Schneider had been waiting for Zhou Yi to lose the ball, and after Zhou Yi passed the ball out, he waited for Mark to lose it.

But in the end, what he waited for was Mark scoring a goal.

This left him dumbfounded, not knowing what to say.

He hadn't scored a single goal on the field, and this kid had scored two goals as soon as he came on!

Was there any justice left in the world!

Schneider became restless on the bench.

He seemed to smell the scent of danger.

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The game continued after Mark scored twice, and Schalke 04 seemed to be stunned. After the game restarted, their performance wasn't as good as before.

The players' morale had been severely hit.

After all, they had once led by two goals, and had been in the lead for most of the game, but they didn't expect to be tied by their opponents in just a few minutes!

Schalke 04's players were a bit confused about how to play next.

Should we continue to attack, or should we solidify our defense first?

Fortunately, their coach stood up at this time, asking the players to solidify their defense and avoid conceding another goal in a short period of time.

So Schalke 04's players regrouped and contracted their defense.

Although it was a bit embarrassing to be pressed and beaten by Dortmund at home, if they lost the game now, it wouldn't just be embarrassing, it would be shameful!

In a derby like this, the result is more important than anything else.

It doesn't matter how well you perform in the process. As long as you lose the game, you can wait to be scolded.

Even a u19-level derby is just as eye-catching. If you don't believe it, just look at the players in the various echelons and even the first team who are watching from the sidelines.

Schalke 04's adjustments were quick, which thwarted Dortmund's plan to take advantage of the situation and score another goal.

Zhou Yi, as the team's midfielder organizer, was also responsible for controlling the team's rhythm.

Seeing that Schalke 04 had contracted quickly and adopted a defensive posture, he no longer pursued scoring quickly.

He began to slow down the pace and rhythm of the game by reducing direct passes and making more horizontal and backward passes.

Mark's second goal was the result of Dortmund hitting Schalke 04 on a counterattack, and he didn't want his team to be hit by another counterattack.

So he appeared cautious.

And the entire Dortmund u19 team, in more than a month of competition, had become accustomed to letting Zhou Yi control the rhythm, and they all listened to his dispatch and scheduling.

Since Zhou Yi wanted to slow down, the other players cooperated with him.

The game re-entered a stalemate.

Zhou Yi didn't relax his observation and judgment of the team's situation.

His neck kept swinging in the game, like a radar that never stopped.

Everywhere his eyes reached, he took into his mind.

Through the analysis of the running positions of each player on both sides, Zhou Yi could draw some information.

Schalke 04 hadn't weakened their defensive intensity against Gotze, and at the same time, they had strengthened their defense against Mark.

Mark had scored two goals in a row in three minutes, which was a real show of strength, so Schalke 04's defense couldn't possibly turn a blind eye to him.

Now Dortmund's offensive firepower points were basically restricted, which was also one of the reasons why the two sides were in a stalemate.

But that didn't mean there was no chance at all.

Because opportunities aren't waited for, they're created.

Now that Mark and Gotze were both tightly marked, and Kinchzek was also facing a lot of defensive pressure, it seemed like there were no opportunities.

But if Schalke 04 focused all their defensive attention on these three people, what would be the consequences if I went forward?

Perhaps that would be the key to breaking the stalemate. The game went into the seventieth minute in a stalemate.

There were twenty minutes left in the game, and the score was still 3:3.

As long as the Dortmund u19 players got the ball, there would be a burst of boos aimed at them from the stands.

This was, after all, the Ruhr derby.

Facing Schalke 04's desperate defense, Dortmund's offense really didn't have any good solutions. It looked like this game would end in a 3:3 draw.

But if that was the case, Schalke 04 would be the first to not accept it.

This was their home field, and they had once led their opponents by two goals in the game. Having experienced that kind of game, how could Schalke 04 accept a draw?

And Dortmund was the second to not accept this result.

Logically speaking, they should be satisfied with being able to tie the score at 3:3.

But Dortmund's players didn't think so—since we can tie the score, why should we be thinking "a draw is good" when there are still twenty minutes left in the game?

This is the Ruhr derby!

If you don't decide a winner, how can you call it a derby?

Gotze was dribbling the ball on the wing when he suddenly changed direction and headed towards the middle, but of course he was met with a barrage of interceptions from Schalke 04's defenders, as if what was in front of him wasn't Schalke 04 players, but a wall.

If he continued to dribble the ball, he would probably lose possession in the blink of an eye.

Gotze wasn't stupid, he didn't force his way through, but passed the ball horizontally to Mark in the penalty area.

And at the moment Gotze passed the ball to Mark, Zhou Yi began to move into the penalty area.

As soon as Mark received the ball, he was surrounded by Schalke 04 players.

Now he was trapped in an encirclement, and it was impossible for him to dribble the ball towards the goal, and he didn't even have time to shoot.

It looked like he was about to lose the ball.

At this time, Mark's eyes caught a glimpse of the outside of the penalty area, and he saw Zhou Yi running up behind him.

Having cooperated with Zhou Yi many times in the game, Mark naturally knew what Zhou Yi was going to do.

