Chapter 017: Crazy Goal Battle (Medium)
In the twenty-first minute of the game, Bremen extended the score.
Because of the strong midfield strength, although Hoffenheim has worked the defensive end, although the current Hoffenheim is indeed trying hard to get entangled with Bremen in the midfield, Bremen can still push the ball to the front court without danger. Frings wanted to play for a through ball into the box, but Hoffenheim defender Camper was clever enough to anticipate what Frings intended, and he was extremely quick to clear the ball that could possibly be a threat.
However, the Hoffenheim defenders were a little nervous at this time because of the strong pressing force of the opponent, because Bremen's attack made them have a lot of pressure, so he simply did not have more time to observe. The sigh of regret at Weser Stadium suddenly turned into a frantic cheer, because Comper cleared the ball to the feet of the unguarded Diego, who raised his foot and swept the ball vigorously, and the ball slammed into the goal with great momentum, three to one!
It's really a frustrating thing to be two goals behind; But for Hoffenheim, they are a team that makes a living from crazy attacks, and for them scoring goals is what they need to do in the game, and that's the basis for them to get more wins on the pitch. Although it will be difficult to fall behind by two goals, it is not a reason for them to back down as they are confident that they can recover both goals at this time and believe that in the face of Bremen's relatively weak defence, they have enough reason to score more crazy goals in the following games!
Xiao Qing began to exert his strength, now he must help the team strive to score more goals, and now he must help the team continue to work hard in the next games. Because the two-goal deficit is indeed a big trouble. He needs to hurry.
Hoffenheim start at half-time. Eduardo and Salihovic advanced to the front court with the ball after linking; Eduardo's abrupt split made some of the Bremen defenders who had retreated into the box panic, as Hoffenheim striker Edu had a chance to go down at this point.
In the 24th minute of the game, Edu crossed from the right side, Ibshevi made a clever omission, and Xiao Qing, who followed up, received the ball and burst into the ball and was blocked by Bremen's goalkeeper Wiese; But Xiao Qing's shot was too big, so Wiese could only choose to save the ball, which also gave Ibisevic a chance; Ibisevic, who had scored in the wake of the frightened exclamations of the Bremen fans, smashed the ball at the right-hand post and Hoffenheim missed a great chance to open the scoring.
Although two goals behind. However, this kind of high-quality attack still made the Hoffenheim players more confident at this time, and they also started to attack more frantically at this time, they believed that Bremen must be difficult to parry, and they did not believe that Bremen's goal post could help them keep the goal.
Hoffenheim began to press frantically in Bremen's half, although Bremen at this time was also constantly looking for opportunities to counterattack, but Hoffenheim was obviously more aggressive at this time.
In the 33rd minute of the game, Bremen full-back Bernisch made a mistake in the return pass, and Edu broke the ball and hit the right side wide, and Ibisevic did not keep up with the missed opportunity to shoot. In the 36th minute, Diego was brought down near the top of the arc. Bremen's free-kick bounces off the wall.
In the 43rd minute, Salihovic's free-kick crossed the wall and was saved by Bremen goalkeeper Wiese with one hand. Forty-fifth minute. Rosenberg dribbled through and passed to Hunte, whose shot bounced off the right post.
The fifteen-minute break at half-time also gave the Bremen fans some respite, and although Bremen now have a two-goal lead, it was not enough to reassure Bremen supporters, as Hoffenheim's attack was so aggressive that they looked ready to break through the Bremen goal at any moment to close the gap.
However, it was a very good game for some neutral fans, although Hoffenheim were only promoted and their game was not broadcast much on TV; But Bremen is a Bundesliga powerhouse, so there are still some German media outlets who choose to broadcast this game.
However, Hoffenheim is now the leader of the Bundesliga standings, so it is also a surprise for the media who have already decided to broadcast Jihua, because the current game seems to have some meaning of the top battle; What's more important is that in the Bundesliga, the style of play has not changed much, and it is really difficult for them to see teams that can give them a different feeling.
