Chapter 70: Goal Battle
Seeing Dicker directly say what he wanted to say, Rupert didn't bother to add fuel to the fire, because at this moment, the message page on the Internet about this game has been flooded by fans, and most fans are very disappointed with Dortmund's defense, thinking that Dortmund will suffer the third defeat in the league. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Just when fans thought that Rupert, who had a straightforward personality, would continue to criticize Dortmund along Dicker's path, Rupert uncharacteristically abandoned his previous sharp style of commentary.
'I don't really have much to say about the first half because the score says it all. Although Ingolstadt are now bottom of the table, they played very well in the first half; Borussia Dortmund, on the other hand, have problems at both ends of the pitch, so 0-2 I think is a reasonable score. Dicker commented: 'But there were 90 minutes in the game, so I thought we still had chances in the second half, it was up to Tuchel to adjust......
Coach Tuchel did make a change at half-time, which was expected by everyone, after all, with Borussia Dortmund's performance in the first half, it did get to the point of having to adjust. No.3 Park Joo-ho was replaced, and he was replaced by No.22 Pulisic.
'Boris, coach Tuchel made a personnel change at half-time, but only one personnel change, and that was the left wing-back, who replaced Park Joo Ho with Christian Pulisic, what do you think?' Dicker asked.
'It's not a match-up adjustment, it looks like the team is going to play three centre-backs, and the formation has changed to 352, an all-out attacking formation...... 'Rubeer commented', 'Tuchel really chose what he is best at, and the next game will be to attack instead of defending......
'Coach Tuchel is really an attacking maniac......,' Dikel chimed out, 'hopefully the game goes the way he envisioned, I'm not hopeful for the team's defence......
No one expected Thomas Tuchel to opt for such a change, but it was no surprise given that attacking is what makes Thomas Tuchel a coach and the hallmark of his Bundesliga fame.
Sure enough, at the beginning of the second half, Dortmund launched an attack like Ingolstadt, this time it was not a small fight, but a comprehensive press, even the right central defender No. 26 Piszczek was asked to attack forward, and Dortmund actually had only two defenders left, that is, No. 28 Ginter and No. 5 Baltra.
On 47 minutes, Dortmund had the first wave of attack, Dembele broke through on the left and sent a cross, Aubameyang in the box jumped high to meet the ball, but he couldn't control the direction and finally the ball was deflected wide of the goal.
In the 50th minute of the game, it was Dembele again, cutting inside with the ball and crossing the middle, Castro inserted a powerful shot, but unfortunately the ball missed again.
'I've noticed that Castro has had a lot of shots on goal in this game, but he didn't get any shots, he's in really bad form......,' Dicker commented, 'I think Tuchel should have replaced Castro, this guy is just a waste of chance to stay on the pitch now'......'
"Agreed!" Rupert chimed in, "Castro didn't really have shooting boots today......"
On 52 minutes, Dortmund again organized the attack, when Pulisic handed the ball to Ramos, Ramos leaned on the defender and wiped into the box, but the opponent's central defender 32 Tislang reacted quickly and kicked the ball first, the ball flew off the line, and Dortmund got a corner.
'Very good, Ramos did a very good job and we have to show our tough side to the opponent...... Dicker commented.
Castro took a corner kick, this time he did not directly hoist the ball into the penalty area, but played a match with Kagawa, and finally Kagawa passed the ball into the box near the baseline, but the first drop point was grabbed by the opponent's defender again, and Ingolstadt central defender No. 34 Matip headed it clear.
'When we play set-pieces and crosses, we have to be fast!' Dicker commented, "Without the speed, Aubameyang and Ramos simply don't have a chance to get to the spot......
Seeing that the team could not attack for a long time, Tuchel coach made a second personnel change. With 53 minutes played, Dortmund replaced No. 27 Castro with No. 10 Gotze.
"Man, the second personnel change, it's still an offensive player, and it looks like the team is going to give up defense completely......" Dicker looked worried.
'There's no point in defending anymore at this point, in Coach Tuchel's dictionary there's no essential difference between losing one and losing five, it's all lo......sing,' Rupert explained.
Although Dicker felt that Rupert was right, he did not agree with it. In Dicker's view, if you want to coach a big-name team, you must give up the idea that "losing one is the same as writing five", because heavy defeats are very taboo for big-name clubs, because it hurts morale too much, and at the same time, it hurts the feelings of the fans too much.
On the pitch, Dortmund's frenzied attack was not over. With 55 minutes played, Christian Pulisic broke through and successfully crossed the ball, but the ball landed close to goal and was collected by the opposition goalkeeper No. 1 Niland.
