Chapter 31: Nine Palaces Light Up, Who Is The Superstar?
"The opening match of the 2014 JFL season, Honda FC vs. Imabari FC at home, is about to begin. All Honda FC fans in the audience are requested to prepare your enthusiasm and let us welcome our splendid new season with cheers and shouts.
Do you still remember our goal for this season? Let us shout it together..."
As soon as the infectious sound of the live DJ at Honda Era Stadium stopped, nearly 6,000 fans at the scene chanted: "j3, j3, j3..."
Good guy, another one who wants to advance to the professional league, this goal is set... isn't it a coincidence?
Since everyone has the same goal, they are direct competitors, and they should be beaten to death.
Kazuyuki Toda won the coin guessing, so Lin Hong and Takei Shigehao stood in the center circle waiting for the kick-off. The referee looked at his watch and a long whistle sounded.
Takei Narihao passed the ball to Lin Hong. Lin Hong half-turned and kicked the ball into the backcourt, then ran into the frontcourt to press the opponent's defense.
JFL games are not broadcast live on television, but there are live broadcasts on radio stations. The main service targets are taxi drivers and visually impaired people. Of course, many fans who cannot go to away games will also choose to listen to the radio to get first-hand news.
In addition to the live DJ, there are only Imabari Radio and Hamamatsu Radio in the media box of Honda Era Stadium, and there is no third one.
The Japan Football Association originally would have dedicated personnel to record videos for files, but since 2009, in order to save costs, they now directly record the video source of the home team's live camera.
"Okay, the referee blew the whistle to start the game. The kick-off is the visiting team Imabari FC. Let's take a look at their starting lineup first.
Imabari FC and Honda FC played in a 433 attack formation today. The goalkeeper was No. 1 Imagawa Masaki, and the four defenders were left back No. 15 Kondo Takatora, No. 4 Harada Wataru and No. 5 Iizumi Ryouya partnered as central defenders.
, No. 30 Yamanaka Kazuki guards the right road.
In the midfield, No. 6 Kazuyuki Toda, a former national football warrior, is responsible for organizing in the center, with No. 7 Shoio Fukuda and No. 20 Kobayashi Watanabe on the left and right.
Among the three forwards, No. 9 Takei Shigehiro is in the middle. He is different from traditional Japanese forwards. He is very strong and has good headers. He is more like a traditional Nordic forward. He is also the target that Honda FC needs to focus on in this game.
Now receiving the ball is No. 12 Yoshii Daisuke. He is only 17 years old and is the future star of Imabari FC. At the same time, he is also a young Toshihiko worthy of attention in Japanese football in recent years.
The other striker is number 86...Danger...
The ball went in, the ball actually went in, my God, this is only the first minute, ah, how could this happen..."
Countless Honda FC fans who were unable to attend or did not buy tickets were full of questions. Listening to the DJ on the radio, Honda FC was already lagging behind, but why did it happen so quickly and without any warning in advance?
Because they couldn't see the video replay, they could only rely on their imagination when listening to the broadcast. But just now the DJ dropped the ball without saying anything. This made them extremely dissatisfied. They felt like they were suddenly shot to death without knowing where the bullet came from.
The feeling comes.
Honda Era Stadium, which was noisy just a moment ago, suddenly became as cold as ice, and was immediately broken by hundreds of Imabari FC fans cheering and screaming.
At the same time, cheers and celebrations came from many corners of Imabari City. Although they didn't know what happened, they knew that the team they supported had scored a goal, and they took the lead in the first minute.
Turning the time back one minute, Lin Hong rushed forward after the kick-off. Today's opponent was not as strong as Gifu FC, so Takeshi Okada's task for the three forwards was to press forward. It was best to kill the opponent.
The defender stayed in the penalty area and did not dare to come out.
After the football was received by Toda Kazuyuki, he and Watanabe Kobayashi simply hit the wall and passed an opposing forward who rushed forward. Seeing that the opponent did not continue to press, Toda Kazuyuki took two steps and kicked.
Look for Takei Narihao to be the high point in the frontcourt.
Takei Narihao had an advantage in the confrontation with the opponent. He took off and passed the header to Daisuke Yoshii in front. The latter looked at the position of the opponent's back line and saw Lin Hong's running position, so he made a
Pretend to break through the base and then launch a diagonal through pass with your left foot.
Takeshi Okada has arranged for Lin Hong and Daisuke Yoshii to train as a team in the past few days. At this time, the tacit understanding between the talented players finally showed.
Lin Hong understood it and started it almost as soon as Daisuke Yoshii looked in his direction. The line happened to be the space between the two central bathrooms.
Lin Hong's sudden burst was too fast. Honda FC's central defender had never encountered a player with such quick start on the court, and Lin Hong's No. 86 jersey was too deceptive.
They were already trapped in the penalty area, so when Lin Hong ran past them, neither central defender dared to reach out and pull Lin Hong.
By stretching his legs and touching the football, Kazuyuki Toda's basic football skills have reached 76% familiarity, which gives him more confidence on the court.
The football rolled toward the goal. The next second, Lin Hong took a big step, and then fired furiously. The football deformed instantly, and the powerful kinetic energy flew towards the goal five or six meters away with a "bang" sound.
Goalkeeper Shibazaki Hideaki instinctively knew that it was too late to make a save, so he could only stretch his legs to try to save the ball. However, the distance was too close and Lin Hong's force was too sufficient, so stretching his legs was doomed to be useless.
In the first minute of the game, to be precise, it should be the 41st second, Lin Hong touched the ball with both feet and knocked on the door of the home team Honda FC with a blast, announcing his arrival with a lightning goal.
