[Football] Crown of Thorns

The match of the Portuguese national team was finished on September 9. After this round, the players flew back to their respective clubs to continue their journey in the league the next day, and Gama was no exception.

Dortmund's next game is the fifth round of the league against Hertha Berlin at home. In terms of its own strength, Dortmund is not afraid of opponents, but in this battle, Dortmund midfielder Götze is facing a red card suspension. Shchikowski was replaced, and Kagawa and other excellent players were still sitting on the bench, but Gama's return to the team still made him feel more at ease.

Considering that they will have an important Champions League match on the third day after the league, Klopp also had a special conversation with Gama, as long as he is guaranteed to win the game, he will be replaced immediately to save his physical fitness for the subsequent Champions League games .

Gama, who was instructed by the coach, naturally nodded in agreement.

9月10日，下午15点30分，2011-12赛季德甲联赛第五轮全面打响。

Borussia Dortmund host newly promoted Hertha Berlin.

The league was suspended for a week and a half, which made the fans of the home team very excited today. Before the game started, they waved cheering props such as flags and scarves, and sang and banged to create a warm home atmosphere in the stands.

The starting lineups of both sides -

Dortmund (4231): Weidenfeller, Piszczek, Subotic, Hummels, Schmelzer, Bender, Gundogan, Blaszczykowski, Gama, Ge Ross Kreutz, Lewandowski;

Hertha Berlin (4231): Kraft, Lyle, Hubnik, Mijatovic, Kobyashvili, Nimeier, Otter, Albert, Raphael, Torun, La Moss.

To everyone's surprise, Hertha Berlin launched an offensive at the beginning of the game and quickly entered the rhythm of the game, which surprised the home team.

The visiting team almost broke the home team's goal for the first time, which made the sideline coach Crowe very dissatisfied. He waved his arms to let the players concentrate and quickly enter the rhythm of the game.

Even the on-site commentary couldn't help but said in a somewhat joking and serious tone, "Have the players not yet come out of the national team's game" and so on.

Jia Ma took a deep breath. He really didn't fully enter the competition just now. Although he didn't feel tired physically, he still felt exhausted and slack mentally.

The tension of consecutive games suddenly emerged, which made him slow down a bit in judgment.

The figure of the coach cheered up the players, but the visiting team was not willing to be the foil of the home team, and it was the visiting team's performance after 2 minutes.

In the 7th minute, Albert made a 45-degree cross from the right and sent the ball to the back post. Ramos volleyed and shot, but the ball failed to hit the goal.

After that, the home team launched a counterattack, and the visiting team used foul tactics to bring down Gundogan, who was running with the ball.

The referee took a free kick, but did not play the card.

Gundogan stood behind the free kick and prepared to take the penalty himself.

Gama was stunned when he saw his movements.

Since last season, Gama has become the number one free thrower in the Dortmund team. Under normal circumstances, if there is a free kick or a penalty kick in the game, Gama will take the penalty, and other players will basically not step forward.

But what Gundogan did today... Jia Ma was stunned for a moment, wondering if he should step forward and change it.

He looked hesitantly at the coach on the sidelines.

Klopp didn't seem to notice Gundogan's actions. He tilted his head and was talking to Buvac, without looking this way.

Just when Gama hesitated, Gundogan had already taken a free kick, and the kick passed to Lewandowski, who shook his head and hit the goal above the crossbar.

In this position, you can actually shoot directly.

Gama lowered his head and pulled up his shorts. He didn't know if he should make a move-this feeling of ignoring himself was really bad.

"Shiko!"

Svend's voice came from beside him.

Gama turned his head, "What?"

Sven shook his head lightly, "Continue the game!"

Jia Ma, who stared at him for two seconds, nodded slightly, "Yeah!"

The opponent's goalkeeper Kraft threw the ball from the goal line. After catching the ball, the visiting team immediately passed the ball. After receiving the ball, Toren and Ramos broke into the home team's penalty area and pushed the far corner after receiving the ball twice in a row. Roll out of the bottom line with the right upright.

Weidenfeller thumped the goal post, glared at his defense, and roared twice.

Just now the home team's defense made a serious mistake, allowing the opponent to break through easily.

Twitching his lips, Jia Ma was speechless. Today's front line is really messed up. It seems that many people have not recovered from the national team competition or vacation.

Klopp frowned on the sidelines, "What happened just now?"

Buvac glanced at the playback on the big screen, "It's leak-proof."

"I'm talking about the players," Klopp glared at the players on the field dissatisfied, "they are very distracted."

"This..." Buvac looked up at the screen again, "I wonder why Gundogan made a free throw just now?"

Klopp also turned his head to look at the replay, paused and said, "I told him to make him more confident."

"But Chico is the first free throw shooter."

Buvac frowned slightly.

Klopp raised his eyebrows, "What if Chico is not on the field?"

Buvac was taken aback by his answer, "Have you talked to Shiko?"

This time, Klopp did not answer.

Although he talked with Gama about the game, he forgot to talk to Gama about training free throw shooters.

But can he say that, of course not!

