Perfect Center

Chapter 114 Full Firepower
"That was a beautiful header by Stindl!"

"A high-quality header despite being disturbed by Piszczek!"

"It's a pity that Burki, who was guarding Dortmund's goal, rejected his header!"

"Great shot! Brilliant save!"

"Borussia Mönchengladbach has a corner kick opportunity! Can they seize this opportunity?"

"The one who takes the penalty is Rafael in the forward position!"

"Dortmund should be careful, Monchengladbach's young defender Christensen is quite capable in heading the ball!"

Rafael stood in the corner flag area.

A clean run-up for a corner kick.

The football falls into Dortmund's penalty area!
Christensen, who was standing at a close point, jumped high and headed the ball towards the goal!
With a bang, the football hit the crossbar and bounced out. Piszczek immediately kicked the ball away to resolve the crisis.

The Borussia Park Stadium was filled with noise and Borussia Mönchengladbach fans were cheering, thinking that the team was not far from scoring.

Tuchel stood at the side of the field and made quick gestures to Park Joo-ho, who was closest to him, asking him to convey the next tactics to other players.

Schubert on the other side was also constantly responding on the spot.

Dortmund played very patiently afterwards, slowing down the pace of the game. Players in the midfield and frontcourt kept crossing positions, pulling at the gaps in Monchengladbach's defense.

Weigl in the backcourt discovered the fatal gaps exposed by Monchengladbach after repeated review.

The 35th minute of the game.

Snapped!
Weigl seized the gap in Borussia Mönchengladbach's defense and made an excellent long pass!
"Borussia Mönchengladbach's pressing in the front court was in vain again!"

"Weigel! This young German midfielder has the highest effective pass success rate in the Bundesliga! He is the organizing core of the midfield in Tuchel's lineup!"

"Seize the opportunity! Weigl makes a long pass!"

"The football drew a parabola and was accurately delivered to Aubameyang's feet! Too accurate! Weigl is simply a midfield dealer!"

Aubameyang stopped the ball and moved forward, breaking through Cobb who was waiting for the opportunity, and sent a low pass to Xia Han's feet.

Xia Han held off the young Christensen and turned around after receiving the ball.

Christensen turned very slowly, and Elvedi quickly came over to defend.

Xia Han dribbled the ball once, then again, and finally pushed the ball forward lightly.

Sommer reacted quickly. Looking at the positions of Christensen and Elvedi, he immediately chose to attack and block Xia Han's shot.

"Aubameyang started sprinting straight away! Rushed forward!"

"It was a low pass!"

"Xia Han! He received the ball and turned around! He dribbled the ball! And dribbled again! He made the two young central defenders of Monchengladbach lose their way, even though Xia Han is two years younger than them!"

"Push the ball and you can shoot!"

"Hey! Sommer is on the attack! The core advantages of this 1.83-meter-tall Swiss goalkeeper lie in his accuracy in saving close-range shots and his extremely high mental concentration and reaction ability!"

"The results of his few shots at the beginning of this season were not very ideal. After all, he is a goal-line goalkeeper and attacking is not his strong point. But this time Xia Han's shooting angle was not good!"

Xia Han pushed the ball, getting rid of the defense of the two central defenders, and watched Sommer take a blocking posture and attack at the first opportunity.

"Shoot? Lift the ball? Or just dribble over and shoot?"

Xia Han didn't have time to think too much.

Estimating the distance to the goal, in an instant, Xia Han swung his right foot slightly and kicked the football with his toes!
Sommer, who was attacking, looked at Xia Han's posture and thought that he was going to lob the ball, so he quickly adjusted his body's center of gravity and took a step back, trying to catch the slow-moving lob.

But unexpectedly, the football picked up by Xia Han did not fly towards the goal, but fell on the left side of his body.

Xia Han drew the bow and arrow with his left foot and shot it into the air!

Football is like a thunderbolt!

Straight into the blind corner of the goal!

Sommer had just adjusted himself, although he correctly judged the direction of Xia Han's shot at the last moment.

He kicked the grass hard and jumped up, but facing the high-speed shot from close range, Sommer could only watch the cannonball-like shot hit the goal!
The net of Borussia Mönchengladbach was once again lifted high by Xia Han's shot!
0-2! ! !

The entire Borussia Park Stadium fell silent for a moment.

Three seconds later, as the cheers of Dortmund fans in the away stands rang out, tens of thousands of Borussia Mönchengladbach fans sighed in pain.

