Football: King of Penalty Area
Ch. 90 - SV Munster (1)

In the two days following the match against Vfl Rhine-rhur II, Raynaldi had accumulated over ten match experiences in the virtual stadium. Although the performance in ten games was bad enough to score only 1 goal in 10 games, but the quality of virtual stadium player Raynaldi was on par with Bundesliga players.

Raynaldi could see the problem clearly in his experience this time. He relies too much on vision and running without his ball, without understanding how his team-mates play.

For example, when Raynaldi managed to find empty space in the opponent's defense. His team-mates are instead passing into other areas, not because his team-mates are worse than Raynaldi, but because of differences in vision and point of view on the pitch.

But this kind of thing can't just be taken for granted, Raynaldi and his team-mates need to get more used to getting better.

Fortunately, in the next three games, Koln Athletics opponents are not too strong, namely SV Munster, SC Wilhelmshaven and Hanau SV.

Judging from the standings, the strongest at the moment is SV Munster who became the opponent in the next game. SV Munster is currently ranked 10th in the table after 32 league rounds, with a record of 7 wins, 15 draws and 10 losses.

SC Wilhelmshaven are currently ranked 13th, three positions behind SV Munster, and Hanau SV have been bottom of the league since the start of the season and are fighting for relegation.

Rank 2 standings Koln Athletics play against SV Munster at home. It started in two days after fighting Vfl Rhine-rhur II. This is a big test for the physical fitness of the players.

Raynaldi was placed on the bench for this match.

Although Raynaldi took the initiative to have Thomas Sobek play before the game, Thomas Sobek said that his schedule has been too congested lately and he hopes to start Raynaldi in a more confident game.

In addition, he also had his own thoughts. Shortly after Robert returned, Thomas Sobek hoped Robert would find game status as soon as possible. Anyway, Raynaldi will leave the team in two months. He did not want the team record to decline after Raynaldi left the team.

SV Munster's offensive capabilities are pretty good. The two attackers, Senegal forward Madondo and Estonia international Opel, are the two highest-scoring players in the team. Together, they have scored 24 goals in 2.The Bundesliga is very good.

On the other hand, the state of the Athletic Cologne was still average.

Raynaldi was not present. In fact, the overall performance of Koln Athletics is not much different. Maybe now it is better than at the beginning of the season. After all, the team has won so many games and the mentality of the team has changed.

The reason is very simple. Raynaldi's technical ability and adaptability were not enough to transform the Athletics Column as a whole. Because most of the time, he is slightly out of touch with the overall rhythm of the team, but more often shows a fleeting style of play.

Frankly, Raynaldi's game was not at all good on the field, he was a player with a need to supply the ball and rarely associated with the organization of the game Koln Athletics. So Raynaldi's performance is only good in the data and there are still many people who criticise him as an attacker who can only shoot.

In this way, Koln Athletics is revealed.

They are a little bit better than at the start of the season. The good thing is their mental state. Now the team is not facing the pressure of being winless at the start of the season, and things are definitely going to be better.

But in terms of strength, Koln Athletics is still one of the few teams in the middle league. Buhari has a strong ability. Two veterans Lindbergh and Pollack are more experienced. The line of defense is that Drew and Promes have a pair effect that is fine.

Overall good, but just mediocre.

This formation is not as good as the top teams in the 2.Bundesliga. Facing the top teams in the league, most of the time they are pressed.

Raynaldi did not appear on the list earlier today, leading to much speculation.

In fact, some loan players can lead to so much discussion. Raynaldi can be said to be a precedent.

Before the game, Thomas Sobek also played smoke bombs. He had not announced the starting lineup for this match before. Everyone took it for granted that Raynaldi, who scored 21 goals, would appear in the starting lineup.

SV Munster also thought so, they also specifically set up players to mark Raynaldi, but Raynaldi did not start this game.

Robert and Raynaldi are really two styles of players, which caused some problems for SV Munster.

Raynaldi was absent, and Koln Athletics' style of play returned to his previous high-profile play, relying on Robert's powerful body to make a fuss in the penalty area.

