Chapter 303: King of Europe (500 plus update for monthly pass)
The sideline ball has to be thrown directly from the sideline into the forbidden area, which is already very far away, and ordinary people can't throw it at all.
Lu Wenbin has enough physique and strength to try.
However, throwing it so far away obviously won't have any chances.
In addition, Lu Wenbin also did a somersault, so he couldn't aim even more, he didn't have an accurate head, so he could only throw it wherever he wanted, and he couldn't deliberately find his teammates' points.
Fortunately, after throwing the ball out, looking at the direction in which the ball was flying, it was still roughly going to the forbidden area of Barcelona, and Lu Wenbin was a little relieved.
Then, he craned his neck and stared at the forbidden zone, hoping that Ibisevic, Yankel and others in the forbidden zone could grab the first point and put the ball in.
At this time, if you can score, it will definitely be a countdown to the second.
Seeing the ball thrown by Lu Wenbin with a somersault going straight to the forbidden area, the fans on both sides in the stands also became nervous.
Hoffenheim fans want their players to get the ball in, while Barcelona fans want their players to clear the ball.
Players from both sides in the 'no-go' zone also pushed up, and everyone wanted to grab the first point.
However, as the ball flew through a high parabola in the air, Valdés noticed that the ball had flown towards the back of the goal, and it looked like it was going to land directly into the goal.
As goalkeeper, Valdés' first instinct was not to let the ball go in.
Therefore, Valdés did not think about it, and quickly took two steps back, ready to jump and pluck the ball out.
However, Ibisevic, Nelsson, and Puyol in the forbidden area also judged the landing point of the ball and all rushed to the back point to jump.
Ibisevic and Nelsson naturally wanted to put the ball in, Puyol wanted to clear the ball, and everyone only had the ball in their eyes, and they didn't see Valdés who moved his position on the goal line and pounced.
Of course, as opponents, even if they see Valdés, Ibisevic and Nelsson will not give up.
With all four jumping up and down at the back of the net, Valdés could take the lead with his hands and touch the ball over Ibisevic's head.
However, because he was separated by Puyol, who was jumping at the same time, Valdés couldn't reach long enough with all his might, and only touched the ball with his fingers.
Failing to get the ball off the crossbar, it just touched it and then the ball changed direction slightly, hit the inside of the far post and bounced into the net.
After that, Ibisevic, Nelsson, Puyol and others fell and fell into a ball.
German commentator Dickenson suddenly roared excitedly: "Toooooooooooo......"
"The ball is in, the ball is in! Lu Wenbin threw the ball directly into the goal on the sideline! ”
"Lore! Lore! Lu Wenbin scored a hat-trick in the last side of stoppage time to help Hoffenheim beat Barcelona! ”
The Hoffenheim fans in the stands also boiled over, with deafening cheers and screams, and the Hoffenheim players in the stadium were ready to run wild to celebrate.
As a result, everyone found that the referee did not blow the whistle for the goal, and Barcelona's captain Puyol also got up and shouted at the referee: "Lu Wenbin's goal can't be counted, and the sideline ball is not counted as a goal!" ”
Nearby Ibisevic and others were stunned for a moment.
"A touchline ball doesn't count as a goal, what's the rule?"
For players who don't understand this kind of deflection rule, they really don't know if a touchline goal counts as a goal.
But Salihovic knew that he reacted quickly, and immediately rushed over to the referee and said: "This ball is not a sideline ball directly into the door, Valdés touched the ball, it should be counted!" ”
The players on both sides immediately insisted on their own words and argued around the referee.
Lu Wenbin, who thought that the sideline ball accidentally scored and killed Barcelona, was about to celebrate, but found that the referee did not blow the whistle, and then his teammates argued with the opponent around the referee, and he didn't know what was going on, so he quickly ran over.
Deacenson on the commentary bench shouted for a while only to realize that the referee did not award the goal, first confused for a while, and then remembered that according to FIFA football rules, a goalline goal does not count as a goal.
How is a goal scored if the starting point of a touchline ball is outside the specified ball playing area?
This type of ball is an indirect free kick and must be scored by someone in the stadium who touches the ball.
Thinking of this, Dickenson remembered that Valdés seemed to have touched the ball just now. In this case, someone also touched the ball?
So this goal is still counted?
Deacenson discussed with the other commentators in the commentary box, and of course he insisted that the goal was valid, but the Spanish commentator insisted that Lu Wenbin had a direct shot from the sideline and could not be counted.
In the stadium, the referee who encountered this situation for the first time was also a little hesitant.
The difficulty of this goal is that Lu Wenbin's sideline ball flew directly into the goal, although Valdés touched the ball halfway, but whether it was touched outside the goal line or inside the goal line, the referee was a little confused.
Did Valdés cross the goal line in its entirety before touching the ball?
If the ball crosses the goal line before Valdés touches it, Valdés simply scoops the ball over the goal line onto the post and bounces it into the goal, the goal will not be counted.
Although the probability is not large, but between the lightning and flint, the referee really can't tell whether the ball fell into the goal first and was hit by Valdés on the post and then bounced into the goal.
Moreover, Valdés is a goalkeeper, and his touching the ball is different from other players' shots or owns, does it count as a player on the field touching the ball?
After thinking about it for a while, the referee had an idea.
However, he still needs to confirm.
He separated the players on both sides of the dispute and told everyone not to quarrel, he ran to the sideline to find the linesman and asked the linesman's opinion.
The linesman affirmed that the ball did not cross the goal the moment Valdés touched the ball, but was still outside the goal line, and that Valdés had touched the ball before it was in goal.
After listening to the linesman's opinion, under the nervous gaze of countless people on the scene and in front of the TV, the referee took a deep breath, circled his fingers, and blew the whistle for the goal to be effective.
He then blew the whistle for the end of the match.
With a "......", all the Hoffenheim players and fans were boiling, and the Hoffenheim coaches and players on the sidelines all rushed into the field and celebrated.
Lu Wenbin threw in an ultra-long-distance sideline ball in the last second of stoppage time in the UEFA Super Cup, scoring a hat trick to help Hoffenheim beat Barcelona 4-3 and became the king of Europe in 2009!
The Barcelona players and fans were very unhappy, and the players tried to ask the referee to get him to take the decision back, and the fans shouted black whistles in the stands, but to no avail.
Regardless of the referee's decision, the game is over.
There is no doubt that Lu Wenbin's sideline goal will definitely become the focus of discussion and blockbuster news around the world after the game.
It's just so rare!