Chapter 165 First Half 0:0
Piao Tianwen It has been four seasons since Werder Bremen won the Bundesliga championship in 2003-04. In these four years, they have won two runner-ups and two third-place finishes. The team's offensive is as shattering as before, and the team's passion always plays a gorgeous strong voice like before.
However, the fans of Wesser Stadium don't want just these. They are eager for the team to go further. They have been looking forward to the league championship for a long time. As one of the most appealing teams in the Bundesliga, Bremen has failed this season in the Champions League, leaving fans with only the league and the cup.[]
In the first round of the game after the winter break, while Bremen defeated his opponent, Bayern Munich drew with his opponent away. Bremen stood at the second place in the league standings for the first time this season with the advantage of goal difference, and was only 4 points away from Schalke 04, the first round of away challenge to the stadium. If he can win, it will undoubtedly shorten the gap with the leader to 1 point.
"Dear fans, long time no see. Welcome to the Aoyou Stadium to watch a focus battle between Schalke 04 and Werder Bremen. After a winter break, is your enthusiasm still there? Are your shouts still so passionate? Come on, let us look forward to our beloved Schalke 04's first home game after the winter break. Ladies and gentlemen, come on, show your greatest enthusiasm and welcome our players..."
This game is also the first Schalke 04 game broadcast by ccav after the winter break. In order to better explain the game to zg fans, Tao Wei and Duan Xuan also made sufficient preparations.
"I wonder what you think of this game, Tao Wei?"
"Werder Bremen did not introduce any heavyweight players throughout the winter break, just like Schalke 04. The starting lineup of both sides is almost the same as when the two sides first met in the first half of the season. Both teams won their respective opponents in the last round. Judging from the game process, Schalke 04 won more than the first half. The performance in the second half was obviously greater than that in the first half. Werder Bremen suppressed his opponents in normal games, and the victory was easier.
Moreover, neither team has any injuries. This game is the strongest battle between the two sides. I believe this game will be very exciting."
"Well, it's true. I believe many zg fans are paying more attention to Qin Tian's performance. What news has been made in Qin Tian recently? Tao Wei, you have been following the Bundesliga. Do you have any news?"
"Well, as far as I know, there are very few transfer rumors surrounding Qin Tian at present, which seems to be a bit inconsistent with Qin Tian's current status. But I think most clubs are focusing on summer, and I think that Qin Tian might set off a transfer storm at that time."
"Haha, I also hope that one day a zg guy can set a new transfer record. OK, we see that the players on both sides have entered the court, let's take a look at the starting lineup of both sides.
First of all, Werder Bremen's side, goalkeeper Wizer, Pasaning, Mertesacker, Naldo, and Fritz on the back line, and the midfielder is in a prismatic position, with Bowman at the end, one on the left and one on the right, Jensen and Flins at the front, Diego at the front, and the two forwards are Rosenberg and Sanogo.
Schalke 04 is still their 4-4-2 formation. Goalkeeper Neuer and defenders are Rafinia, Boden, Pique and Westman from left to right, midfielder Marin, Rakitic, Qin Tian and Ozil, and Kuranyi partnered with Falfan on the forward line.
As expected, both sides brought out their strongest lineups, hoping that both sides can bring a wonderful game to the fans and friends."
"Yes, let's get into the game together."
Aoyu, which can accommodate about 50,000 people, looks around and is full at this moment. As Schalke 04's performance gets better and better, the attendance rate is also high. Today, Aoyu is still a sea of blue, and most fans are wearing the team's traditional blue jerseys to cheer. Looking closely, fans wearing the "27" jersey account for a large proportion.
With the referee's whistle, this heavyweight showdown that attracted the attention of all Germany kicked off.
"The first to kick off was Schalke 04. Falfan handed the ball to Rakitic behind him. Rakitic passed the ball to his teammates on the back without hesitation. The formations of both sides slowly opened." At the same time as the whistle sounded, the commentator who went to the scene started today's work with a crackling sound.
Basically, each team will always launch a few tentative attacks at the beginning of the game. One is to test the opponent's defense today, and the other is to feel the referee's blow today. Westman on the right took a few steps forward and then directly teleported to the team's left side to find his teammate Marin. Flins, who was defending on the right, jumped up and stretched his legs and wanted to try his best to get the ball. It was a little bit worse.
