Chapter 129 Hoffenheim is here!
Van Nistroy's goal ignited all the passion that Rhein Neka had accumulated for a long time. From the beginning of the game, Hoffenheim fans were guessing when Hoffenheim could score in this game. In their opinion, CSKA Moscow is not the kind of team that can threaten them. If it was Manchester United, the home team fans might not be so active.
The live broadcast was shouting: "The first minute of the game is Hoffenheim--"
The fans responded in unison: "One!!"
"The CSKA Moscow—"
"zero!!"
"The person who scored the goal was Luther--"
"Van Nistruy! Van Nistruy!! Van Nistruy!!!" The fans shouted the name of the goalkeeper Van Nistruy three times.
Amid the cheers, Van Nistrui clenched his fists and waved it to the stands. After joining Hoffenheim for so long, he finally scored a goal, and he scored such a historic goal. He was also very excited.
"Van Nistrue! He scored his 57th goal in the UEFA Champions League! Although he is 33 years old, his sense of smell in front of the goal is not affected by his age at all! It is really a sword that is not old!" He Ping dedicated all his praise to this respectable Dutch veteran.
"Rangnick made Luther start in this game, obviously because he was attracted by his experience in the Champions League. Judging from this goal, he did the right thing. He scored 57 goals in 79 games, which was terrifying efficiency! He is still the 'king of the small penalty area'!"
Everyone gave the praise to Van Nystruey who scored the goal, but after celebrating the goal, Van Nystruey hugged Chu Zhongtian alone.
"Thank you," he said to the person planning the attack.
"It's me who should say thank you, Luther. The person who scored the goal is you."
"You know this goal is very important to me. I want to have a new start here, now." Van Nestroy patted Chu Zhongtian on the back.
※※※The fans cheered on, and the game on the court has begun again.
The players of CSKA Moscow were very depressed. They didn't expect to fall behind just one minute after the game. This was something they didn't expect before the game. Not to mention them, even head coach Juander Ramos didn't expect his team to concede the ball so quickly.
Now their pre-match plan was completely disrupted, and the players were at a loss, and some players with poor psychological qualities were directly blank, not knowing what to do.
After the game started again, Hoffenheim did not relax because of the goal. They continued to pursue this opportunity to score after the opponent kicked off.
This is the style of Hoffenheim football - offense, attacking no matter when. This style of play may not be very smart, but it is like a gust of oncoming wind, making the opponent breathless. A smart style of play is not suitable for the young and energetic Hoffenheim. Perhaps with the increase in the number of veterans in their team, Hoffenheim will also become smart and cunning in the future.
Of course, the CSKA Moscow would not be willing to lose at home, so they tried their best to get the initiative back, but they were completely unfamiliar with Hoffenheim and were very uncomfortable with Hoffenheim's continuous rhythm like a storm.
They were in a passive situation throughout the first half.
Just when he wanted to attack, he was hit back by Hoffenheim's series of fierce offensives. Later, he found that the danger of attacking was even greater, so he simply shrank behind and stopped coming out. He just wanted to suffer a 0:1 score to the halftime break and see how the head coach arranged and adjusted it.
Only Krasic was not satisfied with this state and kept looking for opportunities in the frontcourt. Unfortunately, he has too many players and doesn't like passing and cooperating, so it's always easy to defend him. Chu Zhongtian doesn't need to take action. Sana can handle him alone. It's not difficult for Baker to defend him after getting used to his way of playing football.
Krasic worked hard, but seemed a little embarrassed in front of Sana and Baker.
Chu Zhongtian focused on organizing the offense, and he promoted every attack of the team. Because he was in the back, the players of the CSKA Moscow were unable to defend each time, which gave him a lot of space and a lot of time.
Hoffenheim's continuous offensive made the fans in the stands enjoyable. In addition to the first 3,000 fans, many of them gradually fell in love with Hoffenheim last season. Why do they like it? Of course, it is because the offensive football played by this team is very good, which makes them excited. They are watching Hoffenheim's game in order to see such football.
This game is live broadcast all over the world, which has also allowed more people to understand what kind of team Hoffenheim is. The influence of the Champions League is much greater than that of the Bundesliga, so naturally more people pay attention to it.
Hoffenheim's continuous attacks finally received a reward in the 40th minute. Chu Zhongtian suddenly dribbled the ball forward, causing Moscow CSKA midfielder Rashimic to foul him, and Hoffenheim won a free kick from the right side.
Salihovic made a cross with his left foot, and the football drew an inner arc and flew towards the back corner of the goal.
During the flight, Chu Zhongtian jumped high and shook his head to attack the door!
His ball was very powerful, just a little straight, and was saved by goalkeeper Akinfeyev.
