Chapter 66: First Defeat
"Shen Peng, why don't you go?" Goryzka looked at Shen Peng.
"Why aren't you going?" Shen Peng wondered.
"Uh...... We're all afraid of shooting. "Gorezka has a good relationship with Shen Peng, so to tell you the truth, and they rarely practice penalty kicks, plus they are under great psychological pressure now, so it's not uncommon to miss shots.
"Okay then." Shen Peng nodded and took over this difficult task.
For him, the penalty was still easy, but only if he shot with a vulture.
If he shoots normally, he has never practiced, and like other players, maybe when he is nervous, he shoots crookedly, or shoots too right, and is directly shot out by the goalkeeper.
It's not the same with a vulture, he can shoot directly at the corner of the goal, so he doesn't have to worry about shooting out of the goal, and the angle is very tricky, unless the goalkeeper is possessed, it will be difficult to save this shot.
Shen Peng came to the penalty spot, waited for the referee to blow the whistle, and began to run.
Kaiserslautern goalkeeper Sipert stood on the goal line, constantly waving his arms, interfering with Shen Peng, in his opinion, Shen Peng was only seventeen years old, although he didn't know why Bochum sent him to kick a penalty, but if there was a little interference, maybe Shen Peng would kick out.
At the same time, he also looked at Shen Peng carefully, and wanted to judge which way Shen Peng kicked from some small details.
Shen Peng ran to the ball, because he used his skills to aim, so before he got up, he glanced to the right.
This glance was keenly noticed by Siper, and he was overjoyed, this kid was really inexperienced, and then with a force of his right foot, the whole person pounced on his left!
The ball flew towards him as expected, but it was just ...... The angle was a bit off, and he couldn't reach it even if he stretched his arm as straight as he could!
Out of bounds?
Siperel thought to himself, according to his experience, this distance was near the pillar, and it would be fine if it was out of bounds, but if it wasn't......
Just listen to the referee's whistle and declare the goal valid!
One to zero.
Shen Peng immediately turned around to celebrate with his teammates who were about to shoot outside the penalty area behind him, while Hippert looked at Shen Peng in disbelief.
At such a critical time, he can still shoot at such a tricky angle, and he is not afraid to shoot out?
This quality is too good!
Of course, Shen Peng didn't know that so many thoughts had flashed in Siper's heart, this goal was scored, and then as long as he played steadily, this game was basically won.
After Kaiserslautern served again, because they were still the main defenders because they had one less man, they were timid when attacking, and Bochum's side defended a little easier, but perhaps because the two strikers were not strong enough, they never scored.
Then came the intermission.
At half-time, the team doctor had already dealt with Dedic briefly, but looking at his condition, it didn't seem to be good.
'In my experience, he's probably going to miss the rest of the season. One of the team doctors said, "I'll take him to treatment next." ”
"Don't worry, we'll work together with your share." Gryzka walked up and said to Deditch.
Shen Peng also said: "Recuperate with peace of mind, and we will fight together next season." ”
Dedicci nodded, and then left.
In the midfield, Neulurell said a few words, because from the first half, the players played no problem, and in the second half, they only needed to maintain their condition, and the opponent had one less person, so it should not be a big problem to win.
What he needs to think about now is how to adjust for the rest of the season to maximize the team's fighting power.
In the second half, as he expected, Kaiserslautern failed to make any waves with one man less, and although there were a few decent attacks on occasion, they were all blocked by the backline.
On the contrary, Bochum, when the opponent was outnumbered, showed no mercy, and in the 51st and 77th minutes, Scheidhauer and Ortega scored one goal each, and the final score was 3-0, and Bochum took away three league points and three goal difference from Kaiserslautern.
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When they returned to the club, they continued to train as usual.
Shen Peng is also constantly exercising his body's ability to fight.
And Neulurell didn't want to destroy the formation he had just established, so he maintained a 4-4-2 formation, but when he usually practiced, he added some training to the three strikers in the current team.
They are not unhappy about this, but they are all working hard to secure the main position before Dedicci returns.
With that, they face the 25th round of the league on 10 March, away to Ingolstadt, a team currently behind Bochum.
In the end, the team narrowly won 2-1, with Shen Peng contributing an assist, and Glashvili and Goryzka scoring a goal each.
In this game, the impact of Dedic's injury was already beginning to be felt, although there were two strikers in the attacking end, but it still seemed a little weak, two good chances were missed, although Bochum scored early in the game, but it was tied after a few minutes, and it was not until 80 minutes that it won by a stunner.
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On March 16, in the twenty-sixth round of the league, Bochum hosted Braunschweig.
Braunschweig are currently second in the Bundesliga and are a strong team, up to eight points ahead of third-placed Kaiserslautern and, if nothing else, should be promoted to the Bundesliga next season.
If the injury of Dedicci in the last game had an impact, but in the end it did not affect the victory of the game, then the impact of Dedig's injury in this game was fully revealed.
Bochum missed many good chances to score in the game, although relying on tenacious defense, only allowed the opponent to score two goals, but they scored fewer goals, only Shen Peng scored a goal in the 62nd minute of the second half.
In the end, Bochum lost 1-2, which was also Shen Peng's first defeat after coming to the Bundesliga.
It is worth mentioning that in this game on the side of Braunschweig, Zhang Chengdong, who is from China like Shen Peng, sat on the bench, but in the end he did not have the opportunity to play.
After this match, the Bundesliga will also have a short break, with the 27th round of matches taking place on March 30.
Bochum's next opponent will be away from home against Hertha Berlin, who are currently ranked first in the Bundesliga.
Just lost a game, Neulurell also took advantage of this small holiday to sort out his thoughts, it is normal to lose to Braunschweig, but his goal is to upgrade - this goal is not unrealistic, the top two in the Bundesliga are currently leading a lot, Hertha Berlin is eight points ahead of Braunschweig, Braunschweig is eight points ahead of Kaiserslautern, and the difference between the third and sixteenth places is not large, for example, Kaiserslautern is currently only eighteen points ahead of Dresden in sixteenth place.
Although it is unlikely that Bochum will surpass Braunschweig, there is a chance to surpass Kaiserslautern, who is only seven points away from Kaiserslautern, and with Kaiserslautern's current win rate against other teams, there are about three or four of the remaining eight games, so as long as Bochum can win more than seven games, it is a good chance.