Marin still successfully caught the ball. After getting the ball, Marin did not rush to pass the ball, and was still a distance away from Flins behind Bremen. Marin slowly advanced towards the opponent's half, and his teammates from the middle and right pressed forward at the same time, and the back line gradually moved forward with Marin's rhythm.
After all, the game has just begun, so there is no need to attack hard at the beginning. I will observe it first. After running forward a little, Flins has already forced him up. Marin did not forcefully and immediately distributed the ball to Rakitic. After receiving the ball, Rakitic began to organize the attack. Now Sloka is focusing on cultivating Rakitic, so he often asks Rakitic to try to organize Schalke 04's offensive after getting the ball.
Rakitic took the ball and looked at the defensive position of Bremen players. The opponent retreated quickly and had already set up a formation in his half. He had no good idea, so he pushed the ball across to Qin Tian, controlled the rhythm of the game, and slowly looked for the opponent's gap.
Qin Tian also understood Rakitic's intentions, and when the opponent grabbed the ball, he passed the ball back to Rakitic. The two of them looked for the gap for the opponent's team through back and forth. For a while, the pace of the game on the court was a bit slow, but fortunately there was no booing, after all, this was Schalke 04's home court.
Time passed by minute by minute. After receiving Qin Tian's kick again, Rakitic did not pass it back to other teammates. He suddenly raised his speed and rushed towards the opponent's hinterland. Werder Bremen, who was used to Schalke 04's slow rhythm, was also a little stunned by this sudden change.
Bremen players Naldo and Baumann did not have enough tacit understanding when dealing with this ball. They both rushed towards Rakitic from their defensive positions at the same time, and the teammates behind them did not fill the position as soon as possible. A blue figure found the gap accurately. No. 27 behind them was extremely eye-catching, and Rakitic rolled the ball and made a straight pass.
Qin Tian's body did not twist at all, and his right foot gently moved along the momentum of the ball rolling, changing the direction of the ball rolling. In the penalty area, Kulanyi penetrated the penalty area diagonally from Mertesak, and after getting the ball, he shot.
"Rakitic suddenly started, the defensive player made a mistake, Qin Tian ran in place, Rakitic passed the ball, Qin Tian kept stopping the ball, his ankle shook, and the ball passed to Kuranyi. Strike! Oh, Kuranyi, this ball shot too well, goalkeeper Weize is not a rookie, he doesn't move at all, and he easily holds the ball in his arms." Tao Wei was a little regretful that the ball did not score.
"This ball started with Rakitic's start and until Kuranyi's shot, it was like rehearsing hundreds of times in advance, flowing smoothly and without any extra kick." Duan Xuan was also very excited. The game that was originally a bit dull suddenly had a ripple.
"Yes, angle! At the critical moment, Kuranyi's door was still a little hasty."
Although goalkeeper Weize hugged the ball, he was still shocked and sweated. "Please keep a stare at Kulanyi, stare at Kulanyi, don't be distracted." He was obviously very dissatisfied with his teammates not controlling Kulanyi just now, and reminded him loudly. In fact, there is no need for Weize to shout, the few Bremen defenders were also very embarrassed. The ball just now made a mistake.
"Baobabababababababa..." Although the ball was not scored, Schalke's fans were very satisfied.
Wizer kicked the ball with a big foot, and the two teams started the next round of competition again. After that foot just now, Schalke 04 seemed to have found inspiration for the offensive and began to launch a tide-like attack towards Bremen's goal, just like waves slamming against the beach, wave after wave, wave higher and higher.
But Werder Bremen also learned from the experience just now, making the defense clear, and resisting the attack of the tide like a huge reef. Sometimes, the sea of earth stretches out its tentacles and stretches out one or two strokes to Schalke 04's hinterland.
During this period of competition between the two teams, the pace suddenly became very fast. Although there was a goal missing, the enthusiasm of the fans was fully mobilized, with applause, cheers and boos endlessly.