"ah……"
Lin Hong clenched his fists and roared excitedly as he ran towards the coaching bench. He was so excited.
In the first minute of the first game of the league, the first shot of the first attack was scored. Is there any more perfect start than this? No, this is definitely a dream within a dream, the perfection within perfection.
!
Lin Hong ran to Haruyama Shota and hugged him, "Mr. Haruyama, this goal is for you. Thank you for everything you have done for me!"
Haruyama Shota patted Lin Hong's dry back hard, and he was too excited to speak. Thinking of Lin Hong's hardships along the way, Haruyama Shota couldn't help but feel proud that I am a Bole.
After separation from Shota Haruyama, his teammates gathered around him and congratulated Lin Hong. Lin Hong responded one by one and finally gave Daisuke Yoshii a high-five to thank him for his wonderful assist.
The on-site DJ weakly announced the goal and score, and the atmosphere in the stadium quickly cooled down. However, many people in Imabari City were still congratulating each other, and the radio DJ also repeated the goal again.
“1:0, Imabari FC takes the lead away from home, a fantastic start!
From the moment Takei Narigo touched the ball to Lin Hong's shot, in just 41 seconds, 5 people from Imabari FC touched the ball more than 10 times, without letting the home team players touch the ball in the whole process. Perfect teamwork, perfect
's goal.
JFL's fastest goal record is the 39-second record set by Kochi United player Kobayashi Jiro in 2011. Although it is a pity that the record was not touched by two seconds, Lin Hong's goal has broken the JFL's fastest goal in the opening game.
ball record, and it was improved to an unprecedented height by three minutes from the original record.
Let us congratulate Lin Hong, he is worthy of the title of "ae86", I would like to call him the fastest man in Imabari FC..."
The radio DJ talked about the goal passionately, and people celebrated the goal on the streets of Imabari City or in the office.
In a shop called "Meiyu Ramen" in the city center, everyone from the shop owner to the diners raised their arms and shouted.
The shop owner pointed at the photo on the wall and shouted excitedly: "Look, look at Daisuke Yoshii's assist and Lin Hong's goal. This is a masterpiece of genius. Do you know why they are so strong?
Because they come to my store to eat ramen after morning exercise, and they eat a lot.”
In the photo, the uncle is standing in the middle with a bright smile. On the left and right are Daisuke Yoshii and Lin Hong with their thumbs up. There are ten empty ocean bowls stacked on the table in front of him.
Some diners were suspicious after seeing the photo, "Uncle, don't tell me that these were eaten by the two of them. This is too exaggerated. Have you also learned how to use Photoshop?"
"Idiot, how could I do such a thing? Yoshii-kun was full after eating two bowls, and Lin Hongjun ate the remaining eight bowls. To be honest, I was shocked at the time, but I thought he could run so fast.
It requires a steady stream of energy, just like no matter how good ae86 is, it must work harder!"
The owner of the restaurant didn’t look like he was joking. It seems that Lin Hongjun is really good at eating. Could it be that the ramen in this restaurant also has special energy?
"Uncle, give me another bowl, and I will become a faster man!"
"And me, I want to eat three bowls, and I want to be the fastest man in Japan!"
The uncle happily responded one by one. At the same time, he was thinking about whether Lin Hong would ask him to sign a photo and eat noodles for free next time he came, which would be considered as endorsement fees for him.
At Honda Era Stadium, Lin Hong returned to his half and waited for kick-off. Suddenly, the task bar in his mind changed. The "Task Progress" in the "The more the merrier" task bar changed from "0/9" to "0/9".
"1/9", at the same time, the lower left corner of a virtual nine-square grid lit up.
There is a foot on the background of the green field, a left foot to be exact, and it is tilted. Black sneakers and white socks, the picture extends upward to the knee of the foot, and then disappears.
In the lower left corner of the nine-square grid, there is a tilted left foot in the front, which means that when the picture is frozen, the entire body of the superstar is tilted to the left, and judging from the tilted angle of the left foot, this action must be very stretched.
In addition to the information about his feet, Lin Hong also discovered that this superstar was wearing Reebok sneakers. Since he is a superstar, he must have a sneaker sponsorship contract. It seems that he is undoubtedly the spokesperson of Reebok.
Since Reebok was acquired by Adidas in 2005, it seems that it has rarely signed big-name football players as endorsements. In Lin Hong’s impression, only Frenchman Thierry Henry, the former Highbury, other Reeboks
He had no impression of the spokesperson.
Could it really be Henry? Lin Hong's heart couldn't be described as fiery at this time. He was almost on fire. Think about it, Henry, what is his famous stunt, his agility and lightness? In front of the door.
Calmly shooting? Or the legendary ball protection that is stronger than the Emperor?
No matter what, as long as he can learn one of Henry's unique skills, it will be a qualitative improvement for Lin Hong now.
"I'm sorry Yoshii, if there is a chance to shoot, I will not miss it. I need to score, especially!"
Daisuke Yoshii felt the urgency in Lin Hong's words and was shocked. It had just started, and he had just scored to help the team take the lead, but why did this kid seem to be cornered?
However, Daisuke Yoshii kept in mind what his uncle said, so he nodded, "Okay, I will help you create opportunities as much as possible. If there is a 50% chance of passing and shooting, you don't need to consider my feelings, just shoot!"
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Lin Hong glanced at his partner gratefully, then extended his hand, "Thanks, I'll treat you to ramen when we get back to Imabari. You can add beef and eggs as you like!"
Daisuke Yoshii smiled and thought that he could get the stingy Lin Hong to say this. It seemed that his desire to score goals in this game was not as strong as usual. So Daisuke Yoshii reached out and gave Lin Hong a high-five, which meant it was a deal.
Chapter completed!