A corner kick, as the name suggests, is a kick at one of the four corners of the pitch.
Generally used to restart the game.
Most corner kicks are considered as compensation for the attacking team because, firstly, they are closer to the goal that the opponent wants to attack; secondly, the attacking team kicks off.
So a corner kick is an opportunity, and there are many games where goals are scored from corner kicks.
But in most cases, a corner kick is just an opportunity.
We can see this in football matches. Whenever a corner kick is taken, players from both teams will be divided into three waves with the goal as the center.
One group stood in the middle of the door, and two more groups stood on both sides.
The reason for this is that as soon as the ball is kicked out, players from both sides can start competing for it 9.5 meters away.
If the attacking side grabs the ball, then provide assistance.
Once the defending side grabs the ball, they can immediately turn defense into offense.
Is there anyone who can score directly from a corner kick?
Yes, but once such a ball appears, unless it is a major match like the Champions League final or the World Cup quarter-finals, the score of the day will immediately become unimportant!
This is a world wave!
What? Can some old ladies in later generations do this?
Of course, because they have a clear view in front of them! There is no obstruction!
However, even so, they can rely on this to become the main players and increase traffic on major platforms, which shows how difficult this kind of ball is.
So, when the Tiezhong men's football team heard that it was a competition like this, they thought that the women's football team was plotting something.
"They must want us to admit defeat without scoring any points!" Su Sheng said. The other players nodded one after another, but before they could fully nod, Coach Jiang shook his head first, "Coach Ni said that if it's a tie, they will lose."
The men's football team was a little speechless. After a moment, Su Sheng said, "I still think there is something wrong."
"I think so too." Coach Jiang has always been calm and casual when talking to players. "But can I refuse?"
Su Sheng was speechless. The women's football team said that the draw would be theirs, so there was no way he could refuse.
"You guys should practice corner kicks more this week. This is something you should practice. Especially you, Su Sheng. The captain should shoulder the captain's responsibilities!"
Su Sheng's mouth twitched and he nodded.
In the Tiezhong men's and women's football matches, the two coaches first toss a coin. Whoever guesses correctly proposes the content of the game, and then the other side has a week to prepare.
So this corner kick match was postponed to a week later.
The men's soccer team practiced corner kicks quite a bit this week, but the more they practiced, the more they felt something was not right - why did the women's soccer team seem to not be practicing much?
Are you so sure?
The women's football team itself was also a little confused. Someone asked Coach Ni about it, but Coach Ni just smiled and did not answer.
Everyone was puzzled.
Someone else asked Zhang Sheng, "Captain, did you master this during the winter vacation?"
Zhang Sheng continued to laugh.
She did not admit it, but after considering all aspects, everyone felt that this possibility was the greatest. Isn’t this how she practiced her juggling skills last time?
The women's football team thinks so, and the men's football team thinks almost the same.
Because of this, Coach Jiang gave his players a lesson: "When did Zhang Sheng start playing football? After coming to our Tiezhong, when did she beat Su Sheng? After a year of training! Su Sheng, don't be unconvinced. Yes, you may be better than her in terms of juggling. But how long do you practice, and how long do she practice? Why can Zhang Sheng achieve such results? It's because she is dedicated and hardworking! When you practice, she practices, and when you don't practice, she practices more! Now, she has probably practiced to score directly from corner kicks! Think about it carefully!"
The players were so upset that they couldn't even raise their heads, especially Su Sheng who was named. His face was so red that it looked like smoking. The words he wanted to say were blocked in his throat and he couldn't utter them.
Zhao Lei said after Coach Jiang finished speaking: "It is not certain that you can master this technique in just one winter vacation."
In fact, Coach Jiang didn't really believe it, but of course he couldn't say that at this time, so he just smiled and said, "Anyway, if you lose again, it will be three consecutive losses."
This was truly horrifying. Even though they felt that this was not the movement of a human being... well, at least it was not an action that they could complete at this stage, all the male team members still started practicing it loudly, and they voluntarily practiced extra sessions at night.
And on the fifth day, Su Sheng actually kicked the ball into the goal!
He used the baseline method, which means that the ball was not kicked up, but rolled on the ground!
This ball went in very slowly and had a large curve. If it were in a formal game, anyone could have intercepted the ball, but here, it actually went in!
“It’s in! It’s in!”
"Captain is mighty!"
"One more! One more!"
The men's team cheered loudly. The women's team was doing dribbling training, but they stopped for a moment when they heard it.
"Something happy happened over there?"
