"No more extra work, I'll just skip work!" Hiromi Kato laughed.
If it wasn't for the recent severe hair loss at work, why would Hiromi Kato be drinking to drown her sorrows?
"Then see you tomorrow at the same time!"
"See you there or not!"
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Tokyo Stadium on Friday.
Although it was a weekday, the stadium was still packed with people.
A focus match is being staged here today, Toyonosaki vs. Sobu!
Although the competition system has been reformed, the Kanto region still has two qualifying spots due to its concentration of population and talent.
And this game is already the semi-final in the Kanto region.
In other words, the team that wins this game will be able to advance with their head held high with three consecutive wins!
This was a focus match that determined the qualification for the next round, and naturally attracted countless fans.
But the score on the field doesn't seem to look good.
"At the start of the second half, both sides were full of gunpowder and there was a sense of tension. It seemed as if there was a long-standing grudge between the two sides."
"This is the first time that Toyonosaki and Sobu have met in an official match. However, as far as I know, last year, Toyonosaki and Sobu had a friendly match. Could it be that because of that friendly match, the two sides have harbored hatred for each other?"
"Okay, kick off, the ball belongs to Sobu! Sobu Mandrill directly kicks the ball high, Toyonosaki No. 5 jumps up and tries to intercept it, but unfortunately he is a little short!"
"In the first half of the game, Toyonosaki Football Team temporarily leads Sobu High School with a score of 4-0 thanks to the four goals scored by super ace Kazuto Hayama! I wonder if Sobu can catch up in the second half and make a great comeback?"
Even though everyone knows that Soubu's chances of a comeback are slim, and even Soubu's players don't believe they can make a comeback, the commentator still has to create some suspense.
"Okay, the ball has come to the feet of Hayato Hayama, who is also a supernova. He has been shining in the competition since the national competition began!"
"So far, Hayato Hayama has scored nine goals and four assists in the entire national competition, which is the same as the best single-game data of Kazuto Hayama!"
Listening to the commentator's explanation, Toyonosaki's supporters couldn't help but grit their teeth. They were a little confused as to whether the commentator was praising Hayato Hayama or mocking him in disguise.
Yukinoshita Yukino was sitting in the crowd, also observing the situation of the game, but the only person she cared about was Yushan Kazuto.
Because this week there was a game between Toyonozaki and Sobu, Yukinoshita Yukino arrived in Tokyo a day in advance, so she didn't need to get up early the next morning and rush over.
"Hayama Hayato dribbled the ball and broke through as if he was in an empty space! The right side is the most comfortable position for Hayama Hayato. There was a mistake in Toyonosaki's arrangement. Hayama Hayato should not be allowed to attack freely on the right side!"
"Toyonozaki is in danger now. Let's see if Toyonozaki No. 1, who has defended the goal for consecutive minutes without conceding a goal, will be broken by Hayato Hayama?"
"Beautiful! ...Interception! Hayama Kazuto directly intercepted Hayama Hayato's shot and quickly counterattacked with the ball! With a straight line and big strides! He directly crossed the entire court and shot!"
"GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!! The ball went in!!! The Sobu Gibbon had no way to deal with Hayama Kazuto, this was an unstoppable goal! Five goals in one! It seems that in the head-to-head showdown between the two supernovas, it was Hayato Hayama who lost after all!"
"Look at the replay! Hayama Kazuto dribbled the ball and made continuous breakthroughs. Hayama Hayato tried his best to chase after him, but he could not catch up with Hayama Kazuto."
"As expected of Toyosaki Teisei, the Son of the Wind! Hayato Hayama is also known as Chiba's Little Motorcycle, running at lightning speed, but he can't catch up with the speed of Hayama Kazuto with the ball!"
"In the 52nd minute of the game, Toyonosaki leads Sobu 5:0!"
On the court, Yushan Kazuto stretched his ankle a little and walked to the side of the somewhat dazed Hayama Hayato.
"Why didn't we see that Sobu Ginbe at today's game?"
"Senior Silverback has retired." Hayato Hayama said without raising his head.
"Oh? Did you retire because of my punch?" Yushan Kazuto smiled, "I obviously controlled the strength, right?"
Hayato Hayama suddenly raised his head and stared at Kazuto Hayama with his eyes wide open.
Yushan Kazuto just smiled and walked to the center of the court.
Chapter 958: Substitution
"There was a small dispute on the field just now. It seems that the Sobu were discussing the strategy of the game. But now the discussion is over, and the game will start again."
"The Sobu Howler got the ball, dribbled past the defense beautifully, and passed the ball to Tobe Sho's feet."
"As a freshman who just entered high school last year, Tobe Sho's basketball skills have improved rapidly like a rocket. Now he has firmly established himself as a regular starter for Sobu. However, he has not made any achievements in this game. Let us look forward to his performance!"
