The first half of the game ended with a score of one to one.
After the game, Maher sat with Gilbert to replenish water, stretch and relieve their energy.
"very tired."
Gilbert looked bitter and sighed: "The pace is too fast. Not only do I need to keep running, but I also need to concentrate all the time. The physical and mental pressure is very high."
"You can write a paper."
Maher felt the same way, but teased him first, "On the physical and mental exhaustion of fast-paced confrontation."
Gilbert rolled his eyes and neither of them said anything else until more than ten minutes passed and they returned to the court.
"Beep!"
With a whistle, the second half of the game officially began.
Maher concentrated his attention and ran tirelessly again.
He knew very well that if he kept running like this, he would probably get cramps after 75 minutes, but he still didn't manage his physical fitness.
As I said before, first impression is very important.
He wants to fight for a brief moment of highlight instead of allocating his physical energy to complete the game.
After running for a while, he found that after the second half of the game started, the players became more familiar with each other and their level of tacit understanding increased.
The pace of the game accelerated again and the ball rotated rapidly.
Every player has to constantly change his role, sometimes running quickly towards the open space, and sometimes suddenly turning back to help teammates defend.
"Oh!"
In the 64th minute of the game, the yellow team midfielder Januhans suddenly made a long pass, and he accurately found Ward on the right side. After stopping the ball, the latter broke into the penalty area and faced the defense line.
Before the defenders surrounded him, he observed the position of center Evans and passed the ball.
"Bang!" Quickly and neatly, Evans shook his right foot violently and pushed the ball into the dead corner, "Swish!"
Two to one!
The yellow team, with stronger overall strength and leading ball possession, deservedly took the lead again!
"Pretty!"
Maher took advantage of his teammates and did not hesitate to praise them. He ran towards Evans and his team and joined the celebration.
After the restart, the Red Team launched a counterattack.
But after several unsuccessful attacks by large numbers of soldiers, they fell into a disadvantageous position again.
At this time, head coach Kevin also replaced two players on the bench. He replaced the center Evans of the yellow team and a central defender of the red team.
When Maher saw the two new players coming on the field, he felt moved and gained confidence that he could perform well again.
Kevin almost made a substitution that was both positive and negative and was beneficial to the yellow team's cross from the wing.
He replaced Evans, who was not good at heading, with a center forward who was over 1.9 meters tall; he also replaced the defender of the red team who was better at heading with a central defender who was over 1.8 meters tall.
Is it to give the center forward a chance to show his characteristics?
"I can just meet that need and show off my own characteristics at the same time."
Maher smiled, ran more actively, and his desire to pass the ball from the bottom reached its highest level.
With a center forward like this standing in the middle, his crosses become much easier.
As long as the ball is fast and not directly caught by the goalkeeper, and the height is high enough, the opportunity will naturally arise!
He breathed a sigh of relief, no longer frustrated by his several failed crosses, and now he felt hopeful again.
"Oh!"
His next crossing opportunity came in the 71st minute of the game. Although it did not result in a goal, it created a successful header.
The center forward was not well prepared and jumped a little late, resulting in his header having little power and was easily caught.
However, after the substitution, the threat of the Yellow Team's crosses increased immediately!
"Sure, brother, bring more!"
The center forward gave Maher a thumbs up and paid attention to the young man's pass.
Maher waved at him, then turned around and saw that he seemed to be targeted by the opponent's side midfielder, who was following him deliberately.
In a 3-4-3 formation, wing defense usually relies on the recovery of two wing midfielders.
If the center back in the three-man defense is asked to perform one-on-one defense, it means that the defense line is in an extremely dangerous moment.
Maher had been facing off against the winger since the start of the game. Fortunately, the opponent had stronger offensive attributes and did not put too much pressure on himself.
But now, it seems different.
"Lorton, you will remember my name."
Loton had already noticed the threat that Mahel posed to his own defense and no longer underestimated him.
