When Xu Gaofei kicked the football into the goal guarded by Meng Xi, he opened his arms and ran to the corner flag area, and huge cheers broke out in the packed stands.
The students of Jiaxiang High School have been waiting for this ball for too long.
Since they were defeated in the Anton Cup final last year, they have been looking forward to this moment every day and night - the moment of revenge.
Amid the deafening cheers, Li Ziqiang didn't look very good.
He expected that the team would concede the goal, but he did not expect that the team would concede the goal only twenty minutes into the game.
You must know that in the last Anton Cup, the two teams tied 0:0 in the first half.
It seems that the slippery field has a great impact on the team, and Jiaxiang High School is really full of energy and wants revenge.
The ball conceded just now should actually have been a counterattack by Dongchuan Middle School.
At that time, Jiaxiang High School's frontcourt attack failed. The football was intercepted by Chen Rui. When he wanted to pass the ball forward, his foot slipped and Xu Gaofei beside him successfully counterattacked.
So what was originally a counterattack by Dongchuan Middle School turned into a counterattack by Jiaxiang High School.
Dongchuan Middle School was caught off guard by the opponent.
After Xu Gaofei stole the ball, he turned around and dribbled the ball into the penalty area. When Mao Xiao came up to interfere with him, he shot the football towards the far corner of the goal.
Although Meng Xi's fingertips did touch the football, it still failed to change the flight trajectory of the football.
In the end, the football flew into the goal and Jiaxiang High School took a one-goal lead.
After losing the ball, Chen Rui sat on the ground, dug out a large piece of soil between the spikes - it was the soil that had been rolled up from under the turf when he slipped - and then shook the soil out to vent his anger.
Li Ziqiang walked to the sidelines, blew his whistle, and used gestures to comfort his players, telling them not to panic or be frustrated.
As for tactical adjustments, he didn't make them.
Because the team's current situation is not a tactical failure, but comes from some non-football factors...
Li Ziqiang turned his head and glanced at the coaching bench next door. After Xu Gaofei scored, Feng Yuanchang was still sitting firmly on Diaoyutai. However, other members of the coaching staff around him were so excited that they almost rushed to the competition area.
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The celebration of the Jiaxiang High School players is over and the game continues. However, the Jiaxiang High School students in the stands have not yet recovered from the excitement.
As soon as the Jiaxiang High School players on the field got the ball, their excited voices rang out. While cheering for their team, they also created pressure on the Dongchuan Middle School players.
I have to say that their momentum did bring some trouble to the freshmen of Dongchuan Middle School.
Shen Yulin's performance in this game was not outstanding.
The big man's heart may not quite match his appearance.
Several times when he competed with Jiaxiang High School center back Huang Zheng for the top spot, he failed to grab the first spot.
This meant that even if Hu Lai ran to him, it would only be in vain.
He and Shen Yulin could no longer establish contact.
Feng Yuanchang laughed when he saw this scene in the audience.
Before the game, he asked Wu Yue to guard Hu Lai strictly, but he did not expect that the breakthrough point would be Shen Yulin, a freshman in high school.
He scored four goals in the previous five games of the Anton Cup. Judging from the statistics, his performance was very good, but he did not expect that his mental quality was so poor. He was booed and booed by the fans, and he did not know how to play...
Without Shen Yulin as the offensive fulcrum, Hu Lai's role will be reduced.
This is simply God helping me...
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Shen Yulin is not a major scorer for Dongchuan Middle School's offense, although he is considered the second shooter in Dongchuan Middle School.
He more often provides some protection and support for Hu Lai, using his height and header advantages to fight for the football in the frontcourt, and then pass it to Hu Lai.
If Hu Lai's position is not good, then he will pass the football to Xia Xiaoyu or other teammates. Of course, he passes the football to Xia Xiaoyu most often, because the core of the team's midfield is Xia Xiaoyu. It is not feasible for him, a high center forward, to organize the offense. It's possible. Let the professional people do the professional things, and of course leave it to Xia Xiaoyu to organize the offense and look for opportunities.
Therefore, during the game, Xia Xiaoyu, Shen Yulin and Hu Lai often have to be close to each other so that they can pass the ball to each other easily.
