Hunter and Hussar

Chapter 109 "The game is not over yet."

17 minutes of stoppage time in the second half.For the first time in my life, I have seen such a long stoppage time.And we actually had to finish this nightmare game on the field.

Perhaps the red card was not a punishment for a "violent foul", but a protection for Miller-he couldn't stay on the court at all.And the science and engineering classmate who collided with Aqi was also replaced immediately after the game restarted. He didn't return to the bench and ran to the locker room with his head in his arms.In the first half, the people he pointed at and scolded were picked up by the roaring ambulance in a blink of an eye. Such a short and rapid impact can swallow people up in an instant.Once again, unexpected disasters hit us in life, and we are in it and helpless, watching while we experience it.

The phantom with fluttering black wings is waiting for me again not far away, it has approached me again and again, and even enveloped my life for a long time.I should be grateful that I am still on the court, and I have to pay attention to the violent offensive of the High School of Science and Technology. I didn't have time to think of some past events.

I also thank the red card for diverting the anger of the opponent beyond the panic into the motivation of the game.The students of the High School of Science and Technology fought for their injured teammates. It is conceivable that they will win at all costs in the remaining time.Li Tiancheng put the captain's armband on his arm - Aqi took it off and handed it to him when he was carried into the ambulance.For No. 14 of Polytechnic, it was like a comrade in arms handed the red flag to his hand before he fell and died.The red jerseys of the High School of Science and Technology spread to us from one end of the field like flames.On one side is the onslaught of a strong man who risked his life, with vigor penetrating Changhong, and on the other side is almost pale resistance.Our fighting spirit was extremely slack, and everyone couldn't control the ball for three seconds when it reached the feet of everyone, and many technical movements that were instinctively easy to complete were distorted and deformed.Yan Xi actually stopped the ball five meters away from the wing, and Brother Chuan's clearance also turned into an own pass to the opponent.To make matters worse, when Mingming got the ball with his back, he was directly intercepted by Li Tiancheng, who entered the penalty area from the left.Under such circumstances, Mingming usually sticks close to his opponent and continues to drive him towards the bottom line.And I just need to block the near post and defend the opponent's shot towards the far post.This trick has been tried and tested repeatedly. In the first half, Mingming and I cooperated to prevent an attack from Aniwar.But this time Mingming's body was visibly weak, and he lacked strength in the few steps he took, and was thrown behind Li Tiancheng in an instant.It became a single-handed ball, and I had no countermeasures and could only attack reluctantly.But at this moment, I don't have the courage of the first half, and I don't even know what to do - I'm afraid that another opponent wearing the captain's armband will fall to the ground.Pounced on the ball but was at a loss, just hesitated for a moment, the acting captain of the science and engineering team shook his ankle, and kicked the ball aside first.

It's over, I've been passed over, and there's nothing left behind.Although Li Tiancheng staggered a little, he still used his unaccustomed right foot to complete the attack.The ball was not fast and slowly rolled towards the goal.It's almost two-thirds of the line, or even more, I don't know.In short, Ye Ruiyang threw himself to the ground, the ball was hooked out by him, and then Luka, who was killed, kicked the ball out of the baseline before being knocked over by Anibal.Polytechnic players and spectators raised their hands in protest, indicating that the ball had completely crossed the line.The referee didn't say anything, and was immediately surrounded by several players in red jerseys.I dazedly pulled up Ye Ruiyang and Luka who were lying on the ground, and gently put my arms around their waists, but Lao Ye unexpectedly poked my stomach with his fingers.I looked at him strangely, and his eyes were full of doubts.He's never made a move like this before.It is not only our states and emotions that are abnormal, but even the most ordinary behaviors have fallen.

Before Polytechnic took a corner kick, Mingming twitched his fingers at the coach's bench.Substitution request.I watched him go down with some envy, even though he covered his face with his hands in great pain.In fact, this was just my wishful thinking when I wanted to get away from the battle—you can think about it, if Pu Yun or A Hua were injured, I'm afraid I wouldn't even have the courage to persist on the field for a minute or two like Mingming.My friends were all around me, but the helpless fear still flooded the top of my head.Like soldiers trapped in the trenches in an inevitable battle, gunpowder smoke and sand buried us again and again, and then shook off our breathing bodies with the artillery fire and bombing that shook the earth.The crisis comes from either direction, and we will be buried here, but we are not told when the destruction will come.

