Upset, reversal, lore, wild victory, looking back at the top ten football matches 20 years ago (part 2)

2000-01 season, the beginning of the new century. It is a period when the stars born in the 60s are gradually closing, the 70s are at their peak, and the 80s are beginning to show off. At that time, the football world was full of dark horses, reversal lore, derby wins, and unpopular superimpositions. Various surging elements gathered. And three generations of stars competed on the same field and created many unforgettable matches. Let's look back at the top 10 football games 20 years ago.

Bayern Munich 1-1 Hamburg (May 19, 2001, Bundesliga round 34)

May 19, 2001, the 00/01 Bundesliga season finale. Before the game, Bayern led Schalke 04 by 3 points. Schalke needs to beat Unterhaching and hope that Bayern lose. Bayern will need a draw with Hamburg to win the championship. Both games kicked off at the same time. Unterhaching took a 3-2 lead in the first 70 minutes, but the Schalke rushed to catch up and finally won with a 5-3 reversal. On another field, Bayern and Hamburg have never broken the game, and Schalke’s hopes of winning the championship are a little bit exhausted. The game immediately entered stoppage time, and Hamburg striker Barbarec had a header to break the deadlock. The game in Gelsenkirchen ended a few minutes ago, and news came that Bayern was behind, and Schalke fans had begun to rush into the stadium to celebrate the championship.

Anderson tied the game to help Bayern win the championship

But at the last moment of injury time, the Hamburg team was in disarray. Goalkeeper Sobel gave Bayern an indirect free kick in the penalty area. Patrick Anderson received Effenberg's nudge and shot straight into the goal. The score was rewritten to 1-1. This was also the only goal scored by the Swedish defender on behalf of Bayern. At the last minute, the Nanda king changed his life against the sky and won the Bundesliga salad plate. The news reached Gelsenkirchen again, the atmosphere changed from great joy to great sadness, and the fans experienced a roller coaster turn. Schalke's "Quarter Champion" was included in the history of the Bundesliga. This championship race was later adapted into a documentary called "4 Minuten im Mai" (4 Minuten im Mai).

Bayern won the Bundesliga title at the last minute, Schalke 04 fell short

Real Madrid 3-2 Lazio (January 13, 2001,Champions League second stage group stage)

On one side are the defending Champions League champions and veteran giants, and on the other side are the Serie A champions, Jinyuan New Army. The match between Real Madrid and Lazio attracted the attention of the whole world. In the 4th minute, Lazio turned away and Crespo scored in the penalty area. Then Morientes was unwilling to be lonely and evened the score. The score of 1-1 was maintained until the end of the game. Everyone thought the game would end in a tie, but the game reached its climax at this time. In the 84th minute, El Guerra scored a supplementary shot in front of the goal, and Real Madrid exceeded the score. When the fans thought it would be a lore, only two minutes later, Gottadi shot again to tie the score. When Lazio was still fortunate to be able to take a minute away from the Bernabeu, a more exciting moment came. In the 89th minute, Munitis, who came off the bench for Real Madrid, was pulled down in the penalty area. With his outstanding performance in the season, Figo also won the 2001 World Footballer.

Figo penalty shootout

England 5-1 Germany (September 2, 2001, Korea-Japan World Cup European qualifier) ​​

Great Britain and Germany, a century of grievances. Following the encounter in the 2000 European Cup, the two teams in the World Cup qualifiers were again divided into one group. The two teams competed in the first round, which was the last match held at the old Wembley Stadium, but the rigorous Germans were incomprehensible. Haman's goal made the two teams unreported and added new hatred.

Owen staged a hat trick

On September 2, 2001, the two teams moved to the Munich Olympic Stadium. Only 6 minutes into the game, with the cheers of the home fans, center Yankel broke through the gate guarded by Seaman, and the German chariot seemed unstoppable. However, a few minutes later, Owen, the former chasing teenager, silenced the German fans, and then Gerrard's long shot overtook the score. In the 48th and 66th minutes, Irving broke Kahn's ten fingers again twice, and a hat-trick brought the game to a climax. In the 73rd minute, Husky was the icing on the cake and the score was finally set at 1-5. The prime minister of this reversal is undoubtedly Irving, this is also his pinnacle work, the 22-year-old golden boy retained the hope of qualifying for the England team. That season, he won five championships with Liverpool,He also won the Golden Globe Award in 2001.

England fans celebrating the victory

Leeds United 4-3 Liverpool (November 4, 2000, Premier League round 12)

00-01 season "Five Crowns" Liverpool, the cup is full of scenery , But languished again and again in the league. And Leeds United, under the command of coach Olilei, is full of vitality. They reached the semi-finals in the Champions League. In the league, they doubled Liverpool and Tottenham and finally finished fourth. The team's generals such as Ferdinand, Alan Smith, Hart, Bowyer, Corvell, Viduka and other talents have also been photographed by the major giants.

Viduka senior hits the Reds

In the 12th round of the Premier League, Liverpool faced Leeds at Elland Road Stadium. In the opening two minutes, the Red Army leader Hypia scored with a header. In the 18th minute, another defender, Zieger, made another move and took a two-goal lead for Liverpool. There seemed to be no suspense in the game. But a few minutes later, Leeds forward Viduka caught Zieg's return error to recover a point. Shortly after the start of the second half, Viduka header equalized the score. Hollier's Red Army did not give up. In the 61st minute, Smicer's goal again took the lead. In the 73rd minute, the sturdy Viduka leaned on two defensive players and turned around to score, and Leeds equalized again. In the 75th minute, the game ushered in a real climax. Viduka received a straight shot from his teammate and scored again, completing the fourth birthday! Then Liverpool scored a goal, 4-3. The youth army that shook football that year completed a shocking reversal, and Elland Road witnessed a great game.

Leeds United reversal

Dalian Shide 2-3 Shandong Luneng (December 2, 2001, the 23rd round of the A League)

2001 A League, Wanda left to Shide One All elite soldiers and powerful generals. The defending champion is still unstoppable, this time sitting at home, as long as you win, you can defend the league champion three rounds in advance. The Luneng team did not perform well in the first half of the league. In the second half of the league, they returned to the courage, and Lien Chan won consecutive victories.

Dalian team Orlando vs Shandong team Jiaozhe

2nd minute,Midfielder Song Lihui scored from outside the penalty area to give Luneng the lead. In the 12th minute, Li Ming dropped a free kick into the penalty area and the defender made a header. Hu Zhaojun volleyed from outside the penalty area. The ball hit the defensive player and refracted into the net. The Shide team equalized the score. In the 33rd minute, Cassiano scored a supplementary shot and Shandong Luneng took the lead again 2-1. In the 63rd minute, Sun Jihai took a free kick from the right into the penalty area. Wang Sheng, who came off the bench, jumped high and hit the ball with his head into the dead corner. He scored the first League A goal of his career, Dalian Shide. The score was tied to 2 to 2. In the 70th minute, Song Lihui scored twice. In the end, Shide led by Xhosa lost 3-2 at home and missed the opportunity to win the championship early. Although Shandong Luneng only ranked fifth in the end, they defended their dignity and added confidence with a victory.

Song Lihui became the hero of this field


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