However, Hoffenheim's attack was not finished. Hoffenheim's characteristics when attacking were that they had many levels and attack points. Often, one point was completed and there was another follow-up in other places. Because they had five attack points, Ibissevic, Van Nistroy, Salihovic, Eduardo and Chu Zhongtian. The personal abilities of the five people were good. Ibissevic almost won the Bundesliga small cannon last season - the Bundesliga Golden Boot trophy. Van Nistroy didn't need to introduce it too much. His resume has explained everything. Salihovic's cross on the left and free kicks are among the top in the Bundesliga. Eduardo is known as "Royce II" and his abilities are naturally not to be underestimated. These people have different characteristics and need one person to connect, coordinate and lead. Fortunately, they have an all-round Chu Zhongtian.
After Chu Zhongtian's header was shot by Akinfeev, Van Nystruey hit the ball again. Although he was thirty-three years old, Van Nystruey still did not suffer any loss in physical confrontation. He carried Ignashevich and headed the ball and shot!
Akinfeyev had already fallen to the ground, and it was too late to get up and save. All he could do was to raise his head and watch the good show of air battles happen in front of him.
In the air battle, Van Nystruei's experience and sense of position played a crucial role. He stuck the position before Ignashevich, then jumped up and headed the ball. Ignashevich, who was squeezed behind him, tried to squeeze the Dutchman to the end. Van Nystruei no longer cared, which gave him enough motivation. He let the opponent squeeze over and then pushed the football in front of him into the empty goal!
"2:0! Van Nisstruy scored his second goal in this game! It was also his 58th goal in seventy-nine Champions League games!!"
In fact, if you include the four goals in the Champions League qualifiers, Van Nisstrui's career should be 62 Champions League goals, but generally speaking, UEFA's statistics mainly counts the main game goals, and the qualifying match goals are not counted, so Van Nisstrui only scored 58 goals, which is still a gap from his former Real Madrid teammate Raul.
There was a Real Madrid game today, but Raul has not scored yet. Despite this, he has already scored 64 goals in the Champions League. What is even more commendable is that all these 64 goals were scored in the main game. Real Madrid, where Raul is located, has not played in the Champions League qualifiers.
Although he ranked second in the Champions League overall scorer list, these two goals from Van Nistelroy still brought great joy to Hoffenheim fans. The fans sang and danced in the stands, shouting Van Nistelroy's name over and over again.
Perhaps some of the people in the stands have questioned what the significance of Rangnick's introduction of a 33-year-old shooter with a high salary, and how much help can a forward who has just been injured and is about to retire? No one doubts this now. Van Nistruy proved his ability with two important goals.
"Vanny goal!! Vanny goal!!" The commentator was still yelling excitedly. "Hoffenheim's Vanny goal! He helped Hoffenheim lead CSKA Moscow with a score of 2:0 in the first Champions League in club history!"
"Their first game was so perfect! This first half was so perfect!"
Yes, this first half was perfect for Hoffenheim fans who had been looking forward to for a long time. Some excited fans even burst into tears after witnessing Van Nistrui's second goal in the stands.
Two years ago, they were fans of teams who could only spend time together in amateur leagues. They were very satisfied to watch a game in a simple home stadium with only 5,000 people per home match day. Twenty years ago, their teams were hanging out in a regional amateur league, and they didn't even have money to buy suits of the team. And these fans felt that the European Champions League was a very, very far away from them. Now, they were watching a group match of the UEFA Champions League in a new modern stadium that could accommodate 30,000 people, and what was even more incredible was that their team was leading by 2:0!
God, aren't we dreaming?
The huge cheer woke up these somewhat stunned fans, surrounded by cheering companions. They were indeed not dreaming!
Their team really left their name in this top club game in Europe.
"Hoffenheim! Hoffenheim! We are Hoffenheim! This is Hoffenheim!!"
This name comes from "roar".
※※※Yes, this is Hoffenheim!
During the halftime break, the CSKA players of Moscow had not yet figured out the situation. Why did they play so uncomfortable in the first half and couldn't control the rhythm at all. They could only be led by Hoffenheim in the entire forty-five minutes.
In the lounge, Juander Ramos had to make a new adjustment and change his tactics to a defensive counterattack. First of all, you must not concede the ball, and secondly, you cannot follow Hoffenheim's rhythm.
"We must re-control the rhythm! Their rhythm is fast, so we will slow down! When the football is at our feet, don't rush to attack, and use less risky direct passes! Slow down the rhythm!"
After the second half, CSKA was indeed interested in slowing down the pace of the game, but how could Hoffenheim give the opponent a chance to do this? Football matches are a matter of who masters the rhythm. Whoever masters the rhythm can win, and whoever falls into the opponent's rhythm, just wait to lose.
Once the CSKA intends to slow down the pace, Hoffenheim's full-game press and fierce tackles will appear. What if the opponent intends to slow down the pace? Force the opponent to speed up the pace. This kind of pressing is a good way. When pressed, the opponent's players often don't have time to think and can only make choices based on their physical instincts. When this choice is superimposed, it will become a kind of panic.
