HORSENS, denmark (Ekstra Bladet): He has to put himself in focus. It continued in the quarter-final between manor house School and Nibe School, to fight for the ticket to the semi-finals of the Ekstra Bladet Skolefodbold. Captain Simon Meling from the Nibe was in the last round called for: ‘Skrigeballon with coeur de lion’ after a strong fight, where all around the stadium both saw and heard him in the drama.
Here, the team was behind in 0-3, but got turned it all upside down after a wild fight and get one step closer to the finals in the world’s largest skoleturnering. Now the people in north jutland a measly struggle to reach the big goal, but it was hard. Again. Especially for Simon, who eventually could not run and had to retire with severe pain.
of Course, only after having loaded up to the first goal in the 2-0 victory at stamford bridge.
– We were just so focused on not to get behind again, therefore, we put pressure on from the start. It was just full screw, explains Simon about the start of the first half.
– But then it was fumlebold with long balls, where we just hoped for the best. It was damn neither smart or pretty.
Nibe-the boys really got a fright in the autumn of the last match where they were down in the sack and out of the tournament, when the light was suddenly switched on with the first reduction, which was quickly doubled. In a horror film was night to day, and they went ahead by 4-3 after a terrible start. But the fig can the boys from Hobro to the final whistle.
Simon’s middle name should be just that fight, it showed again in the quarter-finals. Several times did he himself care of the knees, the groin and finally the thigh, before he had to give up.
– Before the fight I had warmed the groin, for which I have been harmed. And so the large wound on the knee also led to problems, but today it was the right thigh. I could feel it just one of the first times, I discharged through.
as would the 16-year-old captain would rather not, he ran, threw and jumped for it. Although the pace dropped drastically, and a snail could overtake him eventually.
Simon Meling showed good samples on his game, but his tactics are dangerous. Photo: Henrik Schou
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Just Simon’s desire to be with in the whole is both a strength and the team’s weakness. So far in the tournament is only the best back, and here the small things to be severely punished. To Simon will both play at left-back, right edge, even throwing all the throw and go forward in the attacks, it is not going so well with his place in the middle of defence. Manor house School played quite incomprehensible only with the line’s smallest player in the attack, so they were never put pressure enough on bagkæden in Nibe, where Simon stood or should stand.
All too often, having to the captain, even cope with it all, it can be expensive in the semifinals. Photo: Henrik Schou
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In the semi-final is Nibe School need to get a handle on who plays where and how. Talented Mikkel High was also all over the pitch. It is a mess now, and it can very easily be punished brutally, if only Simon is lured forward a little, so there is plenty of space to attack on. The kid is like a fly in a bottle and whips around, but it does not go the next time.
– I was mega turned on, and we just had to get up and get scored, that we had talked about and trained on in the winter break, Simon tells us and continues:
– The first goal would give us the peace we had the last time. And when that went fine with our pressure, I came enough some times too far ahead in the day. But they played the only with him the little at the top, so I could move myself a little more.
Also indkastene would the captain take care of. Photo: Henrik Schou
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the Motion, it was not to much after the break, where Simon’s pain was really a handicap for both him and the team. But there was not yet scored, so the pain may be pain.
– I would for everything in the world will not go completely out, now I had been out some times and get treatment. So I said that I would take the first ten minutes in the second half.
Here moved him up in the midfield, which was very sensible and should have been done much earlier, It was roulette with the then injured a player on the important space right in front of the keeper. Two times did the captain put a long ball into the over, the second time was the scoring.
I had never gone out at 0-0 and been out. No matter how evil it did. Never. So I had just walked around inside on the track and directed the other, pain or not, sounds like it is definitely with a smile from the satisfied profile after the match, while the frozen peas on the thigh trying to quell the damage.
Out on the sidelines he could see that the team scored once more to the final result 2-0 and a place in the semifinals. On the report Simon already clear:
– If I have a plaster on, I’ll have to be ready. I hate to sit and stare football, I will enter and fight!
so says Simon about the damage:
A typical injury after the visit of the synthetic turf. Photo: Henrik Schou
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