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Chapter 83
After defeating the Finnish team, the German national team immediately rushed back to Berlin, preparing for the home game against Northern Ireland in 4 days. The German team still has two final qualifiers, both at home, and the last game is against the Turkish team. Therefore, the German team cannot afford to lose in these two games.

Moreover, the German media was not satisfied with the team's performance. Except for Nick, the other players were criticized by the media, so this game made Ribeck feel very important, even though the Northern Ireland team was not strong enough to abuse the German team.

And Nick knows almost nothing about the Northern Ireland team. The team's greatest star, George Best, is famous, but there is no player in the current Northern Ireland team that Nick is familiar with.

So if there is anything to say about such a team, it should be too bad. It must be won and wait for the Turks to make mistakes. Although they are playing against the underdog Moldova in this round, there is little chance of making mistakes.

On September 9, the stands of the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, which can accommodate 8 spectators, were full of seats. Although this was a game of great disparity, many fans still came to watch the abuse.

The starting lineup of the German team has changed compared with the previous game. Neuville replaced Kirsten and Bierhoff to form the striker.

The game was undoubtedly controlled by the German team from the very beginning. The starter Neuville was very active. Only 5 minutes into the game, Neuville received a direct pass from Ballack, and a low shot from the penalty area blasted away the goal of the Northern Ireland team.

Neuville is an alternative striker in Germany. He is fast and very flexible. Although he is small, he is a sharp striker and has a strong ability to seize opportunities in front of goal.

This goal immediately detonated Riddell's microphone: "GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Oliver Neuville scored! This is his first goal for the national team, very calm in front of the goal. Is this the prelude to the goal battle?"

The teammates all ran to Neuville to congratulate him, and Neuville ran to Nick and said: "Nick, your suggestion was very right at the time, and I feel very good now."

"Haha, the Premier League is stronger than our Bundesliga. The training value you get must be real. Do you know how to deal with these British defenders?" Nick almost forgot that he really suggested Neuville to go to the Premier League, but it can be seen that Neuville played very well in the two games.

"Small, let's try harder and turn the Northern Irish into a hornet's nest!"

"Ok!"

After the game restarted, the Northern Irishman was still unable to organize a decent offense, which made Nick do nothing, and simply rushed to the frontcourt to participate in the team's offense.

In the 12th minute, Ballack scored the ball and Harman made a precise pass. Bierhoff's header was saved by the Northern Ireland goalkeeper, but Nick appeared there in time and volleyed like a flying fairy. The ball fell into the goal, 2:0!

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Nick also scored a goal. It seems that the Northern Ireland team will be beaten badly today. This long-range shot is simply earth-shattering and powerful." Riddell roared very cooperatively, and the fans on the scene cheered. Now who is the most popular in the national team, Nick's score is definitely the highest. He can score goals and defend, and he is so handsome. ' slogan.

Kurai and Mina in the stands had different expressions when they saw Nick score, and Kurai immediately jumped up screaming.

"Nick, you're awesome!"

And Mina said with a look of disdain: "Smelly brother, you scored again, but you are still Miss Mina's brother in the future, hehe."

Kurai and Mina were lucky enough to watch Dornick's game in Berlin and saw the goal again, so they are still very happy.

"Wow, Nick, you're so popular, I'm a little jealous." Bierhoff smiled with his arms around Nick's neck.

"Yeah, Nick is so much concerned by the fans, it's not good to go on like this. Sooner or later, he will be a superstar." Harman also ran over with a smile and gave Nick a high-five.

The players of the Northern Ireland team looked ashamed. The game was no longer interesting at this point. They also hoped that the game time would end as soon as possible so that they could go back to their respective clubs.

But the torment will continue.

