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Until the end of the first half, the score was 4:2, and Werder Bremen, who was playing at home, took the lead. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The Bremen players left the pitch happy because they had a big lead and for them they were relieved by a huge lead despite Hoffenheim's counter-attack in the second half of the first half. Even if the second goal is scored in the 36th minute, it is still two goals ahead, what are you afraid of?

And Hoffenheim's players are not as frustrated and even at a loss when they leave the pitch as others think. It was like they had gone through a very ordinary game and walked off the field.

In the dressing room, Rangnick did not criticize the team's performance in the first half, because in good conscience the team had done well in the first half, and it was not easy to pull two goals back with the individual ability of several players and the combination of small areas when the team was not very familiar with the overall tactics.

As a manager who just sat down and watched, he couldn't have asked for more.

In the second half, Rangnick wanted his team to continue with the 433 tactic, but he made adjustments anyway. Teber's performance in the first half was average, and his lack of adaptation to the new tactics was one thing, and the lack of individual ability was also an important reason. The new tactics focused on the pace of attack, but Tebel could only slow down the tempo. So Rangnick replaced him with Weiss after praising Tebel.

Weiss is not tall, only 1.7 meters, but he has both offense and defense, and can play on both sides and in the middle of the front. If it weren't for Chu Zhongtian, he might have appeared in the middle, but now he can also play his physical characteristics on the wing, and can help the team in the side defense.

Rangnick's demand for the team is to keep attacking in the second half, don't worry about the few goals we have conceded now, and if we stay behind and don't dare to step forward, we will always be behind.

Shortly after the start of the second half, Bremen striker Rosenberg broke through in the box and was blocked, the football was kicked out, and Hunt, who followed up, fired a long-range shot from 18 meters out, and the ball hit the outside of the post and bounced off the bottom line.

"Ten minutes into the second half, Bremen had another chance to threaten Hoffenheim's goal! It seems that Bremen are not willing to end the game with such a scoreline, they want to win more! "Marcel. Leif said.

It was also the case that at half-time, Bremen's head coach Schaaf (thomas_schaaf) asked his players not to relax in the second half and to continue attacking.

"Hoffenheim are a dangerous team! As long as they are relieved, they will threaten our goal with wave after wave of attacks. When the time comes, we will have to defend passively and it will be a matter of time before we are scored. That's why I'm asking you to score more goals and bring them down! ”

In fact, Schaaf didn't expect to say this at halftime. When his team was 4-1 up, he, like many others, thought that the game was over, that Hoffenheim, who were three goals behind, must have been crushed, and that the next 60 minutes would be garbage time.

Unexpectedly, in the last ten minutes of the first half, the situation changed abruptly, Hoffenheim not only was not defeated, but also actively counterattacked, seeking opportunities to score. And they really got the chance to score the second goal in the 36th minute, making the score 2:4. In fact, the score is not the most important, Schaff from this process but saw the possibility of Hoffenheim in the second half of the comeback, this goal greatly encouraged Hoffenheim's fighting spirit, from the 36th minute to the 45th minute in the nine minutes, Hoffenheim's offensive did not decrease at all, but Bremen was beaten a little embarrassed.

If this situation continues in the second half, Bremen is really dangerous.

So he gave instructions to the team to continue attacking in the second half.

Now he is happy that his players have carried out their instructions.

But soon Schaaf didn't think so.

In the 62nd minute, just six minutes after Hunt's shot hit the post, Hoffenheim organized the attack. Chu Zhongtian passed the ball to Weiss, Weiss forced his way into the box, and Diego tripped Weiss in defense!

When Weiss fell to the ground after making physical contact with Diego, there was a huge boo over the Weser Stadium in Bremen, and the overwhelmingly dominant Bremen fans thought Weiss had faked a fall, and Diego hurriedly raised his hands to show that he was innocent. But the referee's whistle sounded mercilessly.

He ran into the box and pointed to the penalty spot!

