Chapter 72: Tough 70 Minutes

After this pleasant horseback riding experience, Qin Hong returned to Blue Lagoon Village with Pirlo.

Three days later, one night, members of the coaching staff including Qin Hong, Andrea Pirlo, and Salzson sat together in the conference hall to make tactical arrangements for the next opponent, the Bayer Leverkusen football team.

First of all, Soles gave an introduction to the basic situation of the Leverkusen football team based on the available materials.

Just listen to Solsson said: "The predecessor of Leverkusen Football Club was the gymnastics club of a famous German pharmaceutical company, which was founded in 1904, and in 1913, the club's football team became independent and formed Leverkusen 04 Football Club. This newly formed football team is at the level of a corporate team at best. When the German Football Association (DFB) implemented a professional football format, the team could only be considered mid-table in the third division. In 1975, they were promoted to the second division and after 1979, they were promoted to the first division, and although they have never been relegated, they have never achieved impressive results. At that time, Bayer Leverkusen finished 14th in the overall standings of the 18 German Bundesliga teams, despite the presence of the national team's strong player Worrall. ”

At this point, Solsson, the old village chief, Jamesson, interjected: "In this way, this team is not a giant?"

Solsson rolled his eyes and continued: "No, no, brother, I haven't finished talking yet...... In order to make great progress for the Bayer Leverkusen team, in 1995, Worrall, who had retired as the manager of the sports department, persuaded the former Stuttgart coach to return from Turkey to coach and restore the broken mountains and rivers of the Bayer Leverkusen team. After Daum took over, he focused on the main team's all-attack and all-defense style of play, and strictly governed the army, which gave the whole Leverkusen team a new look. In 1996~1998, he won the second and third place in the two seasons, and the striker Gilsten also won the title of the best scorer twice! ”

When the old village chief James heard this, he nodded frequently and said, it turns out that this team has a strong tenacity!

Soldesson smiled and continued: "After decades of development, Bayer Leverkusen have maintained a good record in the Bundesliga, having finished runners-up in the Bundesliga five times and are increasingly making their mark in the Champions League. On July 1, 2016, Bundesliga club Leverkusen announced a partnership with Leverkusen Entertainment, Leverkusen Entertainment will become the club's only online entertainment partner in Asia for the new season, Leverkusen Club and Leverkusen will jointly cooperate in the Asian marketLeverkusen press officer Uli Dost said that he is very happy to welcome such a prestigious sponsor of Leverkusen Entertainment, and the club has always attached great importance to market development outside Europe. Football in Asia has flourished in recent years, and there are many Leverkusen fans in East Asia, as a brand with extensive influence in Asia, this cooperation will undoubtedly raise the club's influence in Asia to a higher level. ”

The old village chief James Song sighed and said: "This team is really accumulating!"

Elder Solsson snorted heavily, and his tone turned serious: "However, the boss and coaching staff of Bayer Leverkusen have been salivating over the treasure mine and the cliff in Ice Peak Valley, and they will also come here this year to participate in the competition to challenge the cliff, but, because there are so many strong teams, it is difficult for them to qualify for the competition against the black snow leopard!"

Pirlo stood up and said: "We were able to beat Atletico Madrid and Grand Paris, so this Bundesliga team is not scary. However, this team has always been known for their ferocious scramble at the expense of physical strength, and going head-to-head with them is not the best option. Let's develop a set of tactics now, and strive to win the game in three days' time, through a game of wits and courage, so that they can completely lose convincingly! ”

Qin Hong looked at Pirlo and nodded deeply......

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After three days of leisure and training, Qin Hong once again stood on the green grass of the "Butterfly Valley" football stadium with his teammates of Purple Light Wings, and today, their opponent is Bayer Leverkusen, a powerhouse from the Bundesliga.

Obviously, the Bayer Leverkusen football team already knew something about the Purple Light Wings, and they adopted a crazy frontcourt pressing method as soon as they came up, not giving Qin Hong the opportunity to calmly take the ball and pass the ball at all.

In the 2nd minute, Sven Bender made a low pass on the left side, the ball had already gone out of the bottom line, and after the referee blew the whistle, he ran back with a curse in his mouth.

In the 4th minute, the midfielder of the Purple Light Wings, "Scissor's Foot" Jack, was injured and fell to the ground after being hit, Leverkusen ignored it at all, continued to attack and gave a pass on the left side, but fortunately, Flender was ruled offside.

In the 6th minute, Scissorfoot Jack was unable to hold on after receiving treatment, and the Purple Light Wings football team made a passive substitution early due to injury.

In the 9th minute, Delsson was cut off after dribbling the ball in front of a number of defenders, and he was so angry that he kept chasing and appealing to the referee.

In the 10th minute, Subotic fouled Qin Hong, who had already kicked the ball in the backfield, and received a verbal warning.

