Götze's goal helped Borussia Dortmund U19 pull one back, a goal that was crucial for them.

Because if they ended the first half trailing by two goals, the pressure would be immense in the second half.

Pulling one back in the first half was a tremendous boost to the team's morale. It also narrowed the deficit to one goal, giving Dortmund a great chance in the second half.

After Götze's goal, Dortmund's morale did indeed rise, and they launched a fierce offensive toward Schalke 04's goal.

However, Dortmund failed to score again before the end of the first half. That's how the first half concluded.

During halftime, Yang Mu-ge's teammates were also discussing the just-ended first half.

They were a bit dissatisfied because they had conceded a goal at the end.

But considering that this was their home ground, and they were still leading by one goal, they were confident that they could defeat Borussia Dortmund at home.

Last time, the U17 team failed to win away against Borussia Dortmund U17 and returned empty-handed, so now they were placing their hopes on the older U19 team.

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In the locker room, coach Yebala criticized several players' performances in the first half, including the forward Schneider.

Not because he wasn't active enough; he was very active and hardworking, but too much eagerness and effort made him seem impatient.

Many times, after getting the ball, he chose to shoot directly, but he didn't create any threat at all. In fact, he could have steadied himself and passed the ball to Zhou Yi or Götze to organize the attack.

He wanted to show off his personal skills, but in reality, things went against his wishes.

Schneider, who had been criticized by the coach, lowered his head and said nothing. What else could he say?

It was right to remain silent at this time.

However, Schneider was holding back a surge of energy in his heart. He had to score in the game against Schalke 04 to prove that the coach was wrong.

At the same time, he also wanted to use an outstanding performance to leave the U19 team as soon as possible and go to the first team.

Any player who comes to the U19 team has actually reached the age to sign a professional contract – in German football, it is stipulated that players can sign a professional contract when they turn eighteen. Schneider has now signed a professional contract, but he still has to play in the U19 team and can't go to the first team.

If he can perform well in the U19 team, he has a chance to be transferred to the first team.

Now, Borussia Dortmund's first-team coach is Jürgen Klopp, who is famous for being good at using young players, so every Borussia Dortmund youth team player has a yearning to go to the first team.

Zhou Yi does, Götze does, even Mark does, so it's natural for Schneider to have it too.

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After the second half began, after some adjustments at halftime, Schalke 04 recovered from the blow of conceding a goal in the final stage of the first half.

After all, this was their home ground, and they naturally had a psychological advantage over the Borussia Dortmund U19 lads.

Under their fierce offensive, there were mistakes in Borussia Dortmund's defense, so Schalke 04 seized the opportunity to score another goal.

When they scored this goal, the fans, whether they were a cheering squad composed of players' parents or spectators scattered around the stadium, let out huge cheers.

Neuer stood out especially among them. His tall figure, coupled with his exaggerated celebratory gestures, always attracted attention.

Yang Mu-ge couldn't help but be attracted by him, and he didn't have time to worry about whether this goal would hit his friend Zhou Yi.

In fact, Zhou Yi was not affected by anything.

Losing a goal in the Ruhr derby on the road is a normal thing, and letting the opponent lead by two goals is not an incredible thing.

After the goal was lost, everyone else was regretting it, but Zhou Yi was thinking about how to fight back.

In Zhou Yi's view, Schneider's point was completely useless.

Once the ball reached his feet, it basically meant the end of the attack. He would 100% use a shot to return possession to Schalke 04. Zhou Yi really wanted to ask him if he was a spy sent by Schalke 04 who had been hiding in Borussia Dortmund for more than ten years.

After Schneider was useless, the only useful person on the front line was Daniel Ginczek.

However, as a center forward, Ginczek needs to be at the front. His main role is not to score goals, but to be the fulcrum of the attack and set up Götze.

But after Götze scored a goal, he was closely marked by the opponent, and neither passing the ball directly to Götze nor passing it to Götze through Ginczek worked well.

At this time, Zhou Yi suddenly thought of his good friend Mark.

If Mark could play, it would definitely be an unexpected attack point for Schalke 04. But…

He glanced at Yebala, and didn't know if this coach had any opinions about Mark. Mark had been in the U19 team for so long, and had never had a minute of playing time in an official game.

In such an important Ruhr derby, he probably wouldn't let Mark play.

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Yebala, who was off the field, also saw that Schneider's performance in the second half had not changed, and his criticism of him at halftime was in vain.

Now that Schalke 04 has just scored a goal and their morale is high, if he doesn't do something, I'm afraid things will get worse.

But if you want to make a change, what do you need to do?

It's easy to have the idea of ​​changing, but the specific operation is another matter.

Yebala stared at Schneider, and suddenly a person came to his mind.

He turned to look at Mark Wagner, who was sitting on the bench.

That day he was still wondering whether to give this young man, who had been working hard recently, a chance.

So is now an opportunity?

Before, he was worried that starting in such an important game as the Ruhr derby would bring him pressure and affect the team's results.

But now it seems that there is another explanation for the impact on the team's performance – what if the impact he brings to the team's performance is a positive one?

