Chapter 80: Snow Battle Minsk
With two goals down and having to go on a rampage, Schalke 04's backline has always had plenty of holes.
It's just that limited to the coordination of passing and cutting between teammates, Cheng Hai failed to seize the opportunity a few times before.
But in the 88th minute, Cheng Hai finally scored again.
However, this time it was not Cheng Hai's one-handed goal, but Barrios got the ball first in the midfield, and then gave it to fullback Grosskloitz.
Grosskloitz forced his way past Schalke 04's last full-back on the flank with his pace and then crossed underneath.
But Barrios and Cheng Hai, who followed up in the middle, ran a little over, and Barrios at the front point had no chance at all, and Cheng Hai looked unlikely to get this ball.
Just when the players and fans of Schalke 04 breathed a sigh of relief, they saw Cheng Hai suddenly turn around and lean back, jump up with both feet, and shoot with a reverse hook.
Cheng Hai's own bouncing ability is full value, so this time Cheng Hai jumped very high.
Add to that a barb shot, and it looks pretty impressive.
In the eyes of everyone at the scene and in front of the TV, the ball in the air was kicked towards the goal by a reverse hook shot by Cheng Hai, and it hit the goal frame.
What's even more surprising is that Cheng Hai actually played a tricky angle in this kind of back-to-back hook situation, which made goalkeeper Neuer unable to reach the whip, and finally could only watch the ball fly into the net.
“Tooooooooooooooooooooooor……”
The German commentator on the commentary seat let out a long roar of excitement and shouted:
"Hat-trick!"
"Cheng Hai completed a hat-trick with a shocking barb shot!"
"Borussia Dortmund lead Schalke 04 3-0!"
"This is Cheng Hai's moment, Cheng Hai is the king of Westfalen Stadium!"
Yes!
Cheng Hai scored a hat-trick in his first game back at the club, or in the crucial Ruhr derby, or in a 0-0 stalemate between the two sides, and Cheng Hai scored a hat-trick after more than 20 minutes on the bench.
With such a performance, which fan doesn't bow down?
The live broadcast is also fueling the flames, leading the fans to call Cheng Hai's name with the warmest shouts:
"In the 88th minute, Dortmund scored, and it was ...... who scored"
"Cheng Hai!"
"It was ...... who scored the goal"
"Cheng Hai!"
"It was ...... who scored the goal"
"Cheng Hai!!"
It was a brilliant barb and hat-trick that completely broke the morale of Schalke 04.
After all, with three goals down and little time left, even Schalke 04's players didn't believe they could turn the tables around.
After four minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, and Dortmund beat Schalke 04 3-0 at home thanks to a hat-trick after Cheng Hai came on as a substitute, and beat their opponents twice in two Ruhr derbies this season.
After the game, Cheng Hai was surrounded by his teammates around the field to interact with the fans to thank him, and tens of thousands of Hornets fans in the stadium chanted Cheng Hai's name in unison, which made countless Chinese fans and reporters feel excited and proud.
That night and the next day, the fierce Ruhr derby and Cheng Hai's hat-trick became the focus of media coverage around the world.
"In the Ruhr derby, Cheng Hai's hat trick led Dortmund to beat Schalke 04 3-0! 》
"Cheng Hai's hat trick helped Dortmund beat Schalke 04 3-0, elbowing the opponent and getting the first yellow card in his career! 》
"Rainbow Passing + Super Barb, Cheng Hai reproduced a perfect performance after the Asian Cup! 》
"Viciously kicked by the opponent, Cheng Hai elbowed and retaliated for the first yellow card in his career! 》
"Croquettes, rainbow passes, barbed hook shots, Cheng Hai's strength skyrocketed, and he easily scored a hat trick to lead Dortmund to win the Ruhr derby! 》
In addition to the blockbuster media reports, fans from all over the world are also divided into several factions and quarrel dramatically.
Cheng Hai's fans, Cheng Hai's compatriots, Dortmund's fans, Schalke 04's fans, neutral melon-eating masses, rationalists, revenge factions, etc., are arguing.