In the 57th minute of the game, Baltra made a long pass directly from the backfield, and Ingolstadt right-back No. 33 Hadjonay and Ramos fought for a header, and the ball was pushed off the bottom line, and Dortmund got another corner kick opportunity.
Götze took the corner, the ball was fast and curved, and this time the Dortmund players finally grabbed the first spot, and the number 5 Baltra headed the ball just over the crossbar.
"Very good, speed, speed, play the speed and our chance will come......" Dicker's mood rose again.
Rupert didn't talk much during this time, but he also felt that Dortmund was close to the goal. Because Dortmund has been pressing the opponent for more than ten minutes, leaving the opponent's defenders exhausted. On top of that, Dortmund's morale has slowly recovered, and they have been very aggressive in the scramble, playing the attacking football that Dortmund is known for.
In the face of Dortmund's strong attack, Ingolstadt's passing errors kept coming, giving Dortmund continuous attacking opportunities. With 59 minutes played, Dortmund had another chance. Weigel broke the ball up front and then distributed it to Dembele on the wing, Dembele ran wildly with the ball, saw Aubameyang cutting forward quickly, and sent a cross without hesitation. The goal was very accurate, and the unguarded Aubameyang finally opened the scoring for Dortmund with a diving leap, and Dortmund finally scored after nearly 15 minutes of furious attack.
"The ball is in! The ball is in! Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's leap to the top pulled a goal back for Dortmund...... "Dikel was very excited, "Dembele's pass was very timely and the landing was just right, Aubameyang finally didn't miss another chance to open the scoring for Dortmund......"
"It was a hard-earned goal, the team went on a rampage for almost 15 minutes and finally got the reward, congratulations to Borussia Dortmund...... Rupert said lightly, "but it's still time to be excited, because we are still one goal behind......
As if hearing Rupert's comments, Aubameyang, who scored the goal, did not celebrate, but only high-fived his teammates a few times, and then ran back with the ball, and now Dortmund is still behind in the score, and it is not time to celebrate.
The center circle kicks off and the game resumes. Borussia Dortmund's formation pressed forward quickly and was ready to re-press Ingolstadt. However, the accident happened, when the Dortmund players were busy grabbing the ball near the midfield, no one noticed that Ingolstadt striker No. 11 Lescano had sneaked forward to a position parallel to Ginter.
When Ingolstadt right-back No. 33 Hadjonay sent a precise long pass at the back, No. 11 Lescano successfully countered offside and got a single chance.
Despite Dortmund's quick arrival by No.1 Weidenfeller, he couldn't block Lescano's shot and the ball flew into the near corner. Ingolstadt struck home to give them a two-goal lead again.
Amid the cheers that resounded in the sky inside the ESV stadium, Dicker's face instantly turned red, and Dicker felt happy and sad for the first time, and he fell from the sky to the abyss again in less than a minute of celebration.
"Blitz goal, blitz goal......" Dicker looked embarrassed, "The opponent once again used a goal to sue us, it turns out that football can be played so easily......"
Rupert, who had always been calm before, also showed surprise on his face at the moment, he didn't expect Ingolstadt's counterattack to come so quickly and score so easily.
"It was a surprise goal, I won't say why, because we have given up on defending......" Rupert sighed.
The most expressive at the moment was Coach Tuchel, who was on the long side and directing the game. Coach Tuchel felt as sick as a fly when he saw his opponent strike the back of the net. Coach Tuchel felt his side were unlucky to have such a goal.
"Dortmund have once again paid the price for their poor defense and I wouldn't be surprised if Dortmund end up losing this game because the team's defense is really rubbish!" A Dortmund fan left a message online.
"It's a shame for Borussia Dortmund to play this way against the vice-president of the league. Is this still the invincible bumblebee, it's just a giveaway. "Second floor
"Obviously, Dortmund's backline has been blown up by Ingolstadt, by a vice-captain who has only scored four goals in seven league games, and that will be the biggest joke of the eighth round of the Bundesliga!" Third floor
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There was another frenzy of comments on the Internet, with Dortmund fans expressing their dissatisfaction with the team in sharp words. It was supposed to be a massacre, but it was slaughtered by the opponent instead, and this huge gap made Dortmund fans crazy.
"Dude, do you think we still have any hope of equalising?" Dicker asked faintly.
"I don't know, just like I didn't know we were going to concede three goals in this game, I really can't predict the final result......" Rupert shook his head.
"Hey, what an unexpected game......" Dicker sighed.
