OFFSIDE - Outside Boundaries

Nas Team Selection

That morning at Harokah Football Club Headquarters.

"Assalamualaikum.." Greetings Diana.

"Wa'alaikumussalam.." welcome Ujang.

"Wih tumben...."

"Morning has come.." joked Diana.

"Regularly.. young man... hehehe.." reply Ujang while taking out the football boots in his bag.

ALL OF A SUDDEN...

GLUTA...

Ujang's wallet fell out of the bag. The open wallet position is seen a picture of him being alone with his girlfriend.

"Why is my picture in your wallet?" diana asked in shock to see the photo in Ujang's wallet that had fallen.

"This opens a picture of Diana..."

"But this is a picture of my girlfriend." replied Ujang.

"Daughter?"

"Can I see?" pinta Diana's.

"Please.." said Ujang while thrusting a photo in his wallet.

😱"Yes.... Similar..."

"This is not my picture..."

"First of all, I never wear clothes like this..."

"Secondly, I've never taken a photo in this area either..."

"Third, I never even took a photo with you." Diana explained.

Diana returned the photo to Ujang.

"What's her name? Diana asked Ujang about the photo she had just seen.

"Name Euis..."

"He died two years ago..."

"He was in an accident at the top..."

"The bus slipped into the abyss." explained Ujang who was trying hard.

🤔Diana kept a lot of questions in her heart.

"I'm sorry..."

"I make you sad" said Diana.

"It's okay mba Diana.." reply Ujang.

"Euis how old he was when he died" asked Diana.

"Twenty-three years when he died,"

"Older Euis than me." replied Ujang.

"Where does her mother live?" ask Diana again.

"Don't know mba..."

"For he lives in the orphan cottage of Cianjur district." replied Ujang with a smile.

😬"Means he's not my twin..."

"Because it's seven years from my age." Diana whispered inwardly.

THE GATE WAS OPENED WIDE

Because Harokah Football Club football school students have started to arrive.

Today Harokah FC headquarters the arrival of the talent scouting team from PSSI. Selection day for TIM NAS U16. Although the majority of Harokah FC football school students average at the age of twelve, but PSSI gives special attention because of three things.

The first thing is because of the big name Pak Andi in PSSI, the second is the big name Fachrisyah, the third happens to be Harokah Football Club is a new football school but already has achievements.

PSSI provides opportunities for students over twelve years of age. And it is evident that only forty-eight people are twelve years old out of the hundred and twelve students of Harokah Football Club.

The selection team is in action. Selection starts from a two-kilo-meter run. They should not be more than ten minutes.

"Come on Salim...."

"Eagerness..a little more.." all yelled cheering Salim who almost ten minutes ended.

PRIIIIITE....

"Alhamdulillah...."

"Finally escaped.." said Salim who was breathing heavily and immediately lying on the field.

"Let's bro...."

"This is only the first phase of the five selection phases." said Ujang who was trying to encourage Salim.

Of the forty-eight students were selected into thirty-one students. They were given ten minutes to rest.

The second phase is the dribbling technique, there are four students who failed in phase two. Continue to the third phase without any rest. The third phase is the technique of cross from the right as well as from the left side of the field.

The fifth phase is the technique of being a goalkeeper. All selection participants tried their ability to catch the ball when one-on-one, during corner kicks, during free kicks and during penalty kicks.

Everywhere they are assessed in their ability to head the ball and kick the ball with volley ball technique.

PRIIIIITE....

The whistle sounded a sign of the end of the selection process conducted by PSSI today at Harokah Football Club football school.

️ All the students gathered and sat in the field which happened to be the sunlight covered by clouds due to overcast.

"We will announce who has qualified for the top hundred stage" said one of the PSSI selection team.

It turns out that this is long-term selection and coaching. Of the great one hundred conicaled into the top fifty and the last twenty-two great.

🇲🇨"From Harokah Football Club there are eight people who get into the top hundred...."

"First one... Saiful Malook's..."

"Then the second... Firdaus Sholeh..."

"Third one... Faizal Chaniago's..."

"Fourth one... Bambang Sukoco's..."

"Fifth one... Dimas Prasetyo's..."

"Then the sixth... Imam Suswanto's..."

"The seventh... Ahmad Danie..."

"And the last one...!" the selection team said it was curious.

👀All silent...

All eyes are on the selection team...

"Agus Salim." said the selection team that had announced the selection results at the Harokah Football Club football school.

"All your captains are doing gold." said Diana.

"They have been chosen by nature..."

"Their abilities are not just in technique..."

"However, leadership and maturity in the field..."

"May they be able to scent the name of the nation." do'a Fachri.

"Aamiin.." - Diana and Ujang.

Eight captains proved they deserved to compete with the other boys in Indonesia. A great start for the development of Harokah Football Club in particular and for Indonesia in general.

"We and others please leave..."

"Three more months they'll be quarantined..."

"Because the next three months we still have to go to several regions to find 100 candidates for TIMNAS U16" said one of the PSSI talent search team.

"Thank you so much for your visit..."

"This is a coffee from Mr. Andi..."

"She apologized for not being able to accompany her because of the task outside the city again." explained Diana.

"Yes mba..."

"It's okay..."

"Thank you for the welcome, too..."

"Hopefully Harokah Football Club can give birth to world-class players later." said one of the PSSI selection team.

Finished the photo in front of the gate, they rushed to leave the headquarters of Harokah Football Club.

"Good kids..."

"Today's selection is done..."

"Thank you for your participation..."

"You can go home..."

"But the eight chosen ones please come into my room." ordered Fachri.

The eight chosen men entered Fachri's room. Inside the room was a large frame. It turns out that in the frame there have been several stages of coaching in Harokah Football Club football school.

"These are my ten dreams that I want to make happen soon..."

"One has been realized.that is, establishing a football school..."

"Two have been realized.that is, delivering Harokah Football Club students to enter TIMNAS..."

"And today you have made it happen..."

"Thank you, God, thank you to all of you." cried Fachri, whose eyes glazed over.

"I still remember what Zinedine Zidane said during an interview on the television station..."

"Says..."

"I used to cry because I didn't have shoes to play football with my friends, but one day I saw a man with no feet and I realized how rich I was."

"The form of gratitude is to use optimally what Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala has given" Fachri said to the eight students who passed the selection stage one hundred.