This is a strong young midfielder who looks like he has amazing core strength. He was the one who tackled Maher at the beginning of the game. Maher also introduced his name to him and was not too worried. As long as he did not give Lowton a one-on-one opportunity, he still had hope of passing the ball.
The opportunity occurred in the 78th minute of the game. The red team intercepted the ball in the midfield and launched a counterattack, rushing towards the yellow team's backcourt. It was a spectacular scene.
However, during the lateral transfer, the pass was too weak and was intercepted by the yellow team midfielder Januhans.
The situation changed instantly!
"Catch the ball!"
Januhans passed the ball to Maher who was in an open space on the wing, and the latter immediately started to rush towards the baseline with the ball.
"Boom!"
The sound of spiked shoes soles stomping on the grass could be heard. It was Lowton running back quickly, trying to use his speed advantage to steal the ball from Maher from behind.
"Bang!" But he didn't expect that after noticing him chasing back, Maher slowed down, took a look, and then swaggered through a cross.
Without any intention of going down to the bottom, he exploded directly at forty-five degrees behind the penalty area line!
The football rolled into the penalty area in an arc. The yellow team's center forward's eyes suddenly lit up. He first lowered his center of gravity, then jumped high, turned his head to look at the moon, and headed the ball into the goal.
Under everyone's gaze, the football spun towards the goal and finally touched the net with a "swish".
Again!
Three to one!
"Yeah!!"
The center forward of the yellow team roared excitedly after landing, and then rushed to Maher who passed the ball to him, "Nice! Brother! Nice!"
Maher was also very happy, scoring one goal and making one assist. This time he couldn't pretend to be calm even if he wanted to.
The two men seemed to be familiar with each other. They jumped high and bumped their chests.
"You and I are indispensable."
Like a dragon and a phoenix, the two excitedly praised each other. Maher patted him on the shoulder and said with a mature look: "Congratulations."
Only Lorton was left standing behind with a depressed look on his face. He never expected that Mahel would not play by the rules.
Don't most wingers like to move towards the baseline?
After this goal, Maher gradually became exhausted. The coaching staff off the field noticed this and sent Evans back to play as a winger.
After Maher came down, he lay on the ground with a towel and stretched his leg muscles to avoid soreness the next day.
Jolson came up at some point, smiling, with no intention of hiding it, "You really gave me a big surprise, kid. One goal and one assist, great performance and statistics!"
"It would be nice if it was in the Championship."
Maher looked relieved and joked about the training match data, "Wouldn't that increase my worth by 10 yuan?"
"At 17 years old, if I could get one goal and one assist in the Championship."
Jolson thought for a moment and shook his head, "Transfer Germany immediately marked your value at 300 million euros."
Worth 300 million euros?
Maher raised his eyebrows and smiled. It sounds good, but it's a pity that this is not the Championship.
Suddenly there was a sound of footsteps behind him. He looked back and found Mr. Gary Speed coming towards him.
"Mael."
Gary Speed smiled in response. In fact, for someone at his level, this simple expression could explain a lot.
He must have appreciated Maher's ability and the talent he has shown at this age.
"I believe you will get a chance this season."
Gary Speed left a message, glanced at Jolson, and said to the latter: "Keep an eye on them, don't let those bad boys in the team lead them astray."
"of course."
Jolson nodded in agreement and watched Gary Speed leave.
After the other party walked away, he came to Maher's side with an excited look and patted Maher's shoulder heavily, "Did you hear that? Did you hear that?"
He felt as if he had finally made some contribution to the team.
"Is all I want a chance?"
Maher waved his hands and started his poor joke again: "What I want is goals and assists in the professional league and a price of 300 million euros."
Somehow, when he was happy, he liked to joke with people.
[Skill: Observation lv1]
[Proficiency: (36/300)]
After taking a look at the progress of the new skills after the game, Maher was very satisfied. The improvement speed was beyond his expectations.
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(End of this chapter)