Hunter and Hussar

Chapter 72 Sakura VS Chaser

"Pretty!"

It's just intuition. When Mi Le and Xuexue stood in front of the set ball, I had a faint feeling that the ball must be scored.Xuexue's false run swayed the wall of Jieqi Middle School and shot, and Mi Ledeng shot with his right foot when he really took the penalty. The ball crossed a perfect arc and passed the barrier of Jieqi Middle School.The opponent's goalkeeper made a side attack, but the extremely fast ball speed and tricky angle caught him off guard.It's nothing but a blockbuster. Mi Le made a good start and scored his first goal of the season, which is also our team's first goal of the season.If we hadn't been separated by nearly a field, I would have rushed up to him like everyone else.But he didn't forget me, and showed me the original celebratory hand shape from a distance: put your hands in front of your eyes, with four fingers close together, and only two thumbs touching together at a slant, forming a "W" shape , and his twinkling eyes were emerging from the space between his thumb and forefinger.

W represents the first letter of "Wei" in pinyin, and the goal is for me.During the summer vacation, Mi Le couldn't hold back after all, and told me the celebration that he hadn't been able to make.He originally wanted it as a surprise, but he still said yes, if I don't understand the meaning, even if I see it, I won't be able to understand it.So, at this moment, I feel extra blessed to witness this unique celebration.Xia Tian's efforts were not in vain.

For a whole July, Mi Le didn't go back to his hometown.He and I go to the cram school for mathematics and physics every morning, and in the afternoon we go to the Jiangyuan Art Institute to find a classroom for self-study and do homework. Practice on the field.Miller said that he must practice shooting well, not only to surpass Pu Yun, but also to take over the mantle of the captain taking free kicks.Promises must be kept and action must be resolute.We did what we said.Although it was his first start, Miller broke through the opponent's city in the 5th minute of the game. This stunning free kick silenced the stands of Jieqi Middle School who were excited about returning to the Mayor's Cup.

Time is passing, we are not standing still, we are getting stronger.After Mu Zheng extended the score to 2:0, I became more convinced of this idea.The goal was fantastic too, but the thrilling part wasn't the final shot.First, I volleyed off the ball in the corner kick defense. I saw Yan Xi running to the no-man's land on the left with understanding, so I squeezed away everyone around me and rushed to the edge of the penalty area. Throw the ball in front of Yan Xi like a grenade.When I fell to the ground due to inertia, I got up and witnessed the soul-stirring wing dragon of the new No. 9. After the physical confrontation, he still maintained his balance and threw off the opponent who came to block him from the side and rear. The Meteor was like an arrow, dribbling the ball at high speed in the side corridor, and used a wonderful "fried ball" to wipe away the blocking Jie Qi defender.The opponent was shaken so top-heavy by him that he fell to the ground within a few steps after chasing him.Yan Xi, who entered the penalty area, formed a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper. Just when everyone thought that he was going to take a shot, he pushed the ball to the right, and Mu Zheng had already arrived from the back row.While his touchdown was subpar, there was nothing in front of him but an empty gate.He hurriedly caught up with the ball that was stopped by him and rolled forward, and pushed it into the empty goal in one fell swoop.Immediately after scoring the goal, Mu Zheng did not run to celebrate as before, but went to the goal and hugged Yan Xi who sent the assist.Our No. 7 and No. 9 are really golden partners, and the goal scored in one go this time can be called a textbook defensive counterattack.The goalkeeper quickly threw the ball to the side blaster, advanced, broke through, and scored without any sloppiness. We used the simplest and most direct way to destroy the defense line of Jieqi Middle School within ten seconds.

It seems that everything is too easy. Last year when we played against the High School of Science and Technology at home, we were on the verge of a big enemy. It seemed that if we lost, we would be out of the group.But today we are strolling in the courtyard, maybe the opponents are all freshmen in junior high school, so they are too young.After the offense failed and the ball was lost, they became more impatient and it was difficult to effectively organize a counterattack. "After all, I'm still a little tender", I finally reached the age and grade where I can think of others like this.

"What 'cherry blossoms are in full bloom', before halftime, it will be a ruined flower!" After returning to the dressing room, Ye Ruiyang finally laughed out loud, "How dare you call yourself a 'Youth Guard' at this level?"

While talking, he looked back at Yue Yin, and said that the title of the press release tonight had been thought out for her, and it was called "Destroying Flowers with Hot Hands".Yue Yin poked him on the head with a smile, saying that it was a shame that he didn't go to the marketing account to work.