Just like in the first round of the league, Hoffenheim played against Bayern Munich.
Bayern Munich doesn't want to be dragged by Hoffenheim, and it won't work anymore.
Like the CSKA Moscow.
In the seventy-seven minutes, Hoffenheim played a series of beautiful cooperation after stealing in the backcourt.
Sana handed the football to Chu Zhongtian who was pulling the wing, and at the same time, Ibisevic and Van Nystruey advanced forwards, attracting the attention of Moscow CSKA defenders.
And love suddenly changed from the right to the middle, but no one cared about it.
After Chu Zhongtian received the pass from Sana, he did not drive the ball forward by himself, but instead knocked the ball to Baker behind him with his heel while running, and then cut the ball empty and ran forward along the side.
After Baker got the ball, he passed it straight ahead. Chu Zhongtian had already run to the opponent's 30-meter area at this time. The football came from behind him, and the opponent's fullback also forced him up, while the central defender was keeping a close eye on the two forwards and did not dare to step beyond the line.
Chu Zhongtian did not continue to dribble the ball. When the football rolled over from behind him, he gently knocked it in the middle with his right foot. The football slid past the full-back who was defending him.
Eduardo happened to step in at this time and took the ball through the gap between the full-back and the central defender!
"Beautiful!" The commentator cheered with the fans.
Hoffenheim fans are all looking forward to the birth of the third ball.
Seeing Eduardo gets the ball into the penalty area, Berezusky, one of the central defenders, didn't care about Ibisevic next to him, and rushed to defend Eduardo. Facing the goalkeeper who was attacking and the central defender who made up for defense, Eduardo did not pass the ball, but continued to push the ball to the outside and head towards the bottom line!
"It's so reckless..." Before the commentator finished speaking, he saw Eduardo, who was dodging the space, rubbing the ball with his right foot. The ball crawled between the goalkeeper Akinfeyev and the post, and fell straight to the back corner of the goal!
"Too reckless... the ball! The ball was scored!" The commentator had to change his words temporarily and cheered loudly. "Eduardo! Carlos Eduardo! He scored his first goal in the Champions League! What a beautiful goal, which comes from a beautiful cooperation! Look at Hoffenheim's attack, it's clear at a glance! It's really pleasing to the eye!"
"3:0! Unbelievable! Unbelievable! This is the first time Hoffenheim's performance in the Champions League! It looks like they are veterans who participate in the Champions League every year!"
"Perfect performance! Hoffenheim sounded the alarm for all traditional European giants - be careful, Hoffenheim is here!!"
"It makes sense to choose Hoffenheim, the most anticipated dark horse of this season on the official website of UEFA, to be the most anticipated dark horse! This team was able to break out from the siege of Bayern Munich, Schalke 04 and Wolfsburg, and finally won the Bundesliga championship. It is true that this team is able to break out from the siege of teams such as Bayern Munich, Schalke 04 and Wolfsburg, and finally win the Bundesliga championship!"
Whether on the scene or in the studio, many commentators exclaimed.
Obviously, they all thought it was a close match before the game. However, they thought that from the first minute of the game, the game fell into Hoffenheim's rhythm and fell one-sidedly.
Everyone was surprised and had to re-examine Hoffenheim, who was a little unfamiliar with them before.
This newly emerging force in German football may not be as they thought before. It was because of good luck and Bayern napping to win the Bundesliga championship and the Champions League... Eduardo excitedly danced samba to celebrate his first goal in the Champions League. After the dance, he turned around and hugged Chu Zhongtian.
※※In the next game, Hoffenheim's young team still exposed some problems. After leading the score, they played too casually and relaxed, and did not continue to maintain the pressure on the CSKA. So in the 85th minute, the CSKA Moscow seized the opportunity to get the young star in Russia, the 19-year-old Dessagoev (alan_dzagoev), who was only nineteen years old, finally did not get shaved into a bald head in front of this team that participated in the Champions League for the first time.
However, Hoffenheim cannot be too demanding. Even the top team will inevitably relax under such a big lead, let alone the young Hoffenheim.
So this concealment of the ball did not affect everyone's mood at all, whether it was watching or playing football. The commentators continued to praise this young team.
When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, the Rhine-Neka Stadium had become a sea of joy, and everyone was cheering, except for the visiting fans.
"The game ends! Before the game, someone joked that even if he was given a most detailed German map, he didn't know where Hoffenheim was. British BBC 5 even took out a German map to point it to the audience when he was doing the show. Of course, he pointed it wrong and regarded Hoganheim as Hoffenheim. Although these two places are indeed very close and look quite similar... But now I bet! No one doesn't know where Hoffenheim is!"
Yes, Hoffenheim told the whole of Europe with a clean 3:1 game - Hoffenheim is here!
Chapter completed!