Football: King of Penalty Area
Ch. 93 - SC Wilhelmshaven (1)

His next Athletic Column opponent was SC Wilhelmshaven.

SC Wilhelmshaven are ranked 14th in the league after losing out to 1.Mainz with three goals without reply in the previous game.

This is actually just a regular league game for most fans, but it is very important in the Koln Athletics team.

As a team that is struggling for promotion, what matches are the most important?

A match against a top team is like 1.Mainz and Armina Oldenburg?

Of course not! Playing against that strong team, of course, will attract a lot of attention, but it will not bring a meaningful change, because the points in that game are not the exact points that Koln Athletics can get.

But dialogue with relegation opponents is not that simple.

Against a strong team, then the dimness and defeat can be clear with the strength of each team. But facing the relegation team the most important thing is the moral and mental condition during the game, the depressed team will sometimes put out a big force in the game.

Athletic Cologne was recently in incredible explosive condition. If they want promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time, Koln Athletics will have to work harder to ensure that they can secure a promotion ticket early.

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In the morning, Raynaldi and his team-mates arrived at Wilhelmshaven, as the match would begin in the afternoon. Thomas Sobek gave his players free time to ease the pressure in the upcoming game.

Wilhelmshaven is the only deep-sea port in Germany, and its largest naval base. The Bundeswehr, which was formed in 2011, has also become the largest military base in Germany.

The benefits of deep-sea shipping lanes were already recognized in the late 1950s with the construction of the first oil tanker dock. Wilhelmshaven has been Germany's most important crude oil import terminal since then.

Pipes from here supply refineries in the Rhine-Ruhr and Hamburg regions. Other major business operations followed, and built docks for crude oil and oil products, coal, and chemical products.

One of the main industrial sectors in Wilhelmshavenn is port industry with wharf, sea port service company, service provider and repair business, transhipment and handling business, and agency, etc.

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SC Wilhelmshaven will sit at the Jade Stadium hosting the Athletics Cologne. The game will start soon. As usual, Andrei sat in the studio to explain his play.

"I really hope Ray can give me some surprises. I just got word that 1.Mainz and Armina Oldenburg surprisingly lost to the relegation team.."

Andrei chatted with the fans about his previous participation in the show before the game, and the game officially started.

“Although many people think that the outstanding performances of Ray this season will be coming to an end, but as a Koln Athletic fan, I think Ray will bring us more surprises!”

“Before the game I saw some people say, Thomas Sobek will definitely continue to let Robert start, and Ray will gradually become a replacement, but Ray is back in the starting lineup in this game!”

Raynaldi continued to start with Robert as a partner striker. In this match, Thomas Sobek's goal was clear, which was to win.

Bastian Flitz also watched the match in front of the TV.

As the new coach of Leverkusen SC, he is clear with the needs of his team now. Marko Kuzak, who is the captain of the team, is too old, next season he will turn 38 and play in his final season.

Meanwhile, the other attackers were even worse off. They may be younger with a better physique than Marko Kuzak but their ability to convert chances is too poor.

Now Leverkusen SC made it to the German Cup Final and will face Munich 1906 in the final. Although Bastian Flitz did not intend to call Raynaldi ahead of his loan schedule, but the following season Raynaldi's presence will certainly have a good additional effect for the team.

“Hey, is this coach position so troublesome? It's really hard to survive?” Bastian Flitz for the first time felt his coach seat was so hot. But he will not stop just because of this, next season's European ticket has been achieved and the team has already escaped the relegation zone, just need to prepare for next season.

“Ray, I hope you give me more surprises!” Mumbles Bastian Flitz.

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The strength on the Athletic Koln paper is not much higher than SC Wilhelmshaven, so this game is a pecking game.

Raynaldi's performance is still quite satisfactory. After much of the experience he took in simulated matches in virtual stadiums, Raynaldi began to develop his own style of play further.

Moreover, his free kick training had improved a lot. Now Raynaldi can score 15 shots from 20 free kicks. This figure is already an incredible value for a young player like him. Because of this also his shooting stats increased from 18 to 19.

Even in this game, Raynaldi was actually hoping that someone would come to take care of him, the first one was to see how the training proceeds during this period of time, he said, and the second is that it is easier to make a free kick in this situation.

Buhari tried to break through outside the box, SC defender Wilhelmshaven stole, Buhari suddenly changed direction and tried to cut inside.

The defender who could not follow subconsciously extended his hand and made a breakthrough Buhari with his arm. Both fell to the ground and the referee's whistle rang. The gesture is very clear. Buhari violated!

A free kick, close to the top left corner of the penalty box, Buhari stood up and patted the grass piece on his body, stopping the ball kicked by Van Buren with his hand, and put it on the ground to look at the referee as if asking “this position is okay?”

The referee nodded, and Buhari took a few steps back and looked at the goal.

"Buhari! I'll try this ball." Raynaldi ran out of the penalty box.

Buhari was dumbfounded, looked at Raynaldi with a hint of hesitation, and then looked at the sidelines, Thomas Sobek staring at the field with cheeks under his head.

"If he wants, you give him!" Thomas Sobek's voice echoed in Buhari's mind.

"Well, Ray, you can try, do you want me to give you a cover?" Ask Buhari.

On the field, Raynaldi stood in front of the ball.

Jade Stadium was not very big, it could only accommodate 10,000 fans to watch the match, but the stands were full.

After looking at Raynaldi's position and the readiness of the players, the referee blew the whistle of a free kick.

Raynaldi ran, and kicked with his right foot.

The ball soared high over the human wall and continued to spin.

The ball circles an external spin, sliding from the top right side of the wall to the back of the goal. On the way forward, the ball shows a very large arch and flies towards the goal.

SC Wilhelmshaven goalkeeper Danny is two metres tall. Facing this free kick, he chose to rush out of his defensive area. He wanted to lift the ball with his hands to increase the height. Because he felt if he kept waiting for the ball to fall would only be dangerous for him.

However, even if Danny, who was two meters tall, took off with all his strength, the football continued to fly a few centimeters above his hand, and then hit the inside of the right post and bounced into the net!