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Chapter 122 Keep your promise and work hard to become stronger

"pretty!!"

"Oooo!!"

There was a huge cheer and applause in the school cafeteria, and the students wearing Sofia jerseys danced and some of them waved their fists at the other side.

"Hold!"

Xiao Cheng, who was on the "other side", cursed.

Just a minute earlier, Witton Hill goalkeeper David Bennett saved a world-class shot from Sofia United midfielder Aaron Schouten, keeping the goal intact.

He and several Wang Lie fans around him cheered loudly for these Sofolian fans.

As a result, just one minute later, Sofo United scored a goal with this corner kick, slapping the team in the face!
So these Sofia fans immediately mocked back...

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Feng Qiyuan stood in front of the goal with his hands on his hips and turned to look at the Sofia United players who were celebrating.

He was in really good shape today and performed well.

In the first forty minutes, Witton Hill did not allow Sofia United to score, and the defense can be said to be very good.

The goal was not his fault, because in the corner kick defense, he was responsible for defending Sofia United's center forward Rich Wedel.

At that time, he and Weidel ran forward together, but the football was kicked to the back point.

Then Tyler Murphy scored with a header…

Although this goal loss had little to do with him, Feng Qiyuan was still very upset and unwilling.

No matter who was responsible, his team lost the ball, which is not a good thing.

Besides, he had taken the jersey handed to him by Brother Wang and promised to make himself stronger.

If I can't help Brother Wang, how can I prove that I really kept my promise and became stronger?

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After showing the celebration footage of the Sofia United players, the TV broadcast cut to a close-up of the Witton Hill players who had lost the ball.

The Witton Hill player who appears in the close-up shot is Feng Qiyuan.

Generally speaking, the shots in game broadcasts are very particular and are definitely not randomly given by the director.

Especially right after conceding a goal, the player who appears in the camera is either the player who scored the goal or the player who was responsible for conceding the goal.

So is Feng Qiyuan the player responsible for losing the ball?
Of course not!
The person primarily responsible should be the right-back Jakub Stapovic who was standing at the back post.

Because he moved in advance and left the goal post, the football headed by Murphy Taylor flew into the gap between him and the goal post.

But the first person who appeared in the close-up shot was not him, but Feng Qiyuan, who seemed to have nothing to do with the goal.

The director was using this method to remind the audience who the focus player of this game was on the Witton Hill side. Pay attention, the player in the picture is called Xiaomei... No, it's Feng Qiyuan. It was he who spoke out before the game, claiming that he would seek justice for Wang Lie. But now that Sofollow United scored a goal, he became a clown...

Fu Xiaofeng, who was watching the live broadcast of the game, saw this scene and could already guess how those people in China would scold Feng Qiyuan:
"It's all your fault for provoking Sofolium before the game! Now look what happened, we lost the ball, right?! Who told you to come and take advantage of our Master Lie!"

If Wittenhill really lost the game, then the responsibility for the loss can be traced back to what Feng Qiyuan said in the pre-match press conference...

You said you wanted to seek justice for Wang Lie, but Wang Lie's fans probably don't see it that way.

They don't appreciate it at all!

Why do you do this?

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"Ugh!"

Seeing the football fly into the Witton Hill goal, Tyne's players all sighed.

Not only Wang Lie's fans were watching this game, but Tyne's players were also watching.

After all, if Witton Hill can beat or draw with Sofia United, it will be good news for Tyne - if they face Sofia United at home in the next round, as long as they win, they can surpass Sofia United in the league standings.

The Tyne players came into this game with huge expectations.

In the first 40 minutes, Witton Hill showed great tenacity, which reminded them of the situation in the 31st round when they faced Witton Hill.

However, the goal conceded in the 41st minute brought many Tyne players back to reality.

"It's better to rely on yourself than on others, just rely on yourself!"

"Anyway, as long as we can beat Sofia United in the next round, the difference will only be two points..."

Although they said this, the Tyne players were still very disappointed.

Wang Lie did not participate in the discussion, he just stared at the screen.

The screen shows a close-up of Feng Qiyuan's face.

Although his expression looked calm, Wang Lie could still tell from his slightly bulging cheeks that Feng Qiyuan was gritting his back teeth.

