Fox in the Penalty Area

Just a few seconds ago, everyone's attention was still in the penalty area of ​​the Chinese team. No one thought that a few seconds later, the battlefield would change places.

Don't think that this is only the case for those TV viewers-their sight will be limited by the TV camera-in fact, even the fans watching the game at the scene are the same.

Because the football is in the penalty area of ​​the Chinese team.

Where and where the football is is the hot spot in the game, and it is naturally the most eye-catching.

Burkina Faso's unexpected forward pass was indeed a bit of a threat.

But the bigger threat still comes from Lin Zhiyuan's attack handling-if he directly clears the football, Burkina Faso's attack will end here.

But he chose a more flow approach-he just pushed the football away from Salomon, and then he went out of the penalty area with the football. greatest advantage.

At that moment, everyone's attention and eyes were firmly attracted by Lin Zhiyuan's actions.

So almost no one noticed that when Lin Zhiyuan set the football out of the penalty area, Hu Lai in front had already started running.

He first moved laterally towards the sideline, attracting Oladapo, who was following him, to follow him.

At the same time, Hu Lai turned his head to observe the situation on Lin Zhiyuan's side.

Seeing Lin Zhiyuan kicking the football with his big kick, he immediately cut diagonally and rushed towards the penalty area in Burkina Faso.

Oladapo's attention was also involuntarily attracted by the confrontation between Lin Zhiyuan and captain Salomon, so he didn't notice the random movements around him immediately.

Although he has done a good job of defending against Hu Lai so far in this game, he still relaxes at this time, revealing his flaws.

When he saw Lin Zhiyuan kicking the football towards him, he went to look for Hu Lai again, only to find that the latter was already behind him!

He quickly turned around and chased after him!

Another Burkina Faso central defender, Ola Giga, was more sluggish than Ola Dabo.

When his teammates had already rushed to defend, Jijia stood still, raised his arms, and signaled to the referee that Hu Lai was offside...

He forgot for a moment that under the current rules, no matter whether the ball is offside or not, the referee has to wait until the Chinese team's offensive is over before stopping the game.

And whether it is offside or not is completely determined by the computer system automatically. What is the use of him raising his hand here?

At this time, whether it was the fans at the scene or the audience in front of the TV, following the flying football and the broadcast footage, they noticed the scene in front of the restricted area in Burkina Faso.

Because they missed the important process in the middle, when they saw this scene, their first reaction was the same as that of Ji Jia, wondering if Hu Lai was offside...

After all, no matter whether the ball is offside or not, the players have to finish the offense. It's like opening a blind box. It is absolutely impossible to know whether the ball is offside until the last second.

But the good thing about the fans is that they always think in a good direction.

So even though it was not sure whether Hu Lai was offside, the cheers in the stands suddenly increased.

This is the whole process that happened before Hu Lai stopped the ball, and it is also a process that many fans and spectators have not seen.

After that, when Hu Lai stopped the ball alone in the penalty area and took a shot, things had become no suspense.

After the football flew into the goal, the referee blew his whistle and turned around, and then pointed his hand to the center circle-this is a valid gesture for a goal!

He didn't need a video referee to confirm because the sensor integrated into the watch didn't make an offside alarm vibration.

So he knew that Hu Lai's ball was not offside.

This gesture of his ignited the Xuanwu Sports Center, and all the Chinese fans cheered loudly, because they knew that the quarterfinals...it's settled!

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"This is our training ground. Although it is rented from Laiqing Football Park, this field is only for us, so the quality of the turf is quite good, and there is no excessive wear..."

Yan Yan introduced to an old man standing beside him.

The old man asked with concern: "Is there not enough space for this training ground?"

"Actually, it's okay, Principal Zhai. Our club was first established, and it's not well-known yet. It only attracts residents from a few surrounding communities to send their children to train. Other than that, we train ourselves. This area is a standard eleven. The football field is divided into several small pieces during training, and it can still be handled." Yan Yan replied.

The old man standing beside him was Zhai Guangming, the retired principal of Dongchuan Middle School. He sighed: "It's a pity that you are in Jincheng. If you were in Dongchuan, our two branch schools in Dongzhong can provide you with free venues..."

Yan Yan quickly smiled and waved his hands: "Only in Jincheng can we continue to expand our influence and popularity in Dongzhong."

Zhai Guangming very much agrees with Yan Yan's explanation: "Indeed. This year, students from Jincheng have already gone to our Dongzhong to go to school, just for the name of our Dongzhong's 'National Football Special Key High School'."

"That's great, maybe soon we will see Dongzhong win the national championship again!"

Zhai Guangming smiled and said nothing, in fact, he is not very obsessed with the national championship now.

Because the football atmosphere in Dongchuan Middle School is very strong and the level is also very high, the national championship is a natural thing, and it will come naturally, so there is no need to deliberately pursue it.

Now I see that not only Dongchuan Middle School, but even the students who graduated from Dongchuan Middle School are still playing football after entering the society, and even set up a football club, even if they are amateurs, it is enough for the old principal to feel proud of:

The "crops" grown from the soil of our Dongchuan Middle School have not grown crookedly!

After visiting the training ground, the group returned to the club's office, which is the small building where the inauguration ceremony was held.

Zhai Guangming took out a folded yellow scarf from his bag and handed it to Yan Yan and Chu Yifan:

"This is a gift to see you."

Yan Yan half-jokingly said: "Principal Zhai, you just need to come, what gifts do you need to bring..."

Then he and Chu Yifan shook off the yellow scarf. As they expected, it was the team flag of the Dongchuan Middle School football team.

But something was beyond their expectations.

Because this flag is very familiar-their names are among the dense signatures on it.

