Junior football dream

Chapter 5 Debut
"Stop the ball, shoot, the ball is in! GOALLLLLLLL! Zhou Xing scored his first goal in an official game!" But when he opened his eyes, there was darkness in front of him.

"Oh, I still can't sleep." Zhou Xing turned over, still unable to fall asleep because of his nervousness.He was still very nervous about the upcoming game.

I have been training on the field for two years, two full years.Sweat, blood.After waiting for so long, what has been expected for two years is about to become a reality.

In the darkness, his eyes were shining like jewels, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

I heard from Grandpa Xu that his parents liked football very much, so they immigrated to Brazil.From the age of three to seven, Xu Tiande's love for football also affected Zhou Xing. "Football is an exciting sport." Whenever football is mentioned, everyone's eyes are shining.In Brazil, it is life.

Zhou Xing remained silent, recalling the memories of his parents, as well as his distant hometown, China, AH.Oh, that's all so far away.The memory of childhood has faded away, and even the shadow of his parents has no influence in his heart.The only thing that is clear is those two eyes that care about him.

"What are you thinking? Zhou Xing,"

It turned out that Assunsang was too nervous to fall asleep, and was looking at the boy opposite him with wide eyes.he
Although the nerves are a bit thick, he does things in a big way.But the first time I played, I still felt a little nervous.

"Perhaps, I will become a legendary goalkeeper, like Dida. I became famous in the first battle, and then I was firmly established as the main player. Then, I became the object of attention of major clubs, and then I was selected for the national youth team. Later, some scouts asked me Go to Europe. Finally, become the main goalkeeper of the national team and help Brazil win the sixth Hercules Cup."

Thinking of this, the red-haired boy's heart could no longer be calm.

"I'm worried about whether I will perform to my own level tomorrow. I don't know why, but I'm always a little nervous." Zhou Xing said softly.

"What are you afraid of? I'm not afraid. Anyway, I have strength. By the way, Zhou Xing, what are your plans for the future? What dreams do you have for the future?"

Assunsan thought of his dream, and couldn't help asking what his teammate's plan was.

"Me. If I have money, I will definitely go back to my hometown, which is in China. Also, I hope to become a professional football player and have my own home."

Thinking of his dream, Zhou Xing said happily.

"Is there no hope of joining the Brazilian national team, playing with those stars and then winning a few World Cups together?"

When the red-haired boy thought of his dreams, his blood boiled with excitement.

"National team? I'm Chinese, and I want to join the Chinese national team!" Zhou Xing said firmly.

"Oh, China, is that distant and mysterious eastern country? My God, I heard that it is a football desert. Besides, I heard that the Chinese national team has only made it to the World Cup finals once. If you want to win the Hercules Cup , I don’t even know what year it will be.”

Asancon's impression of China is only limited to silk and several matches between the Brazilian team and the Chinese team, which is very thin.Still, he knows a lot about football.He also watched the few games between the Chinese team and the Brazilian team, and China lost very badly in those games.

"Oh, NO, I am Chinese. Although I have Brazilian nationality, I am still a Chinese! I believe that I will lead the Chinese national team to win the Hercules Cup."

Zhou Xing thought that if he could lift the Hercules Cup with his own hands, what a glorious thing it would be!

"Wow. If that's the case, then you will have to pass the level of me, the Brazilian goalkeeper, Chinese boy!" Asanson said angrily.

"With your skills, I'm afraid I will score three goals!" Zhou Xing said jokingly.For this partner, he is always very relaxed.

"Hmph, three? Let me tell you, none of them are possible." The red-haired boy shouted.

After some squabbling, the nervousness of the two disappeared a lot, and after a while, the two fell asleep again.

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The Palmeiras club is also a strong team in Sao Paulo and has won many championships.However, due to the economic downturn in recent years, there have not been many talented stars in the team, and it has begun to decline.

The match was played at the Messi Stadium in São Paulo, a 10-minute drive from Corinthians.Sitting on the team bus, Zhou Xing and Assuncao felt a little nervous.The main players are all members of the youth team. Zhou Xing and Assuncao both know each other and have a good relationship.

Seeing Zhou Xing and Asuncang, the captain of the team, Ayrton, smiled and said, "Hehe, you two guys, you played at the age of 15, you are really young. It doesn't matter whether you win or lose."

Ayrton smiled and said to the other players: "Don't worry about the sneakers, these two guys' sneakers are pretty clean."

"Oh, you bastard." Assuncang blushed, and hugged the captain's neck and called affectionately.Seeing this, the other team members laughed, and the atmosphere in the car was relaxed.

