I am practicing in Tokyo

Chapter 15 Simple Victory

On a Sunday in mid-May, the second round of the Tokyo Regional Competition was held at a simple football field near Daifuku High School in Itabashi District. Several layers of terraced stands were built around it, which could accommodate less than 2,000 people to watch the game.

"I thought the home court our school found was the worst, but I didn't expect that there would be one with a lower limit."

Suhara, who has not played a few games, expressed his opinion that the two away games in the local competition last year were both held in regular stadiums.

"The support level of Dafu High School is quite high, and all the seats are full."

Captain Nakamura pointed around the stands. Most of the people watching the game this time were minors. The cheering group arranged by Hachioji High School was squeezed into the remote northeast corner. The orchestra and cheerleading team organized by the students were uniformly dressed in red.

Uniforms, each high school team has its own cheering song, some are homemade, and some borrow famous songs.

"Now on the stage are the Hachioji High School team, No. 10 Nakamura Shikei, No. 9 Suhara Tatsuya..."

The on-field commentator began to announce the list of players, and there was sparse applause from the stands. When Fujii's name was announced, there were obviously more names. It seems that makeup is a common problem in all countries.

When the Daifuku High School team appeared, the atmosphere in the stands became several times more lively. Every young player who took the field was encouraged by thunderous applause. The Daifuku High School band played the school song until the players from both sides stood still and their respective captains

Stepping forward to toss a coin to choose the side to kick off, Captain Nakamura was almost unlucky this time, allowing the Daifuku High School team to seize the right to kick off the ball first.

"Shh!"

The referee blew the game whistle, and the Daifuku High School team moved into the same 442 formation. Their strength was relatively average, and their overall strength was not as good as the Adachi High School team in the previous round.

In the seventh minute of the first half, Fujii received a pass from captain Nakamura. Just like in training, he immediately entered the opponent's backcourt and was double-teamed by two defenders from the Daifuku High School team. After attracting attention for a while, he

A long pass was passed to Suhara's feet. The goalkeeper of the Daifuku High School team was not as good as Ryuunosuke. Suhara adjusted his posture and shot from a long distance. The football passed the goalkeeper, but it bounced off the crossbar.

Fujii predicted the landing point in advance and used his knees to push up the football before it hit the ground. He was still thirty meters away from the goal. He tried to lift his right leg. With 1.3 times the strength of an adult, he accumulated amazing strength.

The same level of physical fitness and agility allowed him to adjust his body's center of gravity in time, stretch his body, and like a long bow, he kicked the football in mid-air without stopping, causing the sound of wind to break through.

The football shot out like a cannonball with a primer fired. Just as the goalkeeper of the Dafu High School team adjusted his stance to save the ball, he saw a black dot enlarge in front of his eyes. He stretched out his hand to stop it, but the next moment he wiped it from his ear.

In the past, accompanied by the sound of the strong wind, I was startled and broke into a cold sweat.

"No. 13 Fujii Shu, a long shot, goal!!!"

The on-field commentator suppressed his emotions and spoke the name of the goal scorer through the loudspeaker. He should try to maintain a neutral attitude and not belong to either of the two teams in this game.

"Are you OK?"

The defender of the Daifuku High School team saw the goalkeeper still standing there after the goal was broken, and stepped forward and asked with concern.

"I almost died! If this guy's ball hit my head, I would definitely be hospitalized."

The arm of the goalkeeper of the Daifuku High School team couldn't stop shaking. He had never faced such a terrifying shot, so he couldn't understand his current mood. Is this a long-range shot that a high school student can kick?

Forget it, if he shoots from a distance again, I'll just stay away.

Seeing the calm-looking Fujiiki standing back and waiting for the kick-off, the goalkeeper of the Daifuku High School team could no longer muster his fighting spirit. When the ball passed by his ear just now, his eardrums ached.

After taking the lead by one goal, the Hachioji High School team did not stop its attack momentum. The Daifuku High School team's 442 formation turned into intensive defense, but this did not stop their attack. After more than 30 minutes, Suhara hit

The enemy defender, who was fighting for the top, took a header opportunity and once again knocked on the Daifuku High School team's goal, and the score was 2-0.

After that, the Daifuku High School team tried to counterattack, but was stopped by Fujii Shu and stole the ball. He penetrated directly from the midfield to the enemy's backcourt. After several tough physical confrontations, his seemingly thin body easily squeezed away the defensive players and faced them head-on.

The goalkeeper's shot was blocked by the post, and the ball landed at the feet of the full-back of the Daifuku High School team. Suhara stepped forward to block the position, allowing Fujiiki time to rush forward. Fujiiki stretched his legs to steal the ball, turned his back to the goal, and used his heel to score the ball.

Push into the door.

3-0, although the first half of the game was not over yet, there was no suspense anymore. At the beginning of the second half, coach Fukai made substitutions one after another, substituting Fujii Shu and Suhara, and replaced them with two defenders, not intending to attack.

Until the end of the game, the score remained at 3-0. Although the players of the Daifuku High School team knew that there was a high probability that they would not be able to defeat the Adachi High School team, they failed to score a goal, which inevitably made them break the defense.

Kneeling on the ground and unable to lift his head.

"This attacking midfielder of yours is really good. He has to have good body, good technique, and top-notch speed. He can play professionally, right?"

During the handshake session after the game, the coach of the Daifuku High School team complained to coach Fukai.

"I heard that Horikoshi High School has also recruited two U17 youth training teams from the J1 Professional League. In future high school games, we will have to find foreign players to achieve results, right?"

He was a little unconvinced. He invited the youth training of a professional team to compete with amateur high school students. Isn't this bullying? The Aomori Yamada team in Aomori Prefecture is a football school with the name of a high school. You idiots don't act anymore.

Right? From now on, we might as well play gold and dollar football in high school games.

"I am not a player...forget it, see you next year!"

Coach Fukai originally wanted to defend himself, but suddenly stopped and changed his mind. Even he himself would not believe this. Horikoshi High School is also a team in the Tokyo A Division. It has been the winner of the local competition for five consecutive years and has always had a strong football team.

Tradition has become even more popular in recent years.

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As soon as the game between Horikoshi High School and Kawakami High School ended, reporters on the sidelines gathered around. Almost no one was absent from the gymnasium that can accommodate tens of thousands of people. On the large electronic scoring screen, the bright red number 7 to 1 was dazzling.

Incomparable.

"I would like to ask Yuya Furusawa, how do you feel about participating in the local league for high school students?"

"Compared with the U17 team in Kashima Antlers, this kind of game is not that difficult, right?"

"You who scored five goals and one assist in one game, do you think the high school game is too easy?"

The reporter's interview subjects all revolved around a tall and handsome forward from Horikoshi High School. The number on his chest was No. 10, which is the absolute main force. His sky blue short-sleeved uniform fit closely on his strong and stylish body, showing off his outstanding performance.

Proud physical fitness.

(End of chapter)