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Chapter 24
In the first minute of the game, Nick hit Duisburg's midfielder Tofting hard. He thought everything would be fine, but after a simple treatment of the Danish bald head, he ran up again.

"Damn, this is simply a strange beast. I really showed mercy just now." Nick couldn't help admiring Tofting's bravery. If he had such a teammate to help him, he would be like a tiger with wings added.

After Tofting came on the field, he personally took the free kick.

Looking at Tofting's flaming eyes, Nick knew that this guy would definitely shoot directly, although the free kick was almost 35 meters away from the goal.

Walking to Enke's side, Nick whispered a few words, and Enke nodded.

The referee blew his whistle, Tofting ran up, and then kicked the ball hard.

The ball, like a cannonball, rushed straight to the upper left corner of Borussia Mönchengladbach's goal.

Tofting couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart: "Huh, let you beat me! This ball must be there! I want to knock Borussia Mönchengladbach off the cliff and play in the Bundesliga next year!"

The Duisburg players were also all smiling. Tofting's long-range shot was of very high quality, and he had great hopes of scoring.Even some players in Borussia Mönchengladbach are a bit desperate. This dead bald man's long-range shot is really not bad. It seems that the team is about to fall behind.

But Enke suddenly soared into the air, pushed with both hands, and the ball was hit off the crossbar!

"Roar!" Enke roared, I don't hesitate if you are fierce, this shot is wonderful, and the save is even more wonderful.

Tofting hugged his bald head in frustration, with an incredulous expression.

And Nick was grinning, the ball was within Nick's expectations just now, Tofting is a right-footed player, the probability of this ball hitting the upper left corner of Borussia Mönchengladbach's goal is relatively high.Of course, if Tofting can pull out the S-ball like Robert Carlos, Nick can only feel unlucky.

Duisburg's attack quickly came to an end, and the game was controlled by Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Nick is now facing the injured Tofting and began to take advantage of his speed, constantly torturing Tofting. Duisburg's backcourt defense is quite tight.

But first of all, Toftin must be abolished, so that the opponent's middle lane can be exposed, so that the middle lane can be dispatched and the opponent's defense line can be defeated.

In the first half, Tofting was still able to keep up with Nick, and Nick also tried several long shots, all of which were blocked by dense defensive players.And Borussia Mönchengladbach did not have a better breakthrough opportunity on the two sides, and the two teams finally returned to the locker room after a goalless draw.

"Hey, Captain, you must have done that on purpose, right?" On the way back to the locker room, Everton asked with a smile.

"That's right, that bald head is indeed fierce enough, but you must not back down, otherwise he will become more and more arrogant, and then the game will be difficult to play." Nick said frankly.

"That's right. I think that bald head was not so fierce later on, and he didn't dare to press close to you. Hehe, captain, why don't you give him another shot in the second half?" This kid Everton is getting worse and worse, unexpectedly came up with such a bad idea.

"No need, didn't you see that I was depleting his physical strength on purpose? I will have a way to deal with him. You have to pay attention to my position and be ready to catch the ball at any time, understand?" Nick was indeed going to exert his strength suddenly after 10 minutes in the second half. Tofting's physical fitness was not a problem, but he ran with Nick so fast for 60 minutes.

Coach Carl seemed to understand Nick's approach.

"Everyone played very calmly in the first half. After 10 minutes in the second half, we suddenly accelerated the pace and tried to create opportunities to score. Do you understand? What we need is 3 points instead of 1 point. Therefore, we must beat Duisburg. Can you do it?"

"can!"

The atmosphere in the locker room is quite good. A team in the relegation zone has such fighting spirit, why worry about not having a bright future.

Carl continued to arrange tactics: "In the second half, Andre, don't wait for the ball in the penalty area. You should come out and cooperate with Nick. Everton is ready to respond to the second point at any time, and Peter, you are an old player. Pay more attention to the chance of supplementary shots. After the two wingers go down to the top of the penalty area, make more balls to the top of the penalty area. Nick, I think you should know what to do. We must attack to get the results we want."

"Don't worry, coach, we've decided on the 3 points." Nick said calmly.

After 15 minutes, players from both sides came out and the second half began.

After Duisburg kicked off, the game once again fell into a stalemate in the first half.Tofting continued to follow Nick, as if they were running a race, but Nick could already hear Tofting breathing heavily.

"Little boy, run with me, I won't kill you if you run away."

"Damn it, this kid is a horse? How can he run like this?"

The two competed on the field, and the fans in the stands began to worry. If they can't win more games at home, Borussia Mönchengladbach will be under more pressure to relegation.

So the fans started chanting Nick's name, and Bai Jie became a little anxious. Borussia Mönchengladbach's momentum is so good, it would be a pity if it stopped here.

"Can he still lead the team to victory? This is what he promised himself. Hmph, if you can't keep your promise, I will let you not touch it for a month!" Bai Jie swore fiercely in her heart.