This is the first time that coach Scolari acts as the head coach of the first team. As the coach of the youth team, the club originally planned to let him take over the first team immediately.

Still a little worried about his ability, for reasons of caution, they let him direct a few games first to test Scolari's ability.

For this competition, Scolari came early to check the venue and collect information.For this competition, he can be regarded as fully prepared.For the position of head coach, he has been looking forward to it for a long time.

"I hope I can win this time." Scolari prayed, hoping that God would be on his side.However, out of protection needs, he still did not put Zhou Xing in the starting lineup, but on the bench.As there is no goalkeeper, Asuncao got the chance to start.

However, after the game started, the start was not as smooth as he had imagined.

In the second minute, the Palmeiras Club, which occupies the advantage of the home court, first started his offensive.Their striker fired a powerful shot in front of the box, testing the red-haired teenager's goal.

However, the concentrated teenager was obviously not stumped by this small problem.Assunsan lifted the ball out of the crossbar steadily and resolved the crisis.

Afterwards, the opponent got a few more chances, but Assuncao seemed to have taken a stimulant, those tests couldn't stop him at all, and he resolved them one by one.

After resisting the opponent's attack, the Corinthians also launched a series of counterattacks, taking the initiative on the field.However, due to the lack of strikers.In the past 10 minutes of shooting, he failed to score a goal.Either over the crossbeam, or directly out of the goal.

"How did you kick it, look at the goal, you thought it was a masturbation!" Scolari, who was on the sidelines, was furious and very angry.

Seeing the stalemate on the court, Zhou Xing was also very anxious.However, after thinking about it, Scolari still didn't send Zhou Xing up, and planned to use him again in the second half.

Looking at Zhou Xing's body, Scolari knew that the teenager might not be able to resist this intense nine-to-ten-minute game.If you replace him too early, it will only backfire.

However, in the No.303 minute of the first half, the disappointing Corinthians midfielder finally scored the first goal for the team with a strong shot.Seeing this goal, Scolari's face relieved a lot.

"Oh, finally a goal." His prayer may have touched God, and Corinthians' captain Ayrton's shot from 30 meters away was simply wonderful.

But Zhou Xing's face was a little worried.Looking at Scolari's face, Zhou Xingxin said: "Oh, maybe I don't have a chance to play."

After a fierce game, Corinthians led the home team in the first half.In the lounge, everyone praised the goalkeeper, the red-haired Assuncao, for his outstanding performance.

"Oh, well done, very good!"

"Pretty good, keep going!"

Zhou Xing was also very excited to see his companion being praised constantly. He couldn't help but said to Scolari, "Coach, when will I be able to go up?"

"Okay, you'll be there in a while, okay?" Scolari said with a smile seeing Zhou Xing anxious like an ant in hot pot.

In the second half, Zhou Xing also started his performance.

In the first few minutes of the second half, Zhou Xing was very active, without any jerky performance.At this time, his mind no longer has the concept of victory or defeat, no fame, no fear of making mistakes, and only the rolling football in his eyes.On the field, he kept chasing the black and white elf, and kept putting on wonderful performances in his debut.

In the 7th minute of the second half, he received a pass from his teammate and shot the ball slightly higher than the crossbar.

In the 9th minute, he made another quick breakthrough and distributed the ball to the center of the penalty area. He followed up with his teammates and shot hard, but the ball hit the post and popped out.

In the next time, it depends on Zhou Xing's continuous breakthrough, shooting, and very hard work.Finally, his hard work paid off.He made a beautiful pass in the middle, dodged two defenders, and distributed the ball to the striker in the middle, so that the striker of his team got a single goal.

Facing the goalkeeper, the striker who wasted many chances pushed the ball and the ball rolled into the opponent's goal.Two to zero, Zhou Xing got an assist.

In the 207th minute of the second half, he kicked a pass again, and the ball fell precisely into the gap where the opponent was unguarded.But at this time, a member of the team who came in from behind at high speed made a heel tackle, giving the team a three-to-zero lead.

At the end of the game, Zhou Xing finally scored his first official game goal.In the middle, Zhou Xing saw the opponent's goalkeeper standing forward, and when he was more than 30 meters away from the goal, he lobbed a shot.Although the opponent's goalkeeper retreated desperately, he still watched helplessly as the ball passed over his head and fell into the net.

"Great! It's a perfect performance." Scolari didn't expect Zhou Xing to be so good. In the first game, he surpassed his expectations and scored a goal and two assists to lead the team. Four to zero victory over the opponent.

"Perfect debut!" Scolari exclaimed as he watched Assuncao and Zhou Xing embraced each other after the game.However, this is just the beginning.

(End of this chapter)