In addition to the volley in the penalty area in the first minute, in the 7th minute, Ajax No. 9 striker Sigurdsson made another long shot from the top of the penalty area.
The ball hit the post and flew out of the bottom line, which also scared the Real Madrid fans at the scene.
Even fans who didn't see the angle well thought the ball went in.
Because a defensive midfielder Khedira was withdrawn and a forward was added, the backcourt defense was insufficient.
Within ten minutes of the opening, Real Madrid even seemed to be suppressed by Ajax.
Fortunately, the shooting skills of Ajax players were not up to Lu Wenbin's level, and the defense line composed of Ramos, Carvalho, Pepe, Marcelo and Casillas also withstood Ajax's opening three attacks.
Otherwise, with several shooting opportunities in the first ten minutes, Ajax might have scored a goal.
Even though they didn't concede a goal, the Real Madrid fans in the stands looked extremely unhappy, while the Ajax fans were jubilant.
A Dutch youth team without any superstars actually defeated the Real Madrid team, which has three Ballon d'Or winners, Lu Wenbin, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, who all started the game, away from home at the Bernabeu. Just looking at this scene was enough to make them proud.
This is also the reason why the Ajax coach did not choose to shrink and defend away from home.
Only face-to-face confrontation can arouse the fighting spirit of these young players.
Shrinking the defense may result in less goal conceded, but it is more likely to result in passively taking a beating, without the slightest ability to fight back, and having one's energy and spirit completely destroyed.
Facing a strong opponent like Real Madrid, it is normal to lose. But if you play hard and score a few goals, and by chance draw with Real Madrid, or even beat Real Madrid, you will become famous.
Not only will the player who scores the goal benefit, but he as a coach will also benefit.
Apart from the lack of a goal, the first ten minutes or so were fantastic for Ajax.
Even the famous madman Mourinho was anxiously shouting on the sidelines, asking Real Madrid to strengthen their attack and suppress Ajax's offensive. It can be seen how unfavorable the situation is for Real Madrid.
In the 15th minute, Carvalho committed a handball foul on the penalty area line and almost resulted in a penalty.
Fortunately, the referee insisted on his own opinion and awarded a free kick outside the penalty area instead of a penalty kick under the siege of Ajax players, and Real Madrid escaped.
Ajax does not have a free kick master like Lu Wenbin. The ball did not even enter the goal frame and flew over the crossbar.
When Casillas got the ball and was ready to kick the ball, this time he did not pass it to several defenders and let them pass it forward slowly. Instead, he waved his hands and asked everyone to press forward. He was going to kick the ball with a long kick.
So, Benzema and Higuain directly pressed to the vicinity of Ajax's penalty area line, Lu Wenbin, Ronaldo and Kaka pressed to the front court, Alonso, Marcelo and Ramos crossed the center line, and Carvalho and Pepe were close to the center circle.
This formation is really pushed forward.
If the opponent gets the ball and counterattacks, a through pass may penetrate Real Madrid's entire defense.
However, after being suppressed by Ajax for more than ten minutes, Casillas, as the captain, was extremely anxious and no longer wanted to serve the ball slowly.
He wanted to kick the ball far enough for his teammates to grab the ball in the frontcourt and attack directly towards Ajax's goal.
Of course, this depends on the teammates in the frontcourt to snatch the ball in the air.
It takes some luck, but Casillas can't care less.
After looking at the positions of his teammates in the frontcourt, he aimed the ball in the direction of Lu Wenbin and kicked it out.
Among the frontcourt teammates, Lu Wenbin is not the tallest, but his physique, speed, off-ball running, headers, etc. are all the best.
If the ball could fall near Lu Wenbin, Casillas would be sure to be grabbed by Lu Wenbin for the first point.
Therefore, he kicked the ball towards Lu Wenbin.
Casillas was lucky with this ball, it didn't go off target and it landed near Lu Wenbin.
Lu Wenbin rushed over immediately, seized a favorable position, and waited for the ball to fall from the air. Ajax's defensive midfielders De Jong and Eriksen came up to grab the ball, trying to squeeze Lu Wenbin away and get to the landing point.
De Jong, in particular, was constantly making small movements, pushing, pulling and tugging in every possible way, and he would retreat after the slightest touch, which not only affected Lu Wenbin but was also not easily discovered by the referee.
Lu Wenbin knew that De Jong wanted to influence or even anger him.
Therefore, Lu Wenbin was not affected at all. He stood firmly in his position. When the ball was about to fall, he pushed De Jong and Eriksen. Then he jumped high, successfully grabbed the landing point, and headed the ball to Alonso who was nearby.
After successfully stealing the ball and passing it to Alonso, Lu Wenbin fell down, broke free from De Jong's entanglement and rushed into the penalty area.
Alonso got the ball without hesitation and passed it to Kaka.
Although Kaka is not as fast as he used to be, he is more experienced and successfully broke through the full-back's defense and made a cross.
Higuain got the first chance to get the ball and headed it into the goal.
The Real Madrid commentators in the commentary booth had already stood up and kept shouting:
"Lu got the first point and headed the ball."
"Alonso passed the ball and Kaka got the ball!"
"Kaka dribbles past the defense, smartly passes the ball, Kaka makes a cross from the bottom!"
"Higuain got the first point and headed the ball into the goal!"
"Gooo—"
As soon as the word "goal" was shouted, the commentator saw the ball being dived by goalkeeper Fimmel, changing direction and hitting the goal post and bouncing out.
The Real Madrid commentator's voice was stuck in his throat and he couldn't shout it out completely.
Just as he was saying disappointedly, "Higuain's header was saved by Fermer," he saw the ball that Fermer had saved hit the goal post and bounced back and landed on the small penalty area line. Lu Wenbin, who had already rushed into the penalty area, was rushing towards the point where the ball landed.
Of course, the Ajax players who were in the penalty area were not idle either. Defenders Van der Wiel and Alderweireld rushed towards the ball at the same time, trying to kick the ball out of the penalty area first.
The three were not far from where the ball landed, only two or three steps away.
However, Lu Wenbin's reaction was obviously faster, and his speed and pace were greater than the two Ajax defenders.
So, before Van der Wiel and Alderweirel could make a clearance, Lu Wenbin had already rushed to the landing point. Without waiting for the ball to land or adjusting his shooting posture, he directly volleyed the ball towards the goal.
Afterwards, Lu Wenbin lost his balance and fell to the ground.
However, the ball that Lu Wenbin shot out had already flown into the goal like an arrow. After saving Higuain's header, Fimmel, who had just stood up, stretched out his hand reflexively, but caught nothing and watched the ball fly into the goal.
At this time, the Real Madrid commentator can finally roar to his heart's content:
“Goooooooooooooooooooal…”
"The ball goes in, the ball goes in, Lu scored!"
"Lu got the ball and shot it into the goal after Fimmel saved it!"
"In the 16th minute, Real Madrid finally scored a goal and led Ajax 1-0!"
"Lu's total number of goals for the year has reached 99, and he is only one goal away from the 100-goal mark!"
“We are witnessing history!”