"But shut your crow's mouth, you want to open champagne at halftime? Don't make a mistake and give a gift later." Brother Chuan still didn't forget to hurt him.In all fairness, Lao Ye's performance in the first half was quite perfect, and all the high-altitude balls were well controlled, which made me completely forget that "Guiding Yuan" has retired.If I hadn't become the team leader, I might have stood by Ye Ruiyang's side and said Brother Chuan was the crow's mouth like him.

There has never been a more perfect halftime than today.

"Actually, I think Jieqi's classmates played very cleanly. They were a little too civilized or too polite." Mingming, who was sitting on the side, said, "Just like I was at the beginning of the first day of junior high school. There's too much physical contact."

"Yeah, I feel like they're not as excited as their own fans." The hero who scored the first goal was lying on a chair with his arms folded, very comfortable, and I was putting my hand on his shoulder.

"If it were me, I would definitely not let Yan Xi go for the second ball. I would just bring him down with a foul. Don't even think about it." These words are really in line with Xuexue's personality.He was still sitting with Mu Zheng, but the latter didn't say anything, just stared at the ceiling silently, it didn't look like he scored a goal at all.

Hopefully he's not thinking about the captain's armband.I have always admired Mu Zheng, not only for his golf skills, but also for his resolute, reliable, calm and gentle personality.Probably because we are all one year older and have matured a lot. Mu Zheng has become more like a general, and his emotions and anger are invisible.

The coach didn't make too many arrangements, but just told us not to underestimate the enemy and make persistent efforts in the second half.We did the same. In the 10 minutes after the opening of the second half, Jieqi Middle School stepped up their offensive. The "young players" gradually adapted to the rhythm of the game and created some opportunities, which once put us in the half-court defense.But their few shots missed the goal. Although the situation is a bit passive, as the game time gradually decreases, it seems that we will win this game.

The students in the first year of junior high school are finally about to usher in their debut.Taking advantage of the ball going out of bounds once, Xiao Qi waited with a lunge on the sidelines, and Jie Qi's classmate specially emphasized the remaining time of the game after broadcasting the substitution information. 10 minutes, including stoppage time, will not exceed 15 minutes.Another quarter of an hour will usher in the first victory.In the second half, our offense was sporadic and lacked threats. Xiaoqi came on the field to replace Yan Xi, adding new vitality to the striker.After he came on the field, he completed a breakthrough from the side, went into the penalty area and kicked the shot, and the ball hit the side net.I heard the coach call several crosses from the sidelines. It is true. If he splits the ball selflessly like Yan Xi, perhaps Mu Zheng, who is outflanking, can rewrite the score to 3:0 at this moment.However, it is always a good thing for a forward to have the desire to shoot. In the first game last year, Mu Zheng also chose to shoot instead of passing the ball. As a result, that wonderful small-angle goal gave me the only assist so far.

When the game is over, I have to encourage Xiao Qi.Just thinking about it, our second substitution came, Luca came on the field and replaced Xuexue, he went to the left, and our formation became a four-back.The opponent's MC is also more anxious, and now there are only 7 minutes until the end of the game.Maybe the tone will be more urgent later, Jie Qi has already used up three substitutions, no surprises, it will be our third substitution in a few minutes, and Ah Hui should have a chance to play.

But things didn't go so well.Luca, who was on the stage, turned a little slower when defending the opponent's striker one-on-one on the wing, allowing the opponent to pass by.He chased back in a hurry and knocked down Jieqi's player.The referee awards a set-kick from the wing.The ball was fired into the box, our man-to-man defense had a hole, and a knotty midfielder was left unguarded between Luka and Chuan.It was he who rushed out of the crowd and completed a head swing in front of the goal.With a muffled sound, the ball was pushed in the opposite direction of me.It was too close, and there was no time to make a save.

Kind of shouldn't.Losing the ball at this point is the most troublesome.The stands, which had been shrouded in gloom for almost the entire game, boiled. At the end of the game, Jieqi Middle School finally rekindled hope.The goal scorer didn't have any celebration, he scooped up the ball in the net and ran to the middle circle with his teammates.

"Luca! What are you doing? Are you awake?"

"Sorry. I, I...not..."

"How do you stare at people?"

"Okay, okay, defend carefully. Just keep it."

