At Cottbus's Friendship Stadium, Hoffenheim scored a goal in the second minute of the game and became more motivated, continuing to bombard Cottbus.
Especially the attacking midfielder Carlos Eduardo, who is capable of being the main attacking force of the national Olympic team in any country, could not even make the roster of the Brazilian Olympic team which is full of talented players, and could not even participate in the Beijing Olympics, which made him quite depressed.
Now that he has been promoted to the Bundesliga, he can finally show his skills in the top league.
In the 17th minute, Eduardo started dribbling the ball from the backcourt like a cheat, and he passed three people in a row before he was finally pushed to the ground in front of Cottbus's penalty area by the intolerable opponent defender Sivitanovic.
Sivitanovic received a yellow card and Hoffenheim got a free kick.
The free kick was a bit close, but Lu Wenbin, who had activated his special free kick skill, scored the goal in one fell swoop and sent the ball into the blind corner of the goal.
Goalkeeper Tremel was out of reach and could only watch the ball go into the net.
The commentator Kaster continued to explain excitedly to the Hoffenheim fans in front of the TV: "Double goal! Double goal! Lu scored a direct free kick, double goal! Great goal! The great free kick master, China Lu!"
Commentators from other TV stations also exclaimed: "Lu Wenbin, who won the double golden boots in the Bundesliga and the German Cup last season, is coming on strong. He scored twice in just 17 minutes in the first top league game after leading Hoffenheim to promotion to the Bundesliga. Is Lu Wenbin going to be the Bundesliga top scorer in his first season after promotion?"
Lu Wenbin doesn’t care whether he is the top scorer or not, but he knows that the more goals he scores, the greater the team’s chances of winning.
Moreover, the more goals you score, the more experience rewards you will receive. The sooner you can upgrade and gain skill points, the sooner you can improve your strength, which will be more helpful in winning the Triple Crown.
Therefore, Lu Wenbin will seize every moment on the field to score goals.
Looking at the Hoffenheim players celebrating wildly in their home stadium, the Cottbus fans in the stands were collectively silent. Only more than a thousand Hoffenheim fans were left in the stands, clapping and cheering excitedly.
The game went on. Cottbus, who were nearly relegated last season, showed no improvement and were still firmly pinned down in their own half by newly promoted Hoffenheim. They could not even mount counterattacks, let alone shots.
Even after scoring two goals, Lu Wenbin has not stopped scoring goals.
He needs to score more goals, gain more experience, reduce his injury tendency as soon as possible, and then improve his strength to ensure that he completes the treble mission.
However, after scoring two goals, Lu Wenbin naturally became the focus of defense by Cottbus' defenders.
No matter how bad Cottbus is, it is still a Bundesliga team after all. The players' strength level and defensive experience are still very different from those of the Bundesliga 2.
Therefore, Lu Wenbin did not score any more goals until the end of the first half.
No other Hoffenheim players scored a goal either.
Once, Demba Ba was trying to score in front of the goal, but he kicked the ball and it hit the post and bounced out of the bottom line, which made him very upset.
In terms of shooting accuracy, Lu Wenbin is indeed miles ahead of others.
Even though there were no more goals later, in the first Bundesliga game away from home, Hoffenheim's 2-0 lead in the first half was indeed a perfect start.
Hoffenheim fans, whether in the stands or in front of the TV, felt very satisfied.
After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and continued the game.
Lu Wenbin was still pursuing a goal by running back and forth without the ball in 16/16 movements and pulling horizontally to try to find an open space to receive the ball and shoot.
16/16's off-ball running attribute is not low. Even if Cottbus is more cautious, it is impossible to stick to Lu Wenbin all the time.
Therefore, in the 62nd minute of the second half, Lu Wenbin finally got a good chance to shoot in an open space outside the penalty area with no one guarding in front of him.
Although it was not in the penalty area and was a bit far from the goal, after seeing that goalkeeper Tremel was standing a bit to the right, Lu Wenbin made a quick decision and kicked the ball towards the upper left corner of the goal.
20/20 shooting is almost hitting the target. Even if the distance outside the restricted area is a little far, the shot will not deviate too far without interference.
Seeing Lu Wenbin suddenly take a lob shot from outside the penalty area, Cottbus goalkeeper Tremel was shocked and rushed to save the ball.
The speed of this lob shot was not fast, but Tremel was indeed standing a little to the right and the distance was a bit far.
By the time he ran to the left side of the goal, the ball was already falling.
Tremel had to jump hastily before he reached the goal post. He didn't care about his body hitting the goal post and stretched out his hand to try to poke the ball out.
However, Lu Wenbin's lob was too accurate. Tremel jumped hastily but didn't jump high enough, so the ball brushed Tremel's fingertips and went into the goal from the upper left corner.
“Toooooooooooooooooooooooooor…”
Custer let out a long roar, and then shouted: "Hat trick! Hat trick! Lu performed a hat trick in his first Bundesliga game, leading Hoffenheim to a 3-0 lead away from home! Long live the great Chinese Lu! Long live Hoffenheim!"
The Hoffenheim fans in the stands were jumping and screaming like crazy, and Lu Wenbin's name resounded throughout the stadium.
Even some Cottbus fans stood up and applauded Lu Wenbin's hat trick.
Lu Wenbin not only scored a hat-trick in his first Bundesliga game, but also conquered the home team's fans.
It's really beautiful!
After completing the hat-trick, Lu Wenbin was replaced by No. 17 Weiss in the 70th minute and enjoyed the applause of the fans alone.
However, Weiss did not play as a striker, but as a midfielder. Hoffenheim changed its formation to a 442 with a diamond formation in the midfield and started to play a balanced offense and defense formation, waiting for an opportunity to counterattack after ensuring victory.
This season, Weiss' position has also changed a bit.
Because of the presence of Lu Wenbin, Ibisevic, Parjic, Obasi, Demba Ba and others, Weiss hardly gets a chance to play on the forward line.
Therefore, after the players reported for training this season, based on the head coach's advice, Weiss began to play as a forward. His main task changed from offense to defense, serving as the team's first line of defense in the frontcourt to intercept the opponent's counterattacks.
As a result, Weiss unexpectedly showed stronger defensive talent than that of a forward in his new position, and performed very well in several friendly matches.
Perhaps, playing as a forward was a wrong choice for Weiss before, and midfielder is the position he should be in.
It can be predicted that Weiss may have more playing opportunities as a midfielder this season than he did as a striker in the Bundesliga last season.
This time, after the positions changed, Weiss and Lu Wenbin no longer had a competitive relationship.
When Lu Wenbin left the court, Weiss took the initiative to reach out and high-five him before going on court to participate in the game.
The entire Hoffenheim team has been completely integrated into Lu Wenbin's outstanding performance and leadership aura, and they are closely surrounding him and moving towards the goal of winning the triple crown.