C63 Volume 23 Zhou Shuyao

The referee's whistle blew again, and the Russian female platoon captain, the main attacker, let out an excited roar into the sky.

China's female platoon was left behind by 0 to 3.

Zhou Shuyao raised his head and looked at the stadium. The stands in the central stadium of Osaka City were somewhat empty. This match between the China female volleyball and the Russian female volleyball was the opening match of this year's female volleyball World Cup. However, today was not a weekend after all. The match held at 1: 30 p. M. Local time did not have many audience members present to watch the match.

This was not the first time Zhou Shuyao had come to this stadium. In fact, Zhou Shuyao had followed the China female volleyball for countless years and participated in many big battles in this oval-shaped gymnasium. However, Zhou Shuyao still felt that this gymnasium was a big challenge for the Second Hand Hand.

When the second pass jumped and passed the ball, they would often rely on the corner of their eyes to use the length and width of the gymnasium as a reference to seek out their own position. The traditional rectangular stadium did not have a problem of being difficult to locate. As for the circular or circular stadium, it was not very friendly for the second pass player.

China's female rehearsals started and fell behind, but the head coach, Wei Xindi, did not request a pause. She stood by the side of the field and patiently arranged the next attack strategy with the team members.

Zhou Shuyao understood that the first match of any World Series was very difficult to play. The athletes needed to adjust their excitement and nervousness so that they could focus on the match. A process was needed. Even experienced athletes who had been on the battlefield for a long time needed to pass this stage, not to mention the current China female volleyball!

Zhou Shuyao's teammates were all the rising stars of the first time they participated in the "Four Series" of the world female volleyball competition. Be it Xia Zhi or Wang Xiaoqing, Fang Han, Xiao Xiao, or Yuan Jun and Free Li Mengxi, their average age was not even 23 years old.

Zhou Shuyao clearly remembered how he felt when he first participated in the World Championship. Looking at the tensed faces of the young teammates on stage, she understood that perhaps many of them were still in a daze.

Therefore, Zhou Shuyao understood very well what Wei Xindi was doing at this moment. He was clearly arranging the tactics of each ball to the young members with the clearest and most concise words. Even if they could not think quickly for a moment, as long as they followed the instructions of the coach and did it step by step, it would be enough.

The Russian female volleyball player was ready to serve.

Zhou Shuyao's back was facing the tennis net. He glanced at the free man in the back row, Li Mengxi, and then looked at the main attacker, Xia Zhi, who was not far away. The two young teammates saw her gaze. Zhou Shuyao felt at ease as he quietly made a gesture to attack from the fourth position in front of his chest.

This was exactly what Wei Xindi had requested from his team members: The next ball, the first pass, is in place, and you are determined to attack from the fourth position!

Seeing Zhou Shuyao's hand gesture, Li Mengxi nodded her head. Xia Zhi pursed his lips and rubbed his hands. Zhou Shuyao felt much more relieved. She felt that Li Mengxi and Xia Zhi were ready and were about to enter the state of competition.

As expected, the Russian female volleyball jumped rapidly towards the China female volleyball's rear court. It landed right between Li Mengxi and Xia Zhi.

"Little Superman, get ready. Let me do it!" Li Mengxi hurriedly shouted and rushed forward. She pushed the volleyball towards the tennis entrance.

This one pass wasn't particularly accurate, but it was enough for Zhou Shuyao.

The volleyball completed the second transfer on her fingertip, and Xia Zhi, who had been waiting at the fourth position, fully stretched his body this time. Facing the obstruction of the Russian female volleyball star, Gongtuova, Xia Zhi did not show any mercy.

In last year's World Series Championship, Gongtuova, who was in charge of receiving him, was ranked in the top three in the scoring and the slam dunk rankings. At 26 years old, she was already a world-renowned top offender.

Zhou Shuyao could even see that Gongtu'ova was looking at Xia Zhi with a slightly surprised expression. Gongtu'wa clearly did not expect that the unknown young female platoon leader in China would actually jump higher than her, and the deductions would be even more fierce.

"Dong!" Xia Zhi's slam landed heavily on the floor of the Russian female volleyball. The sound was clearly heard.

This was the first point the China female volleyball got in the World Cup.

Xia Zhi did not celebrate and only raised his arm and silently swung his fist.

