Volume 1: The First Cry of the Rhine Chapter 123: Missed Great Opportunities One after the Other
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The home side of Aue scored with his striker Nemaker.
The tall Slovak international didn't need to jump at all, and slammed his head into the ball and smashed it into the door of the Mainz team.
There was no way to hit Senna with a header from such close range.
Even if it was replaced by Casillas or Buffonciech, the ball might not be able to save, no wonder Senna.
Senna, who got up, was also helpless!
There was such a big void in front of him, even if he was possessed by an octopus, he couldn't stop this football.
Senna stood up, spread his hands evenly, and said that he was also helpless.
Staring at the people of Aue who were celebrating wildly, Senna felt even more helpless and bitter in his heart.
He couldn't tell what was wrong with the goal.
Truth be told, centre-backs Nowitzki and Subotic were quick to get back into defending, but the Aue counter-attack was noticeably quicker. The pass from the back was fast, and Curry on the wing was very fast, the pass was very timely, and Nemaker's follow-up in the middle was also very timely, which created this goal.
On the sidelines, Klopp didn't think there was anything.
The opponent played this ball very well, and it is reasonable to concede the goal.
The goal was not a mistake by one of the team's players, it was lost, and then Mainz chased it back.
Yes, sometimes it's like that in games, it's not that you're not good enough, it's that people are almost perfect. It's inevitable to concede goals like this, so don't worry too much.
You have to believe that not every team is perfect every time.
Jurgen Klopp believes that such an opportunity will not come back to Oe for a second time in this game.
He immediately came to the sidelines, waved his hand, and signaled the Mainz players to press forward, push the defense forward, and press high.
"Gu Zhen! Run, mess up the opponent's defenses for me! Klopp shouted loudly.
In the stadium, Gu Zhen immediately turned his head and looked at Klopp bowing slightly.
"Isaac, pay attention to the midfield, pay attention to Marcus's position, try to pull it out, pull out the opponent's defense!" Klopp shouted loudly.
Hearing this, Boakye turned his head and nodded incessantly to indicate that he understood.
At the same time, Klopp also signaled the two wide players of the Mainz team to press as much as possible, and the two strikers in the middle of the joint force tried to pull the Auer defense as much as possible, causing confusion in their defensive line.
Gradually, the Mainz team took control of the pace of the game and stabilized the situation.
However, it is still the Mainz team that is lagging behind.
"Here! Over here! Over here! "Gu Zhen just got rid of the opponent's central defender Paulus and immediately raised his hand to ask for the ball, which is a good vacancy.
It's a pity that Pekovic, who got the ball in the midfield, was entangled by the defenders in the midfield, and when he got rid of it and wanted to pass the ball, Paulus had already posted it and followed Gu Zhen closely.
The opportunity is fleeting!
Pekovic immediately pulled the ball and turned around and passed the ball to Gunkel on the other side. Then he immediately turned around and waved his hand to Gu Zhen to apologize.
Just now he had a chance if he had passed the ball first, but unfortunately he delayed the fighter.
Gu Zhen waved his hand to signal that it was okay, and then immediately turned around and ran into the penalty area of the Ao Er team, and began to frantically pull the running position from side to side.
Gu Zhen started again!
Paulus and the others were very angry and full of anger.
Gu Zhen's running position is simply out of order, creating a lot of chaos for their backline, and at the same time it is difficult to keep up. Once you follow the defense, the back line will be more chaotic. If it's just a zone defense and no marking, the gap will be obvious again.
It's very difficult!
Yes, the defenders of the Aue team are very difficult and at the same time playing very awkwardly.
Gu Zhen is really a-stirring stick in their defense line, which makes them very uncomfortable. And now they are also very dangerous, and the gap is gradually coming out.
Just now, Gu Zhen's indiscriminate running pulled the defense in the penalty area of the Auer team, resulting in an empty space in the middle. Mainz's Foylner quickly sent the ball into the air.
Boakye, who followed up, swept the ball straight into the bottom left corner of the goal.
The soccer ball clings to the turf, drawing an arc on the turf, and in the face of all the attention, it rolls out of the bottom line against the outside of the post on the left.
"Oops! What an opportunity! Shots close at hand! It's a pity that Boakye didn't take the opportunity and missed the ball, which is a very, very bad thing, but this is Mainz's best chance to equalize! "Roy felt very sorry.
This opportunity is really, really good, it can be said to be a one-handed goal.
It's a pity that Boakye is too much of a angle-seeker and wastes the opportunity that Foylner and Gu Zhen created for him, a great opportunity.
Boakye himself felt very sorry, his knees were weak, he knelt directly on the turf, buried his face in the turf, and had no face to see anyone.
Gu Zhen immediately ran over and patted Boakye on the back to show comfort.
The first half is coming to an end, and the fitness of the players of the Aue team is also a little bit of a problem, and the opportunity for the Mainz team should be coming.