Not only were the two commentators surprised by the goal, but the Dortmund players on the pitch were also surprised, so much so that the players were still in a state of ignorance when the ball restarted in the centre circle.
However, Ingolstadt's players didn't care about that, and as soon as the game restarted, they immediately started fighting. With 61 minutes played, Ingolstadt played a quick counter-attack again, but this time the goal saved Dortmund, and the No.9 Hartmann shot the post, and Dortmund escaped.
"God have mercy on Dortmund......" Dicker's comment was full of helplessness.
Seeing that Ingolstadt's counterattack was so sharp and the team's defense was so full of holes, Coach Dicker finally made the third personnel change of the game. With 65 minutes played, Thomas Tuchel replaced No. 23 Shinji Kagawa with No.30 Paslak and Dortmund reverted to a 442 formation.
"Man, replay the 442 formation, do we still have a chance?" Dickel asked mechanically.
"As long as the team doesn't concede goals, anything can ......," Rupert whispered.
Just when everyone thought that Ingolstadt was going to set off an attacking frenzy again, the unexpected happened again, and Ingolstadt's players made a series of mistakes when passing the ball. No. 33 Hardjonay's cross from the right even went straight into Weidenfeller's arms. It turned out that there was a fitness problem with Goldstadt's players, which caused his technical movements to be somewhat deformed. The Ingolstadt players, who had been fighting for more than 70 minutes, were one step ahead of the Dortmund players and entered the fatigue period.
However, coach Mike Volpagis did not make personnel changes to the team's midfield, but instead changed the forward players. With 75 minutes played, No. 7 Leckie replaced the scorer No. 11 Lescano, No. 6 Morales replaced No. 16 Hinterzel, and coach Mike Volpeggis decided to continue the attack.
This substitution was also rated by the post-match media as the most unsuccessful substitution of the game, because Dortmund turned back to a back four and began to strengthen the defense, at this time Ingolstadt to strengthen the attack is obviously not a wise move, and Ingolstadt after more than 70 minutes of scrambling, the players' physical fitness is close to the limit, at this time Ingolstadt should see the good and close, strengthening the defense is the right choice, but unfortunately at this time Coach Mike Volpeggis has been carried away by the victory and did not expect this at all.
In the 80th minute of the game, Dortmund organized an attack, and when Christian Pulisic knocked the ball across the penalty line to Ramos who retreated in the middle, the opponent's two central defenders did not follow up in time to defend, which gave Ramos the opportunity to calmly get up. Ramos volleyed through the goal guarded by the opponent's goalkeeper No. 1 Nyland, and successfully changed the score to 3-2!
"Beautiful! Ramos' goal, Ramos's goal left Dortmund just one goal behind. Dicker was in good spirits again, "The goal came from an assist from youngster Christian Pulisic, and the two combined to make it 3-2, and Dortmund had another chance......
Ramos' goal was a huge morale boost for Borussia Dortmund, as they saw hope of an equaliser. Dortmund's attack was fierce, and soon the game re-entered the rhythm of Dortmund, who began to suppress Ingolstadt on the field again.
In the 83rd minute, Paslak crossed from the left and Christian Pulisic headed wide.
In the 86th minute, Baltra picked up a cross and Gotze fired high over the crossbar in the box.
In the 89th minute, Ramos chested the ball, and Gotze faced the goalkeeper and his shot was blocked by Nyland.
Dortmund's last-minute attack was like a storm, and Ingolstadt couldn't breathe. However, like the straw that broke the camel's back, Dortmund, although the attack was unusually ferocious, lacked a fatal blow.
In the second minute of stoppage time, Dortmund launched another attack, the players pressed almost all the way, and even goalkeeper Weidenfeller rushed out of the penalty area and stood far away from the goal, which was Dortmund's last chance. Paslak, who finally inserted the assist, sent a cross on the left wing, and the box was densely packed with players, but it was the veteran Piszczek who finally grabbed the first point, but Piszczek's header was stubbornly saved by the opponent's goalkeeper, and then a yellow lightning suddenly appeared in front of the goal, and a stabbing shot broke the opponent's goal.
"Oh my God, it's a goal! The ball went in...... "Dicker shouted with emotion, "Pulisic, Pulisic's follow-up shot equalised for Borussia Dortmund...... Thank you Pulisic and thank God ......"
"Paslak's pass, the veteran Piszczek's header finally made it to Pulisic's follow-up shot...... Rupert was also very excited, "It was really a goal battle, thanks to the players for not giving up, and finally stubbornly equalised......