Chapter 20: Goal

Hoffenheim fought hard to close the gap in the first half and did not want to go into the dressing room with a trailing score at home. Hoffenheim's choice of attacking direction is still on the left side, grabbing Karls, who is carrying a yellow card, and it seems that he will not stop pushing Kars down.

Becker was anxious to see this situation, Hoffenheim was like a mad dog, and if Karls had a little problem, the game would be difficult. What's more, now he is only one goal ahead of the opponent, and the scene of being swept by the opponent's four goals two years ago appeared in front of him again. He looked at the substitute full-back Eichner and said expressionlessly: "You warm up with activities." ”

Eichner, a local player in Karlsruhe, has been pressed by the main Karls and can't get out, the coach let him warm up before the end of the first half, he was surprised and delighted, he couldn't believe his ears, did the opportunity come so soon? Kars hurried out of the bench and went to the event. Martins and Covo, who were also sitting on the bench, looked at his back with envy, and if they could get such a long chance to play and play well, the playing time in the league would definitely increase.

Hoffenheim attached great importance to Li Huan in this game, but Li Huan was just a defender after all, and it was impossible for them to focus on Li Huan and not pay attention to Karlsruhe's midfield.

However, today Li Huan is destined to become the most dazzling player of this game, the stoppage time official has just raised the sign for three minutes of stoppage time, Li Huan, who has been making up for the defense near the central defender position, suddenly rushed out of the penalty area to intercept Hoffenheim's pass from the left to the midfield. Before Li Huan had observed the situation on the field, he immediately charged forward non-stop after winning the ball, his teammates trusted Li Huan very much, strikers Capalani and Fres did not wait for the ball, and quickly ran forward to respond, opening up the defender in the middle for Li Huan, and Federico also followed closely from one side.

Hoffenheim's offensive leaned to the left, the interception ability in the middle was greatly reduced, and Li Huan rushed up the speed of the ball, and their back Celal was shaken by Li Huan's change of direction and could only watch Li Huan's back chase, the two central defenders had to watch the two forwards, but also prevent Li Huan from breaking through with the ball, and the suffering can be imagined. Li Huan pressed forward and pressed again, waiting for the opportunity to pass or shoot.

Continuing to advance about ten meters, Li Huan saw the unblocked goal, he adjusted his pace and raised his foot to shoot, this kick is similar to the bombardment in basketball, there is almost no warning beforehand, unless people who are very familiar with Li Huan will notice that he made the ball a little smaller, and actually raised the speed again when he was soaring, but his speed was faster than the speed of the ball.

The powerful shot flew straight to the right side of the goal like a cannonball with a whining wind sound. The 'grass flying' drawn out of the instep of the foot has almost no rotation, it is all about speed and strength to win, it is the most test of the goalkeeper's speed to the ground, is the nightmare of the goalkeeper who is too tall, Daniel Haas is a substitute for the German youth team, 1.88 meters tall, and the reaction is also fast, but he flew to the ground to save a step too late, the ball jumped past before his arm intercepted, and slammed into the net. Haas watched the rolling ball in despair, lying on the ground in frustration, pounding the ground with his fists.

3:1, Li Huan's goal widened the score gap again before the end of the first half.

After the goal, Li Huan raised his arms and shouted, and made an extremely sensational gesture of covering his ears and asking for applause, and ran to the fan stands in Karlsruhe.

The enthusiasm of the stadium was ignited again, and at the moment when Li Huan scored the goal, more than a thousand Karlsruhe fans who came to watch stood up together, leaned forward and waved their arms as hard as Li Huan, "Li!" Plum! "One monosyllabic character is enough to express their excitement and excitement for all.

"Li Huan!" "Li Huan!" "Li Huan!" In the excitement can shout such a clear syllable is naturally only the international students, this sudden goal made many students who do not know the ball also boiled, they felt the blood in their bodies burning, not shouting, not waving arms, not jumping uncomfortable. Even Zhao Mei, who looked very honest and honest, jumped up at this moment and applauded with her classmates.

