Text, video/ Yangcheng Evening News all-media reporter Liu Zhuonan Fu Chang
At about 3 p.m. on October 27, on the football field of the Shaanxi Provincial Police Officers Vocational College, the voices of players, goalkeepers, coaches and guides were constantly intertwined, and the audience's calls rose and fell. This is the scene of the sixth round of the 11th National Paralympic Games and the 8th Special Olympics Blind Football Competition, and the Guangdong team played against the previous champion Yunnan team, and the battle was fierce.
How do blind athletes play football? Unlike regular soccer, blind football is a 5-a-side system, and the rest of the players are visually impaired except for the goalkeeper. Before the race, wrap your eyes with white tape and non-woven fabrics, and then wear a thick eye mask. In a completely dark world, they ran listening to the sounds.
Six bells are placed inside the soccer ball, which "rattl" on the pitch, goalkeepers, guides, coaches, referees, opponents, teammates, ball sounds... Seven sounds reverberated in the middle of the field, and every time the blind foot players ran, passed, and shot, they could only rely on the sound to judge.
Players need to work hard to discern, shout loudly, and let their teammates know their position. Shouts and shouts on the field come and go, and goalkeepers, coaches, and guides are their "eyes".
Play soccer in the dark! On the afternoon of the 27th, the reporter watched the game on the spot, interviewed the players and coaches, please click on the video and follow the reporter into the blind football. (For more news, please pay attention to Yangcheng Pie pai.ycwb.com)
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