Chapter 136
Chapter 136
: Strong rival Leipzig Red Bull suffered a disastrous defeat
November, 28th.
In the Bundesliga 2, Paderborn’s sixteenth round match came as promised.
The opponent in this game is very difficult. It is the current number one in the Bundesliga 2, Leipzig Red Bull.
Leipzig Red Bull has been very successful in recruiting players this season. Now the players are getting along very well and they cooperate very well with each other.
In the previous fifteen rounds, there were ten wins, three draws and two losses, totaling thirty-three points.
Paderborn currently has nine wins, four draws and two losses, with a total of 31 points, temporarily ranking second in the Bundesliga 2.
It can be said that if Paderborn can win this game, they will top the Bundesliga for the first time this season!
There will be a high probability of winning the Bundesliga Championship in the future.
But as luck would have it, captain Hunemeier was injured in the last Deutsche Cup game and was unable to play.
Therefore, Paderborn, an originally sound team, will lose almost half of its defensive capabilities.
Antoine, who came on the bench, was unable to assume the important role of the team’s defensive core. Head coach Gerald did not hesitate to put him on the bench again and replaced him with another younger player.
If Hunemeier had not been injured, Gerald would still be very confident that he would win this game and reach the top of the Bundesliga.
But judging from the current situation, the probability is not very high.
At three o’clock in the afternoon, at the Benteler Arena, Paderborn’s home stadium, the game for the top spot in the Bundesliga 2 officially started.
Su Feng once again put on the captain’s armband and led Paderborn in the home game.
The Paderborn fans also knew what this game meant to the team, and they were extremely excited to shout in the spectator seats.
With the home advantage, Paderborn’s players seized the opening at the beginning of the game and caught Red Bull Leipzig off guard.
In the eighth minute, after Su Feng received a pass from Vydra, he volleyed directly without stopping the ball again, successfully giving Paderborn a good start.
But the excellent results achieved by Red Bull Leipzig this season are not a fault.
They quickly adjusted and started fierce battles with Paderborn. Several times in dangerous areas, because Paderborn’s defense was indeed lacking in ability, Red Bull Leipzig came to the city several times.
In the 33rd minute of the game, the Leipzig Red Bull winger cut inside, passed Paderborn’s center back, and scored a single goal to equalize the game.
Then, the Leipzig Red Bull players became more and more courageous, and Paderborn was almost breathless several times. Su Feng also had few opportunities to get the ball in the frontcourt.
Until the stoppage time of the first half, the Leipzig Red Bull forward hit the world wave and once again penetrated Paderborn’s goal.
There is no way, Paderborn’s defense really can’t stop Leipzig Red Bull’s tall and strong center forward.
In the second half, Gerald, who was anxious in the coaching bench, rotated players several times, but the effect was obviously not very good.
In the 69th minute of the game, the Red Bull Leipzig army pressed forward.
After the winger cut in and passed in, the tall center player jumped up and drove the ball hard into Paderborn’s goal.
In the remaining game time, Paderborn resisted desperately and constantly launched counterattacks, but still failed to equalize the score.
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When the referee blew the tentative whistle, the game between the two teams was finally settled at 1 to 3, a shameful score.
It can be said that Red Bull Leipzig crushed Paderborn’s current incomplete team to the ground at the Benteler Arena.
He easily won the away game, gained three points, and consolidated his position at the top of the league.
When the Paderborn players walked out of the stadium with disappointed faces, the Paderborn fans did not show much dissatisfaction with their performance today.
Instead, he encouraged the players loudly.
They all know that Paderborn lost the game today because their key captain was injured and unable to participate in the game.
This group of hard-working players should be encouraged rather than venting their emotions at them.
In the sixteenth round of the Bundesliga 2, Paderborn lost to Red Bull Leipzig.
The media naturally reported this matter. After all, the strongest dark horse team this season ended their glorious record of unbeaten for thirteen rounds.
After the game, Gerald did not choose to give the team a break, but called them to the locker room the next day.
Review of yesterday’s game against RB Leipzig.
Among them, naturally the central defenders who replaced Hunemeier yesterday received the most abuse from Gerald.
In this way, after Gerald’s reprimand, all the players in the club entered into intense training again.
No one wants to lose the game again because of poor condition.
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A week later, on December 5, the seventeenth round of the Bundesliga 2 quietly arrived.
Paderborn once again came to Frankfurt, the fifth largest city in Germany.
Their opponent in this game was FSV Frankfurt Football Club, also located in Frankfurt.
Although the names of the teams are somewhat similar, they have nothing to do with Eintracht Frankfurt, which is currently in the Bundesliga. They are two independent football clubs.
Of course, because they are in the same city, these two clubs can be regarded as mortal enemies.
But FSV Frankfurt has been suppressed by Frankfurt and lives in the shadow of the powerful Frankfurt.
Therefore, facing Paderborn, who had just defeated Frankfurt in the Deutsche Cup, FSV Frankfurt very much hopes to defeat or draw with Paderborn to prove that it is not much worse than Frankfurt.
This is just a little thought from the head coach of FSV Frankfurt!
But if Paderborn’s Hunemeier was not injured and in good condition, FSV Frankfurt’s head coach would never dare to have such thoughts in his mind.
This season, FSV Frankfurt’s performance is also very poor. At the beginning of the season, like Paderborn, it was a relegation team, and it left the bottom of the Bundesliga rankings in the middle.
But the difference is that Paderborn’s unbeaten record was interrupted only when they faced the powerful Red Bull Leipzig in their last game.
However, FSV Frankfurt’s status has been ups and downs. Although it is not ranked in the relegation zone, the score is not much higher than the bottom few teams.
In this case, no matter what the reason is, the head coach of FSV Frankfurt is crazy about instilling the concept of winning into the players.
It can be said that the players of FSV Frankfurt are very motivated, and the seventeenth round of the Bundesliga League will be extremely fierce!
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