Why do I like football so much?

University B is coming to us this Saturday to play a friendly match with our school team. Xie Jiahe asked me if I was free and if I was interested in going to see it.

I used to always find football games boring.Playing for an hour and a half does not necessarily score a goal, it is just chasing each other back and forth. It is better to watch basketball, scoring one after another, and scoring another after a while.

The World Cup four years ago changed that thinking.Although I just joined in the fun and watched a few shows, and didn't pay too much attention, I really can't say the word boring.Just as a complete layman, the scene is very exciting and the action is very beautiful.

It's just that after the month-long carnival ended and the heat gradually died down, I didn't have any desire to pay attention.

Until this Saturday.

When he asked me I made up my mind to go to his games.I don't know why he acted flattered, and then repeatedly told me that it was not a very important game. If there is something to do, don't feel embarrassed, he just mentioned it casually.

But I'm really fine, at least not this week.And if you just mentioned it casually, you asked me why I was going, really, tsk, duplicity.

In fact, there was originally a computer class on Saturday afternoon, but the teacher had to hold a meeting in the past two weeks, so he postponed the class.

Otherwise——otherwise it’s not a big deal, isn’t it just one class, it doesn’t make any difference to watch the PPT by yourself, and the competition is not played every week.

I went half an hour early, and there were not many people on the playground.By the time I got back from buying a drink, the boys had already arrived.

He was very conspicuous, I saw it early in the morning, and was hesitating whether to go over to refuel or something, he waved in my direction.It felt like it was directed at me, but I looked back and walked towards him.

I walked up to him, patted his shoulder, and said, "Come on."

He laughed when he heard that. "Thank you," he added with a shallow but heavy breath, "I'm glad you came to the game."

He must have taken this game seriously, it didn't look like it was going to be easy.I was a little worried, and wanted to say something more, but I didn't know how to speak, so I just shook his arm hard, and then walked back to the stands.

After warming up on the field for a few minutes, the game started.I was afraid that I might not be able to see clearly, so I brought my glasses.Because the degree is not high, I usually only use it in class, but I didn't expect to have the opportunity to use it on this occasion.

Xie Jiahe should play as a striker. I didn't ask, but I guessed it now.There are only a few positions that I know, forward, midfielder, central defender, just these few.Xie Jiahe has been running ahead of the small group, so I guess this.

In the few games I watched before, the commentators would always analyze the tactics and so on. I was always in the left ear and out in the right ear.At this point, it has become the people who have been staring at Xie Jiahe and Xie Jiahe's surroundings.Oh, and the ball passed to Xie Jiahe's feet.

He played very flexibly and relaxed on the court, which can be seen by a layman like me.I was relieved that what I had just feared hadn't happened.When I saw him nervous before, I was a little worried. After all, although the greater the pressure, the greater the motivation, but the greater the motivation, the more successful things are not.

Fortunately, he adjusted his emotions well after playing.

Thinking of this, I was a little distracted, and there was a huge cheer from the side.I quickly brought my thoughts back to my eyes, almost thinking that I missed the goal.

It turned out that Xie Jiahe took the ball from the opponent's feet in the midfield, passed two people in a row, and was still sprinting forward. He had already reached the periphery of the penalty area in the frontcourt. The offensive players also began to return to the defense.The density of personnel is getting higher and higher, and the feet of defensive players from all directions are stretched out towards him one after another, trying to get the ball back.Xie Jiahe's movements were very crisp and neat, but one person was too difficult to fight against many players. He was about to lose the ball. Suddenly, he passed the ball to his teammates from the gap between the two defensive players in the southeast direction.

Before the opponent could react, the teammate caught the ball and stepped forward.Because most of the defensive players are attracted to Xie Jiahe's side, once the ball is passed, the obstacles on the teammates' side are very limited.His speed started very quickly, and now the only barrier for the opponent is a goalkeeper.He ran from the left to the upper right corner and had already entered the penalty area. Even if the defensive players arrived, they did not dare to foul easily, but the goalkeeper kept watching his movements and moved his body following his running.

finally!This kicked out the door.The ball was fast, and the goalkeeper judged the right direction, but it was still a hand away.

The ball is in.

The cheers that had never stopped just now almost set off the entire football field.Everyone who knew the teammate's name was shouting and jumping for joy.It seems to be called 'novelty'?Kind of weird, I'm not sure I heard it wrong.All the other teammates went up to hug him and celebrate.

I couldn't help clapping my hands hard.

That goal was really nice, but I think the pass was the real killer.Xie Jiahe didn't lose the ball under the pressure of the four opponents, and found a gap to pass to teammates who were rarely monitored.

gosh.Even if it was just a friendly match, it looked completely different than he usually does on the playground.

This is the charm of competitive sports, I feel that my blood is boiling with enthusiasm.