Wana jumped up excitedly, her hat fell to the ground, her long soft golden hair was scattered to her chest, Wana didn't care about this, and cheered for Li Huan indulgently, her Chinese lover is really an unbelievable guy.

The voice of the commentator at the scene almost changed, and he said excitedly: "Goal!" Entered! That defender, still that Chinese defender, Li, he scored! It's a magical moment! The defender from China was a godsend, he planned the first goal, he assisted the second goal, and now he scored the third goal, oh my God, is this still a defender? Could it be that he is the reincarnation of our Julius Caesar Frank? ”

Flick's face was earthy, Becker and Hoss hugged each other tightly, Hope in the stands was stunned, and Eichner, who was doing a warm-up activity, let out a howl and then sighed in disappointment, knowing that there would definitely be no chance to play in the first half.

The first half of the game is over, the score of 3-1 has made the fans on the scene too addicted, from the two teams such a strong fighting spirit and open play, there is no reason not to score in the second half, whether it is the home team fans or the away team fans to relax their nerves, eat something and drink some water, chat with friends, and prepare for the more intense second half in fifteen minutes.

In the small locker room, Li Huan became a hero in the eyes of his teammates, and his teammates joked around him and said words of thanks, but Li Huan seemed to have finished venting his excitement on the court, just smiling and receiving congratulations from his teammates, as if the wonderful performance on the court was very ordinary. After a while, Becker came in, he hugged Li Huan, and said with a smile: "Good job, young man." You didn't let me down, to be precise, you exceeded my hopes. ”

The players applauded. Becker added: "Everyone played well, the opponents were fierce, the style of play was very distinctive, it was normal for us to concede goals and be passive, but you withstood the pressure. Federico and Capalani are also good, they integrate into the team very quickly, and I am full of hope for this year's league after reading the performance of the three of you. ”

Stoll said loudly: "But in the second half we can't be careless, Hoffenheim's attack is no worse than the team in the Bundesliga, and we must not forget the two-year defeat." ”

"Playing like in the first half, being brave and focused, we will win in the end and we will get back what we lost two years ago," Becker said. “

"That's right! We're going to get back what we've lost! The players shook their fists excitedly.

Becker was satisfied with the confidence and enthusiasm of the players, but he was stunned for a moment when his eyes swept to Li Huan, because Li Huan and his teammates shouted together, but reclined in his seat thoughtfully with a smile, like an outsider. 'What a mystery guy. Becker thought, but he didn't care about that, as long as the Chinese could help him win.

Less than ten minutes into the second half, Becker replaced Kars with Eichner, because the opponent's attack focus was on this yellowed left-back, Becker was worried that he would not support until the end of the game, he had to make adjustments in advance, for the backward Hoffenheim, any favorable conditions for them triggered their enthusiasm for the attack, and Becker wanted to strangle the opponent's counterattack in the cradle. Flick, who was a little impatient, also made personnel changes immediately afterwards, replacing the right-back opposite Eichner, and replacing a striker to strengthen the attack.

Eichner is not very old, only 23 years old, but his performance is very solid, and he can still cope calmly under the strong attack of opponents, making up for one of Karlsruhe's biggest shortcomings.

With the two flanks unable to open up, the penetration in the middle lacking delicate technique and superior individual ability, and the opponent's counter-attacks becoming sharper and sharper each time, the Hoffenheim players became noticeably impatient and began to shoot irresponsibly from the edge of the Karlsruhe penalty area. However, with the opponent closely marked and the goalkeeper fully focused, their long-range shots were not much of a threat at all.

Flick looked at the clock and there were 20 minutes left before the game was over, he removed the midfielder Zellar and replaced the last striker, the teenager Bam, at the moment Hoffenheim already had four strikers on the field, and there was no defensive midfielder, which was simply a struggle.

