Football singularity-Chapter 355 Debut
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[35th Minute]
Leverkusen was starting to grow frustrated. The home fans’ chants intensified, urging their team to push harder. Baumgartlinger, visibly agitated, yelled at his teammates to stay composed, but the Paderborn defence was showing signs of resilience. Wendell determined not to let this one slip away, pushed forward again, combining with Aránguiz in a well-worked 1-2 that freed him on the left wing.
This time, Wendell whipped a low cross into the box, targeting the near post where Volland and Havertz were lurking. Volland got a slight touch to it, redirecting the ball across the six-yard box. However, Paderborn’s defence, led by Strohdiek, managed to scramble and clear the ball, this time sending it high into the air.
"It’s getting closer," Derek Rae said, his voice rising with anticipation. "But again, Paderborn’s defence is just about holding firm. That was dangerous."
Stewart Robson added, "Leverkusen’s getting closer with every attack, but Paderborn is playing with fire here. They need to settle down, or it’s only a matter of time before Leverkusen finds the breakthrough."
[38th Minute]
With a sense of urgency building, Bosz began to gesticulate more wildly from the sideline, demanding his players to play quicker and with more precision. Aránguiz picked up the ball in midfield and looked up, his eyes scanning the pitch for an opening. He spotted Havertz drifting into space between the lines and immediately played a crisp, pinpoint ball to the young talent.
Havertz, now in full stride, took one touch to control the ball and another to line up a shot. He unleashed it from 20 yards out, a low, powerful drive aimed at the bottom corner. J. Huth, however, was once again alert, diving to his left but he wasn’t needed as the ball missed his goal by a meter.
"Huth dives and decides to leave it last minute!" Derek Rae shouted in excitement. "He’s truly on fire today, despite not needing to save that shot his reaction speed was top-notch."
"Indeed, he’s been absolutely incredible so far," Robson agreed. "Leverkusen are running out of ideas, but they’re still finding ways to get these shots off. Paderborn can’t keep relying on Huth forever, though."
[41st Minute]
The pressure was building to a fever pitch, but Paderborn was showing signs of cracking under it. After another failed attempt by Leverkusen, the away side attempted to launch a counterattack. Michel, having scored the penalty earlier, had made a powerful run down the right flank and found himself in space, with only Wendell to beat.
The striker feinted a breakthrough further down the wing before unleashing a sharp diagonal ball into the box. The pass was perfectly weighted managing to beat Bender who had dropped back just in case Wendell was beaten. That proved to be a mistake as the ball glided past him into the run of the free Mamba who had gotten rid of the marking of Tah.
"Oh, my day he’s beaten the offside trap and is one-on-one with Hradecky," Derek exclaimed as the Slovakian keeper rushed out of his goal However Mamba was already close to the penalty spot with the ball firmly controlled under his boot.
Not hesitating in the slightest he nudged the ball slightly forcing the keeper to cover the near post tighter, only to unleash a low-driven shot to the far right corner in the next moment. (thud) that was the only sound that resounded in the Bay Arena that had gone silent for a moment only to erupt in loud jubilation.
"GOAL! GOOAL! GOOOAL!" Derek Rae exclaimed his voice rising with each vocal as the pandemonium ensued for the visiting Paderborn side.
Despite knowing that the game was far from over the players and their fans relished the moment. They were challenging one of the big teams in Germany and weren’t just taking a beating. They had earned their spot and were making the best out of the opportunity.
"We were wondering when they would wake up and help the on-form J. Huth, well here you have it folks Leverkusen 1, Paderborn 2, the underdogs lead in their first game in the Bundesliga."
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[45th Minute]
Leverkusen was shell-shocked after going behind not knowing what more they should do. They had tried bombarding the Paderborn goal with a variety of attacks only to fail in the last moment. Especially after falling behind, they found it harder to find a clear breakthrough point.
The away team seemed to have regained their spirit on the defensive end. No longer could the red lions easily break them down, often struggling when reaching the final third. Their only clear chance came in injury time when Havertz found himself in control of the ball just past the halfway line.
The German genius calmly took control of the ball as he started dribbling the ball up the field with a measured pace. With the boys in blue taking a defensive stand he had all the time in the world to decide what to do but he didn’t have to think long. Antwi-Adjei stepped up to meet him only to be left grasping at straws as the German played a quick one-two with Baumgartlinger he was off to the races charging down the flank.
Collins stepped up to meet him, but the forward had already built up momentum. A quick feint inward mixed with a stepover is all he needed to skip past the left-back. Using his explosive speed, he created separation as he diagonally entered the box.
Hünemeier stepped up to challenge him, but the forward didn’t hesitate to unleash a shot. "He skilfully beats his man, with only one defender to beat... Oh, he takes the shot," Derek Rae excitedly narrated as he watched Havertz’s shot fly across the face of the goal leaving the charging Huth rooted in place.
He had been caught off guard and couldn’t react in time but before dread could settle in a dull clang resounded. Havertz could only watch in despair as his shot ricocheted off the far post flying out for a goal kick.
The clang of the ball striking the post echoed around the stadium, drawing gasps from the Leverkusen supporters and relieved cheers from the Paderborn faithful. Havertz stood momentarily frozen, hands on his hips, as if trying to process how close he had come to level the match. The Paderborn defenders let out collective sighs of relief, knowing things would be bad for them if they lost their lead late in the first half.
The referee’s whistle blew soon after, signalling halftime. The Paderborn players exchanged spirited high-fives and pats on the back as they headed off the pitch, while Leverkusen trudged off, visibly dejected. Havertz, in particular, lingered on the pitch, hands on his hips, staring at the goalpost as if trying to understand why it stood in his way.
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[46th minute]
Leverkusen returned to the pitch with a renewed sense of urgency as they kicked off the second half. The home crowd roared in anticipation, urging their team forward. Peter Bosz had clearly used the halftime break to rally his players, and the Red Lions began the second half with relentless aggression.
Within the opening five minutes, they nearly found their equalizer. Wendell, running with precision on the left flank, overlapping with Bailey skipping past Mamba and Pröger, entering the final third. Accelerating forward he looked up for a moment before delivering a curved low cross into the box. Volland timed his run perfectly, sliding in to connect with the ball.
The shot was good and Huth couldn’t react in time but in his attempt to make the shot difficult, it impacted the post heading out for a goal kick. Visible sounds of relief instantly descended from the away fans who immediately felt the pressure almost spilling their freshly bought beer.
"Rex, Bellarabi, go warm up you got five minutes," Joachim Wagner, Peter Bosz’s assistant coach told the two players who went ahead to jump up from the bench not wasting a single moment.
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