Good job! Zhou Shu thought from afar. . . .

After the pre-match preparation last night, Wei Xindi specifically called Zhou Shuyao to his room.

"Shuyao, this is the arrangement for the first match. You are going to bring five little fellows into battle. . . " Wei Xindi said.

"The girls are all great!" Zhou Shuyao smiled and said, "Sis, I understand. It's not that you're worried about them. You're worried about me. . . I'm confident that even though I haven't been with them for long enough, But I have already obtained the information of all the young assaulters in the team from Yang Fei. In the past half a month, I've taken quite a few extra lessons. "

Wei Xindi looked into Zhou Shuyao's eyes and slowly said," The two of us have nothing to say, so we can't just say it. What do you have in mind? I definitely won't hide it. I always believed that you would be able to lead this young team back to the world championship stage. I just hope that. . . In tomorrow's first game, you can help me lead these young team members. You know, What is the second pass? The second pass is the brain of the team. It's the core of tactics and also the coach on the field. I've thought about it before. These girls will probably perform well in their first World Cup. But there might also be all kinds of situations. You're the captain, you're an old member, you're the captain, you're the captain, you're the captain, you're the captain, you're the captain, you're the captain. And even more so the second one, so. . . In this World Cup, you will have to bear more responsibilities than before. "

. . .

" Little lion! " Zhou Shuyao shouted calmly.

Fang Han's gaze was already focused on the volleyball in Zhou Shuyao's hand. She quickly moved behind Zhou Shuyao.

On the other side of the net, the Russian female volleyball defender was completely caught off guard by this tactic. Even if they managed to move over, As they jumped, they tried their best to reach out to block the net. However, in front of Fang Han who had jumped high earlier, they were already at a disadvantage in blocking the net. They were completely unable to stop Fang Han from throwing a beautiful flying ball on his back.

"2-3!"

The Chinese female volleyball caught up to her by 2 points.

Wei Xindi clapped his hands at the side of the field. Not far away from her, the head coach of the Russian female volleyball team, Befulkov, spread his hands and said something loudly to his team members. It seemed that he was not satisfied with the performance of the Russian female platoon's assistant attack this time.

"One more ball!" Zhou Shuyao clapped with his teammates as he said, "We'll be evenly matched!"

"Come on!" Xia Zhi replied loudly.

"Come on!" All the members shouted at the same time.

In the next ball, Zhou Shuyi and Wang Xiaoqing cooperated and attacked from the back row. This was a tactical ball that she rarely played with attackers on the national team. Zhou Shuyao felt that if the Russian female volleyball specifically researched her, there would be a small chance that she would be able to pass the ball.

Just as Zhou Shuyao expected. The moment she faced the No. 2 position and made a pass, the players blocking the Russian female volleyball were nervously staring at Fang Han in front of the net.

After all, Fang Han had just made them suffer. As for the Russian female volleyball players, they all knew about it. Zhou Shuyao, who looked mature, was actually a bold and stubborn second grader - just now, weren't you easily knocked down by our powerful secondary attack? If you have the ability, then come and block it again! They felt that. . . Zhou Shuyao would definitely think so and do so.

However, all the members of the Russian female volleyball team had misjudged Zhou Shuyao's thoughts. Wang Xiaoqing rushed up from the back of the row. This ball was quite powerful, and the line was straight. It almost brushed against the net and smashed into the ground of the Russian female volleyball team.

The moment the main referee whistled, the head coach of the Russian female volleyball, Beelzekov, pressed the beeping button beside his hand. He asked for a video challenge. The challenge was a violation of the three-meter line for the China female platoon members who attacked from the back.

According to the rules of the volleyball game, when the attacking players in the back row completed their attack, they absolutely could not step on the three-meter line.

Hearing that the opponent wanted to challenge her to step on the line in the back row, Wang Xiaoqing was stunned. The honest and honest Wang Xiaoqing widened her eyes and subconsciously walked towards the referee, while indicating that she did not step on the line.

Zhou Shuyao hurriedly pulled Wang Xiaoqing from behind and softly said, "Daqing, Don't be agitated. I saw it clearly, you definitely didn't step on the line! You have to believe in the result of the referee and the video challenge! The opponent is intentionally disrupting our tempo. Relax a little, Daqing. Don't let their challenge affect your mood. "

Hearing Zhou Shuyao's words, Wang Xiaoqing stopped in her tracks. Only now did she remember that she wasn't the captain of the team, so she couldn't directly express her opinion to the referee in the match.