"Huh? Penalty kick? Penalty kick! Duan Bin was stunned for a moment, he didn't dare to believe it at first, and then shouted. It's really a penalty! Ha ha! Now the game is going to be good! In the 62nd minute, Hoffenheim won a penalty! They will hopefully make it 3:4! ”

In the stadium, everyone was thrilled by the sudden penalty, with the Bremen fans booing and scolding in protest, and some humorously shouting the referee's name and telling him: "Pell! We know your car is parked there! ”

It's like threatening to pull out the valve core of someone's bicycle tire, it doesn't have much effect, everyone is just having a good time.

The Hoffenheim fans, on the other hand, were small in number, but they also gave a lot of cheers. Their team fell silent after being beaten 4-1 in the first half. They themselves thought the game was over, but they didn't expect the players on the field to be so tenacious.

One by one, they turned their sorrows into joy, shouted hard, and cheered for their teams.

It stands to reason that the team's first penalty taker was Salihovic, but after this penalty came up, Salihovic conceded the penalty to his compatriot, Ibisevic, who is currently at the top of the scorer list.

He felt that Ibisevic needed a goal more than he did.

Ibisevic did not shirk and took the football and stood in front of the penalty spot.

Diego is still complaining to the referee that he and Weiss only had normal physical contact and absolutely no fouls. But the referee didn't listen to him. Judging from the replay on TV, Diego did trip Weiss, and the penalty was undisputed.

Leff's voice sounded a little high, and he was excited.

"It's really unexpected, it's really unexpected, in the sixty-second minute of the game, just when everyone thought that this game might be like this, Hoffenheim suddenly got a penalty! A two-goal lead is about to turn into a one-goal lead, and what that means, I'm sure the Bremen players know better than I do......"

That's right, the Bremen players know very well that otherwise they wouldn't have been protesting around the referee for so long. But what's the use of protesting? Once the referee has made the final decision, it is impossible to change it.

The referee dispersed the Bremen players who were protesting around him and then motioned for Ibisevic to take a penalty.

The Bosnian shooter hit the goal vigorously, and the ball flew into the bottom right corner of the goal, and the ball went in!

"Oooo Ibisevic! He scored! It was his seventh goal of the season! This is a fantastic goalscorer, but even more amazing than him is the performance of Hoffenheim in this game! They went from 1:4 to 3:4! Now just one goal away from Bremen, maybe they can do a miracle in this game? Leif shouted.

"Hooray! Hoffenheim! Banzai! Hoffenheim, with just over 3,000 people, erupted in huge cheers from the stands. The fans of Bremen did not boo because they could not accept such a reality for a while.

Instead of celebrating, Ibisevic ran forward, rushed into the goal, picked up the football from the helpless Wiese, and then turned around and ran towards the centre circle, waving his arms to his teammates along the way, telling them that the game was not over yet, that we had thirty minutes left, and that we were only one goal away!

Chu Zhongtian was also doing the same time, he shouted to everyone: "There is only one ball missing, brothers!" It's just one ball away!! ”

※※※ This goal was a huge blow to the morale of the Bremen players, and everyone couldn't believe that the score was real.

Hoffenheim, on the other hand, was in high spirits.

Bremen had just kicked off, and Diego was still holding the ball, so he was tightly defended by Chu Zhongtian. Diego was obviously affected by the penalty decision, and he was a little absent-minded, and as a result, the football at his feet made Chu Zhongtian easily cut off.

Originally, the Bremen players were pressing forward, and the back line was a little empty, and Chu Zhongtian did not hesitate to pass the football directly to the front, and Ibisevic received the ball. Immediately confronted Mertesacker, Bremen's last defender - except for goalkeeper Wiese.

Facing Ibisevic, who had become a one-man sword, Mertesacker had no choice but to pull him down.

The referee's whistle sounded again, and this time he pulled the red card out of his pocket!

"Foul! Foul! Mertesacker foul! Duan Bin exclaimed, "This should undoubtedly be a red card...... That's right! The referee pulled out a red card! Mertesacker has been sent off! "It sounds like Duan Bin is quite happy. However, if Bayern Munich is sent off instead, it is estimated that his tone will definitely not be so excited, because he is a Bayern Munich fan.

