The 39-year-old referee looked down at his watch, the hands slowly moved to the 19.45 position, the players of both sides were already firmly on the pitch, Schalke 04 won the kick-off, and the crowd was watching him and the whistle around his neck.Franz smiled and whistled and the game began!
With the loud noise, the two energetic and high-spirited teams forgot the hustle and bustle of the field, and the fierce offensive and defensive battles began.Schalke 04 finished fifth in the Bundesliga this year and have finished the Bundesliga, with only this final game left for the season.The fifth place decided that Schalke 04 was not eligible for the European Champions Cup, but fortunately could enter the UEFA Cup.So winning the German Cup didn't help Schalke 04 to get foot in Europe, but the huge reward of the championship and the team's glory drove them forward.If you get it again this year, it's two consecutive championships!
The young people also ended their league campaign early this season and were promoted to the Bundesliga next season.Although the competition is also a match between professional and amateur teams, Tübingen's youth have long considered themselves a professional team.Defeating the opponent and stepping foot on the European stage has become the only pursuit of the whole team.Therefore, the competition was very intense from the beginning.Schalke 04 seemed to be taken aback by the exuberant attacking appetite of the young people of Tübingen, and the unknown team did not take Schalke 04 as a Bundesliga powerhouse at all, giving them a free hand to attack, and frequently instigating threats with a sharp and light front.In the fierce confrontation between the two sides, Schalke 04 was a little scrambling for a while, not only was the offensive blocked, but even gradually pressed in their own half.Even if the opening time is just five minutes, this is a very unfavorable situation, and it is also a situation that makes Schalke 04 lose face.In the past, most of the professional team overturns were caused by absent-mindedness, but this year's Bundesliga has been over for a long time, and Schalke has also carefully prepared for this game, and did not take the opponent who is completely different from last year.But when the real game was played, I found that the attention was far from enough.Schalke coach Stevens, 49, who is also a very experienced coach, felt that this Chinese was not simple when he shook hands with the opposing Mr.
Kimbos before the game, and his friends in the German Football Association relayed Beckenbauer's assessment: a football tactician from afar.Stevens let out a long breath and did not rush to deploy troops, similar amateur teams meet professional teams have a period of excitement, both to challenge strong opponents, but also inexperienced, so this kind of excitement is difficult to last, as a strong team coach naturally does not need to be nervous, as long as this period of time.The experienced Schalke 04 players have enough experience to handle this situation.However, today's game did not go as he and many expected, compared to the tall Schalke players, the Tübingen youth were too "delicate" in the front, but with dexterous movements and extremely fast ball speed, they avoided frequent physical confrontations, and instead constantly mobilized Schalke 04's defence, the only thing that can be called bulky Mertesacker is like a tank and is completely unafraid of physical confrontation.The situation of the competition is gradually being controlled by the young people of Tübingen.Although the veteran-spicy Schalke 04 defence ensured that no goals were conceded with caution and ferocity, it was obvious that the overall situation had fallen into passivity.Even the gentlemen in the VIP box were attracted by the game.5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, the game situation still did not improve.Stevens' brow furrowed more and more, with his judgment of the amateur team, this kind of team tends to be of average fitness because it is in a poorly contested league, if the professional team can carry out 15 minutes of high-intensity attack, then the amateur team can often only last less than 10 minutes, and now ......
He keenly noticed that although the young players in Tübingen were sweating a lot, their expressions were very relaxed, as if they had just finished warming up?
Looking at the back line of our side, it is obvious that the opponent's high-intensity and high-density attacks are tired, and the eyes of individual players are beginning to drift!
Not good!
Stevens suddenly stood up in the dugout, but before he could walk to the sideline and shout to improve the attention of the players, the opposing giant's forward midfielder suddenly stepped out to intercept the pass of his own left-back Matlan, and when Matlan was eager to counter-attack, the giant got rid of the interception with a light movement that was difficult to be made by such a tall player, and with the wide view brought by his super high altitude, he noticed the hidden killer in front of Schalke's goal.Bigfoot hoist to the restricted area!
At this time, Schalke 04 had just reacted from the stunned loss of possession, and the formation that was ready to attack was trying to retract.Bai Guanghai!
This guy who is not amazing or even a little ugly, has not given up looking for opportunities in front of Schalke, when he found that the big man suddenly used special skills to intercept head-on, he was keenly aware of the opportunity to break the goal, and the two were separated by a distance of more than 30 meters and several players, and their eyes met.The tacit understanding formed by the common game over the past year made Bai Guanghai subconsciously run, jump, and then, pass the ball in place!"
Bang!"
A powerful header went out of the arm of goalkeeper Oliver Lake and headed it into the goal!
Tübingen Juniors are ahead!
The Olympic Stadium in Berlin, which was silent for a few seconds, was awakened by the screams of the fans in Tübingen, and then the clamor swept over the crowd of 70,000 people.Spectators, as well as fans across Germany behind the cameras broadcast live, fell into an inexplicable silence for just 15 minutes.Because no matter how brilliant a team has achieved in the lower leagues, after all, the German Cup has proved with decades of history that the German professional league is very effective, and the professional teams may be negligent for a while, but they will never lose to the amateur teams in the tournament, so no one really thinks that the youth of Tübingen can make history, and this young team from the University of Tübingen can beat the old Schalke 04.However, the fifteen-minute offensive and defensive situation made the hearts of the spectators hang, and they were not all Schalke fans, they just felt like they were witnessing a great game, the birth of a new historical record, and the resulting shuddering.On the one hand, they hoped that the Teutonic knight of the countryside would challenge the royal knight and defeat him to win the king's princess, but on the other hand, they were nervous about self-doubt, fearing that this was just a rare and strange act of recklessness.Now, rest assured!
Tübingen Juniors are ahead and they really have a chance to beat Schalke 04!
The enthusiasm of all the German fans on and off the pitch was burning, and it was not Schalke's glory or disgrace, but a miracle was unfolding.()