The stadium is very large and normally the two sides do not interfere with each other, but at this time the noise from the men's team was really loud.
"They seem to be practicing corner kicks... Who was that? Did it... Did it go in? Did it go in?!"
There was indeed quite a distance between them, and the women's team couldn't see clearly even with their eyes narrowed.
"It didn't go in. Look, there was no sound." Someone said, but as soon as she finished speaking, there was another cheer from the men's team, and then someone shouted Su Sheng's name.
The women's team looked at each other, and then looked at Zhang Sheng together.
"Captain..." Goalkeeper Wei Jingjing said, "Aren't you going to practice again?"
"I really didn't expect Su Sheng to be able to practice that ball." Zhang Sheng touched his chin and pondered, which made Wei Jingjing and others nervous again. Just when they were about to say something, Zhang Sheng smiled and said, "However, reality will tell them what cruelty is! Don't worry!"
…I really can’t feel at ease with the women’s team, but they could have felt at ease.
Although they also felt that it was a bit mysterious to practice that kind of ball in a winter vacation, Zhang Sheng has always been good at creating miracles. But, they just had a real battle two days ago.
In that actual game, a corner kick occurred and it was Zhang Sheng who took the penalty.
Zhang Sheng’s skills are impeccable, but that corner kick... was just average!
No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like you can get started right away.
Could it be that he is deliberately hiding his shortcomings?
Everyone couldn't figure it out, but Zhang Sheng said it was no problem. The key point was that Coach Ni was not worried, and there was nothing other players could do even if they were worried.
Then, it was time for this competition.
The competition between the men's and women's teams is an ironclad tradition. Usually, there would be many students watching. However, this time, there were only a few people. It's not that people suddenly lost interest in football, but mainly because of time.
In the past, the competitions were held during school hours, and it was convenient for everyone to come and join in the fun after class. But this time, it was on the weekend.
Still in the morning!
Many students look forward to sleeping in at this time of the week. It is really difficult to get up so early in the morning.
Of course, there are also those who are particularly interested in football who came on this day.
"It's said that this time it's a corner kick."
"Corner kick... this isn't very appropriate."
In everyone's impression, a corner kick is bound to involve pushing and scrambling. Of course, this is also a part of football, but that is between the same sex, and between the opposite sex... it's a bit weird.
"They said they were going to score a goal directly."
"direct?
"Um."
…
…………
While people below were discussing, Su Sheng came to the corner flag.
He took a deep breath, then raised his hand to signal, then raised his right leg and kicked lightly.
Then the ball slowly rolled forward...
There was complete silence outside the stadium, and the women's team members also looked stunned.
What's this? What is this!
Just when someone wanted to complain, a cry of surprise suddenly came out: "Look at that ball! Look at that ball!"
The ball was still slow, but... it had an arc!
It is difficult to score a corner kick directly because of a very important point: the position where the player stands is in a straight line with the goal line!
At the same time, this line is the bottom line.
This means that if you kick the ball into the field, it obviously won't go into the goal, and if you kick it outside... then you'll be out of bounds.
What? Are you kicking straight?
Well, you are such a clever little fellow! Okay, let’s not talk about whether you can kick it straight. Even if you can, how do you get the straight ball across the line?
Most of it into the door frame? Then you went out of bounds before the goal was scored!
Only half of it was pressed? Sorry, that doesn't count as a goal.
Therefore, if you want the corner kick to go directly into the goal, there must be an arc, no matter how big or small the arc is.
And now, Su Sheng's ball has an arc!
The football slowly moved towards the goal frame.
"Go ahead!" the men's team shouted, "Go ahead! Go ahead!"
Some of them jumped, some danced, and some blew hard, trying to get the ball in. The ball did move forward, but in the end, it stopped outside.
The power is still too small.
Su Sheng let out a sigh of regret, but still smiled.
It’s a bit of a shame that I didn’t make it in, but the future is bright! With the next kick, he should be almost there.
He nodded at Zhang Sheng with a sense of complacency, and Zhang Sheng also nodded at him, and then did not move.
He was stunned, and just when he was confused about what was going on, he saw a girl with a high ponytail walking to the corner flag.
Wang Yijing!
"Who is that?"
"Why not Zhang Sheng?"
"The new guy is said to be a mixed scorer!"
Since everyone got up early in the morning to watch such a game, they were also very concerned about the Tiezhong football team. Someone immediately called out Wang Yajing's identity.
"She's here to kick the ball? No way—"
that is.
Wang Yijing stood there and took a deep breath, then put her hands in front of her chest and clenched her fists...
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