Chapter 138 Accident

At half-time, the Schalke 04 fans were in a good mood, because they equalized before the end of the first half, and now the two sides are back on the same starting line. Gram 04 has great hopes of winning.

Delighted, Drax invited Yang Muge and Hao Junmin to drink beer.

"If you want to say that my only dissatisfaction is the halftime whistle!" Although Draxler said so, the expression on his face was quite relaxed, "If we give us a little more time, we can take the lead The score has entered halftime!"

Hao Junmin also said to Yang Muge: "It's really not a good thing to enter the intermission just after the score is equalized. It disrupts our rhythm, but...it depends on how Magath adjusts during the intermission."

Yang Muge nodded.

On this issue, he agrees with the two men.

In front of the beer counter, in the long queue waiting to go to the bathroom, there are Schalke 04 fans excitedly looking forward to the second half of the game.

There were hardly any Dortmund fans to be seen.

At this time, Dortmund fans are basically still sitting in their seats, surrounded by layers of police, and cannot change places casually.

After all, this is a derby, and the fans of both sides have a long history of grievances. What if there is a conflict?

For safety reasons, these Dortmund fans were confined to this area.

They were a little disappointed with the result of the first half.

After taking the lead, they were still expecting to continue to expand their lead, but they didn't expect the opponent to even the score in the end.

Cortana sat in her seat too, not going anywhere.

She barely made a sound in the first half, so she didn't have to moisten her throat with beer at half-time. The surrounding seats were all empty, and those Schalke 04 fans left excitedly, Cortana could finally be quiet for a while.

Throughout the first half, she was practically on the runway, listening to the roar of jetliners taking off.

She doesn't like to come to watch the game, such a noisy environment is one of the reasons.

Stayed here for half a game. Dortmund were equalized by their opponents after taking the lead. And her brother,

Except for getting up and warming up with his teammates, he has been sitting on the bench all the time.

Cortana didn't think Mark was going to make it.

This is simply a waste of my time.

Ruhr Derby, even if you are not a fan. Even if you don't watch the game, you still know the significance of this game.

Such an important and crucial game. How could it be possible to give an inexperienced rookie a chance?

Not to mention that now that the score is equalized, the opponent has the upper hand and their morale is high.

How stupid Klopp would be to replace Barrios. How about giving your younger brother a chance to play?

So no matter how you analyze and guess. Mark is unlikely to have the chance to play in this game.

Even if he really wants to play, it should be an unimportant game in the future, such as when the German Cup is against those weak opponents...

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The fifteen-minute intermission was over quickly. Players from both sides returned to the field.

For the players of Schalke 04, they probably thought the fifteen minutes was too long. Can't wait to get the second half started.

After the players on both sides stood still, the referee blew his whistle, and the second half of the game began.

The second half is the same as the final stage of the first half. As soon as the game started, Schalke 04 swooped and tried to overtake the score as soon as possible.

In the face of Schalke 04's pounce, Dortmund did not panic. Instead, they shrunk their defense first and played steadily.

The two sides are so deadlocked.

Five minutes passed in a stalemate.

Five minutes into the second half, neither side had a better shot.

In the fifty-third minute, Dortmund won the ball and the football was passed to Zhou Yi.

This time, Zhou Yi did not stop the ball, but directly passed the football to avoid being surrounded by Schalke 04 players.

Although his long pass was a bit hasty, the general direction was accurate and he found Barrios.

Barrios stretched out his foot to stop the football and dribbled forward.

Schalke 04 defender Hewedes forced him to the outside.

Barrios naturally had to respond. He made an emergency stop and kicked the football back, intending to change direction and get rid of Hewedes who was defending him.

His dunk really helped him get rid of Hewedes, and then he kicked hard, caught up with the football, swung his right leg and shot hard!

"Barios—!"

The football went over the bar amid Marcel Leff's shouts...

"Oh, what a shame! Probably the best chance Dortmund have had so far in the second half!"

"Barios... Alas!" Duan Xin held his head in his hands in his studio in Beijing and let out a long sigh. "How great is Zhou Yi's long pass! He didn't grasp it! I can't help but think that in the last game of last season, Zhou Yi also made such a beautiful long pass and found Barrios. At that time, Barrios was almost gone. It was a one-shot, but he was kicked and lost..."

Duan Xin complained. Otherwise, Zhou Yi would have successfully scored another assist...

The Schalke 04 fans in the stands breathed a sigh of relief, feeling like they had escaped death.

After finishing the shot, Barrios didn't show any regrets. He bent over and squeezed the muscle at the back of his right thigh where he just shot.

His expression was a little... dignified.

"Huh? Barrios seems to be injured in this shot?" Duan Xin noticed this keenly.

Sure enough, as soon as the words fell, Barrios sat down on the ground and lay down again.

