The game continues.
Lu Wenbin felt that this was the worst game he had ever experienced.
It was snowing continuously and the players were running and trampling on the ground. The snow melted into water and the field became muddy.
Sometimes, when a teammate passed the ball to him from the ground, Lu Wenbin had already run to the right position and was ready to shoot directly without stopping the ball, but the ball got stuck in the mud and stopped halfway.
Sometimes, when a teammate passed the ball to him from the air, Lu Wenbin had found the first point ready to volley or head the ball, but suddenly a strong wind blew, and the ball landed off-center, so Lu Wenbin couldn't hit the right spot.
Of course, more often than not, Lu Wenbin fell due to the pulling, pushing, and collision of his opponents, or he slipped on his own.
The harsh stadium environment and the Sparta players' close defense of Lu Wenbin had a great impact on Lu Wenbin's performance.
In the first 30 minutes, Lu Wenbin only completed three shots due to the harsh playing environment and the constant pushing and shoving of opponents, and only one of them hit the goal frame and did not hit the blind corner.
The ball flew straight into the goalkeeper's arms, and the goalkeeper caught the ball without even moving his feet.
As for free kicks, the two free kicks obtained in the first 30 minutes were not in very good positions, so Lu Wenbin did not activate the system skills, but took the penalty himself, and naturally failed to score in the end.
It didn't even get into the door frame.
Fortunately, Lu Wenbin's 19/19 off-ball running seemed to be quite useful in grabbing the ball in such a chaotic battle.
Although there are many times when we cannot directly create shooting opportunities, at least we can snatch the ball and pass it to teammates to maintain ball possession and maintain ball possession.
The two sides fought back and forth, and the fierce physical fight almost led to a fight in the 38th minute.
When Demba Ba broke through the wing, he was knocked out of the sideline by the opponent's full-back Le Fei and fell to the ground.
Then, Demba Ba got up and started to cause trouble for Lefei.
The Russian Lefei was naturally not afraid of Demba Ba. The two of them first butted each other's foreheads, and then pushed each other.
Afterwards, the two men glared at each other, clenched their fists, and were ready to fight.
Fortunately, the referee arrived in time and gave each of them a yellow card, and then the two teams were pulled apart by their respective teammates, so a full-scale fight was avoided.
However, this conflict caused both sides to act more aggressively, and it began to seem like malicious fouls in retaliation.
In the 41st minute, Ibisevic was knocked to the ground by the opponent's goalkeeper when he was competing for the ball in the penalty area. He was dizzy, but the referee did not penalize the goalkeeper for a foul and gave Hoffenheim a penalty.
So, in the 44th minute, Hoffenheim's full-back Ibertsberger made a retaliatory and fierce tackle, directly shoveling Sparta winger Basinlov and the ball out of the sideline, almost causing another conflict.
Fortunately, Ibertsberg had not completely lost his mind and did not raise his foot to kick Basinlov's leg directly.
Basinlov lay on the ground for a long time before he stood up. He was a little dazed from the fall, but he was not injured.
However, Ibertsberg was shown a yellow card by the referee as a warning.
Not long after this foul, the first half of the game was over.
When the game was over, the referee called the captains and head coaches of both teams together, gave them a warning and asked them to restrain their players.
The referee said that if such a conflict happened again in the second half, he would directly give out a red card and report to UEFA for additional suspension after the game.
After a 15-minute break, the wind and snow died down a bit, and both sides restrained their movements, so the game finally got back on track.
However, it was Spartak Moscow who scored the first goal.
In the 66th minute, Sparta got a corner kick. No. 18 center forward Butneygov jumped high in the crowd in the penalty area, headed the ball into Hoffenheim's goal.
Spartak Moscow took the lead over Hoffenheim, the first team in the Bundesliga, at home, and the entire Luzhniki Stadium exploded.
The Spartan players performed a bomber dive-style glide celebration in the snow and ice, and the polar bear guys in the stands also roared excitedly to vent their excitement.
Butnegov's first goal made everyone on the home team extremely excited, and everyone saw hope for Spartak Moscow to defeat Hoffenheim.
However, the Russians did not remain happy for long.
In the 73rd minute, Lu Wenbin shook off the defender by running without the ball, received a pass from Ibrahimovic about 30 meters away from the goal outside the penalty area, and fired a powerful shot into the goal.
The ball passed through the restricted area like a cannonball and finally hit the blind corner.
This was the first time that Lu Wenbin made such a beautiful and powerful long-range shot in an official match in a running battle 30 meters away from the goal.
This long shot was a perfect masterpiece of Lu Wenbin's 16/16 physique and 20/20 shooting attributes. It had excellent speed, power and angle. The goalkeeper was unable to reach it and could do nothing.
When Lu Wenbin's long-range shot hit the Sparta goal, the German commentator wrapped in a coat stood up and shouted:
“Toooooooooooooooooooooor…”
"Beautiful! After two games, Lu scored again! And it was a heavy shot from outside the penalty area in the snow and ice of Moscow, helping Hoffenheim to equalize the score! In such an away environment, Lu was able to score a goal, he is worthy of being Hoffenheim's super shooter!"
The commentator in the CCTV live broadcast room also praised: "This ball is really perfect, with great speed, power and angle! Among all the goals scored by Lu Wenbin, this one is probably the fastest!"
The special guest nodded and said, "This should be considered a new shooting method for Lu Wenbin! Although Lu Wenbin also had long shots outside the penalty area before, the speed was not so fast and the power was not so strong! From this ball, we can see that Lu Wenbin has become more powerful and more threatening! Lu Wenbin's progress is really rapid!"
At the scene, after Lu Wenbin scored this powerful goal, he was very excited. He rushed to the stands where dozens of Hoffenheim fans gathered, and slid on his knees to celebrate, causing a cloud of snow and water on the court.
In such an icy and snowy environment, Lu Wenbin was extremely happy to be able to achieve such a beautiful long-range shot and help the team equalize the score!
After the game resumed, Sparta's defense on Lu Wenbin became more stringent.
The threat posed by Lu Wenbin is too great.
In the past, the threat was greater only in the penalty area, but now it seems that even outside the penalty area, Lu Wenbin can't easily shoot!
However, Lu Wenbin's off-ball running in 19/19 was too slippery.
Although the weather and field environment for this game were not very good, Sparta's defense had many loopholes, and in the following time, Lu Wenbin had two opportunities to shoot.
One of the shots from the penalty area line was hit by Lu Wenbin on the goal post, which scared the home Sparta players and fans.
Fortunately, Lu Wenbin did not get in.
Time passed by minute by minute, and the game was getting closer and closer to the end.
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