Gu Zhen immediately turned around and shouted to everyone: "The opportunity has come!" There's something wrong with their fitness! ”
The Mainz players nodded their heads, and they could feel that the players in Aue were having fitness problems. In the first half, the Aue team was relatively successful defensively, but they also paid a big price, that is, excessive physical consumption.
Seventy minutes into the second half, their fitness will certainly be in the bigger picture, and that's when Mainz will be on the counter-attack.
With a bang, Nemaker, who was in front, stopped the ball on his chest and turned directly to shoot.
The ball whizzed by, deflected off the goal and flew off the baseline.
To be honest, Nemaker's striker still has something, and this game was a good performance, and he really deserves to be an international player of Slovakia.
Mainz's side drove the ball out and Boakye in front of the pitch turned the ball back.
The ball came to the feet of Calhan in the middle, and in the face of the opposition striker Nemek's press, he quickly crossed the ball and rolled it to the feet of Gunkel on the wing.
Gunkel had just taken two steps with the ball when he suddenly reached out and covered his inner right thigh and stopped, falling directly onto the turf.
The Aue team immediately broke the ball and prepared to launch a quick counterattack, and the referee immediately blew off the game.
Because Gunkel's expression was very painful, he now had to be treated.
As soon as the referee stopped the game, the Mainz team doctor, Gerlach, rushed onto the pitch with his assistant and medical kit.
Gunkel's situation is actually more common on the court, and he should have suffered a muscle strain.
Grach rushed to Gonkel's side to examine it carefully, and sure enough, it was not wrong, Gunkel had strained a muscle in his inner right thigh. This injury should not be very serious, and it will be almost fine after a week or two of recuperation, but he has no way to persist in this game.
Grach immediately turned and made a substitution gesture at Klopp on the sidelines, but Gunkel couldn't hold on.
Jurgen Klopp was ready for a substitution, as he was also a player, and he had guessed about Gunkel's situation. It's a pity that Gunkel has only just recovered from his injury, and he is injured again, which is really unfavorable.
Substitutions, Mainz made substitutions!
Jurgen Klopp replaced the injured Gunkel with Big Francec, who was directly supported by Dr. Grach from the other sideline. Big French accelerated straight into the stadium and threw himself into the fight.
Klopp frowned slightly, there have been a lot of injuries in the Mainz team recently. Are these players too tired? After this game, be sure to have a good chat with Dr. Grach and strength and conditioning coach Busenkel.
Now is the most critical moment at the end of the league, but there must be no accidents at this time, and we must be cautious.
The game restarted, and the Mainz team had to briefly adjust to the changes brought about by the substitutions.
At this time, the pressure on the defenders of the Aue team is much less. But they all knew that this was the calm before the storm, and that they would suffer it next.
Suddenly, Pekovic in midfield sent a through ball that went straight through the defense of the Aue team.
This frightened all the Auer fans at the scene, and many of them screamed.
On the sidelines, Hiltic, the head coach of the Aue team, also exclaimed.
It's too dangerous!
The goal was extremely penetrating, piercing their defence in an instant, and directly sending the opposing striker Boakye directly to their goalkeeper.
Single knife, this is a single knife ball!
Mainz's chance came, and it was a great opportunity for Mainz to equalise.
Everyone at the scene was staring at Boakye closely, wanting to see what Boakiye would choose.
Aoe goalkeeper Keller rushed out and pounced on the rapidly rolling soccer ball like a tiger descending from a mountain. His momentum was very fast, ignoring the Boakye in front of him, and he was not afraid of being hurt, and rushed out quickly, and came to extract his teeth.
"Oops!" Roy sighed, very helpless and disappointed.
What a good one-on-one opportunity, Boakye's last step was a bit big, giving the opposing goalkeeper Keller a chance, and letting Keller rush out save the ball at Boakye's feet.
Ah! Mainz at the scene neatly erupted into a sigh!
It's really a pity, it's even more pity than the previous opportunity!
I think it's even more pity that Gu Zhen, he is ready to make up for the shot, as long as Boakye shoots this ball, whether it is scored or not, Mainz has a great chance to score.
Unfortunately, Boakye had a good reputation and could shoot before the ball was saved by Aue goalkeeper Keller.
The fans of the Auer team were very excited, applauding emotionally and chanting Keller's name enthusiastically.
This goal Keller has made a great achievement!
Keller was really not excited at all, some were just worried. Just after their team was almost finished, he immediately got up with the football in his arms and shouted at the players in the backline: "Pay attention to defense!" Is it good to hit the attention and follow the people? ”
The defenders of the Auer team nodded their heads to indicate that they understood!
It was indeed a little anchor in their minds just now, which gave the Mainz people such a good opportunity, and they said that there would be no next time.
At that moment, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half.
At the end of the first half, the away team Mainz trailed the Aue team 0-1. However, the Mainz players were not worried, and in the second half they had chances.