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Although it was signaled that the goal was valid, it was very embarrassing for the referee who enforced the game just now - if the goal was judged to be valid, the striker of Munich 1860 just now obviously took advantage of the unguarded space to pick up the miss to make a successful shot of.If the ball is not valid, then the referee first violated his professional ethics, because Yekas's shot was completed before he whistled to suspend the game, and there was no foul.

"The referee's method is correct." The commentator also thought: "If he insists on blowing the ball away, then the question will rise to the point of whether he is a fair and impartial referee, because no matter from the time Looking at the game in slow motion, there were no obvious fouls in the shots of Munich 1860, at best, they just violated a little bit of morality..."

But just after the referee signaled that the goal was valid, the Saarbrucken players and fans were collectively angry!

Thousands of fans shouted in the stands: "Black whistle! Black whistle! Black whistle!"

And if the referee hadn't appeared in time to stop it, there would have been chaos in the penalty area.

The head coach of Saarbrücken kept stomping on the sidelines, angry and annoyed. After the referee suspended the game and the team doctors stepped forward to treat the goalkeeper, he gritted his teeth and went to protest with the fourth official.

"Our goalkeeper was already on the ground! 1860 Munich kicked the ball into the goal after someone signaled that the goalkeeper was injured. This goal should be disallowed!"

"However, the referee didn't suspend the game when the opponent shot. According to the rules, the goal is valid..." the fourth official defended the referee.

The head coach of Saarbrücken quarreled for a long time without getting any compensation, and almost pissed off the fourth official. He had to swallow this breath, and returned to the coaching area angrily. As long as he saw Karl, he would not stop He blew his beard and stared, and muttered in his mouth, not knowing what he was talking about.

In fact, Karl also felt a little embarrassed. Football games advocate open and aboveboard confrontation, and the way Jekas handled the shot was a bit... opportunistic, to put it more seriously, after the game, it is estimated that many media in Saarbrücken will be biased. And fans will call it "cheating".

If he chose to kick the ball out of the baseline at that time, I am afraid that the entire stadium is now singing "Jekas is a good player!"

In the Olympic Stadium in Munich, only a small number of Munich 1860 fans were cheering for the goal, while most of the other fans were embarrassed. Of course, the team can score another goal, which is of course something to be happy about, but this goal is very controversial. When it is time, the fans can't blindly applaud against their conscience.

Although football is often only about victory, football is a sport rather than a war. Those who use unscrupulous behaviors to win are not welcome on the field. Otherwise, malicious physical confrontation and flopping will not be recognized by international football. United has defined it as a foul. Once a player often makes such disgraceful actions during the game, they will not even be liked by the home team fans, and they will be ridiculed after the game and called all kinds of things. Nicknames, such as Oscar winner or diving master or something.

The game is currently suspended because the Saarbrucken goalkeeper is still undergoing treatment.

Karl waved Yekas and Hassler to the sidelines. His original intention was to remind Yekas to stop speculating in the future, and told Hassler to pay more attention on the field. Kass, the very angry Saarbrücken player will retaliate against Jekas in the next game-after all, Jekas is a striker who needs to run forward frequently. If he makes a malicious tackle, he has a high chance of being injured.

But before Karl could speak, Jekas raised his right hand and said anxiously and frustratedly: "Boss, I swear I just wanted to kick the ball straight out of the baseline, but I couldn't adjust the direction of my foot in time. Accidentally shot at the goal, this is really a coincidence, I didn't mean it! Can you teach me what to do, to apologize to the Saarbrucken players?"

Karl was slightly surprised, he looked at Yekas and said, "Are you telling the truth?"

"Their goalkeepers are all on the ground, how could I take advantage of others!" Yekas's expression didn't look fake: "Boss, I dare not lie to you, you have to trust me!"

Hasler also chimed in at this time: "I was standing not far from Diofanis when he shot the goal. After the goal was scored, there was really no happy expression on his face, and he also went to talk to Thrall." The players from Bruecken explained, but no one on the other side listened to him..."

Yekas scratched his head with both hands: "It's all because my reaction was too slow at the time. Alas, if possible, I would be happy to return the ball to them."

"Then give them a ball back."

Hasler and Yekasqiqi raised their heads: "What?!"

