Chapter 27: Final Round of Group Stage

"Substitute? Why do you want me to be a substitute!?"

Jiang Yuan was confused. Wasn't it agreed yesterday on the way back that he would be the starting player? Why did they change their mind at the last minute?
In response to Jiang Yuan's sudden excitement, He Qiongshan pressed his shoulder and said, "Calm down first. I did agree to let you start. But then I discussed it with Coach Luo. In the next game, you, Jin Junjie and Chen Yushuo will all be substitutes. As for the time, I will adjust it according to the situation on the field."

Although He Qiongshan asked Jiang Yuan to calm down, how could Jiang Yuan stay calm? This game was related to his system reward.

And more importantly, according to the letter, there will definitely be an accident in tomorrow's match with the heroes.

Under such circumstances, how could Jiang Yuan accept to be a substitute?

"Coach He, I don't care if Jin Junjie and Chen Yushuo are substitutes, but you must let me start. Tomorrow's game is really important!"

He Qiongshan sighed: "I appreciate your emphasis on the game, but I also hope you can pay attention to your body. Three games in four days, all of which have to be starts. Remember, you are not a superhuman."

"Coach He, I am very aware of my physical condition. I can still play well!"

Even though He Qiongshan was very determined, Jiang Yuan was still unwilling to give up.

"Jiang Yuan, you have to understand that this is for your health. You are only 16 years old. I admit that you have talent, but there are countless young geniuses in football history who died due to excessive competition. I don't want to be that sinner!"

He Qiongshan had no intention of backing down. It seemed that he had made sufficient mental preparations before coming to find Jiang Yuan, and had made up his mind to let Jiang Yuan be a substitute for one game.

"..."

Jiang Yuan was silent and speechless.

"Is it decided then?"

He Qiongshan stood up and pretended to leave.

"Coach He, if I'm a substitute, I also hope to get more playing time!"

Jiang Yuan looked up at He Qiongshan. From the tone of the coach's voice, he could tell that he was determined not to let Jiang Yuan start. However, in order to complete the system's task, Jiang Yuan's playing time must not be less than 25 minutes.

It is not difficult to come on as a substitute and play for the full 25 minutes, but the problem is that Jiang Yuan is not sure he can score a goal or make an assist within 25 minutes.

Therefore, he has to increase his playing time as much as possible.

You know, the reward for the task is Jinbian Luo’s template!

"If you insist, I won't stop you."

He Qiongshan left after he finished speaking.

Jiang Yuan was left alone in the equipment room, and now he felt unprecedented pressure.

But as the saying goes, pressure creates motivation, and Jiang is now more passionate than ever before.

I wonder which will be more effective in tomorrow's match, the system or the fake match?
……

Qingshan City Center Stadium, the last match of Group B in the afternoon, Qingshan No. 1 Middle School VS Qunying Foreign Language School.

In the morning, the other two teams had already decided the winners. Yuning No. 1 Middle School finally defeated Chongli No. 0 Middle School with a score of 2:1, and finally ranked second in Group B with 6 wins and loss and a total score of points.

This also means that even if Qingshan Junior High School loses the game against Qunying in the end, they will still be able to qualify as the group leader based on their goal difference advantage.

In this regard, the players of Qingshan Middle School were all very happy. If nothing unexpected happens, their opponent in the next game will not be too strong.

Before the game, He Qiongshan specifically found Jiang Yuan and said, "Jiang Yuan, since we have already secured the top spot in the group, I think you can choose to take a break." Jiang Yuan shook his head. He had other things to do in this game, which was to combat match-fixing!
"Coach He, stop talking. I'm going to play in the second half no matter what!"

In that case, He Qiongshan said no more and went to discuss tactics with the starting players who were about to play.

The game officially started. Jiang Yuan sat on the bench, watching the performance of every player on the field closely. He wanted to find out who was playing a fake game in the Qingshan Middle School team.

Compared with the previous two games, the match against Qunying Foreign Languages ​​seemed much more dull.

Because, before the game, Qingshan Middle School had already secured the top spot in the group, and Qunying Middle School was destined to not qualify.

So both teams seemed to have no desire to win and played lazily.

It was not until the 38th minute that an accident occurred on the field. A defender of Qun Ying Foreign Languages ​​accidentally stepped on Gong He's hand during a corner kick.

The defender of Qun Ying also received a yellow card for this. It was not a big problem at first, but Gong He kept falling to the ground in front of the goal line.

The referee on the field waved his hand, signaling Qingshan Middle School to send a team doctor.

He Qiongshan frowned. Looking at Gong He's expression, he might not be able to play in the game.

Sure enough, after a brief examination of Gong He's body, the team doctor waved to He Qiongshan.

Substitute!

"Luo Jianghui, go warm up!"

He Qiongshan shouted, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes.

Although the team has two goalkeepers, Gong He's strength is far superior to Luo Jianghui, mainly reflected in height. Gong He is 1 meters tall, a typical goalkeeper height, but Luo Jianghui is only a pitiful 85 meters tall. It is said that he chose this position because playing goalkeeper is not tiring.

There is no other way now, we can only let Luo Jianghui take over first. We cannot take the risk of hurting Gong He.

Jiang Yuan's gaze swept across every player on the field and finally stopped on Lou Junhao. Lou Junhao glanced at Jiang Yuan, then looked at Luo Jianghui who was changing gloves, and finally turned his face away.

Jiang Yuan had a blank expression on his face. How could he not know what Lou Junhao wanted to express? He just wanted to prove that what he said before was right.

But then again, even if Jiang Yuan knew that there was something wrong with all this, all he could do was play the game well. Winning the game would be the best counterattack against match-fixing!
The substitution was completed and the game continued. The change of goalkeeper did not have much impact on Qingshan Middle School. Even though half of the players on the field of Qingshan Middle School were substitutes, the Yings played very tiredly.

There is no way. The admission rules make it absolutely difficult for the players of Qun Ying to be better than Qingshan Middle School, even if they are substitutes for Qingshan.

Jiang Yuan twisted his neck back and forth, his eyes moving constantly, trying to see which player on the field had a problem.

But I don’t know why, everyone makes mistakes in stopping the ball, everyone makes mistakes in passing the ball, so it’s impossible to tell who has the problem!
The turning point occurred in the 45th minute when Jiang Wenjun pushed down Qun Ying's winger in the penalty area.

"Fuck you!"

He Qiongshan outside the court was furious. Of course, he was not angry because Jiang Wenjun pushed him down in the penalty area, but because it was an obvious fake fall.

Jiang Wenjun didn't use any strength in his arms, he just pressed his fingers on the offensive player's waist, and as a result, the offensive player fell to the ground.

"Beep!"

The referee blew the whistle and pointed to the penalty spot.

……

(End of this chapter)