"beautiful!"

"The ball went in! It was really a very clever goal!"

"That spike was so beautiful, a fantastic spike! A fantastic volley! The pressure was so strong!"

"In the 35th minute of the first half, Xia Han scored twice!"

"An assist from Gabonese international Aubameyang! But I think Weigl deserves credit for this goal, as it was his long pass that initiated this attack!"

"It seems that after Xia Han transferred to Dortmund, he will no longer need to do it himself like Zalgiris did, and always score goals through personal long-distance runs!"

In the live broadcast room, the heat continued to soar. With Xia Han's goal, more and more fans flocked to this Bundesliga debut game.
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[Is this a second goal? But it's Xia Han, so everything makes sense! ]
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[I hope Xia Han can score a brace or a hat trick every other day in the Bundesliga! ]
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[The assist from Meiyangyang is really good! 】
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[I am optimistic about Weigl. He will definitely become the most sought-after midfielder in Europe in the future! All the statistics are maxed out! This long pass is very nice! ]
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【Tuchel is amazing! 】

Xia Han smiled and celebrated the goal with Aubameyang, Weigl and others, waving his arms towards the Dortmund fans in the away stands.

Sommer patted his gloves lightly and shouted to the two young players, "Don't be discouraged! If you got passed this time, be more careful next time! Don't be attracted by the opponent's summer fake moves!"

Christensen began to face up to the gap between himself and Xia Han: "If they can score against top central defenders like Thiago Silva, Varane and Nacho, it is only natural for them to score against me."

The game continues.

Borussia Mönchengladbach continued to press high.

After losing the ball, he actively counterattacked on the spot and madly pressed Dortmund's midfield and frontcourt with the ball.

The th minute of the game.

Dortmund created another chance.

Traore's dribbling on the wing was intercepted by Castro, and Gundogan received the ball and quickly made a long pass to the wing.

All three lines of Dortmund have strong explosive capabilities. Xia Han, Reus and Aubameyang are all top killers.

Reus lifted his foot steadily to take the ball off.

"Fabian Johnson came just in time! Does he have a chance to stop Royce?"

"Nice dribble! Royce broke through Johnson's defense easily!"

Reus looked at Xia Han in the middle and Aubameyang on the other side.

With a snap, Reus kicked the ball directly into the penalty area!

"Forty-five degree cross!"

"The football flies high into Borussia Mönchengladbach's penalty area!"

Christensen kept talking trash to Xia Han, trying to interfere with his next move.

Xia Han had a calm expression on his face, completely immune to Christensen's meaningless trash talk, and his eyes were focused on the flying football.

Pretend to rush forward and pull Christensen's running.

"Fake move?" After Xia Han's last goal, Christensen's mind was scattered, causing him to fail to follow Xia Han's rhythm. Xia Han seized this momentary flaw, rushed forward, kicked the grass with both feet, and jumped high.

"Xia Han! Charge forward!"

"Christensen was stunned for a moment and then couldn't keep up!"

"Will it be a header or a pass? Aubameyang is sprinting hard on the right!"

"Just come on your own! Headbutt the ball into the goal!"

Xia Han jumped up and headed the ball!
The football went straight towards the goal guarded by Sommer!
Sommer had a serious look on his face, paying full attention to Xia Han's attack. Aubameyang on the right was restricted by Elvedi and Winter.

Sommer reacted the moment Xia Han's forehead touched the football. He pushed the grass hard with his feet and leaped forward to pounce!
"Sommer! He judged the direction correctly! He flew to the right side of the goal!"

"Can you block Xia Han's headbutt?"

Under the anxious gaze of tens of thousands of Borussia Mönchengladbach fans.

Sommer used his pair of white gloves to knock Xia Han away with a powerful blow.

There was thunderous applause at the Borussia Park Stadium!
After Sommer successfully saved the ball, he quickly got up but did not clap to cheer people up because the crisis of Borussia Mönchengladbach had not been resolved.

"Good pounce!"

"The Swiss goalkeeper reacts quickly!"

"He is worthy of being the best player in Borussia Mönchengladbach last season!"

"But the crisis has not been resolved! The ball was blocked in the direction where Aubameyang was!"

"Winter tried to kick the ball out, but Aubameyang quickly pressed over! Xia Han, who almost scored a hat trick, also rushed over!"

"No time to delay! Winter shoots straight out!"

