At the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Hoffenheim and Borussia Mönchengladbach changed sides and continued the game 15 minutes after the half-time break.
In the 54th minute, Salihovic broke through the wing and caused a foul by the opponent. Hoffenheim got a free kick 32 meters away from the goal and at a relatively biased angle.
In the first half, Lu Wenbin took two free kicks, but neither of them went in, and his system skills were also used up.
This time, Lu Wenbin could only take the penalty kick by himself.
After such a long period of personal experience, learning and observation of how to systematically control one's body to take free kicks, Lu Wenbin's own free kicks have become more and more stable.
With a 20/20 shooting rate, even if the free kick is too far away and has to go around the wall, Lu Wenbin's own free kick target accuracy is still very high.
In this free kick, the human wall stood at the near end and goalkeeper Jaime Roth stood at the far end. Lu Wenbin naturally aimed at the blind spot above the near end.
A shot aimed at a blind spot, as long as it hits within the goal frame, even if the penalty kick is a bit far away, it is basically difficult for the goalkeeper standing at the far end to save it.
After the referee blew the whistle for a penalty kick, Lu Wenbin took a deep breath, then took a few steps and kicked the ball in the lower middle part.
The ball flew into the air, passed over the walls of players, drew an arc in the air, and flew towards the near corner of the goal.
When Lu Wenbin was about to kick the ball, goalkeeper Jaime Rodriguez predicted that Lu Wenbin might hit the near corner, so he started running from the far end in advance.
However, the quality of Lu Wenbin's free throw was so high that it went straight into the blind corner.
Even though Jaime Roth started early and finally touched the ball, he only used his fingertips to push the ball against the crossbar, and the ball finally hit the bottom edge of the crossbar and bounced into the net.
“Toooooooooooooooooooooooor…”
Sinsheim TV commentator Custer roared and shouted excitedly:
"Direct free kick, Lu scored another direct free kick! Lu's direct free kick has become an unsolvable problem on the court. He is an absolute free kick master!"
Lu Wenbin naturally would not think that he has become a free kick master, but he was quite excited when he scored another free kick without relying on the system but took the penalty himself. He celebrated more vigorously than the previous goal.
Scoring free kicks in two consecutive Bundesliga games is a fairly high free kick scoring efficiency, which will definitely deter and trouble all opponents in the game.
The more free kicks Lu Wenbin scores, the less likely opponents will dare to foul him and his teammates. They will score more goals in open play and their chances of getting injured will be much lower.
This is a virtuous cycle.
That’s why Lu Wenbin was so excited about this goal!
Not long after Lu Wenbin scored his second goal and the team's third goal, giving Hoffenheim a 3-0 lead over Borussia Mönchengladbach, he was replaced by Ralph again.
In the 86th minute, Salihovic assisted Ibisevic to score Hoffenheim's fourth goal, helping Hoffenheim to a 4-0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach at home.
However, Borussia Mönchengladbach did not score a single goal until the end of the game.
In the end, the fans of Borussia Mönchengladbach were completely desperate, and they quietly put away the banners with slogans of revenge.
The final result was that Hoffenheim defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-0 at home and took all three points.
After the game, Lu Wenbin received 1 assist 5000 + 2 goals 20,000 + team win 20,000, a total of 45,000 experience points in rewards, and his level experience rose to level 13 63212/200,000.
The next day, when the remaining two games of the second round of the Bundesliga were over, something unexpected happened to the whole of Germany.
Newly promoted country club Hoffenheim turned out to be the only team to remain undefeated after two rounds of the Bundesliga in the new season.
The teams that won in the last round, including Schalke 04, which defeated Hannover 96 3-0, also drew 1-1 with Werder Bremen in this round.
As a result, the newly promoted Hoffenheim was in first place in the standings with 6 points, and the teams behind them all had 4 points each.
As for Bayern Munich, they drew two games in a row and only have 2 points, ranking 10th.
Although the season has just begun and the current ranking does not mean anything, it at least shows one thing: Hoffenheim is not an ordinary newly promoted team.
German media reported on the game and were amazed at Hoffenheim's performance.
Of course, the most important person reported was Lu Wenbin, who scored 5 goals in two league games, topped the scorer list, and also had one assist.
Even if the first round of the German Cup is included, Lu Wenbin has scored 8 goals in three official games in the new season, and his goal efficiency is terrifying.
Many media outlets stated that the number of goals Lu Wenbin scored in three games was already more than many forwards score in a season.
Especially among young people, he stands out from the crowd.
If he continues to perform like this, there will be no doubt that he will win the European Golden Boy Award in 2008.
However, while praising Lu Wenbin and Hoffenheim, some media also stated that the opponents Hoffenheim encountered in the first two games were too weak.
Cottbus was a weak team in the lower ranks that narrowly avoided relegation last season. Borussia Mönchengladbach is also a newly promoted team that could not beat Hoffenheim in the German 2nd Bundesliga.
Therefore, Hoffenheim’s two consecutive victories can only be attributed to the fact that their schedule in the first two rounds was more favorable.
The upcoming third round of the Bundesliga will be a real test for Hoffenheim: they need to go away to challenge Leverkusen, which ranked seventh last season.
Leverkusen may not be considered a giant, but it is definitely a traditional strong team in the Bundesliga. It will be difficult for Hoffenheim to get past Leverkusen, especially on the road.
However, the good news for Hoffenheim is that the team's main striker last season, Obasi, finished his game at the Beijing Olympics and returned to the team, which greatly strengthened the team's bench depth.
In the men's football final of the Beijing Olympics, Nigeria finally lost to Argentina, which had Messi, the successor to the king of football, and only won the runner-up.
After the game, Obasi did not return home, but flew directly to Germany.
Pre-season training and several official games have been delayed, and Demba Ba scored a goal in the last game. Obasi is a little anxious.
Therefore, without even going back home to rest for two days, he returned to Hoffenheim to rejoin the team.
On August 29, the day before the trip to Leverkusen, head coach Ralf announced the 18-man roster for the third round of the Bundesliga, and Obasi was on the list.
However, at the pre-match press conference after arriving at Leverkusen, Ralph did not include Obasi in the starting lineup.
After all, Demba Ba has missed so much pre-season training and games, and he scored a goal and performed well in the last game. It is impossible for Obasi to replace Demba Ba as soon as he arrives.
By letting Obasi be a substitute and taking him to away games, Ralph is already giving him face for his outstanding performance last season.