Chapter 19: Murder by the Knife (2)
It only took a second, and almost all the Hoffenheim fans and coaches stood up nervously on and off the stage, and the commentator shouted loudly: "Danger! Hoffenheim is in danger! The opposition defender's pass gave them a two-on-two opportunity. β
Hope sighed, regretting why he didn't meet this young man before signing for Karlsruhe, then he would never let him fall into the arms of others, what a great opportunity it was, it is said that this was brought by an engineer working in China, and the agent Watts didn't want to bring him to Germany at first, because Stuttgart didn't want a Chinese player with no professional experience. In order to investigate this Chinese, Hope put a lot of thought into it. And now Watts must regard this Chinese as a cash cow, besides, Hoffenheim is only a German C team, and Li Huan, who can play in the German Second Division, will definitely not set his sights on the German Second Division again.
Federico's heart was infinitely excited, and he had just been given such a good opportunity in his first game, he could shoot from distance, pass to Capalani to play together, or choose to break through individually. In short, he has a lot of options. And the opponent must now block him.
At the moment when Setz came up to block, Federico made the decision to believe in his teammates, he passed the ball to Capalani, and ran forward by himself, Capalani, who has always been more alone, actually had a good understanding with Federico today, he didn't stop the ball, and directly knocked on the wall, the classic two-by-two cooperation, good luck, the power of Capalani's kick was just right, maybe he wouldn't pass the ball at all, but today not only passed, but also passed a high level.
Federico shook off Seitz who didn't have time to turn around and faced goalkeeper Haas directly, this ball Seitz's reaction really showed the true level of the German players, lacking the ability to fight quickly and reacting, inexperienced, he should have fouled at the first time.
But the world did not regret taking the medicine, Federico faced the goalkeeper and pushed directly into the far corner, Haas fell to the ground to save it was too late, he reached out to block the ball without touching the ball, the ball flew into the net against the post.
1 to 0! Karlsruhe took the lead in the opening minute. It's been a fantastic start.
Suddenly the little Dietma. Hope Stadium was filled with the excited shouts of the commentators, "Oh my God, Karlsruhe scored, No. 13 defender Lee passed, No. 26 Federico passed to No. 11 Capalani, Capalani passed to Federico, it only took three passes, and the goal was completed!" It was definitely the best goal to be selected for this round of the German Cup, and the three new signings completed the goal. Karlsruhe's summer signings were perfect. It's also fatal. They got off to a fantastic start and the following was already difficult for Hoffenheim. β
The fans of the Huocun players were dumbfounded and could hardly believe that this was the case, and in less than a minute, they conceded a goal and the team fell behind. Last time they scored four goals and shaved their heads.
And Becker and Hoss jumped up excitedly, and the nerves and muscles that had been tense for several seconds were finally released, which was the beginning that they didn't expect, Becker asked Li Huan to boldly assist before the game, and wanted to use Li Huan's side assault to open a bloody road, but he didn't expect Li Huan to solve the problem with a pass.
In the frantic shouts of the away fans, Federico ran frantically towards Li Huan, and at least one-third of the credit for this goal should be placed in Li Huan's name. That pass of his was so comfortable.
There was an indirect assist in the opening minute, and Li Huan was also excited, which was almost the best start he could have imagined. He ran over to Federico and hugged him, then went to the stands with his shoulders around his shoulders to thank the fans.
In the middle of the stands, Li Huan's familiar mother tongue sounded, "Good job!" Li Huan! "Score a goal!" "yes, let's score a goal." However, there was immediately a question from a fan with a little football common sense, "Li Huan is a defender, can he score goals?" "What's wrong with the defender, the defender can't score!"
Li Huan saw that Li Bing was shouting at him in the shape of a trumpet, so he smiled and waved his hand to the stands, took out the cross hanging on his chest and shook it at Li Bing. Li Bing's eyes suddenly lit up with excitement, his cheeks flushed, and he desperately shouted Li Huan's name.
Federico's goal changed the course of the game, as Karlsruhe, who had been ready to attack, strengthened their defense after taking the lead, and Hoffenheim, who had been preparing to attack, became more and more ferocious, and the fans in front began to cheer for the home team after a brief silence.
At this moment, Hoffenheim's owner, Hope, has also become a regular fan, holding a note in his hand that reads, "Our whole village is here!" The blue and white scarf sang Hoffenheim's team song with the fans: "We come from the countryside, we have nothing; We are strong, we believe in freedom; We are hillbillies, and we are full of pursuits; We will win, and the glass will overflow with beer; Offensive! Offensive! The blood of the offense flows forever; We areβHoffenheim! Let you taste it - our football! β
With the encouragement of the singing and fans, Hoffenheim's players burst out with a strong fighting spirit, they pressed like mad dogs in the front, fighting for every ball and chasing the lost ball, and Karlsruhe, who has always been fierce with the ball, was forced to defend only in the backfield.