"Dortmund gets a corner kick opportunity!"

Aubameyang pressed hard towards Winter's position and almost couldn't stop.

"Good shot!" Looking at Xia Han who was pressing towards him, Aubameyang gave him a thumbs up.

"Reus's pass is great." After Xia Han and Aubameyang high-fived, Reus, who was gradually walking towards the far end, gave a thumbs up.

"I have a feeling that we're going to score this time!" Reus walked to the sides of the two men and whispered about the next tactics.

"You can see on the big LED screen that the injury time for the first half has been announced."

"The two sides were very harmonious throughout the first half. There were not many fouls. Near the end of the first half, no player from either side had received a yellow card!"

"The injury time in the first half is two minutes!"

"Can this corner kick opportunity help Dortmund create a goal? Or can Monchengladbach get a chance to counterattack? Let's wait and see!"

"The player responsible for the penalty kick is Reus!"

"Several Dortmund players crowded into Monchengladbach's penalty area!"

There was a dense crowd in Borussia Mönchengladbach's penalty area, and heads were moving.

Reus took a deep breath, raised his hand, and took a corner kick!
The football drew a graceful arc in the air!

Falling straight into Menxing’s restricted area!

Xia Han was closely followed by Christensen, while Hummels and Aubameyang were also closely followed by defensive players.

Snap!
Schyendel, who was deployed at the front point by Monchengladbach, successfully touched the ball!

But the football did not change its trajectory and bounced again after hitting Schyendel's head.

“It’s at the top!”

"But he didn't push it away, it was more like a rub. The crisis of Monchengladbach has not been eliminated yet!"

"Xia Han and Hummels are behind! Any chance?"

Hummels successfully hit the ball with his head, although the force was not strong enough, the angle was very tricky.

Just as the football was about to go into the net, Sommer once again demonstrated his amazing reaction ability. He jumped sideways in the air and barely touched the football with his fingers.

"Ouch! Hummels' header was very tricky! Unfortunately, the power was a little weak and Sommer saved it with difficulty!"

"Christensen clears the ball with a big kick!"

"Blocked by Hummels!"

The ball that Christensen was trying to clear was blocked by Hummels' outstretched foot and bounced high!

The football fell to the left side of the penalty area!

Xia Han, who was very keen on judging where the football would land, appeared in front of the football and stopped it effortlessly!
Cobb is ready to sacrifice himself to block Xia Han's shot!

Xia Han raised his head and observed for a moment, then glanced at the restricted area and took in everyone's positions.

Snapped!
Xia Han pretended to shoot to attract the attention of Borussia Mönchengladbach's defenders, and then made a low cross pass.

"Xia Han! He got the first spot where the ball landed!"

"Want to shoot?"

"Fake shot, real pass! Xia Han has used this technique many times, and it always works because his superb shooting skills make it impossible for defenders to ignore it!"

"The top of the arc! Gundogan appears there!"

"There's no one around Gundogan as he comes in from the middle! He's in an open position, Xia Han is setting up a gun for him!"

"We all know that Gundogan also has this long-range shooting skill!"

Gundogan rushed to the top of the penalty area as soon as possible!
Run up, adjust, raise arms, swing legs!
The continuous and smooth movements made Gundogan's shot like a textbook!
boom!
The football was like an arrow shot from a bow, heading straight for the lower right corner of the goal!
Sommer's vision was slightly blocked by the defensive player in front of him, so he couldn't react immediately.

When the football came right under his nose, Sommer could only dive for it with all his might, but in the end he couldn't touch anything.

The football passed Sommer and lifted the net of Borussia Mönchengladbach high!
0-3! ! !

As the first half drew to a close, Dortmund extended their lead to three goals.

Borussia Park Stadium.

The fans of Borussia Mönchengladbach fell into a brief silence.

The yellow and black fans suddenly cheered loudly, shouting the names of the heroes on the field.

"This goal came from a corner kick opportunity!"

"Hummels' header was just inches away from scoring! Christensen's clearance hit Hummels' foot and bounced off!"

"But it doesn't matter. Xia Han took the first landing point of the ball and set up a shot for Gundogan who got an open position at the top of the arc!"

"Gundogan calmly adjusted and scored in one fell swoop!"

"We extended our lead to three goals before the end of the first half!"

“A very nice goal!”

"The referee then blew the whistle to end the first half of the game!"

(End of this chapter)