If it weren't for the true adaptation, probably no one would believe the first episode: a down-and-out third-rate coach leads street kids to the world championship. Lao Kim, a retired player who came to Timor-Leste with a dream of making a fortune, found that this small country was very keen on football, so he opened the only football shop in the city, originally thinking that it would sell well, but he ended up shooting flies every day for two months. In a country where food and clothing are difficult, $60 sneakers scare off all guests.
Old Jin was poor and could only borrow money to survive. He saw that the creditors were selling cars in installments, and he followed this method to sell sneakers, distributing them to the children on the field, and letting them pay $1 a day, and they could pay the full amount in two months.
This group of children who have been playing barefoot dreamed of using a pair of sneakers, plus the brainwashing marketing of old gold, everyone tried it on and followed me to tell me about the good choice. I say "OK" and you say "Choose". Being able to wear sneakers in East Timor is definitely the most beautiful boy on the field, and with the equipment bonus, it is simply like a tiger wing, easily breaking through the opponent's door.
After a game, everyone paid money, and in order to be able to pay they went to the streets to sell and beg, but it didn't take long for them to return their sneakers to the old money, which should be that they could not pay at all. At this time, Xiao Chuan came over holding the only hen in the family, hoping to offset some of the money for sneakers, and Old Jin's eyes were instantly red. I can't bear to see these kids who love to play barefoot. He asked the children to put their shoes on first and return them later when they had money, and Old Jin would usually teach them to play football on the sidelines and become their coach.
Faced with the creditor's dunning money and falling into a tight pocket again, he called back again to borrow money from a friend in South Korea, but not surprisingly he didn't borrow a dime. On this day, a gangster came to the stadium, bluntly saying that Old Jin was cheating the child out of money, and warned him not to come to the stadium in the future. The next day, the stadium was occupied by a group of people, and the group of children could only leave in ashes. Old Kim angrily found the gangsters and asked the two teams to play a game.
If the other party loses, don't come to the stadium to make trouble, the gangster happily agrees and gambles on a pig. When Jin came back, he immediately selected players, regardless of his skills, he chose the big ones, and under the temptation of jerseys and shoes, children rushed to join the team, and a decent junior team was formed.
Old Kim was not in a hurry to let them practice, but let them do physical training. I was tired from kicking without a ball, and someone retreated from the day. On the day of the game, the stadium was full of people, all coming to witness this pig gambling competition. The gangsters actually found a lot of big players, which made Old Jin very dissatisfied but could only continue. Facing Niu Gaomada's opponent, Lao Jin's team was crushed, and even the goalkeeper did not dare to take the ball. Not surprisingly, Old Jin lost the game, and a young player with superb ball skills on the other side attracted Old Jin's attention.
After the game, he came to Xiao Mo's house and tried to pull Xiao Mo into his team. And Xiao Mo's brother is exactly that gangster, who can only draw cakes in the face of blocking Old Jin, promising to train Xiao Mo into a professional player. At that time, there was no professional league in the entire country, and becoming a professional player was the dream of countless football teenagers. The next day, Xiao Mo found Lao Jin to join his team. Since losing the last game, they have only been able to play by the sea, and Old Kim has a strict training plan for them.
Soon after, Lao Jin found the gangster again and asked for another game 10 days later, this time betting on 3 pigs, and the gangster's heart blossomed, it was simply sending pigs to the door. During training, the little fat malnutrition suddenly fainted, and if left alone, it is very likely to cause blindness. Old Jin immediately contacted friends in China to order nutritional products, and before the ball game began, there was another riot in the local area, Old Jin was woken up by a friend in his sleep, and the two immediately went to the embassy to take refuge, and the streets were full of armed men armed with AKs. At this time, Lao Jin found that Xiao Mo was also in the rioting crowd, and just got out of the car and was about to stop it, the heavily armed police came to drive him, and in the chaos, Lao Jin and his friends could only escape, when they found that a Korean was injured, and the two reasonably sent him to the hospital.
Xiao Mo's father died in the riots, and his brother had a leg, and his survival in this turbulent country was in question.