So without the slightest hesitation, he directly raised his foot and tapped the ball behind him with his heel!

The ball slipped through the gap between two Schalke 04 players!

And Zhou Yi, who had just entered the penalty area, happened to receive the ball passed by Mark!

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"Wow!! Beautiful!!" Seeing this scene, Yabala couldn't help but shout out.

He could see clearly that Zhou Yi's sudden forward insertion meant that he had no one defending him at all!

He received the ball with no one defending him!

Zhou Yi stopped the ball with the outside of his right foot, but Mark's kick was a bit too strong, so when the ball hit the outside of his foot, it bounced outward, slightly away from his body…

But Zhou Yi's second reaction was very quick, and when he saw the ball bouncing out, he immediately fell to the ground and swept a shot with the momentum!

The ball scurried along the grass towards the goal.

Schalke 04's goalkeeper, Arthur, made a save, but facing Zhou Yi's powerful sweep from such close range, his movements weren't fast enough!

He dived down and touched the ball with his hand, but he wasn't able to change the direction of the ball's flight.

The ball only bounced once, and then continued to fly stubbornly towards the goal.

This time, no one could stop it!

The ball crossed the goal line and crashed into the net!

At that moment, the u19 stadium was quiet… No one expected the goal to happen like this…

Zhou Yi sat on the ground, watching the ball crash into the goal, and he quickly got up from the ground, wanting to celebrate the goal.

But Mark's reaction was faster than him, and he had already rushed towards Zhou Yi, then pushed Zhou Yi, who had just gotten up, back to the ground.

"Aaaaah!" After pushing Zhou Yi down, he shouted at Zhou Yi.

But his shout was quickly cut short.

Because he was pushed down by Gotze, who had caught up from behind…

He fell on top of Zhou Yi, and Gotze lay down on top of them both. The three young men hugged each other in Schalke 04's penalty area, celebrating the goal to their hearts' content.

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It wasn't just them who were hugging each other.

In front of Dortmund's bench and coaching area, the coaches and players were all hugging each other, celebrating Zhou Yi's goal.

This was the first time Dortmund had taken the lead in this game!

In the stands, Mark's parents also excitedly hugged each other.

Schneider stood up from his seat, looking at all of this in a daze.

What's going on? I've only been off the field for a little over ten minutes, how can it feel like the whole world has been changed?

He looked around, everyone was hysterically roaring and waving their fists. He was out of tune with them, or rather, he was out of tune with the environment.

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"Ah—!!" Draxler covered his head with his hands and roared to the sky. He felt regret for the team, and he was also in pain.

He knew that after Mark came on and combined with Zhou Yi, Dortmund's power would greatly increase, but he could only watch from the sidelines and couldn't help the u19s on the field.

Watching the team turn out like this after leading by two goals, he was heartbroken.

Yang Mu Ge stared blankly at Zhou Yi, who was being pressed down by his teammates on the field, his hands hanging down, clenched tightly into fists.

He had only just started playing in the u17s, but Zhou Yi had already scored a goal in a team of this level in the u19s, and it was still in a Ruhr derby!

Zhou Yi was doing so great, and he had to work hard too. He had to try to get promoted to the u19s as soon as possible!

One day, he would definitely play a Ruhr derby against Zhou Yi on the field!

Instead of being an onlooker every time Zhou Yi shone like this.

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Zhou Yi's goal brought more or less shock to everyone on the sidelines, which caused silence after the goal.

But soon, the Schalke 04 fans all reacted, and they booed at the Dortmund players who were celebrating the goal wildly. Zhou Yi, as the scorer, naturally received special "treatment."

At that time, Zhou Yi had already returned to his own half with his teammates, and he saw Mark's parents and Cortana in the stands, so he raised his hand and waved to them as a greeting.

But this action of his fell into the eyes of the Schalke 04 fans, and it was no different from provocation…

For a time, boos rang out from the stands and around the stadium!

The sudden and greatly increased boos startled Zhou Yi, and he reflexively shrank his neck, then looked around.

He didn't quite understand why these people didn't boo when he scored, but now they were booing.

Dortmund u19's captain, right back Marco Hohnsch, touched Zhou Yi's head and laughed loudly: "Now you are a true Dortmund player, Zhou Yi!"

Hearing him say this, the other Dortmund u19 players who were surrounding Zhou Yi also burst into laughter.

"The captain is right." Mark also said with a smile, "A Dortmund player who isn't booed by Schalke 04 fans must be unqualified!"

Zhou Yi scratched his head.

So this is the derby atmosphere…

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ps, I thought it was a very unlucky thing to swell my wrist from playing football, but I didn't expect that I was still too simple.

The more tragic thing than swelling my wrist was getting acute gastroenteritis while my wrist was swollen. I had diarrhea, no appetite, and I didn't eat a bite of food all day yesterday, and I even had a fever of over 38 degrees. I was dizzy all day, so naturally I didn't write a single word.

If the situation doesn't improve, I'll have to slow down my update speed…

I hope everyone will forgive me…

I won't ask for votes this time, it's too miserable, I don't even have the mood to ask for votes…