In the 21st minute of the first half, Ozil broke through Yansen's defense on the right. Before Pasaning attacked, he rubbed the ball to Qin Tian. Qin Tian simply kicked the ball to the center of the penalty area, trying to find Falfan, but was pushed out by Bauman. Flins did not dare to neglect and broke the sideline with one kick.
Westman quickly rolled the ball on the sideline and passed it to Ozil in front. Ozil pushed the ball back to Westman with his head. Westman passed the ball directly to Marin on the left side. Marin easily removed the ball with his knee, slammed his right foot and pushed his left foot forward, easily allowing Fritz to grab it.
There was a gap on the right side of Bremen. Marin decisively cut inside after the bottom of the ground. The teammates in the penalty area quickly involved Marin and waited for an opportunity to pull out a gap. Mertesack rushed towards Marin decisively, believing that the teammates behind him could make up for his position.
Marin made a pass gesture, and Mertesack jumped up to block the ball with his body, but no ball flew over. Marin immediately spiked the ball with his left foot and suddenly passed the ball along the turf to the top of the penalty area. There, Rakitic had already flashed out of the open position, and after blocking the ball with his right foot, he shot with a strong shot.
The ball flew towards the goal like a shell. Weize quickly moved his hands on the goal line and placed his hands in front of his chest to block the ball. The ball that was bounced out flew high into the air and fell back to the ground again. Naldo accurately found the landing point of the ball. Before he had time to destroy the ball, he was pushed by the momentum from behind. While falling on the lawn, the ball flew into the goal.
"Beep", the whistle sounded before the ball flew in, and all the players looked at the referee. The goal was invalid and the foul was in front! One sad and one happy, the header was Qin Tian, with a beautiful header, but unfortunately the foul was in front. Qin Tian also felt that his actions just now were a little too fierce. Not getting a yellow card was considered to be the referee's mercy.
"Oh, Qin Tian's header is very beautiful, but the referee obviously doesn't think so. Let's take a look at the slow motion back defense, oh... It should be this time that Qin Tian did not hold his leg when he jumped behind Naldo and pushed Naldo. The referee's penalty was accurate." After careful study, Duan Xuan came to the conclusion unwillingly.
In the 35th minute of the first half, Bremen launched a counterattack. Front court player Diego showed his gorgeous call, shook Rakitic, who was defending him, cut into the penalty area and shot. The ball was hit by Neuer alone. Pique got the ball first, and his big foot moved forward. Qin Tian jumped up and rubbed forward in the middle, and over. After getting the ball, Kulanyi passed Falfan directly. The latter saw the goalkeeper standing in front and shot with a jump shot. His strength was not controlled well, and he fell directly above the goal.
In the 41st minute, Schalke made a comeback. Qin Tian passed the ball in the middle to Ozil who was inserted at high speed on the right wing. Ozil used his skills to directly dunk Pasaning, but did not choose to pass the ball. He directly shot, hit the post of the goal and bounced out, which caused the fans at the scene to sigh.
"Oh, Bremen's defensive strength and luck are amazing. Schalke 04 needs a lot of effort to score a goal," the commentator said unwillingly. The fans at the scene seemed to be responding to the commentator's words, constantly making trouble in the stands.
Bremen, who was unwilling to be passively beaten, also resisted tenaciously. As the first half approached, Diego fought hard in the middle again, which gave Bremen a chance to have a direct free kick with an excellent position, which was also the best opportunity Bremen got in the first half.
Only about 22 meters away from the goal, the position slightly tilted to the left. Diego personally took the free kick, wiped off the sweat from his forehead, took a few deep breaths, and calmed the mood that had just been beaten. With the referee's whistle, Diego began to run slowly, and the last few steps suddenly increased the frequency. His right foot suddenly pulled the ball, and a beautiful arc slid through the air and headed straight to the upper right corner of the goal.
"Ah!" Neuer roared, and his whole body rushed towards the direction of the ball flying over as if it was installed in a spring. He pointed the ball gently with his fingers. It was really just a light move. The ball changed direction and hit the post and rubbed it out.
"Ah..." A huge sigh came from thousands of Bremen fans who were expeditioning with the team!
"Bang..." The huge applause came from Schalke 04's fans, the joy of rebirth after the disaster!
Chapter completed!