Chapter 1 In the Offenbach Kickers' locker room, Sun Pan was receiving congratulations from his teammates.

He had been here for more than three months, and he hadn't learned much German, so it was relatively difficult for Sun Pan to communicate with his teammates. But that was okay. He didn't need to say too much at this time. A thumbs-up, and Sun Pan knew what his teammates meant.

He accepted all the praise from his teammates with equanimity.

He knew Zhou Yi was definitely watching this game, and not only him, but Yang Muge would also be watching. And they would definitely be live-streaming in the group chat.

So everyone else could see it, especially He Ying.

Coming to this godforsaken place from Chelsea was undoubtedly a setback.

As for why he came here, he wasn't quite sure, but he came anyway.

Compared to his friends, he was the least successful. Don't be fooled by his carefree attitude in the group chat. He still had a strong sense of pride and didn't want others to know about his current situation.

If Offenbach Kickers hadn't coincidentally met Dortmund, he probably wouldn't have told his friends that he played here until the end of his loan period.

Now that everyone knew, Sun Pan was determined to perform well in the game and let everyone know that Sun Pan's arrival here was not a decline, but a rebirth!

Gold shines wherever it is, and a genius performs well no matter where they play!

Therefore, he was in particularly good form in this game.

The team's coach, Mr. Wolf, was also pleasantly surprised by Sun Pan's performance. The reason he let Sun Pan start in this game was actually forced—just before this game, Chelsea Football Club subtly pressured him, hoping that he could give their loaned player more playing time.

The league had been going on for two months, and Sun Pan had not yet made an appearance, which was really unacceptable.

Chelsea doesn't just loan a player out and then not care about them.

So Wolf had to let Sun Pan start in this game.

Unexpectedly, Sun Pan's start gave him a big surprise.

After entering, he first praised Sun Pan's performance, and then told the whole team to continue playing like this in the second half, defending to the death and ensuring that they didn't concede a goal.

The German Cup is a single-elimination system. There is no such thing as a home and away two-legged tie, nor is it like the English cup games, where if two teams draw, they will replay the game on another day.

Once the German Cup is tied after ninety minutes, it goes straight to thirty minutes of extra time. If it is still tied after extra time, then the penalty shootout will be used as a last resort.

So if Offenbach Kickers could force a draw with Dortmund in the one hundred and twenty minutes of the game, they could get a chance to fight Dortmund with penalties.

This was of course the best result, because a penalty shootout could offset many of the differences in strength between the two sides.

In addition, Sun Pan's condition today was surprisingly good…

It was entirely possible to look forward to it!

※※※

After the second half of the game started, Dortmund continued to lay siege to Offenbach Kickers' goal.

And the attack was even more fierce.

Seeing this, Zhou Yi thought that they must have been scolded by coach Klopp during the half-time break…

But no matter how fierce Dortmund's attack was, no matter how tricky the shots were, Sun Pan was really like he had a cheat code, making one amazing save after another, repeatedly saving Dortmund's shots.

"Sun! Oh oh oh! Another wonderful save!"

"Sun! He caught Zidan's close-range header in his arms, very steady!"

"Großkreutz shot very suddenly, but Sun still punched it out with both fists!"

In the sixtieth minute, Dortmund, who had been unable to score for a long time, took the lead in making substitution adjustments. Kagawa Shinji, who was originally sitting on the bench watching the game, was brought on, replacing Großkreutz, who had performed poorly in the attack.

Kagawa Shinji's appearance was a signal, indicating that Dortmund would go all out to defeat Offenbach in ninety minutes.

But it seemed a little late to adjust at this time…

Sun Pan's incredible saves repeatedly greatly encouraged the fighting spirit and confidence of the Offenbach Kickers players, making them realize that they were not just foils for strong teams.

Next, the entire Offenbach Kickers team worked together with one heart. Not only relying on Sun Pan's saves, all eleven of them retreated to their own thirty-meter area, forming a human wall, using a defense method like blocking gun holes, to prevent Dortmund from scoring.

The commentators also began to lean towards Offenbach Kickers in their commentary.

After all, sympathy for the weak is a psychology that everyone has, especially when this weak person performs very tenaciously, beyond ordinary people's imagination, they will naturally get the support of many neutrals when they play against strong enemies.

And Offenbach Kickers' performance so far in this game is completely worthy of support.

In the seventy-third minute, Wolf replaced midfielder D'Costa with defender Terch, obviously wanting to further strengthen the defense.

Dortmund responded tit-for-tat by bringing on striker Marc Wagner, replacing midfielder Antonio da Silva, who started this game. Continue to strengthen the attack.

