The Way Back to the Top
The ball landed on Demon's feet when the time was nearly up. But Demon missed. They lost the game.
"I shouldn't have passed the ball to you. I should have taken the shot because I would have scored. Next time try not to1 everyone!" Chris shouted to Demon. Demon walked out of the field.
"Come on, guys, we were all in the field, not Demon alone, " his learn mate, Jack, tried to explain for him.
In the changing room after the games, not a single word was heard while the other team played music and cheered. Demon felt there was 100 tons of weight on his shoulder for sitting everyone feel 2 including himself. Missing the tying (平局的) goal made Demon sad, and the disappointment on his teammates' faces hurt him more than any failure.
When Demon got home, his dad had been writing for him long. His dad said to him, "Demon, even the greatest player like Pele missed3 at first. One failure doesn't mean anything. You should learn from it, turn setbacks into motivation and try to do better next time.
4 by these words, Demon got up and hugged his dad. After that, Demon spent mornings and late evenings on the field every day, practicing his shots, 5 his speed and his skills.
The next game arrived. As the game went on, each of the two teams got two scores. In a moment of perfect timing, Demon kicked the ball into the back of the net(网).
The crowd stood up and cheered, and Demon's teammates surrounded him carrying him to the sidelines to celebrate with the crowd. Demon's performance 6 the attention of the scouts(球探). After the game, someone with a suit came up to him.
"Hello, Demon. I was impressed by your7 today. Wed like to invite you for training with FC Barcelona. Are you interested in it?"
"Dad, we won the championship and I scored the winning goal! After the game, a scout invited me to train with FC Barcelona!"Demon said8 to his dad on the phone.