But after Shen Yulin was deposed, only the two-way connection between Xia Xiaoyu and Hu Lai remained.
Defending a line like this is definitely easier than defending a triangle.
Not to mention that Hu Lai is still being "tortured" by Wu Yue.
As soon as Hu Lai reaches the position, Wu Yue will immediately hit him and never give him a chance to easily get the ball.
Several times, during confrontations with Wu Yue, Hu Lai fell to the ground, and the referee did not call Wu Yue a foul.
At the same time, overwhelming boos immediately erupted from the stands - the students from Jiaxiang High School thought Hu Lai was diving.
The feud between Hu Lai and Jiaxiang High School can be traced back to the last Anton Cup final. It was not because Hu Lai scored a goal in the final and defeated Jiaxiang High School, but because Hu Lai made a very special move to Wang Guangwei as soon as he came on the court. The unfriendly behavior resulted in Wang Guangwei receiving a yellow card.
Given Wang Guangwei's status in the minds of Jiaxiang High School students, Hu Lai's move was like a slap in their collective faces.
It is precisely because of this move that many students from Jiaxiang High School insist that Dongchuan Middle School defeated them through dishonorable means, and they still hold their grudges to this day.
Therefore, this away game is the most unfriendly to Hu Lai.
Whenever he gets the ball, the boos in the stands are like thunder.
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"Guangwei, I think your head is not your head anymore..." Dai Zetao, who found a corner in the stands to watch the game, said to Wang Guangwei next to him.
"Brother Tao, what are you talking about?" Wang Guangwei was confused.
"I mean, your butt is just like a tiger's butt - you can't touch it. Look, that kid was hated by so many people in Jiaxiang High School just because he touched your hair in last year's finals. How miserable.
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Wang Guangwei looked at Hu Lai who was entangled by Wu Yue and laughed: "Brother Tao, do you think he is pitiful?"
"Isn't it pitiful? You get booed as soon as you get the ball. This is a high school football game. This is the first time I've seen someone treated like this in a game."
Wang Guangwei agreed with the second half of Dai Zetao's sentence. In high school football games, there are indeed very few people who can be hated and disliked by so many people.
But he felt that Hu Lai was not necessarily pitiful.
Because maybe people don’t take the boos seriously at all?
No...it's not that he doesn't take it seriously, but he should think that these boos are all praising him, right?
With his mean look, it's entirely possible!
When Wang Guangwei thought that Hu Lai could chat with him during the game, he felt that he could not guess this kid based on common sense.
Speaking of which, this kid's progress is really fast. When I played with him last year, I could still see his immaturity and youthfulness. Facing his own defense, he had no better way besides talking nonsense.
In the end, I could only get rid of myself by playing tricks.
But looking at his games this year, although he has been suppressed by Wu Yue so far and has no outstanding performance, looking at his running position and handling of the ball, it is obvious that he is no longer the novice he was at the beginning.
It is completely different from the national competition in March this year.
The progress is really rapid.
He believed that Hu Lai would not be like his big forward partner, who would not perform stably when being booed, nor would he give up the idea of scoring goals just because he encountered Wu Yue's tight marking - otherwise, he would never leave his side in last year's final.
He should have given up long ago under his defense.
Because he has played against Hu Lai, Wang Guangwei knows very well that this person is the type that defensive players hate the most: no matter how successful your defense is, you can't relax for a second in this game because of those previous successes.
Your defense does not guarantee that this person has been defeated. It is entirely possible that he is still patiently waiting for opportunities, or looking for opportunities. As long as you dare to relax, he will dare to take decisive action...
To compete nervously with such a tenacious forward for the entire game is indeed a very severe test for the defensive players.
Just like now, Hu Lai, who just suffered a loss in the physical confrontation with Wu Yue, is here again.
Dongchuan Middle School launched an attack and successfully advanced to the side of the penalty area of Jiaxiang High School.
Wang Guangwei's eyes were fixed on the thin figure of No. 14 of Dongchuan Middle School.
His big man partner has rushed into the penalty area, but he is still outside the penalty area.
Although Wu Yue was in the penalty area, he had been doing two things. On the one hand, he was staring at the Dongchuan Middle School players who were developing on the wing, and on the other hand, he kept turning his head to glance at Hu Lai.
