The third day of the national competition is also the first day of the official start of the national competition.
After everyone had a meal in the canteen at noon, we took a short rest and then went to the parking lot to gather for the ride.
Their destination is the Bird's Nest Stadium, which is not far away.
In fact, it only takes ten minutes to walk from the Olympic Village to the Bird's Nest. However, to show their importance, all players have to take a bus.
This also makes management easier.
Otherwise, in the ten-minute journey, some people are walking fast and some are walking slowly, and no one can be found halfway. It would be too ungraceful for passers-by to see the dragging formation of the contestants...
So it was "unnecessary" to let everyone take the bus.
In the car, the players from Dongchuan Middle School saw their "tour guide sister" Lin Jin again.
Seeing the players, Lin Jin was also very happy, with a bright smile: "Everyone looks very energetic, that's right! It seems that everyone has lived well in the Olympic Village these two days, right? I'll be sure to get there soon.
Listen to my command and don’t run around. There is no rehearsal for our entrance ceremony, so we have to succeed on the first try... Of course, everyone doesn’t need to be nervous. Just follow the team in front of you to enter the venue, walk past the rostrum, and then go around to
Let’s go to the court... Don’t worry, there will be a etiquette lady in front of each team to guide you..."
Chu Yifan put the neatly folded team flags on his knees, caressed them with his hands, and listened very attentively to Lin Jin's explanation of the process.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, he will unfurl this flag in front of the television cameras, in front of tens of thousands of spectators, and in front of the leaders and colleagues.
Since entering high school, he has had the same dream every year, which is to represent Dongchuan Middle School in the national competition.
It was only in my senior year of high school that my dream became a reality.
And this is all thanks to two junior high school students.
Thinking of this, he turned his attention to Luo Kai and Hu Lai respectively.
One person was wearing headphones and checking his cell phone, while the other was chatting happily with Mao Xiao and Meng Xi. It was too noisy in the car and he couldn't hear clearly.
Chu Yifan has also secretly observed these two days and found no marks on the faces of Hu Lai and Luo Kai. The two of them were in the same situation as when they were in the team...
They seemed to be getting along quite happily and there were no conflicts.
Thinking of this, Chu Yifan, as the captain, felt more relieved.
He was afraid that two people would have a conflict in the dormitory, which would make everyone panic and affect the team's performance in the national competition.
Now it seems that the two of them still know each other roughly...
In other words, the conflict between the two people is actually not as exaggerated as Yan Yan said. There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain, there is no king in sight...
Alas, speaking of Yan Yan, there are so many naughty thoughts in his mind all day long. I don’t know if it will be reassuring to hand him the captain’s armband after I graduate.
Can this person really be as calm as himself?
"Hey, Captain Chu, what are you thinking about?" Chu Yifan was thinking about Yan Yan, when Yan Yan came up and hugged his neck.
"Miss you." Chu Yifan gave him a roll of his eyes.
"Wow, are you still thinking about me at this time? I didn't know Captain Chu that you were interested in me..." Yan Yan was shocked.
"roll roll roll!"
Yan Yan said with a smile: "Captain Chu, don't be distracted. If you forget to wave the flag when you reach the rostrum, our trip will be in vain..."
"Go to hell, we didn't come here just to wave the flag..."
While Chu Yifan was talking, suddenly someone in the carriage exclaimed:
"Look, the bird's nest!"
Everyone looked out the car window, and sure enough, the famous stadium was standing under the blue sky and white clouds.
The weather is very good today. Under the afternoon sun, the stadium is particularly beautiful.
In the square outside the stadium, flagpoles were erected, all of which were promotional flags for the Sixth National High School Students Football Championship.
There are dense crowds of people walking under these flags, heading towards the stadium. They are all fans who came to watch the opening ceremony and the opening game.
Hu Lai was almost lying on the car window, looking greedily at everything outside the car window.
The majestic stadium, the flags fluttering in the wind, the game mascots played by people, the satellite broadcast trucks, the police responsible for security... and the fans who continue to pour into the stadium.
Some of them are middle school students about the same age as me, some are parents with their children, and some are even gray-haired old people...
In his previous world, how could so many people come to watch a middle school football match?
There can be a thousand people in the stands, which is considered a big event.
Perhaps the stories that happened in this world before were no different from the world he came from, but now this world is trying to change those old and decadent things. They have touched the cakes of many people. They have fearless courage and they still have a long-term future.
plan, and the determination to stick to it...
This is an amazing world!
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When Chu Yifan led the team past the rostrum, he waved the flagpole forward with all his strength.
