Chapter 214: Two Goals
After the resumption of the game, the situation on the pitch did change as the commentators said. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Favre made the first change, replacing striker Kreuzer with midfielder Marquez.
It's time to strengthen the defense.
Subsequently, all Borussia Mönchengladbach's players returned to their own half to defence, with the vast majority concentrated in the 30-metre area inside and outside the box.
Dortmund, on the other hand, fought back with all their might.
So for a while, the game almost showed a state of "half-court attack and defense" - Dortmund pressed Borussia Mönchengladbach to play, and Borussia Mönchengladbach's side couldn't even pass half the court.
And there is also a situation on the field that the commentators are worried about, that is, in the face of the dense defense of Borussia Mönchen, Dortmund actually does not have a very good way to break the goal, either a cross from the side, a point from the middle, or a long-range shot from the periphery.
But the first approach requires a very good center forward in the middle, and this center must not only be able to grab points, but also have excellent physical fitness, be strong enough, tall enough, and bounce well. It's a pity that neither Aubameyang nor Marc belong to such players. Once Borussia Mönchengladbach's men retreat into the box and leave the goal full of people, it will be almost impossible for Mark's small stature to take advantage. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is a speedy striker and is not suitable for a centre-forward. The lack of a real center forward is a problem that Dortmund has been facing since Lewandowski left, and it can be reflected when it is necessary to attack.
The second method is long-range shooting, but long-range shooting has never been a high-success attacking method, and many times improving goals depends on luck.
But apart from these two methods, Dortmund has no better way.
Even if there is Zhou Yi, there is no space in the penalty area, and there is no way to pass the ball inside.
Yan Min also tried to break through, but the forbidden area is full of people, how can there be such a good breakthrough?
In the 74th minute, he broke through with the ball and fell into the box, causing a wave of boos in the stands - Dortmund fans thought it should be a penalty, but the referee did not say anything, and the Borussia Mönchengladbach players came up to scold Yan Min for faking the fall.
Of course, judging from the slow-motion playback, Yan Min is indeed suspected of faking a fall, at least his falling action is too exaggerated......
There's nothing to say, it's what it should be, and Yan Min may be too eager to create scoring opportunities for the team. He was not awarded a yellow card for faking this fall, which should be his luck......
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The continuous bombardment allowed Dortmund to win a corner kick in the 77th minute.
In order to defend this corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach was naturally on guard, and the box was full of their people, which was simply airtight.
In today's game, Royce was on the field, so Zhou Yi did not go to the corner.
Of course, he didn't kill directly in the forbidden area, looking at the dense people in the forbidden area, Zhou Yi knew that he didn't have any good fruit to eat when he went up.
So he chose to retreat outside the penalty area and wait for the opportunity to get the second spot.
When it comes to judging forms, Zhou Yi always has a natural acuity.
When the referee blew the whistle, the corner was taken by Reus, who kicked the ball towards goal for the high post of Papastathopoulos and Hummels.
But Borussia Mönchengladbach's defenders are not fools, so how could they not be on guard against the two of them? With Hummers and Papastathopoulos surrounded by Borussia Mönchengladbach's men, Reuss was naturally pushed out by Borussia Mönchengladbach's players after the ball was released.
When the football was still flying in the air, Zhou Yi found the second landing point, and then ran up.
When the football was pushed out, Zhou Yi just rushed to the second landing point, and the timing was very good, he picked up his right leg against the football, and did not stop the ball to adjust, but directly volleyed!
"Zhou Yi-!"
Boom!
The ball rushed into the dense crowd in the penalty area, as if trying to penetrate the sunlight of thick dark clouds.
In the crowd, Borussia Mönchengladbach's Hermann put his hands behind his back and tried to block the ball with his body.
He touched the football, but not on the front of his body, but on the side of his knee.
The ball jumped on the outside of his knee and swerved straight into the bottom left corner of the goal!
In the face of this change-of-direction ball, the "Little Lion King" Ter Stegen is powerless even if he is brave......
He stiffened and could only watch as the ball flew into his goal......
