Football: King of Penalty Area
Ch. 96 - Hanau SV (1)

The next day, the first day of the first lunar month.

Koln Athletics welcome Hanau SV at Koln City Stadium. This is the 35th game week of the season and only 3 games remain for the season.

An hour before the start of the game, a black car drove into the parking lot of Koln City Stadium, but the car owner did not immediately get off, but lowered his head and looked around in the car.

The fans in the parking lot came and went. As the parking lot became quieter, Bastian Flitz got out of his car wearing a black hat and mask and walked along the road to the stadium.

‘Dad, mom, I'll be home to Indonesia on next summer vacation!’

After sending this sentence, Adinda rubbed her hands and saved her phone. As an intern and student reporter, Adinda has more time spent in Germany and even missed her winter break in Germany without returning to Indonesia.

He knows that this is an important year for his career. Especially since the arrival of Raynaldi in Germany which made a big shake in the country's sports media. Indonesia, which has always been famous for their badminton, also began to be recognized in the world of international football.

Ever since Raynaldi became famous, newspapers began to pay attention to himself. His mentor also said that Adinda's report had attracted the attention of many of his colleagues. Even many people in his company would stare at Germany and stare at Raynaldi. If he chose to return home, the newspapers would definitely send someone to Germany again.

Adinda decided not to return to Indonesia in the winter of last year and remained in Germany until her University summer break in May, so she could concentrate on working in the Netherlands.

Bastian Flitz passed by where the fans gathered, and finally found a seat among the audience. This time he wants to see firsthand how well Raynaldi has developed, Marko Kuzak is already in the final year of his career and tells himself about his physical condition that is no longer excellent.

Bastian understands very well the old captain Leverkusen SC, they can be considered players in a generation because Bastian Flitz himself is still 46 years old only 8 years from Marko Kuzak. With Bastian Flitz out of his career, he retired after one of his best seasons as a 35-year-old with a knee injury at the end of the season.

“I hope you can show me more surprises, son.” Bastian Flitz is looking forward to the Raynaldi game.

This game is full. Many fans were excited for this match as it had just received the news of 1.Mainz were held to a Dynamo Aue draw, so if Koln Athletics won this game, their points difference would be wide by 3 points from 1.Mainz in second place.

On the pitch, the players had already started to enter the field, and the fans were shouting the names of the players. Raynaldi is definitely a favorite star of Koln Athletics fans.

In the stands, Bastian Flitz also mingled with the surrounding environment and clapped occasionally. There was some surprise coming to his eyes, as it was extremely rare for a loan player to conquer the hearts of all fans.

With the experience that Bastian has, the love level of Koln Athletics fans has reached the level of a big star player. But thinking about Raynaldi's experience at Koln Athletics, Bastian considers this natural. Because Raynaldi has given hope for what they dream of, namely promotion to the Bundesliga.

When Bastian pulled out a notebook to prepare to record Raynaldi's play. The voice of the woman next to him interrupted him.

"Master, if I take liberties. Are you, Bastian Flitz? Head Coach Leverkusen SC? Can I interview you?"

Coincidentally, Adinda appears next to Bastian Flitz and recognizes him.

"Ah this..." Bastian Flitz wanted to watch and watch Raynaldi's match calmly, trying to be unrecognizable by others.

. . . . .

The match was very tough from the start. The intensity of the strangulation of both sides in midfield is very strong, but after all, it is a relegation team of 2.Bundesliga, technical content belongs to Hanau SV is not too high and looks like a bare-handed fight on the field.

Hanau SV must have loved to see this scene. Only by cutting the game into pieces can they have a chance.

Andrei was watching the stadium while explaining the game, he did not expect to see the legendary man who had shocked Germany decades ago in the stands.

Immediately, the game director found Bastian Flitz, and when the ball went out of bounds, he gave a shot to Bastian Flitz who was chatting with Adinda.

"Oh great! Look, who's coming in the stands! Bundesliga's all-time top scorer, Bastian Flitz! I heard he's now the Leverkusen SC coach, did he come here to see Ray play?" Andrei was completely shocked by the presence of Bastian Flitz in the stands, a star of his level, supposed to be on the VIP podium.

Bastian Flitz took off his hat and mask during the interview. Even if he did not do that, the body of this tall man who was once a German mega star could be recognized at a glance.

"He's here to monitor Ray. Although as a Koln Athletics fan I hope Ray stays in our team. But I am also very happy with his presence here which proves the level of play Ray has at Bundesliga level." Andrei smiled happily.

Hanau SV away playing very fierce. In less than 20 minutes, as the main defensive target, Raynaldi had been dropped by the opponent five times.

Koln City Stadium exploded with ridicule, unceremoniously sending greetings to the visitors.

Raynaldi rubbed his thighs, every time he was dropped, if conditions allowed, Raynaldi would immediately stand up and return to the game. After the shout of ‘boo’ from Koln City Stadium, there was a standing ovation.

Free-kick, but the distance was too far, Raynaldi made use of the opponent's formation which was still untidy due to the whistle ringing, and immediately rushed towards the open.

A quick free kick, Lindbergh was very experienced, glanced at the referee and said nothing, then kicked the ball quickly.

Buhari got the ball on the wing, and Hanau SV's players quickly returned to defence.

In this game, Hanau SV also set the players to focus on Raynaldi, but just now Raynaldi has thrown his opponent and directly facing the opposing defender.

Buhari was on the wing to control the ball, but full-back Hanau SV has yet to catch up. He has plenty of time to watch the penalty area. Raynaldi and the two guards ran inside.

The two defenders were very cunning, but Raynaldi's speed was very fast. Just now, a quick free-kick left Hanau SV's backline very empty. Raynaldi ran diagonally behind the left centre-back. As soon as his speed increased, he almost matched them on parallel lines.

So the two people suddenly slowed down!

Raynaldi was still trying to run to the point of impact, Buhari's passing was also slower, and he was offside.

Hanau SV head coach Lockhoff was very satisfied with the team's performance. Offside is the most effective way for them to deal with quick attacks and counter-attacks for poor defense.