Chapter 17: The Patron Saint
Matthias pressed forward, pressed constantly, waiting for a pass or a shot. After about ten meters of further advancement, Matthias saw the goal without a trace of obstruction, and the opposition midfielder was still chasing after him.
He adjusted his pace and raised his foot to shoot, this kick was like a bombardment, there was almost no warning beforehand, no one thought that Matthias would be able to adjust so quickly when he was soaring.
At this time, Mattia smiled coldly in his heart, "This is the price you pay for underestimating me, don't think that I can't shoot!" ”
The powerful shot flew like a cannonball with a whining sound of wind, sticking to the turf and heading straight for the top right corner of the goal. The ball drawn on the instep of the foot, with little spin and all speed and power, is the most demanding of the goalkeeper's reflexes and jumps, and is the kind of shot that the diminutive goalkeeper fears the most.
"There it is!" When Matthias fired this powerful shot, he felt that this shot was there, it was the best shot he had played, with a lot of power, speed, accurate angles, and a direct shot on the run, which was a surprise.
Even Hoffenheim's head coach Flick shouted "in" in his heart, and he didn't think the goal could be saved.
But Wu Feng has been staring at Matthia's feet the moment he gets the football, so Mattia's every movement clearly appears in Wu Feng's mind, and when he sees Mattia's slight adjustment, he knows that the next step is Mattia's powerful volley.
"Want to score? It's not that simple! ”
Sure enough, as soon as he was about to run to the left side of the goal, the football was pumped up by Matthia and went straight to the top left corner with a roar. This time, Wu Feng couldn't catch it completely, so he could only fly and jump, blocking it with a single fist with his left hand, "bang", as if hitting a stone wall, and the football rebounded at a faster speed.
Hoffenheim's dream burst so quickly that it only took less than ten centimeters for them to change the score, but Wu Feng's left hand was like an impassable stone wall.
The football did not hesitate to change the course and flew out, corner kick!
"Oh! Matthias's World Wave! However, our Wu still blocked this must-have goal, which is absolutely world-class! This save was definitely the best save of the week! You can even be in the top 10 of the Bundesliga's best saves of the year! It's a pity that it's just a warm-up match, and the league hasn't officially started yet. However, I have to say that we have a new patron saint in Karlsruhe, and he is ......"
"Woo!"
"Woo!"
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With the transfer of Jemais, there were huge cheers again and again in the Wild Park stadium, and Wu Feng once again proved his existence to everyone, even if the powerful world wave still couldn't cross his ten fingers.
"It was perfect! This game is worth the trip, and just seeing this save is enough to pay back the ticket price! We can fully imagine how we in Karlsruhe will be on the Bundesliga this season! ”
The Hoffenheim players were stunned by the save and they couldn't believe their eyes. Just now, they were ready to celebrate a goal. However, Wu's outstanding performance completely shattered their joy! At this moment, Jemaises seemed to be a roaring warrior, constantly commenting passionately on the pitch.
Karlsruhe's backline did not disappoint the fans again, as Stoll snatched the first spot from the corner and headed the ball out, and the first half ended with this clearance.
"Wu, good job!" Captain Stoll and Chu Jiang came to the bear hug and patted Wu Feng fiercely, he was too excited.
"Wu, you are my favorite!" Federico warmly high-fived Wu Feng, he is also a new recruit, and he can play like this thanks to Wu Feng's passing.
"Wu, you saved our team!" Eichner laughed and pounced on Wu Feng.
In the Karlsruhe dressing room, "Good, that's how it kicks." Coach Becker shouted excitedly, "In the second half, our tactics will not change, attack with all our might, and blow them up for me!" ”
"Head, don't worry, we will definitely take revenge, we will continue to attack in the second half!" Capalani scored just one goal in the first half, but he was eyeing the second half, and he didn't have to defend at all, so he was very physical.
Captain Stoll exclaimed: "But we can't be careless in the second half, Hoffenheim are no worse than the Bundesliga team, and we can't forget the heavy defeat two years ago. ”
Becker said: "Playing like in the first half, being brave and focused, we will definitely win in the end and we have to get back what we lost two years ago!" Becker said. ”
"We're going to get back what we've lost!" The players shouted with excitement.
Becker returned to the pitch with his players after a short break, and Hoffenheim's attack did not improve much after the start of the second half.
Lacking delicate technique and superior individual ability in the middle, while the opponent's counter-attacks became sharper and sharper, Hoffenheim's players began to become impatient, constantly reinforcing irresponsible long-range shots from the edge of the Karlsruhe penalty area.
However, with the opponent's tight and full attention, their long-range shots did not pose much threat at all, even if there was no blocking by their own players, such long-range shots did not pose much threat to Wu Feng.
The Hoffenheim goalkeeper finally did not withstand the pressure of Karlsruhe's attack, and in the 65th minute, Capalani received a long pass from Porcello, took two steps, and then a pause and a long-range shot finally opened the door of Hoffenheim again.
The score on the field became 3:0.
With another goal just fifteen minutes into the second half, Hoffenheim's players were a little overwhelmed and needed a real core to lead them out of their predicament, but they are still only in the third division. They're crazy, but they're also easily stunned.
Flick looked at the clock and saw that there were still 30 minutes left before the game was over, and he removed the midfielder Allen and the central defender Kailda and replaced them with two strikers, at the moment Hoffenheim already had four strikers on the pitch, and there was no defensive midfielder, which was simply a struggle.
Although it was only a warm-up match, the managers of both teams took it very seriously.
Becker stood calmly on the sidelines directing his players to defend well, and he could see that his opponent Flick had no moves today. Even if he sends four strikers, he won't necessarily be able to score goals, and Karlsruhe now has a strong goalkeeper like Wu Feng, and there is no doubt about victory.
However, this is only a warm-up game and he needs to find out what is lacking in this competition so that they can go far in the league.