However, Dortmund's adjustment did not have any effect. By the eighty-fifth minute, the score was still 0:0, and Dortmund had not been able to break through Offenbach Kickers' goal.

At this time, Klopp used his last substitution spot, replacing midfielder Füllner with Götze.

But until the end of the ninety-minute game, Dortmund still failed to score.

When the referee blew the whistle to end the ninety-minute game, a huge cheer erupted at Offenbach Kickers' home stadium, the Bieberer Berg Stadion.

"It's unbelievable! Offenbach Kickers actually defended their goal in the game! They didn't concede a goal for a full ninety minutes! I believe this result is something that many people didn't expect before the game, right? Dortmund fans must have thought that the suspense of this game could be ended in twenty minutes..." The commentator said excitedly.

"Although Dortmund frequently deployed troops in the second half, they were unable to break through Offenbach Kickers' goal. The Offenbach Kickers players have obviously found their form. Under the leadership of the young goalkeeper Sun, they are playing with full confidence, giving their all in every defense, and... cleanly! Dortmund rarely even got free kicks!"

"And Dortmund's attack seems to have fallen into a quagmire, their inspiration has dried up, and they can only look for opportunities through simple and boring crosses from the flanks, or long shots from outside the penalty area—doing so is useless except to provide more opportunities for the Offenbach Kickers goalkeeper Sun to show off. At this time, I think every Dortmund fan in front of the TV must be missing Zhou Yi very much, and Klopp will regret not bringing him to Offenbach."

Zhou Yi didn't expect that he could be involved in this, and he rolled his eyes in front of the TV. Mentioning himself at this time is not a good thing, which means that if Dortmund loses the game, then he will face reporters' questions: "Do you think that Klopp not bringing you to Offenbach is the reason why you lost to the opponent?"

This question is actually stupid, but reporters love to ask it. Zhou Yi had to face it.

Of course Zhou Yi couldn't say: "Yes, it's all because he didn't bring me. If I were on the field, winning against them would be as easy as chopping melons and vegetables..."

He wasn't that stupid.

Although he also hoped that he could contribute to the team on the spot, he didn't know if Klopp regretted not bringing himself, but he regretted not going anyway…

Now he thought of what Yang Muge had said to him during the half-time break.

Damn, I didn't expect Old Yang to have the attribute of a crow's mouth!

※※※

The five-minute break passed quickly.

The players from both sides returned to the field again and began the first half of extra time.

Because they really managed to force a draw with Dortmund in ninety minutes without conceding a goal, the Offenbach Kickers players seemed very confident when they took the field. Although they were also very tired, at this time, mental will had surpassed physiology.

In fact, when the game is mentioned at this point, what is being tested is really not the level of technical and tactical skills, but the quality of will.

Unlike the high-spirited Offenbach Kickers, the Dortmund players seemed very depressed.

Because they thought they could end the game in the first half, but in the end, the opponent dragged the game into extra time. And no matter how they attacked or shot in the game, they just couldn't score a goal. This was really too demoralizing for them.

That goalkeeper seemed to have taken drugs, jumping up and down, exceptionally flexible. Making their attacks fail again and again.

Today, it seems that even God is not on their side.

Once the Dortmund players have such thoughts in their minds, they will feel frustrated. Naturally, their morale will not be high.

Dortmund, with low morale, played a little absentmindedly in the first half of extra time. Instead, Offenbach Kickers gained the upper hand, and Dortmund's goal was even threatened.

Seeing this scene, Klopp was furious on the sidelines, yelling at the field, with veins popping out on his neck.

Obviously, he was very dissatisfied with the players' performance.

But now he has no choice. All the substitution spots have been used up. Apart from being anxious on the sidelines, there is nothing he can do…

The first half of the fifteen-minute extra time ended, and Dortmund still didn't score. Not to mention scoring, it was good enough that they didn't concede a goal…

The two sides did not rest and exchanged venues directly.

In fact, the players on both sides were very tired. Dortmund was even fighting on three fronts. Even if they made a large-scale rotation, the players' physical fitness was still not sufficient.

So at the beginning of the second half of extra time, striker Zidan had cramps.

But at this time, Dortmund had no more substitution spots. Even if Zidan had cramps, he could only stay on the field. Even if he couldn't run and had to stand on the field to make up the numbers, his contribution to the team's attack was basically zero…

When the game was played to this point, it increasingly reflected Dortmund's dead end, while Offenbach Kickers seemed to be on the verge of victory.

At the Bieberer Berg Stadion, the songs and cheers of the Offenbach Kickers fans were continuously transmitted from the TV.

And Zhou Yi in front of the TV had fallen into silence and had not spoken in the group chat for a long time…