Football: King of Penalty Area
Ch. 13 - First Match (Gelserkichen FC Yunior)

04:00 Afternoon, 1 July 2007, Haberland Stadium, Leverkusen, Germany.Currently in the dressing room, the players of Team Yunior Leverkusen SC are preparing to face their opponents Team Junior Gelserkichen FC. Timo as head coach announced the main players in this match.

“Kiper : Mark Wagner, Central Defender : Alex Khan, Matija Summer, Left Back : Eden Krause, Right Back : Tom Huth.”

“Angeling : Gabriel Walter, Ronald Bauer, Left Wing : Joshua Klinsman, Right Wing : Ivan Schultz, Attacker : Herman Fuchs, and Raynaldi Indrasta.”

“The best capabilities of Gelserkichen are their solid defense and quick counter-attack. So I want Gabriel and Ronald to control more of the ball, and then look for breakthrough opportunities from both the middle and the wing

“Try to press them more on frontcourt from the start to take more initiative to attack.”

“Joshua and Ivan will try to use their dribbling ability and speed to break through from the wings and send a pass into the penalty box. Herman you can take the first point from the pass in the penalty box, you will be the foundation of the attack in the front line.”

“Ray, all I want from you is to respond to the rebound ball or respond to Herman's movements while in the penalty area. Okay, I know you guys are the best and will bring victory.” Timo gave a long and encouraging speech to his team.

Raynaldi stands in the hallway of the player wearing the number 99 shirt with RAYNALDI printed on it. He is currently talking to his team members to reduce the nervousness in his team.

“Ray, did you really pick the unusual number 99 for your back number?” Matija opens the chat.

“Is this number unique? And also, Matija. Back number will not determine the appearance of the player.” Raynaldi replied casually.

“Crue.” Matija.

“Ray, beware of the big defender against Jerome Philips. He has a strong physique and a hard playing style.” Mark reminded Raynaldi.

“I know, besides that I rarely use physical confrontation or dribbling, I just take chances in the penalty box to shoot.” Raynaldi also knows about this player, because the coach once said that he made some young players injured last year.

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At 4:30 p.m., the starting players from both sides stood on the sidelines and prepared to start the game. The Yunior Leverkusen SC team wore their red black uniforms, while the Gelserkichen FC Junior Team wore uniforms with blue tops and white bottoms.

"Biip" “Biiiip”

With the referee's whistle, the official match started with kick-off from the SC Leverkusen Youth Team, they started to control the ball and press the opposing team in half the field of Gelserkichen FC's Junior Team. Almost all the players were in the half of the field of Gelserkichen FC's Junior Team, and SC's Leverkusen Youth Team took the initiative to attack.

On the backcourt of Team Junior Gelserkichen FC, the attack launched by Team Yunior Leverkusen SC was completely unsuccessful and repeatedly the ball was lost on the frontcourt.

"Keep pressing! Don't let them have a chance to make a counterattack!"

The effects of looting soon appeared. Yunior Leverkusen SC team recaptured the football near the centre circle and immediately launched an attack from the left side with the action of Joshua Klinsman. He sent the ball into the box with a cross from the left side.

Raynaldi quickly stepped forward to hold the ball for a while, after observing Herman's position he emphatically sent a short pass inside the box. Herman who received Raynaldi's pass immediately shot the ball hard, as a tall black figure slid to block his shot out of the goal.

“You don't neglect, focus more and watch the movements of their attackers!” Jerome Philips who had just blocked Herman's shot immediately roared at his team-mates.

“Sial!” Herman who had just shot was annoyed at failing to score in a good position.

“Quiet Herman, we will get another chance.” Raynaldi calms Herman down.

The match was followed up by a corner kick by Joshua that caused chaos in Gelserkiichen's box. Unfortunately the ball was successfully secured Jerome Philips and thrown away out of the field. The way he handled the ball was a bit rushed but tactically no problem, which earned him applause from Team Coach Junior Gelserkichen.

The match quickly resumed, and Team Yunior Leverkusen continued to make Timo's tactical arrangements. They began to take control of the frontcourt and launched attacks crazily. Even Gelserkichen's Junior Team who had a strong defense, in the face of the other party's crazy attacks, also often made light fouls and swept the ball forward, the game seemed to be an offensive and defensive exercise half the field.

Team Coach Yunior Gelserkichen who was standing in the command area frowned slightly, his assistant walked up to him and whispered. "Or, do we change the style of play, with a hull pass from the back court directly to the attacker?"

The head coach covered his mouth with two hands while continuing to think about the solution to be taken, because if the tactics change at the beginning of the game will have a bad impact on his team.

"Let's see again... I want to see how long they can keep this crazy style of play."

The front court is doing a tight press that greatly impacts the physical strength of the players on the front pitch. During the Team Junior Gelserkichen FC managed to hold the ball in the opening game, without conceding a goal. As the physical strength of Team Yunior Leverkusen SC decreases, the game initiative will turn to the hands of Team Junior Gelserkichen.

Yunior Leverkusen SC team has a tremendous advantage in the momentum of the attack. They launched a wave of crazy attacks, and Gelserkichen could only withstand their crazy attacks.

However, as the team with the strongest defensive strength in the German Youth League. The team of Junior Gelserkichen FC, who were in such a passive situation, had a strong and orderly defence. Team Yunior Leverkusen's attack was broken again and again, in addition to Herman's shot at the start of the game there was almost no attack threatening Gelserkichen's goal.

Half an hour passed quickly, Team Yunior Leverkusen had a total of seven shots with one on-target, and Gelsenkirchen FC had only one shot.

Raynaldi finally also got a shot after seizing the rebound ball in the penalty box, unfortunately his kick still hit the post outside the goalkeeper Team Junior Gelserkichen. However, it still gives a shock effect to Gelserkichen defenders.

“Note the ball properly and don't panic!”

On the field side, Team Coach Yunior Gelserkichen shouted at his players to be more focused and calm in defense.

After Raynaldi's kick, Timo, who saw his team's physical strength begin to decline, issued new orders to lift the frontcourt press and counter-attack defensively.