The comeback Dongchuan Middle School celebrated the goal for a very long time - longer than their original celebration on bicycles.
In the middle of the game, some teammates actually wanted to return to the court. But they were stopped by Hu Lai: "Wait a minute, wait a minute. We will go back when the referee calls us."
Everyone understands that Hu Lai is trying to delay time. It is not without precedent in the professional arena, and it is not Hu Lai's idea. It's just that we are all teenagers and thin-skinned, so we are not very capable of doing such obvious and sporty things.
Things come up that are inconsistent with the spirit.
But Hu Lai didn't have this kind of psychological burden. He really seized every opportunity to pursue victory.
As long as it was within the limits allowed by the rules, he had almost no worries about doing such things.
In this way, the players of Dongchuan Middle School really waited until the referee couldn't stand it anymore and came up to remind them to return to the court quickly. Hu Lai called everyone back to the court, and the substitute players also walked towards the substitutes of Dongchuan Middle School in groups.
seats.
When Hu Lai led everyone onto the court, he high-fived Mao Xiao, who had been standing in the court: "Well done, Mao Xiao, thank you for being on the court!"
Mao Xiao initially wanted to rush up to celebrate the goal, but Hu Lai gestured for him to stay on the field. Mao Xiao also immediately understood why Hu Lai asked him to do this - according to football rules, when kick-off
All players must be in their own half. In the actual game, if all the players of the team that scored the goal run out of the field to celebrate, and only the team that lost the ball is left on the field, then as long as the players of the team that lost the ball return to their own
At halftime, the referee can blow the whistle according to the rules to kick off the game.
Because at this time, all the players "on the field" are indeed in their own half. As for the scoring players who are not on the field, they are not considered participants in the game at all - as long as they leave the field, they are not participating in the game by default.
This is like the offside rule. If a defender accidentally positions himself further back than his team's goalkeeper, and at this time the opponent's offensive player penetrates behind the defender's back line, then the offensive player is not offside.
Yes, because there are two opposing players in front of him, not one, and he is not closer to the baseline than the second-to-last player of the opponent, so it is not considered offside.
In this case, the defensive player behind his goalkeeper only needs to quickly run outside the baseline before the offensive team passes the ball, and he can successfully commit offside. Because he leaves the court, even if he temporarily withdraws from the game, he cannot affect the court.
In the normal course of the game, the opponent's offensive player suddenly becomes closer to the baseline than the second-to-last player on the defensive side, and is in an offside position according to the rules.
Being on and off the court is an important criterion for whether to participate in the game.
Therefore, in order to prevent all scoring players from rushing out of the field to celebrate and allowing the opponent to kick off, at least one person must be left standing in the opponent's half. Only in this way can the team that loses the ball be prevented from kicking off according to the rules.
Mao Xiao was assigned such a task by Hu Lai.
In fact, Mao Xiao knew this rule, but when he was so excited about scoring goals, who would have thought of this?
To his surprise and admiration, Hu Lai was the one who should be most excited, but he still maintained a terrifying calmness at this time. The first thing that came to his mind was to arrange for him to stay at the scene.
to prevent opponents from taking advantage of loopholes in the rules.
It has to be said that such a person would be able to do something like a cat waiting for an opportunity behind the opponent's goalkeeper to grab the ball and then shoot... because his understanding of the rules is really extraordinary and profound.
The rules of football are written in black and white there. It is not a secret, nor is it an obscure high-end knowledge. Anyone can read it, but it has to be said that most people’s understanding of football rules may be limited to "except for goalkeepers."
Other well-known rules such as "No one else can touch the ball with their hands".
If you can clearly tell which ball is offside and which ball is not offside, you are already a master who understands the rules of football.
As for the unpopular rules or the loopholes in the rules, not many people are free to study them...
Although he admired Hu Lai very much, there was another thing Mao Xiao didn't understand: "Hu Lai, it's pointless for you to delay your celebration for so long, because the referee will definitely count you into injury time.
of."
Hu Lai smiled: "I'm not trying to delay time."
"It's not about delaying time, then you..."
"I'm here to kill the morale of Dawn High School."
Mao Xiao suddenly realized what he said.
After losing the ball, Chen Xingyi has already brought the football to the center circle. Why not just wait for the game to start so that he can get it back? The other Shuguang High School players will also be inspired by Chen Xingyi's actions and gear up.
I wish I could kick off the game right away.
But the more our opponents want this, the less we can let them get what they want.
Dongchuan Middle School celebrated enough, and it was not until the referee stopped them that they ended their celebration, and now they are deliberately running back slowly.
The Shuguang High School players saw this in their eyes, how did they feel about Dongchuan Middle School’s actions?
It's definitely unpleasant, but it won't cause their little universe to explode.
I'm afraid the more common emotions are impatience and impatience. How much morale is left in this way?
