In the summer of 1997 in Liaoyang, the citizens of Liaoyang were filled with joy and sorrow: on the one hand, most of the enterprises in Liaoyang City, except for Liaohua Chemical, a military enterprise directly under the central government, and Qingyang, a military industry enterprise, were basically all other large and medium-sized enterprises.
A state of semi-suspension. Even if the city didn't say it, anyone who paid a little attention to current affairs felt that the dark clouds were overwhelming, making people breathless. On the other hand, the country took back Hong Kong, averting a century of humiliation, which made people feel refreshed.
By the end of June, a piece of news shocked the citizens of Liaoyang. Liaoyang Stupid Food, which was already remembered for its big-headed and heartless image, made another mistake: it sponsored the city's high school football league, with a ten-day competition period.
Tickets to the stadium are free. This brings great comfort to the panic-stricken citizens. According to the rules of developed countries in Europe and the United States, as long as the economic situation is not good, movie and game tickets will sell well.
Therefore, on the first day of the opening, the Liaoyang City Stadium, which was full of 30,000 people, was only sparsely filled. A rough estimate is that it is close to 20,000 people. This is not a situation like the municipal sports meeting where all units must be allocated and must be in place. This low level
The competition is entirely voluntary. Although there are some parents of players, school teachers and so on, how many people are there? The enthusiasm of ordinary citizens has been completely aroused.
The leaders of the Municipal Education Bureau and Sports Bureau did not expect that there would be so many spectators. At best, this competition was just a fifteen-second "good news" advertisement that was shown on Liaoyang TV Station for a week. The more spectators the competition has, the greater the impact. Two
The leader of the unit couldn't hide his smile. He made an opening speech, announced the start of the cup, and the player representatives and referee representatives swore an oath for a fair game. This process was completed. At 6 pm on July 11, 1997, the City No. 1 University Team and the Lighthouse No. 2 Team
The high school team competition has officially begun.
The No. 1 High School team occupies a geographical advantage and is a key high school in the city anyway. It is natural to be the team in the opening game. The Lighthouse No. 2 High School was determined by drawing lots and was placed in the same group as the No. 1 High School and the No. 3 Vocational High School in the city. No. 1 High School
The strength is not very good, but by virtue of the key high school's brand name, it got into the seed team. Of course, the selection of this game was also because the strength of the second high school in Lighthouse was slightly worse than that of the first high school in the city. It was not easy for the first high school to lose the first game.
It was so ugly that he was lying on his back. There were also city leaders watching the game.
So as soon as the game started, the two evenly matched teams started a fierce offensive and defensive battle, which attracted bursts of applause from the citizens and fans at the scene. For many years, the city has not held such a large-scale and quite regular high school football league. Liaoyang is a
A small city with a population of just over one million is incomparable to Shenyang, the provincial capital with a population of eight million, and Dalian, which has a population of five million. Fans in Liaoyang have to take buses there every time the Liaoning team and Dalian team play, which is very sad.
I feel exhausted beyond words. So this time I watched the game at home with great enthusiasm.
For the vast majority of the audience, there is no point of view. Even if the game is held in Liaoyang City, there is no preference for the players of Dengta No. 2 High School. Whoever plays well can be supported, and whoever wins or loses is fine.
When the Liaoyang Stadium was first built, it was a comprehensive medium-sized stadium, so the stands were not oriented east-west of a standard football field, but oriented north-south. Just when the two teams were competing fiercely and the citizens and fans were cheering, a thin figure appeared.
Among the enthusiastic fans in the South Stand, this person was the later famous Chinese football team strongman - Li Tie.
In 1997, Li Tie was still in Brazil's Zhu Guanghu's Jianlibao team, but after participating in an international competition, he was favored by the current national team coach Qi Wusheng and was selected for the 1998 World Cup Asian qualifiers, which is China's top ten.
He became the main defensive midfielder in the team, and Li Tie was just twenty years old at this time. In July, the national team completed a training cycle and went on vacation. Li Tie did not return to Brazil and had to wait for the top ten games in September.
The game started. So I went to my relatives' house in Liaoyang to relax. I saw the news about the Liaoyang High School Football Cup on TV, and thought that there was nothing to do anyway, so I came to see the level of these peers, so I decided to relax.
In the first half, the two teams competed fiercely. The players were very excited. The offensive and defensive rhythm changed very quickly, and of course there were many mistakes. It was the first time for these players to play in front of so many spectators. Excitement is inevitable, but the experience of the competition
Inadequacy, especially since the Liaoyang Stadium is a small stadium and the auditorium is only about ten meters away from the edge of the stadium, which puts a lot of pressure on these young players.
The referee on duty is very strict. He is a teacher from the city sports school. In front of so many citizens and leaders, of course he must strictly enforce the law. Teachers who have been in sports schools for many years know very well that people who practice sports generally have bad tempers. If they are controlled
If fouls are not committed on the field, football will turn into sparring, and one-on-one fights will turn into group fights. Fortunately, these players are just enjoying themselves and are excited, without thinking about fouls. In the first few years of the professional league, China
The football stadium is relatively clean.
