Soccer System: Legendary Goalkeeper

Chapter 55 - Slightly Shaky, Too Too Too Terpenic!

For days Reza continued to do his activities as usual.

Wake up, have breakfast with his mother, study in class and practice in the afternoon. It was Reza's schedule during his time at Hope High School without compromise.

Reza who every day tried to return to his usual activities and did not think too much about some of his feelings of affection at that time. He tries to avoid it first and pursue his career.

It didn't feel like October 30th. This Sunday is the nineteenth game for his team. This is the end of the first phase of the league.

Then the second phase they will live for another 19 weeks. Of course back against the same team, but only different home and away. If previously SMA Harapan against a team at home that team, then their second game in the next few weeks will be held at home.

Reza is currently in the dressing room with a teammate. Because it's a home game, so they don't really care about the accommodation far away and make physical fatigue.

SMKN 7 Ampana is the team that they will entertain. The team that is currently sinking in seventeenth place must fight a team that has never lost. Many people are starting to predict it, that Hope High School is definitely winning.

But one thing they should remember. The ball was round, he could have made a surprise. A strong team, suddenly just defeated a team that was in the low zone. It was both embarrassing and a surprise.

“Hei, Reza? This week I saw you a bit lackluster,” said coach Sofyan worried about his team.

Reza shook his head lightly and then answered him. “What's wrong, coach! I'm fine, just a few personal things a little thought. Like–”

“You must be professional, do not personal affairs become the burden of your team,” interrupted coach Berto who then followed the nod of coach Sofyan.

Reza then stared at all his friends. Curiosity was clearly visible in their pair of eyes.

“Ah! I'll remember that!”

“Huh? Me? Our Palu child has become a child of Jakarta, hahaha!” chirps Good while embracing Reza.

The whole room laughed so much. Without knowing, the other team's dressing room is seriously re-explaining the tactics they will use to fight the superiority of the Harapan High School team.

It didn't feel like the match was starting soon. The players are already preparing on the field after the coin tos session and the photo session takes place.

Reza, who is believed to be the team captain, wins a coin tos for who holds the first ball. The team will kick-off.

“Get defense! Communication required!” shouted Reza who resounded the three defenders also nodded firmly.

Defenders form a formation parallel to the three defenders. There Arkhan is again believed to accompany Amin and Rafli. Adi Satria and Haikal were temporarily put on the bench to accompany a 12th-grade senior player.

Then the midfield is strengthened by the names that are subscriptions in the starting line-up of SMA Harapan. There is Jaka who accompanied Teguh, then on the right and left side there are still our twins, Danar and Dennis.

On the front line itself there is a slight shift in position. Good initially as a pivot and spearhead, shifted to the right was replaced by the position of Cipto who to the middle like the beginning when the test team entered first. Then on the left side there is Angga Pratama.

He was played again since the back three games were not played and only became a bench warmer. Angga himself became a winger forward, in contrast to his natural position as a central midfielder.

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Returning to Reza he was currently staring at the ball that continued to roll nonstop between the legs of SMKN player 7 Ampana. None of them controlled the ball for more than 5 seconds.

That one-two, fast and accurate pass really doomed the Hope High School midfield reinforced by creative midfielders.

“Kak, there!” shout Firmly.

He directed Dennis to be a little docked into the middle because in his observation, the midfield was quite empty and could have been used as an opportunity for the opponent.

“Hey, their performance is a bit down, isn't it?” ask Coach Sofyan to coach Berto.

“I think they're running out of gas, eighteen wins makes them a little relaxed. So they really underestimated some opponents!”

“Berto! Know it? They are serious, look from the look on their faces full of assertiveness regardless of the opponent,” replied coach Sofyan trying to defend his protege.

‘You'll know, Sofyan! You'll know,’ inner coach Berto as he stared fixedly at the face of coach Sofyan who stared focused into the field.

The conversation between the two coaches made some of the players on the bench uncomfortable. After all there was originally a glimmer of arrogance in their hearts, so they felt they had the upper hand.

Tang!

Suddenly the ball hit Reza's crossbar. The whole stands breathed a sigh of relief because they did not produce a goal. Some supporters of SMKN 7 Ampana itself regret the failed opportunity.

“Woy! Don't open the firing room!” moaned Reza while staring at Arkhan who had caught his guard.

An opposing player is able to shoot from outside the penalty box due to Arkhan opening the firing room. Lucky only hit the crossbar and out of the field.

Reza himself had died a step and was too late to react. Imagine if it produced a goal, he would only catch the wind.

Reza then took a goal kick. He catapulted the ball to cross the center line of the field and kept darting until approaching the opponent's penalty box.

The ball then swooped down right in the penalty box SMKN 7 Ampana. The bounce ball makes the goalkeeper dead step, lucky again the ball moves a little over the crossbar so it does not produce a goal.

“Lah! Can be far away,” muttered Reza with a smile showing a row of white teeth.

The match is constantly running. The attacks from both teams make it quite exciting to enjoy. Moreover, not infrequently High School Hope which usually presses even becomes depressed, so this is a match that makes the power of High School Hope slightly degenerate.

“It! Do man marking!” exclaim Reza while pointing.

He continues to direct his friends will not produce opportunities for the opposing team. At least it's a good effort, but destiny says something else.

Reza had to concede with a fatal mistake from Arkhan.

Initially SMKN 7 Ampana players made a movement down the right side of the field. He kept dribbling with an escort from Amin.

Then the piercing movement of the player directly entered the penalty box, passed Amin and gave a cut back pass. The bait was not struck by a teammate, but rather was struck by Arkhan who hit Rafli and the ball shifted so as to make Reza dead step.

Reza did not blame Rafli who was surprised suddenly the ball grabbed him and deflected direction, only the first strike from Arkhan was the point of the first disaster. He was really upset, really they had wavered and were lulled at the result of eighteen wins.

Arkhan who mentally fell, he bowed lethargic when entering the players' hallway when the first round game ended with a temporary lead of 1-0 for SMKN 7 Ampana.

In the dressing room of High School players Hope.

Coach Sofyan is worried about his lost protege, becoming angry. He even slammed his portable tactics board into pieces.

“Too late!”

Coach Berto himself did not dare to refute Sofyan who was angry. He has been handling the Harapan High School team as an assistant coach since 10 years ago. He already knows the character of the good coach Sofyan if his students are disciplined and competent, but he will be angry when his students make fatal mistakes let alone an own goal!