Everyone knows that you should not be impatient during a game. The more unfavorable the situation is, the more calm you must be and the more rational you must stay. Being impatient can only be detrimental.
Looking at the smile on Hu Lai's face, Mao Xiao couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Fortunately Hu Lai is from our side, otherwise we wouldn't have been killed by him?
Thinking of this, he gave Hu Lai a thumbs up: "Awesome!"
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When everyone was delaying the celebration of the goal, Hu Lai was not idle. After all, the celebration was over and he couldn't go back yet. So what did he do with the rest of the time? Looking at each other with big eyes and small eyes?
Hu Lai took this opportunity to tell his teammates the next arrangements.
There is not much game time left. Counting injury time, there is no more than ten minutes left.
But in fact, this period is the most dangerous for Dongchuan Middle School.
Because everyone is likely to be too excited or too relaxed due to the reversal.
Finally, the ball was lost in the fierce attack of the opponent.
If you lose the ball at the last moment of the game, you will really be unable to recover. Even Hu Lai cannot guarantee that he can score again.
If Shuguang High School is brought into a penalty shootout like this, the morale of the whole team will collapse, and there is no way to defeat Shuguang High School in the penalty shootout. Because penalty kicks are the most test of a player's mentality. If the mentality is not good, the five penalty kicks will be guaranteed.
If someone can score two goals for you, that's considered a super performance...
So Hu Lai used the celebration time to explain to the whole team in detail what they should do next.
How to defend, how to delay time, how to reduce risks, how to commit fouls, how to disrupt the opponent's offensive rhythm...
Anyway, the players from Dongchuan Middle School were a little stunned. They didn't expect that their vice-captain was so sneaky in playing dirty.
After the game restarted, they indeed followed the methods Hulay said and defended with all their strength.
Shuguang High School naturally pressed hard and came out in full force. At this time, they didn't care whether this would leave the backside empty and Dongchuan Middle School would score more goals.
Because if we can't equalize the score, this question is meaningless.
Hu Lai led by example in the game and stopped Shuguang High School's offense with a decisive tactical foul during a defense.
At that time, Hu Qiyan, the central defender of Shuguang High School, suddenly moved forward with the ball, catching Dongchuan Middle School off guard. Seeing that he was about to approach the 30-meter zone of Dongchuan Middle School, Hu Lai rushed forward and hugged Hu Qiyan with both hands.
, completely treating the football field as a wrestling ring.
Although Hu Qiyan was not knocked down by Hu Lai, he couldn't run with such a person behind him, and Chen Rui, who was chasing after him, stole the ball.
At this time, the referee's whistle also sounded, calling Hu Lai a foul.
And also gave Hu Lai a yellow card!
This is also his first yellow card in this competition.
But for Hu Lai, using a yellow card to interrupt the opponent's offense is simply too profitable.
On the other hand, for Shuguang High School, their unexpected surprise attack could have been successful, but it failed because of Hu Lai's desperate defense. While the players were gritting their teeth at Hu Lai's foul, they were inevitably a little frustrated...
Even if Hu Lai gets a yellow card, what's the point? Their offense is gone!
So Hu Qiyan, who was fouled by Hu Lai, seemed very angry.
Seeing Hu Lai's smiling face, Chen Xingyi also had an anxious look on his face.
"Chen Xingyi frowned. This look rarely appears on his face..." the commentator said with emotion.
Chen Xingyi's fans in the stands were also somewhat silent at this time. Many people were sitting, with lights and banners hanging down feebly.
There was not much time left in the game, and even the people who had the most confidence in Chen Xingyi were shaken.
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The fourth official held up a sign indicating four minutes of injury time on the sidelines, which meant that there were only the last four minutes left in the final of this national competition.
All the substitute players from both teams left their seats and stood on the sidelines, staring nervously at the court.
The same goes for their respective coaches.
Liang Yuanhao's expression was solemn, while Li Ziqiang's expression was expressionless but his brows were slightly furrowed. They all turned to look in the direction of the restricted area of Dongchuan Middle School.
Akebono High School's back line was all in front of the opponent's penalty area, and the two center backs simply moved into the penalty area and acted as centers.
The goalkeeper Pei Jie stood near the center circle.
At this point, the game has almost become a half-court offense and defense - no one from Dongchuan Middle School can dribble the ball past half-court...
The supporters of Shuguang High School in the stands tried their best to cheer for their team, hoping that they could equalize the score.
Chu Yifan and his roommates were loudly cheering for Dongchuan Middle School: "Hold on! If you hold on, you will be the fucking national champions!"
"Bigfoot comes to the rescue! Don't hesitate!"
"Yes! That's it! Kick it to the sideline! Try not to give a corner kick!"
"Go up and block! Don't let Chen Xingyi get the ball at the front of the penalty area!"
Shouts like this echoed one after another in various classrooms at Dongchuan Middle School thousands of miles away.