The player who was originally used to targeting Raynaldi, Dutch midfielder Frank Van Cooven had no choice but to look at Robert, with Van Cooven's height of only 1.78 meters had no advantage in front of Robert.

As a result, this small change really made Koln Athletik get the first goal, which is through counter-attacks.

Of course the Van Cooven that followed Robert kept going, which also made the other SV Munster defenders lose Robert, they still thought Van Cooven would keep up.

Their defensive attention was on Deschamp and Lindbergh being put in the back row, Robert capitalising on the situation and going into the box to complete his header.

Athletics Koln who play at home eventually took the lead when Raynaldi was absent!

Robert was so happy, he rushed to Buhari who helped him, and the two together excitedly to celebrate the goal.

Sitting on the bench, Raynaldi praised his team-mates. Robert, a grassroots player, is fighting from the same football desert land as him. It is only when he knows such a person in this life that Raynaldi can feel deeply that in the world of football, unknown players like Robert are mainstream, and the geniuses that could be seen were those at the top of the pyramid.

But players like that are equally amazing. It is precisely many football lovers who have devoted themselves to a football career. Football can evolve today and become the No. 1 sport in the world.

Game continues.

Koln Athletics leads the opponent in the score, but completely lags behind in the statistics of the game.

Of course SV Munster is not a strong team, but Koln Athletics who play conservatively makes SV Munster more free. The counter-attack goal was a defensive counter-attack that Thomas Sobek noticed. The reason for the defensive counter-attack was also because Koln Athletics themselves were not very good at attacking.

Thomas Sobek was pacing the sidelines, the situation on the pitch was not optimistic.

Fortunately, towards the end of the first half, the score still maintained the lead.

"Today Ray did not appear in the starting lineup. This was the first time since he joined." Andrei said of Raynaldi during the break: "Raynaldi was not in good shape in the previous two games, despite scoring. But it also shows a very obvious weakness in its style of play. Perhaps Thomas Sobek is also considering giving Robert, who has just returned, a few chances."

"Now that Koln Athletics is leading the way, maybe it can prove Thomas Sobek's truth. Ray was still too young, and it was normal that his condition fluctuated greatly."

SV Munster made the change in the second half, replacing Van Cooven who had previously been eyeing Raynaldi, and replaced him with a tall midfielder Gibb.

While it has nothing to do with this adjustment, SV Munster levelled the score early in the second half.

This is a pass error from the Koln Athletics defense. Promes wants to give the ball to Pollack on the wing. Unexpectedly, SV Munster Madondo attacker suddenly accelerated and stole the ball. Then forwarded to the non-defensive midfielder. Opel, the latter easily pushed the goal.

Starting this second half led to a change in strategy that is usually done by many teams. Athletics often lose the ball at this time. Thomas Sobek had a headache.

However, losing the ball continues.

Ten minutes into the second half, SV Munster scored again. The second goal was a mistake made by Koln Athletics in an attacking position fight. There was a passing error between the goalscorer heroes Buhari and Robert.

The opportunity was exploited by SV Munster to strike a fatal blow, and substitute midfielder Gibb pushed a far corner kick to overtake the score in the box.

"Suck!" Thomas Sobek jumped in anger. Although he had lost the ball before, it was also Thomas Sobek's hope. This time it was a bit unbearable to overtake.

"Hurry up, warm up!"

Danny Hooks urges Raynaldi, and Raynaldi immediately stands up, takes off his jacket and runs to the sidelines to warm up.

There was a commotion at the Koln City Stadium. Losing the ball just now made the stands cry, but soon, cheers came from Raynaldi's warm-up.

Raynaldi looked up, there were some fans in the stands holding signs with their names, waving flags and shouting.

In just three months, even if Raynaldi were to return to Leverkusen now, it would already be a fond memory of the Koln Athletics fans this season. There is no reason not to support Raynaldi because it went through a few matches!

Raynaldi was a little moved, waved to the fans, then pointed to the field, and shouted at his teammates not to panic and keep fighting.