"Sneeze!" Nick sneezed for no reason, "Who is scolding me? Well, it seems that it's time to use the sword, otherwise this sneeze will have to be sneezed."

Just at this time, Wenhoff succeeded in stealing in the frontcourt, Nick immediately crossed the center line, Wenhoff also handed the ball to Nick immediately.

Seeing this, Tofting immediately ran over and blocked Nick's way.

Nick flashed, and Tofting quickly followed Nick, but he found that Nick was suddenly much faster than before, and he seemed to be unable to keep up.

"Aren't you physically fit? Not so. Could it be that this kid did everything on purpose? Fuck, he can still speed up after running for so long, this kid is really a monster!" Tofting thought while running, but he couldn't keep up with Nick, so Tofting simply ran into his restricted area, maybe he wanted to wait for a rabbit.

With no one around Nick to defend, he immediately went to the opponent's penalty area to kill.

When they reached the penalty area line, Duisburg's penalty area was full of defenders. Voronin immediately exited the penalty area and mentioned that he was preparing to meet Nick on the penalty area line. , Raise your foot and you will explode!

One foot stretched out, Nick kicked his left foot, and was about to start his right foot, but was knocked to the ground by Tofting with a shovel!

"Penalty!"

"Red card!"

"Butcher!"

Immediately, there was a burst of curses at the Paul Kaberg Stadium, and the home fans began to denounce Tofting.

Seeing Nick fell to the ground, Bai Jie was most worried, for fear that Nick would be injured.

Nick fell to the ground and hugged his right foot, the inside of his foot hurt a little.

"Your sister is indeed a butcher. She was so ruthless. Fortunately, I dodged for a while, otherwise I would have to be abolished." Nick didn't plan to get up immediately, so that he could win the sympathy of the referee, and the hope of a penalty kick would be greatly increased.

The referee also ran over and pointed to the penalty spot!
Tofting walked off the field directly, because he knew that the referee would have follow-up actions.But to be able to successfully avenge the elbow in the first half, Tofting felt extremely happy in his heart.

"Hey, boy, let you hit me on the nose, now you will feel better!"

Sure enough, the referee chased Tofting's back and drew out a red card!
There is no doubt about the fouls in the penalty area, and the home fans finally breathed a sigh of relief. The penalty rate is undoubtedly very high.

And Nick finally stood up. When the fans at Baucabage, Karl on the coach's bench, and Koenig in the box in the stands saw Nick standing up, they all let go of a big stone in their hearts, and the audience burst into warm applause.

In the minds of the fans, Nick is not injured, which is more important than a penalty kick; in Karl's mind, Nick is irreplaceable; in Koenig's mind, Nick is equal to a lot of money.

Nick picked up the ball and came to the penalty spot. As the captain, it was his duty to take the penalty kick. He stretched his legs and kicked the ground. Nick felt that there was no problem with the place that Tofting shoveled just now.

The referee whistled, Nick made a run-up, and then shot a burst, the ball flashed past and jumped into the net.

Once Nick's long-range shot hits the target, it is difficult for the goalkeeper to save it, let alone a penalty kick?

Duisburg's goalkeeper just waved his hand symbolically, and then heard the cheers of the fans from the Baukaberg Stadium.Bai Jie finally breathed a sigh of relief and organized Chinese fans to cheer for her boyfriend today. If they can't win the game, these Chinese fans might think that they are talking big. Now it's alright, let these Chinese fans witness Nick's bravery on the spot, and there will be more and more fans of Nick in the future.

1:0, Borussia Mönchengladbach finally broke the deadlock on the field.

With one player missing and the score falling behind, Duisburg has found it difficult to make a counterattack.

While Borussia Mönchengladbach took the opportunity to control the situation on the field, Nick even took over the game. He galloped freely in the middle, constantly mobilizing the offense through through balls and diagonal passes to the two sides.

After wasting several chances, Borussia Mönchengladbach finally ushered in the second goal.

In the 75th minute, Nick's direct pass from the middle was sent directly to Voronin's feet, and Voronin stepped on the foot, and the ball rolled obliquely into the left side of the penalty area. Eveton stepped in again and pushed the goal.

The fans of the home team celebrated excitedly again. In their opinion, the game was won again.

Duisburg, who are two goals behind, is even more demoralized at the moment, but losing a game will not hinder their relegation plans. Now they are still several points away from the relegation zone, so they are not in a hurry.

So this also caused them to concede another goal in the 89th minute. After Nick passed the ball to Voronin in the middle, he flashed the space. Voronin immediately hit back and Nick volleyed vigorously from the penalty area line.

3:0, the game was completely killed.

In the 90th minute, the referee blew the final whistle without stoppage time. Borussia Mönchengladbach won three consecutive league victories, and their points jumped to 19 points, only 2 points away from the safety line.

(End of this chapter)