Free Web NovelChapter 490: Chapter 100: The Fourth Title! A New Era! Sign Him, No Need to Buy Ronaldo and Messi
And it was on the right flank again.
Once again, Piszczek surged forward and Kuba received the ball. After the two combined, Wang Shuo suddenly appeared just outside the right corner of the penalty area to offer support.
After receiving the pass from Piszczek, Wang Shuo played a through ball.
Kuba quickly reached the byline and sent a first-time cross in front of the goal.
Reus made a run to the far post and side-footed the ball into the net.
4-0!
Just as Dortmund was celebrating the goal, Inter Milan’s left-back, Chiwo, suddenly ran off the pitch. He rushed all the way to the Inter Milan bench and started yelling.
This sudden turn of events caught everyone by surprise.
Especially Wang Shuo and his teammates.
"What’s going on?"
"Couldn’t take it anymore. He’s losing it."
"What’s he yelling?"
"I don’t know. I could only make out a standard Italian curse word."
The Dortmund players all nodded.
It was true. In any language, curse words were always the easiest to learn.
By halftime, they had all gotten the news.
"Either make some adjustments right now, or I’m not playing the second half!"
Those were Chiwo’s exact words, roared at Benitez on the sideline.
Plus, of course, a classic Italian curse.
"Kuba and Lukash completely broke him!" Wang Shuo couldn’t help but laugh.
It wasn’t hard to understand why Chiwo had lost his cool.
Eto’o genuinely refused to track back on defense, and while Inter Milan had two holding midfielders, they offered little protection for the backline.
This was especially true with Götze from Dortmund tying up their players.
This meant Chiwo was often left to defend against two players by himself. Getting beaten time and time again, anyone in his position would have snapped.
Beyond the players’ issues, Benitez’s tactics were also disastrous.
Who could have imagined that last season’s European treble winners would fall into such a sorry state in just three short months?
Professional football was truly a cruel world!
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The moment the referee from Switzerland, Massimo Busacca, blew the final whistle, the entire Louis II Stadium erupted in cheers.
This was followed by waves of "BVB!" chants from the Dortmund fans.
On the pitch, the Dortmund players rushed to embrace one another, wildly celebrating their victory.
The instant the whistle blew, the Ball God System sent Wang Shuo three notifications all at once.
Wang Shuo stood where he was and entered the Ball God System to take a look.
The first was the post-match summary, awarding him 9 Passive Value.
After accepting it, Wang Shuo read on.
"Congratulations on helping Dortmund win the 2010 UEFA Super Cup. Reward: one Regional Level Passive Skill Card or 100 Passive Value. Please choose..."
Wang Shuo was ecstatic and immediately chose the 100 Passive Value.
He was in desperate need of it right now!
Once he saved up 500 points, he could immediately upgrade his Passive Skills and see just how incredible the Domain Skills were!
The Ball God System’s championship rewards were calculated based on the prestige of the trophy.
The prestige of the UEFA Super Cup wasn’t that high, not even as high as a Bundesliga title, so it only gave 100 points.
’The reward for the FIFA Club World Cup would probably be higher,’ he thought.
’After all, that’s a World-level competition!’
But it was the third notification that truly surprised Wang Shuo.
"Congratulations on becoming the first player to score a hat-trick in an official UEFA Super Cup match during the 2010 tournament. Reward: one Professional Level Passive Skill Card or 50 Passive Value..."
"As you have already obtained all Passive Skills, the system has automatically selected 50 Passive Value for you. Please accept."
Wang Shuo really hadn’t expected an additional reward!
’I’m the first person to score a hat-trick in an official UEFA Super Cup match?’
Wang Shuo found it hard to believe.
Wang Shuo could guess the reason for the "official match" qualifier.
The UEFA Super Cup was founded in 1972. It was originally a two-legged tie between the reigning Champions League winners and the European Cup Winners’ Cup champions, an idea initiated by Ajax, who were then the kings of the European Football Scene, led by Cruyff and Alihan.
In January 1973, the first UEFA Super Cup was held between Ajax and Glasgow Rangers. The aggregate score over the two legs was 6-3, but because Glasgow Rangers had been banned by UEFA for a year, that year’s match was not officially recognized by UEFA.
The match between Ajax and AC Milan in January 1974 was the first one to be officially recognized by UEFA.
And even in that unofficial 1973 edition, no one, not even Cruyff or Alihan, had scored a hat-trick.
So, strictly speaking, he was the only player to have ever scored a hat-trick in the UEFA Super Cup.
After processing all three notifications, Wang Shuo was completely energized.
He was one step closer to accumulating 500 Passive Value!
Just as he was about to open his Personal Attribute Panel to see how much Passive Value he had, Kuba came flying over, scooped Wang Shuo right up, and took off on a mad dash, cheering nonstop.
’When this guy gets excited, he’s bursting with passion!’
Meanwhile, on the sideline, Klopp was equally ecstatic.
Both the process and the result of the match had exceeded his expectations.
He had thought they could defeat Inter Milan, but he never imagined it would be this easy.
"Zeliko, wouldn’t you say this is the wonderful bliss of having a superstar on your team?" Klopp laughed, unable to hide his pride.
He recalled that spring in 2008 when he was at a dead end in Mainz and met Wang Shuo.
Back then, he had just been clutching at straws.