Zhou Shuyao pulled Wang Xiaoqing along and looked at the big screen at the side of the field. Actually, Zhou Shuyao's heart was also beating rapidly.

Just now, Wang Xiaoqing's attack speed at the back was very fast, and she fought very beautifully. But to be honest, she didn't notice that when Wang Xiaoqing landed on the ground, she didn't step on the three-meter line.

Zhou Shuyao even secretly looked at Wei Xindi, even though Wei Xindi had also encouraged Wang Xiaoqing loudly. But after shouting, Wei Xindi's brows also slightly wrinkled. Obviously, Wei Xindi was also uncertain about whether Wang Xiaoqing's attack from the back row would step on the line or not.

However, Zhou Shuyao had to give Wang Xiaoqing confidence, because only in this way could Wang Xiaoqing's mood not be affected by her opponent.

The ten seconds that the referee replayed the video was as long as ten minutes to the members of both sides. In these ten seconds, Zhou Shuyao had been holding Wang Xiaoqing's hand firmly with one hand, while the other hand was caressing Wang Xiaoqing's back. She realized that the longer she waited, the more anxious Wang Xiaoqing's breathing became as she looked at the big screen.

The replay of the video finally appeared on the big screen. In the slow motion, Wang Xiaoqing's feet fell from the air to the ground. Indeed, there was only a small distance between her feet and the three-meter line.

The Russian female platoon failed the challenge.

Wang Xiaoqing turned around. She hugged Zhou Shuyao.

"Thank you, Sister Shuyao!" Wang Xiaoqing said softly.

"Great Qing, good job!" Zhou Shuyao said, "Next, let's fight freely. The competition has only just begun!"

However, the Russian female volleyball team was after all a team that saw the long term through their online strength and aggressiveness. Guntuova and Kuchirova, who refused to admit defeat, led the other attackers of the team to fight against the China female volleyball.

The first technical pause, the Russian female volleyball took a lead of 8 to 5 by three points. When the second technical pause, the leading advantage of the Russian female volleyball gradually increased to 16: 12.

When the pause occurred, Zhou Shuyao stood at the side of the field and took the towel from Gu Weiyang. He wiped the sweat off his forehead and suddenly felt a little tired.

Ever since Zhou Shuyao was injured in the Pro League before the Spring Festival, he had been actively undergoing rehabilitation training every day. But no matter how strong Zhou Shuyao was, No matter how hard she held on to every minute and every second, she was still different from those young members who had been constantly undergoing actual combat training. Her physical strength had been consumed too quickly in this intense competition. Moreover, Zhou Shuyao himself was an old veteran who was about to reach the age of thirty.

Wei Xindi seemed to have noticed the trace of apprehension in Zhou Shuyao's heart. Taking advantage of the opportunity when the other members were waiting at the side of the field to go on stage, Wei Xindi grabbed Zhou Shuyao's wrist.

"Shuyao, are you tired?" Wei Xindi asked concernedly.

Zhou Shuyao did not say he was tired, nor did he say he was not. Instead, he said, "Sis, this is only. . . The first round!"

Wei Xindi stared unblinkingly at Zhou Shuyao's eyes. The referee's whistle happened to blow at this moment.

Wei Xindi didn't say much. He just patted Zhou Shuyao's back, indicating that she should return to the field.

Zhou Shuyao, who had returned to the field, suddenly felt a little guilty. She wondered if she should tell Wei Xindi her true feelings. After all, Wei Xindi trusted her so much.

However, Zhou Shuyao also thought that the feeling of exhaustion was just a common fatigue in his body. As long as she persisted for a while, her exhaustion would definitely dissipate.

I, will definitely be able to persist! Zhou Shu thought from afar.

However, in the next half of the game, even though Zhou Shuyao tried hard to re-enter the competition and tried to forget about exhaustion, she still found that her reaction and the speed of her footsteps were slightly slower than the start.

However, it was this little difference that was constantly magnified under the chain movements of her passing and the swings of the attackers.

