Chapter 42 - Rhythm (1/2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Let’s play the game, Zhang Jun.” Liu Peng handed the ball over to Zhang Jun.
Zhang Jun finally cracked a smile.
After the ball was thrown out, Yang Pan received it. He turned and quickly passed the ball to Zhang Jun in the middle.
The crowd booed again. Everyone thought Zhang Jun would “pass” the ball again to Liu Peng or Yuan Gang.
Yuan Gang was forced up the field.
However unexpectedly, while Yuan Gang had not caught up to Zhang Jun, he suddenly accelerated! Zhang Jun dismissed the worried Yuan Gang.
All of a sudden, the booing sounds stopped as if their heads were chopped off.
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Chen Huafeng shouted excitedly, “Xiao Zhang, make sure your eyes are open! The game has just begun!”
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Zhang Jun took the lead as Liu Peng followed him. Zhang Jun’s right leg was like a bow as he hooked the ball up and passed it to Yang Pan. Yang Pan rushed towards the ball and sped up! He dismissed the front defenders who came up against him. Then he made a pass!
Zhang Jun was already in front of the goalpost with Liu Peng still following him. They both jumped at the same time. The 177-cm Zhang Jun was in front of 188-cm Liu Peng and the ball was blocked away from the penalty zone by Liu Peng.
Nonetheless, Shu Guang’s attack was not over yet.
Kaka unloaded the ball lightly. When everyone thought that he was going to pass again, he made an unexpected move. The ball then drew an arc in the air and flew towards the goal.
The goalkeeper paid no heed to the ball, which went out of the crossbar.
Corner kick.
Su Fei noticed Zhang Jun’s changes and the feeling of guilt she felt earlier finally dissipated. She could not help cheering loudly.
Liang Ke was not as excited as Su Fei, but his face broke into a smile. He said to himself, “Zhang Jun is back…”
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After the corner kick, Kaka rushed forward and aimed for the goal! The goalkeeper blocked the ball out, Liu Peng performed a big kick and Yuan Gang received the ball. He turned then turned and passed it to Zhang Yi. However, An Ke got the ball in time.
As Zhang Jun had “revived”, Shu Guang took advantage of the situation; they were optimistic. Shu Guang’s four main attackers still had to face Liu Peng. He was the huge mountain that no one could bypass. Even if they could get the ball from him, no matter what the case, the ball still had to go to the front and Liu Peng would always cut the ball off at the most critical time.
Kaka proceeded to pass the ball to Yang Pan. Facing Liu Peng, Yang Pan did not have any good ideas and passed the ball back to Kaka. Liu Peng was still on the right at this point. He would not have time to get to the left lane so, they now had a chance!
Kaka speedily passed the ball to the left where Ren Yu De was. Ren Yu De displayed a dazzling array of his skills, which led to the person defending against him, Li Ding, into confusion. He did not hesitate to enter the penalty area and attempt a shoot!
With a small curve, the ball bypassed the goalkeeper’s hand but, it was blocked by a someone’s foot on the goal line.
Liu Peng kicked the ball out with his big foot as he laughed and yelled at Ren Yu De, “Just because Zhang Jun is back, don’t think that you can get through my goal.”
What a confident laugh!
Yang Pan took the ball and aimed towards the goal. But once again, the ball was shoved out of the sideline. This time, it was Yuan Gang who shoved it out.
“Liu Peng has gone to guard the goal. That leaves me here to greet you.” Yuan Gang laughed at Yang Pan.
“Have you given up attacking?”
“I think the score of 1: 0 is already a satisfying ending.”
“Do you think you guys can still endure ?”
“Let’s test it out then.”
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“This is…” Xiao Zhang was surprised as he watched the match.
“Everyone’s defending,” Chen Huafeng said. “Looks like Kai Ta is determined to defend their score. But, can they persist until the end? Facing Shu Guang’s desperate offense…”
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Shu Guang was beginning to exert a large amount of strength to attack. The four of them kept opening fire while Liu Peng was the only one in charge of dealing with his opponent’s firepower. He had saved Kai Ta’s goal from danger many times. Anyone who saw this would think that Shu Guang had the full advantage, but was that really the case?
“A healthy and fit body, rich in experience, calm and collected when giving commands… No wonder they have such middle defenders with rare talents!”
Unfortunately, he was referring to Kai Ta, not Shu Guang. Liang Ke still had the heart to praise the middle defenders of the opposing team.
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“Is he a monster?” Ren Yu De wiped his sweat away. “He even managed to even block the ball?”
Earlier, he made a shot with full force and even though the goalkeeper pounced on it, the ball still flew towards the goal. In the end, it was Liu Peng who shoved the ball out of the bottom line.
Zhang Jun patted him on the shoulder. “He’s not a god, he isn’t flawless. After the next breakthrough, pass the ball to me.”
Kaka’s team attacked and handed the ball over to Ren Yu De. Ren Yu De did his thing; overran Li Ding and made a breakthrough into the restricted area. The opponent’s defender quickly went to recover their defense while the goalkeeper hurriedly moved to block his corner shot. They were all afraid of Ren Yu De’s many attempts in his corner kicks to score a goal. But, Ren Yu De did not make the shot. Instead, he passed!
The ball flew mid-air and Zhang Jun ran towards the direction of the ball. Liu Peng also followed in quick succession. Zhang Jun leaped and seemed like he was about to make a shot for the goal. Liu Peng extended his long legs to steal his shot.
However, Zhang Jun who was up in the air did not make any attempts to score the goal. Instead, he used his right heel to kick and the ball flew behind him!
A certain figure dashed towards the ball―it was Kaka! This time, Kai Ta’s defensive team did not react to it and Kaka was left unnoticed!
Kaka comfortably moved his legs and took a massive shot!
The ball burst into an exploding speed and sped into the goal.
Liu Peng was in disbelief as he watched the ball flashed into the goal. Zhang Jun walked towards him and whispered in his ears, “You believed a little too much in me. You believed I was going to score a goal. An excellent front attacker wouldn’t rely on himself to score. He should be able to give chances to his teammates.”
Kaka hugged Zhang Jun as he chattered endlessly. He rained kisses on him too.
“Wow…” Quite a few in the crowd exclaimed their shock.
It was not easy getting out of Kaka’s hug. He even rubbed his face against Zhang Jun’s too. Zhang Jun imagined that he would not be able to walk alone in the streets anymore. Kaka’s female fans would definitely chop him to death. This guy here… This was not Brazil, people would surely misunderstand them.
1: 1!