Chapter 250: Take the Stuttgart Sacrifice Flag
Hoffenheim and Stuttgart are very familiar with each other, so they don’t have to test each other after the game. The game went directly into a high-tempo confrontation from the beginning.
Hoffenheim's football is a fast and direct offensive style, and the same is true for Stuttgart. Both the double-counter teams in the Swabian region are naturally influenced by Schwabian's football style. Or they are all continuation of Stuttgart football.
This game may, no, is definitely not as attractive as the contest between Barcelona and Real Madrid. But from the first ten minutes, the viewing level of this game may be better than the highly-watched Spanish derby... From the first minute of the game, the two sides were full of passionate collisions and attacks continued.
In the third minute, Stuttgart got a good opportunity in the frontcourt. They hit the football into Hoffenheim's penalty area through a series of passes, and then the forward Kacao completed a shot. The football was slightly off, which made the Hoffenheim fans in the stands and in front of the TV.
Although before this game, Stuttgart ranked only 16th in the Bundesliga standings, while Hoffenheim ranked second. However, in this game, the ranking of the two teams in the standings is meaningless. This is a derby. The strength gap between the two sides can be ignored here. The more you fight is not strength, but fighting spirit and spirit.
In this game, Stuttgart was at home and did not lack fighting spirit.
However, Hoffenheim is not short of it. Just after Kacao made such a shot, Hoffenheim quickly regained his color.
Of course, the attack was initiated by Chu Zhongtian. Salihovic received the ball from the side and made a cross. Ibisekic followed up and shot in the middle. Although he poked the ball, the shot was too straight and was hugged by goalkeeper Urreich.
Although he didn't score, he was shocked by the Stuttgart fans in the stands.
In the 13th minute, Hoffenheim got another excellent opportunity. This time, Chu Zhongtian made a direct pass in the reverse direction, and the football got through between two central defenders in Stuttgart. Obasi inserted into the penalty area diagonally, received the ball, and then shot, but was blocked by goalkeeper Urreich again.
"It seems that the young Urreich is in a good condition in this game!"
"The goalkeepers have this habit. If they perform well just before the start of the game, their confidence will soar. The whole game will be in an extremely excited state. There will be a situation of 'bad'. If Hoffenheim encounters such a goalkeeper, it will be difficult to play..."
"Urreich is very young, born in 1988, and he is only twenty-two years old this year. He was fed four goals by Hamburg in the last game, but this does not seem to affect his performance in this game. The common problem of young goalkeepers is that they are not very stable. They can act like shit, or they can act like god-bearing. Looking at these two saves, Urreich obviously doesn't look like shit..."
Everyone is praising Urreich's performance and believes that his outstanding form in this game will be a key figure in Stuttgart's strong attack power to curb Hoffenheim.
But Hoffenheim doesn't believe in evil.
They are good at creating shooting opportunities, and they have a lot of shots in each game. They don't believe that Urreich can still hold on with such intensive firepower.
In the fifteenth minute, Chu Zhongtian got the ball at the front of the penalty area. He made a fake move to pass the ribs diagonally, but suddenly shot a long shot!
Urreich once again tried hard to save the football and won a lot of money.
His condition seemed to be really good in this game... Inspired by Urreich's performance, Stuttgart's offense continued to threaten Hoffenheim's defense line. Sana ran back and forth in the backcourt and became the busiest person.
Gadhart got the ball on the side of the midfield. Sana rushed up and took a flying tackle, scaring Gadhart so much that he didn't want the ball. He jumped up and dodged with his feet. He took the football and let Sana shovel out of the sideline, and Stuttgart got an outbound ball.
Gedhart obviously knew what kind of character Sana was. In the Bundesliga more than a season, Lorik Sana had successfully created her image - a brave and fearless "killing machine" who could do anything to defend. The first ones who shouted were Sinsheim's media and Hoffenheim fans. Later, as Sana played in the Bundesliga more and more, everyone knew more about him. After finding that this was indeed her style, the name of "killing machine" started to be called again in Germany.
Now everyone knows what kind of player he is, so many people are extremely careful when facing him, for fear that he will be ruined... In fact, Sana has few yellow cards and red cards now, but he is good at giving the opponent a warning at the beginning of the game, so Yu Wei is still there. He really did what he said to Rangnick: "My goal is not to cut off their ball, but to make them think I can cut off their ball."
Of course, there are also a small number of people with great talent and courage, not afraid of the rough movements of Sana. They think he is bluffing and seeing his movements do it, they dare to pass him directly. At this time, Chu Zhongtian is needed. However, such people are a minority after all, so in defense, Sana is the main force, and Chu Zhongtian is just an auxiliary.
Gedhart was afraid of Sana and gave up the football from the sideline. They got an out-of-bounds ball, and the ball possession was still here, but the opportunity to launch an attack was lost. Now Stuttgart is facing a Hoffenheim who has stood on all lines.