With this movement, the flag originally held in his hand was thrown away, drew an arc in the air, went around the flagpole, and finally hung down, unfolding in the camera lens.
The sunlight shines through the yellow silk flag, making the four characters "Dongchuan Middle School" very conspicuous.
At the same time, on the TV, the host of Capital TV said passionately: "The football team of Dongchuan Middle School is playing now! From Dongchuan City, Andong Province! In last year's qualifiers, they defeated Jincheng's football team
Jiaxiang High School, a strong football school, has qualified to represent Andong Province high school football in the national competition. This is also their first time to participate in the national competition!"
There were huge cheers from the stands, and the people of the capital gave the warmest applause and cheers to every team that came to participate in the national competition, showing the friendship of the host country.
The old principal Zhai Guangming was sitting in his office, the door had been locked by him, and the TV hanging on the wall was playing the live broadcast of the opening ceremony of the Sixth National High School Students Football Championship.
Seeing the Dongchuan Middle School players walking past the camera with their heads held high, he also laughed, and then his eyes drifted to the metal plaque hanging on the other side.
Under the sunlight outside the window, the words on the plaque are still clear despite weathering, and it is obvious that they have been well taken care of.
It is hereby awarded to Dongchuan Middle School:
Honorary title of "Football Traditional Strong School"
National High School Athletic Association
1995·05
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After walking past the rostrum, the players from Dongchuan Middle School followed the hostess to their place on the court and stood there, waiting for the other teams to finish.
Then came the leadership speech.
Let's talk to another leader.
The leader said, "I will say the last two sentences."
The leader said "it includes the following three points."
The leader said, “I wish this competition a complete success!”
The players of each team in the stadium applauded and applauded hard. The slaps turned red, and one's face was not sure whether it was from excitement or exposure to the sun, but it was red.
Amidst the cheers and whistles, the balloon box that had been prepared long ago was opened, and countless colorful balloons flew into the sky, like festive fireworks.
The 6th National High School Students Football Championship officially opened.
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After the opening ceremony, each team did not return to the Olympic Village. Instead, they went directly to the stands and sat in the area specially reserved for them to enjoy the simple artistic performances that followed, as well as the opening game after the artistic performances.
The home team, Renmin Middle School in the capital, faced off against Huayuan High School in Nanhan City, Yuezhou Province.
Renmin Middle School ranked fifth in the last competition, while Garden High School ranked 26th. The strength gap between the two sides is as huge as this ranking, and there should be no suspense.
Amid the roar of cheers from the home fans, the People's Middle School from the capital took the initiative and formed a siege on Huayuan High School.
In the first half, Renmin Middle School took a two-goal lead. In the second half, they had no intention of holding back and continued to bombard the penalty area of Huayuan High School.
The Capital fans in the stands were excited.
This is the first time Hu Lai has watched a national competition. He had never watched it before, let alone in person, even on the Internet.
The atmosphere at the scene and the competition between the two sides made him fully feel something completely different from the Anton Cup.
If he was still shocked that the Anton Cup could be played in the Provincial Sports Center and that Jiaxiang High School had its own cheerleading team, then when it came to the national competition, all this would pale into insignificance...
In the end, both sides scored another goal in the second half, and Renmin Middle School defeated Huayuan High School 3:1.
And the national competition of Garden High School came to an end.
Seeing the Huayuan High School players crying in tears on the court, all the Dongchuan Middle School players fell silent.
They remembered what Mao Xiao once said about the tragic situation after the defending champion Chongwen Middle School was eliminated in the first round by Shuguang High School in last year's national competition.
At that time, just listening to Mao Xiao's words, I felt that the scene must be very tragic. Now that I saw the actual scene, everyone was still greatly shocked.
Thinking about the players from Garden High School, they must have overcome many obstacles in the qualifiers in their province, defeated one opponent after another, and finally came here carrying the expectations of high school football in the province.
As a result, he was eliminated on the first day of the opening ceremony...
Tomorrow they will pack their luggage and return.
For them, the national competition was so short-lived that it really seemed like a dream.
Every audience present applauded the eliminated Garden High School.
The players from Garden High School supported each other and even lined up to thank the audience in the stands with tears in their eyes...
"It's really cruel..." someone in Dongchuan Middle School murmured.
For the Dongchuan Middle School players who participated in the national competition for the first time, this scene was really shocking.
During the opening ceremony, they were all looking forward to their future in the national competition, but now, they have also seen the cruelty of the national competition.
The single-game elimination system does not allow any team to make mistakes. One game determines victory or defeat, and determines the team's fate for the year.
Will we be like Garden High School? Some people thought uneasily.
Some people also think: No, I don’t want to be like them!