And Leif was a little surprised: "It was a 'good time' for Bremen. I had just been awarded a penalty, and now I have been sent off again. ”

Mertesacker didn't dispute the red card, he just shook his head and walked to the sidelines. From the moment he pulled to Ibisevic, he knew that he couldn't escape this red card, but in order not to let the opponent score, it was worth it.

His teammates again surrounded the referee, who thought the decision was too heavy. The referee shook his head to indicate that he had no problem with the penalty.

There really is no problem.

Hoffenheim fans sang loudly from the stands, cheering for Mertesacker's departure. Bremen fans continued to boo their displeasure. During this time, Bremen fans don't seem to be making any other noise than boos...... Bremen's defensive stalwart was sent off, and manager Schaaf couldn't sit still. He got up from his seat and called back Pledel and Vranesh, who were warming up outside, to give a face-to-face lecture.

He then replaced Hunter and Rosenberry with those two to strengthen the defense.

Pledel was a centre-back to fill in the void after Mertesacker's departure, while Vlanies was a midfielder who strengthened the midfield defence after replacing attacking striker Hunt.

Schaaf decided to hold the one-ball advantage until the end of the game.

With thirty minutes to go, I don't know if he'll be able to get his wish.

※※※ Bremen made adjustments, but Hoffenheim did not make any moves here, Rangnick just asked the whole team to continue to attack and continue to put pressure on the opponent.

Chu Zhongtian took advantage of a corner kick defense opportunity to tell his teammates around him: "We still have to continue to attack, there is still one ball left, they are one less person than us, these are our opportunities, we must seize them!" ”

As the captain, he said this without expressing any objection. What's more, what he said was also what everyone thought in their hearts - only one goal away gave everyone hope of equalizing or even reversing to win. If the score really changed from 1:4 to 5:4, I don't know how many people would have broken their glasses, but they loved it!

Defensively, Bremen showed little in attack, with Hoffenheim threatening their goal by attacking from Chu Zhongtian. Wiese became the busiest Bremen player on the pitch.

First, Chu Zhongtian shot directly from a distance, Wiese saved the ball hard, followed by Obasi's follow-up shot in front of the goal, and was kicked out by the defender Pledel who had just been replaced.

A minute later, Hoffenheim made a comeback. This time it was Salihovic's cross, and Ibisevic was half a beat slower to follow, and the ball slid past the goal, but he didn't touch the ball, but it shocked the Bremen fans in the stands into a cold sweat.

After another four minutes, Hoffenheim had another good chance to open the scoring. Chu Zhongtian suddenly shifted and sent the football to the right side after a series of one-two with Salihovic in the middle of the midfield. Weiss receives the ball and sweeps the ball into the box, Demba. Ba played the football high when no one was marking!

"Oops! Is...... It's much more difficult to score this goal than to score......" Duan Bin was very regretful.

Leif sees the possible consequences of Hoffenheim's continuous attack: "Hoffenheim have been attacking very hard during this time, and Bremen is in a very dangerous situation. Schaff's previous change was wrong, although Mertesacker was sent off and needed a centre-back to come up as a replacement. But there was no need to replace Hunter and Rosenberg, who were outstanding performers, and in my opinion Pizarro was the one who should be replaced, and he barely showed much in the whole game. Why was he left on the field? Now in the face of Hoffenheim's wave after wave of attacks, Pizarro is almost overwhelmed......"

Bremen's players are working hard, but they can't change the situation. Hoffenheim was on the go, completely crazy. Whether it was offensive or defensive, they were impeccable.

※※※ Fritz. Abel stood in front of the TV, leaning forward, clenching his fists and waving them.

"Come on, Hoffenheim! Come on! He shouted as if no one was around.

"Abel!" Mom's angry voice came from upstairs. "Keep your voice down!"

"Okay, Mom!" Abel agreed, and continued to clench his fists, this time much quieter. "Come on, Hoffenheim, come on......"

As a Hoffenheim fan, the mood for this game can also be up and down. The reality was beaten 1:4 by the other party, and he was also stunned. Some frustrated mailboxes are done with this game, and they will be laughed at again when they go to school the day after tomorrow - people who are used to laughing at themselves by attacking everything they like.

