The match between Hoffenheim and Schalke 04 is underway in the Rhein-Neckar Arena.
In the 29th minute, Eduardo passed two players in the frontcourt and made a wonderful pass to center forward Paljic in the penalty area.
Paljic half-turned and pretended to shoot, attracting the attention of a defender and goalkeeper Neuer, and then suddenly passed the ball horizontally. Lu Wenbin, who temporarily got rid of the opponent's defender, shot the ball into the dead corner without stopping outside the small penalty area.
In this ball, Eduardo, Parjic and Lu Wenbin passed the ball continuously, and the opponent couldn't even interfere. It was very smooth.
Paljic, Lu Wenbin and Eduardo finally made a rare and wonderful cooperation in a small area in the penalty area and assisted Lu Wenbin to score a goal.
The coordination between Paljic and the attacking line is slowly becoming more harmonious.
After scoring the goal, the happy Lu Wenbin rushed towards Paljic and hugged him tightly.
Other teammates also excitedly came up to celebrate and praised Paljic for his assist of fake shot and real pass.
Parjic is getting into the groove and is gradually taking over Ibisevic's role.
In the 29th minute, Hoffenheim led Schalke 04 1-0 thanks to Lu Wenbin's goal.
After the game resumed, Hoffenheim continued to attack.
433 is a formation they are familiar with. Although the personal abilities of Parjic and Copado are not as good as Ibisevic and Salihovic, everyone still feels that the game is smoother than 442 and there are more offensive opportunities.
Just a few minutes after the first goal, Hoffenheim scored again.
However, this time Lu Wenbin paid the price of injury and bleeding.
In the 34th minute, Copado made a cross from the bottom of the wing, and Paljic and Schalke 04 center back Bolton jumped at the same time on the small penalty area line to compete for the header, but neither of them headed the ball and it went over the bar.
Seeing this, Lu Wenbin at the back point rushed towards the landing point of the ball, and Krstajic, who was closely guarding Lu Wenbin, also rushed towards the ball at the same time.
When the ball was about to land, Lu Wenbin leaped up and made a diving header.
Even though his heading attribute is only 7/9, the ball is now out of reach with his feet, so he can only head it.
At the same time as Lu Wenbin jumped, Krstajic, who wanted to clear the ball, also jumped at the same time. The two of them headed for the ball at the same time and collided heavily in the air.
At that second, Lu Wenbin, who only had football in his eyes, headed the ball first, but the next second he felt a hit on the side of his forehead. He felt dizzy with a buzzing sound, and was unable to protect himself when he landed, and fell heavily to the ground.
Dickenson, the commentator in the commentary booth, exclaimed continuously: "Copado made a cross... Parjic and Bolton both headed the ball... Lu... made a diving header... Tooooooooooooooooooooor..."
"The ball goes in! Lu, who is not good at heading, scored his first header for Hoffenheim. He scored twice in 5 minutes and helped Hoffenheim lead Schalke 04 2-0!"
"Wait, Lu and Krstajic both fell to the ground and didn't get up!"
"Let's see the replay!"
"Ah, when Lu and Krstajic were competing for the header, their foreheads hit each other hard!"
Both the coaching staff on the sidelines and the fans in the stands stood up at once. No one cared to celebrate, but looked nervously at the Schalke 04 goal, praying that Lu Wenbin would not get injured.
In front of Schalke 04's goal, Lu Wenbin fainted on the ground for a few seconds before he regained consciousness and tried to get up.
Eduardo stopped Lu Wenbin’s action and shouted to him: “Lu, don’t move, your forehead is bleeding!”
The dizzy Lu Wenbin didn't feel any pain and said nonchalantly, "It's okay! Did the ball go in?"
Eduardo nodded and said, "It went in. Your first header actually went in."
Lu Wenbin smiled, then touched his forehead and found some blood on his hand, but it was not serious.
Then he tried to stand up by force, but was held down by Eduardo and Parjic.
"Don't move, wait for the team doctor to treat you." Eduardo continued to hold Lu Wenbin down.
Lu Wenbin could only sit on the ground and wait for the team doctor to arrive.
Next to him, Krstajic had a bump on his forehead, but no blood. He was also sitting on the ground in a daze, not much better than Lu Wenbin.
After a while, Lu Wenbin felt that he was no longer dizzy, and the team doctors of both teams rushed to the goal and treated the injuries of the two.
Krstajic used a spray to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, but Lu Wenbin had a small wound on his forehead, so he had to clean the wound with disinfectant first and then put on a Band-Aid.
Lu Wenbin felt the pain when cleaning the wound, but he endured it.
After the treatment, the team doctor asked Lu Wenbin: "How do you feel? Do you need to rest?"
Lu Wenbin, who had just become the captain and felt a great responsibility, and had refuted the coach's suggestion to give up the cup competition a few days ago, immediately shook his head and said: "No, I can still play!"
Although we are leading 2-0, the team's defense is not reassuring.
Therefore, Lu Wenbin must stay on the field, suppress the opponent's defense line, prevent them from pressing forward to assist, and also try his best to score another goal, that would be safe.
The team doctor nodded, then stretched out his fingers and moved them several times for Lu Wenbin to identify. Seeing that there was nothing abnormal with Lu Wenbin, he packed up the medical box and the stadium attendant and left. He also made an OK gesture to Ralph and others on the sidelines, indicating that Lu Wenbin was fine.
Ralph and the other coaches finally breathed a sigh of relief.
On the court, Lu Wenbin and Krstajic both stood up.
Of course, Krstajic, who had only been sprayed with medicine and had no wounds, looked fine, while Lu Wenbin, who had a Band-Aid on, looked much more seriously injured.
Seeing that Lu Wenbin did not follow the team doctor off the field after getting up, but continued to stay on the field, the stands suddenly burst into thunderous applause, dedicated to the new captain of the team who had just risked injury to score his first header, completed a brace and continued to fight despite a minor injury.
The shouts of "Lu-Lu-Lu" were endless, echoing over the stadium.
Commentator Dickenson also sighed and said: "Lu suffered a minor injury, but it doesn't look serious and he did not leave the field! However, no matter how serious the injury is, Lu's willingness to continue fighting with the injury, I think no one will doubt Hoffenheim's decision to let Lu be the captain on the field."
Countless Hoffenheim fans in front of the TV nodded in unison, expressing their 100% agreement with Dickenson's commentary.
On the court, Lu Wenbin celebrated with his teammates, then returned to his own half while applauding and thanking everyone around him.
Finally, Lu Wenbin made a gesture of raising his hands, signaling the Hoffenheim fans at home to cheer louder and more vigorously, which received a thunderous response from the fans in the stadium.
Lu Wenbin's performance of scoring two goals in five minutes and his fighting spirit despite a minor injury were recognized by all Hoffenheim fans.