Chapter 222: Offensive Advantage (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
Carl Mercedes Stadium, finally scored in the Bundesliga, and it was a beautiful midfielder hanging shot Lu Wenbin ran to the sidelines to dive to celebrate.
The excited Hoffenheim players also swooped behind Lu Wenbin, gliding like a swarm of bombers over the grass where Karl was galloping.
They were really discouraged by Neuer's pounce and thought Hoffenheim couldn't score today.
Unexpectedly, Lu Wenbin took the initiative to retreat, and then played a long-range hanging shot of Neuer to teach Neuer to be a man.
At the critical moment, it was Lu Wenbin who was even more powerful.
The Hoffenheim fans in the stands also applauded and screamed excitedly, shouting the name of "Lu-Lu-Lu", and bowed to Lu Wenbin.
Lu Wenbin scored a goal, and after Hoffenheim led 1-0, Schalke 04 couldn't hold on.
They are currently seventh in the league and have a chance to qualify for European competitions and even the Champions League. Therefore, every game is bound to fight and try to earn league points.
In the draw, everyone is still stable, and it is acceptable to take a point away from Hoffenheim.
But after the score was behind, Schalke 04 couldn't hold on.
Thinking of what he said before the game that he could freeze Lu Wenbin, let him not score a goal, and then lead the team to win the game, Lu Teng felt a little gloomy.
Although those big words have the meaning of motivating morale, it is a fact that Lu Wenbin has scored a goal, Schalke 04 is behind in the score, and he has been slapped in the face.
Anyway, they are already behind, so it's better to fight and see if they can equalize or even reverse the score.
So, Ruten stood on the sidelines, beckoned his players, and waved his palms in the direction of Hoffenheim's goal, signaling everyone to increase their attacking efforts.
After the game restarted, Schalke 04 pressed as a whole and used the kick-off to launch an attack on Hoffenheim.
Hoffenheim's backline is indeed a bit uneven compared to the attacking line, with fewer numbers and weaker strength.
In addition, the goalkeeper is not as good as Neuer's goalkeeper, and there is really a feeling of rumor for a while.
From the 65th minute to the 80th minute, Schalke 04 got a total of 4 attempts on goal.
But their shooting accuracy was far from Lu's, with only one of their four shots hitting the woodwork and being saved by Ozcan with all his might.
Just when Schalke 04 was drumming up and wanted to continue to attack and strive for goals, in the 81st minute, Hoffenheim broke the ball and played a high-speed counterattack.
Gustavo cut off the ball in the opposition and passed it to Salihovic, who first smashed the ball past the opposing midfielder Jones, and then slid it straight behind the centre-back Hvedes.
Demba Ba stepped forward at the right time, successfully countered offside from the back line, and pounced behind Hwedes.
Hwedes was shocked and tried to turn and chase back, but his feet slipped and fell to the ground, leaving only another centre-back, Kelstajic, chasing Demba Ba's back.
However, Neuer had already rushed out of the no-ken' zone and ran towards the ball to try to clear the ball to see who touched the ball first between him and Demba Ba.
Eventually, Demba Ba was quicker and touched the ball first, slotting it away, but then he was taken to the ground by Neuer, who was flying and shoveling.
However, Demba Ba jumped up in time after the ball was cleared, and although he was brought down by Neuer's body, he cushioned himself in time when he landed, and he was not injured, but he just looked like he had fallen badly.
At this time, Lu Wenbin and Ibisevic both plugged in from both sides and prepared to respond, but after seeing Demba Ba being tackled, Ibisevic stopped, ready to find the foul Neuer theory.
On the one hand, Ernst, who followed Lu Wenbin, thought that the referee would blow Neuer's foul, and on the other hand, in order to go up to protect his teammate Neuer from being retaliated by Ibisevic, he hurriedly left Lu Wenbin and ran to the accident site.
However, Lu Wenbin didn't care so much, but continued to chase the football that was driven by Demba Ba to the edge of the forbidden area.
The referee, who was about to blow the whistle with the whistle in his mouth, looked at the distance between Lu Wenbin and the ball, and then looked at Demba Ba, who did not seem to be injured on the ground, raised his hands forward flatly, and made a gesture that the attack was favorable and the game continued.
Then, the referee dropped Demba Ba and Neuer on the ground, as well as Ibisevic, Entes, Kelstajic and others who surrounded them, and ran towards the goal of Schalke 04.
Everyone was taken aback, turned their heads to look in the direction of Schalke 04's goal, and saw that Lu Wenbin was already about to catch up with the ball.
The faces of the players of Schalke 04 suddenly changed greatly, and they pounced back, but it was too late.
A few meters away from the bottom line, Lu Wenbin chased the football. He didn't stop the ball and kicked it straight into the empty goal.
Although the angle was a little small, Lu Wenbin's 20/20 shooting attributes, without interference, still easily sent the ball into the empty goal.
Schalke midfielder Rakitic, who was the first to catch up behind Lu Wenbin, did not rush into the goal and kick the ball out until the ball crossed the goal line.
But at this time, it was to no avail, and the referee who had already run to the big forbidden area was clear, and without hesitation, he circled his finger and blew the whistle for the goal to be effective.
In the 81st minute, Lu Wenbin scored twice to help Hoffenheim lead Schalke 04 2-0.
Schalke 04's players were naturally annoyed, pointing to the place where Neuer tackled Demba Ba, claiming that Neuer had committed a foul, and the referee should have suspended the game and let Hoffenheim take a free kick, and Lu Wenbin's goal should be invalidated.
As a result, at this moment, Demba Ba on the ground rolled over and climbed up, and rushed into the team celebrating with Lu Wenbin and other teammates.
The referee smiled: "Demba Ba was not injured, Neuer's tackle did not go towards people, and the foul was not serious." So, with the principle of attacking advantage, there is no problem with my decision! ”
The referee then ignored Schalke 04's players.
The foul just now should have been awarded, but Demba Ba was not injured, and Neuer's foul was not serious.
Seeing that Lu Wenbin was about to catch up with the ball and hit the empty goal, if he stopped the game at that time, it would have wiped out Hoffenheim's scoring opportunity.
In this case, a shot against an empty goal is naturally better than a free-kick.
Therefore, with the principle of attacking advantage, there is no problem for the referee to choose the game to continue, and Schalke 04 is useless to complain after the game.
If you besiege the referee again, the referee may really have to give them cards.
The Schalke 04 players could only disperse in indignation, waiting for Hoffenheim to finish celebrating and ready to kick off again.
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