurriedly, and Senior Xu Xiang was already waiting on the sidelines.

But learning is a bit too slow, like taking a walk after a meal, it is obviously delaying time.It is allowed by the rules to waste time with substitutions, but such a deliberate delay is likely to get a yellow card.About 20 seconds, Xuexue is not over yet.No. 33 in Xizhong became impatient and rushed to his side.Probably to urge him to go down quickly.

"Hurry up, isn't your family dead? Why don't you hurry to the funeral?"

What did he say?
I was a little dazed, suspecting that I heard a voice from another world.After all, it is very strange, and there is a distance from me.

"What the hell are you talking about?"

The voice and tone were very familiar.I heard it the night after the midterm exam.

"Your family is dead! Dead! What's wrong?"

Much louder.I heard it all.

Not a few meters away from the sideline, the fuse of the conflict was ignited, and there was an explosion in an instant.When I ran away from the goal, Xuexue was already locked with the opponent's No. 33.I subconsciously looked at Ye Ruiyang, he rushed towards No. 33, but No. 10 on the opposite side stopped him, and the two started pushing and shoving immediately.Everyone rushed at the scene of the incident, including the referee and the benches of both sides.Shouts and curses came from every direction of the stadium, making everyone lose their minds.I almost didn't know who to pull, Mi Le was also helpless, our eyes collided in the confusion.

"Ye Ruiyang, boss, brother, brother, don't, I beg you, don't!" Mi Le obviously grabbed Ye Ruiyang's clothes, trying to separate him from No. 10 opposite him with all his strength.But the other party has blushed and grabbed his arm tightly.I joined the fight to bring Ye Ruiyang back.And more people seemed to gather around Xuexue, both of them seemed to have moved their fists just now.Both the captain and senior Yuan Yikong went to play, and I heard Tong Jing's voice, wearing the captain's armband, she was also trying to separate the players from both sides.After the two of us came, Ye Ruiyang seemed to have calmed down a lot, and with the coach arriving, he was already retreating outside the circle, but No. 10 still didn't let go.Brother Chuan, who was on the bench, rushed up unexpectedly and pushed the opponent away fiercely. Then, the person he entangled with changed immediately, and they pushed and pushed each other again. No. 10 was finally knocked to the ground, but he still did not forget Stretching out his legs tripped Brother Chuan too.This unyielding, stoic attitude is a bit comical now, and it adds a touch of farce to the conflict, almost like a group of small animals biting each other.

In the end, under the interference of the coaches and captains of both sides, the men in white and purple finally separated.The three referees got together, discussed for a while, and then called the coach and captain to announce the result of the penalty.

"Damn it, my record is gone." Xuexue wiped her cheeks, not knowing whether it was sweat or tears.Ye Ruiyang put her hand tightly on his shoulder.

"If you can't afford to lose, just say it, what the hell." Brother Chuan was also standing on the field, and he probably knew what would happen to him, so he simply stayed with everyone.

"Don't drive the bus if you have the skills! Shrink your head! Give the referee money!" Brother Chuan's voice was loud, and No. 33 must have heard it. He rushed out of the crowd and made a gesture of counting money. They hurriedly pulled him back.However, the referee's ears are not bad. He was still explaining to the coaches and captains of both sides. After hearing this, he went straight to the players in the stream and took out a bright red card from his trouser pocket. [1]
"No. 33 of Xiling Middle School, violent behavior, insulting the referee, red card." After finishing speaking, he looked at No. 10 again, "No. 10, violent behavior, red card."

He pointed his finger to the sidelines, and walked over to us without stopping.Everyone stayed together, quietly waiting for his verdict, like a prisoner on trial.

The referee raised his hand holding the red card.

"No. 18 and No. 4 in No. 5 Middle School, violent behavior, red card." He reached into his jacket pocket again and took out a yellow card. "No. [-], foul by pushing and shoving, yellow card."

"Referee, the two of them fought because of me. Give me a red card, it has nothing to do with them." Ye Ruiyang walked up to him and lowered his head to beg.The enforcer didn't say a word, but pointed his finger to the outside of the field, signaling that the players who were sent off should leave the field immediately.

"It's okay, I voluntarily. It's nothing." Xuexue patted his waist reassuringly, and walked off the stage with Brother Chuan.

The two of them must have known clearly what the result would be.I don't know what I can do, except go to my defensive position with Ye Ruiyang.If the other party said that sentence to me instead of Xuexue, would I fight him?I have no idea.Maybe you don't have the guts.But that sentence is really too good, maybe I will rush to overthrow him like the day when Xianxian was shoveled and flew into the air.I guess so.I am so calm today, I feel a little guilty for being so calm.I'm Ye Ruiyang's deskmate.

After four red cards and one yellow card, the game restarted. It was 6 vs 7. No one would have expected this result.The referee didn't give much time, and the game ended after a few passes.Most of them went to the bench on their own, until they were rushed back to the middle circle by their respective coaches to shake hands.Only the captains of both sides were still guarding their duties and waiting in line.Almost everyone's face was gloomy, and there was no mood to shake hands at this moment.

