**Mali Town, Luolong County, Changdu City.
Recently, the 7th "Welcome Cup" football match was ushered in.
This is the scene of the 7th "Welcome Cup" football match in Marley Town (taken on January 21), which is a major event in Marley Town.
The villagers organized 12 amateur teams.
A fierce competition was launched on the dusty field field.
But watch out.
This football field is used for the game.
Why is it a little crooked?
This is the stadium in Mali Village, Mali Town, Luolong County, Chamdo City (taken on January 20) to answer this question.
Let's take a look at the natural environment first.
Luolong County is located in the eastern part of the country.
The average altitude is about 3,700 meters.
The terrain in the territory is two mountains and one river.
The Nu River is from Nianqing Tanggula Mountain.
and he walked between the two mountain ranges.
High mountains and deep valleys.
Villages are like hanging on mountain cliffs.
This is the 72nd turn of the Nu River in Chamdo (photo taken on September 17, 2020) in such an environment.
Looking for a suitable plot of land for a golf course.
It's not easy. The area where the crooked pitch is located is off the winding road.
It's already a rare piece of flat ground in the mountains.
Children in the village of Marley play football on the "crooked court" (photo taken on January 20) but.
In the corners of this area.
But there was a huge stone.
Can't move. When drawing sidelines for the pitch.
There's no way around it.
Thereupon. A new rule was negotiated.
When the ball hits this stone, it is considered out of bounds".
It's the stone in the lower right corner of the picture).
The opposing player threw a sideline ball during the match (photo taken on January 21) as compensation for the ball being ruled out of bounds after the ball touched a large rock.
The sideline of the pitch at the diagonal position of the large rock.
It also has to shrink inward a lot.
And the sideline of the pitch.
It's all the players themselves with lime powder.
Drawn on a dirt field.
Painted and painted. Some places are inevitably misaligned.
Thereupon. A crooked.
But it is also a precious course.
And so it was born.
A player paints the sidelines with lime powder (photo taken on January 20) The field is rough and rudimentary.
But the love of football is genuinely hot.
Villagers on motorcycles.
Bring butter tea and air-dried meat.
Sit on the sidelines and watch the game.
When the game is in the heat of the game.
Even eating feels like a waste of time.
Villagers sit on the ground ** competition (photo taken on January 21) for them.
A soccer match held on a field field.
It's their own "World Cup".
Villagers sit on the ground** Match (photo taken on January 21) 12 teams are divided into four groups of ABCD and take turns to play against each other.
It will be played after qualifying for the group stage.
Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals.
But there are also some aspects that are very different from the World Cup
As soon as someone kicks the ball off the field.
You need to run into the ravine to pick up the ball.
If the ball falls too far.
You also need to ride a motorcycle down the mountain to pick it up.
But. For people who can't play football.
It's a good thing to pick up a ball.
Look at this little brother who picks up the ball, so happy-
Find the ball! ”
I want to play a game in the mountains of the plateau.
It is indeed necessary to overcome many difficulties that outsiders cannot imagine.
But as long as you want to play football, you are persistent.
The villagers of the town of Marley.
It can always be adapted to local conditions and local materials.
Use the "soil method" to solve the "soil problem".
On the sidelines of a football field in Mali village, a villager uses his mobile phone to broadcast the match live (photo taken on January 21) One of the organizers of the match.
A member of the village-based team in Mali Village, Mali Township.
Karma Kayong Dengpei said.
In addition to the limited space.
The hardest thing is funding.
Because most of the team members are students.
To pay the registration fee, you have to ask your family for money.
If the family does not agree.
It will discourage children from playing football.
So we unanimously decided not to charge an entry fee.
We applied to the town for funds to buy trophies and medals.
But there is a funding gap for the remainder.
You still have to solve it yourself".
Karma Gayong Dengpei (first from left) and the players decorate the entrance door, and everyone shows their talents.
Some are in the online live broadcast room.
Ask some football bloggers for support.
Some players earn money based on their skills.
Go to the village to perform at the art show.
Contribute all the labor fees you earn.
As event funds.
Players perform at the "Celebrating New Year's Day and Welcoming the New Year" cultural event in Mali Village (photo taken on January 1) In addition, the preparations for the event are also complicated.
The good thing is that the players can help.
One of the organizers of the event, Karma Gunmei.
The day before the game.
Organize the players to come to the stadium.
Do-it-yourself DIY
Repair the goal, plan the sideline, level the field.
When the goal welded with steel pipes broke, the players carried the goal to weld it again
After waiting for the welding for a while, the children in the village also came to kick Karma Qunmei
After repairing, Karma Gunmei rushed back to the village with a motorcycle team carrying the goal
Hang the net to the goal
If you are afraid that there will be uneven places on the court, you can drive the loader to fill the court and compact the ground
Well? Adults are busy, but how can some children already play on their own? It's not a perfect game, it's a perfect pitch.
But the process of preparation is for everyone.
But it couldn't be happier.
And this wild field.
It is also a place full of memories for the villagers.
Children play football on the football field in the village of Marley (photo taken on January 20) 10 years ago.
It's also a rubble-strewn wasteland.
In 2015.
At that time, Karma Gunmei was still in high school.
Organize the children of the village.
with a hoe and shovel.
Put it covered with gravel.
A small piece of roadside wasteland was leveled out.
Then insert the stick as the goal.
The football field in the village of Marley took shape at that time.
Karma Gunmei (left) serves as a referee during the match (photo taken on January 21).
Karma Qunmei. After graduating from ** Minzu University majoring in physical education.
He returned to Marley to become an elementary school physical education teacher.
In 2022.
Karma Gunmei and the "children" who have grown up
For younger siblings who also love football.
There are better playing courts.
Lobbying the old man with prestige in the village.
Call on everyone to expand the football field together.
This is the scene of the 7th "Welcome Cup" football match in Mali Town (taken on January 21) when Karma Qunmei was a child.
Most of the adults in the village are still opposed to playing football.
I think it's "not doing business".
But now. Parents' mindsets are changing.
Sport is believed to be good for physical health.
I also want a wide and flat court.
For the kids to run and gallop.
This is the scene of the 7th "Welcome Cup" football match in Marley Town (taken on January 21).
The dads of Marley Village take the lead.
In that rocky wasteland.
Wield a hoe and shovel.
Tractors and dump trucks are used to transport earthworks.
Expanded into the current field field.
And because of this. This pitch is affectionately known to children.
Daddy repaired the football field".
In 2022, the dads of Marley Village helped expand the course to this day.
Karma Gunmei is also married and has children.
And wield a shovel to level the pitch before the game.
Become a "Golf Daddy".
Karma Gunmei (center) and the players level the stadium (photo taken on January 20) He said.
Everyone has children and they all love to play football.
We're going to have to work on it now.
It's just to make the children have better conditions.
Do what you love".
Presently. ** It has been basically realized that each county has a football field.
Construction of standard football fields.
It is also expanding to more grassroots towns.
There are in Luolong County alone.
There are 6 5-a-side, 7-a-side and 11-a-side football pitches.
It is also planned to build and renovate 3 township football fields.
Maybe not in the near future.
Children in the village of Marley.
You can also gallop on the green field in front of your home.
Reporter: Sun Fei, Ding Zinida.
Editors: Lu Yuchen, Wang Qinou, Tian Guangyu.