※※※Since it is a derby, how can we miss yellow cards? In the "national derby" between Real Madrid and Barcelona, Barcelona received five yellow cards, while Real Madrid received seven yellow cards and one red card. By the last minute of the game, the two sides started playing. This atmosphere is considered a derby... There is no yellow card, no red card, no gunpowder smell at all. What kind of derby is such a game? How can we be qualified to attract the attention of 600 million people?
Although it is not as powerful as the national derby, as the derby in Bawu, there are not fewer things to be found.
Twenty minutes into the game, Sana fiercely knocked down Stuttgart's La Moranesi in the midfield and was warned by the referee.
A minute later, Stuttgart midfielder Gentner retaliatedly after Salihovic had already passed the ball, and he also received a yellow card.
Because of this retaliatory foul, Hoffenheim players had some disputes with Stuttgart players. You should know that in the next game, Hoffenheim will go to San Siro to challenge AC Milan. If anyone is injured at this time, it will be a blow to the team's strength and morale. So everyone cares about the opponent's foul.
Seeing Salihovic being swept down by Gentner, Chu Zhongtian was the first to run up and question Gentner of this behavior.
As a result, he was pushed away by Stuttgart player Boca. Boca thought Chu Zhongtian was going to make trouble for Gentner, and pushed Chu Zhongtian away for the purpose of protecting his teammates. As a result, his move was considered by Hoffenheim players to be a further provocation of him. His captain was bullied, what's wrong? A group of people surrounded him.
They shouted loudly, and the field suddenly became full of gunpowder!
"Oh! I finally saw it! Such a game is a derby!"
"Gentner was obviously a revengeful foul... If the referee was a little tougher, he could give him a red card!"
On the court, players on both sides pushed and shoved their hands and their mouths were not clean.
After the referee showed Gentner a yellow card, the players on both sides remained unwilling to give in. Hoffenheim players believed that the foul had to be at least a red card, while the Stuttgart players thought the referee's penalty was too heavy. Camoranesi even pulled the referee, pointed to the place where Sana's foul just now, and then took off the socks to show the referee the place where Sana's calf kicked red by the stinger... The referee insisted on his decision and then reached out to disperse the players on both sides.
Only then did everyone disperse reluctantly and the game continued.
After being examined by the team doctor, Salihovic found that he was not seriously injured and went back to battle.
※※※ Just like a movie, all the elements in front are laid out, and there must be key scenes, and the climax is always coming. The same is true for derby. A 0:0 derby is something that neither side is willing to accept.
So in the 35th minute, the first goal of this game came late.
The goal came from Stuttgart's previous foul against Chu Zhongtian who took the ball.
Camoranesi stopped Chu Zhongtian's breakthrough behind his back, pulling and kicking, but Chu Zhongtian insisted on not falling to the ground - he wanted to continue moving forward, but was stopped by the referee. The referee awarded Camoranesi's foul and gave him a yellow card, which was the second yellow card for Stuttgart in this game.
Hoffenheim won a free kick twenty-nine meters away from the goal.
Salihovic stood in front of the football, and he took the free kick, and Chu Zhongtian stood beside him to cover. After the walls were lined up, Chu Zhongtian assisted, then crossed the football, and then Salihovic assisted and played!
The football bypassed the wall of as many as five people in Stuttgart, drew an arc in the air, and penetrated into the upper left corner of the goal. No matter how good the goalkeeper Urreich was in a good condition, he had no choice but to face this shot from a dead corner!
The ball has entered!
1:0! Hoffenheim is leading the way away!
※※ Of course, never underestimate the energy contained in the Derby opponent. Don’t think that you can rest assured if you lead by one goal. A goal ahead of an ordinary game is the most dangerous score, let alone a game like the Derby.
Stuttgart launched a more fierce offensive after falling behind and finally equalized the score before the end of the first half. The goal was Kakao, a black Brazilian player who was selected for the German national team. Although he was a Brazilian, Brazilian football was not with him. After he came to Germany, he found a football that suited his style, which was German football. He became a German national team last year and was also selected for the German national team of Lov.
Kalao equalized the score for the team, and the first half ended in one minute.
※※※"Apart from the fewer goals, everything else is fine. If you want to say, this is much better than the national derby! The national derby is completely one-sided and there is no meaning at all!" said the German commentator. As a neutral, the national derby this Monday night was not very exciting, because it was too one-sided and the game lost its suspense early.
Both sides scored goals in this game, and they were still tied. No one knew what would happen in the second half... In the locker room, the head coaches of both sides praised the performance of their respective teams and asked everyone to continue playing like this. However, Rangnick particularly emphasized the importance of scoring goals at the beginning of the second half.
The fifteen minutes of the halftime break passed quickly. After the second half, neither team made any personnel or tactical adjustments.
