Fox in the Penalty Area

"...In the quarter-finals of a national competition that ended tonight, the Dongchuan Middle School football team from Dongchuan City, Andong Province, who entered the national competition for the first time, ran into the last national competition champion , Shanhai Chongwen Middle School, a well-known traditional football school in the country.”

When Sun Yonggang wrote this, he took his hands away from the keyboard of the laptop, lit a cigarette for himself, took a deep breath, and continued typing on the keyboard with the cigarette in his mouth.

"Because Dongchuan Middle School eliminated Xizi Middle School 6:0 in the first round, it attracted much attention. In the last round, they also unexpectedly eliminated the fourth place in the last competition 3:2. Minghuitang Middle School is considered to be the dark horse of this competition. However, this dark horse ran into Chongwen Middle School... Luo Kai, the head player of Dongchuan Middle School, took the lead in the game for the team. He dribbled horizontally outside the penalty area and even After passing the two of them, the shot exploded and knocked on the goal of Chongwen Middle School. This is also the first time Chongwen Middle School has conceded a goal in this tournament..."

Sun Yonggang's hands left the keyboard again, and he took out the cigarette from his mouth. Along with his breathing, swaying white smoke rose in front of his eyes.

Through the smoke that almost filled his entire field of vision, he seemed to have returned to the game field an hour and a half ago.

At that time, he was standing in the stands of the stadium and witnessed the whole scoring process of Luo Kai.

That was a really, really nice goal.

Dongchuan Middle School launched an attack from the side, Luo Kai switched to the right, and after receiving a pass from his teammate, he pretended to go straight down to the bottom, and after the deceiving opponent took a step first, he turned the football to the center , Then facing the two defensive players who rushed forward to defend, his left foot stepped over the football, attracting the attention of the defensive players, and covered his right foot to knock the football into the middle.

He uses this action to get rid of the defender and buy space for himself at the top of the free throw arc.

Then he pumped the football with his left foot, and the football went up during the flight, which caught Ma Lin, the goalkeeper of Chongwen Middle School, by surprise.

The football raised its height just before Marin's hands, and then flew into the goal of Chongwen Middle School.

Sun Yonggang still remembers that when he saw the goal, he slapped his palm on the iron railing excitedly, only to find out later that his palm was red...

He looked down at his right hand. After more than an hour, the palm had already returned to its original color, but if he pinched it with the other hand, he would still feel a little pain.

He moved his fingers and continued typing on the keyboard.

"...The stands of this game gathered an unknown number of scouts from professional teams. They not only came to observe Luo Kai, they also came to observe this year's favorite Chongwen Middle School player.

"But Luo Kai stole the limelight from Chongwen Middle School—even though Chongwen Middle School is stronger as a whole, Luo Kai's goal still fully reflects his super personal ability. In front of Chongwen Middle School, which is stronger overall, Even if there is only one person, Luo Kai is not at a disadvantage at all!

"We always say that the national competition is a stage for football teenagers to realize their dreams. But only after Luo Kai scored this goal, I have the most intuitive feeling for this sentence-every football teenager must have done it It is a dream to be the protagonist of the game and to be watched by everyone on the court—and when Luo Kai scored a goal, the lights of the entire stadium seemed to automatically focus on this boy, and he became the only protagonist on this stage!"

After writing this, Sun Yonggang stopped for a while to calm down his excitement.

Perhaps after this manuscript is sent out, some netizens will think that he is too exaggerated. But that's what he was really thinking in the stands at the time.

At that moment, he really felt that the National Competition seemed to be setting up a stage for Luo Kai alone.

When the stage was set up, Luo Kai jumped on it with brisk and powerful steps, stood in the spotlight, and became the only protagonist.

If the game can continue to play like this, it will almost be a youthful and passionate boy manga.

The football teenager with super talent led the team to defeat the strong enemy, and sent his own cry to the world with victory.

But it's a pity that real life often doesn't go as one wishes in the hot-blooded boy comics.

"...But the moment that belongs to Luo Kai is only a moment. Although the goal was advanced by Dongchuan Middle School, Chongwen Middle School gradually showed their super ability and stability in the next game. They scored in the first half. Evened the score...they overtook again just after the start of the second half. Whether it was the midfield or the back line, they had an overall advantage and completely suppressed Dongchuan Middle School. After playing two consecutive games in six days , Dongchuan Middle School, whose lineup is not deep enough, also exposed the problem of lack of physical fitness...

