Dream : Legend Maker
Semifinals III
WARNING: Any form of name, place, background is fiction
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The previous minute, during a break in the players' dressing room.
It had been forty-five minutes he was watching the game from the bench. Raka's already itching to play soon.
He is very excited to challenge the great players. He kept thinking of words to convince coach Indra to play.
It just so happened that coach Indra was currently entering the room. He raised his hand to attract attention.
Coach Indra who saw also invited Raka to speak.
"Coach, I want to play."
"But you ..."
"I'm fine, coach. Really."
Raka interrupts coach Indra because he knows what the coach wants to say. After that Raka got up from her chair and jumped up and down.
"Look coach, my legs are fine. Let me play, please." said Raka mean it.
Coach Indra looked at Raka's face, no trace of pain was visible. He only saw the competitive spirit on Raka's face.
In the end he nodded. He looked at his protege and immediately said.
"Aldo in the second half you retreated to Tojim's position, continuing to run backwards when someone passed you. Your job is to wipe Nice and Rigid asses when their strikers pass.
Then Raka will enter in the second round in place of your position.
No change in strategy at the moment. Remember as I said, the key to victory is to master the middle of the field. Don't give them free space to make long-distance passes or break through from the side. Understood?"
"Understand sir," exclaimed all the players firmly.
"Good."
On the other side of the audience. Two middle-aged couples were seen chatting. They are the parents of Raka, Hendro and Rahayu.
"Why isn't my son playing?" rahayu's voice with a ketus.
"Patience, it's all about tactics. After all Raka also got injured in the previous game."
"Tactic tactics, who cares, I just came to see my son play.
Besides, I told you to go to college right and get a job. Look now, he's injured because of football.
Oh my poor son, from whom you get your stubbornness."
Rahayu continued to grumble and began to lead to Hendro. Hendro who was beside him also closed his mouth decided to shut up.
If he continued to respond his wife would tirelessly speak. He also held back the embarrassment as many eyes were glancing at them with strange gazes.
Soon the second game was about to start and Hendro decided to focus his gaze on the field.
Both sides of the players from Indonesia and Thailand also began to appear. Hendro who was staring at the field suddenly exclaimed so that he surprised his wife.
Rahayu immediately asked.
"What's wrong? Why are you screaming?"
Hearing the question from his wife, he raised his hand to point at the field.
"Look at the person wearing the number 12. That's our son."
"You're right, that's our son" Rahayu said with excitement after searching for the player Hendro was referring to.
"With our children playing Indonesia will definitely win."
Hearing his wife's happy response he simply rolled his eyes.
"Just because our child is playing it won't change things. I'm sure Thailand will win."
"What do you say, why do you curse my son to lose."
Kick off starts from the Thai side. With a two-point lead this time around they started off with a slow tempo.
This is done on the instructions of their coach. The Thai coach aims to have his students replenish their exhausted energy when they do a fast tempo in the first half.
But coach Indra is aware of the scheme that the Thai coach is planning. He walked on the side of the field and shouted while raising his hand.
It was an instruction for them to apply high pressure for the tempo to be raised.
Indonesia's efforts to do high pressure finally yielded little results. Thai players started to pass the ball quickly.
Finally one of the Thai players in a hurry to pass, the direction of the ball can be easily by Supriyadi.
His legs stretched out, successfully doing the intercept. He immediately passed the ball to Aldo in the middle.
A Thai player immediately approached, Aldo passed the ball to the right and was received by Brian.
Brian ran forward to penetrate. When there is no room to move because it is blocked by Thai players, he passed the ball forward.
The breakthrough bait was pointed at Nando. Nando who managed to run to chase the ball immediately shifted the ball into the middle of the field.
Brian who from behind was already in the position to receive his bait.
Good one-two cooperation in the show by Nando and Brian. Even though they only practiced together for a month, they seemed to have done so for many years.
Raka is currently running towards the empty spaces so that his teammates can pass the ball to him.
The moment came after Brian got the ball from Nando. He dribbled the ball further into the middle to attract the attention of Thai defenders.
His efforts were successful enough that in front of the penalty zone there was only Raka left. There was a Thai player who wanted to keep him but the pass from Brian came first.
With his left foot on the pedestal, his right foot swung to greet the ball.
From the ground the ball is getting uphill, soaring in the air near the goal.
As a goalkeeper with the least number of conceded certainly cannot be underestimated.
The good reflexes that the Thai goalkeeper has make himself have reacted to the direction the ball goes.
He jumped sideways, his hands outstretched and his fingers stretched out trying to reach the ball.
The ball coming into contact with his fingers changed the direction of the ball to the side.
The goalkeeper was relieved because he managed to deflect the direction of the ball. But the turning ball finally hit the inside bar and bounced back towards the goalkeeper's hand.
The ball that came into contact with his hand, once again deflected the direction of the goal of the ball.
Now the direction of the ball is right into the goal and has crossed the goal line.
The goalkeeper was stunned so he forgot to stand up. He just stared at the ball behind him.
It was originally a successful rescue but due to a reflection of his efforts it became futile.
Prits
The referee blew his whistle a sign that the goal was scored.
In the 59th minute, Raka who entered as a substitute managed to score and cut the distance from Thailand.
Raka skated with her knees to the corner of the field as a celebration. The goal from him managed to make Indonesian supporters from all stands shout.
Even Hendro and Rahayu shouted with excitement. The loudest scream came from Rahayu.
"My son"
The crowd around her stared in wonder why Rahayu was shouting at my son. Hendro immediately said that Raka was their son.
After having the understanding that the two of them were the parents of Raka, the attitude of the supporters around them became a little friendly.
On the other hand Jihan who was watching from the television immediately threw the pillow in her hand into the air.
"Grollll"
She was ashamed of herself, fortunately she was alone at home.