Seven Crowns

Chapter 98 Locking the Victory

On the sidelines, Hoffenheim U19 head coach Ian Balver thought that Lu Wenbin might be nervous when he first appeared in the game.

Unexpectedly, Lu Wenbin used a bull's tail to pass the opponent's central defender and broke into the penalty area when he touched the ball for the first time after playing.

Balfour couldn't help but clapped happily.

Moreover, when Lu Wenbin and his teammates celebrated the completion and looked over to Balfour, Balfour also gave Lu Wenbin a thumbs up to express his appreciation to Lu Wenbin.

Lu Wenbin was very happy when he saw the head coach's thumb. This proves that his performance in this ball has been recognized by the head coach.

Next, the game continued, and Wolfenburg's defenders strengthened their defense against Lu Wenbin, but they were not very tight.

Although Lu Wenbin proved his ability with a goal, it is impossible for Wolenburg players to focus on defense like their opponents in domestic competitions against Lu Wenbin.

Hoffenheim U19 is very different from the Meijiang Middle School football team. Almost everyone in the team has received professional training since childhood, from U11, U13, U15, U17, and gradually upgraded to U19.

Even the players that the club poached from elsewhere were relatively professionally trained elsewhere. There are very few amateur players like Lu Wenbin who became a monk halfway through.

When it comes to U19, who has not yet entered the first team, it is definitely not a genius, but it is not something that can be ignored casually. The opponent must be distracted to defend.

Therefore, Lu Wenbin's defensive pressure is still very small, and no one is closely marking him.

Lu Wenbin, who just played, is also very physically fit, and keeps looking for space by running without the ball.

In the 82nd minute, fullback Kagel Keith suddenly moved forward and made a cross near the bottom line. Hoffenheim's other striker, Alberta, headed the ball and nearly scored, but was saved by the Woffenburg keeper.

This time, Waffenburg even dared not to focus on Lu Wenbin's defense. They scored to defend Alberta, and the rest of the Hoffenheim players, to score an equalizer, and so on.

Lu Wenbin has more opportunities.

In the 85th minute, Lu Wenbin almost scored another goal.

Alberta's shot was blocked by the goal post and bounced in front of Lu Wenbin in the small penalty area. As a result, Lu Wenbin was about to lift his foot to shoot, when the defender of Waffenburg next to him fell to the ground and kicked the ball away.

Otherwise, Lu Wenbin might have scored twice.

In the 89th minute, Hoffenheim got a corner kick. This time, Lu Wenbin grabbed the first point.

However, he deflected the ball under the collision of the opposing defender.

Lu Wenbin's 13/13 physique is considered good among Chinese high school students, but in the German U19 league, it is not enough.

Although it won't be knocked down, it doesn't have any advantages.

Therefore, although Lu Wenbin grabbed the ball, it was crooked under the collision of the opponent, and the opponent hadn't been awarded a foul by the referee.

Soon, 90 minutes passed, and the referee added 3 minutes of added time.

The backward Wolfenburg players wanted to use the last minute to tie the game. Both midfielders and full-backs rushed to help. There were only two central defenders left in the backcourt, and they were almost close to the center line.

In order to avoid offside, Lu Wenbin and another striker Alberta also had to retreat near the center line to wait for the opportunity.

In the 92nd minute, just when Lu Wenbin thought the game was about to end with a score of 2-1, the ball was cleared by Bigfoot and fell to Alberta.

Alberta and the opposing central defender compete for the top at the same time,

Unable to hold the ball, he had to give the top of the ball to Lu Wenbin, who was running diagonally forward.

As a striker, Alberta and Lu Wenbin are also in competition. If he can hold the ball, he will not pass it to Lu Wenbin.

Now that I can't hold the ball, I have no choice but to pass it to Lu Wenbin.

After Lu Wenbin got the ball, he immediately turned around and dashed towards Woffenburg's goal. It was the No. 4 central defender who stopped in front of him and stepped back while defending.

In addition to the No. 4 central defender, there was another opponent full-back chasing over from the touchline, and several other Wolfenburg players were also quickly returning to defense.

Of course, Hoffenheim's players don't just stand and watch.

At the moment of transition from defense to attack, in addition to Lu Wenbin and Alberta, who were waiting at the forefront, the other two midfielders, Bernie Gershwin and Jacques Fielding, followed and fought back.

Jacques Fielding ran at a distance of seven or eight meters from Lu Wenbin on the left side and shouted: "Lu, here, pass the ball!"

After Lu Wenbin tilted his head slightly and glanced over there, he made a move to pass the ball to Jacques Fielding.

As a result, Waffenburg's No. 4 central defender was deceived again.

The moment his center of gravity tilted over there, Lu Wenbin swung the ball forward to the right and rushed past the No. 4 central defender.

After the other party found out that he had been cheated, his face changed greatly, he turned around and grabbed Lu Wenbin's clothes, and he wanted to stop Lu Wenbin if he wanted to foul.

Anyway, here is just over the center line, a little far from the goal, even if a foul can only get a yellow card at most, giving the opponent a free kick is not much danger.

Lu Wenbin originally wanted to break free from the opponent's No. 4 central defender and continue to dribble forward to form a single-handed shot, but the No. 4 central defender's strength is too great, and the quality of Hoffenheim's jersey is also very good.

Even though the clothes were straightened, Lu Wenbin did not break free from the other party in the end, and was directly pulled down by the other party.

However, before falling to the ground, Lu Wenbin's 11/11 vision found that Bernie Gershwin, who was rushing forward, was in an unguarded gap.

So, Lu Wenbin swept the ball to Bernie Gershwin who was rushing towards the opponent's goal before falling to the ground.

Even though his body is unbalanced, Lu Wenbin's 13/13 passing attributes made his pass quite accurate this time, just avoiding the interception of another opposing player's return and appearing in Bernie Gersh Wen's feet.

Although Lu Wenbin was obviously dragged to the ground by the opponent, the referee stretched his hands forward to signal the game to continue based on the principle of favorable offense.

Bernie Gershwin received the ball smoothly, took two steps, and before the opposing player could snatch it, he faced the attacking goalkeeper and played a far corner.

The ball flew past the Waffenburg keeper, hit the inside of the post and bounced into the net.

In the 92nd minute, Lu Wenbin and teammate Bernie Gershwin changed their identities. Lu Wenbin assisted Bernie and scored a goal, helping Hoffenheim lead Waffenburg 3-1 and sealed the victory.

With only 1 minute left in stoppage time, it was impossible for Woffenburg to score two goals in a row to tie the game.

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