After taking the lead, Hoffenheim can move forward and backward more freely.
Uniria was forced into a desperate situation and had to put more energy into the attack.
When they were already behind in the score, defense alone would not allow them to win and gain points; they had to fight back.
However, although Uniria wanted to counterattack, they had too few attackers in the frontcourt to defend against Hoffenheim's attacking group including Lu Wenbin.
There is only one main striker, as well as one attacking midfielder and two midfielders, but the attacking midfielder and midfielders also have to bear part of the defensive responsibilities. Coupled with their insufficient personal abilities, the intensity of the attack is simply scratching the itch for Hoffenheim's defense.
On the contrary, after they started to counterattack, the offensive space left for Lu Wenbin and others in the backcourt increased a lot.
In the 34th minute, Eduardo and Demba Ba completed a two-on-one pass outside the penalty area and then entered the penalty area. After a feint, they passed the ball to Ibrahimovic who ran into an open space in the middle.
If the goalkeeper hadn't performed well and saved Ibisevic's shot in the penalty area, Hoffenheim would have been leading 2-0.
Even so, they couldn't hold out for long.
After all, Hoffenheim also has Lu Wenbin who stands out from the crowd.
In the 42nd minute, Lu Wenbin ran into an open space outside the penalty area and then received a pass from Baker.
Facing the opponent's defense, Lu Wenbin used a dunk to get past the midfielder Balan who was closely guarding him and quickly broke into the penalty area, causing the two central defenders in the penalty area to block and double-team him.
Before the two central defenders of the opposing team blocked the shooting angle, Lu Wenbin took a shot, and the powerful ball went straight to the far corner of the goal. Uniria's players and fans all showed desperate expressions.
But the goalkeeper Eluschris, who was defending the near corner, reacted very quickly this time and made a brilliant save, falling to the ground and poking the ball with his fingertips.
The ball went slightly to the sideline, then hit the far post and bounced back into the penalty area.
European Golden Boot winner Lu Wenbin's shot in the penalty area did not score a goal, which made Uniria's players and fans breathe a sigh of relief.
However, at this moment, Gustavo, who was unnoticed from the back row, suddenly appeared in front of the ball in the penalty area, and before defender Galamas could clear the ball, he shot the ball and easily poked the ball into the empty goal after the goalkeeper fell to the ground.
Hoffenheim led Uniria 2-0, and midfielder Gustavo scored a rare goal.
Even the defensive midfielder could rush into the penalty area to participate in the attack and score a goal, which shows the huge gap in strength between the two sides.
Uniria's attack could not put too much pressure on Gustavo, so he was still able to rush forward to attack and scored a rare goal.
Although Lu Wenbin did not score a goal, this goal can be considered as his indirect assist. It was his shot that created Gustavo's scoring opportunity. Lu Wenbin was the one who contributed the most to this goal.
As for Uniria, in order to defend against the attacks of Lu Wenbin and others, their players had received three yellow cards in the entire first half.
Even so, the team was unable to stop losing goals and still fell behind 0-2 in the first half.
This made Uniria's players quite depressed, and the fans in the stands also fell silent.
The gap in reality made them quite frustrated.
This is their home court. Hoffenheim was able to easily score two goals in the first half of the game in an unfamiliar stadium environment. Do they still expect to reverse and defeat Hoffenheim in the remaining time
Fortunately, the first half ended not long after Gustavo scored the goal.
During the half-time break, perhaps after some encouragement from the head coach, Uniria's players regained their morale and continued to defend Hoffenheim all over the field in the second half, trying to struggle, counterattack and score goals.
However, Lu Wenbin soon made them completely despair.
In the 63rd minute, Salihovic was tackled to the ground by Uniria midfielder Abuseidur when he was dribbling the ball on the right side of the frontcourt. The referee gave Abuseidur a yellow card and awarded Hoffenheim a free kick.
Lu Wenbin, who had already scored a free kick in the first half, stood in front of the ball again. Relying on his free kick skills that he had practiced for so long, he kicked the free kick of nearly 30 meters into the dead corner of Uniria's goal.
Goalkeeper Eluschris was just a hair's breadth away from touching the ball, but in the end he could only watch in despair as the ball flew past him and into the goal.
The moment the ball entered the net, Lu Wenbin shouted excitedly, and then celebrated enthusiastically with his teammates.
Because this was the first time he scored two goals from free kicks in an official match since joining the professional league.
The commentator Dickenson also shouted loudly in the commentary booth: "Toooooooooooooooor..."
"A brace, a brace! Lou scored twice from free kicks in the Champions League. Uniria paid the price for their constant foul tactics!"
Commentators from other TV stations also praised the performance.
"As expected of a master free-kick expert who can score more than ten free-kicks a season, Lu scored twice in his second Champions League game!"
"Uniria's foul tactics were used on the wrong target. Hoffenheim has a free kick master like Lu. We cannot easily foul Hoffenheim and give them free kick opportunities!"
The hosts and guests in the CCTV-5 broadcast studio were also very excited.
"That's amazing. Lu Wenbin not only scores a lot of goals in open play, but he's also first-rate at set pieces! He scored two goals from free kicks in one game. I don't think many people will dare to use foul tactics against Lu Wenbin's team in the future!"
"Yes, if Lu Wenbin joins the national team, the national team can score a lot of goals just from free kicks!"
At the scene, the few hundred Hoffenheim fans who followed the team on the away trip were also jumping and dancing excitedly in the stands, celebrating Lu Wenbin's second free kick goal, completely ignoring the fiery eyes of the home team fans around them.
After conceding two free kicks from Lu Wenbin and falling behind 0-3, Uniria's players finally felt hopeless and completely discouraged.
The gap between the Romanian team and the European Super Cup champions cannot be made up by running all over the field or using foul tactics!
Not only did their foul tactics fail to produce any results, but it also led to Lu Wenbin scoring two goals from free kicks for the first time in his career. It’s despairing enough just to think about it!
In the remaining time, the frustrated Uniria failed to launch any decent attack. Hoffenheim, who was already leading 3-0, did not push too hard and slowed down their offensive.
Ralph even replaced Lu Wenbin with Copado in the 73rd minute and changed to a 442 formation.
In the end, the second round of the Champions League ended with Hoffenheim winning 3-0 away against Uniria.
Lu Wenbin scored twice from free kicks in an official match for the first time, once again becoming the focus of post-match media reports.
With 4 goals, he also surpassed Grafite who did not score a goal in this round, and easily took the first place in the 2009/2010 Champions League scorer list!