Chapter 058: Fifteenth Ball! (Ask for subscription!! )
Xiao Qing's goal helped Hoffenheim take the lead, Hoffenheim now have the initiative in the game again, from the last round, Hoffenheim have found the rhythm of scoring, they seem to have found their form, they are likely to continue to put on a hot goal show from the previous period!
Hoffenheim really didn't seem to be satisfied with such a scoreline, they still have a persistent desire to score; In the thirty-fourth minute of the game, Xiao Qing received Edu's pass and shot vigorously in the arc of the penalty area slightly off the left post.
Of course, the Cologne team will not be restrained, they are quite dissatisfied with the referee's decision, they think that Xiao Qing's goal must be offside, this should be a misjudgment! So the players of the current Cologne team are holding a breath of anger in their hearts, they all want to teach Hoffenheim a hard lesson, they are unwilling to admit defeat!
Because this one of the players in the Cologne team seems to be a bit biased, so at this time, when the Cologne team is holding a breath in their hearts, in addition to more ferocious counterattacks to strengthen the attack, their actions on the defensive end have also begun to slowly increase, and they can't allow Hoffenheim to go wild at the Rheinenergy Stadium.
But don't forget, Hoffenheim's pressing was pretty good; The pressing is strong, then it may also show that Hoffenheim's defense is relatively tough, and they are obviously not so Sven on the defensive end, because Sven's pressing is difficult to make the opponent feel nervous, because it is basically difficult to achieve a more hode game effect because of the polite pressing.
Eduardo dribbled the ball down the middle and drove straight in. But Cologne's Pezzoni took advantage of the situation when he couldn't keep up with Eduardo's pace; Seeing some malicious fouls on Pezzoni. Saw Eduardo roll a few times on the pitch due to greater inertia. Hoffenheim's players were a little annoyed.
"Boy, you give me a little care, we'll meet from time to time on the court, and if you continue to commit malicious fouls like this, I don't mind teaching you a great lesson!" For this young player who is only nineteen years old, Xiao Qing did not have the slightest politeness, he glared at Pezzoni very fiercely and yelled, but Xiao Qing at this time was also measured. Although he was warning Pezzoni, he did not have those personal attacks on Pezzoni and the red . Naked threats, because these are likely to be punished early.
"Tell you, aren't we afraid of you, dare to compete with me?" Pezzoni still cringed, but his teammate Xixi didn't care about that, and the young striker, who was only 20 years old, chose to fight Xiao Qing at this time.
"Come, come! Let me see how you play, you should be a striker too, we men. Let's score goals! My previous goal doesn't count for the time being, let's play better in the next game! "Of course Xiao Qing won't fight. Although he couldn't take care of Anna in the stands at this time, because Xiao Qing really didn't want to be banned again at this time for fighting on the field, because that was something that Hoffenheim and Xiao Qing couldn't accept at this stage.
Although at this time, the players of the two teams struggled to pull away the players who wanted to push and fight together, seeing that in the referee's warnings again and again, there could be no major clash on the court this time; However, Pezzoni received a yellow card for his foul, and the referee was more merciful to give Xiao Qing and Xixi a verbal warning.
The players of both teams have some fire in their hearts, so the smell of gunpowder in the game is getting stronger and stronger; In the 42nd minute, Pezzoni was brought down by Hoffenheim defender Gustavo, another foul that caused the players of the two teams to almost erupt into a clash of fouls.
With a 1-0 lead, Hoffenheim's players are still in a good mood, although there were two clashes in the first half, but as long as they take the initiative in the game, this is a pretty good thing for Hoffenheim's players, because for them, only three points are the most important thing.
After the start of the second half, the smell of gunpowder became stronger and stronger. In the 52nd minute, Cologne defender McKenna was sent off with a direct red card for a midfielder flying tackle Salihovic; This time the Cologne fans were dumbfounded, in fact, this time the foul was a little unnecessary, although Salihovic did break through the Cologne team's midfield defense, but their back line is still relatively intact, Salihovic may not be able to pose a greater threat. But perhaps because of the smell of gunpowder since the first half, McKenna was a little anxious, and his flying tackle went straight to Salihovic's feet.
Although Xiao Qing and his teammates were a little worried about Salihovic, but fortunately, although Salihovic was in pain at that time, after a simple examination, Salihovic was still fine. This is definitely a good thing for Hoffenheim, who now have one more man on the pitch, which naturally gives the Hoffenheim players more confidence to win away from home.