Gama on the court didn't know the conversation between the coach and the assistant coach. He was driving the ball into the opponent's half, and after a two-on-one match with Sven, Gama had already broken through the penalty area, and then the ball he passed was caught by his teammate. After the pass came back, Gama received a cross ball from his teammate Gross Kreutz in front of the penalty area, and directly volleyed with his right foot. The ball went straight to the corner between the right post and the crossbar and rushed into the net.

In the 20th minute of the first half, the home team led 1-0 and the scorer was Gama.

Cheers and applause resounded in the stadium. Gama waved his hand, gave Gross Kreutz a high-five and hugged Sven who ran over.

"Nice goal."

Sven shouted in his ear.

"Of course."

Gama raised an eyebrow.

Regardless of whether his nerve reflexes were a bit slow, Gama only now felt that Gundogan's behavior just now was a bit provocative to his status in the team, so he accepted the provocation.

"It's beautiful!"

Buvac clapped his hands and said to Klopp.

Klopp nodded, "Shiko's skills are quite good."

In this case, why do you... Buvac wanted to ask but couldn't say it in the end.

Klopp didn't notice the expression of his old friend. After clapping his hands, he made a gesture of strengthening control to Gama.

After receiving the coach's instructions, Gama immediately gestured to his teammates again and again, asking them to pay attention to their running positions and strengthen their cooperation.

After 3 minutes, Gama made a long pass after the midfielder took control of the ball. The ball landed firmly at the feet of Piszczek who was rushing forward. After Sven received the ball, it was another pick. Unfortunately, Lewandowski shook his head and hit the goal higher than the goal.

Borussia Dortmund's continuous attacks, which strengthened their offense, caused the opponent's defense to make mistakes. Seeing that the opposing player was in a bad position, Lewandowski was brought down directly at the top of the penalty area. The player fouled and a yellow card was added to the penalty kick.

This time, Gundogan was the first to stand on the penalty spot without waiting for Gama to move forward.

Gama was very upset. He strode over and slapped Gundogan on the shoulder, "My ball."

Gundogan looked sideways at Gama, "What?"

Knowing that the cameras on the court were facing them, Gama turned his head and covered his mouth, "I'm the team's free throw shooter."

Before the quick conversation was finished, Sven ran over and put his arms around the shoulders of the two from behind, "Xiko, make room. Gundogan, shut up!"

Then Sven pulled Jiama away, but from the camera, it seemed that after the three discussed something, Sven and Jiama backed away.

"Sven?"

"Don't be angry, let him go away and you will punish others so that outsiders can see."

Sven said.

Jia Ma pursed his lips, "Understood."

Klopp, who noticed this scene, was taken aback, "What's going on?"

Buvac looked at him helplessly, "Didn't I ask you just now."

Now Klopp's face turned black, "I made him more confident not to ask him to grab the position of free throw shooter in Chico's team."

"It's already like this, but fortunately Xiko stepped aside, otherwise..."

Buvac sighed.

On the field, Gundogan sent a curve ball straight to the lower right corner of Hertha Berlin's goal, but the ball was poked out of the baseline by Kraft's fingertips.

The fans of the home team sighed in disappointment, and the faces of the gentlemen on the sidelines became even darker.

Jia Ma turned and walked away with a stern face, Sven put his arms around his shoulders, "Don't worry, it's just a chance."

"Humph!"

Although he knew that Sven had good intentions and didn't want everyone to see them arguing over a penalty kick, Jia Ma was very upset, very upset.

Gundogan ran to serve a corner kick, and the corner kick he sent fell in front of the penalty area. Hummels headed the goal and the ball was hugged by Kraft.

In the 38th minute, Gama passed the ball, and Svenbender took a long shot from outside the penalty area.

Immediately afterwards, the two sides attacked each other for several rounds and failed to score. The first half ended with the home team leading [-]-[-].

During the intermission, Gama, who entered the locker room, sat down with a cold face and said nothing.

Feeling that the atmosphere was not right, Weidenfeller whispered a few words to Sven Bender, then pulled Gundogan, and whispered a few more words.

Afterwards, coach Klopp entered the locker room. He didn't say much about the performance of the players in the first half. He only talked about the points that need attention in the second half of the game. Then he said to Gundogan, "You go off in the second half and change seats Enter Elva."

The young Gundogan raised his head in disbelief, moved his mouth but didn't dare to say anything.

After the coach went out, Gundogan stood up abruptly, put on his coat and strode out.

Gama kept a cold face, completely ignoring all this.

Two seconds later, Weidenfeller came over and sat next to Gama, "Xiko, Gundogan is still young, and I have already warned him."

Jia Ma glanced at the deputy team, "There will be no next time!"

Weidenfeller stared at Gama, then nodded, "I know."

But it’s really rare, Ferrer thought, it’s really rare for Gama to show such a strong aggressiveness and exclusivity. He always thought that Gama was a kind-hearted person who didn’t get angry very much, but he didn’t expect that today because of Gundogan's two steals made Gama so angry.

Of course, Feiler didn't think of another aspect, which is the difference between Gama and Gundogan.

On the German side, no matter how good Gama plays, he is an outsider, while Gundogan is a newcomer trained in the German youth army.

