Ender's Football

Ander's words of praising Sighard were not without purpose.

In the 38th minute of the game, Sieghard made another wonderful save.

When his defense was shaken away by U19 offensive players from Uwensburg, he didn't panic, he concentrated on the situation on the field, made a correct judgment on the direction of the shot before the opponent took a shot, and immediately flew To save, he used both fists to hit the flying white football into the air——

"Bang!!!"

A sound that was heavy enough showed the strength of the ball, and Sieghard, who had just faced the ball, had no fear on his face, just patted his jersey and stood up, as if what he had just completed was just an ordinary training.

Yael didn't have time to feel sorry for the Uwensburg team's lost opportunity, and opened his mouth wide in surprise: "Wow!"

Ender shrugged: "Look, I am indeed telling the truth."

During the intermission, he held the hands of several children again—the specific operation method was: Ander held Helena with his right hand, Helena held Demi with his left hand, and Yale with his left hand. The four of them strung together Take walks together so he can keep an eye on the little ones -- and go shopping together at the store off the field.

Ender bought cute stuffed toys for Helena and Demi, bought a small soccer ball (the kind with the Uwensburg team logo) for Yael, and then specially gave it to the children We bought a big jar of gummy bears.

Both Yell and Demi were very happy, the two children were bouncing around the jar of gummy bears, only Helena was thoughtful: "So...you heard what we said at the door that day? "

A few days ago, the children came back from the school bus. When they walked to the door of the house, Demi asked Helena a question, "Will your brother buy you gummy bears?" At that time, Helena said she didn't know.Now, Ender told his sister with practical actions that he would.

"I didn't mean to listen," Ender immediately clarified for himself, "it's just... I happened to be in the living room when you guys were talking, so I accidentally overheard you, sorry, Lianna."

Helena looked at him strangely: "Why did you apologize to me? Do you think I will be angry because you gave me a gift I wanted?"

She's a really sharp little girl, and Ender doesn't know what other girls at Helena's age are supposed to look like (forgive him the only control group he's ever seen is Demi), but Helena is undoubtedly very bright , Sometimes even with a bit of sharpness that can see through people's hearts.

"Uh," Ender said carefully, "I think... I have to admit that I don't know you well enough, Lianna, and it's really not a good behavior to eavesdrop on others. Although I don't want to do it subjectively, I do. Overheard, so..."

"Okay, I forgive you." Helena said very easily, she was not at all entangled like Ender, and soon happily shared the can of bears with Demi and Yell fudge.

Because they were delayed in the store for some time, when the four returned to the center court together, the second half of the game had already started, and the score had become 1:0.

——Uwensburg U19 is that 0.

"Oh!" Yell collapsed in an instant because of the little football and gummy bears, and the little boy shouted, "We just left for a while! How come!"

As he spoke, he looked at his little friends pitifully, and found that they were sitting back in the seats by the side of the court, saying this affectionately, completely ignoring him.

It was Ender who patted Yael's little golden-haired head: "Don't worry, Yael, there are still four and 10 minutes left in the game. Maybe we can get back and overtake."

"Well," Yael said with a wrinkled face, "I hope so."

But the situation on the pitch did not develop the way they expected.

The U19 team of Uwensburg may have not recovered from losing a goal, or they may not have entered the state at the beginning of the second half. God was a little distracted, especially after being scored, he had already lost one. When defending, the central defender and the right back also overlapped in the defensive area, and the two almost ran together.

Yael looked very anxious. The little boy clenched his fists and jumped up and down while leaning on the railing, chanting, "Counterattack! Counterattack!"

Ender laughed. For the first time, he thought this kid was quite cute.

However, he is also thinking about the current countermeasures of Uwensburg U19. In the case that the opponent has already scored a goal, Uwensburg, who played a defensive counterattack in the first half, may be able to move the formation forward a little bit. Strengthen your offense and strive to save the game.

——Although Ander and Sieghard know each other, he is also a player of Uwensburg after all, and he still prefers Uwensburg U19 in his heart.

However, in the 72nd minute of the game, the opponent got a corner kick, and then the ball was headed into the goal by a tall defender during the penalty kick.

2-0!Uwensburg U19 has no power to fight back!

"Oh!"

Yael was very annoyed when he saw it, and the kid jumped on the spot, "Why did we lose the ball again!"

Ander was also very helpless: "Marking mistakes... Also, the defender on the opposite side is tall and strong, pushing our defender away..."

Both sighed.

Helena ate sweets behind them, and finally said, "Did you lose?"

Yael puffed up his cheeks, but didn't speak.

It was Ender who turned to his sister and said, "Lianna, there are still 8 minutes left in the game, or a little longer, so Uwensburg hasn't lost yet."

After he finished speaking, he thought for a while and added: "We often say a word 'football is round'. This sentence comes from a German, Sepp Herberger. He used to be the head coach of the German team. The German team defeated the strong team Hungary at the time in the World Cup final. In that game, Hungary scored two goals in 8 minutes, leading the German team 2-0. However, the German team only took 8 minutes to equalize the game. And at the end of the game with 6 minutes left, he scored a goal to overtake the score and finally won 3:2. This game is called the 'Miracle of Berne'."

The children were too young to have heard of this distant game from 1954, so they all listened carefully.

Especially Yeer, he raised his face and asked stupidly: "But we didn't equalize..."

Demi is not interested in the score, she has been struggling with Herberger's name: "I seem to have heard my dad say it, but I can't remember it..."

Only Helena thought about it.

"So," the little girl concluded earnestly, "You tell this story just to tell us that if the game doesn't go to the last moment, it's hard to say what the outcome will be."

Ender was relieved: "Yes," he added, "This is also very similar to our life, Lianna. Many stories have warned us not to give up easily."

Helena thought for a while, and agreed with this point of view: "It seems to be so."

Ender couldn't help smiling.

The three children each have their own fun, but in Ender's view, his sister is good in everything, smart, serious and cute.

But soon afterward, Helena asked her own question.

"But," she pointed at the court, "what you're saying is that you can't draw conclusions too early... But, they still have a high probability of losing. This is a mathematical problem."

Well, Ender had to admit that sometimes he couldn't stand such a smart kid.

"Yeah, I admit it," he said, "it does look like we're ... on the back foot."

Helena nodded in satisfaction.

The game was coming to an end, and seeing that Uwensburg was about to be completely lost, Ander held the dejected Yale and said to the two girls: "Let's go, we can go to another place to play for a while, and then I'm going to take you all home safely."

Yael sighed: "I don't want to play anymore..."

Demi blinked indifferently: "I want to be with Lianna."

Helena glanced at the two friends, then looked at Ender, and suggested, "We can go home together. I want to finish my homework with Demi."

"And me." Yael added in a low voice.

His decadent appearance was so funny that Ender couldn't help but rubbed the child's soft hair again.

"Let's go, kids! Let's go home together!"