In the midfield, Copado heard Lu Wenbin take the initiative to ask for the ball, but he didn't know why Lu Wenbin asked for the ball.
Lu Wenbin is neither a midfield organizer nor a winger like Obasi and Demba Ba.
However, Lu Wenbin is now the team's core player and his status is extraordinary.
Therefore, Copado didn't think much about it and passed the ball to Lu Wenbin.
While running towards the rolling football, Lu Wenbin glanced at the position of Bayern goalkeeper Rensing with the corner of his eye.
After seeing that he was still standing in the penalty area and had not retreated to the small penalty area, Lu Wenbin became more determined to shoot directly.
He glanced at Otter again, and because he was afraid that Lu Wenbin would start to break through after receiving the ball, Otter did not stick to Lu Wenbin this time, but retreated a few meters to the backcourt of Bayern Munich, preparing to defend against Lu Wenbin's breakthrough while retreating.
Moreover, because he started a little slower than Lu Wenbin, Oter also lagged behind Lu Wenbin a little bit and did not directly block the ball path between Lu Wenbin and the goal.
If Lu Wenbin shoots directly without stopping the ball, Oter won't be able to stop him.
Everything is ready, only the east wind is missing.
To everyone on and off the field, this was just an ordinary midfield pass: Copado passed the ball to Lu Wenbin, then Copado moved forward from the wing, and Lu Wenbin passed the ball back to Copado or Eduardo, Ibisevic and others around him.
No one expected that Lu Wenbin would directly lob the ball from the midfield more than 40 meters away from the goal.
At this moment, everyone saw that Lu Wenbin did not stop the ball, but swung his thigh towards the ground ball passed by Copado.
Under everyone's surprised gaze, Lu Wenbin half turned around, swung his thigh and kicked the football hard.
This was so sudden that I couldn't even think about defending.
When Ottel saw Lu Wenbin swing his thigh and kick the ball hard towards the goal, he realized that Lu Wenbin was not breaking through, but shooting directly.
Oter, who fell behind Lu Wenbin when he started the game and deliberately retreated a few steps to his own backcourt, could only let Lu Wenbin kick the ball. He didn't even have time to stretch his legs to block the shot. He watched the ball soar into the sky in front of him and fly towards the goal.
To be honest, this shot was the least confident one Lu Wenbin had taken after his shooting attribute was increased to 20/20.
Lu Wenbin himself was not strong enough, and the ball was so far away, so he could only swing his legs and use all his strength to kick the ball towards the goal.
As for whether the ball was kicked too high or fell prematurely due to lack of power, he had no idea, because he had never tried this kind of long-range lob shot in his usual training, and had no idea what force and angle he should use when shooting from midfield.
Of course, it's not just Lu Wenbin. No other team or player will specifically train for midfield lob shots. Whether this shot goes in or not really depends on luck.
Fortunately, what makes Lu Wenbin better than others is that no matter the power and height of the ball he shoots, at least the angle will not deviate from the two goal posts.
The full value of shooting attributes can be guaranteed.
In the commentary booth, all the commentators exclaimed when they saw Lu Wenbin directly shooting from midfield.
Because the ball will fly in the air for a while, everyone will have time to comment.
"Oh, Lu shot directly from the midfield!"
"That lob shot from midfield was really unexpected. Lu has a pretty good imagination!"
"From such a long distance, it's not easy to even get the ball into the goal frame, let alone score a goal!"
"If this ball goes in, it will definitely be the best goal of this year's German Cup!"
While everyone was talking, the football had already flown up, drew a parabola in the air, and then fell towards the goal of Bayern Munich.
Lunsing, who was standing in the penalty area, laughed in his heart when he saw Lu Wenbin take the ball and shoot directly. He thought Lu Wenbin was really out of his mind. Wouldn't a shot from this distance just give the ball to him and cause him to lose possession of the ball
As a result, when he saw the direction and height of the ball, Rensing was shocked.
At this height, the ball won't fall early and be caught by him. Instead, it looks like it might fall directly into the goal!
Only then did Rensing turn around in panic and run towards the goal. While running, he turned his head to look at the direction where the ball fell, and adjusted his running route to prepare to catch the ball.
However, the speed at which the ball flew and fell was faster than the speed at which Rensing returned to defense. After Rensing had thought about mocking Lu Wenbin for a second or two, before Rensing could run to the goal line, the ball was already about to fall to the height of the crossbar.
It looks like the ball will land in the goal before Rensing!
There was no choice. Rensing, who had not yet reached the goal line, could only jump up and dive towards the goal, hoping to kick the ball out before it fell into the net.
However, Rensing, who hurriedly returned to defense, did not touch anything. The ball passed over his fingers, stuck to the bottom edge of the crossbar, and went into the goal, bouncing in the goal.
Then, Rensing fell into the net.
The referee pointed to the center circle and blew the whistle to signal that the goal was valid.
Then, the entire Berlin Olympic Stadium was instantly boiling.
In the commentary booth, all the commentators screamed like crazy: "Tooooooooooooooooooooooooor..."
"The ball went in, the ball actually went in!"
"Lu's lob shot from midfield actually hit the goal frame, and Rensing failed to save the ball!"
"Rensing was in a forward position and Lu seized the opportunity to lob the ball from midfield without stopping the ball. This was the best goal of the German Cup this season!"
"In the 23rd minute, Lu scored a stunning midfield lob to open the scoring for Hoffenheim!"
"Hoffenheim actually scored the first goal and took the lead over Bayern Munich. The goal was scored by the Chinese Lu who previously held the record for scoring in every game for the first team. Moreover, this goal was a lob shot from the midfield of more than 40 meters, which is definitely the best goal of this season's German Cup!"
In the stands, Bayern Munich fans and supporters were stunned, Hoffenheim fans and Lu Wenbin's Chinese compatriots were cheering and screaming wildly, and neutral audiences were clapping loudly with shocked expressions.
In the VIP box, celebrities, politicians, Football Association leaders, etc. all stood up and applauded Lu Wenbin's imaginative 40-meter midfield lob.
As for the Chinese fans who watched the game live on the Internet, they all went crazy and flooded the comment section with comments:
"Oh my god! Did the ball go in?"
"Is this true? Lu Wenbin was able to fool someone from such a distance?"
"Fuck, that's awesome, a 40-meter midfield lob!"
“This reminds me of Beckham’s famous work!”
"A little closer than Beckham, but still very impressive!"
"Bunker, the Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich were humiliated by Lu Wenbin, I can't believe it!"
"From now on, I will be a fan of Lu Wenbin for life!"
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