His move immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"After checking his thigh muscles, Barrios suddenly lay down. It seems that he pulled the muscles in the shot just now? In short, he seems to need a team doctor to play..."

After Marcel Leff finished speaking, the referee signaled Dortmund's team doctor to come out.

Dr. Braun ran onto the field with a medical kit.

He went up to check, and quickly made a...substitution action off the court!

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When Mrs. Wagner saw Braun's action in the stands, her body tensed up suddenly—she was nervous.

Is this... a replacement?

Forward?

Dortmund's son Mark Wagner is the only one who can play forward on the bench now!

Could it be...

She didn't dare to think but couldn't help not thinking about it.

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After seeing Dr. Braun's action on the sidelines, Klopp couldn't help scolding the German national curse: "Scheise!"

Then he turned and walked to the coach's bench, and said to assistant coach Buvac: "Get ready for a substitution."

Buvacs froze for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll ask Mark to warm up..."

Hearing him say that, Klopp frowned.

In this game, Dortmund's starting lineup is 4231, and the two midfielders are Zhou Yi and Sven Bender. In the front is Shinji Kagawa. On both sides are Gotze and Gross Kreuz, with Barrios in front as a single arrow.

Now that the striker is gone, the striker must be replaced.

In this game, Dortmund only brought one substitute striker Mark Wagner.

So there is no choice. Dortmund can only replace Mark.

However, after watching Mark's funny and clumsy performance during the warm-up before the game. Klopp has no way to have any expectations for this rookie.

"Wait, Gerico. The rookie?"

"Yes." Buvac nodded and repeated. "That rookie."

"Can we change someone?"

"If you change strikers, no. We only have this striker."

"Let the Japanese play forward?"

"He is a midfielder and a winger. He can't play a center forward, Jurgen..."

A confrontation. Klopp retreated: "Well, you have the final say..."

Buvac turned around and shouted to Mark on the bench: "Boy, you are ready to play, go warm up!"

Mark Wagner raised his head and looked at the assistant coach in confusion and shock. I didn't respond for a while.

"What are you doing in a daze?! Get up and warm up!" Klopp next to him really couldn't see such a confused expression of a player, so he yelled angrily.

Only then did Mark get yelled from the bench, he put on his vest and ran to the warm-up area, and at the same time he was a little excited-the first time he stayed in the first team, the first time he entered the first team squad, the first time ... There is still a chance to represent the first team?

This happiness came too fast!

Behind him, Klopp's brows have not been stretched. He is in a bad mood now. The team was equalized by the opponent, and the situation is unfavorable. There was a chance to overtake, but he didn't grasp it. Moreover, the striker who didn't seize this opportunity was injured... He didn't know whether he should think that this was the retribution for Barrios not being able to grasp the opportunity, or he hoped that Barrios would continue to stay on the court.

Anyway, he's annoying now.

Look at this stupid boy with a confused face. He hasn't figured out the situation yet. Klopp really doesn't think he can play any role. If he hadn't brought a substitute striker himself, he wouldn't have let this rookie play at such a time!

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When Barrios was limping out of the field with the help of team doctor Dr. Braun, Zhou Yi turned his attention to the bench and saw Mark running towards the warm-up area.

Sure enough, the opportunity came, but it was up to Mark himself whether he could seize the opportunity.

Zhou Yi glanced at him, then took his gaze back.

No matter who plays, Zhou Yi has to play his own game well.

Now, before Mark came on the field, there was one less person on the Dortmund pitch. As the core of the team, he couldn't be distracted and think about other people's affairs.

After the game restarted, when the football fell to Dortmund's side, Zhou Yi began to frequently use passing and receiving the ball to control the situation and stabilize the rhythm of the game.

And Schalke 04 desperately wanted to speed up the pace, hoping to take advantage of Dortmund's opportunity to capture their goal.

However, in the face of the tacit pass cooperation between Zhou Yi and his teammates, Schalke 04 was not able to grasp the opportunity of one less player.

If you don't pass the ball forward very much, if you just back and forth, there will be no pressure for Zhou Yi. No matter how hard the opponent pressed him, he didn't panic, and he still passed the ball back and forth calmly.

Seeing Dortmund take Zhou Yi as the core, pass the ball back and forth, and proudly went to the Schalke Stadium, there were boos against them, mainly for Zhou Yi. Because it was Zhou Yi who dominated the situation.

Draxler booed and yelled, "Passive play!"

What a typical Schalke 04 supporter's approach.

But the commentators don't think so.

Needless to say, Duan Xin, as a Chinese commentator, he must be on Zhou Yi's side.

Marcel Leif also thinks that Zhou Yi's approach is very smart: "With one less person, try not to let the possession of the ball change hands. Zhou Yi's approach is very correct. Although this is not very good-looking, it is very important for Dortmund. It is very necessary. In a few minutes, Dortmund will complete the substitution, and they will not have to play like this..." (To be continued.) Enable new website