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Chapter 58

At the beginning of the second half, the Cologne Sports Academy changed its defensive counterattack style in the first half and used the priority kick-off to attack the opponent. Amid the audience's exclamations, the Cologne Sports Academy players bombed the Humboldt University goal. At this time, Li Tian had to rely on his own constant beating to keep his body warm. After the second half, he became the most leisurely person on the court.

Just 3 minutes into the game, Nakati forced his way through the bottom with his own speed. When passing the ball, he was defeated by the defender who came up from the baseline, thus obtaining the team's first corner kick in the second half.

The corner kick was taken, and the first landing point was grabbed by the opponent's goalkeeper, but the ball was too fast and the goalkeeper did not dare to catch it easily, so he hit the ball out of the penalty area with both fists, and the ball hit it did not fly far, just by Nester, who was assisting. He had long wanted to show off his shooting skills, and he pulled his feet outside the penalty area without hesitation. The ball, which was like a cannon, hit the opponent's calves in front of the goal, changed direction and into the net. The opponent's goalkeeper had just landed, and his body had no time to react. He could only watch the ball fly into the goal, and the Cologne Sports Team took the lead 2:0.

The Cologne team, which had a two-point advantage, had no intention of restraint, but instead launched an active fight in the midfield and frontcourt, and immediately launched a full-scale attack after breaking the ball. In the 21st minute of the second half, Humboldt University's defender pulled down Bensk who had successfully broken through in the penalty area. The referee showed a yellow card to the defender without hesitation and awarded a penalty to the Cologne Sports Team. Bensk personally scored, and the score became 3:0.

This is a score that makes the opponent completely desperate. Not only the players on the court, but even the head coach Wink on the sidelines knew that the situation was hopeless, and half of the extremely disappointed fans left the field early.

The remaining time was simply tormenting for the Humboldt University team members. They had no fighting spirit and were scored by Nakati again in the injury stoppage time when the game was about to end. They sprinkled a last handful of salt on the Humboldt University team's wound, locking the final score at 4:0, and the Cologne Sports Team won a complete victory.

When the referee at the scene blew the whistle at the end of the game, all Humboldt University players who were extremely tired both physically and mentally fell on the field, and their head coach Wink also sat motionlessly on the bench. At this moment, he felt that the winter sky in Berlin was particularly dark.

After winning the first game as expected, Cologne Sports Academy became more confident in winning the championship in this competition. Two days later, with the power of defeating Humboldt University, the Cologne Sports Academy team faced the Bremen team, who also won the previous game at the football stadium of the Liberty University in Berlin.

This was a game with a huge gap in strength. In the first half, Cologne Sports Academy won a three-point lead, allowing the game to enter garbage time early. In the second half, Coach Robert replaced Nester, Bensk and Li Tian, ​​allowing the substitutes to "die" the time. The score of the game was finally frozen at 3:0, but this was enough. Cologne Sports Academy team led the way to the semi-finals.

Perhaps now even God is starting to stand on the side of the Cologne Sports Academy. What they will face in the semi-finals is not the strong Frankfurt University team that they expected to be strong, but the weak Leipzig University team. They relied on steady defense in the last game, and forced Frankfurt's sharp offensive line to lose in the 90-minute game, dragging the game into overtime. In overtime, they magically knocked on the opponent's door with the only threatening shot in the whole game. This first golden ball in this competition also helped them lucky to eliminate their opponents and reach the semi-finals for the first time in ten years.

The University of Leipzig has a weak offensive ability, but its defense is like a turtle shell, leaving no gaps. So after studying the video of the opponent's game, Coach Robert formulated a tactic for the players to penetrate more, break through more, and create set-piece opportunities, because in the face of shrinking defense, the easiest way to score is to use set-pieces.

Coach Robert formulated a very effective tactic. The Cologne Sports Team, which firmly controlled the midfield, launched a wave of continuous attacks. In particular, it used Bensk's passing ability and Nakati's speed to hit the opponent's defense line over and over again, forcing the opponent to constantly foul them to stop them. However, the cost of fouls is very high. In addition to receiving five yellow cards, the Cologne Sports Team also gave seven frontcourt free kicks and eleven corner kicks throughout the game.

In the 80th minute, the Cologne Sports Team finally seized a corner kick opportunity, captain Bensk scored a header and led the opponent 1:0. At the end of the game, the University of Leipzig, which was behind in the score, finally pushed the whole team and actively participated in the offense. The Cologne Sports Team hoped that they would attack and seize the opportunity of their defense weakening. The Cologne Sports Team scored another goal in the last 3 minutes of injury time, completely destroying the hope of Leipzig University of Leipzig to tie the score.

In three games, a total of 9 goals were scored without losing one goal. The Cologne Sports Team reached the final of this event for the sixth consecutive time with an extremely excellent record. The one who awaited them in the finals was the stalemate - the University of Munich.

This time, the University of Munich also sent a strong lineup. More than half of the main players are second-tier players from two professional football clubs, Bayern Munich and Munich 1860. They have very strong personal abilities and tactical qualities. The disadvantage is that the players train together for too short, and they have no tacit understanding in their cooperation. However, with their outstanding personal abilities, they also easily won the three games.

The final was held at the Olympia Stadium in Berlin. The Cologne Sports Institute and the University of Munich met in the final for the sixth time in ten years. This was a big highlight in itself, so the competition that day attracted many spectators and media.

This game can be said to be the most exciting game since the start of the game. Both sides let go of their hands and feet and used all their tricks to fight on the court. The University of Munich often tear open the opponent's defense line through the small cooperation of two or three people or by force breakthroughs with personal abilities. The Cologne Sports Team pulls open the enemy's defensive gap through the skillful passing and receiving cooperation between the players and the rapid large-scale transfer of the ball. On the defense line, the members of the University of Munich fully demonstrated their rich game experience and strong personal abilities, which invisibly turned the attacks initiated by the Cologne Sports College into a new situation. On the defense line of the Cologne Sports College, Li Tian became the most important link. The entire back line cooperated closely with him, and was also guarded without any leakage, keeping all the shots of the University of Munich.

On the court, the two teams were hard to distinguish and the offense and defense were very frequent, but under the strict defense of both sides, the ninety-minute game still tied 0:0 and had to enter overtime.

Overtime is extremely unfavorable to the players of the Cologne Sports Academy, because the ninety-minute game consumed most of their physical fitness, and they could no longer run freely and quickly like in the first half. Most of the main players of the University of Munich are professional players, and their physical reserves are much stronger than ordinary student players of the Cologne Sports Academy, and they still maintain huge pressure on the Cologne goal on the court.

As a last resort, Coach Robert waved his hand and ordered the whole team to retreat to his half to defend, and replaced several teammates who could not hold on. As long as they could drag the game into a penalty shootout, they would have more chances to win. In the fifteen minutes of overtime in the first and second half, the players of the Cologne Sports Academy defended very hard, and Li Tian, ​​as a goalkeeper, was under greater pressure. The opponent's shot was like machine gunfire, one wave after another, and Li Tian was like a wall crossing in front of the goal, blocking all the offense with all his ability and appropriately delaying the serving time. Other players of the Cologne Sports Academy have also given up on the offense. After the players got the ball, they fell down in the backcourt, just not allowing the opponent to get the ball.
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