Chapter 240: How to Delay Time Correctly

Rudy's near-goal-scoring shot was Hoffenheim's last shot of the game. Tomato ▽○ --'.x-f'q-x-s-'.-c'o-m

But it wasn't the last kick of the game.

Bayern Munich then played an attack, with Arjen Robben cutting inside from the right flank and pulling away from the side before he got up and fired a left-footed shot at goal.

This is his signature trick, the Savior of countless times.

This time, there were high hopes for this, and all eyes were on football.

The ball arced in the air, bypassing Hoffenheim goalkeeper Gral, who was struggling to save, but also around the outside of the post and flying off the line!

Robben ...... Oops! The arc is a little bigger! It's just a little bit!"

With the narrator's regretful shout, Robben knelt on the ground, holding his head in his hands, looking extremely regretful.

Robben's missed kick dealt a certain blow to Bayern Munich's morale, and in the subsequent injury time, neither side could score again or threaten the goal.

When the referee blew the full-time whistle, the Hoffenheim players couldn't help but hug each other to celebrate the remarkable draw.

The Bayern Munich players performed differently, some were disappointed and confused, and some were unwilling to go to the referee to theorize, thinking that the referee gave less injury time...... But their actions did not change the outcome, but rather showed the deep fear of such a strong team......

When the whistle blew, Pep Guardiola swallowed his disappointment and shook hands with Hoffenheim's head coach Gistor politely, then turned back to his coaching team, and asked: "What's the result over there?"

'There was stoppage time. Herman Grande said.

Pep Guardiola was a little surprised, but he didn't expect the game to be over yet.

'They kicked off a minute later than us in the second half and then there were seven minutes of stoppage time because of the red card, the penalty and the referee in the middle ......of the game,' Grande explained.

Guardiola didn't say a word, but turned and walked down the hallway.

The others looked at each other, then some came on the pitch to comfort the players, while others stood still and continued to wait for the latest news from the Mercedes-Benz Arena.

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"It's over!" Bouch said in Klopp's ear as he walked up to Klopp's side, unable to hide his excitement. "3:3! Hoffenheim draw with Bayern Munich!"

Klopp didn't move, didn't even turn his head, his eyes continued to stare at the court, but his fists hanging at his sides clenched hard.

There were seven minutes of stoppage time. At the time of the game, Klopp protested to the referee, but that didn't change the referee's decision.

Stuttgart seized this last opportunity and launched a fierce attack on the Dortmund goal, vowing to slash Dortmund in the last minute and add a valuable three points to their relegation!

And what about Dortmund, who have all been pressed back into their own half, and they can't play against each other.

Zhou Yidu helped the team defend at the edge of the penalty area.

Jurgen Klopp suddenly turned to Bwach and said, "Let the captain go." ”

This is the last substitution in hand.

He wants to bring in Kyle, on the one hand, to stall for time, and on the other hand, to strengthen the defense.

Svende was almost at centre-back at this point.

There is only one Zhou Yi in the middle of the midfield, of course, it is not good.

Bwach runs off to Kyle.

Soon Kyle was back with Klopp.

"I don't need to say more, do I?" asked Klopp.

Kyle shook his head, "No. I know what to do. ”

"Alright, go ahead!" Klopp slapped Kyle the back, pushing him toward the fourth officer.

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Dortmund is going to make a substitution, Stuttgart certainly knows what they are going to do at this time, how can they let Dortmund's plan to delay time succeed?

So taking advantage of the opportunity of the football being controlled by them, they looked for opportunities to score on the one hand, and on the other hand, they did not easily hand over possession, resulting in Kyle standing on the field for a full minute without getting a chance to change the field.

At the same time, the defensive pressure on the front and middle of the Dortmund penalty area is increasing.

Zhou Yi looked left and right, he couldn't use fouls to pause the game, because in his position, if he fouled, he would give the opponent a free kick with a particularly good position, and if the opponent didn't do it, he would be able to use this free kick to score a goal......

So to stop the game, you still have to take possession of the ball into your own hands.

Stuttgart is now passing the ball horizontally, Zhou Yi saw the opportunity, judged the opponent's passing route, and suddenly rushed up with an arrow step, and stabbed the football away before the Stuttgart player caught the ball!

"Zhou Yi!

Zhou Yi, who grabbed the ball, didn't organize any counterattacks, and now he can't fight back at all, and he doesn't have any teammates in front of him.

But he still rounded his legs and held back his strength to make a long pass.

The ball was certainly not passed to any of the previous Dortmund players, but was actually a big clearance.

However, unlike the casual kick out of the touchline, Zhou Yi's kick was aimed at the corner flag area of the Stuttgart half, and he used his precise long pass footwork there.

The ball flew all the way to the sideline.

