Football: King of Penalty Area
Ch. 17 - End of the Match

The game quickly resumed, and Team Yunior Gelserkichen lifted the ball into the restricted area of Team Yunior Leverkusen, and they wanted to launch the final attack in less than a minute remaining.

However, Mark managed to catch the ball tightly and kick it far forward to finish the game.

"Biip! Biip! Biiiiiip!..." The referee blows the whistle at the end of the game.

At the end of the match, the SC Leverkusen Youth Team used the home advantage to beat the strong Junior Team Gelserkichen FC 3 against 1, to kick off the German Youth League season.

The players on the Leverkusen bench screamed and rushed to the stadium ...

In the handshake, the players of Gelserkichen's Junior Team who were proud of their defensive abilities no longer held their heads up as high as before the match began, but rather bowed their heads.

Raynaldi waved his hand and walked off the field, holding tightly onto head coach Timo. "Thank you for giving me the whole game time!"

Timo said with a smile. "If you don't score on time, and the other team keeps knocking you down hard, I'll take your place straight away. But it looks like you've found a way to escape unnecessary physical confrontation."

Raynaldi jokingly said. "By the way coach, if you change me. You'll regret it, for losing the game."

Timo hit him with a smile, then shook hands with the coach of the Gelserkichen Youth Team.

"Congratulations, Timo!"

Team coach Yunior Gelserkichen himself was named Bastian Flitz. He is the Bundesliga's all-time top scorer with 408 goals in 15 Bundesliga seasons. He has a good relationship with Timo because twenty years ago, it was Timo who brought him from the German lower-level league to the Bundesliga giants Munich 1906.

"It's really good luck, if you just look at the brute force, your team is still superior to Basti." Timo replied humbly.

Bastian Flitz said, "Hey, old man. If you win, then you win. Why so humble? Besides, why have I never seen an Asian boy with number 99?"

"The boy was named Raynaldi Indrasta, he came just over three months ago from Indonesia, a country in Southeast Asia." Answer Timo.

Timo said with a smile. "He was brought back by Andre Thomas, after his holiday in Jogja, Indonesia."

Bastian Flitz was shocked by Timo's words. “This kind of thing can also appear? Andre was really lucky to be able to find such talent while on vacation.”

“So, how can Andre see his talent? Did he also see football training while on vacation?” Bastian Flitz.

Bastian Flitz set his sights on Raynaldi. "Son, how did you meet Andre before? Did you meet during soccer training or during a match?"

Hearing Bastian Flitz's question, Raynaldi simply answered what it was. “At that time I was playing a football match with a student from college near my house. After the game, Andre approached me and said he would take me for a football test in Germany.”

Bastian Flitz who heard Raynaldi's reply could only be stunned. “It's really like his nature, he probably saw you playing well back then. At the same time your ability to cover your physical weaknesses is indeed similar to that Italian.”

“Is this Fillipe Nesta really that great?” Raynaldi could not bear to ask, because of the expensive and lack of internet use in this era. There was a lot of news that was difficult to access.

“According to you, the man who became the top scorer in Italian Serie A with a score of 607 goals in 22 seasons. He is the second highest scorer in professional football history with 798 goals. Do you think it's great enough?” Bastian Flitz asked Raynaldi.

“That's great?” Raynaldi was surprised by the achievements made by Fillipe Nesta, but at the same time was also confused, why Andre was so sure that the way to play was similar to this person.

“He is a unique person, he retired 8 years ago when he was 39 years old. He began his professional football career at the age of 17, with the newly promoted Serie A side AC Moderna. With a thin body that is not too strong and not fast he managed to drag the whole team away from relegation with a notch 18 goals in the league.” Bastian Flitz tells the story of Fillipe Nesta.

“The most powerful thing about Fillipe is his ability to search, open, and exploit gaps in an opponent's defense. And also he once joked with the repoters, if he did not play football physically but with magic tricks.”

“At first I didn't believe him either, but he actually showed me his magic trick. What Fillipe uses is a Misderiction trick in magic and psychology, because one's attention will more easily focus on something striking, he uses it to move without being seen to where the ball falls. This is also the reason why he never runs more than three thousand meters in a match and rarely holds the ball.” Bastian Flitz tells the story of the ability of Fillipe Nesta.

“Is he now a coach after retirement?” Raynaldi feels a great player with such intelligence, will usually become a coach after retirement.

“No, he is now a lecturer at the University of Turin, Department of Psychology.” Bastian Flitz's answer took Raynaldi by surprise, but considering this guy even used magic psychology to play football didn't surprise him much anymore.

“Well, Fillipe may be the strangest soccer star ever.” Timo also chuckled while commenting on Fillipe Nesta.

Timo, who was more than 65 years old before, is also one of the greatest coaches ever in Germany. However, due to his old age he decided to enjoy his semi-retirement while coaching football for the children in his hometown, Leverkusen.

“Yeah, congratulations once again for winning the game. I hope to see you in the professional league in the future.” Bastian Flitz shook hands with Raynaldi and then left the field after congratulating him.

Timo who saw Bastian Flitz left turned to look at Raynaldi and patted him on the shoulder like an elder. “Son, you're really great to be able to admit Basti. However, you still have to increase the power of your physical confrontation and header again, this is your current shortcoming. Don't relax the exercises and work better for the future.”

“I know the coach, thanks for his advice and guidance.” Raynaldi thanked Timo, then returned to the dressing room.

“Maybe the German Youth League this time will have more exposure.” Tony muttered that he had heard their random.