If it is said that we have strengthened our will in the situation of seven to eight in 54 last week, then now that we have one less person to beat, we don't even have the obvious desire to live.Let the High School of Science and Technology be promoted.This thought actually popped into my head, and maybe others have thought of it too.Does anyone really want to kick it down?At least I want to go back to the locker room to watch Mi Le, immediately, immediately.Last time he was injured, I didn't stay by my side for the first time, not to mention he collapsed just now.No one can stand the convulsions of their best friend around them.If I can, I want to cry too, and I want to cover my eyes with my hands.The chest was congested, and the heart hidden inside was constantly cracking, and it was squeezed out one by one.

Standing on the sidelines were Xu Mu and Xiao Qi, who played two cards in one go.Xu Mu replaced Mingming, and Xiao Qi replaced Ah Hui.The former is a counter-substitution, replacing Mingming who cannot persist with Xu Mu who has the same position and function.And Ah Hui was a little exhausted a few minutes ago, and marking Aqi in the audience consumed most of his energy.Now that the target of his defense is no longer on the court, it is better to replace him who is out of breath and rest.Before going on stage, both Xu Mu and Xiao Qi hugged Mingming, even though he was unable to open his arms to respond to his partner.

"Cheer up! The game is not over yet!" Xu Mu ran up and slammed his palm vigorously, shaking his ponytail.And Xiao Qi shouted the same words, and ran to Mi Le's original position.We maintained a formation of four at the back, and the patchwork defense faced the Polytechnic who were forced out of their strongest form.They lost their captain and central midfielder, but the determination to win has become the new commander in chief, guiding their charge.In one attack, the player who was hit by Polytechnic on the wing had already been knocked down by Xiao Qi. Before the referee blew his whistle, Aniwal, who followed up from the side, rushed over to catch the ball that was still rolling, and entered the penalty area. A powerful shot.The ball was hit on the side netting, but this kind of back-and-forth struggle left us terrified.

In the shaken will, it was the two new players who stepped forward.Xu Mu didn't feel timid at all. He had a face-to-face conversation with Li Tiancheng, who was stirring up trouble in our penalty area, and used two wonderful card positions to force the opponent to watch the ball go out of the baseline.And Xiaoqi carried Anivar on the right side, which he was not good at, and fell to the ground three times in just a few minutes, and often got up quickly after falling down.The new blood gradually pulled us back from the nightmare to the green field, and back to the ongoing game in front of us.It was Yan Xi who made me finally give up the idea of ​​ending the game. He had completely returned to the front of the penalty area and blocked the long-range shot from the midfielder of the Polytechnic with his back.After being hit, he slumped to the ground, supporting his body with difficulty with one hand, while groping on his back with the other in vain, as if looking for the source of the pain.However, his head quickly dropped to the turf, and he lay down on his stomach like Mi Le did before, and even lay on his side, with one foot rubbing against the ground back and forth, and fine particles and grass roots kept bouncing up.You can probably guess what's going on, it wasn't the long shot that shot him down, but a hidden danger hidden in his body.After seeing this scene, I gestured to the school doctor on the sidelines to enter the field, and quickly made a motion to ask for a substitution.

We used up our last chance to leave the field, and before being carried off on the stretcher, he grabbed my glove and said nothing.I don't know whether it was unwillingness or pleading in those staring eyes, but he looked at me with a deep black.I don't know what Yan Xi wanted to say to me, but it suddenly reminded me that Mi Le also grabbed my hand tightly before being helped back to the locker room by several juniors.Coincidentally, what they grabbed was the one with the poem written on it, as if a kind of reminder.

But is "righteousness" still on our side?It seems to have been attached to the sound of the wind brought by the running of every science and technology player.I've never felt so truly deserving of an opponent's win.No, didn't I just get encouragement from my partner?Sorry, I can't remember exactly.Those ten minutes of the game were shattered in my memory, and the fission became a past that I couldn't fully approach.The order is reversed, the emotions are chaotic, this is how I intuitively feel about it.I'm not even sure if two people really grabbed my gloves one after the other—maybe it's just a floating situation in a dream, or a story I made up when I was distracted, and I finally passed it on.But it was difficult for me to approach the vague truth through others again. For everyone, that day was a day that I didn't want to be mentioned.

The long ordeal seems to be coming to an end.The person who replaced the injured may not have recovered, but he is the only and last choice.Xuexue rushed onto the court wearing a black mask, bringing us hope like a life-saving straw: 5 minutes left.Once the invisible second hand passes through five laps, the flames burning us will be quietly extinguished—although there are still fires outside the field that we have no time to take care of.I believe that everyone is counting down the seconds silently, and even pray that the hourglass of life will pour faster and faster.

