Chapter 33 The semi-finals begin

On the day of the semi-finals, in the last class of the morning at Qingshan Middle School, the head teacher Wang Hairong was speaking incessantly at the podium.

But almost no one in the class was listening to the lecture. Everyone’s mind was thinking about the afternoon game - a long-lost time to relax and watch the game during high school.

At this time, Jiang Yuan was sitting in his seat in the last row, with a football between his two feet. Jiang Yuan did not sleep today, and unlike other classmates who were excited and expectant, Jiang Yuan was very nervous now, as there were still 3 and a half hours before the official game.

At this time, the radio in the teaching building sounded.

"Notice: Members of the school's men's football team are requested to gather at the playground immediately after hearing the broadcast. In addition, all class teachers of Grade 1 and Grade 20 are requested to make preparations. Students will be allowed to enter the stadium at : p.m. Due to limited seats in the stands, some Grade classes will need to bring their own benches."

"Repeat the notice, please..."

After the two broadcasts were over, Jiang Yuan stood up and pointed to the back door.

"Teacher, am I leaving?"

Wang Hairong smiled and said: "Come on, I wish you good luck"

"Brother Yuan, let's watch the game live this afternoon. Can you score a goal for us?"

Wu Junrong at the front table spoke first, putting pressure on Jiang Yuan.

Immediately, the originally silent Chinese class became noisy.

"Brother Yuan, come on, beat them up!"

"Wuhu, come on!"

"I've got snacks ready!"

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Jiang Yuan couldn't help but feel moved when he heard his classmates cheering him on.

So he bowed to Wang Hairong first, and then to his classmates: "Thank you everyone, I will do my best"

After saying that, Jiang Yuan left through the back door, and suddenly stuck his head out of the small window, pointing at Wu Junrong.

"By the way, it's not about whether you can score a goal, it's about you must score a goal!"

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"Today's game might be a little too stressful. There will be at least 1500 teachers and students in the first and second grades. I need you to ignore the off-field factors as much as possible."

With 15 minutes left before the start of the semi-finals, head coach He Qiongshan made the final pre-match mobilization in the equipment room.

There is no locker room on the playground of Qingshan Middle School, so the two equipment rooms are simply used as locker rooms for both teams.

"Teacher He, I'm afraid I can't ignore it. My head teacher is watching from the sidelines..."

Jin Junjie touched his head and said with some embarrassment.

Hearing this, everyone sighed. Except for the players in their third year of high school, the players in their first and second years of high school had never played in a game with such a large number of spectators.

The presence of an audience is actually secondary. The most terrible thing is that among these audiences are your head teacher and your classmates who take classes with you on weekdays. How can this not put pressure on everyone?

"hiss--"

He Qiongshan took a deep breath. It seemed that the sudden home court in the semi-finals might not be a good thing for the young players of Qingshan Middle School.

But this is the arrangement made by the Education Bureau and it certainly cannot be changed now.

“I won’t say anything else.”

He Qiongshan looked around, his eyes lingering on Jiang Yuan and other key players for a while, then he said, "Fuck you, just focus on the game!"

After saying that, He Qiongshan opened the shutter door of the equipment room and let Chen Yushuo and the team's starting lineup enter the stadium first.

"Come on Qingshan, come on Qingshan!"

"Qingshan No. 1 Middle School is awesome—" Jiang Yuan heard shouts coming from the audience seats on both sides of the rostrum as soon as he walked out. Jiang Yuan found his class in the crowd at a glance. His head teacher Wang Hairong was looking at him at this time, and standing next to him was Gong Zhenhua, the head teacher of the next class.

Wang Hairong didn't say anything, but gave Jiang Yuan a thumbs up. Jiang Yuan nodded and gave him a thumbs up in response.

"Beep——"

The referee blew the whistle to start the game, Qingshan Middle School took the lead in kicking off, and Jin Junjie did the same as usual, passing the ball back to Chen Yushuo.

Passing the ball back to Chen Yushuo, the offensive midfielder, has always been Qingshan Middle School's tried and tested method of kicking off from the center circle. Compared to Yang Rui's ability to protect the ball and advance, Chen Yushuo is better at long passes.

However, after the kick-off today, Chen Yushuo did not pass the ball to Jiang Yuan on the left as planned, but instead knocked the ball to Yang Rui on the side.

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Not only the other players in the team, but even Yang Rui, who was holding the ball, was a little confused.

Soon, before Yang Rui had time to think, the forward line of Wangdao Middle School pressed forward. Jiang Yuan had no choice but to run back to his own half to support, leaving Jin Junjie alone in front.

Facing the forward pressure from Wangdao Middle School, Yang Rui did not choose to protect the ball and rush forward, but passed the ball back to central defender Jiang Wenjun. Wangdao's forwards immediately changed direction and rushed towards Jiang Wenjun.

Wangdao Middle School played 4231. Their four frontcourt players were trying to steal the ball on Qingshan Middle School's defense line, which brought strong pressure to Qingshan.

Faced with pressure, Jiang Wenjun wanted to pass the ball to Cai Chongchong, but there was already a forward standing on the passing route to Cai Chongchong.

Helplessly, he turned his head to the right and saw that Huang Yi's position was also blocked.

Jiang Wenjun had to pass the ball back to Luo Jianghui. Since the starting goalkeeper Gong He had a broken finger, Luo Jianghui will start in the next two games.

The pressing forward went around Jiang Wenjun, trying to force Luo Jianghui to pass the ball.

Faced with high pressure, Luo Jianghui chose to clear the ball with his foot, but he did not have much time to do so, and Luo Jianghui's foot went straight out of the right sideline.

The students from Qingshan No. 1 Middle School at the scene were silent. It was obvious that the initiative on the field had been taken away by Wangdao Middle School.

In the unofficial live broadcast room, many fans were also discussing the matter.

"Fuck, can Qingshan Middle School be suppressed like this?"

"The main problem is that we can't get the ball out from the backfield. This is a serious problem!"

"Hurry up and pass the ball to Jiang Yuan, I want to see number 7!"

"Is Jiang Yuan your father? You only know Jiang Yuan and Jiang Yuan every day. You wouldn't care about him if Jiang Yuan wasn't around, right?"

"Hey, I really won't watch it without Jiang Yuan!"

"I bought Qingshan 2:1 experimental in the last game, but in the end, the experimental team gave up and was directly sentenced to 0:3. What a huge loss!"

"Don't panic, buy Jiang Yuan's golden boots and your life will be saved!"

"Based on his performance in the previous few games, Jiang Yuan is definitely a unique player in this competition. If any Chinese Super League team is interested in him, they can buy him!"

"Why buy it? I'm still in school."

"Wouldn't it be better if I didn't go to school?"

The ball was kicked out of bounds in the frontcourt of Wangdao Middle School. Jiang Yuan didn't care about the issue of physical exhaustion and quickly ran to the backcourt to help the defenders with defense.

From the perspective of the audience outside the stadium, the current situation of the game is somewhat urgent.

But from the perspective of Jiang Yuan who was playing football on the field, the current situation was extremely urgent!

The players of Qingshan Middle School were under pressure from the live game and didn't dare to take the ball. Even Yang Rui, who was best at dribbling the ball, chose to pass the ball back when facing pressure, let alone others.

Now in Jiang Yuan's mind, there is only one solution to this situation: score a goal and boost the morale of the entire team!
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(End of this chapter)