the attack, but there were no sharp moments at the gates of either team. Gradually, the players of the “Cool Peppers” team moved the ball to the opponent's half of the field. They forced the full team of the Thunderer to retreat to their own half of the field, but the score did not change, the sad zeros were still on the scoreboard. The whistle sounded. The first half ended.

Football players, spare and coaches leisurely went to the locker room. During the break, Nadezhda Vitalyevna praised the guys for a good game in defense, but she demanded to adjust the game in attack. In the second half, the guys left dolnye by themselves. They were still not going to risk, because it was enough for them not to lose.

Footballers from the first minutes of the second half fiercely climbed into the attack. The opponent went to his half of the field, not even thinking about counterattacks. They focused on the defense of their own gates. Meanwhile, the team "Cool Peppers" increased pressure. By the 55th minute began to appear dangerous moments. Footballers of the Thunderer team were a bit nervous, but they adhered to the previously chosen tactics. The ball stubbornly did not want to roll into the net gate. The score remained unchanged 0: 0. Furious attacks rolled one after another. Five minutes left until the end of the match. Players of the Thunderer team are tired and often fouled near the penalty area. The match was about to end. The arbitrator added just two minutes. From the last strength the players of the “Cool Peppers” team went at the last minute and scored a clumsy goal. The score was 0: 1. There simply wasn’t enough time for the Thunderer team. The final whistle sounded, the match is over. All the players and coaches of the Thunderer team were in a state of shock. Now everything depended not on them.

Maria Valentinovna tensely watched the game. Already in the first half, she was nervous and excited. In the second half, after a missed ball, the woman began to cry and ran away from the stadium, reproaching herself for losing the Thunderer team.

Meanwhile, the group had a unique situation: all the teams scored the same number of points, and only two teams got into the next stage of the competition. Nadezhda Vitalevna studied the regulations for a long time. In a tired voice, she made the announcement to her charges. According to the difference between the goals scored and missed goals, the teams “Thunderbringer” and “Chill Peppers” left the group. The guys were delighted. They screamed and screamed with happiness. They were lucky!

After the game, Olga Petrovna in the stadium accidentally collided with Sergey Anatolyevich, the former coach of the Thunderbird team.

- What are you doing here? - Olga Petrovna was surprised.

“I study possible opponents,” Sergey Anatolyevich calmly replied.

- What do you mean? - the woman did not understand.

“I am the head coach of the Mad Gladiators team,” the man clarified. - And you do not know?

“And we, by the way, left the group,” Olga Petrovna boasted. - And you said that we will not leave?

- You cheated! - Sergey Anatolyevich got angry. - On the football field you have to win, not in bed! And the boys you have lazy and muddle!

- We have not broken anything, but the guys are good! - In turn, angry woman. - We will win the tournament with them!

- I bet that if they win the tournament ..., - the coach thought for a second and continued laughing, stretching out his hand to Olga Petrovna, - they can fuck my wife, who has long been laid eyes ...

- I bet! - the woman started up, warmly shaking hands with Sergey Anatolyevich.

“... but if you lose, then the guys from my team will have all your company of moms,” he struck with his second hand, breaking their handshake.

Olga Petrovna turned pale, cursing herself for a long tongue, and Sergey Anatolyevich, seeing her long face, gloatedly laughed.

- I will tell everyone how you win matches. More you will not win anyone! - Sergey Anatolievich scornfully declared.

Continuing to laugh maliciously, he went his own way, leaving the woman in thoughtful contemplation. Now it was impossible to retreat. They only needed to win the tournament.