But as the game wore on, his favourite team pulled two goals back, three more goals, and the flame of hope in his heart was rekindled. He was now waiting for a miracle to come.

He wants his team to equalise, and of course it would be better if he could win. However, he is not greedy, and he is content to get a draw.

※※※ It's been ten minutes, the score of 3:4 has not moved, and Bremen are twenty minutes away from their victory. Hoffenheim, on the other hand, are still looking for every opportunity to score.

Chu Zhongtian instigated an offensive again, and almost 80% of Hoffenheim's attacks came from him.

After passing the football to Weiss, he plugged it himself, and Weiss did not cooperate with him, but broke through on the wing himself. However, his breakthrough was stopped by Bremen's left-back Pasanen.

The Finnish left-back did not pass the ball immediately after breaking the ball, but intended to dribble the ball himself.

Chu Zhongtian ran to the side to defend Pasanen.

The two quickly confronted.

Pasanin wanted to pass Chu Zhongtian, but asked Chu Zhongtian to shovel the football down in advance.

Pasanen crossed over Chu Zhongtian's body, but the football remained at Chu Zhongtian's feet.

"Nice tackle!" Leif couldn't help but praise it.

"Good shot!" Duan Bin's cheers were simpler and more direct.

In fact, Chu Zhongtian has been practicing hard to improve his tackle and keep the ball. The tackle is simple, just a kick to destroy. However, it is not clear who the ball belongs to, and if it is tackled out of bounds, it is equivalent to giving the ball directly to the opponent. Only tackling the ball can not only disrupt the opponent's attack, but also create opportunities for your own attack.

Chu Zhongtian, who shoveled the ball, got up quickly, thanks to his insistence on doing sit-ups every day, his waist and abdomen strength was very developed, and his movements were very smooth and fast. Pasanen didn't react in front of him, Chu Zhongtian had already kicked the ball out, and at the same time he waved his hand to let Weiss, who originally wanted to return to defense, continue to stay in the front court to receive him, and Hoffenheim attacked again!

Bremen's Diego and Frings both rushed towards Chu Zhongtian, with Diego coming up to interfere while Frings was on the sidelines ready to break his ball.

Diego is a Brazilian player with excellent skill at his feet. But Chu Zhongtian is going to show off his footwork in front of this Brazilian today. He made a feint to pass the ball, and with a twist on himself, it seemed that he was going to pass the ball to Weiss, who was receiving him on the wing. The football was a little far away from him, and Frings thought it was a great opportunity, and hurriedly stretched forward to grab the ball, but Chu Zhongtian's movements were faster than him, and he hooked the ball back with his right foot, and Frings stabbed it in the air!

Diego was still waiting behind him, Chu Zhongtian was not overcome, he hooked the football back with his right foot, and directly passed the football to Salihovic with his heel. The football slipped right under Diego's feet. Diego was guarding against Chu Zhongtian's passing at the beginning, but he didn't expect Chu Zhongtian's hook ball and then pass the ball so quickly, he didn't react at all.

After passing the football out, Chu Zhongtian cut the run position and threw off Diego and Frins, at this time Salihovic passed the ball again, and Chu Zhongtian did not stop the ball and directly shot a long shot!

Weese had long expected that Chu Zhongtian would shoot directly, and when he asked for the entanglement between Diego and Frings, he faced the goal, and received the ball on the line of the big penalty area, and the shot must be his first choice.

So when Chu Zhongtian shot the goal, he made a save, and the football was lifted off the crossbar by his palm.

"Chu Zhongtian shoots from a distance! Wiese's save was beautiful...... Hoffenheim win a corner! ”

Hoffenheim's corners, if not unexpectedly, were kicked by the team's set-piece maestro Salihovic. And in terms of set-piece tactics, Rangnick is not like Fernandes initially let Chu Zhongtian guard the backfield, although he is now the team's only midfielder, but there are many defensive options, Chu Zhongtian's ability in header attack is very valuable, must be used well.

So seeing that the team won a corner kick, Chu Zhongtian did not stay in the backfield like in Metz, but rushed to the penalty area.

"Watch defensive!!" He heard Bremen's goalkeeper Wiese yelling for everyone to mark.