Fans who chose to watch this game will not regret it, both teams have already scored four goals in the first half, and more importantly, both teams are clearly attacking teams, and the second half of the game will definitely be even more exciting. The defensive game may attract some veteran fans, but the quick and sharp attack and the steady stream of goals are obviously the more emotional games for the fans. Especially when two attacking teams use crazy attacks to make the game look breathless, which is naturally even more exciting.
'We don't need to get into a fight with them in midfield, they work well together and we can't waste our energy at this point. So in the second half of the game, we paid more attention to the defense, but more importantly, we needed to put our energy into the offensive end; Quicker, more breakthroughs, we had Shaw up front and used his impact to put more pressure on Bremen. Hoffenheim manager Rangnick has made tactical adjustments, Hoffenheim's frantic pressing looks like they are not going to use it for the time being, because it is really difficult for them to break the ball from the powerful Bremen midfield, so it is better to organize the attack honestly, so as to be able to conserve energy more quickly.
Coming back in the second half, Hoffenheim replaced Tebel with Weiss; Weiss is a winger, but now the removal of a defender seems to be Hoffenheim's automatic abandonment of the already poor defense, but it can also be very good to suppress Bremen's wide attack, so that it can also use the wide attack to help Hoffenheim's forwards. Hoffenheim is out of the way, they are going to attack to the end, because now they have a 3-4-3 formation on the field, which is a complete exposure of the already weak defense!
Hoffenheim looked crazy, but it also put a lot of pressure on Bremen, because Hoffenheim attacked wildly in the second half, they almost gave up the entanglement in the midfield, and they only launched a desperate fast and sharp attack at this time.
In the fiftieth minute of the game, Eduardo sent a long pass, Xiao Qing in front of the penalty area got the ball and suddenly deducted the ball away from the center of gravity of the defender Mertesacker, and with his explosiveness, Xiao Qing was about to enter the penalty area; But Mertesacker, who was almost sieveed by Xiao Qing in the previous game, was worried that Xiao Qing would create a greater threat, so he chose to foul. A yellow card plus a well-placed free-kick.
This is a very positive free kick in front of the goal, Hoffenheim's first free kick penalty taker Salihovic arced the ball directly into the right corner of the goal, Bremen goalkeeper Wiese could not do anything, Hoffenheim pulled the score to 2-3, and now they are only one goal behind!
Xiao Qing and his teammates also breathed a sigh of relief at this time, because they seemed to have a good chance to do more at this time, and they had a great hope of recovering the gap in the score; But at this time, the Bremen players were naturally unwilling, and the one-goal lead was really not safe, especially in such a crazy battle.
Bremen seized the opportunity, or Hoffenheim made a big mistake himself; Less than five minutes after Hoffenheim pulled a goal back, in the 56th minute of the game, Hoffenheim goalkeeper Otzkan and fullback Baker made a mistake in the cooperation, cleared the ball directly at the feet of Hunte, Hunte turned and volleyed the ball into the far corner of the goal, Bremen once again extended the lead to two goals, and now the score has become four to two!
Hoffenheim can be said to be self-inflicted trouble, they finally narrowed the gap in the score, but because of the carelessness of the moment, there was even more trouble, and now they are once again two goals behind, which is definitely not good news for them.
Ozcan and Baker were frustrated because they knew the challenges they were facing, but unfortunately they couldn't do better, and they even dragged the team back.
'It doesn't matter, if we were able to score in the previous games, it means that we can continue to score in the next games. Now we work harder and we're going to score more goals, trust me! It can be seen that Baker's self-blame, Xiao Qing also ran back to the backcourt and rubbed the young Baker's head, although Xiao Qing is not a few years older than Baker, and even Baker's court experience is richer than Xiao Qing, but Xiao Qing's performance at this time is undoubtedly more mature.
Bremen made a personnel change at this time, with Bernisch replaced by the more physical Pasanen, and now they need to strengthen their defence because they know that Hoffenheim will definitely be more aggressive at this time.
Falling behind by two goals is definitely a big challenge, but Xiao Qing believes that he can help the team, and he believes that he will definitely be able to score goals in the next game; Falling behind by two goals is not an insurmountable dilemma, because Hoffenheim can do better! (To be continued......)