Although the score on the field is 1:2, if a person who does not know the two teams at all comes to watch the game, the current situation will make him feel that this score is really abnormal, because, led by Hayama

The main players were exhausted during the game, while the substitute players with me were launching an offensive like a tide.

However, the football game is divided into two halves. Especially considering the physical problems of high school students, the half of this game is set to 40 minutes. Therefore, when our offense just started, the field always seemed a little bit

The silent referee, who was guest-starred by the football department's instructor, blew the whistle at the end of the half-time game.

However, the atmosphere of the team on the field is completely different. The main players who should be the leading team are now walking towards their own resting area with frowning eyes, and the players next to me are wearing uniforms.

The teammates all walked on happily, without any sense of dejection like those who were lagging behind.

Several players, including Nakamura-senpai, even took the initiative to find me when they were coming off the field, patted me on the shoulder and said, "Boy, you still have a way of doing it!"

Obviously, through this half of the game, even those who were not convinced by me before have more or less established a sense of trust in me. This understanding is even more obvious for experienced players like Nakamura.

, because, the pass I gave him at that time, as a result of my almost super-level performance at the time, he was able to clearly realize the difficulty of this pass.

Therefore, among all the people, Nakamura is also the one who has changed his attitude the most. Of course, this may be related to the fact that he was given up by Hayama in the competition with Hayama's friend Tobe, and he has a little resentment towards Hayama.

Not open.

During the intermission, Nakamura-senpai took the initiative to find me and said seriously: "Yuigahama, although everyone now recognizes your ability and our situation is also very good, we will make adjustments after the intermission.

There is still a lot of space, and the opponent's mentality can be adjusted. I know Hayama. In these 15 minutes, Hayama can do a lot of things. Although I am a little dissatisfied with Hayama, I must admit that his

His leadership skills and his ability to boost morale are definitely innately powerful."

"I know," I nodded and looked at Nakamura-senpai, "But, senior, do you think there is anyone in our current team who has enough prestige to allow everyone to calm down and face the opponent's counterattack?

."

"No, to say that this team has always been the main practice match object, and they all want to be in the main lineup, who would treat this team as a collective?" Nakamura smiled bitterly and said.

"That's it. Rather than pouring cold water on everyone at this time, it's better to take advantage of this momentum to get rid of them. You know, even if Ye Shan can boost his momentum, if we equalize the score at the beginning of the second half, the morale of the opponent will also be reduced.

Completely broken?"

"I hope so?" Senior Nakamura sighed and said with a hint of uncertainty.

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However, at the beginning of the second half, it was the main lineup led by Hayama Hayato who was the first to break the deadlock.

Losing the ball was a complete coincidence. My teammates inherited the momentum of the first half and launched a wave of attacks towards the main lineup. Everyone was confident and dared to make various moves, even the defenders

The players also gave up the safe way of handling the ball and wanted to move forward with the ball, showing off their various footwork.

However, the tragedy arises from this. Kondo, as the right back, made a mistake when he wanted to pass the ball past his opponent in the backcourt. He lost the ball in the backcourt and was hit on the spot. He counterattacked 3-on-2 in the frontcourt.

In this case, striker Tobe scored twice.

This is where the uncertainty on the football field comes from. It was almost the same situation as the goal conceded at the beginning of the first half. This goal when our team's morale was at its strongest poured cold water on everyone.

This is also the biggest problem between the substitute lineup and the main lineup. When morale is high, their performance will not be so stable. Everyone, at all times, may be a time bomb, and this inadvertent loophole is

It cannot be compensated by human power.

After scoring the goal, Tobe slowly walked in front of me, and before Hayama stopped him, he made a somewhat provocative gesture, as if a minister was trying to fight back against his majesty.

Same.

From listening to my sister's narration sporadically, Tobe didn't seem to be such an arrogant person, but more of a person with a very cheerful personality. Although Hayama then ran over to call him away, and then said to me

Sorry, but Tobe's behavior made me realize that obviously, even Hayama's best friend can understand the pressure Hayama is under and the depression in his heart.

Let’s not talk about the provocation brought by Tobe’s depression. After he scored the goal, the morale situation on the field immediately reversed. Although the players on the substitute side did not show obvious panic,

However, it is obvious that this is another huge blow to their confidence, and this blow will soon become a straw for low morale as they are unable to attack for a long time. You must know that falling behind by one goal means that they can be defeated at any time.

An equalizer and two goals behind is a problem in another sense.

Senior Nakamura frowned and looked at me, expressing a somewhat helpless expression. Before the game, he and I both expected that it would not be easy for the main lineup to concede another goal. However, now we are the first to concede the goal.

The situation is still somewhat unexpected.

However, it is said that Tobe-senpai just slapped me in the face! I always feel that it would be better to fight back!

I watched Tobe slowly retreat to his own half of the court after the somewhat wanton celebration, and took another look at Hayama who looked at me with a somewhat different look.

Perhaps, on this court, only Hayama can feel my current murderous intent, so his eyes are fixed on me. Obviously, his subtext is: I will never give you a chance so easily again.

The defensive pressure faced by the midfielder position is not small, but at least it will not be too great when the ball is in your own half, because the opponent's midfielder cannot press you at the risk of losing his position.