But the development of things exceeded everyone's expectations, just four minutes later, Hoffenheim defender Gustavo was broken through by Cologne striker Hihi when he scrambled, and Gustavo kicked Hehi at this time and received a second yellow card and was also sent off!
Everyone was dumbfounded, with one player from each team sent off, and Hoffenheim lost their main midfielder while taking the lead, which would have been an even more unnecessary foul!
The two teams returned to the same running line, and because of such a foul or two times, the players of both teams were quite angry, and their offense at this time was even more ferocious, they were going to ravage the opponent hard, and they would never have any politeness in this game!
In the 65th minute, Xiao Qing took the ball with his back near the penalty spot and knocked back, and his left-footed shot on the line of the Comper penalty area was blocked by Cologne defender Jeromel at the right post; In the 68th minute, Cologne full-back Vorm threw a powerful throw-in from the left, and Novakovic stopped the ball on his chest on the edge of the small penalty area and fired a hooked shot that was confiscated by Hoffenheim goalkeeper Haas.
Although the Cologne team's attack is fierce, the Hoffenheim people are still very confident that they are about to drag the Cologne team into the abyss that they can't handle, and the fatal opportunity they are waiting for has appeared!
In the 73rd minute of the game, Jaisler made a long pass in the middle circle, and Salihovic was brought into the penalty area on the left side of the penalty area to face Mondragon's low shot and was blocked to the right side; Xiao Qing made up for the follow-up, but the Cologne goalkeeper Mondragon subconsciously stretched out his foot and stopped Xiao Qing's shot again; It's just that at this time, Ibisevic's easy push from five meters away to score an empty goal is unstoppable, and Hoffenheim has the lead in two away strokes!
Cologne, who are two goals down, did not give up, they want to regain face at home, they cannot lose to Hoffenheim like this; So four minutes later, Cologne midfielder Petit scored a direct free kick from 28 meters out, and in the confusion, Cologne striker Novakovic casually stretched out his foot to change the direction of the ball, leaving Haas helpless. There was a cheer at the Rheinland Energy Stadium, and Cologne pulled a goal back, and now they still have a chance, because the score is now 1-2!
Hoffenheim made two substitutions in a row, and Edu was replaced by Weiss; Nelsson also replaced Tebel and now Hoffenheim are starting to tighten up defensively, and with about ten minutes left in the game, they only need to hold on to a one-goal lead!
In the 83rd minute, Vorm crossed from the left, and Novakovic's header was confiscated by Hoffenheim goalkeeper Haas; At this time, the Cologne team has started to attack desperately, and now they have no time to think about other things, and now there are only ten minutes before the end of the game, and they must seize this time.
But when the Cologne team was attacking, although the half court was retracted to strengthen the defense, Hoffenheim would still choose to attack at the right time, and the speed of their counterattack was quite fast, but the current Cologne team obviously forgot the sharpness of Hoffenheim's counterattack.
In the eighty-seventh minute of the game, there was a sudden exclamation at the Rheinenergy Stadium, and the Cologne team, which was attacking around Hoffenheim's half, suffered a fatal blow; Novakovic's shot hit Hoffenheim defender Nelsson, and at the back, Hoffenheim's players were aggressively vying for the ball.
At this time, with the advantage of his speed and physical fitness, Xiao Qing chose to retract the half court to strengthen the defense; Salihovic stopped for a moment after taking the ball, and found that Xiao Qing quickly hit the front court from the right side, and he did not hesitate to choose a wide range of transfer balls.
In the exclamation of the Cologne fans, Xiao Qing unloaded the ball, relying on his own speed, and because the half of the Cologne team that was pressed was relatively empty, so now Xiao Qing can quickly break through on the side. Although Xiao Qing at this time had the defenders of the Cologne team to watch out when he was cutting inside, Xiao Qing felt really good now because of Ibisevic, who stayed in the front court to contain him.
Xiao Qing, who cut into the right side of the penalty area, saw that Cologne defender Pezzoni did not step forward for a long time, Xiao Qing did not hesitate at this time, although there was a distance of about ten meters, but Xiao Qing was still sure! Xiao Qing fired a low right-footed shot into the far corner in an exclamation to score his fifteenth league goal of the season, and he also helped Hoffenheim take a three-to-one lead, at this time, it was the goal that decided the victory of the game, and it completely killed the suspense of Zuihou of the game! (To be continued......)