Luka was anxious and panicked, his face was flushed, and his tongue was almost tied up when he spoke Chinese.In front of the door, I patted Xiaoqi and Luka on the heads with my gloves, and then gently pushed their backs.It is a good thing to be energetic. It can be seen that Xiaoqi really wants to win the game, but the ball has been lost. Now is not the time to complain about his teammates. If there is a problem, he will analyze it after the game.I thought about it and watched everyone walk back to their positions and re-tee off.

Be sure to hold on, I clapped my hands vigorously and called them from behind.Focus, don't be paralyzed.

Just a few more minutes.The scene of last season's stoppage time lore by Pu Yun is still vivid in my memory. People cannot fall twice in the same place. This time, everyone will not make the mistakes of the past again.

The ball is fired.Mu Zheng passed it to Brother Chuan, and Brother Chuan passed it back to Mi Le who was on the sidewalk. No. 3 swept his eyes, observed the situation on the field, sent a long pass with his right foot, and found Xiao Qi who was pulled to the left without bias.Xiao Qi took the ball to the frontcourt, this time he found Mu Zheng who was obliquely inserting into the penalty area, and moved the ball forward, and the latter received this exquisite pass.The defensive player who was following closely was swayed by his back turn. At this moment, Mu Zheng's eyes were wide open, only Jie Qi's goalkeeper was left.The moment he shot, everyone's hearts were in their throats.It was our best chance of the second half, maybe even our only chance.Jieqi Middle School has just won a victory, and is trying to catch up with the score, but when it is not stable, it will face the price because of a little negligence.

The goal was missed.Mu Zheng staggered a little after turning around and passed the goal. He didn't touch the right part of the ball when he shot. Like a stubborn child, the ball deviated from the goal range very disobediently.I heard a sigh from the stunned stands, and half of our team hugged their heads in frustration.

"Strike! Back! Back! Back on defense!"

I slapped my gloves again and shouted at them.Jie Qi's goalkeeper has already picked up the ball and kicked it away.

"Keep an eye on people! When it's time to clear the siege, do it!"

I don't know if it's because I became the captain, or because the pressure created by Jieqi is getting bigger and bigger, but I shouted more frequently and became more impatient. "Waste of opportunities will be punished." The coach will emphasize this point to us almost every training and game, and everyone will naturally bear it in mind.This sentence took root in our hearts, and a bad feeling seemed to spread in everyone's heart.

But this feeling is unreliable.Destiny is in our own hands. As long as we defend well and maintain the score of 2:1, the first victory of the new season will be within reach.Seeing that Luka's defense on the side is a bit difficult, Mingming will consciously assist in the defense, and Brother Chuan will fill in the gap left after Mingming stepped forward. Our defensive system should still be in an orderly manner.But an accident happened, Jie Qi's cross accidentally hit Mingming's arm, the referee showed a yellow card and gave Jie Qi a free kick.

At the last moment when the score is tight, it is most taboo to give the opponent this kind of calm attack set-piece opportunity, luck is really a bit bad.

The referee's whistle did not sound, and the fourth official raised the substitution card on the sidelines.Sure enough, it was Ah Hui, who was preparing to replace Mu Zheng on the sidelines.But I yelled a few words to the coach's bench and asked the coach to make a substitution after finishing the defense.After the substitution, the defensive miss has happened once. After the ball is defended, the substitution will consume a little game time. This is my judgment at this moment.Mi Le and Ye Ruiyang also gestured to the sidelines, and the coach nodded to us.

I believe this is sound judgment.

No matter how rational the choice is, there is no guarantee that everything will meet expectations.Jie Qi's set kick was taken, this time it was passed to a place a little farther from the goal, and there was a scuffle, and someone pushed the ball towards the goal.It's a little bit off, can't fly into the net, and I'm also defending this side, and Luca is also following up.However, a person in a pink jersey happened to rush to the flight path of the ball and jumped up.Luka stuck in the position in front of him. Although he suffered from a little height, he could interfere with him as long as he jumped up.

Luca couldn't jump up.As if he was firmly pressed to the ground, Jie Qi's player overwhelmed our No. 10 and completed a header only a few meters away from the goal.I opened my hands to the ball, but found nothing in the air, the ball flew into the net again, and the sound in the stands was like a thunderstorm, making my brain and ears ringing.Perhaps the roar after the scorer equalized the score was too loud, but he didn't do anything to celebrate, but quickly fished out the ball.