Yuan Jun's slam dunk was blocked by the Russian female volleyball's secondary attack, Flasova.

Fang Han's super attack was slower by half a beat, allowing the Russian female volleyball freeman Andreyva to easily defend. Then, he was successfully counter-attacked by Gontuova.

Xiao Xiao's fast attacks could not be unleashed, so she was blocked by her opponents several times in a row. When Wei Xindi saw that she lacked confidence, he could only get old veteran Han Jiahui to replace her.

Only Xia Zhi clenched his teeth and knocked a few balls, barely managing to break through the defense line of the Russian female volleyball. However, inadvertently, the Russian female volleyball was already leading by a long distance of 24-17.

In this round, the China female volleyball did not stop, and Xia Zhi had already turned to the back row. In the first round, the loss of the China female lead seemed to be unavoidable.

However, none of the young team members wanted to give up.

Wei Xindi replaced Qin Mowen, the second free man.

"Sister Shuyao," Wang Xiaoqing shouted at the same time, "this time, give me the ball!"

Zhou Shuyao nodded.

Qin Mowen's first move caught the Russian female volleyball off guard. Zhou Shuyao was more like a messenger rather than a second pass. The volleyball jumped lightly on her fingertip and flew in front of Wang Xiaoqing.

Wang Xiaoqing jumped up with all her strength. Across the tennis net, two Russian female volleyball players had already rushed over to her face.

"Ah!" Accompanied by a loud shout, Wang Xiaoqing's slam ball tore through the seemingly airtight defense of the Russian female volleyball and flew straight to the back of the court.

Wang Xiaoqing saved the first match point for the China female volleyball.

Qin Mowen happily walked down the stage and switched back to attacking Han Jiahui.

Han Jiahui's serve was quite tricky. The Russian female volleyball almost made a mistake. The main attacker, Tavasiva, could only pat the ball lightly on the net.

"Daqing, it's here!" Zhou Shuyao shouted. Almost at the same position, her ball was once again sent in front of Wang Xiaoqing.

This time, the Russian female volleyball threw in three people to block the net. Unexpectedly, Wang Xiaoqing had an idea and changed her attack to wipe her hands. The ball brushed past the Russian female volleyball and easily dropped the net blocking player outside the boundary.

This was the second match point that Wang Xiaoqing saved for the China female volleyball.

Bie Lekov quickly pressed the beeping device and requested a pause.

"In this attack, the probability of the Russian female platoon receiving Gongtuova is very high. So, girls, Lily's serve goes all out again. In front, Daqing and Shuyao formed a net of two people. Block Gengtuova's straight line. Xia Zhi, you stay in the back row and pay attention to defending her large diagonal line!" Wei Xindi's arrangement was meticulous and meticulous. Her earnest enthusiasm did not make the team feel that. . . There was only one last point left in the first round.

The team members returned to the field.

The power of Han Jiahui's serve did not decrease, but the Russian free female volleyball player was more careful this time. After the first and a half pass, the Russian female volleyball's second pass, Kovava, passed the ball in the direction of Gongtusova, who was in the second position.

"It's coming, it's coming!" Zhou Shuyao shouted the number, "One, two. . . "

She and Wang Xiaoqing jumped at the same time.

However, Guntudova's ball still passed through the gap between her arms.

Oh no! Zhou Shuyao's heart skipped a beat. Before her feet could land firmly on the ground, he heard the whistle from the referee's mouth.

Zhou Shuyao stared blankly at the referee, watching as he made a gesture for the two of them to exchange places.

China's female platoon lost the first match. . .

"Sis! Don't worry, we will definitely win the first match!" Zhou Shuyao thought that last night, she had promised Wei Xindi this way.

Zhou Shuyao felt a bitter taste in his mouth. She thought that Wei Xindi was worried that the young team members would have problems at the critical moment, but in the first match, it was indeed her, an old veteran, who had failed at the critical moment. . .

"Shuyao!" Wei Xindi shouted at her from the side of the field.

"Let's change sides. Let's go. " Wei Xindi smiled and waved at her.

Zhou Shuyao followed by Wei Xindi's side and walked shoulder to shoulder with her. He whispered, "Sis. . . "

Wei Xindi gently placed his hand on her shoulder. Shuyao, this is only the first round. The competition has just begun "