In the end the score was 2:0 and we won.

In addition to the assist in the first half, Xie Jiahe scored another goal at the beginning of the second half.

Another surprise made the stands boil again, to a more intense degree.

The score remained at 2:0 until the last moment.After the whistle blew, several little girls rushed down excitedly and cheering, some walked down hesitantly and reservedly, and the rest also left from the opposite direction with unsatisfied intentions, and the stands gradually became empty.

I was wondering whether to wait to say hello to him before leaving, or to say hello to him on WeChat and then go out directly from behind the stands, when his news came.

Him: My side is a bit crowded, so I can't get out now.If you have nothing to do tonight, can you wait for me at the basketball court outside?

Me: Okay, I'll wait for you there, let me know when you come over.

I glanced down again and saw people crowded together so densely that I couldn't tell who was who, so I smiled and turned around and walked up.There is a small gate on each side of the top of the stand, from which you can go directly out of the football field.

I walked to the wire fence surrounding the basketball court and stopped, facing the east exit of the stadium.

They all came out, and they could clearly hear the commotion inside.It is estimated that it will not stop for a while, so I stood up and started to be dazed.

I thought Xie Jiahe was easy to talk to, had a good personality, got along very well, and was suitable to be friends, so I didn't hesitate when he mentioned this game, even though he didn't have much interest in football.

But today is really a surprise for me, whether it is football or Xie Jiahe.

He was very different in the game.

Unlike the usual gags and jokes when chatting, I don’t remember anything about his sweaty hair, muscular calves, and flexible steps on the green field, and only the present moment is in my mind.Until now, there is still a sense of absurd unreality of not knowing what night it is.

I also stopped to watch him when he was playing before, but I didn't pay much attention to it.I wasn't really interested in football then.After watching the entire scene today, I realized that nearly two hours had passed so quickly.

Really, so handsome.

They are all in the school team, so the level should not be much different, but Xie Jiahe is the most conspicuous one in it.

I think it may be my partiality again, just like the last time I revisited Brokeback Mountain, I obviously didn’t drag the fast forward, but because the focus of attention has been determined, after watching it, I can’t remember the information of a supporting role.

But this can only be a bonus, after all, the stadium was about to blow up because of his goal just now.

As I said before, in my poor experience of watching football games, the various formations and tactics introduced by the commentator really came in from one ear and out from the other.But what happened, what others said, will always leave traces on me.

So when I was stupidly standing in front of the barbed wire and thinking about the game and Xie Jia just now, the words "delicate footwork, strong sense of goal" flashed in my mind.

Should my life direction be to be a football player?

Otherwise, I have been out for so long now, why do I keep revisiting it from my memory because of Xie Jiahe's outstanding performance on the court, and I can't calm down for a long time.

I am immersed in the thrill of being a fan of brainless fans, and I have maintained the fine tradition of not seeking to understand.

Xie Jiahe finally came out when he was thinking about whether it was too late to change his career now.

His hair didn't seem to be dry yet.That was my first thought when I looked at him.

The second is that I have neither a towel nor mineral water, so I can't hand him anything.

Before I could figure out what to do, he had already seen me and trotted over.

He is standing in front of me.

I decided to ignore the fact that I didn't have any fan gear on me, smiled at him and said, "I had a great time watching today, a great game, you played really well."

Sure enough, the amount of exercise before was too much, Xie Jiahe is still slightly panting now, and the little bangs on his forehead are also shaking.He looked at me, brushed his hair back, and said, "I'm really glad you came to see me. More happy than winning this game."

I want to laugh and say you are exaggerating.

But he didn't smile, he just looked at me seriously.His lips were tightly closed, and when he looked carefully, his jaw seemed to be tense, ready to tremble at any time.

I froze for a moment, as if I thought of many things for a moment, but when I tried to catch them, I found it was futile.

Don't take it too seriously, it's just a polite way of saying it.

I pushed his shoulder, as if there was no silence just now, and smiled nonchalantly: "Okay, let's stop comparing who is happier today, and tell me what you want to say by asking me to wait here."

As if a certain button was pressed, Xie Jiahe glanced at me and became normal again.

He put his arm around my shoulders and walked west. "Don't say anything, I invite you to dinner."

The slight smell of sweat on his body mixed with the smell of residual laundry detergent, and as the distance got closer, it penetrated deeper into my nose.

I froze for a moment, didn't shake off his arm, but moved my neck to get into a more comfortable state. "It's okay to eat, but today I invite you, no matter what, I'm two years older than you. It's just to celebrate your victory today."

He looked sideways at me for a moment.

I'm not used to being stared at so closely, and I was a little nervous at the moment. The skin that accepted his direct gaze became stronger and stronger, and my shoulders began to stiffen.I don't know if he felt it, but he turned his head back and said softly, "Okay."

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