Chapter 274: The League Cup Champion (100 plus changes for the monthly pass)
Shakhtar Donetsk players naturally don't know what Eduardo's palm with 4 fingers means and they can only defend passively.
But the Hoffenheim players knew.
After seeing Eduardo prepare to use the No. 4 corner, Jankel, Salihovic, Demba Ba and others began to move around the no-go zone, creating tension and attracting the attention of Shakhtar's defenders.
Lu Wenbin, who saw Eduardo's gestures, still stood quietly outside the forbidden area, without any unusual behavior, and Fernandinho, who was guarding him, did not feel any threat.
In the midst of the chaos in the Forbidden Zone, Eduardo took two steps and sent a corner kick over.
At the same time, just as Eduardo kicked the ball, Lu Wenbin suddenly activated outside the no-go zone and rushed towards the no-go.
Fernandinho was a step slower, and could only follow behind Lu Wenbin in shock.
At this time, the corner kick was also sent out by Eduardo, the height was not high, and the landing point was close to the ribs of the proximal big forbidden area, and did not fall near the most densely populated small forbidden area, which was the position where Lu Wenbin rushed over.
Eduardo's footwork is still of a certain level.
Lu Wenbin, who suddenly started to throw off Fernandinho and rushed into the forbidden area, crossed the line of the forbidden area, and suddenly bent and jumped without interference, using the inertia of the sprint to jump high, and shook his head at the ball flying quickly in the air, and his forehead was in the middle of the ball.
The flying speed of the ball itself, coupled with the speed of Lu Wenbin's sprint and the power of the lion's head, suddenly changed direction and flew towards the goal, and the speed was very fast.
Goalkeeper Pyatov had already moved to the near end of the goal line after seeing the ball from Eduardo fall near the penalty zone, but the ball pushed by Lu Wenbin was too powerful and fast for him to react.
Lu Wenbin's header is too powerful and fast, no less than a powerful volley in the forbidden area.
As soon as Pyatov raised his hand, the ball flew over his head and into the goal, and Piatov didn't even touch the shadow of the ball.
At this time, Lu Wenbin in the air collided with Fernandinho, who jumped up slowly and wanted to fight for the top to clear the siege or interfere, but the height was far from enough, and fell to the ground.
But Lu Wenbin's ball had already entered Shakhtar Donetsk's goal, and the referee circled his finger and blew the whistle for the goal.
At the same time, more than 10,000 Hoffenheim fans in the stands also stood up with a deafening cheer, and the shouts of "Lu-Lu-Lu" resounded throughout the stadium.
As for those Lu Wenbin's compatriots and fans, they excitedly shouted "666", on the one hand, referring to Lu Wenbin's name, and on the other hand, referring to Lu Wenbin's hat trick is too 6.
The commentators from various countries and TV stations in the commentary seat also excitedly shouted to the audience watching the live broadcast in their respective countries:
"Hat-trick, hat-trick, Lou scored a hat-trick in the UEFA Cup final!"
"It's incredible, it's been another classic Istanbul night, with Lou scoring a hat-trick for fans all over the world in the history of a European final!"
"It was the second final hat-trick in the history of the UEFA Cup, and only Borussia Mönchengladbach's Heynckes of Germany had done it in the 1974/1975 5-2 win over Twente in the Netherlands."
"Lew is the first player in the 21st century to score a hat-trick in a European final! Note that it's not the UEFA Cup, it's a European competition, including the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Champions League! Since entering the 21st century, no one has scored a hat-trick in a European final, and Lu is the first person to score a hat-trick in a European final in the new century! ”
Not only the commentators, not only Hoffenheim fans, but also Fenerbahce and Galatasaray fans who were inclined to support Lucescu's Shakhtar Donetsk, stood up at this time to give Lu Wenbin a salute and applause.
Lu Wenbin's hat-trick conquered everyone on the scene.
Lu Wenbin on the court also had a warm celebration with his teammates.
Not only for Lu Wenbin's rare header goal, not only for Lu Wenbin's hat trick in the final, but also for their upcoming championship.
After Lu Wenbin's header went in, Hoffenheim was already 4-2 up, and with little time left, it was definitely sealed in the win.
That's why the Hoffenheim players celebrated enthusiastically.
It wasn't until the referee intervened under the protest of the Shakhtar players that Lu Wenbin and others walked back to their half court slowly, waving to the stands as they walked, causing bursts of cheers from the fans, as if they were interacting with the fans.
In fact, it was a deliberate delay in time, but the members of the miners team could only stare dryly.
There is no rule that says that the player who is ahead cannot walk, cannot interact with the fans and celebrates, and must run back to his own half.
The time when Lu Wenbin scored was already in the 86th minute, and after celebrating for a while, the time came to the 87th minute.
After the restart of the game, Shakhtar Donetsk launched a Jedi counterattack against Hoffenheim's backfield, but Hoffenheim's defense was not papery.
Moreover, Ralph also started the substitution adjustment in time, on the one hand, to delay time, and on the other hand, to strengthen the defense.
He replaced Demba Ba with Volsa and switched to a two-man midfield to protect the backline.
He then replaced Eduardo with full-time striker Weiss and continued to strengthen the midfield defence.
In the end, in stoppage time, he even replaced Palgic with Comper, switching to a three-centre-back, leaving only one Lu Wenbin in front.
With Ralph's constant substitutions and Hoffenheim's unanimous defence, Shakhtar Donetsk's final minutes of desperate counter-attack failed to score, and without even a single threatening shot on goal, the game was over.
The referee was actually quite lenient and gave a total of four minutes of stoppage time.
But the difference in quality didn't help, and the Shakhtars didn't get any chances.
After four minutes of stoppage time, the referee finally blew the whistle for the end of the game.
With a "......", the entire Saracoglou stadium was filled with the deafening cheers and screams of Hoffenheim fans.
Ralph, Matthews, Demba Ba, Eduardo and others on the side of the court also rushed into the field excitedly, and began to celebrate warmly with Lu Wenbin and others on the field.
Hoffenheim won the 38th and final UEFA Cup in the 2008/2009 UEFA Cup final with a hat-trick from Lu Wenbin and a goal from Demba Ba to win the 38th and final UEFA Cup with a 4-2 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk from the Ukrainian league.
Country club Hoffenheim, who won the German Bundesliga three rounds ahead of schedule, became the winners of the UEFA Cup and stood on top of Europe!