Then I don’t know who shouted the first sentence: “Come on Dongchuan Middle School!”
More and more students joined in, followed by more classrooms and more classes.
In the end, the roar of "Come on Dongchuan Middle School!" gathered in the campus and formed a torrent.
The secretary at the door of the principal's office heard the shouts coming from outside, but he didn't bother to look at him at all. His whole body was like a taut bow string. He no longer looked at the TV screen and listened to the commentary anyway.
He could tell what was happening, and his eyes were fixed on Principal Zhai.
The white-haired old principal had already stood up from his seat, leaned forward, supported the table and his body with both hands, and stared at the TV screen.
The secretary looked at the old principal's face, which was red to the base of his neck, and hesitated in his heart, should he go up and drag Principal Zhai down now...
At this moment, he heard the voice of the old principal: "Xiao Zhang, if you dare to come in before the end of the game, I will expel you!"
The secretary's body shook, but finally did not move.
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Yang Mingwei took the time to glance diagonally forward. Li Qingqing was standing there, with her back to him, keeping her fists clenched and not moving for several minutes.
Like a sculpture.
This child is so filial to worry about her father to this extent...
Yang Mingwei sighed in his heart, and then continued to watch the live broadcast of the game.
He was also very nervous, so he had to force his attention to Li Qingqing.
As a professional football head coach, every game he leads is a test for the heart. I didn’t expect that watching a high school student game to relax would end up making me so nervous...
Damn football!
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Hu Lai has almost become a defensive midfielder, and now his main active position is in the penalty area area at the front of the penalty area.
He is not good at defense or stealing. All he can do is to block in front of the opponent's players when they get the ball, preventing them from easily shooting or breaking through.
So he just kept running sideways, using all his energy on this.
Now he is extremely lucky that after the semi-finals, he used [Stamina Potion] to restore his physical strength. Otherwise, he would not have been able to persist at this time. He might not even be able to persist until he scored the third goal, and he would have been killed due to exhaustion of physical strength.
Replace...
The [Stamina Potion], which he originally didn't care much about, has risen sharply in his heart.
Hu Lai found that he was a little distracted and shook his head quickly.
Then I saw Chen Xingyi rushing over from the center with the ball. Compared with me, he still had physical fitness. At least he didn't have any trouble with his feet when passing people.
He passed Xia Xiaoyu and Chen Rui, and came to the penalty area of Dongchuan Middle School. Facing the three-man defense line composed of Hu Lai, Ma Shuang and Tang Yuan, he moved the ball horizontally, but still nimbly dodged, and passed from Ma Shuang.
It was a pleasure to get rid of it in front of me.
Chen Xingyi, who got out of the way, did not continue to dribble, because Tang Yuan was already pressing forward. Even after Chen Xingyi broke through three people in a row, he was a little bit exhausted and unsure of passing another person, so he raised his left foot.
, drawn towards the football.
At the same time, Hu Lai came out from behind the passed Ma Shuang.
Seeing Chen Xingyi swinging his feet, he threw away his entire center of gravity and slid across the excellent natural turf of the Lotus Stadium, with his back to Chen Xingyi, and at the same time raised his left leg high.
Lift up.
Chen Xingyi's left foot hit the football, and with a muffled bang, the football flew toward the goal!
But in the flash of lightning, after the football touched Hu Lai's left calf, it jumped up, flew high over the goal crossbar, and landed in the stands behind the Dongchuan Middle School goal in a free fall.
, caught up by a lucky fan...
The Shuguang High School players pointed to the corner flag area and signaled to the referee that this should be a corner kick. Maybe this might be their last chance to attack. Goalkeeper Pei Jie also rushed forward when he saw this.
Chen Xingyi suddenly heard a scream coming from in front of him.
He withdrew his gaze and lowered his head to see Hu Lai's calf rolling in pain while holding his left leg...
With just one glance, Chen Xingyi realized that Hu Lai must have cramped, and that defense just now must have exhausted all his strength.
So without saying a word, he grabbed Hu Lai's left foot and put it against his abdominal muscles, lifted his left leg and straightened it, and pulled the foot down hard.
The players from both sides were stunned for a moment when they saw this scene. Originally, the Shuguang High School players wanted to accuse Hu Lai of faking an injury and deliberately delaying the game, but they couldn't say anything after seeing this.
Teammate Tang Yuan, who originally wanted to come up and do some simple stretching for Hu Lai, just stood aside and watched.
Hu Lai, who was lying on the turf and grinning, looked at Chen Xingyi stretching himself with a solemn expression, and panted and said: "You don't have much time, why don't you take a corner kick?"
"If I don't finish stretching for you quickly, I'm afraid you'll be able to lie on the court for an hour..." Chen Xingyi said while pressing down hard.
"I'm really cramping this time!" Hu Lai protested.
"I know."
At this moment, both of them suddenly heard crisp whistles, three times!