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"I don't want to praise you now, even though you played very well in the first half. But no matter how good it was, we were only leading by one goal! So keep playing like this in the second half and try to score a goal early!"

Sven Helden said with a straight face in the locker room.

Just looking at his expression, I thought it was Sofia United that was behind in the first half...

However, Helden may not be showing off, because in the last round of the league, Sofia United led Waltham by two goals in the first half, but what was the result?

They let Waltham tie the game!
Even a two-goal lead could be forced to a draw, not to mention that Sofia is only leading by one goal now...

A one-goal lead at halftime is not safe, a two-goal lead is not safe either, so what score is safe?

Maybe we need to lead by three goals at halftime to be safe...

"…And even if you score a goal in the second half, don't relax, keep attacking! Try to score more goals!"

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After the start of the second half, Sofia United did launch a fierce attack on Witton Hill's goal right from the start.

Faced with such a fierce attack, the Witton Hill team still contracted their defense line and parked their bus in front of the goal.

Just like they did in the first half before they conceded the goal.

Facing the bus at Witton Hill, Sofia United didn't have many options - otherwise they wouldn't have scored a goal from a corner kick in the first half...

No matter how they passed the ball around the perimeter, Witten Hill's 532 formation still covered the -meter area in front of the goal tightly.

Among the three central defenders, Feng Qiyuan is in the center position. He not only has to complete his own defensive tasks, but also has to frequently fill in for other teammates.

In the 52nd minute, Sofia United's right-back Jose Gomes received the ball near the sideline. Facing Witton Hill's left-back Dylan Moore who came up to defend him, he raised his foot as if to cross the ball.

After Dylan Moore jumped up to block the ball, his right foot flicked the ball to his left foot.

At the same time, break through inward!

Dylan Moore was caught off guard, Gomes had already broken into the penalty area!

Wittenhill's left centre-back Jaroslav Planka went up to cover.

Feng Qiyuan moved to the left rib to fill the position.

After Gomes passed Dylan Moore, he was already at the end of his strength facing Planca's timely defense. He could only hastily sweep the ball to the middle, and then Feng Qiyuan, who came to replace him, kicked it out of the penalty area.

Not long after, Sofo United's attack returned.

In the 57th minute, Sofia United's attacking midfielder Aaron Schouten got the ball in front of the penalty area and was pressed by Witton Hill's midfielder Ibrahim Lemanger. He passed the ball back and turned around to receive the ball.

Lemanguer followed him out.

As a result, a gap appeared at the front of Witten Hill's penalty area and the top of the free throw arc.

Sofo United's Argentine center back Pablo Vitali tried to kick the ball into that gap.

Stanley Harris is moving there too.

But at the same time Vitali passed the ball, Feng Qiyuan immediately rushed out of the penalty area and knocked the ball out before Harris could catch it.

At the same time, Harris was knocked down.

There was a chorus of boos from the stands at the Red Stone Stadium - the fans of the Sofia United believed that Feng Qiyuan had committed a foul.

Even Stanley Harris was lying on the ground with his hands spread out and yelling.

But the referee crossed his arms and waved them horizontally, indicating that this was not a foul.

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Liu Zhong in the media booth sighed: "Actually, Xiao Feng's performance today was really good and he was in good shape. It's not his fault that we lost the ball in the first half..."

Guo Xuequan beside him nodded and said, "But if they lose the game, no matter how hard he tries, he will still be scolded. It's even more regrettable that he lost the game precisely because he performed well."

Liu Zhong sighed heavily this time: "That's why I sighed... I still don't understand why Xiao Feng said that. Even if he wanted to help Wang Lie, wouldn't it be the same if he helped silently? Now, he is just showing off his words and putting himself on a pedestal. By then, no one will see that he performed well. They will only know that he lost the game and didn't keep his big words..."

Guo Xuequan comforted his friend: "It's too early to say 'lose' now. There are still more than 30 minutes in the game. Who knows what will happen in the end? Let's wait and see. I think if Sofia United can't score the first goal in the second half, the final result of this game will be hard to predict..." ※※※

After bombarding Witton Hill's goal for twelve minutes, Sofia United still failed to break through Witton Hill's goal. Their physical strength could not support such continuous attack, so they had to slow down the pace appropriately. At the same time, they also hoped to take this opportunity to attract Witton Hill's players out, so that the gaps between their formations would become larger and their chances would increase.

