Chapter 212: Ga Start! A Quick Goal?!
FWEEE!
"Yes! Co on!"
The mont the referee blew the whistle, Kuroki and Hiroshi rushed forward imdiately, trying to put pressure on the opponent’s defenders. Not just them, but the entire unit also shifted slightly, with Makino even almost crossing the half-line pitch.
This was a high-line defensive tactic, a double-edged sword that could kill the opponent as well as themselves here. It was definitely the first ti Kumiko used this tactic, but she was confident enough to get this right in one go.
’This is not just an aimless pressure.’ She thought inwardly, her eyes locking on the pitch. ’We are subtly opening a path for them to pass on that left back, and once the ball goes there...’
Brugh!
The first contact of the ga happened just in the first minute, with Denki managing to steal the ball from that particular left back after him and Usami putting strong pressure on that side. This was a pre-planned tactic, targeting the weak left back who often panicked under the pressure.
"SENSEI! FOUL!" So of the Esashi High’s players tried to complain to the referee. Unfortunately, this was the semifinal of the tournant, and one or two small collisions were bound to happen.
The referee didn’t even bat his eyes, just letting the ga go further. With Denki holding the ball, four people started to make a run, trying to scatter the opponent’s defense. The boy himself didn’t hold the ball for too long, sending it straight to Usami, who went wide to cover the flank.
’Let’s do this, Usa-senpai!’
Seeing the ball being sent to the space in front of him, Usami took a glance, just to find out two players were around him already: The left back who made a mistake earlier chasing from behind, and one midfielder trying to slow him down to let that defender recover first.
If this were Hiroshi, the boy would definitely stop trying to beat those two markers in one go. However, Usami didn’t have the technical ability that was necessary to do that, and he himself was a low-key player who didn’t like to show off.
Instead of doing that, he passed the ball back to Takaaki, who supported the flank from behind, and the glasses boy didn’t even control the ball here, just dinked it imdiately to the penalty box.
"Oh, yes! What a pass, Takaaki!"
"Keep eyes on the number 10! Don’t let him beat you in the air!"
It was a nice pass from Takaaki, but Kuroki himself was not in a good position. He was surrounded by two center-backs who also turned their head to the sky, eager to clear the ball, and Esashi’s goalkeeper was also ready to claim it in the air. However, the boy still made a big jump, attracting all the attention to his side.
’Yeah, I am a fucking big boy here! My task is not just to score, but to... Deceive you all!’
Four players jumped, and yet, the ball was still flying higher than them. Kuroki smirked, knowing that the opponent’s defense miscalculated in panic here, not even noticing that the real target was not him. No, it was the far post, where Hiroshi managed to sneak from everyone’s blind spot, as the boy didn’t even have any difficulty beating the ball to the goal.
Thud!
Everything froze for a mont, as no one really expected such a thing to happen this quickly. Hell, so of the people in the crowd hadn’t even taken a proper seat in their assigned seats, all snapping their eyes at the sound of the ball hitting the back of the net.
Of course, as the goal scorer, the first one to react here was Hiroshi.
"Hell, yeah!" The boy ran into the corner spot before jumping and punching the air simultaneously, celebrating the quick goal here. After that, he turned around, seeing Takaaki grinning widely at him. "Nice ball, Takaaki! That dink is perfect, straight to my foot!" He laughed.
"You too, Hiro! I swear, I was afraid that you wouldn’t be there!" Takaaki laughed, pressure seeming to ebb away from his shoulder.
Right after that, all the Hakodate Nishi players followed, with cheers also erupting from the crowd on the stands.
"Damn, it! Hiroshi! I swear, your ability to steal the lilight is perfect!"
"Co on! The first blood!"
"Who the hell is he?! He is also the one who wreaked havoc last sumr, right?"
"Damn! His na is Hiroshi, you’d better rember that!"
anwhile, on the opponent’s side, they couldn’t stay calm, not even able to accept the goal peacefully. No, their head coach, Jirokichi, didn’t even hesitate, rushing straight to the fourth referee on the sideline and started making a complaint.
"Co on, are you blind or what?! There was definitely a push before!" A thick vein even popped on his forehead as the old man talked so animatedly. "Didn’t you see him falling?! Why do you think he fell, getting caught by the wind?! Are you fucking serious?! Co on, Brat! You are still young, don’t be embarrassed to apologize!"
The fourth referee’s face was so dark when he heard that. This was probably the first ti soone called him a brat when he was refereeing, and while indeed, Jirokichi’s age was way older than his, this was still quite disrespectful. Coupled with the fact that the old man talked too much here, he glanced at the main referee, and a decision was made imdiately.
"What?! A yellow card for ?!" The old man widened his eyes in surprise when he saw this. "Fuck it! Are you kidding?! Don’t think you can—Ufh!"
Before he could utter so much nonsense again, his assistant coach dragged him imdiately, knowing that the man was lucky to only get a yellow here. Usually, this kind of intense complaint would end up in a red card, and yet, the referee still took pity on him.
Fortunately, after taking a deep breath, Jirokichi finally got his composure again, realizing that he had just done a stupid thing. Still, his face was so dark here, as he himself didn’t expect to suffer from a quick goal like this.
The feeling intensified when he suddenly caught Kumiko’s eyes on the other bench. The girl didn’t do anything excessive, just smiling widely while also making a quick sign with her hand.
’1-0 for us, Old Man! Don’t fall too far, or we will leave you to dust!’
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