Chu Zhongtian did not squeeze in front of the goal, although it was the closest to the goal and most likely to score, he was on the line of the big penalty area, at the back point. There were no Bremen players around, he was in a very hidden position, not even in the camera lens.

Generally speaking, the most threatening point of the corner kick is basically the front point, so everyone has a heavy team there.

The front post was home to the best headers of both sides - Hoffenheim was Pell on his side. Nelsson and Ibisevic, while Bremen have their centre-backs Naldo and Pledl.

In addition, there was a group of people in front of the door, entangled with each other, muddying the water in front of the door.

Chu Zhongtian retracted his gaze, and then turned to Salihovic. He has to keep an eye on the ball so he can decide what his next move will be.

Salihovic put the ball away and stepped back to kick off.

He looked at the penalty area, in front of the goal, which made him frown. Every opportunity to take a set-piece is precious now, but what's the use of kicking the ball in front of goal with so many people in front of goal? Cause chaos and then count on who takes advantage of the chaos to kick the football into the goal? This probability is too low, and it is more likely that there is no threatening ball under the interference.

He swept around and suddenly noticed the back of the crowd, Chu Zhongtian was standing alone on the periphery, very low-key. Look around him again, it's empty, and Bremen's players are focused on the likes of Ibisevic and Persson. Even Obasi and Demba. Ba will also have at least one Bremen player on his side. It's Chu Zhongtian here...... Chu Zhongtian has only scored one goal in the Bundesliga, and it is not a header, and the Bremen players are understandable for not understanding his header ability. But I know that in the team's training, Coach Rangnick always lets Chu Zhongtian go up to fight for corners, sometimes he can score several goals in a row, his judgment of the landing point of the football is always very accurate, coupled with excellent bounce and header ability, as well as a strong body, so that he can always grab the landing point in the penalty area.

Why not give him the ball?

Salihovic made sure that if he wanted to shoot at Chu Zhongtian's position, he obviously couldn't hang the football directly above Chu Zhongtian's current head, but had to send the football to the back post, let Chu Zhongtian sprint, and then top the ball, and the probability of scoring would be greatly increased.

Salihovic, who has made up his mind, raises his hand and runs to kick the ball!

There was chaos in front of Bremen's door.

Ibisevic jumped, as did Predel, who was defending him. But neither of them could hit the ball because the ball was too high when it passed the front point. Nelson and Naldo, who were following them closely, didn't jump at all, and as soon as they looked up and saw the ball so high, they knew it wasn't for them, and even if they jumped, they couldn't hit it.

The football flew high in front of the goal, and goalkeeper Wiese looked up at the football and realized that the ball must be headed for the back post, so he quickly slid to the back post.

Chu Zhongtian watched the football jump high, and knew that this ball was not for his teammates in front of him, nor was it in the middle of the goal, because it was too high, if it wasn't for Salihovic's mistake, then there was only one conclusion - this ball was for himself!

After Chu Zhongtian saw the football soaring into the air, he rushed forward, he ran a diagonal line, and went straight to the back of the goal!

As the ball crossed the middle of the goal, he jumped high in the sprint, adjusted his posture, and then twisted his head and shook his head!

The ball arrived.

Chu Zhongtian could feel his forehead smashing against the football.

His neck strained, and his head went empty.

His eyes were on the ball, which he saw flying exactly towards the goal, and he saw the surprised gazes of Wiese and the other Bremen players, who must not have expected a sudden appearance of themselves at the back post.

'It was a Hoffenheim corner...... Salihovic drives the ball out, back point! Clear! It's Chu! He jumps up with his header! The ball went in!! Leif raised his voice sharply. It's incredible! Hoffenheim equalised!! ”

Chu Zhongtian saw the football fly into the Bremen goal, and when he was in the air, he didn't hear any sound, but when he landed, all the sounds came back - the cheers of his Hoffenheim teammates around him, the boos of the Bremen fans in the stands, and the excited screams of the Hoffenheim fans.

“4:4！ It was really an amazing game, an amazing Hoffenheim! Leif was still commenting excitedly. Chu Zhongtian had already opened his arms and ran towards Salihovic, who was passing the ball to him.