Under the crazy pressing of the opponent, the most pressure is the defenders, Hoffenheim's players are very fast, Karlsruhe's defenders dare not take the ball, almost receive the ball and pass, eager to find no one to pass the ball and slam the foot, such a style of play The striker will definitely not get a chance, the striker can not create pressure on the opponent, the back line is becoming more and more tight, and the pressure brought to them by this third division team is even greater than Bayern Munich.
The away fans, who were very excited after the goal, were no longer happy at the moment, and they were all nervously watching the field, lest they miss a detail, and even forgot to shout hello to the team, just staring at the stadium and clapping their hands mechanically.
In the first 5 minutes, when a group of fans and players were nervous, Wana wearing sunglasses and a small hat walked in from the entrance, today's Wana seems to be deliberately dressed up ordinary, a pretty face is covered by sunglasses, but the tall and slender figure is still very eye-catching among German girls, seeing a few people looking at her, Wana quickly found a seat and sat down.
Almost one after the other, Wana had just entered the field, and another Chinese boy with a childish face, who was also tall among the Germans, hurriedly walked into the court, and after he sat down, he looked at the electronic scoreboard, and the score was already 0:1. The tall boy slapped himself in the face in frustration and regretted buying a pack of cigarettes outside, but did not watch the goal. He asked an old German fan next to him in a still unfamiliar German: "Who scored the goal?" The first few minutes? β
Before the old German fans could answer, a loud shout came from the side, "Peng Xiaolang!" Peng Xiaolang! Come and sit here. β
Peng Xiaolang turned his head to see that a group of Chinese students not far away were watching the game, and the one who called him was Cheng Xin, a student at the Technical University of Berlin, the two knew each other, but they were not very familiar, Peng Xiaolang saw so many Chinese fellows, and walked over. Cheng Xin excitedly said to his part-time classmates: "This is Peng Xiaolang, who plays in the Hertha Berlin youth team, is tall, 17 years old and 1.93 meters." β
Hearing that this tall boy was playing football in Hertha Berlin, these international students were immediately impressed, and Peng Xiaolang arched his hand, "Everyone comes to support Brother Li, and so do I." β
Cheng Xin said excitedly: "Little wolf, you missed the most exciting scene, in the first minute of the opening game, Li Huan made a long pass to assist." β
Another international student said: "That's not an assist, it's an indirect assist, Li Huan made a long pass in the backfield, the No. 26 stopped the ball and the No. 11 played together, and the ball went in with three passes, which is very awesome." β
Liu Yang was displeased when he heard this, and said: "Brother Huan accounted for half of the credit, otherwise where would this offensive opportunity come from, I bet on Brother Huan to score in this game." β
Peng Xiaolang looked at the situation on the field and said: "Brother Li is a person who can create miracles, but now the opponent is attacking very fiercely, the defender needs to ensure that he does not concede the ball first, Brother Li is very nervous and dangerous, and the opponent mainly attacks his side." β
Peng Xiaolang is a player who sees the situation on the field more clearly and accurately than the fans, Hoffenheim's attack did choose the right side where Li Huan is located, and avoid the left side of Karls, because according to the information they get, Li Huan likes to assist, so they take it for granted that the players who are good at attacking are average in defense.
However, soon Hoffenheim's players realized that the German Second Division also has players who are good both offensively and defensively, under Hoffenheim's strong attack, Li Huan was not flustered at all, like a reef in the sea, standing tenaciously on the right side of the penalty area, calmly and calmly stuck in position, steals, clearances, and forced to grab, and under the pressure of Li Huan, the offensive players continued to make mistakes, even if there was an occasional opportunity to cross, because the pass was too urgent and the quality was not high, it was directly cleared by the central defender.
Li Huan's right side stabilized the morale of the Karlsruhe players, and the visiting fans in the stands began to cheer loudly after getting used to Hoffenheim's strong attack, and also played the team song with the Hoffenheim fans. Suddenly, the loud singing echoed in the small stadium, and if there were non-fans outside the stadium, they would think that there was a chorus inside.
The Chinese students couldn't bear the loneliness and shouted loudly to Li Huan: "Li Huan score a goal, kill them with Xiao Li's flying knife." β
"Score goals, who says defenders can't score!"
The stands of Dietma Hope Stadium are very close to the stadium, and the voice of the fans is very clear to Li Huan's ears, but now he can't spare his hands to attack for the time being, because the opponent has too many people concentrated on his side, and Federico, who can cooperate with him, is also compressed by his side, in this case, it is dangerous to force a counterattack with the ball, Li Huan still adopts a destructive defensive method steadily, waiting for the opponent's attack to be weak before launching a deadly counterattack, the defender's offense should be like a killer, Be patient and wait for the best opportunity to come and never take any risks because he is a defender, not a striker.
(To be continued)