After a 15-minute halftime break, Hoffenheim and Cologne exchanged goals and continued the game.
The Cologne team, playing at home, naturally did not want to lose, and launched a fast break at the beginning of the second half, which was effective.
In the 51st minute, Cologne forward Antar made a cross from the bottom line, and center forward Novakovic scored with a header, making the score 1-2.
After falling behind by only one goal, Cologne saw greater hope and their desire to continue attacking and score another goal became stronger.
However, Lu Wenbin soon poured cold water on them with a goal.
In the 67th minute, Hoffenheim got a corner kick. Ibisevic's header was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper Mondragon and fell into the penalty area.
Lu Wenbin, who failed to grab the first point, keenly perceived the second landing point. Before anyone could react, Lu Wenbin had already run to the landing point and volleyed the ball without stopping.
The ball flew into the goal over the body of Mondragon who fell to the ground after blocking the ball. Mondragon raised his hand but touched nothing.
Lu Wenbin scored another goal, completing his brace and helping Hoffenheim lead Cologne 3-1 away from home.
In the 67th minute of the second half, the team was leading by two goals and there were only 20 minutes left in the game. Lu Wenbin's goal almost secured the victory for Hoffenheim.
Therefore, not long after Lu Wenbin scored the goal, Ralph replaced Lu Wenbin with Weiss.
In the end, the score of the game was 1-3. The home team Cologne failed to score a goal in the last 20 minutes and lost 1-3 to the visiting team Hoffenheim.
After the game, Lu Wenbin received a reward of 20,000 experience points for 2 goals and 20,000 for winning, a total of 40,000 experience points, and his experience points increased to 342212/1 million.
The next day, after all the Bundesliga games were over, Hoffenheim continued to rank first in the Bundesliga with 36 points from 14 games, 12 wins and 2 losses, while Bayern Munich ranked second with 28 points.
Hoffenheim is getting closer and closer to the Bundesliga half-time championship.
There are still three rounds of Bundesliga games before the winter break, and Hoffenheim is now 8 points ahead of Bayern.
As long as Hoffenheim wins the next game, no matter what the result of Bayern's game is, they will win the half-time championship two rounds in advance, and will have a 2/3 chance of winning the final Bundesliga championship.
Therefore, the next round of the league has become the focus of attention of all German media and fans, whether they are Hoffenheim supporters or not.
However, there is still a round of UEFA Cup group matches before the next round of the league.
This is the third round of the UEFA Cup group stage. Hoffenheim has a bye, so they can rest and recuperate and prepare for the next round of the Bundesliga.
On November 26, Tottenham Hotspur in Group D will take the lead in challenging Nijmegen away.
After 90 minutes, the score on the scoreboard was 0-1, and Tottenham won the away game.
After changing the head coach, Tottenham Hotspur not only won two consecutive games in the League Cup, but also achieved four wins, one draw and one loss in the last six league games, and has escaped the relegation zone. The change of coach is truly like changing a knife.
After the match between Tottenham and Nijmegen, Dinamo Zagreb will face Spartak Moscow at home.
90 minutes later, the score on the scoreboard was 0-1 again, and Spartak Moscow won the away game.
After the third round of the UEFA Cup, Hoffenheim, who had a bye in this round, still ranked first in the group standings with 6 points and 4 goals difference. Tottenham ranked second with 6 points and 2 goals difference, Spartak Moscow ranked third with 3 points and 0 goal difference, Dinamo Zagreb ranked fourth with 3 points - 4 goals difference, and Nijmegen ranked fifth with 0 points - 2 goals difference.
Hoffenheim, who are still ranked first after having a bye, are still the number one favorite to win the group and are worthy of their first place ranking in the Bundesliga.
After the European competition ended, everyone quickly turned their attention to the league and the 15th round of the Bundesliga match between Hoffenheim and Bielefeld at home.
If Hoffenheim wins this game, no matter what the result of Bayern Munich's game is, Hoffenheim will win the half-time championship of the 2008/2009 Bundesliga two rounds in advance, and there is a great probability that they will win the Bundesliga championship this season.