Becker stood on the sidelines with confidence and directed his players to defend well, and he saw that his opponent Flick had no tricks to do today, and sending four strikers would not necessarily be able to score, and Karlsruhe would have no doubt about winning as long as they did their job.

Sure enough, today's luck was not on Hoffenheim's side either, as Karlsruhe hit the post and Karlsruhe counter-attacked, and their other striker, Ferres, had a chance to score a solo goal, and he calmly slotted home the ball to make it 4-1.

With only ten minutes left after the fourth goal, the Karlsruhe players were completely relaxed and played even better in a relaxed mindset, with Hoffenheim's four forwards so starved that they could barely get a shot on goal.

Karlsruhe now had little chance of defeat and the counter-attack was no longer committed, Hoffenheim's attack was even more reckless, and in stoppage time, Hoffenheim won a corner and goalkeeper Haas gave up his door to fight for a header in the opponent's box.

However, Hoffenheim's corner kick was too close to goalkeeper Miller, and the former German youth goalkeeper easily won the ball, and Miller, known as Little Kahn, was full of adventurous blood, and after he got the ball, he found that Li Huan was running to the no-man's land on the right side at a very fast speed, and he immediately threw the ball in front of Li Huan.

Li Huan just consciously pulled the edge according to the requirements of defensive contraction and offensive dispersion, but he didn't expect Miller to really throw the ball in front of him, Li Huan was overjoyed, he used his head to push the ball forward lightly, followed in two steps, looked up at Hoffenheim's goal, pulled out his foot and shot angrily, the ball drew a wonderful parabola like a cruise missile, and flew through almost the entire length of the court to Hoffenheim's goal.

Haas realized when he saw Li Huan receiving the ball that it was not good, this Chinese had a precise long pass of about 50 meters in the first half, and now the goal is empty, this damn defender only needs to hit the goal, the ball will go in. He ran back desperately, hoping that he was a flyer, or even a superman, and prayed that Li Huan's feet were not accurate today, he had already had an accurate shot, and God would not favor a heretic again.

However, Haas was destined to be disappointed, this game was a personal exhibition match for Li Huan, God did not turn him into a flying superman nor a non-human, Li Huan's hanging shot did not lose its original crosshair, although the speed of the ball flight finally slowed down and rebounded on the ground, but finally flew into Hoffenheim's goal.

The fans who had been standing up and waiting held their breath for a few seconds, seeing the ball finally go into the net, the tsunami-like shouts sounded again, the applause was as dense as a storm, and even some Hoffenheim fans were applauding for this ultra-ultra-long distance hanging door that did not know how many meters away, victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, but such goals are absolutely difficult to replicate.

All the Karlsruhe players ran to Li Huan, surrounded and hugged the young man who directed the whole game, and at this moment they were part of their skin color and nationality, they were a group and a family.

Liu Yang excitedly hugged Yu Xiaoli and slapped her back, Li Bing's cheeks were pink, her eyes were shining, watching this game, not fans will become fans, and fans will become more worshipful, it turns out that most of these international students came to watch the game out of patriotism and support for relatives in their hometown, but seeing Li Huan's wonderful performance, everyone's hearts gave birth to a sense of honor, and in the last moment, they became Li Huan's loyal fans.

Peng Xiaolang looked at Li Huan standing on the field blankly, and suddenly felt that he was unusually tall, and seemed to become unattainable at once, and it was not luck to conquer the coach in a very short time and get the starter, nor because he was Chinese, nor because he was not a language barrier, but he did have such strength.

The commentator said sensationally: "This Chinese will always surprise us, his goals are always unexpected, two goals, one assist, and the first one, is there a more wonderful appearance than this?" If so, please tell me, it was a crazy afternoon, this is a crazy Chinese, he dominated the whole game, he stole everyone's light, he turned the other 21 people into tricksters, do we still doubt his future in Germany? I believe that now Mr. Hoeness (Bayern's general manager) is already sitting in the car to Karlsruhe with a check. ”

(To be continued)