"Good! A simple and neat through pass. Tobe Sho didn't stick to the ball, and the ball went directly to Sobu Mandrill's feet."
"As one of the three pillars of Sobu High School, Sobu Mandrill not only has superb ball skills, but also has an amazing dribbling speed!"
"Quickly, the Sobu Mandrill has passed the defense of Toyonozaki No. 8 and entered the offensive third zone! In this area, Toyonozaki's goal is in danger!"
"Oh my god! Sobu Mandrill is fast, but Toyonosaki No. 11 is even faster. He caught up with him two body lengths away in less than ten meters! He didn't do any zone defense and wanted to steal the ball and counterattack directly!"
"Knock him down! Sobu Mandrill overstepped his bounds a bit! But the referee didn't blow the whistle. Maybe it's because the score gap is too big, so he's trying to find a balance."
"After the second half started, Sobu played more aggressively than in the first half, but the referee's penalty standards were relatively loose in this game, otherwise a few yellow cards would have been inevitable."
"Toyonosaki No. 11 was hit, but it doesn't look like a big problem. The Sobu Mandrill also slightly reduced the control of his feet just now, and the ball was controlled by Toyonosaki!"
"Eh? The Sobu Howler knocked down Toyonosaki No. 11 again! The referee still didn't blow the whistle!"
"Neither of them had the ball. Maybe the referee felt that such an action would not affect the normal progress of the game. Toyosaki No. 11 was also quite tenacious. He stood up quickly and tried to sprint to the front court!"
Next to the court, Kirisu Madoka blinked her beautiful eyes.
Although she has never played football, she can see that in today's match, Toyosaki and Sobu have really shown their passion.
The two sides seemed to have become two unstable powder kegs, which would explode at the slightest spark.
Since Toyonosaki was ahead in the score, he was relatively restrained, but Sobu seemed a bit like a hooligan.
The referee cannot be said to be unfair because he used the same standard for penalties for both teams. He did not blow the whistle even though Toyosaki committed several fouls.
However, the number of fouls committed by Sobu was far higher than that of Toyosaki, which made people wonder whether the referee was here to whistle the game with a mission.
As for the players on the court, the ones who received the most care were naturally Kazuto Hayama and No. 11 Toyonosaki.
As the two hot spots of Fengzhiqi, they will naturally receive more attention from the other side.
However, the ball skills and speed of Hayama Kazuto are difficult to match by Toyonozaki No. 11. Even if someone interferes, Hayama Kazuto will not fall to the ground easily. Therefore, the name that appears most frequently in the broadcast is Toyonozaki No. 11.
[We can't go on like this. It will only do harm to both sides.]
If Toyonosaki continues to advance at such a high pace, it will not only damage the Sobu players' confidence in playing football, but will also easily stimulate the Sobu players to do something desperate.
This trend has been evident since the second half of the game, and the Sobu players seemed to no longer care about sportsmanship.
If a Sobu player explodes in the end and causes an injury to a Toyonosaki player, it would be a loss instead of gain.
In Kirisu Madoka's eyes, the people most likely to get hurt are Hayama Kazuto and Toyosaki No. 11.
After all, both of them are the special care objects of Sobu.
As a retired athlete, Kirisu Madoka knows the dangers of injury.
Not only will it be painful for weeks or even months, but more importantly, it will be difficult to maintain competitive form after returning.
Toyonosaki will also play in the quarterfinals of the national tournament, so neither Kazuto Hayama nor No. 11 Toyonosaki can be missing.
Kirisu Mafuyu shook her head and walked towards the coaching seats.
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"Toyonosaki No. 9 received the ball, but without dribbling, he kicked it out and it landed at the feet of Toyonosaki No. 11!"
"As expected of Toyosaki's fast horse, Toyosaki No. 11's speed is truly amazing. In the last shot he was still in the backfield, but now he has already run into the attacking third zone!"
"Toyonosaki Imperial Star - Haneyama Kazuto has also approached the restricted area. Let's see what Toyonosaki No. 11 chooses!"
"Kick the ball! No! Toyosaki No. 11 was violently knocked down again! This time the referee blew the whistle immediately! And showed a yellow card to the Sobu Colobus monkey who knocked down Toyosaki No. 11!"
"It was a free kick in the left front field close to the penalty area. This place is already within the shooting range of Yushan Kazuto! This foul by the Sobu Colobus Monkey is really a bit irrational!"
On the court, Yushan Kazuto trotted over to Toyosaki No. 11 and asked worriedly, "Are you okay?"
"It's okay. I knew those bastards were going to play such shameful tricks." Fengzhizaki No. 11 shook his head and stood up.
He specially changed into a set of shin guards with stronger protection. Although it slightly affected his speed, the protection for his feet was indeed first-class.
"It's all exposed. Is everything really okay?" Yushan Heren blinked.