Wang Guangwei guessed that this was what Feng Zhi meant, asking Wu Yue to keep an eye on Hu Lai, but not to be easily pulled out of his position. After all, after he left, Jiaxiang High School did not insist on playing a three-center-back formation because he could not find one.
The third suitable centre-back.
Therefore, the defensive position becomes very important.
If Wu Yue is pulled out by Hu Lailai, Jiaxiang High School will only have Huang Zheng as a center back in the penalty area. That is obviously not possible.
As long as Hu Lai doesn't enter the penalty area, Wu Yue should ignore him. Anyway, he can't take long shots. He is no threat when he is far away from the goal...
Just as he was thinking this, Wang Guangwei saw Hu Lai running into the penalty area.
And Wu Yue immediately followed up, moving very quickly. Wang Guangwei nodded, satisfied with Wu Yue, yes, that's it, don't let your guard down, don't give him any chance...
In the end, Dongchuan Middle School failed to pass the football to the goal. Perhaps it was because they saw Wu Yue tag Hu Lai immediately, which deprived them of two offensive points in the penalty area.
The football was moved from the wings to the center.
Xia Xiaoyu ran over to respond and got the ball.
Wang Guangwei turned his attention to Hu Lai again and saw that Hu Lai had changed positions, but was still in the penalty area.
Wu Yue was beside him.
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Hu Lai turned to look at Wu Yue, and then quickly turned to look at Wu Yue again.
Wu Yue is still by his side.
He sighed.
It feels really bad to be stuck with a piece of dog skin plaster.
He really wanted to say to this person: Brother, don't stare at me, I am not a threat...
But he also knew that what he said was unconvincing. After all, there was no Luo Kai in the Dongchuan Middle School team this year, and he could not use Luo Kai as his shield. Secondly, he scored seven goals in this Anton Cup.
He is currently ranked second in the Anton Cup scorer list and first in the Dongchuan Middle School team.
This kind of performance means that he is not threatening, no matter how thick-skinned Hu Lai is, he can't say it...
Seeing Hu Lai sigh, Wu Yue showed a proud expression on his face. He even couldn't help but joked: "What? Why don't we chat this time?"
Hu Lai glanced at him: "It's not enough to say anything."
Wu Yue:???
At this moment, he saw Hu Lai suddenly rush out with a sprint!
He didn't have time to consider what happened, and his body's conditioned reflex made him follow him. But he was still a little slower - just when he arrived, Hu Lai had already received the ball passed to him by Xia Xiaoyu!
Wu Yue secretly screamed in his heart that it was very dangerous! If he hadn't reacted quickly, he might have been fooled by this kid again...
He quickly moved forward and pressed his shoulders hard against Hu Lai.
This is a way to compete for strength in defense. Don't use your hands directly, otherwise you may get a foul. In order to avoid suspicion, you even have to put your hands behind your back to avoid being called a foul by the referee.
But he didn't easily push away Hu Lai like in his previous confrontations with Hu Lai.
This seemingly frail boy was holding his arms open, with one hand on his chest while maintaining balance.
Not only was he not pushed away by himself, but he also took a shot!
Before Wu Yue could react, Hu Lai had already shot the football towards the Jiaxiang High School goal!
Fortunately, their goalkeeper Zhou Yang was very focused. He swooped sideways and knocked the football over the baseline with a single punch!
This shot made the Jiaxiang High School students in the stands couldn't help but exclaim, and the previous boos stopped abruptly.
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Seeing that he failed to score, Hu Lai looked very upset. He put his head in his hands, knelt on the ground, and shouted to the sky.
Looking at it like this, it seemed as if he just missed the best opportunity in the game.
Wu Yue turned around and gave a thumbs up to goalkeeper Zhou Yang, praising him for his good save just now.
But Wang Guangwei in the stands frowned and did not look relaxed because Hu Lai's goal failed.
This kid...
The first shot after playing in last year's final did not even hit the goal frame. This time, under Wu Yue's pressure, he was able to shoot such a high-quality shot. If Zhou Yang hadn't performed stably, I'm afraid the shot just now would have been missed.
Just scored a goal.
He suddenly became less confident that his successor Wu Yue could guard against Hu Lai.