"Cheng Hai is so awesome, he scored a hat trick in less than 30 minutes after coming on as a substitute!"
"That super barb is just so beautiful, an absolute classic!"
"I think that rainbow pass was the best."
"The rainbow is wonderful, but it is suspected of insulting people and is easy to be retaliated against! Wasn't Cheng Hai maliciously kicked by Schmitz! ”
"Hehe, speaking of Schmitz's flying kick, he was actually dodged by Cheng Hai, and returned an elbow blow, but he beat Schmitz out of blood, Schmitz is simply unlucky!"
"You deserve it! Who told him to kick Cheng Hai? ”
"What deserves it? Obviously, Cheng Hai first used the rainbow to insult people, and Schmitz did a good job of kicking and retaliating, but Cheng Haigou's luck was just avoided! ”
"Yes, I'll see if Cheng Hai will dare to use a rainbow in the future! If he dares to use it, he will definitely be retaliated, and he may not be able to avoid it next time. ”
"It's like Cheng Hai shouldn't use a rainbow to pass people? Which FIFA rule says that rainbows are not allowed on the pitch? ”
"That is, Cheng Hai can use the rainbow to pass Schmitz, which can only show that Cheng Hai is highly skilled, and Schmitz's defense is sparse."
"Not bad! still not satisfied, and wanted to kick and retaliate, this time it was comfortable, and he was hit by an elbow by Cheng Hai and was injured and ended up, but Cheng Hai was almost uninjured, which is called deserved! ”
"I don't care who deserves it or not, anyway, I think Cheng Hai's rainbow is beautiful, and I feel good to watch! I hope that Cheng Hai will have more rainbow surpasses or other beautiful breakthroughs in the future! ”
"Yes, it's none of my business if anyone gets hurt or not, I like to watch the goal, no matter who it is! Today, Cheng Hai's rainbow passing goal and inverted hook shot conquered me, and I will stand on Cheng Hai's side! Schmitz deserves it! ”
In general, in the world of football, whoever wins has the final say.
Just like Maradona, the king of the ball, the hand of God, sucking du, changing girlfriends, etc., all kinds of negative 'faces' and 'new' smells are flying all over the sky, but they still can't stop countless people from liking him and worshipping him as the king of the ball.
Why?
Isn't it just because he played the ball well?
Cheng Hai is the same here.
Not to mention that his elbow was a retaliatory action made on the premise of being kicked by Schmitz first, even if he was the one who fouled first, I am afraid that countless people adore and like him.
If nothing else, Cheng Hai will score goals than Schmitz, and much more.
Scoring goals is the last word.
Cheng Hai not only did not lose fans because of elbowing opponents and yellow cards, but gained higher popularity and popularity because of the tough guy and iron-blooded temperament shown in this conflict, attracting more die-hard fans, including even many female fans.
In addition to the joy of winning the derby, what makes Dortmund even more excited is that after the end of this round of the Bundesliga, the next few competitors in the rankings either lost or drawn, which widened the gap between Dortmund and the second place to 14 points, and the Bundesliga championship seems to be more stable.
Therefore, in the 22nd round of the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and Kaiserslautern on February 12, Klopp did not play his main role, but rotated the squad to prepare for the next away UEFA Cup 16-16 final.
Although the opponent of the UEFA Cup is only an unknown small team from Belarus, Klopp still wants to win the UEFA Cup when the probability of winning the Bundesliga is extremely high, so he is very cautious.
The honor of the double crown of the Bundesliga and the League Cup is still very tempting!
What's more, it's only February at this time, and it's winter. In Belarus, the temperature is still very low, usually around minus 10 degrees, and it is not known whether it will snow by then.
So, even if the opponent is weak, Klopp still has to take it seriously, so he rotated in this Bundesliga match against Kaiserslautern in the 22nd round of the Bundesliga.
Kaiserslautern did take advantage of the opportunity to play at home and the away team Dortmund was not the main team, and played a 2-0 score in the first half.
