Zhang Sheng originally wanted to pass the ball, but Wang Yijing couldn't pass it and Fan Xin's position was not appropriate, so she just dribbled it over.
A defender from the Myanmar team came up to press, but Zhang Sheng made an abrupt stop and shook her off. Then she turned to bypass the second defender and started to accelerate.
The Myanmar team panicked.
After the draw, the Myanmar team changed to a 4321 formation. Although it was not all used for defense, it was almost the same.
So when Zhang Sheng came over, the Myanmar team was not too panicked at first - they had deployed heavy troops in the penalty area! Lasted more than twenty minutes!
But after Zhang Sheng passed two people in a row, they couldn't help but panic, especially Wang Yijing who also started running.
"Stop her! Stop her!" Su Ya shouted beside her, and her teammates also ran hard.
"Pass the ball - pass it -" Jiang Hua was impatient on the sidelines and passed the ball to Wang Yijing. The ball was in his hand immediately!
Zhang Sheng was still running, and the Myanmar team tried desperately to catch up. Just when the number 11 of the Myanmar team was about to block the position, Zhang Sheng glanced at Wang Yijing, and the number 11 turned his head subconsciously!
At this moment, Zhang Sheng swung his leg suddenly, and the football went straight into the goal like a cannonball!
The goalkeeper of the Myanmar team tried very hard to save the ball, but the ball slipped out of his hands...
The ball goes in!
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As the ball went in, there was a moment of silence on the field. Then, the Chinese team cheered loudly. Coach Li, who was always steady, waved his arms. Coach Ni also exhaled. Wang Yijing rushed towards Zhang Sheng and hugged her: "Captain! Captain! Captain!"
Zhang Sheng was also smiling. This was not only her first goal in an international match, but also, it was her first goal!
After Wang Yijing joined Tiezhong, her position began to shift towards organization and defense. The same was true after she joined the national team, and she had no complaints.
She likes football, likes the exhilarating running, likes working hard with her companions, and even likes competing.
Because I like it, I persist.
Her family, including her parents, didn't quite understand, but her former class teacher knew it very well and tried to get her to study hard, saying that if she tried her best, her grades would likely improve - that kind of improvement would definitely be much greater than the extra points she would get in the provincial competition. She was also very hesitant at that time. She wants to go to a better school and have a better future, but her conditions don't seem to support her pursuing her dreams, at least not now.
But the thought of being separated from football made her feel torn, but she finally persevered.
She was very happy to be able to play football, and when organizing the game in the second half, she also had a sense of pride as if she was watching the world and commanding thousands of troops. However, this goal still made her feel a different feeling! It's like a general personally attacking a city or capturing a stronghold, which is even more exciting.
She smiled, and then found herself being picked up.
"Wang Yijing!" she shouted, and Wang Yijing continued to laugh.
They were laughing, but the Burmese team was silent. Looking at Wang Yijing and Zhang Sheng, Su Ya's mouth twitched, and then twitched again: "Tell me, have we been fooled?"
Her voice was soft, but her assistant heard it and pursed her lips. Cheated? What did you fall for? The Chinese team didn't need any strategy to kick them, but the current situation... and look at the people on the field... it's hard to say they were fooled, but it's not really possible! Moreover, it seems that it is not just a matter of being deceived.
The rest of the game became a bit boring. Although one or two Burmese players wanted to try harder, most of them just lay down. Some even thought that a 2-1 was good enough as at least they didn't concede three goals. Su Ya had a similar idea - she had done everything she could, and now there was no one to replace her, so let it be.
Zheng Weifeng replaced Wang Yajing and Zhang Sheng. She had no substitutes, so Xu Aidi and Che Yitong came up - this combination also made the Myanmar team lose their temper.
The two new players came up and did impact Myanmar's back line, but almost all of Myanmar's players were on defense now, with only eleven players lying in the goal area, so even though the two of them ran very actively, they failed to score in the end.
The final score was 2:1.
After the game, China hugged the players on and off the court, winning all three games! They are first in the group.
Although they can be said to be first in the group after beating Australia, at that time, it was just their own imagination. Now, it is real!