The work can only be done by the front midfielder, and now Hayama seems to be preparing to pull down his body as the core of the frontcourt, and is ready to invest more energy in defense to interfere with me.

A playful pass like the one in the first half can be successful once, but for the strong, once is the limit. If there is another one-on-one confrontation, I believe Hayama will not let me pass so easily.

, passed the ball, or shot.

It's a little bit troublesome!

However, what if there is no defense in front of you?

Generally speaking, there are only two possibilities in this situation. One is a single goal after getting rid of the defense, and the second is a direct free kick. But these two things seem to be difficult for me to do. The defensive midfielder

The opportunity to get a one-on-one goal can only be obtained during a counterattack when the opponent's defense is extremely pressed. However, the current main lineup based on defense should not give me this opportunity. A direct free kick is a good opportunity.

, but with my seniority in the team, even though others have begun to build trust in me, they will not be happy to let their usual set-piece taker give me the opportunity.

However, when it comes to set pieces, there is a kind of ball that is also like a set piece.

Moreover, if you score a goal in this way, it should be the biggest blow to the opponent, right?

Although it is very risky, it is worth trying!

I walked to the center circle, signaled to Nakamura and Naito who were about to tee off again, and convinced Kondo, who was a little strange about the current situation, to let me switch with the opponent.

"Hey, Yuigahama, what are you going to do?" Senior Nakamura looked at me walking to the center line and asked doubtfully.

"Later, make me a ball." I simply replied.

"What do you mean by making a ball?" Nakamura was stunned for a moment, then raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Are you crazy?"

"But what could be a more convenient way to undermine their self-confidence than this?"

"You guy, it feels like every time I make you dissatisfied, you have to fight back as fast as possible!"

"I don't want to do this either, but," I nodded solemnly. Somewhere in the stands, the red hair belonging to my sister should be looking at me seriously, "Only this time, even if you betray me, I want to persist.

There are many things that I don’t want to lose!”

"Okay, then, Yuigahama, show me your skills!"

"Okay, then just watch!"

The kick-off whistle sounded, and Nakamura pushed the ball forward a little. I took a step back to give myself some room to sprint, and then kicked the ball forward hard.

When I started sprinting, Hayama, who had been looking at me, should have realized that something was wrong. Even during the sprint, I could hear Hayama's shouts coming into my ears with the heavy sound of wind: "

Shimoda-kun, go back! Go back! Go back to the door!"

But, it was too late. When I kicked the ball, I knew that it was too late for Shimoda. Even if it is only such a small distance from the penalty area line to the goal, when the ball speed is fast enough, even if the opponent's goalkeeper

No matter how fast you react, you can't resist the natural disadvantage.

Shimoda flew his whole body out, as if he wanted to change the flight trajectory of the ball, but even his fingertips did not touch the ball. Just as I expected, the ball drew a line in the air.

A beautiful arc, spinning from the upper left corner of the goal into the net.

It wasn't until this moment that the classmate who selflessly acted as a commentator on the sidelines reacted. There was a harsh noise from the microphone, which should have been caused by the commentator's tight grip on the microphone.

I really enjoyed his incoherent voice: "Uh, this, this goal was scored, from Yuigahama Kazuya, this is a, uh, how should I put it, a direct goal from the kick-off in the center circle, Yuigahama should have seen it

Shimoda's positioning was a little pre-tested, and he directly hit the goal when kicking off the ball in the center circle. The ball was impeccable in terms of speed, strength, and even the angle of the fall. To be able to kick such a ball from that distance, this guy is incredible.

!”

This time I didn’t celebrate, and slowly walked back to the lower back position where I should be. From a distance, Ye Shan looked at me with complicated eyes. If a minute ago he was still thinking about how to use his current position,

Defending in an advantageous situation, using long-term effective defense to undermine the self-confidence of his own players. Now, all he can think of is how to survive the next 35 minutes without conceding a ball.

However, you have to know that the current situation is different from the situation in the first half of the game. There are still 35 minutes in the second half!

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A 35-minute game is neither short nor long.

Although the substitute players were on the offensive, it was obvious that Hayama's efforts to revive morale during the halftime break still had a certain effect. Although he was clearly in a state of panic at the beginning of losing the ball, he was quickly eliminated.

Nakamura found an opportunity to score a furious shot in the penalty area, but when faced with the substitute players who showed a more ferocious offensive attack, they showed extremely tenacious fighting spirit.

They did not concede any more goals and maintained the 3:3 score until the final moment of the game.

In the 35 minutes after the goal, in a sense, I became a spectator on the offensive end. I was so impressed by Kondo’s previous mistake that when everyone was actively pressing on me, I retreated slightly.

After I intercepted the pass of Hayama who was preparing to take the ball to initiate a counterattack several times, Hayama came over, patted me on the shoulder helplessly, and said: "One-on-one comparison between you and me.

If so, I have indeed lost."

It should be said that I should be satisfied with Hayama's affirmation. However, when it comes to the specific situation on the court, it is not different. Hayama Hayato's popularity determines that his approach will always be favored by the masses. If Hayama
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