Although Cheng Hai scored two goals in the second half after coming off the bench, he only equalized the score and failed to win the game.
In the end, the two sides ended in a 2-2 draw.
Although the second-place rival was two points closer in the standings, Dortmund had a relatively large lead in the league and everyone did not panic.
Now, everyone is more focused on the upcoming League Cup 16 finals.
As time went on, the mood of the whole team became heavier and heavier.
Because, according to the weather forecast, Borisovbat, Dortmund's opponent in the League Cup quarter-finals, Minsk, the capital of Belarus, is likely to snow on the day of the match.
At this time, the temperature in Germany is around 0 degrees, while the temperature in Belarus is about minus 10 degrees, which is a big difference.
And once it snows, it will have a bigger impact on Dortmund in away games.
Everyone is praying for a miracle when the time comes, that there will be no snow, and that the temperature will be warmer.
But everyone's prayers didn't work.
On February 16, after the whole Dortmund team flew to Minsk, the capital of Belarus, the moment he walked out of the hatch, Cheng Hai couldn't help but shudder and gasp.
Cheng Hai, who was born in Qianzhou Province in southwest China, has not seen such a large amount of snow for many years, except for one or two times when he was a child, but with the greenhouse effect and the increase in average temperature, he has not seen such a large goose feather snow for many years.
What's more, his hometown is known as the small Jiangnan of Qianbei, and even in the coldest winter, the temperature rarely reaches below 0 degrees.
As a result, when he stepped out of the hatch now, he saw goose feathers and snow flying in the sky, and a shivering cold wind.
According to the weather forecast, the temperature in Minsk at this time is -20 degrees Celsius - -10 degrees Celsius. Even though it is daytime now, the temperature is higher, it is minus 10 degrees, which is a cold that Cheng Hai has never felt.
Dortmund's other players are the same, few have experienced this kind of minus 10 degrees temperature and goose feather snow, similar to Cheng Hai's feelings.
Ge Ce, who was standing next to Cheng Hai, was stunned and asked, "Can you still play normally in this weather?" It's not going to be canceled, is it? ”
Cheng Haidao: "It's good to cancel it!" I'm afraid that even if it's snowing heavily, I'll have to race. ”
Lewandowski said in the back: "Let's go, it's impossible to cancel, it's just heavy snow, not heavy rain!" With such an important League Cup quarter-final, it will be troublesome to reschedule the game, even if it rains heavily, I am afraid that the game will have to be played normally! ”
Everyone could only scrunch their necks and pull their suitcases to get off the plane quickly, until the bus pulled them to the hotel and had air conditioning, and they felt better.
The original plan was to go to the course for training in the evening to get used to the local course turf and environment, but it was simply canceled due to such heavy snow.
Before coming, Jurgen Klopp had even prepared a starting line-up and was ready to do his best to win away from home.
But seeing such a ghost weather, Klopp didn't think about winning away from home, and the most important thing was not to let the players get injured and bring the players back to Germany safely.
In this weather, it is an away away again, the opponent's home advantage is infinitely magnified, and it is easy to get injured when playing in the snow.
Therefore, in arranging the starting list, Klopp has made changes to a group of substitutions that are not easy to be injured and unimportant, so as to avoid the injury of the core main player affecting the subsequent games.
It's a two-legged knockout match, and it's not a winner, but you don't have to fight hard in this game.
And the away and home schedule is also a big advantage for Dortmund, and the second leg can make more reasonable tactical choices depending on the result of the first leg.
Of course, in tomorrow's game, the most important scorer Cheng Hai will still play. It's not just that Cheng Hai is not easy to get hurt, but also because of Cheng Hai's deterrence.
As long as Cheng Hai is present, the opponent's backline will not dare to press the attack, which can make the backline less pressure, concede fewer goals, and retain hope for the second leg to turn the tables.
What's more, as long as Cheng Hai is present, it is possible to score away goals, which is much better for the promotion of the second leg.