"Zhou Yi! Good ball! 2:2! Dortmund chased back! Now the two sides are back on the same starting line!"
"In the 77th minute, Dortmund finally equalised, but now there is not much time left for them! With ten minutes left, they have to score another goal! Is it possible?"
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After Zhou Yi scored, he first rushed to the goal to catch the ball, but someone moved faster than him, and the closest to the goal was Hummels, who rushed into the goal, picked up the football, turned and ran out.
Seeing this, Zhou Yi didn't run into the goal, turned around, and ran back to his own half.
"Zhou Yi scored twice in this game! almost single-handedly saved Dortmund......" The TV screen played Zhou Yi's goal just now, Duan Xin was not very sure, "But is this goal Zhou Yi's, or Herman's own goal?"
Soon, the result of this goal was played on TV - under Zhou Yi's name!
"It was Zhou Yi's goal! In this way, Zhou Yi's goal this season has reached thirteen! surpassing his twelve league goals last season, becoming the most league goal in his career!" Duan Xin was very happy. "And it's only the twenty-fifth round of the league now, Zhou Yi still has time to continue to refresh this record!"
After Zhou Yi's goal, Dortmund's coach's bench was also full of jubilation, and everyone jumped up and cheered.
Cortana is among them.
After celebrating the goal for Dortmund, Cortana glanced up at the big screen, where the latest score was played, and below the score were the names of the scorers of both sides, followed by Zhou Yi's name, which was the time period when the goal was scored.
Zhou Yi scored twice and scored two goals.
Cortana's heart pounded.
She thought of the conversation she had with Zhou Yi.
"Propose to you with a hat-trick!" Propose to you live at the game, in front of all the TV viewers and fans!"
I don't know why, Cortana was still laughing at Zhou Yi at the time, but now she is a little nervous.
Because Zhou Yi has already scored two goals in the game, and he is in very good shape.
What if he really completed his hat-trick and really proposed to himself in front of so many people......
Will you not be ready?
When she looked at Zhou Yi again, Cortana's eyes were already a little complicated.
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After Borussia Dortmund's equaliser, Borussia Mönchengladbach now faces the question of how they will play for the next ten minutes.
Do you go all out to attack or continue to shrink defensively?
Borussia Mönchengladbach are eighth so far this season with 36 points. They certainly don't need to worry about relegation, but that doesn't mean they don't have a goal and can have no desires.
Now they don't look at them in eighth place, but they are not far from the top six in the league. Augsburg, who are in sixth place, currently have 38 points, while Borussia Mönchengladbach have 36 points, just one game away.
And Augsburg's current round of league games has been played, they lost 1:2 to Schalke 04 at their home stadium, although Mainz before Borussia Mönchengladbach also won, and now they are 41 points to run to the front, but they do not hinder Borussia Mönchengladbach's ranking.
Because Wolfsburg, who were originally ranked fifth, drew in this round of the league and accumulated 40 points, and now the ranking has dropped to sixth, and their original ranking is occupied by Mainz.
A win for Borussia Mönchengladbach would take them up one place on 39 points, as well as just one point off sixth-placed Wolfsburg.
For a team like Borussia Mönchengladbach, it would be of great benefit to qualify for next season's European competition, whether it was the Metropolitan League or the Europa League, at least in terms of financial revenue.
That's what they have to earn.
Thinking about it this way, Borussia Mönchengladbach should probably go all out to win away from home, right?
But that doesn't have to be the case.
Borussia Mönchengladbach's draw with Borussia Dortmund would turn 36 points into 37 points and they would still be eighth in the league - because Hertha Berlin, who also have 36 points, have already lost 3-0 to Hannover 96.
At the same time, Borussia Mönchengladbach are three points away from the top six in the league, which is still not an unacceptable result. After all, there are nine rounds left in the league.
So it's not like Borussia Mönchengladbach can't accept a draw.
At this point, you need to make a choice, whether to accept the draw and continue to defend to the 2:2 scoreline, or try to fight back to beat Borussia Dortmund away and close the gap between yourself and the top six in the league?
Favre stood on the sidelines, his brow furrowed, lost in thought.