At this time, Feng Qiyuan was no longer just a central defender.

He can use his speed to get forward and participate in the attack.

"Feng is coming up..."

Norbert Demos, first assistant coach of Sofia, said to head coach Heldon.

Helden nodded: "This is what I call an opportunity."

During the half-time break, Helden arranged for the team to slow down the pace and retreat after the quick start, luring the players of Witten Hill to press forward.

In fact, the main purpose was to lure Feng Qiyuan up.

As a central defender, Feng Qiyuan has strong offensive attributes due to his speed and good physical fitness.

That's exactly what Heldon is trying to take advantage of.

Now Feng Qiyuan has really pressed forward as he wished, so all he has to do is wait for the opportunity.

He really waited for this opportunity!
In the 64th minute, Witten Hill attacked. When the central defenders all pressed to the center circle, Feng Qiyuan pressed further up - he pressed to the line of the attacking third zone.

As a result, Wittenhill made a pass error when he was moving laterally.

The ball was tackled by Sofia's central defender Pablo Vitali and fell at Schouten's feet. The Dutch midfielder immediately transferred the ball to the right and passed it to the team's right forward Adel Deget!

The Red Rock Stadium was filled with cheers!

This is Sofolian's counterattack!

Feng Qiyuan, who was originally participating in the attack on the right flank, turned around and ran back almost at the same time Vitali tackled the ball.

Now seeing the ball being passed to Deget, he simply followed the ball.

As he chased after him at great speed, he almost reached DeGette along with the football.

The French winger had just received the ball when Feng Qiyuan rushed to him!
Originally, he planned to kick the ball forward directly, but after seeing that Feng Qiyuan, who was famous for his speed, was already very close to him, he suddenly lost confidence in his ability to get rid of Feng Qiyuan by speed.

Because he had to start from the spot, and Feng Qiyuan had already rushed forward, Deget had no advantage in speed...

So he pretended to dribble the ball, but used the outside of his left foot to block the ball inwards, trying to dodge Feng Qiyuan who was unable to stop.

His strategy worked!
Feng Qiyuan did overshoot and went out of bounds...

The cheers at Red Rock Stadium are even louder!
But when Deget started to catch up with the ball and then kicked it into the penalty area, Feng Qiyuan circled outside the field and caught up with it!

The distance between the two people is rapidly shortening!
Then Feng Qiyuan reached out and grabbed Deget's shoulder, interfering with Deget's speed, and then quickly stuck to him...

"Von! He's got Degett!"

Deget didn't expect Feng Qiyuan to catch up with him like this. He panicked and his control over the football was not so precise.

He originally tried to stop suddenly and shake off Feng Qiyuan, but the latter kicked the ball away first.

Then he suddenly stopped and hit Feng Qiyuan. Feng Qiyuan just staggered, but he completely lost his balance and fell to the ground!
Feng Qiyuan staggered and also failed to control the ball, but his teammates who returned to defense had already helped him get the ball, and he successfully defended Sofo United's counterattack!
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"Fuck! Xiao Feng is awesome!"

In front of the TV, Fu Xiaofeng couldn't help but swear.

When Sofia United launched a counterattack, he thought Witton Hill was going to lose a second goal...

Unexpectedly, Feng Qiyuan actually caught up with her!
The few Witten Hill fans in the second-tier stands at Red Rock Stadium excitedly chanted, "Von! Von! Von!"

Norbert Demos, the assistant coach of the home team, cursed angrily: "Damn it! He's too fast!"

Helden looked calm, "It doesn't matter. They were lucky this time. If we keep playing like this, they will collapse sooner or later... We always rely on a central defender to quickly chase back from the front and compete with the forwards in speed. How can this defense be good?"

At the end, there was a slight disdain in Helden's tone.

He still felt that his judgment was correct.

After Feng Qiyuan's pre-match speech, Wittenhill lost the ball first, forcing him to press forward more, because he certainly hoped that he could help the team in the offense, so as to fulfill his pre-match promise.

But how easy is it to score a goal?

If many attacks fail, he will become more and more impatient.