"After the game restarts, tell Hoffmann and the other players that when Saarbrücken attacked for the first time, you should not defend, just stand still and let them score a goal directly." Carl said to Hassler He nodded and said, "Aren't they clamoring for unfairness? Then we will return the unfair ball to them. Anyway, the final victory will definitely be Munich 1860."

Not to mention Yekas, even Hassler was a little stunned: "Boss, this..." The solution Karl said was something Hassler had never heard of, or even dared to imagine. For a while, I felt that the speed of my head had slowed down a bit.

But the reason why Karl made such a decision was not only that even if he scored an extra goal with Saarbrücken, he could not change the final result of the game. In fact, he had other considerations: "Just as I said Do it. This is not only for Jekas, but also for our team—no matter whether we ended up scoring 2:0 or 3:0.4:0 in today's game, the focus of the media after the game must be on Jekas For that goal just now, they don't know whether Yekas did it unintentionally or on purpose. The media will only criticize the club constantly, and even criticize Yekas. No matter how many games we win by then, there will always be Carrying a stain."

Germany is a country that attaches great importance to fairness and justice. The football environment here is also the healthiest among the five major leagues. There is basically no trace of betting and match-fixing. Compared with other countries, the chances of professional players cheating and diving are also very low. In such a large Under the circumstances, it is conceivable how much the media and fans pay attention to fair competition.

Karl chose to believe in Yekas' explanation from a rational point of view, so the first thing he had to do was to remedy it, because he didn't want his team or players to bear a disgraceful side.

Hassler and Jekas were persuaded. They nodded and said: "After Saarbrücken wins a goal, we will definitely try to stop them from scoring goals and win a victory!"

Carl smiled and said, "Good. Go back out there and tell everyone what I just said."

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The following scene was named as one of the "Top Ten Touching Moments of 2005" by the European media, and was later selected by FIFA as a video clip of the "World Football Fair Play Textbook" series: the 29th round of the Bundesliga Bundesliga , Munich 1860 played against Saarbrucken at home.

The Saarbrücken goalkeeper bandaged the wound, and the referee signaled the game to resume.The Saarbrücken goalkeeper picked the football out of the net and threw it vigorously at his team from the goal line.

The Saarbrucken defender immediately took the ball and rushed to the midfield.

All the players of 1860 Munich also followed the movement of the opponent and moved towards their own half.

The three or four passes between the Saarbrücken players were not hindered by Munich 1860, but they didn't think too much, they just rushed into the opponent's penalty area blindly.

Until near the penalty area, Saarbrücken striker Rox received a pass from his teammate. After stopping the ball, he was about to continue to break through or look for opportunities to score. Unexpectedly, when he looked around, he found all the 1860 Munich players around him. They didn't move anymore, and they didn't mean to come forward to steal the ball at all.

This startled Rox, he thought the referee blew his whistle and suspended the game, so he subconsciously turned around to look for the referee, only to find that the referee was standing not far away with an inexplicable expression on his face. Watching the players of 1860 Munich.

"The 1860 players of Munich 10, except goalkeeper Hoffman, are all motionless. What are they going to do?" The commentator was also very puzzled.

The sudden change on the court also attracted the curiosity of the fans. They poked their necks forward one by one, and talked with each other, guessing what happened.

Since the referee did not speak, Rox also tacitly believed that there was no problem in the game. He continued to take the ball forward, and no one surrounded or intercepted him in the process of reaching his ideal shooting point.

With a foggy head, Rox kicked and shot.

Goalkeeper Hoffman just raised his hands, made a symbolic save, and let the ball roll into the net.

Rox was stunned, his first reaction was not joy, but felt that all this was weird and boundless!

The same goes for all the other Saarbrucken players.

After being stunned for a long time, the commentator intermittently conveyed to the fans in front of the TV: "2:1! Saarbrücken equalized with the help of striker Rox's goal."

After saying this, the commentator seemed to realize something suddenly, and he screamed desperately: "Munich 1860 is... giving Saarbrucken a goal in return! They don't want to take advantage of the opponent, so they are harvesting After scoring a lucky goal, it was immediately returned as it was!"

"I have never seen such a thing in the past few years when explaining the game. 1860 Munich has a very lofty competitive spirit. They faithfully implemented the word 'fair' in this game! I began to doubt The shot scored by their striker Jekas just now may really be an unintentional coincidence!"