Stuttgart's goalkeeper Ulreich simply burst out of the box in the hope of intercepting the ball.

But just as he was about to rush to the football, it hit the ground and bounced out of the sideline...... The place out of bounds was already near the exclusion zone, and although it didn't fly to the corner flag area, it was far enough away.

Ulreich had no choice but to rush out and pick up the ball, trying to quickly throw the throw-in so that the game could resume immediately.

But the referee stopped him from doing so, signaling to wait and allow Dortmund on the sidelines to make a substitution.

Piercing boos rang out from the stands.

Ulreich was also dissatisfied.

But no matter how unhappy Stuttgart's people are, Dortmund can finally complete the substitution.

Jurgen Klopp replaced striker Mark with Kyle, and the intention to strengthen the defense was clear.

The substituted Mark walked down slowly, looking like he was deliberately delaying the game, and the boos in the stands were even louder. There are also Stuttgart players who came up and pushed Mark, telling him to hurry down and not stall here.

The referee also blew the whistle and ran over, giving Mark a yellow card for the obvious delay and warning him to hurry up.

Mark was now muttering and trotting off.

By the time Kyle came on, the game had reached the ninety-fifth minute and twenty seconds left, with one minute and forty seconds left before the end of the race.

At the same time as the substitution, Zhou Yi shouted Yan Min's name, and then pointed to Ulreich, who was preparing to serve on the sidelines, and Stuttgart defender Sakai Gode, who went back to receive the ball.

Yan Min knew what Zhou Yi meant, this was to let him interfere with Stuttgart's throw-in.

Anyway, he has speed and physical strength, and even if he goes up, he can quickly return to defense through speed.

So Yan Min obediently forced up.

Seeing this, Ulreich had no choice but to give up his plan to take the throw-in, and if the ball was cut off by the Dortmund players, they would have been able to shoot straight into the empty net!

Stuttgart had to recalibrate the throw-in, with Kotoku Sakai throwing it, but had to come back from the front with a receiver.

And there is more than one back, because of the presence of Yan Min, two players who receive the ball have to come back, so that Yan Min can't force Stuttgart's players with the ball.

Seeing that Stuttgart had two people back, Zhou Yi shouted again: "Yan Min!

Since the other party has gone back to the two people who receive the ball, it is useless to let Yan Min stay in the front court, but it will also make there be one less person in the backcourt when defending, anyway, the purpose of delaying time has been achieved.

Yan Min also quickly rushed back as he said.

Seeing this situation, the Stuttgart players were also quite helpless.

Compared with Mark's grinding down, Zhou Yi's means of delaying time are more clever, and you can't find fault with the rules to punish him......

Duan Xin laughed: "Ha! Zhou Yi commanded Yan Min to help Dortmund buy dozens of seconds......

By the time Stuttgart was finally able to throw the throw-in, there was only one minute and twenty seconds left in stoppage time......

Next, Dortmund recycled the defense across the line, while Stuttgart, except for the goalkeeper, pressed everyone over the halfway line and kept sending crosses into Dortmund's goal.

However, until the last second, Stuttgart could not find the back of the net against Borussia Dortmund.

When the referee blew the final whistle at 97 minutes and 8 seconds into the game, the Dortmund substitutes, who had been on the sidelines for a long time, rushed onto the pitch with cheers and cheers to celebrate the victory, as well as the draw for Bayern Munich.

"In the long 97 minutes, Borussia Dortmund won the crucial victory, but more importantly, in the other stadium, Hoffenheim drew away to Bayern Munich!

"It's really a wonderful 'Tale of Two Cities'!" Duan Xin sighed. Bayern Munich were unexpectedly held to a draw at home by Hoffenheim, while Borussia Dortmund beat Stuttgart in a tenacious away thud...... Having shortened the gap with Bayern Munich to just two points, it feels like the best part of the season is finally coming off!"

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Zhou Yi hugged the panting Yan Min and patted him on the shoulder: "You did a beautiful job just now!"

Although Yan Min's physical fitness is very good, after playing such a game, he will inevitably be out of breath and lose his physical strength, and now he can only rely on Zhou Yi's body, and say intermittently: "Yes, it was commanded by you...... Okay, we, are we only two points behind now?"

Zhou Yi patted him happily: "Yes, it's only two points behind!"

"Hey...... Hey...... Hey!" Yan Min laughed happily and intermittently.

The scene was captured on television and on the cameras of reporters.

Duan Xin smiled after seeing this scene: "Yan Min is smiling like a simple child in Zhou Yi's arms...... I'm really happy for the two of them! After a season of perseverance, now we are finally going to see hope! If Dortmund can win the league title this season, it will be a dream season for Yan Min, who has just joined Dortmund and is about to usher in the first league title of his career...... This luck, I don't know how many people will be envied to death!"