Soccer System: Legendary Goalkeeper
Chapter 68 - The Nineteenth Week of the Slovak League
Day after day Reza lived in Slovakia. He is starting to be able to adapt, even some club players want to communicate with Reza in a friendly manner.
With English, Reza is able to communicate, although there are some words that are not understood by the players, Reza with his smartphone knowledge using smart translation.
Reza was actually hoping if there was a mission with a Foreign Language Camp reward. He wanted it to be easier to interact.
Until exactly February 5, Reza has prepared with his team in preparation for the nineteenth week of the match which will be held on Friday, February 10, 2023.
Although Reza has been well received, there are some players who excommunicate him because he said Asian players will be difficult to adapt or poor ability.
They can only accept Witan, with his ability, Witan is quite accepted there. However, Reza who as a goalkeeper, has not been shown his ability at this time.
On the eve of the nineteenth week, the team was divided into four groups.
Each group is 5 people. This group is called A to D.
Team A, where Reza with Witan and three other players will play against Team B in the game provides body warmth and also understanding of tactics and some tactical games such as passes and others.
“Reza, you're behind.” Witan gave orders.
Reza himself just agreed. He saw three other players. Their tall bodies contain tight muscles. Indeed, the body of the Europeans is high and also more structured.
“Hmm .. Strahinja Kerkez from Cyprus, Artur Gajdos from Slovakia, and Lekan Okunola from Nigeria. A variety of things too!”
Their tall bodies seemed to dominate, even the already tall Reza still lost their height. The three of them were not far from Reza. Their ages began at 20 years, 18 years and 19 years.
Witan himself has touched the age of 21 years and he is the oldest in team A with a height of about 170 centimeters more or less. Reza could only guess because Witan himself looked shorter than he was.
Return to team A who is dealing with team B. They started playing the match 2×15 minutes.
Initially team B was quite dominating with the contents of the team was the core players of US Trencin. With their one-two passes, running with a tall and stocky body made Witan and the other three players who kept a bit of trouble.
Reza himself was under the small crossbar. The width of the goal itself is only three meters and two meters high.
“Kak Witan, freelance!”
Reza ordered Witan to release the guard. He will immediately intervene in control of the ball. Reza firmly advanced and jumped like a cheetah attacking the ball.
He reached out his hand and precisely stuck the ball on both of his palms. Reza got up and dropped the ball in hand, he immediately left three attacking Team B players.
Reza dribbled close to a player who was left out to keep the depth of team B. The goalkeeper of Team B tried to give direction, but because this time the attacking squad is full of five people, then he was confused.
“Reza here!” The witan on the right side waved his hand.
Reza became selfish, he increased his acceleration to face the last player of Team B before the goalkeeper.
Reza tried to outwit by making a movement that was about to the right side, but immediately turned the direction to the left. The player is fooled, Reza passes him.
With all his energy, Reza kicked the ball into the small goal. The goalkeeper himself had died a step, the goalkeeper was named Matus Slavicek, the youngest goalkeeper before Reza came.
“Yeaha! Gol!” Reza.
The players from Teams A and B were a little stunned, they did not expect Reza to be filled with abilities that should be for the goalkeeper was not very functional. Acceleration ability, shooting accuracy, balance in dribbling and ability to control the ball smoothly.
‘Boo! Surprise!’ inner Reza while smiling little.
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On one of Indonesia's private televisions, they were airing a match that should have been very rare even as if it had never been possible.
However, upon Reza's arrival, they tried to bid for the broadcast rights to broadcast Reza's semi-professional debut. With all their energy, they were finally able to sign broadcast rights that could only be as much as two team games.
That's more than enough. Moreover, the right to broadcast matches abroad will be difficult to obtain private television, for easier then there must be cooperation in advance at the beginning.
At the principal's house. Principal Cahyono, Citra, agent Bryan and some of Reza High School Harapan's teammates were watching television broadcasting an exclusive program specifically Reza's debut on the U. S. team Trencin.
In Indonesia, especially in Palu, they are currently right at 04.00 Central Indonesia Time. It was just in the middle of the night, they could've watched it together at that hour. Yup, Indonesia's time with Slovakia is different 7 hours faster. Indonesia is 7 hours faster WIB, so in WITA time, they are in the zone 8 hours faster than Slovakia.
So in Slovakia is still on Friday, February 10, 2023. So in Indonesia, especially Palu already Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 04.00 in the morning.
The match, which will take place at exactly 20:15, will soon begin in Slovakia.
Reza and Witan with his team are gathered in the team's dressing room. They go to Dukla Banska Bystrica. The stadium called SNP Stiavnichy which can accommodate as many as 10,000 spectators was already filled with about 1,000 spectators.
Hundreds of them are spectators from Indonesia who came to see Reza and Witan compete together in a team. Moreover, Reza who already has a lot of fans, then wherever he competed there would be at least dozens of people supporting him.
“Kak ..”
“Yes? Are you nervous? It's like that, I also used to debut in this team quite nervous, but yaa hefty.”
The two chatted for a moment before focusing back on the tactics board being described by head coach Marian Zimen.
The man explained, the players should be as good as possible to take advantage of the opportunities, the passes should not be too slow and waste time, do small things for the big things ahead.
Coach Marian Zimen stared at Reza who was staring focused at the tactics board. Already two days ago the starting line-up was announced, Reza is now suddenly entered into the tactical board as a starting goalkeeper who was not there and was only on the bench.
“En ... coach?”
Hearing Reza in doubt, coach Marian Zimen explains in English. He explained that goalkeeper Kukucka is not well and Slavicek is the same, for Vozinha, according to him the young goalkeeper should take precedence.
Reza just nodded lightly. Finally he, ready not ready to have to make his debut from the beginning of the game!
The formation for the US Trencin itself uses a 4-3-3 attacking formation.
Reza as leader under the crossbar. Then standing behind with a parallel there are Micuda, Pires, Stojsavjevic, and also Kozlovsky.
In midfield there are escorts from three other young talents, namely Holly, Lavrincik, Gajdos. They are intended for a creative midfield and not long-winded in ball possession.
Meanwhile, as three spearheads, there is Okunola in the middle, then on the right wing side there is Witan who was directly lowered again and coincidentally along with Reza's debut. On the left side there is Azango who did not lose his master also in stabbing into the opponent's defense.
With that formation, coach Marian Zimen is aiming for an absolute victory so that the position in the standings can be boosted up at least to position 8 of 9.
The players stood in line in the hallway of the stadium which was not so spacious. Along with the referee and his assistant who led walking towards the field, the two teams entered the field area accompanied by cheers on the audience.
The Indonesian audience who only wanted to see two Indonesian players began to shout typical yel-yel.
“Haha! Looks like you invited a few hundred supporters here,” witan chirped.
After marching facing the main stands, shake hands and toss coins. The referee blew the whistle to mark the nineteenth week's game had begun.