"Good defense." When she was high-fiving senior sister Tong Jing, she suddenly said something.Looking up, she had already walked up to Mi Le, and said to him "very good block".Although everyone lost their composure today, did she still maintain her demeanor?

"Student, I don't know what happened at your house, but I'm very sad. I apologize to you on behalf of my teammates, please wait in the locker room, okay?" Ye Ruiyang hid at the end of the line and became the last one The person who shook her hand.

"This has nothing to do with you. But thank you." He glanced at her a little embarrassedly, turned and walked to the sidelines.Coach and Yue Yin are waiting for him.

"Okay, everyone, don't be dejected, we still have a chance, don't we? There is still one more game." We were leaving the court and heading to the locker room when we heard Tong Jing's magnetic voice coming from behind again.She must have gathered the rest of her teammates on the court.

"The captain is right. We played well today, but our ability to seize opportunities is a bit weak. Don't complain about the referee, let's find our own shortcomings. There will be plenty of opportunities in the next game..." Xizhong's coach also said.

In the passage, I heard the slogan "Victory in the stream".However, I just want to go back quickly and find my companions.

After entering the door, he found that Xuexue had already changed his clothes and was sitting with Ye Ruiyang.

"Anyway, thank you very much for today."

"There is nothing to thank, damn it, we are our own people."

"Before, I was still a bit prejudiced against you, and I thought you would bring my brother into trouble. I'm sorry, you are fine." He hesitated, but he still said, "So...we are friends now right?"

"Of course, otherwise?" Xuexue smiled lightly at Ye Ruiyang, and it was a very sunny and clear smile, as if it could float in the air.

"It's so boring to be a friend, but if you want to be his father!"

"I'm your father, okay?"

Cross talk will be late, but it will never be absent.

"I discovered a very miraculous thing! It's very interesting!" Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, Mi Le rolled his eyes and said to everyone pretending to be mysterious.

"What, is it true that we can score goals as soon as you play? This pattern has been discovered a long time ago." Ye Ruiyang shook his head, "Well, I discovered it by learning, I always remember."

"No, it's much more miraculous than this!" Mi Le stuck out his tongue, whetted everyone's appetites, and begged him to stop being a fool.

"That is——except for me, no one can score Ke Ke's ball! If you score, you can blow it out!"

That's true, everyone laughed too.I deliberately pushed him.Now you can push it casually, and you won't get a yellow card anyway.

The coach and the captain came in and they didn't blame anyone.He just came over and touched our heads, and told us that if there is a conflict on the field in the future, we must separate the two parties as soon as possible to avoid the expansion of the conflict.She doesn't want anyone getting hurt on the pitch, especially not because of a fight.

There was a knock on the door.A girl asked outside the door if she could come in. The coach went out and told us to change our clothes quickly.When the door opened again, we saw the coaches of both sides, Tong Jing, and some students from Xizhong—they were brought in to apologize.

"Next time something like this happens, you don't need to beat him. I will help you deal with him. But, don't delay your time so blatantly, kid, do you understand?" Coach Xizhong grabbed No. 33.I can see that he has been scolded and cried, and he didn't speak well when he apologized just now.

"Understood." Xuexue said with her head down, not sure if she really understood or pretended to understand.

"Congratulations, but don't be too happy. The second round may not necessarily give you a chance to delay." Tong Jing smiled at us, and slowly pushed the goggles to her forehead, showing gentleness and confidence s eyes.

[1] Putting the bus: "Putting the bus" is a football term, which comes from the famous football coach Mourinho. "As we Portuguese are used to say, they parked the bus in front of the goal." In September 2004, after Chelsea was tied 9-0 at home by Tottenham, coach Mourinho commented on the opponent's defense.But Mourinho himself is also a user of this tactic.The bus tactic comes from the chain defense in Italy, which means that only a few offensive players are left in the frontcourt, and most players defend to the midfield and backcourt.Grab the gap left by the opponent's attack, pass the ball to the offensive forward with a big kick, and quickly counterattack.This is the safest tactic in football tactics (jokingly called 0 or tortoise array by fans), which can minimize conceded goals and keep the winning result, but it has been questioned in terms of the artistry and appreciation of football.

Jiangyuan City Mayor Cup Knockout Round [-]

Upper half

Xiling Middle School 0:1 Jiangyuan No. [-] Middle School

Jiangyuan No. 2 Middle School 2:[-] Jiangyuan Foreign School
Lower half

Beichuan Middle School 1: 254 Middle School
Taodu Middle School 2:0 Taicheng Second Wai
Data in Jiangyuan No. [-] Squadron

Sagittarius

player goals

Mu Zheng 6
Kuang Hao 3
Yan Xi 3
Huang Minxue 2 (2)

Wang Xiaoliang 1
Zhang Taotao 1
Hemming 1
Miller 1
Xu Xiang 1
Assists list

player assists

Kuang Hao 4
Yan Xi 4
Zhang Taotao 2
Huang Minxue 2
Copeway 1
Miller 1
Mu Zheng 1
(End of this chapter)