At 3 p.m. on April 20, 2002, in the penultimate round of the Bundesliga, Aachen will play Karlsruhe away.

Karlsruhe are now largely out of the relegation zone, and there is no need to move forward, so it stands to reason that their fighting spirit should not be strong.

But when it came to the real match, the Karlsruhe players gave it their all.

Hach watched the stalemate on the field worriedly, and the bitterness in his heart could only be tasted by himself.

In this game, Bernd finally returned from injury, and in the two rounds of the league in his absence, Aachen won two consecutive draws.

There are some people who you don't know how important they are until they're gone, and with the anticipation of his teammates, Bernd is determined to return to the field.

In fact, his injuries are not all healed, which also leads to his not being at his peak.

However, even when he is not in form, he is an indispensable core figure in Aachen's defence.

After the start of the game, Aachen relied on this excellent strength to suppress Karlsruhe in the first 30 minutes.

Just two minutes into the game, Zhuo Cunzhi came with a long-range shot, and at this time, the goalkeeper in Karlsruhe had not even focused.

It's a pity that Zhuo Cunzhilai's state is a relatively slow type, and this long-range shot is a lot off.

In the ninth minute, Joao received a through ball from Zhuo Cunzhi and almost formed a one-on-one goal, defender Clarke decisively pulled it down, he was shown a yellow card, and Aachen also got a free kick.

The ball was about 30 meters away from the goal, and Zhuo Cunzhi was not confident that he could break the goal directly, so he signaled his teammates to play a tactical match.

In the end, the ball fell accurately in front of Bernd, but unfortunately under the push of the opponent's defender, plus Bernd's own poor form, this ball was deflected by him.

In the thirteenth minute, Marcus bullied Clark with a yellow card and did not dare to make a big move, and broke through directly at him.

Clark was like a great enemy, and he didn't dare to get down and could only retreat and wait for the support of his teammates.

However, it was Joao who came first, with a more sensitive nose than Gou, who received a pass and shot directly at the goal without stopping.

I don't know if it was the usual training results, Joao's shot hit the corner directly, and goalkeeper Walter didn't save the ball even if he stood in position in advance.

0:1, Aachen's long-term attack, finally got off to a good start!

Joao himself ran frantically under the stands of the fans, enjoying the cheers of the fans.

It was a deadlock-breaking goal for Aachen and his 10th goal of the season for Joao!

Although this result is not ranked in the top 10 at all in the current scorer list, and even one goal less than Zhuo Cunzhi as a midfielder, Joao is also satisfied with the double-digit goals in his first season.

I wonder if that woman will regret it a little when she sees his current performance?

After taking the lead, the baggage on the Aachen players was lifted a lot, and the players' attacks were wave after wave.

In just ten minutes, Marcus had a shot on goal, Joao twice, Zhuo Cunzhi a long-range shot, two of the four shots in the woodwork, and one shot into the corner.

Had it not been for goalkeeper Clark's outstanding performance, Karlsruhe would have surrendered by now.

Karlsruhe head coach Stefan. Kuntz frowned, unhappy with the current state of the team.

Before becoming head coach, Kuntz was a well-known star in the Bundesliga.

At the age of 21, he became the main striker at Bochum, then in the Bundesliga, and that year he played in 32 games and scored eight goals.

Since then, Kuntz's career has not been out of control, but it has also risen steadily.

In the 1985-1986 season, Kuntz scored 22 goals and became the Bundesliga's Golden Boot at the time.

In the 1990-1991 season, he captained Kaiserslautern and led the team to the Bundesliga title.

In 1993, at the age of 31, Kunz was finally selected for the German national team.

The fact that he could not be selected before was not because of Kunz's poor strength, but because the German team was too strong at that time, and even won the World Cup in 90.

At that time, the main strikers of the German team were Klinsmann, one of the German troika, and Worrall, who is now the coach of the German team.

Kuntz won the German Footballer of the Year in '91 and was once again the league's top scorer in the 93-94 season, and his total goals were fifth in the Bundesliga's all-time goalscorers' list, and he was just overtaken by Bundesliga star Kirsten this season and is now sixth.

Although Kuntz is now old and retired, his eyesight is still there.

Soon, he set his sights on Zhuo Cunzhi.

Previously, Kuntz had always believed that Zhuo Cunzhi's data had moisture and did not play such a big role on the field.

It's not that he is racist, or that he thinks Zhuo Cunzhi is too young, but because he understands that Zhuo Cunzhi has not received professional youth training before.

As a Bundesliga star-level figure, Kuntz's understanding of football is beyond the reach of ordinary people, so he is also well aware of how important it is for a player to develop at a young age.

Not to mention, Zhuo Cunzhi is not the kind of striker shooter who can rely on talent, he is a midfielder.

However, while studying the video footage of Zhuo's game, Kuntz soon discovered that the youngster was amazing in terms of dribbling, passing, playmaking, long-range shots, free-kicks, and creativity.

Kuntz couldn't help but sigh while he couldn't help but sigh -

Such a genius, if he had received vocational training earlier, would have been even better than Deisler.

However, although Zhuo Cunzhi has excellent talent now, Kuntz has seen many worlds and quickly came up with a solution.

But at this time, Zhuo Cunzhi broke through with the ball, his eyes were only staring ahead, but suddenly a heel pass came.

Before that, Zhuo Cunzhi didn't even look around, let alone look back, and it stands to reason that he shouldn't know that Marcus was behind him.

It is precisely because of this that Karlsruhe's defenders were caught off guard, and no one was eyeing Marcus!

Marcus gave a secret sigh of praise and had plenty of time to adjust his shooting stance after stopping the ball steadily.

Goalkeeper Walter was desperate as soon as Marcus received the ball, and the ball crossed the goal line without suspense, and Walter could only keep a sullen face to collect the ball.

After being down by two goals, Karlsruhe's players came to the rescue instead.

If you take the money and don't work hard, you will lose your credibility, lose your credibility, and you won't come to the door to give money in the future.

So even if it's for show, they have to put on an all-out look and cause a little trouble for Aachen.

As long as they can consume more stamina of the Aachen players, they will be considered to have completed the task, and Karlsruhe will not be able to stop Aachen, and the people who pay for it are well aware of this.

At this moment, Karlsruhe head coach Kunz called the captain of the team and arranged the next tactics.

After the game restarted, Zhuo Cunzhi noticed that two players from Karlsruhe had been following him.

Speedy midfielder Burke was responsible for blocking the way, while the burly Rotenbach was responsible for close quarters and fouls.

When running with the ball, Zhuo Cunzhi struggled to break through Burke, and when he received without the ball, Rotenbach would not make him comfortable.

Zhuo Cunzhi has experienced difficulties, but more difficulties are yet to come.

In the thirty-seventh minute, Zhuo Cunzhi had just received the ball, and before he could pass the ball, Rotenbach bumped into it.

Zhuo Cunzhi struggled to maintain his balance under the impact, and at this moment, Burke shoveled directly.

At this time, Zhuo Cunzhi couldn't care about the ball, so he could only try his best to change direction and avoid Burke's tackle.

With the strength of breastfeeding, Zhuo Cunzhi barely dodged, and he fell to the ground and kept afraid.

When he adjusted his mentality and tried to get back on his feet, he found that he was still injured.