Chapter 1 The Tables Turn

Before the match, media experts really didn't think much of Borussia Dortmund's chances of beating Bayern Munich in the Super Cup.

But after the game started, the situation was a little different from what they had expected.

Just six minutes into the game, Dortmund launched a threatening attack.

After Lewandowski left, Marco, who took over his jersey number and wore the number nine jersey, went to the right wing. Reus passed the ball to him, breaking the offside trap.

After receiving the ball, Marco didn't dribble along the wing, but directly crossed the ball into the far post of Bayern Munich's penalty area.

Sven Bender headed the ball from ten meters away from the goal!

"Bender!!"

The ball went straight to the far corner of the goal, and Neuer desperately lunged to parry the ball.

But because Sven Bender's header was very powerful and the angle was very tricky, Neuer was moving forward at the time. Facing the ball that was headed behind him, it was already very difficult to touch the ball...

He couldn't control how far the ball was pushed.

As a result, the ball didn't even leave the small penalty area...

At this point, Zhou Yi, who came in from behind, cleverly accelerated and rushed towards the ball, and then headed the ball again!

This time, Neuer was powerless and could only watch as Zhou Yi headed the ball into the goal from close range!

"Zhou Yi——!! Toooooooooooor!!! Just six minutes into the game, he scored the first goal for Borussia Dortmund!!" Marcel Reif exclaimed excitedly.

And the entire Westfalenstadion was like a erupting volcano, everyone jumped up from their seats and raised their arms in shouts.

Yan Min, who was sitting in the box, was no exception. The moment the ball flew into the goal, he jumped up and waved his fist hard: "Good shot!!"

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After scoring, Zhou Yi ran to Marco, who crossed the ball on the wing. The two hugged each other, and then he turned to wave to Sven Bender, signaling him to come up and celebrate.

In fact, without him beckoning, not only Sven Bender, but also Dortmund players in the frontcourt rushed up and surrounded them, celebrating the goal together.

Before the game, everyone was saying that Dortmund would be at a disadvantage in the competition with Bayern Munich this time. In addition, after the end of last season, Bayern Munich poached two core players from Dortmund in a row, which made many Dortmund players grit their teeth with hatred for this rival. Everyone had a breath in their chests, wanting to let those who doubted them see whether Dortmund had been hollowed out by Bayern Munich!

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After the initial cheers, the on-site announcer Norbert Dickel shouted: "Sixth minute, Borussia Dortmund leads! The scorer is—"

He deliberately dragged out his voice and asked.

And the fans at Westfalenstadion responded to him with a very loud voice: "—Zhou Yi!!!"

The clean and neat answer was very powerful.

Even Yan Min in the enclosed box could still feel the sound of Dortmund fans rushing towards him like a tsunami. If it were on the court, the impact would be even stronger...

He didn't expect that the first time he watched a Dortmund game live, he would experience the magic of Dortmund's home court.

He was even more looking forward to his future in Dortmund.

"He's really amazing..." He murmured, looking at the field.

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Dortmund's lead after only six minutes was indeed a surprise to many.

Wasn't it said that Borussia Dortmund hadn't really trained much during the preseason training camp? Wasn't it said that they spent too much energy in commercial activities?

How could they be faster than Bayern Munich, who should be in excellent condition, in terms of getting into the game?

Bayern Munich players were also stunned by the goal.

When Sven Bender headed the ball, everyone felt that the ball shouldn't be a big threat to Neuer, but Neuer fumbled when he made the save, giving Zhou Yi a chance to make a follow-up shot. But the blame for this goal doesn't lie solely on Neuer. From the moment Marco received the ball, Bayern Munich's defense was making mistakes. Marco should have been offside, but Bayern Munich's center back Van Buyten was dragging at the back. Although he realized his mistake and ran forward quickly, he was still half a step too slow, allowing Reus to pass the ball to Marco.

Then Marco passed the ball into the penalty area, and Bayern Munich's defenders ignored Zhou Yi who was inserted into the penalty area, and only stared at Sven Bender and Kuba... When Zhou Yi made a follow-up shot, there wasn't even a Bayern Munich defender around him.

The TV broadcast gave a close-up of Bayern Munich's coach Guardiola, who had his arms crossed and frowned.