The first half was a bit boring for Li Tie. Although he was smiling, the two teams played 2:2 in the first half anyway. It was exciting just to watch the goal, but it was difficult for Li Tie to catch his eye.
Bright.
Ten minutes into the halftime break, a high school team took the lead in making substitutions, two at a time. The first player to come on the field was a dark, thin man who was about the same size as Li Tie. Judging from his positioning, he should be a forward.
That's it. This second one...is this a caddy? How did he get to the stadium? Look at this head, it's 1.4 meters at most. Li Tie subconsciously looked around and found that the fans next to him also had blank faces.
. It’s not uncommon to see young players playing in games, but it was a primary school game. It’s really surprising that such a big player comes up in a high school game. And it looks like he’s still playing in the frontcourt. Did a high school student risk his life or give up?
, or is this little guy’s family very powerful?
The game started soon. In the first minute of the second half, I scored a goal. The right back passed the ball to the midfielder, and the midfielder passed the ball to the left midfielder. The left midfielder was the little man. Before the defensive player could come up, he went sideways.
With one step, he suddenly made a direct pass from between the two central defenders to the front of the small penalty area. Before the goalkeeper and the defensive players of the second tallest lighthouse could react, a black shadow happened to be in place, and it was a whip to meet the ball.
Shoot. The only action the goalkeeper made was to turn his head and see the football bouncing in the net.
"Ouch!" was heard, and the stadium was filled with the roars of the fans.
Li Tie clapped his hands: "Beautiful!"
This dark and thin guy looked wilted, but he suddenly appeared in the right position and shot a clean shot. The key is that his sense of smell in front of the goal is too sensitive.
This dark and thin man is Ma Dong. He was slightly injured during the pre-match training, so Coach Zhang arranged for him to appear in the second half. Ma Dong, who is already highly skilled, relied on his abundant physical strength and high concentration to win the game at the beginning of the second half.
A wave of attacks and a successful goal.
However, this was not Ma Dong's only performance. In the following games, cheers continued to ring out on the field. In the 5th minute, after receiving a pass from the left midfielder, he pushed the ball with the arch of his foot in front of the goal and the football went straight into the far point.
In the 18th minute, after the football quickly transitioned in the frontcourt, a half-high ball was shot from the midfielder. The goalkeeper punched to the right. The left midfielder received the ball and passed the ball. Ma Dong grabbed the position like a ghost and stopped the ball with his back to the chest.
With a move of his left foot, he turned and volleyed with his right foot. The goalkeeper misjudged the direction and watched the score become 2:5. In the 35th minute, a long pass was passed diagonally from the backcourt to the right midfielder, and the right midfielder passed the ball back to the midfielder.
, the midfielder transitioned to the left midfielder. The left midfielder suddenly kicked off and passed a half-high ball in front of the goal. The goalkeeper hesitated for a moment. Ma Dong, who had been hiding next to the two high-defenders of the Lighthouse, was already flying at this time, diving towards the top.
, 6:2! This is not over yet. One minute before the end, the left midfielder dribbled in the frontcourt and opened up a shooting gap. The defender raised his foot to block it. Unexpectedly, it was a fake move. He passed the defender and went straight to the small penalty area. Another one
The center back hurriedly stepped forward to cover the position, but unexpectedly the left midfielder suddenly passed the ball horizontally, and Ma Dong formed a single attack on the goalkeeper. Ma Dong volleyed hard, and the goalkeeper subconsciously stretched his leg. The football touched the goalkeeper's leg and changed direction.
Caught off guard, the defender who had already rushed into position watched helplessly as the football hit the goal again.
The fans at the scene went crazy, and the noisy cheers were louder and louder! Is this a high school football game? Is this my imagination? This is a game with regular coaches and strict law enforcement. This is a game with bonuses.
It's not an exhibition match or a farewell match. He scored 7 goals in one game and one person scored five goals. Damn it, this is China's Ronaldo, right?
Li Tie couldn't sit still for a long time. His hands were red and his voice was hoarse from shouting. The excitement of the game and the atmosphere at the scene were comparable to those of Class A, right? The fans and citizens around him had already gone crazy.
As far as the eye could see, at the VIP seats, the leaders had already stood up, shouting, clapping, and jumping like ordinary citizens regardless of their image. No one discriminated against the second high school students in Lighthouse. They were all cheering for the first high school. Specifically, in
Cheers for the dark, thin player named Ma Dong who was shouted out by the on-site commentator.
As the final whistle sounded, Ma Dong rushed towards Wang Ai, hugged Wang Ai, and then... raised it high and put it on his shoulders. At this moment, Wang Ai really became a ball boy.
, while thinking crazy MMP in his heart, while pulling Ma Dong's hair, this guy is crazy today.
This is the most glorious day in Ma Dong's eighteen-year career. More than 20,000 fans in the audience cheered for him and shouted crazy for him! This feeling is so wonderful!
However, Li Tie did not see this scene. There were too many fans when they left, so Li Tie quietly left the game before the end. Sitting on the bus all the way back to his relatives' house, Li Tie had not yet recovered from the excitement, so he simply
I picked up the phone, and after a while, a middle-aged man's voice rang: "Hey, who's there?"
"Dad, it's me, Li Tie."
This chapter has been completed!