Free Web NovelChapter 507: Chapter 103: Bayern’s Infighting! Surpassing Ronaldo! Dortmund’s Strategic Opportunity! The Biggest Sponsorship Deal in History
In the 51st minute of the second half, Dortmund won a throw-in on the left flank.
Schmelzer hurried forward, flicked up the ball thrown over by the ball boy, and carefully wiped it on his jersey. He took a step back, then suddenly surged forward, hurling the ball with all his might into Bayern’s penalty area.
Van Bitten precisely judged the ball’s trajectory. Getting there before anyone else, he headed it clear, but the ball only went as far as the edge of the penalty area.
Sven Bender rushed forward to intercept the ball at the edge of the box.
Schweinsteiger immediately charged toward Sven Bender.
Rushed and without a better option, Sven Bender could only hook the ball back into the penalty area.
Wang Shuo sprinted over, got into position near the penalty spot with his back to the goal, and brought the ball down with his chest.
In that instant, he was completely surrounded by defenders. He could feel the solid impact of the ball against his chest and perceive every single frame of its rebound as it fell to the ground.
It was as if everything was in super slow motion.
At the same time, boosted by [Eagle Eye] and [First Move], Wang Shuo could clearly sense that the instant he received the ball, three players—Van Bitten, Gustavo, and Badstuber—were simultaneously closing in on him from behind.
If he turned to shoot, his attempt would surely be blocked by the wall of three defenders.
’[Domain Skill: Controller] isn’t omnipotent!’
In that same instant, Wang Shuo spotted someone else.
Grosskreutz!
Grandcross had initially been charging in to challenge for the ball, but he started to pull up when he saw Wang Shuo had secured it.
This was to avoid getting too close and crowding Wang Shuo’s space.
’What great teammates!’
"Kevin!"
As Wang Shuo shouted, he pointed to his left with his left hand.
All these actions happened almost simultaneously.
Before the ball even hit the ground, Wang Shuo volleyed it with the inside of his right foot.
He gently laid the ball off to the right of the penalty spot.
At almost the same instant, Grandcross stormed past Wang Shuo, ran onto the pass, and unleashed a thunderous shot with his right foot.
The shot was a thunderbolt, rocketing into the right side of Bayern’s goal.
The entire Westfalen Stadium erupted once more!
2-0!
After his blistering shot, Grosskreutz immediately spun around, let out an excited roar, and charged straight at Wang Shuo, tackling him to the ground.
’Holy shit, are you a tiger or something?’
’Do you just pounce on everyone like that?’
But in the next moment, Wang Shuo had no room to complain.
Because the Dortmund players started piling on, one after another.
This time, he was truly buried under a mountain of men!
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To add to Bayern’s despair, just eight minutes after Grosskreutz’s goal, Götze and Wang Shuo executed a perfect one-two at the edge of the penalty area.
As Götze was about to break into the box, he was tripped by Planic right on the edge.
It was a timely foul, and Planic received a yellow card for it.
The free kick was in a great position.
Wang Shuo was confident he could take it, but after seeing the eager, almost pleading look in Shahin’s eyes, he stepped aside and gave the opportunity to him.
In training, Shahin had a very high success rate from this area.
He was a left-footed player, and his free-kick technique was rather interesting.
Shahin’s run-up was very short, with only a little more than two steps between him and the ball.
Just like this time.
After placing the ball, he took two large steps back. At the whistle, Shahin took a small stutter step with his right foot, followed by a slightly larger step with his left, then a big stride with his right, and finally, he swung his left foot and struck the ball.
The ball rocketed into the top-right corner of Bayern’s goal.
The goalkeeper, Craft, didn’t even have time to react before the ball was in the net.
3-0!
Wang Shuo had discussed this type of direct free kick with Shahin before.
Its greatest advantage was its deceptiveness.
The stutter steps were meant to deceive the wall and the goalkeeper, allowing for better control over the timing of the strike.
For example, Wang Shuo remembered Ronaldo taking a similar direct free kick near the edge of the box, also using that stutter-step approach.
But he had ended up hitting a low, rolling shot.
By the time the wall jumped, everyone realized the ball had already zipped underneath them and into the near corner.
Wang Shuo had tried taking free kicks from the edge of the box like this before, but his results hadn’t been very good.
So, he knew he still needed a lot of practice.
But this direct free kick from Shahin was absolutely beautiful.
He probably felt he was striking the ball well tonight and his form was excellent, which was why he wanted to take a crack at it.
After Shahin scored the free kick, Wang Shuo was the first to run over and celebrate with him.
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"Congratulations."
When Dortmund scored their third goal, Hennes turned to Laubal and offered his congratulations.
Both were seasoned veterans who had been immersed in German football for decades.
This was especially true for Hennes, a legendary player in his own right, who understood the game more profoundly than most.
The match was decided.
"Barring any major upsets, this season’s Bundesliga title should be yours."
Hennes didn’t find those words difficult to say at all.
On the contrary, he said them quite frankly.
Dortmund’s momentum this season was just too ferocious.
Even though they were only seven matches in, the overall strength Dortmund had displayed was truly unparalleled in the Bundesliga.
