Football: The national football team was expelled and rewarded with a long-range goal card Chapter 022

The match officially began at 3:30 PM local time.

However, even before the game started, a thunderous cheer erupted from the crowd as Klopp emerged from the tunnel.

Although Klopp had left Mainz, the fans still remembered him and the contributions he made to the team!

Witnessing such a heartwarming scene, Ye Chen couldn’t help but wonder if he would receive a similar welcome when he returned to Dortmund in the future.

Wait…

He hadn’t even played a single game for Dortmund yet, and he was already thinking that far ahead!

Could it be that he was naturally a scumbag?

With that question in mind, Ye Chen followed Klopp and the other substitutes toward the bench.

“Ye Chen!”

As Ye Chen walked past the fans, lost in thought, a clear voice suddenly rang out.

Ye Chen instinctively looked over and was momentarily stunned.

“Lina? What are you doing here?” Ye Chen looked at the vibrant young girl with disbelief. Today, she was even wearing a striking yellow jersey!

But the most important thing was that she was in the Mainz fan section, and that yellow figure stood out so much in the crowd!

Lina smiled, “Of course, I came to watch your first game! Go for it!”

“I will! I’ll call you later!” Ye Chen made a phone gesture and said to Lina.

Lina nodded vigorously.

“Ye, what are you standing there for? Hurry up!” Klopp, who was ahead, called out to the lagging Ye Chen.

Kuba, who was behind, also put his arm around Ye Chen, “Ye, is that your girlfriend? She’s so beautiful!”

Ye Chen shook his head, “No, she’s my friend!”

But after saying that, Ye Chen himself was stunned.

Did he already have a friend?

This should be his first friend in this world!

…

The match between the two sides officially began.

Dortmund played their familiar 4- 2- 3- 1 formation!

Shinji Kagawa was in the center, acting as the tactical core.

Perišić was on the left, and Götze was on the right.

Robert Lewandowski was the lone striker, and the two central midfielders were captain Kehl and İlkay Gündoğan.

Among these five players, only Kehl’s reputation was slightly lesser, but he was an indispensable part of the current Dortmund team.

Firstly, his defense was excellent, and secondly, his influence was significant.

He was a player with very strong mental attributes.

The match officially began with a whistle from the referee.

Both sides engaged in a fierce battle in the midfield.

Of course, Shinji Kagawa was fouled the most; he was tripped four times within the first ten minutes of the first half.

The main reason was that the Mainz players were very cunning; they took turns fouling Shinji Kagawa. Although the referee was keeping track of the fouls, Mainz did not receive a single yellow card before the end of the first half.

Dortmund’s best chance came at 14 minutes and 24 seconds.

Subotić passed the ball from the back to Piszczek, who immediately found Perišić.

Perišić cut inside directly, and after attracting defenders, he immediately passed the ball to the open Shinji Kagawa.

Shinji Kagawa’s poke shot from outside the box went past the goalkeeper but slammed hard against the post!

This made the Mainz fans in the stadium break out in a cold sweat.

However, this was Dortmund’s only good chance in the first half. On the other hand, Mainz created an excellent opportunity!

At 32 minutes and 24 seconds.

Soto broke through past the winger Löwe and then delivered a reverse pass. The surging Nicolai Müller decisively shot.

Weidenfeller in front of the goal froze in place.

There was nothing he could do; the ball was too fast!

Mainz, playing at home, led 1- 0 in the first half.

The fans in the stadium immediately cheered excitedly, their enthusiasm almost tearing off the stadium roof.

In the Dortmund coaching area, Klopp was shouting loudly at the pitch.

Löwe, on his side, was being thoroughly scolded…

Of course, in fact, the weakest link for Dortmund right now was the right-back position, and putting Löwe there was a last resort.

But when Löwe was bypassed like a wooden stake, the coach certainly couldn’t help but scold him!

Löwe on the field looked dejected…

What could he do when the black players were fast and skilled?

After taking the lead, Mainz actively slowed down the pace and concentrated their main forces in the midfield!

There was no choice; Shinji Kagawa on the field, rather than being an attacking midfielder, was more like a shadow striker.

But today he was being specially marked, and Lewandowski upfront also didn’t have many good options.

Although Pospech was a ball-playing center-back, his defensive positioning was excellent, and he always managed to appear in front of Lewandowski.

Two through balls from Kagawa to Lewandowski were intercepted by him!

Ultimately, the two teams went into halftime with Mainz leading 1- 0.

Klopp didn’t even wait for the half to end and went to the locker room early, expressing his dissatisfaction with the team’s performance in this way.

However, even Ye Chen could tell that the players were indeed a bit out of form!

Perhaps it was also related to the weather; after all, it was 3:30 PM, and it was September… the temperature was already 30 degrees Celsius.

Playing in such hot weather was a test of physical endurance itself.

But the opponent scored, so the weather couldn’t be an excuse. The key was how to turn the game around.

As Ye Chen stood up from the bench, the system’s prompt sound rang in his mind.

“Ding, match mission triggered: Lead the Yellow and Blacks to a comeback!”

“Mission successful: Reward Silver Chest. Mission failed: Deduct one random skill!”

Hearing the system’s words, Ye Chen was about to be barbecued!

He only had three skills in total, two of which were S-rank. If he didn’t manage a comeback and lost one… that would be too cruel!

“Can I not accept the mission?” Ye Chen mumbled, asking.

“Host refusing the mission will automatically be deemed a mission failure, and skills will be deducted directly!”

“You’re ruthless!” Ye Chen said through gritted teeth.

However, he was just joking with the system.

As a player who yearned for victory, even without a mission, he would do his best to help the team win!

Of course, although he was a transmigrator, he couldn’t remember the result of every match.

Moreover, he didn’t watch many Dortmund matches.

For Dortmund’s matches, his most vivid memory was the 2012- 2013 Champions League final.

In that match, Dortmund played against Bayern, and the final result was Dortmund losing 1- 2.

But none of that was important; what mattered was the current match!

You have to eat one bite at a time.

You have to play one match at a time.

And you have to score one goal at a time!

When everyone entered the locker room, Klopp had already placed the player tokens on the blackboard, and his first words were, “Robert (Lewandowski), you rest in the second half and prepare for the Champions League mid-week. Ye, you will replace Lewandowski in the second half, any problems?”

“No problem!” Ye Chen shouted loudly, his blood instantly boiling.

It would be great if there was background music at this moment!

Just like the protagonist about to make an appearance in an anime…

However, his shout startled both the players and Klopp. Klopp frowned and said, “Keep your voice down, do you want to scare me into a heart attack?”

Ye Chen’s mouth twitched, and he quickly said, “Sorry, sorry, I was too excited!”