"Hu Lai, the No. 14 player who scored twice in the last game and helped the team eliminate Huitang Middle School, did not start this game, but it can be seen that the coach of Dongchuan Middle School lost the second goal. He was ready to play, so he ran from the bench to warm up...but the sudden injury of Dongchuan Middle School captain Chu Yifan completely disrupted the plan of the head coach of Dongchuan Middle School. He called Hu Lai back and did not let him play. , but replaced with another midfielder..."

Sun Yonggang took another puff of the cigarette, and the rising white smoke seemed to distort into the boy's face in the air.

When he came back from the warm-up area, only to find that the manager didn't send him on the field, but put him back on the bench, his expression seemed to be outlined by these distorted lines.

Pain, depression, disappointment, and a little bit of confusion.

Then he sat back on the bench and watched his team-mate come on for him, replacing the injured captain.

Sun Yonggang sighed, blowing away the smoke floating in front of his eyes, and continued to write:

"...The turning point of the game happened after Chu Yifan was injured. Dongchuan Middle School, which had completely lost its midfielder, could only be beaten passively. Everyone was huddled in the backcourt, unable to provide support for Luo Kai. Even if his personal ability No matter how powerful he is, when he is really facing the Chongwen Middle School defense line alone, he is still at a loss... He is like a lone wolf who has broken into a trap, facing an enemy several times his own. It showed a fierce light, showing sharp teeth and claws, but it couldn't get out of the encirclement no matter what.

"Before the end of the competition, Chongwen Middle School made another victory and completely sealed the victory. The dark horse Dongchuan Middle School, which entered the national competition for the first time, ended their national competition journey like this. It is not a game of hard work but tragic. However, it was a sudden and fragile defeat—Dongchuan Middle School was only happy for a few minutes in the whole game, that is, the few minutes before and after Luo Kai's goal... At other times, the rhythm of the game was controlled by the stronger team. Chongwen Middle School is firmly in control.

"This is also a result that is in line with the comparison of the strengths of the two sides and everyone's expectations. After Dongchuan Middle School defeated Xizi Middle School and Huitang Middle School in a row, it is already at the end of its strength. The whole team lacks physical fitness. Luo Kai is surrounded but there is no one else to go. Help him share... To be honest, with the strength of Dongchuan Middle School, it is a very unexpected result to be able to reach the quarterfinals. I can even say that the players of this team should be proud of what they have achieved And proud, they don't have to go home crying, but proudly raise their heads to accept the praise and welcome from their school teachers and students."

After writing this, Sun Yonggang stopped again. After the cigarette was finished, he took the cigarette that had burnt to the filter tip out of his mouth and inserted it into the ashtray that was stuffed with a lot of cigarette butts.

Then he planned to take out another cigarette and light it.

But when he grabbed the cigarette case, he found that it was empty and there was nothing left.

He got up and rummaged through his jacket pocket, jeans pocket, and backpack, and finally determined that the crumpled cigarette case on the table was his last pack of cigarettes.

This discovery made him upset, and after getting up and turning around the room twice, he finally sat back in front of the computer and began to type quickly:

"But at the end of the game, looking at the Dongchuan Middle School players who were suffering and disappointed, I felt deeply sorry and regretful for them. With his outstanding performance in this competition, Luo Kai must have attracted many fans from the competition." The attention of professional teams. Ordinary high school life may make it difficult for him to refuse the invitation from professional football clubs... If Luo Kai finally leaves, then this team is likely to bid farewell to the national competition stage - next year At this time we may not be able to see them again...

"This is where I feel pity and regret. To be honest, I still like the team's temperament of not being afraid of tigers...I went to Dongchuan Middle School for interview work, and I also felt this. The boys are so cute. If I don't see them again at the national competition next year...I think I will miss them."

After writing this, Sun Yonggang stopped.

He felt that this article should be considered finished, and he still had a manuscript about Chongwen Middle School to write.

But the most urgent thing now is to buy cigarettes. If there is no cigarettes, he doesn't know how to complete those writing tasks in this long night...

But just when he was about to get up and leave, he hesitated while looking at his manuscript, then raised his hand and entered after the last paragraph and started a new line:

"Especially the boy who scored with his face. To be honest, that celebration was really explosive. Of course, it would be better if there was no nosebleed on his face."

After typing these words, a smile appeared on Sun Yonggang's face, then he got up and dressed, changed his shoes and went out to buy cigarettes.

After the sound of closing the door, the room returned to silence, only the low hum of the laptop's fan.

The computer screen placed on the table glows fluorescently, the open document remains in the input state, and the cursor flickers and jumps after the last punctuation mark of the document.