On the court, although the game was about to end, Lu Wenbin was still trying hard to find opportunities.
Not only for the team's victory, but for himself, the experience of winning the League Cup is also the highest level of experience he can currently obtain.
A UEFA Cup win is equivalent to four Bundesliga wins.
Therefore, no matter how bad the weather was, he still wanted to score another goal and win the game.
However, the conditions for this match were indeed too bad for Lu Wenbin, and he was unable to perform at his best.
Up to now, only three of Lu Wenbin's six shots in the whole game hit the goal frame, and he only scored that long-range goal.
The efficiency of converting this shooting opportunity into a goal is rare after Lu Wenbin's shooting attribute was increased to 20/20.
In the 88th minute, Lu Wenbin completed another volley shot in the penalty area.
But at the moment when his right foot hit the football, Lu Wenbin's left supporting foot suddenly slipped and he fell on his back.
Although he still kicked the football with his right foot, it hit the plane directly. The ball flew high over the crossbar, causing mocking applause from the Sparta fans in the stands.
Not long after Lu Wenbin completed this failed shot, the fourth official played the sign for 4 minutes of extra time, which was still plenty of time.
However, the players of Spartak Moscow had given up attacking and almost all gathered within 30 meters of the goal to defend.
For Spartak Moscow, they do not have to defeat Hoffenheim to compete for the first place in the group in order to facilitate the subsequent knockout draw.
With their strength, it would be good enough to qualify from this group.
Therefore, with little time left in the game, it was a good result for them to maintain the 1-1 score against Hoffenheim, the top team in the Bundesliga, until the end of the game and get 1 point.
But Hoffenheim is certainly not satisfied with a draw. They not only want to qualify, but also want to be first in the group to facilitate the next knockout draw.
Therefore, after seeing Spartak Moscow give up the attack and focus on defense, Beck, Ibertsberg, Gustavo and others in the backcourt all pressed to the midfield to support the attack in the frontcourt.
Of course, everyone still tried to pass the ball to Lu Wenbin, who had the highest shooting accuracy, and let him make the final shot.
But Lu Wenbin was really guarded too closely. In the last few minutes, there were not just one person but two people guarding him.
In the 91st minute, Eduardo passed a player at the front of the penalty area and passed the ball to Lu Wenbin who had his back to the goal.
As a result, there were two Sparta defenders behind Lu Wenbin. Lu Wenbin barely turned around and shot, but the ball went wide of the goal due to the opponent's interference.
The commentator of the German TV station had already given up and explained to the domestic audience watching the live broadcast:
"The game is almost over and Lu still hasn't had any good chances. However, in the icy and snowy weather in Moscow, an away draw will not be a big problem for Hoffenheim's qualification."
Lu Wenbin and his teammates on the court are not satisfied, they are still looking for opportunities.
Through constant passing and movement, by the 93rd minute, the referee had already started looking at his watch frequently.
At this time, Lu Wenbin finally created another gap in the penalty area, and the captain Salihovic who had the ball also saw Lu Wenbin's position, and tacitly passed the ball in advance, and it was not intercepted by the Sparta players.
Lu Wenbin received the ball on the right side of the penalty area and got another chance to shoot, which might be Hoffenheim's last chance.
Therefore, when Salihovic's pass rolled towards Lu Wenbin, the Sparta players' faces changed drastically.
At this time and in this place, Lu Wenbin got the opportunity to shoot in the penalty area. If the shot went in, it would definitely be a decisive kill.
Therefore, after Lu Wenbin received the ball, not only did the goalkeeper dive to the near corner of the goal, but two Sparta defenders also flew over from both sides to block the shot hole.
Lu Wenbin saw the situation in front of him.
Although he was in the penalty area, there were two defenders and a goalkeeper between him and the goal. Even if his shooting attribute was as high as 20/20, Lu Wenbin was not very confident.
Then, his peripheral vision also caught sight of Ibisevic following up in the middle of the goal.
So, at the moment when Lu Wenbin's right foot landed to prepare for shooting, he released most of the strength, shook his ankle, and did not choose to shoot, but passed the ball horizontally to the middle.
But Ibisevic did not stand there waiting for the ball. Instead, he took a step towards the direction where the ball was rolling, then fell to the ground and shot the rolling ball into the half-empty goal.
Then, his right foot was kicked by the Sparta defender who fell to the ground to make a tackle, but it was just kicked on the shoe and did not hurt Ibisevic.
If Ibrahimovic had not moved forward a step and fallen to the ground to shoot, the pass might have been intercepted by the opponent halfway.
But at this time the ball had already entered the net, and the referee pointed to the center circle and made a decision that the goal was valid.
The German commentator in the commentary booth jumped up and shouted excitedly:
"A winning goal! A winning goal! A winning goal at the end of the game! It's the last minute of stoppage time. Ibisevic scored a winning goal against Spartak Moscow with a volley in the snow at the Luzhniki Stadium! In the last minute, Hoffenheim made a pass in the penalty area, with captain Salihovic passing the ball to Lu. Lu made a fake shot to attract the attention of all the Sparta players, and then passed the ball to Ibisevic, who scored into the empty goal and completed a winning goal at the end of the game!"
Amid the wind and snow in Moscow, Lu Wenbin, Ibisevic, Eduardo, Salihovic and others were running wildly to celebrate, and dozens of Hoffenheim diehard fans in the stands were jumping and roaring with excitement.
In Germany, there were also countless Hoffenheim fans and German fans shouting excitedly in front of the TV.
In the middle of the field, the referee made a valid decision on the goal, looked at his watch, and then blew the final whistle three times in a row, ending the game.
Hoffenheim scored the winning goal in the last minute of stoppage time with Lu Wenbin's assist and Ibisevic's shot, defeating Spartak Moscow 2-1 away in a snowy game and taking all three points.
After hearing the final whistle, the Hoffenheim coach and teammates on the sidelines all rushed out of the bench and into the field to celebrate with Lu Wenbin and others in the wind and snow.
The players of Spartak Moscow all became dejected, and the Moscow fans in the stands also looked disbelieving.
It was so devastating to be defeated in the last minute.