Although they are no longer hostile to each other, they still lack a ritual, a ritual that completely declares that they have turned hostility into friendship. Salihovic has a thin face and didn't take the initiative to hug him after scoring before, so this time he took the initiative.

※※※ "Yay!! Abel, who was crouching in front of the TV and looking up to watch the game because he was nervous, jumped up and screamed.

"Abel!!" Mom's angry voice came again.

Abel didn't dare to yell, but he gritted his teeth and swung his fist hard, and his immature face was suffocated.

※※※ Salihovich was still standing in place, when he saw Chu Zhongtian running towards him, he knew what Chu Zhongtian was going to do, but he didn't hide, just stood there, waiting for Chu Zhongtian.

Chu Zhongtian ran up and gave him a powerful hug: "Well done!" He roared in his ear.

※※※"This is Chu Zhongtian's second goal in the Bundesliga, and he has scored in two consecutive rounds!" At present, Chu Zhongtian is in good shape! Duan Bin was also very excited. Chinese players have such performances in the Bundesliga, as a Chinese, how can they not be happy?

※※※A large number of Hoffenheim players rushed up and surrounded Chu Zhongtian and Salihovic. The fact that the game was able to change from 1:4 to 4:4 is due to these two people. Such a game, they could not have imagined before.

Rangnick was also excited, and he jumped up from his seat, waving his arms vigorously and hugging the people around him.

"It's a miracle...... Leif has finally calmed down, he's seen a lot of games, but the match between Hoffenheim and Bremen will definitely impress him.

He wouldn't be surprised if this pizza was between Bremen and Bayern Munich, because Bayern Munich has the ability, they are giants, giants have heritage, and their glorious past gives them pride, but it also makes them not easily admit defeat.

But what does Hoffenheim have? A team playing in the German top flight for the first time has no history and past to be proud of, there are few fans, and most of the players are not famous. It was such a team that was so tenacious against Bremen and eventually equalised. He has seen many promoted polo teams beaten all over the ground by those strong teams, and if they were replaced, they would definitely collapse when they fell behind 1:4, and maybe they would concede four more goals. But what about Hoffenheim? From 1:4 to 4:4, they played an amazing game!

Maybe this promoted polo team is really a little different from those promoted polo teams in the past?

"I have to pay tribute to this Hoffenheim team, they are good!" Marcel. Lef, a well-known football commentator in Germany, also praised Hoffenheim.

Hoffenheim fans chanted from the stands: "Hoffenheim! Hoffenheim! Our Hoffenheim!! ”

"Our whole village has come to watch the game, hooray!"

And the Bremen fans who were right next to them, seeing this scene, could not boo the visiting fans.

Chu Zhongtian, who celebrated the goal, waved his arm to the Hoffenheim fans in the stands when he returned to the field, thanking them for their support.

The singing is louder.

Although Hoffenheim did not save the result in the final moments, in the 81st minute, their goal was penetrated by Bremen for the fifth time. But in his post-match interview after the game, Rangnick said that he was happy with the performance of the players, and that he was able to chase down 4-4 after being 1-4, what more could you ask for from such a team?

And after the game, the German media surprisingly did not say anything cold, and instead gave praise to Hoffenheim.

“…… The big win with Borussia Dortmund still made them criticized, but the defeat with Bremen made many people start to respect this team. I think in that case, if I were to play with another Bundesliga team, I would have to surrender 60 minutes early, but Hoffenheim didn't, and they fought until the last minute. ”

In the 84th minute, Hoffenheim almost scored on another attack when Obasi fired a powerful shot from the right and the ball hit the crossbar and flew off the line. Let's calculate how many times Hoffenheim hit the postpost in this game? Three times! What would it look like if all these opportunities went in? ”

'It was a magical game and even though it was a win from Bremen, I appreciated the spirit that Hoffenheim showed in the game.

“…… I'll list you a statistic of 23.29, which is the average age of Hoffenheim's first team and the lowest in the Bundesliga. I'll just say one thing: youth doesn't fail. ”

(To be continued)