Football System: Classic Number 10
Episode 23: The Final Attack at the End of the Second Round

The first half ended with a score of 1-1. The quick counter-attacks like lightning surprised us not to play, we didn't have time to react with those counter-attacks and let them take one point from us.

Coach Dodi Surian gave us directions while we drank energy drinks, although the game was not intense and fast but our style of play that relied on short passes and high concentration also made us lose quite a lot of energy.

"I'm starting to understand their style of play. They're using the Flash Counter Attack strategy!" said the coach who explained the strategy of the opposing team to all of us.

All I know from the Flash Counter Attack strategy is, a variation of the quick counterattack strategy. This strategy will rely on the speed of their forwards, which is why both wingers as well as forward forward Sugar Crossed FC have a similar way of playing, that is the attacker who also has a very strong run like horsepower.

And their attack bike is the number 10, with the passes he has made our back line very overwhelmed, moreover, the speed of their forwards which also makes our defenders a bit of a hassle.

"The player is number 10, Riswandi. He's a player who has a lot of experience in that team. Its existence greatly changed the game Sugar Crossed, even because of its calmness also the enemy team managed to get used to our strategy in the early minutes" Coach Dodi Surian continued his assessment of the player named Riswandi.

"Not only that coach" this time our captain spoke. "Back number 9 players are also very dangerous! His strength was not playful, he could even shoot well at an almost impossible angle"

I agree with the captain. Not only the player named Riswandi who became a scourge, or a counterattack like lightning. The figure of Hilmawan Yoga has also really become a person who is very troublesome for all of us. Want to be blocked like anything, Yoga is able to make a shot that leads to the goal very well, like not blocked at all. Because of this our defenders lost a little bit of their morale to guard, Derry was also a little frustrated even though he could still block the shot after shot that Yoga passed to him.

We were all deep in thought to solve the problem that was hitting our team, and it seemed like Coach Dodi Surian also did not have the right answer to answer this situation. "To avoid that lightning counter-attack, we have to play a little more defensively in the second half and lower our defensive line" he said.

Playing defensively at a time like this is not a wise choice, but it never hurts to do so in this situation. But hearing that many players are starting to lose morale and spirit of play, they want to play attacking and aggressive but the situation forces to do the opposite.

"In this second half you have to play more patiently, if there is an immediate opportunity just take it without doubt whatever the result. Understood?"

"Yes coach!" we answered in unison with a diverse voice, then we started our second half.

In the second half we played deeper and more defensively, waiting for the opportunity to counter-attack quickly even if not as fast as their team. We continued to defend in the early minutes of the second half, the enemy pounded us after knowing that we were just defending.

"Friends, they all play defensively. Let's go fight their defenses!" Riswandi said and commanded his teammates. I see them moving in tandem, only Yoga does not look like all of them. Yoga seemed to have a different vision from his other colleagues and I took the initiative to keep Yoga wherever he went.

"Eh you want to take care of me huh cupu? Do you understand how to survive that?" she asked me as I tried to take care of her, the question got me to mind because I had never marked someone before. And sure enough, Yoga is very easy to get past my guard. I pursue Yoga with all my strength, I don't want Yoga to have a chance to shoot.

The short passes moved very quickly into our defensive area, the enemy winger immediately gave the pass into the middle of the box. There was no one there, so I think the winger made a hasty pass. But it turned out that it was not a hasty thing, what they were aiming for was that empty space and the very fast running Yoga led to it.

Our captain immediately intended to block Yoga, preventing him from shooting and closing his room. Yoga read all that, he held the ball and touched it with his inner legs, then he moved to the side of the body of the captain who had done the tackle.

Because of the referee's decision we were a little bit unprofitable, we had to accept a penalty because of the tackle. Many colleagues started to protest with the decision of the referee and a little excessive, even some of them who expressed their frustration to the opposing players and began to have a little tension there.

Derry was even carried away, he was about to hit Yoga Hilmawan who laughed out loud because he felt he managed to trick the referee on duty. Derry immediately lunged at Hilmawan Yoga and intended to hit him, lucky I had held his body to block him. But still the referee saw it and gave a yellow card to Derry.

The match resumed after a little tension, a penalty was awarded to the opposing team because our defender dropped Yoga in the box. The executor is Yoga himself, he will face once again with Derry.

"This is the revenge for that day!" hilmawan said Yoga before he took the shot.

The whistle reads, Yoga immediately shot into the top right corner of the goal escorted by Derry. Derry had actually managed to read the direction of the ball, but he did not reach the ball that flew slightly higher than his head. The goal changed the score to 1-2.

Team spirit began to decline, the morale of players also began to erode slowly until finally not restless. We have all given up in our hearts, especially after the penalty goal we are always pressed and pressed.

In the end, we entered the final minutes of the second half. A breakthrough bait in the direction of Hilmawan Yoga can accidentally be cut just like that. At that time, all of my body movements were controlled by someone. No, it's more like being controlled by a program in my head that makes me do what I have to do right now.

I screamed until my throat seemed to break. "Our chance!" that's all I said, but it seemed like it woke up my comrades who were asleep just a moment ago.

We immediately counterattacked quickly, just like the enemy team did. I controlled the ball very well, one pass two I connected between players until at the end I was 14 meters from the penalty box. I could have shot straight from here and I'm also confident that my shot will go into the opponent's goal, but I'm undoing it.

I turned to scan the area first, I saw Axel's position was in a bad position. I looked around again and found the figure of our captain who also came forward to help the attack, and his position was not awake at all.

There's a little space there too, and I'll just direct the hull feed into that space. Our captain immediately jumped to grab the ball with his header, very sharp leading into the goal and managed to get in.

"Golllll!" we all screamed when the ball went into the goal. All my colleagues ran around happily celebrating the goal, until in the end the score became 2-2.

The score makes some of us a little disappointed because we did not win in the spring game this time. Derry, Raihan and Zaki were also unhappy with this result. I can see it from the look on their faces while doing the salaman with the enemy team.

As for me? I'm more disappointed than anyone else, not only can I not win today, there is one more thing that makes me disappointed and angry at myself at one time. It was a mission given the system, yes the mission failed and I will not be able to use the system for the next 5 days.

[Mission Wins In Today's Match Failed!]

[Users get a penalty of not being able to use the system for 5 consecutive days!]