The long night of hard labor is about to usher in the dawn, which gives us the motivation to keep going.And the physical fitness is also approaching the end of the science and technology still did not give up the attack.In all fairness, take out all the non-football factors of this game, it is not empty.The three central defenders in succession have perfectly restricted a striker like Aniwal who has both speed, impact and technique from a technical and tactical point of view. The fierce player who once approached Mu Zheng's Golden Boot record was close to breaking the goal several times, but it was very close. the least bit.Although his fighting spirit danced like a lion's mane, he was unable to achieve an inch of success in front of the iron wall that had experienced many battles.

Inadvertently, I have been infinitely close to what my partner also unintentionally put down for me: don't let Polytechnic score a goal.At that time, we were in jeopardy of even qualifying, and the Polytechnic hadn't had a game that was completely defeated.At this moment, there is only one last chance to set the ball away from two rounds of clean sheet to advance.The goalkeeper of Science and Technology rushed to join the crowd competing for the top. It was a familiar scene, only waiting for the referee to blow the kick-off whistle.

"Mile, stand at the back post and guard." I said.

and many more.

Miller is no longer by my side.

"Captain, I'm coming!"

It was Xiaoqi who said this.He patted me on the shoulder and hurried over there.

"Okay." I said to myself.

The ball came out.Soon, run to the forward point, which is the right side of the goal.Aniwal and their central defenders are here, those are their two best headers.But Ye Ruiyang and Xu Mu are also there, closely following them, and I am also taking care of here.Even if they can grab a point, it is difficult for them to attack the goal.Several people collided into a ball, and the ball was rubbed by someone, and flew parallel to my left hand, which is also the left side of the door.

I realized something, and in a hurry, I twisted my body and rushed to the left. He must have noticed it too, and was approaching the right side of the goal.Among the dense crowd, a familiar but not tall figure appeared with his back to the sun.I was saving and he was blocking, but it was just above our two heads, in the gap left, the ball slipped through the shadow brought by the sun and rubbed against the lintel.

The world was as quiet as if nothing was left.Immediately, there was a shock in the heart, so loud that it was unreal.

Xiao Qi blocked Li Tiancheng's shot out of the goal with almost heroic actions, like a block in volleyball or a block in basketball. The collective roar of science and engineering students.

Too bad he's not a goalkeeper.

"Jiangyuan No. 17 Middle School No. [-], handball in the penalty area, red card!" The second red card of the game rose in front of Xiaoqi.This time the penalty kick will no longer be controversial.

"Captain, I sacrificed. I leave the rest to you, let's end the game." Before leaving the field, Xiao Qi pressed his forehead to my head.Unlike last year, we conceded a goal and we still have a chance to advance through a penalty shootout.But Xiaoqi still chose to sacrifice, maintaining the advantage in the total score at his own expense.We have argued many times, even dissatisfied with each other's thoughts, but we have never doubted each other's feelings and dedication to the team.

Xiaoqi's red card is definitely valuable. Perhaps what really makes us want to fight again is his "sacrificing his life for righteousness" this time.It’s not the childishness of adolescence. For a 13-year-old boy, this is the greatest sacrifice. He completely gave up everything that he might get later-he could have just sat and watched the ball go into the net. As long as he can win the penalty shootout, he must There will be a chance to play in the final.Reaching the final is everyone's dream, but in order to allow his companions to step onto the stage with his own beliefs more smoothly, Xiao Qi almost instinctively put aside the possibility of reaching the ideal place.What he entrusted to us is not just the back but the back, all the hopes and responsibilities after he is destined not to appear on the stage.

How can I live up to this tragedy?When Anivar stood in front of me with shining and resolute eyes, I felt that I had regained the determination I had faced with Ahua and Uchida before.

But it didn't come out.I judged the right direction, and Anival's speed and strength were top-notch, as if he had shot a weighty shot put under his feet.Just a little bit, the ball went into the net from above the hand.But I swear I took all my courage to face it, even knowing that if the ball hits the body, it may go into the net with the ball.

The science and engineering team that equalized the total score roared and celebrated, and Aniwar showed the number "16" in his hand.The goal was dedicated to the hero who was seriously injured and retired, while the ball in the net was quickly scooped up by Li Tiancheng.Now the field is six vs. eight, and the interim captain signaled his teammates to hurry up, and he can completely kill the game through the absolute superiority of numbers.I shook my head and stood up, and my teammates gathered around me one after another.

"It's okay, I can win." I gritted my teeth before they comforted me.

Even if you can't fight side by side with me, I will carry all my dreams.Look well, the game isn't over yet.

(End of this chapter)