Chapter 91: The Second Round Begins
Under Wells' explanation, the formation of the two teams was finally unveiled in front of the fans.
In this match, Karlsruhe still used a 4-4-2 lineup.
Goalkeeper: Wu Feng
Defenders: Stoll, Dick, Eichner, Gravel
Midfielders: Federico, Porcello, Booker, Hag
Forwards: Tim, Freis
Bochum, on the other hand, are in a 3-5-2 formation and they need more possession and hope to take control of the game with more possession.
Goalkeeper: Manuel Riemann
Defenders: Selochi, Danilo, Bastians
Midfielders: Anthony Rosilla, Torgue, Hugland, Sam, Esfield
Forwards: Lucas Hinterhill, Cruise
At this moment, it was already more than 11 o'clock in the middle of the night in China, and the two commentators of CCTV, Huang Jianxiang and Duan Yixuan, also explained the lineups and players of the two teams to the fans in front of the TV station.
"The game is about to start, but from the Ruhr stadium, the fans on both sides are very excited. It is said that Bochum and Karlsruhe had a feud last season, and although they were promoted to the Bundesliga as champions of the Bundesliga last season, they were killed by Karlsruhe in the league. So this time there was another 'enemy' in the German Cup, and these players and fans were not so friendly to Karlsruhe. Huang Jianxiang explained the "grievances" between the two sides from the live broadcast screen.
"Yes, so this game can also be seen as a revenge battle for the Bochum team. However, Bochum's results in the Bundesliga this season are not ideal, with them winning just one of their eight games and losing five. So this game, for them, is also imperative! Duan Yixuan also added on the side.
There are not a few fans who stay up late in front of the TV to watch, they all want to witness Wu Feng's demeanor in the live broadcast, although they only saw it from TV, but Wu Feng's cold and focused appearance made the fans appreciate it very much.
The "Football Terminator" forum also has many fans who leave messages on it.
"I finally witnessed the demeanor of Wu Shen with my own eyes, and it was really the same as in the video, so focused!"
"Isn't it upstairs? It's not the same as the video, can it be someone else's can't do it, it's just that it's a live broadcast now. ”
"I really can't imagine that CCTV can broadcast this game live, if only CCTV bought the live broadcast of every game of Wu Shen!"
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Wu Feng didn't know about the situation in China, and now he only feels very unhappy with the current situation, which can only accommodate 30,000 people.
But with nearly 27,000 Bochum fans and a handful of Karlsruhe fans in the stands, these hostile fans gave Wu Feng another glimpse of what football hooliganism is.
From the moment they entered the stadium to the present, these fans have not stopped abusing the Karlsruhe players, from the president of the club to the players, everyone has been "cordially greeted" by them, which makes Wu Feng very angry in his heart.
But he understood that these fans were just trying to provoke them and make their team win, so Wu Feng tried hard to put away his anger, focusing all his attention on the inside of the stadium and ignoring everything outside the court.
With the referee's whistle, the second round of the German Cup officially began.
Enemy, what enemy?
Karlsruhe and Bochum perfectly illustrated the term in just eight minutes, with the two teams together committing more than 10 fouls, which means that there is at least one foul in every minute.
There is no fluency in the game at the moment, as long as you dare to hold the ball for more than five seconds, someone will inevitably be fouled, and the Karlsruhe players are holding their breath against the Bochum team. And the Bochum team is also a new hatred of Karlsruhe, and it is strange that the two teams can play well in such a mentality.
The Bochum fans were still shouting, still thinking that the scene was not hot enough, but the referee couldn't stand it.
Finally, after two fouls and a yellow card for each team, the Karlsruhe and Bochum players finally calmed down a bit.
The game was a restart, because of the home situation, the Bochum team quickly regained their senses, Lucas and Cruise "two sides combined", after a few wall collisions in the midfield, using the advantage of speed, easily crossed the Karlsruhe defense, and caught the opponent off guard.
With a wide field of vision and precipitation in the Bundesliga, Lucas accurately found the position where Rocilla was inserting forward, and immediately passed a through ball to Rosila's forward path.
Rossila wasn't very fast, but his physical strength was not covered, and in the face of Stoll's tight pursuit, he forced Stoll away, and then volleyed at the edge of the penalty area, and the football blasted directly into the goal like a cannonball.
"Oh my God, the first shot came so soon! It is worthy of Rosilla, he has grown rapidly this season, and last season's Stoll was like a bamboo pole in front of him, unable to prevent him at all. goal…… Shot! Uh......" Wells was just trying to make a long tone, but immediately swallowed his voice back.
I saw that the football was obediently staying in Wu Feng's hands at the moment, without causing a trace of threat, although the ball was very powerful and fast. But for Wu Feng, a shot at such a distance is like pinching a snail with three fingers - nine out of ten, easy and simple, and he doesn't even have to pounce out of his body, he directly catches it with both hands.
"Beautiful! Wu Feng's observation is very good, and we can see that he predicted the direction of the shot the moment Rosilla shot was taken. In just one second, he came to the path of the soccer flight, and then caught it with both hands! His reflexes and speed are really not covered, domestic players, I have never seen such a simple and efficient save! Huang Jianxiang explained Wu Feng's save this time in great detail, and Wu Feng's save was also replayed in slow motion on TV.
"The movements are concise and fast, like doing a very easy thing, without a trace of superfluous movements. And Wu Feng caught this powerful volley without even making a little buffer, you can imagine how strong his arms and wrists are! Duan Yixuan made a further supplement to Wu Feng's "simple" save.
Although they couldn't find the back of the net, the Bochum players didn't hold their laurels, and they ran more vigorously than they could tell if they had gone through a 90-minute game three days earlier.
Federico was a little unable to let go of the menacing pressing, and was soon intercepted by Bochum's midfielder Sam.
After getting the football, Sam didn't take much and immediately passed to Hugeland on the right, this time attacking Karlsruhe from the right touchline.