Obviously, he was also very dissatisfied with the goal.

But luckily, the goal was conceded only six minutes into the game, and there was still plenty of time left for Bayern Munich. If it was six minutes before the end of the game, it would be over to concede such a crucial goal.

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The lead made the atmosphere at Westfalenstadion very enthusiastic, with constant singing and cheering. With the continuous cheering of the fans, the entire Dortmund team also took the initiative on the field.

In the eighth minute, two minutes after Dortmund's goal, it was originally Bayern Munich's attack, but when they advanced forward in the midfield, Sven Bender intercepted the ball and passed it to Kuba.

After receiving the ball on the left wing, Kuba sent a through ball. Marco moved forward to break the offside trap, and after receiving Kuba's through ball, he dribbled the ball to the edge of Bayern Munich's penalty area and made a low shot. The ball slipped past Neuer's feet and rolled into the goal close to the near post.

Just as huge cheers erupted at the scene again, the referee raised his arm and blew the whistle forcefully.

Marco, who had scored, turned around and saw this gesture, and looked at the linesman. He found that the linesman in the distance had raised the flag in his hand - he was offside!

Marco couldn't believe his eyes, he didn't think he was offside.

The TV broadcast also quickly cut out a still picture of the moment Kuba passed the ball just now. Through the still picture, everyone could see that Marco's upper body was indeed half a body ahead of Bayern Munich's center back Van Buyten next to him. It was this half of his body that made him offside...

"...It is indeed offside, by a hair's breadth, the linesman saw it very accurately. Although this goal was not scored, I think it should also make Bayern Munich nervous quickly, they don't seem to be in the game yet. The forward pass just now was too casual and was easily intercepted by Sven Bender. The Bayern Munich players were also very slow to react after losing the ball, and Dortmund seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack. Although it was offside this time, who can guarantee that Dortmund won't be offside next time?" Marcel Reif criticized Bayern Munich mercilessly.

Unlike the situation everyone expected before the game, Bayern Munich seemed to be hypnotized at Westfalenstadion...

This time, when the camera cut to Guardiola on the sidelines, the Barcelona man finally didn't remain indifferent. He rushed to the sidelines, waving his arms and shouting at the field, looking very angry.

Letting the opponent score two goals in two minutes, although the second goal was offside and didn't count, it was also very dangerous - offside by a hair's breadth. What if the linesman hadn't looked carefully just now? Wouldn't Bayern Munich be two goals behind now?

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Dortmund's aggressive attacks in two minutes did put a lot of pressure on Bayern Munich's players, and this pressure was transformed into stimulation for Bayern Munich.

In the tenth minute, they finally had a decent attack.

Shaqiri received Lewandowski's return pass at the edge of the penalty area and made a low shot. The powerful ball窜窜窜along the turf and was saved by Weidenfeller who fell to the ground on the small penalty area line.

Four minutes later, Bayern Munich organized an attack from the left. Alaba crossed from the wing, and Lewandowski jumped high in the penalty area and headed the ball to the center.

Because the ball was too close, Thomas Müller didn't even have time to react. The ball hit his chest and bounced to his left.

Fortunately, Shaqiri followed closely, received the ball, and then swung his left foot and kicked it out!

This was a very sudden shot, because everyone's attention was attracted by Lewandowski and Thomas Müller, but Shaqiri's shot was still reflexively blocked back by Weidenfeller with his foot.

The ball flew back and fell at Müller's feet again. He didn't stop the ball, but stretched his foot and kicked it directly. In a hurry, the ball was kicked out in an arc and flew towards Dortmund's goal!

At this time, Weidenfeller made another wonderful save. He leaned back and stretched out his hand with great difficulty to deflect the ball, changing its direction and sending it towards the baseline.

Although Shaqiri wanted to chase the ball, he was one step late. He didn't catch up with the ball before it flew out of the baseline, but Bayern Munich also got a corner kick because of this.

Bayern Munich's offensive in these four minutes made Marcel Reif very happy: "That's more like it! This is the contest between the two best teams in Germany! Dortmund's continuous attack finally woke up Bayern Munich!"

As a neutral commentator, he certainly didn't want the game to be one-sided, whether it was towards Dortmund or Bayern Munich. He wanted both teams to perform well and present a wonderful showdown to the fans.