Chapter 922 One Is the Foundation

On the west stands, the two giant flags had already converged and, under the shaking of the fans, undulated like the waves of the sea.

Originally, everyone thought that when these two flags came together, Chen Hero would score at least one goal, maybe even two.

Who would have thought that the two flags had been united for a while, but the score on the field was still 0:0.

"Chen Hero is in trouble. The first half is almost over, but he still hasn't scored. He has scored eighteen goals in ten games, which is already terrifying, but it's not safe enough to win the season's top scorer… To lock in the league's top scorer, of course, you have to score as many goals as possible. Looking at the previous two league games, he only scored one in each, which has greatly affected his performance…"

Hilgayevski was worried.

In the thirty-fifth minute, Zenit won a free kick in the frontcourt, but the position was a bit off, making it impossible to shoot directly.

Such a ball would definitely be passed to Chen Hero's head. The entire Zenit team desperately wanted Chen Hero to score, which made it easier for the opponent, Nalchik Spartak, to defend, because they only needed to defend Chen Hero…

Hill and Domingos both stood next to the ball, one with his left foot and the other with his right. Different feet would create different trajectories for the football. Because the free kick position was on the right, if Domingos kicked with his right foot, the football would draw an outer arc, bypass the goal, and fly to the edge of the penalty area. But if Hill took the free kick with his left foot, the football would have an inner arc, heading straight for the back post.

Different arcs meant different offensive and defensive tactics.

But the starting state was the same—both sides stood on the edge of the penalty area, forming a straight line. Zenit's two center-backs, Krizanac and Shirokov, were slightly ahead, standing in an offside position. They were there to attract attention. The real killer move was Chen Hero, who was a little behind this line—there was no doubt that the football was going to him. He would definitely use this distance to sprint, maximizing his jumping advantage, and then jump high to head the ball.

Zenit fans in the stands clapped and stomped rhythmically, cheering for Chen Hero.

The referee blew his whistle, Hill feinted a shot, and didn't pass the football in front of the goal. Domingos followed closely, pretending to cross… But he ultimately pushed the football horizontally to the edge of the penalty area!

The two players, Krizanac and Shirokov, who were in offside positions, retreated when they saw Domingos start to run up, and then quickly moved forward again. Not only that, but other Zenit players also rushed towards the goal, some even jumping up as if to head the ball.

Their deceptive performance successfully fooled all the Nalchik Spartak players, who retreated en masse, like a tide receding, clean and swift.

As a result, Chen Hero was left alone at the edge of the penalty area!

The giant bear in the No. 99 jersey glanced at the rolling football, didn't stop it, and instead swung his right leg directly.

Those Nalchik Spartak players who realized they had been fooled turned around to pounce, but how could Chen Hero give them this opportunity?

He looked up at the goal, at those opponents who were scrambling to turn around with panicked faces, grinned, revealing a mouthful of good teeth. He was smiling.

You… Don't even think about stopping me!

"Direct… shot!!! goooooooooooooooooooooL!!!" Hilgayevski raised his arms and jumped up from his seat, shouting the goal to the sky.

"The football, like a Katyusha rocket launcher, blasted through Nalchik Spartak's defense and into the goal! What a beautiful free kick tactic! Zenit's other players rushed into the penalty area, pretending to compete for the header, and they successfully fooled Nalchik Spartak's players!" While Hilgayevski shouted "goooooL", Yuri Petrov was relatively calm, explaining where the goal was beautiful. Although he didn't shout the goal, he was still excited, which could be heard from his fast pace and high-pitched tone.

"Thirty-fifth minute! Chen Hero scored his nineteenth goal of the season! Only one goal away from the twentieth! The deadlock has been broken, let's look forward to more goals!" Hilgayevski's local commentary bias was fully demonstrated, without considering the feelings of the other side at all.

Those fans who had been holding back for thirty-four minutes were finally able to erupt with their long-awaited cheers.

"Hero—!!"

"U—ra—! U—ra—!!"

At the same time, in the sky above Petrovsky Stadium, the air raid siren that everyone was already very familiar with sounded again.

In the past, Hilgayevski would say passionately: "When you hear this sound, you know Hero has scored!"