Do they still want to enter the third?
When I helped the overwhelmed Luka up from the turf, I heard the news of the goal from Jieqi Middle School. MC was completely revived and kept emphasizing that stoppage time was 4 minutes and 4 minutes.

We conceded two goals in seven minutes.

The coach did not replace Ah Hui, Mu Zheng remained on the field.But his pace became heavier and heavier, and the huge consumption of a game made it difficult for each of us to walk.Xiaoqi and Luka, who had just appeared on the stage, seemed to be dragged into this slow and clumsy rhythm, while Jieqi Middle School seemed to forget their fatigue, and approached our goal again amidst the joy of scoring and the drumming of the audience.We became cattle led by the nose by Jie Qi, wearily changing formations with their offense.At this moment and at that moment, maybe five or 10 minutes ago, no one would have imagined such a sudden change on the court.

Maybe this is football, you never know the result until the last second.

Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted.Are we at the end of our battle?The time until the referee blows the final whistle is getting closer and there is no room for error. If we concede a goal, we simply have no time or ability to equalize.Although he was not behind, the opponent's knife was already on his neck.Jieqi's players became more confident as they played, and they were completely different from the frustration before the end of the first half.It was our own mistakes that gave them confidence. We were unable to organize an offensive and we had to work hard to hold the tie.But the fact is that the more you want to defend, the more difficult it is to defend. Everyone's confidence has been hit a lot, and Luka's performance is particularly obvious. The few touches of the ball seem to be stained with time bombs that are about to explode at any time. spread out.However, he didn't choose to clear the siege with his big foot. Instead, he tried to throw the ball to Xiaoqi and Mu Zheng in front of him in a panic. Instead, he was intercepted by Jieqi Middle School and hit our counterattack on the spot.In the face of repeated mistakes, I continued to direct my teammates in front of the goal, but everyone's physical fitness seemed to be unable to keep up with hearing.

The cost of wasted opportunities and unnecessary mistakes is too high.After stealing, Jie Qi distributed the ball to the right, and Mi Le came up to defend. Today, he played very steadily on both ends of the offense and defense. He should have been the best player in the game.His defense on the wing this time also caught up with others, and he even lifted his foot to catch the opponent's cross, which made all the players in the penalty area, who were about to grab points, jump into the air, and Ye Ruiyang headed the ball out.

However, at this time, the frontier of our restricted area was empty.Brother Chuan followed the opponent's forward midfielder into the penalty area, and no one defended his position.I saw Luka rushing there, but he staggered and didn't stand still.The opponent's full-back stopped the ball smoothly, and when Luka wanted to block it, he had already drawn his bow and arrow.

This is a "cloud piercing arrow" of excellent quality, high and fierce, passing through the dense crowd in the restricted area, with a slight drop.As I jumped into the air, I felt I touched the ball, but it was so fast, it flew into the top of the goal with unshakable force, and the sound of entering the net was clearly audible.Looking back, the partners who witnessed the ball entering the net almost froze in place.Once again, we saw the goalscorer take off his jersey and run wildly across the pitch, the roar of the stands like a tidal wave engulfing us.

I bit my lip and fished the ball out of the net, and kicked it to the middle circle, encouraging everyone to seize the last time to equalize.Xiao Qi was talking to Luka again, but I didn't care to listen, I just urged them to attack.But the referee didn't give us another chance. After the ball was kicked out, before we had time to pass it to Yuki's half, three long whistles sounded.Jie Qi, who returned to the stage of the Mayor's Cup, rushed into the stadium with the coach to celebrate their hard-won victory.The cherry blossoms are in full bloom, and the court and stands of Yuki Middle School seem to be painted with vibrant light red.I shook my head in vain and bitterly, walked among the crowd, and kept flapping my gloves.I feel like I should do this, and I should say something.But what can I say?All I can do is clap my hands louder, hoping that everyone can recover from this loss.But what I saw was confusion, the confusion in everyone's eyes.Losing the game with a two-goal lead, or conceding three goals in 10 minutes, was unimaginable in the past.

We didn't lose a game all season last year.

Maybe everyone doesn't know how they got back to the locker room.Mi Le stuck to my side, drooping his head.Ye Ruiyang fell heavily on the chair after entering the door, without saying a word, even Xuexue seemed to have lost his usual enthusiasm, and just put his hands on Mu Zheng's back.

