When Adriano was sent off, the entire Friendship Stadium was filled with curses.
The referee's relatives were almost greeted by the home fans.
And when Hildebrand saved the penalty kick, the whole stadium was instantly ignited, and the home team fans were ecstatic!
Even Yun Sheng was extremely excited and pounded his fists on the sidelines!
This penalty save is so crucial!
The team has one less player, and if it concedes another goal first, it will be even more troublesome.
In this way, the two teams are at least tied in terms of score, and Cottbus still has a chance.
Yun Sheng looked at the time and saw that it had only started for 15 minutes.
If you lose one player so early, it will be difficult to play in the next game...
Although Yun Sheng arranged for the substitute players to warm up on the track after a while, he did not play a card easily.
By the second half, the players will definitely be exhausted, so we can make substitutions then.
Cottbus had one less player to fight, and the situation took a turn for the worse.
Although Adriano is only a forward, having him on the court is like placing a heavy tank in the opponent's penalty area, which suppresses Hamburg's overall formation.
Now only Cassano is left in front. His impact is not as good as Adriano, and he can't stand alone, so Cottbus' offense has not improved much.
On the other hand, when it comes to Hamburg, the more they fight, the better they get.
In fact, to be fair, Hamburg's star quality is very weak, especially compared with Bayern and other strong teams, Hamburg has almost no big-name stars.
But such a team that emphasizes the overall style of play can overcome all obstacles in the Bundesliga, and no one dares to look down upon it.
Especially their offensive core Van der Vaart is a killer.
Today Li Tie's task was to keep an eye on Van Der Vaart, but he found it very difficult.
I had this feeling before when I was defending Diego.
Although Li Tie has good physical strength and endurance, his skills are average. He struggled against Van der Vaart's small skills.
Yunsheng still continued the previous strategy, allowing the young central defender Fick to move forward to properly help Li Tie's defense.
Despite this, Van der Vaart still got a lot of opportunities.
In the 20th minute of the game, he escaped Li Tie's defense, suddenly broke through quickly to the left, and passed two Cottbus defenders in one breath. Yu Hai and Ipsha were useless in front of him. In the corner of the penalty area, he took an exquisite shot with the outside of his instep, which was barely saved by Hildebrand.
In the 27th minute of the game, under Li Tie's defense, he still got a chance to pass the ball. He distributed the ball in the middle and handed it to winger Olic. Olic quickly stepped in and swept the ball near the baseline to the goal. The young Fick did not dare to take the shot easily. He could only try his best to resist with his body. Guerrero stopped, but Guerrero's hard-fought shot missed the mark and hit Hildebrand's leg, popping out of the baseline.
In the 34th minute of the game, Van der Vaart's pass was advantageous. This time it was Zidan's deft help, and a long shot slid out, making the Cottbus fans break out in a cold sweat.
Seeing that he could not score for a long time, Van der Vaart performed another stunt of his.
Free kick!
In the 38th minute of the game, Van der Vaart was knocked down by Fic, and Hamburg got a free kick right in front of the penalty area.
The ball is about 30 meters away from the goal, which is a good position.
Hildebrand quickly organized a human wall defense and was fully prepared.
"Van der Vaart stood in front of the ball. There was no covering player in front of him, because everyone knew that the ball must be taken by him."
"Van der Vaart took a step up and shot! The ball drew a strong arc and went directly into the upper right corner of the goal!"
"Although Hildebrand judged the defense correctly this time, the angle of the ball was too tricky and he couldn't catch it!"
"1-0! Hamburg finally broke the deadlock and scored!"
Seeing that the team lost the ball, Yun Sheng slapped him.
Alas, I still didn’t guard against it.
The players have worked very hard to be able to prevent goals in open games. The Dutchman's set pieces were so good that not even Hildebrand could do anything about it.
Van der Vaart was very excited after scoring the free kick. He enjoyed the crowd of teammates and glanced back in the direction of Cottbus' goal in the gap between the crowd.
Even if you can save my penalty kick, so what? My free kicks are better than penalty kicks!
After scoring this goal, the pressure on Van der Vaart to miss the penalty kick was completely relieved.
In the following time, Van der Vaart became more active.
He even used a pick-and-ball move when facing Li Tie and Fick, leaving both defenders powerless.
In order to prevent Van der Vaart from breaking into the penalty area, Fick once again had no choice but to foul and received a yellow card.
The position of this set piece is better, about 28 meters away from the goal, slightly to the right, which is suitable for a left-footed player like Van der Vaart.
Hildebrand was attentive and ready.
"Van der Vaart is in front of the ball again. Will he help the team expand the score advantage?"
"Take a run-up, take a kick and shoot into the far corner! Hildebrand has judged the right direction again, this time there is no problem!"
"The ball hit the jumping wall, changed direction, and bounced into the near corner! Hildebrand was shot through the goal again!"
"2-0! Hamburg scores another goal!"
"The referee blew the whistle for the first half, and Hamburg ended a perfect first half with the help of midfielder Van der Vaart's two goals!"
"The Cottbus players were depressed and walked toward the locker room listlessly."
In the live broadcast room, Hesl's voice was almost the only one to be heard, and he seemed more excited than Hamburg coach Stevens.
"What did I just say? Cottbus will definitely lose this game! They are not as strong as Hamburg as a whole. Now they have lost Adriano, and Sauer has not played due to injury. Cottbus is now They have already stepped over the cliff with one foot and are about to fall... Oh no, they should have already started falling! I don't think they have a chance to come back in the second half. Now Yunsheng just hopes to lose less, haha."
Although Hesl's words are a bit harsh, the situation in Cottbus is indeed not good now.
Even Schroeder is not optimistic that Cottbus can escape unscathed.
"Cottbus has lost the opportunity in this game. They are unable to make a comeback. Even if one person is not sent off, Cottbus does not have an advantage in this game."
"Hamburg's offensive core Van der Vaart is in great form and can definitely be regarded as one of the top five midfielders in the Bundesliga. Not only does he have excellent passing and shooting skills, but his free kick skills are also extraordinary."
Hesl, who was standing next to him, jumped in directly: "What does it mean to have extraordinary free kick skills? This statement is not accurate. Van der Vaart is simply a master of free kicks!"