Therefore, on that day, not only in Germany, but also in Europe and the world, many media and fans turned their attention to the Bundesliga and the Mercedes-Benz Arena. The German Sports TV station also once again selected Hoffenheim's game for live broadcast.
Lu Wenbin also felt that this game was of great significance, so he called Kate and invited her to watch the game and cheer for him.
Unexpectedly, Kate agreed without hesitation.
Lu Wenbin had invited Kate to watch the game before, but was rejected.
Unexpectedly, Kate accepted Lu Wenbin's invitation without hesitation this time, which made Lu Wenbin so excited that he immediately went to the team to ask for a player's family ticket with a good seat.
Hoffenheim’s team welfare is that every player on the team has three free tickets for home games, and they are family tickets with good seats.
In the past, if there was no one to give Lu Wenbin’s game tickets to, no one would go to get them.
This time, when Lu Wenbin appeared in the ticket sales department and took away a family ticket, it quickly became news throughout the club.
"Did you hear that Lu took away a family ticket?"
"Really? Did Lu's parents come to Germany?"
"Definitely not! He should have received two tickets when his parents came, but now he only received one. Could it be that he gave it to a friend?"
"No, although Lu knows a lot of people in the village, he won't give out free tickets, for fear of causing unnecessary trouble. Therefore, the tickets he wants this time must be for someone very important."
"How important is it? Is it a girlfriend?"
"Hey, now that you mention it, this is really possible!"
“It’s very likely!”
So, in less than half a day, the news that Lu Wenbin had a girlfriend and had obtained a family ticket for her spread throughout the club.
Everyone, including within the team, has heard this gossip.
On the morning of November 27, when Lu Wenbin entered the training base for daily training and walked into the locker room, he was immediately surrounded by his teammates, who asked him to explain the problem honestly.
Surrounded and interrogated by more than a dozen people, Lu Wenbin finally couldn't bear it and could only confess that the other party was not his girlfriend, but he just liked her and they hadn't confirmed the relationship yet.
He felt that this round of the league was of great significance to the team, so he tried to invite Kate to watch the game in person. Unexpectedly, Kate agreed this time.
Eduardo, a Brazilian with a playful nature, immediately offered an idea:
"Lu, this Miss Kate agreed to come to the game this time, which proves that she has a good impression of you. Otherwise, she would not agree so easily. After all, from what you said, this Kate is not a fan. In addition, you have been in intensive communication and contact for several months, and you have a deep understanding of each other. I am sure that this Kate has a good impression of you. So, in the game against Bielefeld, our whole team will assist you. After you perform a hat trick, our whole team will make a heart shape on the court, and you will stand in the middle and make a heart shape with your hands to show your love to Kate in the stands. I think Kate will be so moved by you!"
The others nodded and smiled: "This is a good idea, we support it!"
Lu Wenbin said: "If Kate doesn't agree in the end, won't I be embarrassed?"
Eduardo shook his head and said, "You underestimate the power of such a show of love on the field! You have to know that this is a game to determine the half-time champion, and it is Hoffenheim's home field. Tens of thousands of people in the stadium are cheering for you! There are also live broadcasts in dozens of countries across the country and the world, and hundreds of millions of fans are watching! Using a hat trick to show love on such an occasion will make any woman so romantic that she will be moved to death! As long as she has a good impression of you, I can guarantee that it will be 100% successful!"
Others also encouraged Lu Wenbin, saying that as a man he should not be afraid of embarrassment. Did he want girls to chase him
Lu Wenbin thought so and agreed. No matter what day it was, the man had to take the initiative.
Now that he has successfully invited Kate to the stadium, if he can express his love with a hat trick on the spot, maybe it will really work
So, Lu Wenbin took the risk and agreed to everyone's plan!
Everyone also exchanged ticket seats with each other, and finally Lu Wenbin moved Kate's ticket to the first row of the stands closest to the stadium, and surrounded and protected her on the left and right and behind with the players' girlfriends, wives, children, etc. to ensure that Kate would not be harassed by other male fans.
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