Not only that, he also saw Hu Lai's crooked handwriting and Luo Kai's name.

Zhai Guangming saw their doubts, and explained: "This is the team flag that you participated in the national competition for the first time."

Yan Yan and Chu Yifan stared at the old principal with wide eyes.

"I took it out of the school's honor room and gave it to you. Count it as a congratulatory gift for the establishment of your club."

Two people reached out and stroked the team flag.

In 2020, the Dongchuan Middle School football team participated in the National High School Football Championship for the first time. At the swearing-in meeting before the expedition, they held this flag, vowed to the teachers and students of the whole school that they would show their level and style in the competition, and then set off.

Years have left indelible marks on this yellow flag—the color has become much lighter than it was at the beginning, and even under the midsummer sun, it is no longer as dazzling as before.

But when the two of them held it, they still seemed to have traveled back to their high school days.

Fourteen years is a long time, and they have all changed irresistibly. They have wives, babies, hair has become thinner, belly has become bigger...their lives have undergone many changes.

But fortunately, one thing has not changed-they still love football as they did when they were students.

"Thank you, Principal Zhai..."

Holding the banner of their youth, the two expressed their gratitude to Zhai Guangming in unison.

Zhai Guangming waved his hand: "Why are you being polite? I hope you can make this club a success and develop it for a long time, so that this flag can shine brightly in your club's honor room. After all, this is the beginning."

The two nodded in agreement.

Their football career did not start from Dongchuan Middle School, but the things represented by this flag can indeed be regarded as the beginning of their current club.

If they hadn't participated in the national competition that year, would they still insist on establishing an amateur football club today?

If they hadn't met Hu Lai and Luo Kai at that time, would their lives have such a wonderful journey?

"Finally, don't forget to bring this banner to the competition site!"

Zhai Guangming pointed to the bundle of red cloth strips already on the table.

This was specially brought to them from Dongchuan, and it was actually the main purpose of this trip to Jincheng.

Yan Yan and Chu Yifan slapped their chests loudly: "Principal Zhai, don't worry, I promise to let the whole country...no, fans all over the world know the name of our Dongchuan Middle School!"

Zhai Guangming nodded repeatedly and smiled happily.

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"...In the round of 16 of the World Cup that ended last night, the host Chinese team defeated the dark horse Burkina Faso with a score of 2:0, reaching the quarter-finals for two consecutive World Cups, tying the previous World Cup The best result of the Chinese team.

"They will welcome their opponent England in the quarter-finals at the White Dragon Lake Stadium in Jincheng! It will also be the first time for the four Anton players, Hu Lai, Xia Xiaoyu, Luo Kai and Wang Guangwei, to return to their hometown to fight in this World Cup... "

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"Hu Lai has once again become the focus of media discussions around the world-the goal he scored against Burkina Faso was the eighteenth goal of his World Cup career. He also tied the Breaking the record of Italian superstar Celius Caesar and becoming the player with the most goals in World Cup history!

"The next goal is just one more goal, and Hu Lai can surpass Caesar and remove the label comment of 'tied'. Judging from his state, he wants to achieve this in this World Cup and become the real 'No. 1 in the World Cup'." One man', not difficult. Maybe in the next quarter-final against England.

"Caesar accepted an interview with the Italian media after Hu Lai scored a goal. The retired Uranus superstar gave Hu Lai his performance with applause and blessings. He said that he was very happy that Hu Lai had the opportunity to break his own record, and he regarded it as a compliment to Hu Lai. Compensation for defeating the Chinese team by own goals four years ago...

"...I always feel that there is something in the old king's words, and he is still showing off himself in disguise..."

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"If you say that the Chinese team defeated Burkina Faso and reached the quarter-finals, the happiest people must be the Chinese fans. So besides the Chinese fans, who else is the happiest?

"Last night, after the match between the Chinese team and Burkina Faso, England's young teenager Darren Hunt posted a video on Twitter, recording the England players watching the match between the Chinese team and Burkina Faso. reaction…"

The video was shot with a mobile phone, and it is still in a vertical format.

The video should have been taken by the photographer from the back row. It can be seen that many England players are sitting in their seats and looking at the front screen together.

It was indeed playing the game between the Chinese team and Burkina Faso.

But judging from the score in the upper left corner of the big screen, it was before Hu Lai scored.

The score is still 1:0.

It was the moment when Lin Zhiyuan abandoned the door and rushed to the edge of the restricted area.

Some of the England players watching the live broadcast booed when Lin Zhiyuan just pushed the football away, but did not clear the siege cleanly.

But soon, these people all jumped up from their seats, raising their arms and cheering.

Because Hu Lai scored a goal!

One of them turned around excitedly and rushed to the photographer's camera, shouting loudly:

"Clear the account! Clear the account! Now we have to settle the account with the Chinese team!"

This person is Darren Hunt who scored a hat-trick against Serbia in the quarter-finals!

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PS, sorry, I have to ask for leave again.

This time I’m going to Xinjiang to attend my sixth grandma’s 80th birthday. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com will take my wife, children and parents to Xinjiang to have fun.

After all, this may be the last time I have traveled so far with my parents by car. As they get older, they are less and less able to sit in the car for too long.

I want them to play as many places as possible, so the time to go out this time may be a bit long...

I am so sorry!

Because the matter of going to Xinjiang has long been decided, I originally planned to finish the book before going to Xinjiang, but because of my own procrastination, I changed the goal to finish writing the World Cup before going out...

Until now, I haven't even finished writing about the World Cup, and it's time for me to go out.

I can only ask everyone for leave with the cheek.

I'm going to take a long vacation this time, and it may be a month before I can resume the update.

I'm sorry everyone, I'm very sorry, when I come back from Xinjiang, I will concentrate on finishing this book...