But this time he was melancholic: "I don't think we will ever be able to hear such a sound at Zenit's home stadium in St. Petersburg again, so cherish the present, everyone. Please cheer for Chen Hero as much as you can! Today! Don't be afraid even if you tear your throat! Because after this, you probably won't have the chance to cheer for him forever…"

In the past year and a half, on every home game day, this siren had become a part of the lives of many St. Petersburg residents, just like the noon gun that sounded every day at twelve o'clock. Later, everyone made some changes to the siren, turning the simple siren into "Ura". The stadium specially collected the fans' "Ura" sounds, and after processing, it became the "Ura" of the air raid siren rhythm, which sounded exactly like a real air raid siren.

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After scoring, Chen Hero ran towards Domingos, who passed the ball to him—this was something they had discussed beforehand. Everyone would cooperate to attract Nalchik Spartak's attention, and then he would pretend to cross, but instead send the football directly to Chen Hero's feet, giving Chen Hero an opportunity to shoot from long range without interference. He believed that with Chen Hero's long-range shooting ability, it would not be difficult to blast the football into the goal.

Behind him were his teammates running towards him with open arms.

Everyone hugged him tightly.

"Haha! Success! Success!"

"Did you see the expressions of Nalchik's defenders? They looked like they'd seen a ghost!"

"The key was that jump I made just now! It successfully fooled the opponent's defenders! How was it? Was my performance realistic enough?"

A group of people hugged Chen Hero, laughing non-stop.

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Nalchik Spartak's coach looked helpless after losing the ball. He spread his hands, and facing such a loss, he really didn't know what to say.

We didn't expect the entire Zenit to be acting for Chen Hero alone!

They have become so unscrupulous in order to let Chen Hero score a goal! It's simply outrageous!

The strategy of strict defense finally failed in the thirty-sixth minute.

Being one goal behind was very dangerous for them. Should they continue to defend to the death or try to equalize the score? What was the point of continuing to defend to the death? It couldn't help the team win the game, and Chen Hero had already scored a goal anyway, so none of the goals could be achieved. In the end, would the team become the object of ridicule?

—Look at that team! They defended for ninety minutes, but still lost the game, haha! How ridiculous!

He thought about it and made a decision.

Attack, and fight with the opponent!

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For many people, 1:0 is the most dangerous score in the world, because it gives the opponent hope, allowing them to maintain strong fighting spirit and hard work from beginning to end. This score is like a carrot on a rope, constantly attracting them.

But for Zenit's players, 1:0 is their favorite score. Because they broke the deadlock, the following story is logical…

After the game restarted, the Zenit fans in the stands shouted: "Score another goal! Score another goal! Score another! Score another!!"

This shout quickly converged into a torrent, sweeping the entire Petrovsky Stadium. For a time, there was only this sound here.

Everyone was dissatisfied with Chen Hero scoring only one goal, and everyone felt that scoring only nineteen goals was not enough.

Chen Hero waved to everyone.

Which caused another burst of cheers.

Since you all asked so much, how could I, as the protagonist that the masses love to see, not satisfy you?

Want to disrupt my farewell game? Nalchik Spartak, you are doomed!

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Looking at the guy who was responding to the fans' shouts, Hilgayevski suddenly had such a thought—why can't this person play for the Russian national team?

He shouldn't have played a game for the Chinese team yet, or even been selected for the Chinese national team. As long as he changes his nationality, he can play for the Russian national team. If we have this guy who is especially good at scoring goals, can we also look forward to more in the European Cup this summer?

Of course, Russia has always been xenophobic, but he feels that letting Chen Hero join the national team is indeed a very attractive proposal.

If he can really play for the Russian national team, then we will have another chance to continue cheering for him and continue watching his arrogant and domineering goals.

But he didn't know that China doesn't allow dual citizenship. And Chen Hero may not agree to give up his nationality, even if he is willing, his old man will definitely not agree…

And Chen Hero, who is not afraid of anything but his old man, will definitely follow his old man's lead. So this matter is destined to be Hilgayevski's own fantasy, and there is no possibility of any practical operation.

While he was fantasizing here, on the field, Nalchik Spartak began to press forward and try to attack, wanting to equalize the score.

This gave Chen Hero more scoring space.

The first goal collapsed their defense, creating conditions for the second goal, the third goal, and more goals.

So the first goal is the foundation.

Now that the foundation has been laid, just wait for a tall building to rise from the ground!

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