In the 11th minute, Bayer Leverkusen's Eric Bailly took a free kick and Sven Bender's shot from inside the box was saved by the main goalkeeper of the Purple Light Wings, Kuder Xuanyusong.

In the 13th minute, Bailly took another free kick from the right side, and the defenders of the Purple Light Wings were not far away, and Leverkusen's Brandt shot from outside the box was saved by Kudel Xuanyusong.

In the 16th minute, Qin Hong seized the rare opportunity to get the ball and sent a long pass from the right side from the backfield, and the big forward Blancheslsson shot the edge of the penalty area, but was saved by Leno.

In the 18th minute, Bayer Leverkusen launched a long pass, and the goalkeeper of the Purple Light Wings, Kuder Xuanyusong, bravely rushed out of the penalty area to clear the siege.

In the 20th minute, the opponent's Bailly crossed from the left, and Havertz's header in the box hit the corner of the goal frame!

In the 22nd minute, an angry Ikulsson fired a long-range shot high from 40 yards out.

In the 24th minute, Henriques' cross from the right was touched by Purple Wings' iron-blooded central defender Rafaelsson, and then Henriquez's shot from a tight angle was saved by Kuder Xuanyusong.

In the 26th minute, Delsson made a mistake in the midfield, and Ferland took the ball past goalkeeper Kudel Xuanyusong, and then scored with an empty goal!

Bayer Leverkusen took a 1-0 lead.

In the 32nd minute, it was Nawokusen's striker Bailly who shot after breaking through in a row, and the ball was blocked by the iron-blooded defender Rafaelson and touched the bottom line.

In the 35th minute, the dangerous Bailly won the ball on the left flank, and he cut inside and shot directly from distance, but it went high.

In the 37th minute, Kuder Xuanyu released the goal ball and wanted to pass it directly to Qin Hong, who was 40 meters away, but was broken, Flender took the ball and shot at the goal, and Kuder Xuanyu Song bravely blocked a single goal.

In the 39th minute, Laudersson received a yellow card for a foul in the return defense.

In the 40th minute, Bayer Leverkusen's Bailly stepped on Rafaelsson's right ankle in a fierce scramble, and the referee showed a yellow card warning!

In the 44th minute, Blancheslsson, the big forward of the Purple Light Wings, received a precise long pass from Qin Hong 50 meters away on the left side, and he shot after passing, but missed.

In the second minute of stoppage time, Brandt made a cross from the right side, Qin Hong showed his magic foot in the penalty area, and unbelievably cleared the siege first, without giving the opponent a chance to expand the score.

At the end of the first half, Bayer Leverkusen, who played ferociously close to madness, temporarily led the Purple Light Wings 1-0.

At the start of the second half, Bayer Leverkusen continued to maintain the frenzied attacking momentum of the first half.

In the 47th minute, Delsson received a yellow card for a foul on Flender when he passively returned to the defense, and Bailly took a free kick 28 meters from the Purple Light Wings goal, and his direct shot was made up by Kurdish Xuanyusong.

In the 49th minute, Qin Hong sent a 60-meter accurate long pass from his own backfield to striker Blancheslsson, and the Leverkusen player savagely stretched out his hand to push people and cleared the siege first, but the referee turned a blind eye!

In the 51st minute, Qin Hong once again sent a precise through plug from the midfield, and Ikuls, who touched the ball first, fell down in the Leverkusen penalty area, but the referee did not blow a penalty.

In the 54th minute, Qin Hong sent a long pass from the midfield, and Delsson shot at a small angle on the left side of the penalty area, but he was unlucky and hit the post.

In the 56th minute, Ikulsson's long-range shot was saved by Bayer Leverkusen's goalkeeper Leno.

In the 59th minute, Bailly broke through and passed the ball, and Qin Hong, who returned to the defense in time, once again showed his magic foot and cleared the ball.

In the 61st minute, Brandt passed the ball and Bailly grabbed an offside position in advance.

In the 63rd minute, Purple Light Wings striker Ikulsson dribbled all the way after breaking the ball in front, but volleyed high on the penalty line.

In the 66th minute, the pass kicked by the defender Rafaelsson of the Purple Light Wings to Qin Hong was broken, and Leverkusen's Flender got another single chance, but Kuder Xuanyusong, who was brave throughout the game, saved his shot again incrediblely!

Nearly 70 minutes into the game, Leverkusen's players showed a noticeable decline in fitness and a loophole in their pressing style of play.

Seize the opportunity tightly, in the 71st minute, Qin Hong passed a 50-meter accurate long pass from the left, and Ikulsson stopped the ball and shot without interference in the penalty area, and the ball grazed the goalkeeper's toes and rolled into the net.

Purple Light Wings equalized 1-1!

As Ikulsson made his usual move – a backflip, the home fans were boiling.

The next twenty-odd minutes, as Pirlo had predicted before the game, became a nightmare for Bayer Leverkusen......