Anyway, the team is now two goals behind, so there is not much to consider about the team's performance.

As for whether the player himself can withstand the pressure... that's not what Yebala is concerned about. If he can't even withstand this pressure, then don't even think about making any progress in football.

Thinking of this, Yebala got up and walked towards Mark Wagner, who was staring intently at the stadium.

"Hey, Mark," he called.

Mark turned his head and looked at the coach in confusion.

"Go warm up." Yebala waved his head.

Mark was stunned for a moment before he realized it, and quickly ran to the warm-up area. Because of the accident, or maybe because of excitement, he staggered under his feet when he ran and almost fell.

Yebala saw Mark like this from behind and shook his head - can he really trust this young man?

Mark was excited for a reason, because he had just thought of an incredible possibility, that is, he was very likely to be substituted!

Although he had experienced being called to warm up in the game many times in this team, there was never a time when the head coach personally called him to warm up, and only called him to warm up alone.

In the past, the assistant coach would call up a group of players to warm up.

As someone who has been playing football for more than ten years, if he still doesn't know what this means, then he has been playing football for nothing in the past ten years.

Is he really going to play in the Ruhr derby?

Thinking of this, Mark was very excited.

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"Look! It's Mark!" Mrs. Wagner pointed to Mark, who was running to warm up, and said excitedly to her husband and daughter on the stand.

It was said before that because Borussia Dortmund fans and Schalke 04 fans hate their opponents, most people will not choose to go to the other's stadium to watch the game.

But this is not absolute, it is most people, but not everyone.

Otherwise, you won't be able to see the other team's fans in the Ruhr derby of the Bundesliga.

But in reality, there are still some.

Mrs. Wagner and her husband, as well as Cortana, are among the very few.

They may not go to other away games, but for the Ruhr derby, they must come even if it is an away game.

Even if their son has not had the opportunity to play in the U19 team, they do not know whether their son will play in this game.

But as long as their son enters the match list, they will always have such an expectation in their hearts, expecting their son to play in the game.

Unexpectedly, there is really a chance to play now!

When Cortana saw her brother get up and run towards the warm-up area, he almost fell, she couldn't help but roll her eyes: "Idiot... if you strain your muscles, how will you play?"

"Don't be a jinx, Cortana!"

"Okay, Mom. Yes, Mom." Facing her serious mother, Cortana stuck out her tongue.

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During the time Mark was warming up, Schalke 04 relied on the momentum of their recent goal to launch a fierce attack on Borussia Dortmund's goal.

Zhou Yi could only recover to defend during this time. But defense is really not his specialty. Most of the time, he just blocks the opponent's passing route, forcing the opponent not to pass the ball to his original target. If the opponent breaks through directly, then he really has no way to do it.

In five minutes, Schalke 04 completed four shots, which shows how critical the situation was in front of Borussia Dortmund's goal during this period.

Fortunately, Borussia Dortmund U19's defense withstood the pressure at this time and did not concede a goal.

When center back Lasse Sobiech kicked the ball out of the sideline with a big foot, the fourth official stood on the sidelines and raised the sign indicating a substitution.

Borussia Dortmund U19 substitution, number 18 off, number 25 on.

Number eighteen is Schneider's number.

And the number on Mark Wagner's back, who was standing on the sidelines waiting to play, was twenty-five.

Zhou Yi turned his head and saw that there was going to be a substitution on the sidelines, and he saw his friend Mark standing on the sidelines. He was stunned for a moment, then smiled, winking at Mark from a distance.

Schneider was surprised to see that he was going to be replaced, and that he was being replaced by Mark.

Then he became angry - it's only sixty minutes now, why am I being replaced?! And replaced by that idiot!

He couldn't accept this decision, pointing at himself and repeatedly asking the coach off the field: "Me? Replace me?"

Yebala beckoned to him: "Yes, it's you, Schneider!"

Schneider still hesitated and was unwilling to go down, Zhou Yi curled his lips behind him.

At this time, Götze spoke. He said to Schneider: "Schneider, hurry down, we are two goals behind now, don't delay!"

Schneider turned his head and saw Götze urging him to leave the field in a serious manner, and he felt very hurt - he dared to be upset with Mark and Zhou Yi, but he didn't dare to be upset with Götze. Götze is now the most popular genius in the entire Borussia Dortmund club, and offending him is not a good thing.

Seeing that Schneider was still standing there and not moving, Götze simply ran up and pushed Schneider towards the sideline.

While pushing, he said: "Hurry up, Schneider, do you want to hurt us and lose the game!"

He didn't want to lose to Schalke 04 like this. There were still half an hour left, and they were two goals behind. If Schneider delayed for a while, there wouldn't be much time left for Borussia Dortmund and himself!

Even if Schneider was unwilling, he could only go down at this time. He also had to explain to Götze: "No, I didn't want to... I just... don't push, I can walk by myself..."

Zhou Yi, who saw this scene from behind, was holding back his laughter until he was almost internally injured.

He now feels that Götze's character, which doesn't care what others think, says whatever he wants, and does whatever he wants... is really good!