Obviously, the fans in the stadium are also aware of this, and the applause began to sound in the Munich Olympic Stadium, and it became more and more enthusiastic. Among them, the neutral fans and Saarbrücken fans applauded the most, Munich This move in 1860 won their great favor.

On the court, with a quick hand throw by Hoffman, 1860 Munich has resumed its flexible and fast running and launched another round of attack!

The Saarbrücken players followed up and returned to the defense, but their faces had lost the slightest anger at this time. Even if they had expressions, it was admiration for their opponents!

In the press area, many reporters also secretly tore up the press release that they had just written criticizing Munich 1860, and prepared to write a new one that praised and positive. , and started yelling at the first moment of connection: "Did the report I sent back just now be posted online? No? That's great! Destroy that manuscript immediately, and it must never be published, it will Let us make a big oolong!"

And those who just scolded the referee for black whistle, and scolded Munich 1860 for bribing the referee, were all too ashamed to speak, and some of them even chose to leave the field secretly.

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In the post-match press conference, Carl was the absolute star.

Every media tried to interview him, and every reporter raised their hands high, hoping that they would get a chance to ask questions.

As for the result of the game (there is no doubt that 1860 Munich won), Portillo's brace and the Saarbrücken coach who attended the press conference were completely forgotten by them.

And the Saarbrücken coach didn't have any obvious unhappy expression on his face. On the contrary, he looked at Karl with great interest, wondering how he would deal with the media's problems-from what Karl could observe from this, he was in the match. The decision in the book did convince the opponent.

"Although Jekas' shot was controversial, it was also in compliance with the rules. Do you think it's a pity to give Saarbrücken a goal like this?"

"What kind of courage and character do you think your players showed in this game?"

"Is the idea proposed by a single person? Or is it the tacit action of all players?"

"What inspired you to make such a choice?"

"FIFA has been promoting fair play in recent years. Do you think today's game will become a template?"

The expressions of surprise and admiration on the faces of all the reporters made Karl secretly rejoice that he had made the right move.Although Munich 1860 can win with or without returning the ball to Saarbrücken, the treatment that is only short of one move is definitely a world of difference.If Munich 1860 were complacent about the ball they stole for themselves during the game, they would probably be stared at by the coach of Saarbrücken and besieged by many reporters at this moment.

The excitement of the reporters is inseparable from the fact that FIFA and UEFA have been emphasizing the need for positive energy in football and the emphasis on fair play over the past few years. FIFA even launched a "Ten Rules for Fair Play" ", the first article in it is "fair play", and the first two sentences are "If the victory of the game is obtained through unfair or deceitful means, then this victory is of no value. Cheating is easy, but it is no fun It can be said."

And in the past few years, FIFA will also hold various football matches on the annual "FIFA Fair Play Day" to publicize and promote this spirit. At the FIFA Awards Ceremony at the end of each year, a "Fair Play Day" will also be awarded. Competition Award".

It can be said that fair play is a trend in football, and it is the sweet pastry that all media and countries want to put on themselves.

"The decision of 1860 Munich in the game today is the result of the selection of all the players." He didn't put gold on his face, because Karl realized that this was a great opportunity to improve the team's image.

After raising his hands and pressing down, indicating that all reporters should not ask questions for the time being, Carl smiled and said: "Football can bring happiness to people. The reason why football is so popular is because most people who love football are honest and honest. Justice is inseparable, our goal in the game was a bit tricky, it should not have been shot after the Saarbrücken goalkeeper was injured and fell to the ground - but believe that Jekas himself did not intend to do so Yes, he also regrets that goal, but everyone knows that the inertia of the body at the moment of shooting is not something that can be changed just by changing it."

Many reporters couldn't help but nodded. They are all professionals, and they also know that many athletes have "memory" in their bodies, and they will unconsciously make actions that even the brain can't react to.

"Fair play can make football better. When we realized that we had violated this rule a little bit, why didn't we correct it immediately? The goal that Saarbrücken scored later was not sent by us, it was just It’s just a symbol of the fairness of the game, and 1860 Munich also gained a lot from it. Although we gave up a one-goal lead, we won respect...”

When he said this, Karl turned his head and nodded to Saarbrücken's head coach with a smile, and the other side responded with a smile: "Of course, I also won friendship."

The applause rang out again.

In the next period of time, all the scandals that once accompanied Munich 1860-financial crisis, chairman bribery, boss imprisonment, etc. all disappeared from the newspapers, and followed this team, countless Praise!