So what if I'm just strolling around the field? My shots are guaranteed to go in.

Saturday, April 12, 2013. The weather was sunny turning cloudy, with outdoor temperatures ranging from 12 to 21 degrees Celsius and a light breeze.

Dortmund U19 home stadium, Romberg Stadium.

The stadium, which can accommodate 10,000 spectators at the same time, had about 7,000 to 8,000 people sitting in the stands.

This is a pretty good attendance rate for a youth league match.

The vast majority of these fans were supporters of the home team, Borussia Dortmund U19.

Thousands of people sang Dortmund's team song loudly, waving flags and scarves.

This brought the atmosphere of the entire event to its peak.

The match between Borussia Dortmund U19 and Cologne U19 was scheduled for 4 p.m.

The players from both sides entered the field fifteen minutes early.

Lin Fan and several other substitute players sat on the bench.

Hearing the shouts of thousands of people around him, Lin Fan, who hadn't been to a formal competition venue in a long time, was still very excited.

In his previous life, he only played professional matches in the Chinese First Division.

However, the overall environment for football in China at that time was not good.

Attendance at matches in the top-tier Chinese Super League is generally not very good. This is even more true for the second-tier Chinese First Division.

The stadium stands are often mostly empty.

Moreover, the passion of the fans at the stadium was much lower.

Now look at Germany, a youth team match has attracted so many fans, and the atmosphere is so enthusiastic.

This made Lin Fan sigh at the differences in the football environment between the two countries.

On the field, after a brief opening ceremony, the match officially began with the referee's whistle.

At the start of the match, the powerful attacking Dortmund U19 launched a fierce offensive against Cologne U19.

The Cologne U19 team, which had traveled a long way, was clearly well-prepared.

They immediately began to retreat across the board and launched a defensive counter-attack.

Judging from the overall situation, Borussia Dortmund U19 has a clear advantage.

They pinned their opponents in their own half, making it virtually impossible for them to pass the ball forward.

The surrounding fans were also thrilled to see their team playing so well.

The singing and shouts resounded through the sky.

Amidst this powerful cheer, the young players of Borussia Dortmund U19 were in high spirits and fought with increasing courage.

They once pressured Cologne U19 so much that they couldn't even get past the halfway line.

However, Cologne's goal looked precarious, but their defense was extremely resilient.

No matter how much Dortmund's players attacked, they couldn't score.

Soon, half of the first half had passed, but the score was still 0-0.

This significantly reduced the shouts from the surrounding crowd.

Anyone who shouts for almost half an hour without the team scoring a single goal will lose their motivation.

In front of the substitutes' bench on the sidelines, head coach Maister's face was unreadable.

However, his serious expression and the way he crossed his arms revealed that he was not in a good mood.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the away team's bench, Cologne U19's head coach, Parry, looked quite relaxed.

He had already devised his tactics before the match.

That means resolutely playing a defensive counter-attacking game.

The premise of this tactic is to avoid losing possession first.

Therefore, they conducted extensive defensive training before the match.

If you can steal one goal while ensuring you don't concede any, that would be a huge win.

Even if we can't steal the city, a draw, taking a point from Dortmund's home ground, would be acceptable.

After all, Borussia Dortmund U19 is currently the top team in the league, while Cologne U19 can only be considered a mid-table team.

To get even one point, especially playing away from home, is already incredibly impressive.

The match, up to this point, is proceeding according to the script he had laid out beforehand.

Under his team's tight defense, the young players of Borussia Dortmund U19 on the other side were starting to lose their composure.

This was the opportunity he had been waiting for.

Parry got up and went to the sidelines, making a subtle gesture.

The Cologne U19 players on the field immediately understood.

Their formation began to slowly push forward.

However, this change was gradual and did not attract the attention of the Dortmund players on the field.

They continued to attack Cologne's solid defense.

At this point, due to Dortmund's poor attacking performance, their entire formation had unknowingly pushed forward.

Even the two center-backs are almost pushed up to the midfield line.

Seeing this, Maister on the sidelines was somewhat worried.

He wanted to give his players a reminder.

However, before he could even speak, the situation on the field had already changed dramatically.

In the 35th minute of the match, right-back Francesco received the ball on the right flank of the attacking third and was intercepted by a Cologne defender.

He wanted to pass the ball to the middle.

However, his passing intention was somewhat obvious, and he was intercepted by the Cologne defender.

After intercepting the ball, the Cologne defender quickly launched a long ball forward.

Meanwhile, Cologne striker Demba, a fast black young man who had been lurking near the midfield, quickly made a forward run.

He took a few big strides and overtook the two Dortmund center-backs who were frantically turning around, catching up with the ball that was rolling forward.

Then, by moving the ball forward, a one-on-one situation is created.

Upon seeing this, the surrounding home fans immediately booed in alarm.

On both substitute benches, the coaches and players all stood up.

Dortmund's players chased back desperately, but they simply couldn't catch up.

Demba was about to dribble into the penalty area.

At this moment, Dortmund's goalkeeper Stefano quickly rushed out of his goal.

He spread his arms and legs wide, trying his best to expand his defensive area.

At the same time, he made a fierce expression on his face, trying to affect the psychological fluctuations of the player with the one-on-one opportunity.

And his action seemed to actually work.

Demba, who had been dribbling the ball at an unimpeded pace, showed a slight panic after being intercepted by Stefano.

This made his shooting motion appear somewhat stiff.

It was this subtle change in movement that caused Stefano to block the shot.

The football eventually changed its trajectory, grazing the edge of the goalpost and rolling out of bounds.

Seeing that his one-on-one chance had missed, Demba immediately buried his head in his hands and knelt down on the grass in frustration.

On the sidelines, Cologne's coach, Parry, also looked frustrated, rubbing his forehead and sighing deeply.

Such opportunities are rare; if you don't seize this one, you're unlikely to get another chance.

Meanwhile, the Dortmund players breathed a sigh of relief.

The fans in the stands let out a huge sigh of relief.

Maister's face had turned extremely pale.

He abandoned his usual gentle and refined demeanor, angrily rushed to the sidelines, and began to roar loudly.

All the Borussia Dortmund players on the field were too intimidated by their coach's anger to even look up.