"Go and comfort Luka." After everyone came in, Mi Le saw No. 10's eye circles were red, and whispered in my ear secretly.

"I don't speak English very well." I responded in a low voice.

"You are the captain. If you don't go, I will." He secretly pushed me.

I went, and the result was even worse. Luca looked at me coming from a distance, panicked, probably thought that I was here to settle accounts with him, kept saying sorry, and then some very strange words, not like I can't understand English either.Two tear streaks soon appeared on his cheeks.I don't know how to explain it, I can only say "It's OK" and stroke his curly chestnut hair gently.Seeing this situation, Xuexue also came over and said a few words to him.Fortunately, with him as a rescuer, he can communicate with Luka.After choking for a while, the junior finally understood what we meant, but his tear-filled eyes were still a bit like broken gems, which made people uncomfortable.

"Cry, cry, cry, you know how to cry. What's the use of crying? You're just a foreigner, you can get used to it."

I heard someone whispering as they opened the door to go to the bathroom.I don't know if Luca heard it, and I don't know if he can understand it.After a while, the coach came in, saw the frustration in the room, and told me to ask everyone to change their clothes first, and then she would summarize.After that, she went out, and the dressing room was handed over to me.The person who went to the toilet came back, and an atmosphere that I didn't like very much gradually permeated.

To be honest, as the coach said jokingly, our team is all "good babies". In addition, the team played smoothly last year, and the atmosphere in the locker room has always been relaxed and happy.But we lost today, and we lost in this way.The feeling of mutual accusation and suspicion appeared for the first time in our team.No one ever told me what to do in this situation.In all fairness, Luca is indeed responsible for today's loss.But who wants to lose?It is inevitable that everyone will be a little nervous when they debut for the first time. If a mistake is made, the psychology is easy to change.Once the mentality is a bit broken, there may be such mistakes one after another. Professional players are like this, let alone everyone is twelve or thirteen-year-old children.

But... Could it be that, as that person said, I take care of Luka so seriously because he is a foreigner?Probably not, I will comfort anyone who has a problem.It's just that Luca and we have a bit of a language barrier, so I might have to be more patient.

what to do?I looked at Mi Le and Ye Ruiyang from a distance, they lowered their heads.so terrible.Maybe I'm not suitable to be the captain at all. As soon as there are such uncomfortable voices in the team, I shrink back first.

What would he do if he were there?Perhaps he simply would not allow such a failure to happen.Xianxian can drive every teammate on the field. Even in adversity, he doesn't need to shout as often as I do. He just silently changes the world with his own strength and carries the team forward.I have neither the ability to turn the tide nor the courage to remain calm.

I am completely different from that person.

"Everyone, I'm sorry. I failed to seize the opportunity and caused the team to lose. I will definitely work hard next time."

It was Mu Zheng who said this.He suddenly stood in the middle of the locker room and bowed to everyone very standardly.He is indeed the No.1 choice to be the captain, and he set an example at this moment.I walked to the side silently and apologized to everyone for not being able to complete a save at the last moment today.

Mu Zheng patted me lightly on the back.I looked at him in shame, as if I had stolen something that was rightfully his.But there was no blame in his eyes, but a bit of trust.In any case, the whisperings have finally died down.After all, losing is never just one person's responsibility, and each of us needs to bear the consequences.I made up my mind that I will listen very, very carefully when the coach comes in to summarize later.

Group A first round

Jieqi Middle School 3:2 Jiangyuan No. [-] Middle School

Jiangyuan Foreign School 3:0 No. [-] Middle School

Jiangyuan City Mayor Cup Football League (Junior High School Group) Group Stage Standings (Group A)
Jiangyuan foreign school has 1 wins, 0 draws and 0 loss, scored 3 goals, conceded 0 goals, won by 3 goals, and accumulated 3 points

Jieqi Middle School has 1 wins, 0 draws and 0 loss, scored 3 goals, conceded 2 goals, scored 1 goals, and accumulated 3 points

Jiangyuan Yizhong has 0 win, 0 draws and 1 losses, scored 2 goals, conceded 3 goals, scored -1 goal, and accumulated 0 points

No. 0 Middle School has 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses, scored 3 goals, conceded 3 goals, scored -0 goals, and accumulated [-] point

Data in Jiangyuan No. [-] Squadron

Sagittarius

player goals

Miller 1
Mu Zheng 1
Assists list

player assists

Yan Xi 1
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