After a while, I am afraid that my players can steal the ball from Feng Qiyuan and then launch a counterattack to score...

This Feng Qiyuan is simply the biggest time bomb on the Witton Hill defense line!

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The game continued and it was Wittenhill's turn to attack.

The ball was passed, and Feng Qiyuan turned his head left and right to look at his two central defender teammates.

David Johnston understood what he meant and waved at him: "Go ahead, Feng, we're behind you!"

He pointed to center back Jaroslav Planka on the other side.

Planka said nothing but smiled at him.

Feng Qiyuan didn't even bother to thank his partners, he just turned around and rushed forward.

When Wittenhill had already attacked the frontcourt, the TV broadcast specifically cut to Feng Qiyuan and gave him a meaningful shot.

In the camera, Feng Qiyuan turned around and rushed forward at a very fast speed.

The commentator shouted excitedly: "Feng! He's up again!"

Both the fans of Witton Hill and the fans of Sofia United were equally excited.

Demos on the sidelines leaned forward slightly, staring at the court intently.

Seeing Feng Qiyuan pressing forward, Stanley Harris, who was originally on the flank, quietly moved to the middle, while also casting glances at his teammates in the backcourt.

He was ready to fight back.

Last time, Degett didn't dare to speed up, but he was different. He was absolutely confident in his speed.

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In order to lure the enemy deeper, Sofia United retreated very far in the face of Witton Hill's attack. Their back line and forward line were almost pressed into the 30-meter area.

This made it difficult for Witten Hill to pass the ball forward - because if the forward pass failed, there was a high probability that Sofia United would counterattack.

In order to ensure stability, Wittenhill could only pass the ball sideways.

But if the pass is repeated too often, problems will still occur. Wasn't the ball just now caused by a mistake in the lateral pass? If Feng Qiyuan wasn't fast enough, Sofollow United might have expanded its lead.

Therefore, you can neither pass the ball forward rashly nor pass the ball sideways too much.

If the attacking team fails to break free in time, it is very likely to lose the ball under the pressure of the opponent's defense.

At this time, Witten Hill needs to do something to break the balance.

For example, the central defender pushes forward...

Just then, Feng Qiyuan came up.

The players of Sofo United also noticed Feng Qiyuan pressing forward.

But they did not rush up to find Feng Qiyuan, as this would instead cause cracks and loopholes in the originally tight defense line.

Before Feng Qiyuan really got the ball, they still chose to maintain the integrity and stability of their defense line. What if Feng Qiyuan was just a bait?
Once they focus their attention on Feng Qiyuan who is making a forward run, any loopholes that appear in other places may be exploited by Wittenhill.

After all, when it comes to scoring goals, aren't Wittenhill's forwards and midfielders more professional than a central defender?

When Feng Qiyuan came in from behind, Witton Hill's midfielder Ibrahim Lemanger was holding the ball in the middle.

Seeing this, Feng Qiyuan shouted to him: "Ibrahim! Pass the ball!"

Lemanger did not hesitate and immediately passed the ball horizontally to the left rib, which was where Feng Qiyuan was advancing.

Seeing the ball being passed, Sofa United's midfielder Felipe Mejia, who was originally guarding the penalty area, immediately rushed over from the middle.

As long as Feng Qiyuan stops the ball, he can stick to him and entangle him, and then other teammates can come up to help and strangle him!

Feng Qiyuan watched the football rolling towards him, and also saw Sofolian's midfielder rushing towards him. He knew that the time he had to control the ball was very short, and he must not hesitate at this time, because hesitation would lead to defeat!

He just swung his left leg towards the rolling football, and then... shot it directly!
Before Mega could react, the football passed by him like a cannonball and headed straight for the goal behind him!
"Feng...shoot directly!!"

Sofia United goalkeeper Jimmy Doge only saw Feng Qiyuan kicking the ball, and then a white light flew towards the back corner of the goal!

He quickly jumped into the air and waved his hand to rush towards the football, but it was too late!

Under his desperate gaze, the football went headfirst into the goal!

“Ahhhhhh! Feng!! Feng! Feng Qiyuan!! He shot directly outside the penalty area without stopping the ball! A world wave——!! In the 71st minute! He equalized the score for Witten Hill!!”

(End of this chapter)