Chapter 76 - Hornet’s Nest (2/2)

An Ke got up from the ground, but he did not kick the ball to attack. Instead, he stood in the middle of the penalty area and called out in his big, unique voice, “Everyone, listen closely to me! From now until the end of the game, I, An Ke will not let Dingding score another point! Absolutely not!”

The stands were silent at first, but shortly after there was a turbulent uproar.

“Damn! Is this kid mad?”

“You think you can defend your goal just by shouting?”

“You already lost three goals! Yet, you still have the face to boast!”

“Go home and eat sh*t!”

“Piece of sh*t!”

“Arrogant!”

“Moron!”

Zhang Yang laughed. He squatted on the chair and constantly hit the chair’s surface. “Haha! I can’t take it anymore! What a big moron! Goodness! I can’t… My tummy…”

Even Li Yongle laughed. “Seriously, he only had to defend the goal. Did he have to say those things?”

“No, I think he’s very strong,” Zhang Lintao replied.

“Even if he has the strength, he still has to be aware of the audience’s mood! There are more people supporting Dingding compared to the ones supporting Shu Guang!”

Zhang Yang held on to his stomach; he could not say anything more.

Zhang Lintao smiled. “If you judge him by the standards of ordinary people, then An Ke wouldn’t be An Ke. Mad, confident, brave and passionate; he really fits being a goalkeeper…”

“Not letting us score another… Your goalkeeper’s really arrogant…” Yao Wang pointed at Zhang Jun who was beside An Ke.

“Correct, but it’s not ‘arrogance’, it’s ‘confidence’.”

“But he lost three goals and Xia Bo Cai only lost two…”

“Your goalkeeper will quickly lose two more goals as well.”

“Lose another two? Why?”

“Because, the result of the game will be 4: 3 and Shu Guang will win!” Zhang Jun laughed at Yao Wang and ran off to the midfield.

After An Ke broadcasted his declaration, he ignored the uproar and clamor as he kicked the ball to the front.

Cao Po and Kaka were intertwined around the ball’s whereabouts but unfortunately, Cao Po’s efforts to get a hold of the ball were useless. Kaka jumped and returned it to Wang Ning.

But when Wang Ning wanted to pass the ball again, he could not find anyone to pass it to. Kaka, Yang Pan and Zhang Jun were marked by their opponents. If he passed, the ball would return to his opponents. In desperation, he chose to backtrack.

Lin Xiaofang received the ball, however he was unable to do anything either. All he could do was cross it by Li Jieguang.

“Stop leaving the back vulnerable!” An Ke shouted. “Go forward and give the ball a big kick! Pass it to Yang Pan!”

Li Jieguang then discovered that the one defending against Yang Pan was Dingding’s No.7. He was shorter than Yang Pan. If it was a header, Yang Pan would probably have an advantage. So, without any more hesitation, he took a big step and ran straight towards Yang Pan.

Su Rui saw Shu Guang’s attempt and quickly ran to standby in the front as Lu Hui withdrew to the back. This was to prevent Yang Pan from surpassing Su Rui’s breakthrough.

Yang Pan’s body was now blocked by Su Rui from the front. He arched his body slightly and opened up his hands to prevent Su Rui from positioning himself exactly in front of him.

After Su Rui leaned towards Yang Pan’s body, he found that he had lost his center of force. He did not have enough strength, and thus could not make a jump. He knew it was bad, but the ball was already there by then and there was not enough room for him to adjust.

Yang Pan’s waist froze as his eyes marked the incoming ball. When it passed over his head, he forcefully jerked away and turned!

Su Rui staggered and Yang Pan got rid of him!

Once Lu Hui saw Yang Pan rushing to the front, he did not dare to approach him, because he was bound to be overwhelmed by his speed. He carefully withdrew and kept a certain distance from the others to ensure that the “speed king” would not “rush”.

However, as soon as Yang Pan passed by Su Rui, he made a sudden shot from a 25 m distance to the goal.

“It’s coming! Yang Pan’s long-range shot!” Even the commentator sounded full of expectation.

The angle was somewhat right and the ball flew upwards. Xia Bo was not about to ignore it. He jumped up and used both of his palms to catch the ball.

After a quick contact between the soccer ball and Xia Bo’s hands, it produced a loud noise and flew out, away from the crossbar. Xia Bo on the other hand, flew into the goal.

“It’s out! But, what an amazing shot! Even Xia Bo was shot into the goal! Yang Pan truly deserves to be called ‘the king of long-range shots’!”

There were gasps and sighs from the stands, while some were just shocked from the shot. Although the media had already made Yang Pan’s shots seem like a myth, it definitely surprised many who saw it for the first time.

“Sima Hongxin and Xia Bo; both goalkeepers were pushed into the goal by him. It looks like his strength has improved!” Whenever Zhang Lintao talked about Yang Pan, he could not maintain his calm composure. He had his fists up in the air.

“This is damaging our brain! Yang Pan’s long-range shots, Zhang Jun’s dragon-like fury and Ren Yu De’s skill… Our opponents are too powerful!” Zhang Yang held on to his head as he sighed and stretched out in his chair.

Li Yongle went up to his side and kicked him in the back. “Are you scared?”

“Hmph! It was a joke! Since I started fighting, I never knew how to write the word ‘scared’!” Zhang Yang sighed and the hair on his forehead rose.

“Dingding just stabbed a hornet’s nest!” Chen Huafeng said to himself as he looked at Xia Bo, who was still lying inside the goal.