In the locker room, all the players dared to joke with Zheng Weifeng: "Coach, coach, how are you going to reward us?"
Zheng Weifeng glanced at them and asked, "Do you want a reward?"
Everyone shook their heads.
"You guys want a reward?"
There was something wrong with the sound, and the players became nervous.
"Do you guys know what day it is today?"
What day? Everyone couldn't help but start thinking. Because of Zheng Weifeng's expression, they all subconsciously thought of some bad days, but no matter how they thought about it, it didn't seem right. The Spring Festival was coming soon...
No, today is New Year’s Eve!
Someone reacted.
The Spring Festival is coming soon, it’s almost the Spring Festival!
If they were in their hometowns, or even in the base, the players would not forget New Year's Eve. After all, they would talk about it at school, at home, and on TV programs. But here, you can't watch TV. The coaching staff only talks about the daily arrangements and the progress of the game, although when you talk to your family, they will tell you. But now most of them don’t have mobile phones, and the only way they communicate with their families is through IP calls.
There was no such facility in the room, so people didn’t make the call often - people like Xu Aidi who didn’t have a phone at home simply never called.
In the entire team, Xu Aidi's conditions are considered to be very poor, but there are a few people who are similar to her. Among them, Zhang Sheng can be considered to have similar conditions.
It was okay when I was at the base. Although there was no phone in the dormitory, there was one in the office. I could just tell the coach and call him.
When they go abroad, the coach will arrange for them to call home, and they will make the call. If the coach doesn't arrange it, they won't even think about it - international long-distance calls are so expensive!
In recent years, many people from China have come to Thailand for tourism, and the atmosphere of the Spring Festival is also very strong, but they are under almost closed management in the hotel and do not go out. There was no stimulation outside and no topics to talk about inside, so they just ignored it. But when someone mentioned it, they suddenly realized that it was the Spring Festival!
"So, Coach Zheng, will you give us New Year's money?" Wang Yijing blurted out. Zheng Weifeng looked over immediately and Wang Yijing immediately wilted, "That one dollar is also money..."
"Well, I'll give you one dollar later."
Wang Yijing smiled immediately: "Thank you, coach..."
"Others are ten dollars."
"don't want!"
Everyone laughed together.
The girls on the Chinese team forgot about New Year's Eve, but most people in China remember it and are unlikely to forget it, especially in places where cannons are not banned yet.
The ban on firecrackers in Biandong is a mystery. They just remembered to ban it in the past two years, but it may be relaxed again in two years.
It was probably when firecrackers were banned that everyone said that the New Year atmosphere was gone. But then they also said that it scared the elderly and children. The relevant regulations kept wavering in this regard.
There was no ban this year, so Suli's family set off a string of 2,000-firecrackers early in the morning, and when they got to her grandmother's house, they set off a string of 5,000-firecrackers.
The whole family was busy.
Some are frying meatballs, some are steaming buns, and some are cleaning fish.
There was a saying in the past: What to do on the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, and what to do on the 28th. Now that everyone has a job, who has the time to do it in different categories? On New Year's Eve, several sisters-in-law and their children took action. The men are not completely idle. They sweep the house, do some tidying up, and especially take out the trash.
The custom in Biandong is that you cannot throw away garbage from the first day of the Lunar New Year. It is said to bring good fortune, and it cannot be thrown away until the fifth day.
Su Li's family makes breakfast. They fry dough sticks and fried cakes every day. This is the time when they fry things.
Mother Su was frying here, and Su Li was helping her beside her. There were people making steamed buns and other things with dough next to them.
While doing the work, various parenting activities began.
They started by talking about Su Li's cousin's marriage, then moved on to Su Sheng's school. As they were talking, Su Li's great aunt Wang Shufen asked, "Su Li, have you decided on a school?"
Su Li didn't say anything. Her mother asked, "Where? Where is she going?"
"Hasn't he already made the national team? Still undecided?"
"That's not necessarily true. Wasn't he rejected?"
“It’s good to be able to get in.”
"What's the use?"
"It's still somewhat useful, and it looks good when written out."
