Football: Invincible starting from krypton gold

Chapter 130 The League Cup Final Four 2
From the moment Mainz scored a goal, it was doomed that the future trend of this game would be decided. The Roma team, who had no way out, could only attack now. As for whether Mainz would seize the opportunity to counterattack again, this was no longer within the scope of Völler's consideration.

However, Roma, which strengthened their offense again, scored quickly. After all, it is a strong team in Serie A for many years. Not long after Mainz took the lead, in the stoppage time of the first half, after Roma's cross from the left was topped by Van der Meyden, Totti grabbed the second point in the middle, and then broke through Wiese's ten fingers with a high-quality long shot.

Roma rewritten the score to 1-1 before the end of the first half.

During the intermission, Völler replaced a defensive midfielder with an attacking midfielder, completely pushing Totti to the forward position.

This substitution also gave everyone a signal that the Roma team began to work hard.

And Waller's substitution shortly after the start of the second half, it received results.

In the 51st minute of the game, it was Totti again. This time, with the help of his teammates, he received a through ball from his teammates in the penalty area, and then broke through Wiese's ten fingers again with a push.

2 to 1, this score immediately made Roma's momentum up, and after the restart of the game, Mainz was suppressed on the field in a panic.

Just when the fans of the home team in the Rome Stadium hoped that the team they supported would continue to work hard and equalize the score, Mainz's frontcourt attacking four showed their fangs and gave Rome a blow.

In the 59th minute of the game, less than 10 minutes before Roma took the lead, Chen Xiao moved to the center and received a pass from Albertini. After receiving a pass from Albertini, Chen Xiao dribbled the ball forward at high speed in the middle.

2 to 2, the two sides returned to the same starting line again in this game, but Mainz scored two away goals, which means that if Rome wants to enter the semi-finals, it must score three more goals in the remaining time.

But judging from the current situation, although the Roma team did score a goal after strengthening their offense, it also put a lot of pressure on Mainz, but this was done by abandoning part of their own defense.

Just when Völler was once again tangled on the sidelines, Mainz got another excellent opportunity.

In the 68th minute of the game, Chen Xiao, Di Natale and Quaresma made consecutive passes in the frontcourt, tearing apart Roma's fragile defense. Chen Xiao lobbed the ball lightly at the top of the arc to Quaresma who was in the open space on the left.

2 to 3, Mainz took the lead in the away game, and they are already ahead of Roma by three goals. This means that Roma must score four goals to eliminate Mainz. This is an impossible task for Roma. I am happy with an opponent like Inz, because from the perspective of strength on paper, Mainz is the weakest of the eight teams in terms of team strength and experience.

Fans in the surrounding stands have started to leave the field one after another. They don't want to see their opponents celebrating their victory on their own field.

After Mainz took the lead, it was obvious that the players on the Roman field had differences. Some players were frightened by Mainz’s powerful attacking power. Some of the Roman players present now want to continue to attack and some players want to defend.

In the 77th minute of the game, Mainz once again increased its lead and completely kicked Rome into the abyss.

This time, Quaresma was brought down directly in the penalty area, and the referee did not hesitate to award a penalty kick. Albertini took the penalty kick, easily tricked Pellizzoli and sent the ball into the goal.

2 to 4, Mainz also achieved a two-goal lead in the away game.

This goal also completely announced the death of Roma. Völler also knew that there would be no hope, so in order to better preserve his strength, Völler chose to replace Totti and Perez.

In today's game, these two veterans who are almost 70 years old each scored a goal, and their performance can be called a superstar level, so this goal is the best reward for these two veterans.

The following time is garbage time for the two teams. The players of the two teams are looking forward to the end of the game. The mood is completely different. For Roma, the remaining time is suffering. Everyone is looking forward to the end of the game. This is a relief for them, a relief from hell.

For Mainz, every minute lost now means they are one step closer to a new record.

Finally, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game. Mainz defeated Roma 4-2 in the away game, and eliminated Roma 7-3 from the UEFA Cup.

After the match against Roma, several other Uefa Cup matches ended one after another. Bayern eliminated Tottenham with a total score of 5-0, Newcastle eliminated Sevilla 3-1, and Valencia eliminated Ajax 2-1. In this way, the final four are Bayern, Newcastle, Mainz, and Valencia. The semi-final matchup is Bayern VS Newcastle, Mainz VS Valencia.

As expected among the German media, the possibility of Bayern and Mainz meeting in the final is increasing, and it is very hopeful that the UEFA Cup final will become a German civil war.

(End of this chapter)