binnovel Chapter 289 Superpowered Soccer Tournament
Chapter 289 Superpowered Soccer Tournament
Because it was a soccer match between people with superpowers, although the group stage matches were played on makeshift soccer fields with only open space and some simple stands, the fields were still packed with spectators. To prevent any accidents, several people with superpowers were also on the sidelines to keep watch and prevent any shots from being too powerful and injuring the spectators.
Besides the specially made soccer ball, even the goalposts are made of super alloy materials, and the nets are woven from exotic silkworm silk to minimize the occurrence of accidents.
Li Chenglong and Wu Gang stood at the teeing ground, discussing in hushed tones the tactics Li Xiaopeng had just laid out. The other Wolf Warriors players were stretching, ready to start the game at any moment.
With the referee's whistle, the match began immediately. Li Chenglong gently flicked the ball to the left with his foot, passing it to Wu Gang. Wu Gang, without stopping the ball, passed it to Wang Bing, who was already running forward. However, because the ball was quite far away, and both players were superhumans with physical abilities far superior to ordinary people, an opposing player quickly intercepted the ball and passed it forward.
Zheng Aiguo and an opposing level 8 speed-type player contested for the ball. Utilizing his superior level and attributes, Zheng Aiguo leaped high and headed the ball forward to Zhao Gang. Zhao Gang, the midfielder on the right wing, controlled the ball with his chest and then passed it to Li Chenglong on the left. This was Li Chenglong's first touch of the ball since the start of the game, and he immediately began dribbling forward. At this moment, the opposing defenders closed in from the left and right, attempting to dispossess Li Chenglong.
Li Chenglong passed the ball to Wang Bing, who was making a run down the left flank, and then continued forward. Wang Bing dribbled forward, using his speed to shake off the defenders, and crossed the ball with his left foot. The ball flew straight to the front of the goal, where Li Chenglong leaped high to head it, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out of play.
Li Chenglong first gave Wang Bing a thumbs-up, indicating that he had passed the ball well, then pointed to himself, meaning that the problem lay with him. The Thunder team's goalkeeper at the Qingshui base took the goal kick. This goalkeeper was a level 9 speed and strength-type ability user, arguably the best choice to be a goalkeeper. He kicked the ball out with a long kick, passing it to the attacking player in the frontcourt.
The Thunder's offensive core is a level 9 ability user with strength, water, and wind powers. Li Chenglong had met him once before when he visited the Qingshui Base; he held the rank of division commander in the military and was considered quite strong among level 9 ability users. In Li Chenglong's team's four guards, the two middle guards were Zhao Rui, a level 10 strength user, and Qi Guoan, a level 10 earth user. They weren't at a disadvantage in physical confrontations, but they lacked speed.
The three-elemental ability user quickly broke through the Wolf Warriors' defense, and just as he was about to shoot, Zheng Yong burst out from the right and tackled the ball out of bounds, resulting in a corner kick. Zhao Rui and Qi Guoan walked over and patted Zheng Yong on the shoulder to express their gratitude. Zheng Yong then joined forces with goalkeeper Yang Xuelin to defend the corner kick.
The corner kick was taken, and Yang Xuelin leaped high to catch the ball, then quickly stood up and threw it forcefully to Zheng Aiguo. Zheng Aiguo received the ball and immediately advanced forward, then passed it to Wu Gang. At this point, the Thunder only had two defensive players left in their half, while Li Chenglong, Wu Gang, and Wang Bing had already moved into the opponent's half.
The three players sprinted at full speed, shaking off two defenders. Wu Gang played a through ball forward, giving Li Chenglong a one-on-one opportunity. The Thunder's goalkeeper kept a close eye on the ball at Li Chenglong's feet before rushing out. Li Chenglong unleashed a powerful shot, the ball flying rapidly towards the top left corner of the goal. The Thunder's goalkeeper had no chance to react, watching the ball disappear into the top corner. 1-0.
Li Chenglong celebrated with a pumping fist, and his teammates came over to cheer with him. The audience also erupted in cheers. The next match was relatively calm, perhaps because the Thunder team felt they were not as strong as the Dawn City Wolf team and decided to conserve their strength for the later matches. They made five substitutions as soon as the second half began.
Seeing that the opponent had substituted their substitutes, head coach Li Xiaopeng also brought on five substitute players when the game entered the 70th minute, changing the 4231 formation to 541. However, in the 89th minute, substitute Song Tie received a pass from Zhao Gang and scored a beautiful bicycle kick, making the score 2-0.
On Yunlan's side, there were many participants in the table tennis competition, and quite a few of them were very strong. Among the female table tennis teams sent by other bases, there were even national team players. However, the female table tennis team she formed was at best only slightly better than ordinary people; their strength was indeed lacking. After three matches in the group stage, they suffered two losses and one win, resulting in their elimination.
However, she wasn't discouraged. After all, it's a competition, and friendship comes first, competition second. As long as she can have fun from it, that's enough.
After the first day of competition, the top three finishers in some events had already been determined, such as shooting events at different distances and with different firearms, and weightlifting events at different weight classes. Dawn City's athletes achieved excellent results, winning 14 medals, including 7 gold, 4 silver, and 3 bronze. In addition to medals, Dawn City also received material rewards, which were jointly provided by several large bases.
After her team was eliminated from table tennis, Yunlan didn't choose other events but instead devoted herself entirely to the meetings over the next few days. While the athletes were competing fiercely, the high-level officials at various bases held several meetings, including four meetings personally chaired by General Chen Guoqiang.
Li Chenglong is currently busy with football matches, and high-ranking military officials such as Zheng Yong, Wu Gang, Zheng Aiguo, and Qi Guoan are also on the team. Others, such as Wei Lanxin, are also involved in other projects, so the meetings in Shuguang City are currently led by Yun Lan, Ma Tiancheng, and Shen Menghua.
Several meetings deepened economic and cultural cooperation among these bases, reaffirmed the supreme leadership of the Huaxia People's Congress and Huaxia Headquarters over these bases, and refined the operational areas and details for some bases next year. On December 25, General Chen Guoqiang and his men departed Shuguang City aboard three X2 spaceships of the Shuguang City Air Force and returned to their headquarters at the Anxi base.
Subsequently, some of the key leaders of the bases returned home due to their own base affairs. For example, Xu Limin and Wei Jing from Feiyun Base, Sun Qingpeng from Qingshui Base, and Ding Hai from Hohhot Base all took their leave. However, the remaining people indicated that they would return after the Joint Games.
The leaders of the various bases who remained visited the facilities and newly built factories in Dawn City. When they learned that Dawn City was building factories to produce Level 5 zombie virus vaccines and antiviral drugs, they all proposed to sign trade contracts and purchase the produced vaccines and drugs.
The final of the Superpowered Soccer Tournament concluded on January 2nd, with Li Chenglong leading the War Wolf team to a 3-0 victory over the Wild Horse team from the Hohhot base, winning the men's soccer championship at this Joint Games. The closing ceremony of the Joint Games concluded successfully at 2 PM on January 3rd, with the Shuguang City team leading all other bases by a wide margin in both the gold medal and overall medal standings, achieving outstanding results.
(Actually, I originally wanted to write a lot about this sports meet, at least a dozen or twenty chapters, but considering that this novel is a post-apocalyptic novel, such plots should be less frequent, so I ended it hastily. The following time will basically progress by day. The China chapter will end quickly, and the World War chapter will not be written too much. The focus is on the Galactic War chapter.)