In the 31st minute, Nick and Ballack rushed into the penalty area after performing two-on-one cooperation three times in a row. Faced with the Northern Ireland defender's upper grab and light push, Bierhoff rushed to his horse and shot a burst, rewriting the score to 3:0.
"GOOOOOOAL! GOAL! The German team scored another goal. It was the captain Oliver Bierhoff who scored the goal! And the player who assisted was Nick. His continuous cooperation with Ballack was like playing table tennis. The players of the Northern Ireland team couldn't find the North. This German national team is even more exciting. They played beautiful football." Riedel explained with a smile that there is not much passion now. After all, Northern Ireland has fallen behind by 3 goals. Now, the German team pays more attention to the coordination of the feet, and has many players with excellent skills, not as good as Harman, Neuville, Ballack and Nick. These four players have turned the Northern Ireland team's backcourt upside down and suffered terribly.

Bierhoff likes Nick's passing very much. In the last three national team games, Nick passed him a lot of comfortable balls, which made him feel very comfortable with his own pace and shooting.

"Nick, why don't you just come to Bayern Munich? I promise, your salary will definitely be doubled. How about we go to conquer the European Champions Cup together?" Bierhoff put his arms around Nick's shoulders, and actually thought of letting Nick defect to Bayern Munich. With such a teammate behind him, Bierhoff is confident of winning the Bundesliga.

Nick smiled and said, "Captain, this is a national team game, why mention the club? In the national team, don't we cooperate very well?"

"Hehe, you kid, I know you are not a fuel-efficient lamp, hey, forget it, you can be the boss in Borussia Mönchengladbach, but it will not be easy if you want to achieve results." Bierhoff sighed.

Nick smiled and said nothing.

Restarted, the game reached this level, the Northern Ireland team lost their fighting spirit even more, and their defense line became shaky, almost allowing the ball to pass in their half and even the penalty area, which made the German team score one after another.

In the 35th minute, Ballack and Fryer entered the penalty area after cooperating, and scored 4:0 with an angry shot. Two minutes later, Fryer was knocked to the ground by the opponent at the front of the penalty area, and Hamann's direct free kick extended the score to 2:5.
At the end of halftime, the score was already a horrific 5:0, and the German fans were singing songs one after another, celebrating the team's victory in advance.

In the locker room, Nick heard even more shocking news. In another venue, the Moldova team led the Turkish team 2-0 at home.

"Haha, is this news true? Moldova leads Turkey 2:0? This is not April Fool's Day." Nick laughed.

"Nick, that's right, Moldova is now leading 2:0. If Turkey loses, we will be promoted to the first place in the group after this game. In the last round, as long as we draw, we will be able to appear." Kirsten said.

"It's really God's evil that can be done. It's self-inflicted. It seems that Turkey can only participate in the play-offs." Novotny also laughed.

The team members became optimistic about the prospects of the 2000 European Cup. The team's minimum goal is to qualify first in the group. Now Moldova is also here to help. The goal will be achieved by killing Turkey in the final round.

After the start of the second half, the players of the German team didn't have much thought about the game. After all, the team led by a big score. Now everyone is paying attention to the game between Moldova and Turkey. That game started half an hour earlier than the German team's game, and it is almost over now.

But the Turks are really tenacious. Just when the Moldovan players thought the team would usher in a historic victory, the Turkish star Basturk showed his power. This rising star currently playing for Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga scored 79 goals in the 87th and 2th minutes of the game to tie the score.

However, the Moldovans then united as one and kept the tie until the end.

Finally, when the score was passed to Berlin, Riebeck's face obviously relaxed, showing a joyful smile.

The match between the German team and Northern Ireland finally ended 6:0. In the second half of the game, Fryer scored a goal and opened his scoring account for the German national team.

随着小组赛倒数第二轮的结束，德国队就以5胜1负的战绩超过了4胜1平1负的土耳其，跃居小组第一。

The next day, the German media unanimously sang praises to the German national team. After the results came out, the direction of the media naturally changed. Moreover, in these few games, the German team did play well, scoring many goals and playing beautifully.

The German national team announced its disbandment, and the players returned to their respective clubs to prepare for the fifth round of the Bundesliga. The new national team will regroup on October 5 to prepare for the final round of the third group of the 10 European Cup qualifiers against Turkey, when the German team draws.

(End of this chapter)