Gama himself is the kind of person who cares about his own presence. Gundogan's behavior of grabbing free throws cannot be replaced by the word young. In Gama's view, this is a blatant grab for his position in the team. Gundogan, who just transferred, dared to boldly snatch the ball as the team's main force. Who gave him the privilege?

Therefore, this inevitably made Jia Ma think too much.

Fighting again in the second half, Dortmund made a substitution at the beginning, Gundogan came off and Silva came on.

Regardless of why the coach replaced Gundogan, Gama is quite satisfied with this approach.

So at the beginning of the game, he dribbled the ball very sharply into the opponent's penalty area and then directly passed the nanny ball to Lewandowski's feet.

If this ball doesn't go into Lewandowski, you can die-Gama language.

2 to 0, Dortmund scored another goal.

Five minutes later, it was Gama's breakthrough again. This time the opponent used foul tactics again in desperation to bring Gama down.

But because Gama's position is not in the penalty area, it is a free kick.

Standing behind the football, Gama easily picked up the football with his toes and put it down, looking sideways at the referee.

When the whistle sounded, Gama used his left foot to hit a rather beautiful overhead elevator ball across the wall, brushing the goalkeeper's fingertips and bouncing into the goal.

"Gama!!! 3 to 0!!!"

The DJ at the scene played a long tune and roared loudly.

It's not that I can't shoot, I'm just so mighty!

Jia Ma raised his head proudly, looked around the stands, raised his arms to point to the sky and then to his chest.

Some people were speechless, some stared wide-eyed, and some laughed haha.

"This kid~~"

Bento, who was watching the live broadcast in Portugal to observe the performance of the players, shook his head with a smile.

Agostinho, who rarely came to watch the Gama match live, smiled and his fat belly trembled slightly, "Do you really think Xiko is a temperless person, how stupid!"

The majestic Chico was replaced by Klopp in the 65th minute. If he is not replaced, Klopp is afraid that he will be in trouble if he is injured by his opponent.

Putting on his coat and sitting down, Gama, who took another sip of water, didn't even look at the young man on the bench.

If you want to grab my position, let's talk about it after I transfer!

But football games are always so wonderful. Just 5 minutes after Gama left the field, Raphael of the visiting team dribbled the ball straight in the frontcourt. Bodych then broke into the penalty area. Although his low shot was blocked by Weidenfeller with his foot, Schmelzer, who returned to the defense, made a low-level error. He accidentally kicked the ball back to the penalty area. After passing Rafael, Rafael nudged the empty goal from the left side of the small penalty area to score.

3-1, the visiting team got back one point.

The fans of the home team in the stadium were stunned, and even the players themselves were stunned.

Schmelzer, who made a mistake, held his head. Weidenfeller looked at the football in the goal and kicked it speechlessly.

Eager to save face, Schmelzer launched an attack, but the visiting team would not give up easily, and started a full-court pressing tactic. The two sides fought tit-for-tat for a while.

In the 73rd minute, Perisic's shot went wide.

In the 75th minute, Niemeyer went straight, and Ramos broke into the penalty area single-handedly, but he hesitated before shooting and lost the ball after colliding with Subotic who returned to the defense.

In the 78th minute, Bender's long shot from outside the penalty area was blocked by the crossbar.

In the 81st minute, Ramos' low shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked by the post.

In the 83rd minute, Ramos scored the ball to the right side of the penalty area, and Albert's volley was saved by Weidenfeller.

And 1 minute later, Albert took a corner kick from the right. Mijatovic's header was saved by Weidenfeller, and the ball fell to the feet of Niemeyer in front of the goal. The latter easily scored.

3-2, the visiting team scored another goal.

The point difference between the two sides from three goals is now only one goal behind.

Gama tore off the towel and stood on the sidelines, angry. He didn't want the team to lose the game in a good situation. That would be called embarrassing.

In the 84th minute, Perisic's left-foot shot from the top of the penalty area was saved by Kraft.

In the 86th minute, Schmelzer made a cross, and Perisic's header was lifted out of the crossbar by Kraft with one hand.Subsequently, Hummels received a corner kick from his teammate and headed the goal, and the ball flew out against the crossbar.

In the 89th minute, Lucavizia received a through ball from his teammate and made a pass from the left. Rafael made an arc shot, but Ferrer missed the ball.

3 to 3, the visiting team tied the score.

There was booing in the audience, both for the visiting team and the home team.

In the 93rd minute, Dortmund's defense made another omission, and visiting team forward Ramos single-handedly.

3 to 4, the visiting team overtook the score.

The time has passed by second by second, plus 1 minute of stoppage time. In the last 3 minutes, the home team attacked wildly, but it has not been able to achieve results.

In the 95th minute, Lewandowski's header went over the crossbar, and Dortmund lost the final chance to equalize.

After three whistles, the game ended. Dortmund lost 3-4 to Hertha Berlin at home, lost 3 points and was overtaken by their opponents in the standings.

At the same time, Dortmund's 2010-day home unbeaten record since August 8, 22 was also broken by Hertha Berlin.

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PS: In reality, Hertha Berlin beat Dortmund 2-1 in this game, breaking the Hornet's unbeaten record at home.