After a 'night of silence, after a 'night of heavy snowfall', the next day the snow was much lighter during the day, just a few scattered snowflakes.
However, even though the snow on the course was cleared, the melting snow still made the course look very muddy.
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that the home team deliberately did not drain well and deliberately caused problems for Dortmund.
They are used to playing on a pitch like this, and they can be used against a German team like Borussia Dortmund.
On the afternoon of February 17, 2011 local time, the football stadium in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, which can only accommodate more than 5,000 spectators, was full, almost all of which were full of Borisovbart fans, and there were only one or two hundred away fans from Dortmund.
But the more so, the more it seems that these fans are hardcore and die-hard.
However, in a stadium full of home fans, these away fans are too inconspicuous.
If it weren't for the fact that they brought a large picture of Dortmund's painted team emblem, it would not be easy for Cheng Hai and others to find where their away team fans were.
As for the home fans of Borisov Bart, the more the weather like this today, the more excited they became, and there were even Russian men cheering for the home team in the stands shirtless, not afraid of the cold at all.
Obviously, today's weather has shown them the possibility of the home team beating Borussia Dortmund and gaining the initiative to advance.
If they can beat Borussia Dortmund, the top of the Bundesliga, to advance to the round of 16, then they will have to make a big splash.
At 15:00 in the afternoon, with the referee's whistle, the first leg of the 16th final of the 2010/2011 UEFA Europa League Borisovbart vs Dortmund officially began.
Lacking in the weather in Minsk, with poor snow pitches and the fact that most of the starters were substitutes, Dortmund would not have been able to please the Minsk football stadium away.
The Belarusian players have an advantage in height and fitness, plus they are on their own pitch, so they can play with ease. Soon, in the 14th minute, Borisov Bart took advantage of a cross from the wing, and center forward Bresan jumped high in the middle and scored with a header to break the goal guarded by substitute goalkeeper Langrak.
Borisov Bart led Dortmund 1-0, and the home fans in the stands suddenly erupted in earth-shattering roars, and the more than 5,000 fans looked like tens of thousands of fans erupted.
You can see the excitement of the home team fans.
Although they knew that the weather and the venue were in their favor, it was just an analysis, and only now, when that translates into real goals and leads, is enough to generate a stronger sense of excitement and pride.
Of course, the Borisov Bart players on the pitch knew that a 1-0 score was not safe.
Not to mention the problem that they have to go to the Westfaren Stadium, the most famous devil's home stadium in all of Europe, to play the second leg, just Cheng Hai sitting on the bench makes them very nervous, and they must go all out to score more goals and take a bigger lead before Cheng Hai goes on the field.
Continuing to attack, Borisov Bat scored his second goal in the 38th minute.
This time, it was also a header, but instead of a wide attack in a sports battle, a corner kick was passed to the middle, and a powerful header from Bodachev, who stepped forward to participate in the attack, headed the ball into the Dortmund goal.
At the end of the first half, the home team Borisov Bart took a 2-0 lead.
However, this does not give the home team players and coaches peace of mind.
At half-time, the home coach told his players to continue attacking after the start of the second half and try to score another goal before Cheng Hai played.
After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and the Borisov Bart's men followed the manager's instructions and continued to press aggressively in an attempt to score another goal to extend the lead to 3-0.
However, at half-time, Jurgen Klopp brought on a first-choice centre-back Hummels, who played a considerable role in the second half, holding the box firmly with his team-mates and failing to allow Borisov Bart to score.
Until the 63rd minute, the fourth official raised the electronic card for substitution, No. 9 Cheng Hai, No. 10 Qi Danxia.
Borussia Dortmund finally replaced Cheng Hai, a nuclear weapon on the bench, and in the cheers of hundreds of Hornets fans, even the two-goal lead Borisov Bart players and fans showed solemn expressions on their faces.
The appearance of the goal machine Cheng Hai marks a great change in the situation of Dortmund being beaten to the point where they are almost unable to fight back.
Borisovbart's attacking power will be weakened, and the likelihood of conceding the ball at the back will increase many times over.