Chapter 25 Salzburg

The day after playing the league against Sion, Lin Fenglei led Gosau to the Austrian city of Salzburg. They will challenge Austria's strong team Salzburg here on September 29, two days later, which is also their second game in the group stage of the Champions League this season.

The Salzburg team in Austria was founded in 1933, and it is not as long as the Gosho team in history. They have changed their names several times in history. The law of their name change is somewhat similar to that of the Chinese Super League team. Whoever sponsors them will add their name to their name. The latest name change was in 2005, when they were fully acquired by Red Bull, a famous American beverage manufacturer. Therefore, their current full name is "Salzburg Red Bull". .

The Salzburg team has not had any achievements worth mentioning in the more than 60 years since its establishment. It was not until the 1990s that they ushered in the first glorious period in the team's history. In the 1990s, they won three league championships, three Austrian Super Cup titles, and even one European Union. In the final of the cup, they lost to Inter Milan and won the runner-up, but this was also their best result and even Austria in the European competition.

After that, they were silent for about ten years, until after being acquired by Red Bull, wealthy American drinkers injected a lot of money into the team, and they ushered in a second glorious period. From 2006 to now, they have won more than half of the Austrian First Division championships, but Salzburg can only be in the Olympic Games. Li dominated. In the Champions League, they rarely entered the group stage. Once in the Champions League qualifying match for a year, they lost to a Luxembourg amateur team and suddenly became the laughing stock of Austrian football.

Last season, they invited former Bulgarian star Balakov to coach, which changed. This season, they entered the Champions League group stage and defeated their first opponent, Serbian Belgrade Guerrillas, in the first round of the group stage, which made their fans happy. And there are also great expectations for the group's right to qualify.

After all, they also drew a good draw. In addition to the Gosau team, the other two teams are the teams that they can win in the eyes of Salzburg fans. Some fans even think that the home game against Gosau is not a little point after the team's first victory over the Belgrade guerrillas. There is no hope.

Under the mentality of some fans, some Austrian media shouted slogans for Salzburg to fight against Goshao at home, but their head coach Balakoff is still clear-headed. He said in an interview with reporters: "Goshao is the defending champion, and their strength is beyond doubt. This group's The first place in the group must be theirs, so they are not the direct opponent of Salzburg for the right to qualify in the group. What we need to do is to play the game well outside the Gosau team. Of course, we will not give up the game against Gosho easily. If there is a chance to get points, I will not miss it.

Balakoff's calm and low-key words did pour cold water on the heads of some Salzburg's enthusiastic fans, which made them wake up a lot and made them realize the huge power gap between Salzburg and Gosho.

When Lin Fenglei led the team to Salzburg, he was also warmly welcomed by the local residents. Switzerland and Austria are originally neighbors, and Gosau is located at the junction of Switzerland and Austria. Even some of the residents of the town of Gosau are Austrians, so the Austrians have a strong sense of identity with the Gosau team. Such a European championship team that they agree with very much will come to Salzburg, and of course it will be very popular.

In fact, there are many fans of the Gosho team in Austria. Every year, the sales of Gosho's fan supplies here are very large. This time, when the Gosho team came to Salzburg, a local Gosho fan group came to welcome them, which made the Gosho players very moved. This is the only treatment at home. Gosho's The stars met the signature and photo requirements of many fans on the spot.

Salzburg, like Gosho, is located in the Alps. The climate is similar to that of Gosho, so Gosho players are more adaptable to the weather here. The only difference from Gosho is that the rainfall here is greater than Gosho. The local residents of Salzburg jokingly say that there are only two kinds of weather here, one is that it is raining. One is that it is about to rain.

When the Gosho team arrived in Salzburg, it happened to be the first kind of weather here, and it was raining.

After Lin Fenglei arrived in Salzburg, local reporters also interviewed him and asked him about his impression of Salzburg's Red Bulls.

Lin Fenglei thought for a moment and replied, "Salzburg is a very beautiful city. In many ways, it is similar to Gosho. I like it very much, and the people here are also very enthusiastic about us, which also makes me very happy. As for the Salzburg Red Bulls, it's our first time to play, so I don't know much about them. I only know that they are the best team in Austria. Mr. Balakov is also an excellent head coach, so they must be a good opponent. I'm looking forward to this game.

