Chapter 716: Harvest of the Season (Second Perspective Complete)
Dortmund's start was very perfect, even the visiting Berlin Yellow Jackets fans couldn't believe their eyes, they were two goals ahead?
Are they really playing against the newly crowned league runners-up, while their own team is still the one fighting for relegation?
In the 57th second of the game, there was a mistake in the Westgaard's pass from the backcourt, Reus intercepted and immediately sent a high-quality through ball into the area, instantly piercing through the entire Bremen defense line.
Aubameyang timely initiated a one-on-one situation, dribbled past the goalkeeper Wolf, and scored into the empty net.
This conceded goal caught Bremen off guard, the lack of experience in finals coupled with the heavy blow at the start made them momentarily at a loss, almost completely forgetting the tactical style they had planned before the match.
The Yellow Jackets took advantage of the situation and relentlessly attacked, just 17 minutes into the game, they seized another counter-attacking opportunity.
Shinji Kagawa dribbled past the midfield line, then sent a long pass to find Aubameyang sprinting towards the edge of the penalty area, at this time Bremen's defense was relatively empty, if the Gabonese got the ball, it would probably be another one-on-one situation!
Helplessly, Wolf rushed out of the penalty area, intercepting the ball with a diving header before the opponent's striker, both the angle and the control of the header were commendable, quickly pushing the ball out of the danger zone.
Just when the fans in the stands breathed a sigh of relief, unexpectedly, Kehl intercepted the ball in the midfield, facing the falling ball, he unleashed a long-range lob with all his strength.
The ball almost crossed the entire half and plummeted towards the goal, even though Wolf desperately chased back, he couldn't catch up, it eventually fell into the empty net.
"Oh, my God, what did I just see, an incredible goal, this is definitely the most exciting goal of this year's German Cup, it can even compete for the Puskas Award!"
"Kehl kicked a long-range world-class goal from about 45 meters away from the goal, piercing through the Bremen goal!"
"The game hasn't even reached 20 minutes, Dortmund is already two goals ahead, it seems like they are determined to win the cup!"
Watching the opponents' players and coaching staff celebrating crazily together, Huang Hu rubbed his head in frustration, he didn't understand what was happening, everything felt wrong.
"Kuhlen! Kuhlen! (Calm down)" Shaft's shout gradually entered everyone's ears, although there was a lot of noise on the field, everyone miraculously heard this voice, and saw the head coach constantly gesturing on the sidelines.
What does he want to tell us? Yes, calm down, Dortmund is still Dortmund, it's us who have changed, we unconsciously became confused.
But why? We have beaten the Yellow Jackets twice in a row before, second only to the champions Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, there's nothing to worry about.
Since we've been forced into a corner, at worst it's just a loss, what else can we lose?
Huang Hu glanced firmly at his teammates, seeing that De Bruyne, Fritz, Haierovic, and others had the same expression in their eyes, to crush them, now is just the beginning!
As the game resumed, whether it was the fans in the stadium or the TV commentators, they were still immersed in the wonderful long shots from earlier, even the Dortmund players on the field seemed a bit intoxicated, completely unaware of Bremen's change.
Their defensive retreat became more resolute, their offensive organization more efficient, and their passing success rate increased rapidly.
Instead of rushing to equalize the score as before, they slowly built up their attacks like a spider weaving its web, slowly enveloping the Yellow Jackets, by the time they realized it, it was already too late.
At the end of the first half, the score remained unchanged, there was a festive atmosphere in the Dortmund locker room, the players were talking joyfully about where to go on vacation after winning the championship.
Coach Klopp also believed that the game was almost in the bag, Bremen did not put up a more fierce resistance, but he still reminded everyone to be cautious and keep the victory until the end.
"The coach is right, Liverpool is a cautionary tale, we must not celebrate at halftime and then mess up like them." Reus also stood up and said.
Since the departure of G?tze and Lewandowski, after Reus declared his commitment to the team, his reputation within the team has risen rapidly, faintly showing the demeanor of a spiritual leader.
Everyone naturally agreed.
On the other hand, in the Bremen locker room, unexpectedly there was no sense of loss or anxiety as imagined, the head coach patiently explained the tactics for the second half, and the players were all focused, as if they weren't two goals behind.
Before going on the field, Shaft patted each player on the shoulder: "Unload your burdens and gallop on the field with all your might!"
"De Bruyne shoots! Beautiful! Dortmund goalkeeper Langerak's save was too timely!"
"The second half has just started, Bremen has completed a very threatening attack, they give people a completely different feeling from the first half, this is the aura of the league runners-up."
Bremen got a corner kick opportunity, Belgian De Bruyne went forward to take it, while except for a few defenders staying outside the penalty area, the rest entered the box to fight for opportunities.
The Yellow Jackets suddenly felt the pressure increase, because they couldn't see any signs of despair or giving up on their opponents' faces, only full of fighting spirit, which made them recall the scenes of being defeated twice this season.
In the crowd, Selke and Huang Hu glanced at each other, the two nodded slightly and decided to use the tactics they usually practiced, then the Chinese youngster raised his left fist to signal De Bruyne further away.
The Belgian midfielder nodded almost imperceptibly, adjusted the football, slowly stepped back, and waited for the referee's whistle.
As the highest peak in the team, Selke naturally received close marking from Dortmund, so he obediently stood in front of the small penalty area, letting the defenders focus on him.
However, when De Bruyne started his run-up, the German striker suddenly struggled to move backward, the defending players dared not slack off and quickly followed, but this landing point obviously was for the front!
Oh no! Selke just feinted, Huang Hu rushed out to challenge! Several Dortmund defenders guessed Bremen's tactic like this, so they hurriedly came to block the Chinese youngster.
Huang Hu rushed too fiercely, in an instant, he snatched the ball before the landing point, at this moment, of course, he could directly shoot, but after many practice sessions, everyone found that trying to head the ball at this speed, there was a high probability of heading high or wide.
So their tactics were not just one layer! Only saw the Chinese youngster jump up and tilt his head back, using the back of his head to knock the ball, like a relay, sending it to the back point, where Selke was waiting!
At this point, the German's defense strength had been greatly reduced, he pushed Hummels and headed towards the ball, the ball went into the net with a loud noise.
"Goooooooooooooooal! The ball's in! Selke equalizes for Bremen!"
"Exquisite corner kick cooperation, perfect aerial relay! They have used tactics to the extreme, finally scoring a hopeful goal, the championship still has suspense!"
This goal seemed to sound the horn for Bremen's full-scale attack, their offense surged like a tide, while the Yellow Jackets were like a lone sail swaying in a storm.
In the 71st minute, Fritz and De Bruyne performed consecutive dribbling skills in the frontcourt, the latter then passed directly into the penalty area, Huang Hu rushed to poke the ball on the ground and scored again, piercing through Langerak's ten fingers.
2:2! Bremen finally equalized!
But they wanted more than that, in the 87th minute, Haierovic was fouled by the opponent when he broke through in the frontcourt, the referee awarded Bremen a free kick in the opponent's half.
De Bruyne decided to try a direct shot, the other players repeated the same routine to draw away the defense, the ball went around the wall and went straight into the top right corner!
3:2! Werder Bremen staged a stunning reversal to defeat Borussia Dortmund and lift the German Cup!
Ecstatic staff rushed into the field to celebrate the victory, while next to them was Klopp kneeling on the ground in frustration, forming a sharp contrast between joy and sorrow.
Although the players on the field were very tired, their eyes were full of joy and satisfaction, after a busy season, they finally had something to gain!
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