BVB (4 - 3) VFB – 72nd Minute
Dortmund's confidence has returned, and they've defended better for the last five minutes. And Stuttgart's passing is also getting better.
Stuttgart passes the ball from in the midfield and get it to Che who's also playing deep in the midfield. Che passes the ball towards Speidel from the right side of the pitch to the left wing.
Speidel gets the ball and is already guarded by the right back. He passes it back to the midfield and the midfield play the ball around themselves.
While the ball is being passed around Che moves towards the left and joins their passing. They all run into spaces while passing the ball around.
The Dortmund winger has tracked back, and Che gets the ball and passes it to Speidel and Speidel passes it back immediately around the winger.
Now with the right back in front him Che runs down the wing. The right back approaches him slowly and calmly.
He expects Che to change his speed by accelerating past him, but Che calmly looks into the box, a midfielder and the right winger are in the box and Che crosses the ball in.
The isn't high and also not low, it's approaching quickly into the box. Since Che didn't put much power into the cross the ball starts to dip when inside the box.
But the defender gets to the ball first and clears it out towards the midfield. Dortmund wins the midfield aerial duel and keeps the ball.
Dortmund starts a counterattack with the midfield playing the ball around with one touch until they reach Stuttgart's half.
Three of Stuttgart's defenders are back while the left back is out of position, but luckily Dortmund's right winger is also out of position.
It's four Dortmund attackers against three of Stuttgart's defense. The attackers consist of the left winger, two midfielders and Timo upfront.
They pass the ball to the left winger and the winger pushes the ball down the wing. Timo is running in the middle between the two center backs.
Dortmund's left winger passes the ball to the midfielder and the midfield passes it to Timo who's spearing through the middle with pace.
(Nine months ago)
After the game where Timo scored five goals in a high school tournament. Sebastian asked to meet him in the parking lot.
Him along with the scout stand there looking at each other.
''How did it feel?''
''What?''
''How did you feel when you scored those goals?''
''I don't know... I just thought that if I was the striker from the beginning, I would've scored more goals.''
Sebastian smiles.
''I don't know why any of these matters.''
''Timo, was it?'' Sebastian steps closer and crutches. ''Timo, I want to make you the best striker in the world.''
''What do you mean.''
''Next week I'll be joining Borussia Dortmund and will be their new U17s coach. I want you to join me.''
''Dortmund... you mean as in the club Dortmund?''
''Is there another?'' Sebastian asks sarcastically. ''If you join me, I'll make sure you become even a better striker than what you were today. I'll be training you for the next six months and in six months, you'll be ready. After that next year in this time, you'll be playing for the first team. Trust me.''
Timo looks at him, chills run down his spine, and he can't move at all not answer him. Sebastian stares at him with nothing more to say to him.
(Present day.)
Timo runs with the ball through between the center backs, with both center backs focusing on him.
Timo starts thinking about being the best, and how someone like Che who plays football for fun would be so close to someone like him.
He thinks about if he wants to be the best he has to overcome whatever obstacle that's in front of him. He picks up his speed and one of the center backs approaches him and to try push him off the ball.
Timo manages to keep him away while still running at full speed with his upper body. But while in a physical battle with the center back he starts slowing down.
The second defender comes in and this time with a slide tackle and Timo falls over after being squashed by the two center back.
The defender takes the ball and passes it back to the right back, and he passes it to the right winger runs down the wing.
The winger passes it to Che, and he grabs the ball and looks around the pitch for passing options.
Everything starts slowing down around him again, while looking around the pitch. The Dortmund players all gravitate towards him. closing down paths in the middle.
Every single Dortmund player is focused on him, he passes it to a midfielder and runs into space, but the Dortmund midfielder is determined to stop him from getting the ball back.
But the ball isn't passed back to him and instead it's passed to another midfielder who is in open space. The midfielder runs into space while Che is still running asking for the ball.
But the midfielder ignores him and gives the ball to Speidel. Speidel grabs the ball and pushes the ball down the wing and returns the ball to midfielder.
The midfielder passes it to Che in the middle, both the center backs and defensive rush to him before he touches the ball.
Che waits for the ball, and everything starts moving slowly again. Che notices that two players are approaching him, he runs towards the ball.
And both players determined to catch him before he could get to the ball, but Che is already close enough and then he lets the ball to keep rolling through his legs.
And the ball goes towards the midfielder who's behind him, with space and time to shoot for goal right outside the box.