The remarks of Balakov and Lin Fenglei are not particularly satisfactory to the reporter. They prefer to see the fierce remarks of the two against Maimang. However, to be honest, the Gosho team and the Salzburg Red Bull team are not the same level of opponent, and the game between them is less likely to have a fierce mouth. This kind of regular cliché is the most normal, so the reporters can only give up.

The two teams kept a low profile before the game, and the game between the two teams was also calm. When the game ended in the first half, the score on the big screen was 0:2. According to international practice, the home team was in the front. However, the Salzburg fans at the scene did not seem so painful or depressed. They were still singing the team's songs and cheering for their team loudly. There were even many people sitting in the Salzburg fans in red and white uniforms in the blue uniforms of the Gosau team, cheering for the Gosau team, and by his side The Salzburg fans didn't think so. Some people also hooked up with the fans in Gosho's jerseys, which was extremely intimate. This picture is really harmonious.

In fact, the fans wearing the Gosau team's jersey are also natives from Salzburg. They are usually Salzburg fans, but they also support the Gosau team. In this game that Salzburg has no chance of winning, they put on the treasured Gosau team's team to cheer for the Goshao team, which is also an entertainment. Come on, and the Salzburg fans around them all know each other, and many of them are even very good friends. Who makes Salzburg a small city with a population of only 150,000? The residents here bow their heads and don't look up. Of course, the scene is harmonious.

This scene also made Lin Fenglei, who saw the mixed and worried fans of the two teams, completely dispelled his concerns.

Salzburg's head coach Balakoff's face is not so solemn. He has a very clear understanding of the strength of the two teams. He has long been psychologically prepared for this defeat. He only conceded two goals in the first half and is still within his range. The Salzburg players couldn't help but try their best, but the Gosho team was really too strong, and he sighed in his heart.

At the beginning of the game, the Gosho team turned away and launched a fierce offensive against Salzburg's goal. The Salzburg players were also relatively tenacious. Their strict defense made Gosho's several threatening attacks incompetent.

In the 21st minute of the game, Salihovic headed Salzburg's backcourt big foot to Angleman. Gugelman immediately passed the ball to Ivanovic. Ivanovic did not stop passing the ball to the right. Hollensten received the ball and dribbled the ball at high speed, and sent an accurate shot after two defenders. In the middle of the cross, Egman jumped high at the back point and pressed the defender. He made a powerful header and smashed the ball into the upper right corner of the goal. Salzburg goalkeeper Gusponinger had no way to make a header.

Egman's goal suddenly aroused great cheers. At least half of the Red Bull Stadium, which can accommodate about 30,000 people, cheered for Egman's goal, which made Balakov feel helpless, but there was nothing he could do. Egman's popularity in Austria was too high, almost as popular as in Switzerland. Because Egman was actually born in Hallstatt, Austria, and later moved to the small town of Gosau, many Austrians regard Egman as a compatriot and are extremely proud of his great achievements in European football.

In fact, not only Egman, but also Gugelman, another heavy player in the Gosho team, was also born in Hallstatt. In addition to the Austrian Sanchez, who once played for Gosho's team, Gosho's Austria* is very strong, which also makes the Austrian fans at the scene have a deeper sense of identity with them.

In the 29th minute of the game, Gosho attacked, Antunović passed directly to Horenstein in the corner of the penalty area, Horensten knocked on Ivanovic at the front of the penalty area, Ivanovic pulled out a long shot, and the ball was hit by the right column and bounced to the side. Hollensten reacted quickly and grabbed the second landing point. After shaking a defender, he passed the ball back to the front of the penalty area.

Antunović made a big step to the front of the penalty area. There was no defensive player beside him. He swung his thigh and hit the ball fiercely with his right foot. The ball flew to the goal like a cannonball. Although Gusponinger's second reaction was very fast and he made a save again, this time he never had To save the team, the ball penetrated into the lower left corner of the goal against the turf.