"It's okay, it doesn't matter. At worst I can just take a break in the next game." Fengzhizaki No. 11 smiled.
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"We've already agreed that in addition to qualifying for this match, we'll also have to teach those bastards a lesson!"
"Leave it to me." Yushan Kazuto also smiled, stretched his muscles a little, and walked towards the direction of the free kick.
Toyonosaki's No. 11 free kick skills are very average, so only Kazuto Hayama can take the penalty.
If Toyonosaki's No. 11 free kick was good, Kazuto Hayama would not compete with him for the penalty kick.
"It looks like No. 11 Toyonosaki is fine. Kazuto Hayama is also heading towards the free kick, and it's obvious that he's going to shoot directly at the goal!"
"According to our statistics, among the 29 free kicks taken by Yushan Kazuto, 21 of them were directly shot at the goal, and 16 of them successfully broke through the goal. The success rate of free kicks is as high as !"
"Moreover, in the five free kicks he took previously, Yushan Kazuto scored five out of five. I wonder if he can keep up the miracle of scoring goals from free kicks this time?"
"Wait, Toyonosaki chose to make a substitution! Is it because Toyonosaki No. 11 was knocked down repeatedly, so he chose a protective substitution?"
"No, Toyonosaki No. 23 replaced Toyonosaki No. 7! Hayama Kazuto was replaced! Toyonosaki's substitution is a bit confusing, isn't it?"
Chapter 959: Protect me? Or protect the players of Soubu?
Even Yushan and the others were a little surprised when they saw their number plates appear on the LCD board showing the replacement.
Although he has always received special care from Sobu, he has always protected himself well.
Even if it was a protective substitution, No. 11 Toyonosaki should have been substituted first, or Kazuto Hayama and No. 11 Toyonosaki should have been substituted together. Why would only Jiju be substituted?
However, since it was the coach's arrangement, Yushan Kazuto had to shrug his shoulders, high-fived the other players on the field, and then trotted to the sidelines.
The other players on the field also felt a little strange. You know, Yushan Kazuto played almost every game and was basically never substituted early.
Even the coach often said that with Yushan Heren's physical fitness, he would be able to play one game every day with ease.
But he was replaced today.
However, although everyone was surprised, they did not have too many emotions. After all, the situation on the field was very clear. The game had been going on for 63 minutes and the score was 5-0. The other players of Toyonosaki were not soft persimmons either, and Sobu was powerless to turn the tide.
The fate of Yushan and others at this time will at most increase the pressure on them, but it will not lead to a collapse.
If this can allow Sobu to make a comeback, then it would be meaningless even if Toyonosaki won the national championship.
That would only be Yushan Kazuto's championship, and even if they enjoyed the glory, they would feel ashamed.
When we reached the sidelines, the minister handed over a bottle of energy drink and said, "You played well."
The football director's football skills are a little bad, but he has found his position. Due to years of playing games such as FIFA, Pro Evolution Soccer, Football Manager, etc., he has actually accumulated a lot of tactical qualities.
Today, the Toyonosaki football team can play like a whole, and the head of the football club deserves a lot of credit.
Although he has not officially taken office, the current status of the director of the football department is equivalent to the team coach of the other teams.
Yushan Kazuto opened his drink and took a sip. Instead of sitting on the bench, he stood on the sidelines, staring at what was happening on the field.
Since Kazuto Hayama was not on the field, the free kick had to be given to No. 10 Toyonosaki, who was currently the best free kicker on the field.
However, although No. 10 Toyonosaki's free kick skills are good, there is still a big gap compared to Haneyama Kazuto.
Even though he tried very hard to find the angle, the ball was still confiscated by Sobu Gibbon, and Toyosaki missed a good opportunity to extend the score to six to zero.
"Minister, may I know why I was replaced?" Yushan Heren asked in a low voice.
If I had taken the penalty kick, the ball would have definitely gone in.
Of course, it’s not that Yushan Kazuto is unwilling to give his teammates opportunities, he just simply wants to score more goals for Sobu.
"Soubu is obviously getting angry. Replacing you at this time is a form of protection," said the minister.
The explanation was reasonable, but Yushan Kazuto was not satisfied: "Then you should replace 11. He has experienced several violent fouls."
The head of the football department also knew that this reason was a little untenable, so he could only say: "Your strategic significance is more important. At the same time, our team only has you and 11 as the explosive points. I can only choose to replace the next one."
Yushan Kazuto blinked. It was not that he was unwilling to be substituted. There were indeed players in football matches who would feel unhappy if they were substituted early, but Yushan Kazuto was not one of them.
He just felt something was odd. Why did he have to be substituted when he was taking the free kick? Wouldn't it be too late to substitute himself after he scored the goal and before the restart?
He always felt that this substitution was a bit strange, as if someone had influenced the will of the director of the football department.