Mother Su said as she scooped out a spoonful of meatballs, empty of oil, and said nonchalantly: "What's the point of writing it down to look good? If his brother had this experience, he could join a professional team and make money, what could she do?"
"Yes, I can't do anything, so let Su Sheng in!" Su Li stood up quickly, "Don't let him join the youth team, just let him join the national team, let him in!"
Her mother looked at her, first with a moment of surprise, and then with anger.
Without thinking much, she swung her right hand, and a spoonful of freshly fried meatballs flew towards Su Li. Su Li subconsciously raised her right hand to block most of them, but one of them hit her chin.
"Oh, Sully!"
"The third daughter-in-law!"
"Are you burned?"
Everyone else in the kitchen was shocked and came to see what was happening. People outside also looked over here. Su Li's mother felt a little guilty, but when she met Su Li's eyes, she became angry again.
"Apply toothpaste!"
"Find some water! Find some water!"
The meatballs had just been taken out of the frying pan and although the oil had been controlled, the temperature was still very high. There was a red mark on Suli's chin. Someone brought toothpaste and someone wanted to pull Suli to apply cold compress, but Suli shook them off and ran out.
"Su Li——"
Someone called her from behind, but she seemed unaware.
It was cold, but she didn't feel anything.
In the past, she had read in books that the heart became colder, but she didn’t know what that felt like, but now, she knew;
She didn’t know what sadness was in the past, but now she knows.
It turns out that the heart can really grow cold.
She thought in a daze that it seemed not to be like this last time. Last time she was also sad and painful, but she had companions and friends around her, and there was warmth, but now there is nothing.
Last time, she had never experienced such a thing and was more shocked and confused. But this time, it happened again and again.
There were signs of this when she was about to join the national team.
When reporters came to interview her, her parents said that she followed her brother in playing football: "It was her brother who taught her!"
Was it Su Sheng who brought her?
It can't be said that it's wrong. After all, her brother is older than her, and when they were young, it was indeed her brother who made the decisions. Her parents have been running the breakfast business for more than ten years, and now they have to go to bed early, just as they did in the past. There is a canteen in Tiezhong now, but there were no canteens in primary schools and even junior high schools in the past. Her parents would make extra at noon and they and their siblings would heat it up and eat it in the evening.
In the beginning, it was indeed Suli who was popular, but, around the third or fourth grade, it was her.
"She plays football under the influence of her brother!"
Indeed, it was her brother who kicked the ball first, so it would be wrong for her to say that she was not affected at all. But the teacher chose her in the first place because of her physique, her courage and her strength.
"Her brother also plays football. Yes, he also plays football in Tiezhong and is the captain!"
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An interview with her almost turned into a briefing for her brother. In the end, only a small piece was published in the newspaper, less than one-third of Wang Yijing's content.
Wang Yijing also has a brother who also likes football, but that interview included Wang Yijing’s favorite food, favorite songs, and favorite colors. Here, under the leadership of Su Sheng, she persevered and worked hard.
"Now that you are on the national team, be smart and don't be stupid!"
Her mother said so, but how can she be smart and not make stupid mistakes? No one told her.
But when she came back from the national team, what she faced was disgust.
"Among the three of you in Tiezhong, why are you the only one who came back?"
Why is it only her? She was just a bonus, didn't she say that a long time ago? Earlier reporters also said that it was not easy for her to get through this period at her age. She stayed a month longer than others!
"Then what's the point of your going there? It also delayed your studies."
That's the national team, the national team, how can you say it's useless? How many chances does a person have to be selected for the national team in his lifetime?
In the past, Suli would argue with her parents and talk about these things, but this time, she didn't say anything until just now. It's fine to say it at home, but why do you have to say that she is useless in front of others!
She kicked the grass angrily, and looking at the huge playground, she felt even colder in her heart - before she knew it, she still came to Tiezhong, but this time, she no longer had teammates. She gritted her teeth, tears flowed down, and then, she couldn't help crying.
Why! Why on earth is that?
Even if they are partial, even if they prefer boys, isn't she still their daughter?
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