Just four minutes into the second half, Hoffenheim finally broke through a series of fierce offensives and blasted Urreich's ten fingers again.
In the first half, Urreich was in good condition and saved the risk again and again. Hoffenheim's countermeasure was to provide him with more "performance opportunities", constantly stimulate him with shots, putting him on a heavy psychological burden, and eventually defeating him.
First, Salihovic suddenly shot a long shot. After the football was saved by Urreich, Hoffenheim quickly obtained the ball again. Chu Zhongtian passed directly, and Obasi successfully shot alone against offside. This time, Urreich was already in a little embarrassed, and he blocked the football with his feet. Hoffenheim got a corner kick. In this corner kick, Chu Zhongtian headed the ball to the top, overwhelming Stuttgart's central defender. Urreich made a wonderful save again, held the football out with one hand, and Hoffenheim won the corner kick again.
Such continuous bombings made Urreich win the cheers and applause of Stuttgart fans again and again, but also put him under the pressure of "never losing the ball". With each shot by Hoffenheim, this pressure gradually increased in his heart and became heavier.
After all, the young goalkeeper has little experience and is very honored and nervous in the face of such a storm-like offensive.
Hoffenheim's corner kick was still Chu Zhongtian grabbed the point, and he still headed the ball strongly.
Although Urreich saved the ball this time, he did not give up the baseline. He tried to hold the ball directly and no longer gave Hoffenheim the chance to siege his goal like this. Unexpectedly, Chu Zhongtian's header power was far beyond his estimate, and he directly saved the ball and lost his hand!
The football broke free from his hands and landed at Ibisevic's feet. The Bosnian shooting player accepted such a big gift without hesitation. He leaned against Stuttgart's defender and then shot directly!
Football came into the net, 2:1!
"Hoffenheim has regained the lead!!"
"Hoffenheim bombarded the goal around Stuttgart for three minutes and finally scored a goal! Urreich performed very well! But he could block Hoffenheim's shot once, Hoffenheim twice, but he couldn't block Hoffenheim always shot!"
Hoffenheim, who was leading, did not relax his demands, but continued to strengthen his offense.
They knew very well that this was a derby, and the safest way was to score more goals and make the difference between the two sides wider. Every time a goal was drawn, it was a little safer.
Stuttgart also understands Hoffenheim's intentions. They want to equalize the score as early as possible without further conceiving the ball, otherwise their hope of winning will become smaller and smaller as time goes by.
But Stuttgart is indeed not as strong as Hoffenheim in today's strength. They didn't resist for long. In the 63rd minute, Hoffenheim scored another goal and rewritten the score to 3:1.
The person who scored this time was Ibisevic. He received Chu Zhongtian's pass and turned around to shoot. Urreich could not save it. The football flew into the goal against the post.
Urreich, who performed well in the first half, was completely defeated by Hoffenheim's continuous offensive... Poor Urreich, he is only twenty-two years old, but he is about to experience such a scene.
Hoffenheim's offensive footsteps did not end here just because they led by two goals.
In the 78th minute, Hoffenheim scored another goal. The person who scored this time was Chu Zhongtian. When he dribbled the ball in the midfield, Stuttgart players were afraid of his various passes - his pass brought a lot of trouble to Stuttgart in this game - and did not dare to go forward. Chu Zhongtian dribbled the ball into the 30-meter area and found that Stuttgart players were still retreating and not pressing, so they simply took a kick. The football rushed forward quickly against the turf, fell to the ground and bounced in front of goalkeeper Urreich, then jumped over from Urreich's hand and flew into the goal.
4:1!
The derby in the first half may be considered even, but the second half of the game was completely on the track of Hoffenheim.
Stuttgart fought for forty-five minutes with fighting spirit and spirit, but he still lost.
Seeing that the victory was decided, Rangnick began to substitution. The Stuttgart player, who was worried about losing the ball, was angry and gave his players a black foot. This was a derby, and he could do anything.
Rangnick first changed two people in one breath. Chu Zhongtian and Salihovic were replaced, and Gago and Helosek were replaced on the court. Five minutes later, Rangnick replaced Ibisevic with Van Nistruech.
Stuttgart attacked with all his strength at the last moment, hoping to score another goal.
In the end, they scored the second goal in the 89th minute of the game and frozen the score at 2:4, with the home team in front and the away team in back.
Hoffenheim defeated Stuttgart 4:2 and won the Bawu derby.
Ibisevic tied for the top scorer with Frankfurt's Jekas with twelve goals, Chu Zhongtian's nine goals put him in third place, and his seven assists ranked first.
Before the game against AC Milan, winning such an important game and such an important opponent will greatly enhance the morale of the entire Hoffenheim team.
Hoffenheim is now very confident to qualify from the Death Group, and they will step on AC Milan's body.
Chapter completed!