Lin Hai Ting Tao
Chapter 728 A Prodigy of Heaven
In the second half of extra time, the two sides switched sides, and behind Bayern Munich's goal was the stand where the Borussia Dortmund fans were gathered. When the football hit the back of the net, all the Borussia Dortmund fans jumped up from their seats and raised their arms to cheer.
Their cheers were so loud that the commentators on the scene could hardly hear themselves. They could only desperately raise their voices, yelling until their throats were hoarse and the veins on their foreheads were bulging.
"Mark... a volley! Great shot!!! Great shot! Borussia Dortmund have equalized! Ooh ooh ooh! A worldie! A worldie! Wonderful!" He Ping's voice was hoarse.
"Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh!! Mark! Mark! Mark! Mark! Mark—gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooL!!!" The Spanish commentator showed off their signature lung-capacity commentary.
"Ahhh! Unbelievable! Borussia Dortmund equalized in the 109th minute of the game! They were behind in extra time, but still had the ability to equalize! So tenacious! Bayern Munich have taken the lead twice in this game, but have been pegged back twice! This team deserves to be the opponent that fought them for a season in the league and eventually surpassed them to win the title!" The British commentator rattled on. "Klopp's Borussia Dortmund is a team full of fighting spirit!"
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After scoring, Mark lost his balance because he had used all his strength, and fell to the ground.
But his eyes had been fixed on the football all along. He saw the football fly into the goal, and for a moment, his brain suddenly went blank—I actually scored the equalizer in the Champions League final? Did I really do that?
He had a sense of unreality…
Things he didn't even dare to dream about before were now actually happening.
It was Zhou Yi's excited roar that pulled him out of this sense of unreality.
He was tackled to the ground by Zhou Yi, and the pain let him know that he was not dreaming.
More Borussia Dortmund players rushed up and pressed the two of them to the ground.
They celebrated wantonly in front of Bayern Munich's home.
And next to them were the dumbfounded Bayern Munich players…
No one thought that Zhou Yi's kick would actually be a pass, not a shot!
You should know that after he put on that posture at the time, it was completely like an arrow on the string!
With the arrow on the string, the next sentence is "have to fire," but Zhou Yi actually didn't fire.
Immediately **** he actually held it back?!
What's this?
Zhou Yi wasn't afraid of straining his back being able to hold it back?
Not only did he hold it back, but he was also able to pass the football to Mark very accurately. The shake of that wrist... if he used a little too much force, the ball would have been too big, and if he used a little too little force, the ball wouldn't have reached it. The control of the football was simply perfect.
All of this was completed in an instant.
Whether he had thought about it before swinging his foot to shoot, and used the shot as a feint, or changed his mind temporarily.
But no matter which reason, it was enough to make people feel that Zhou Yi was simply unfathomable…
Faced with such a wonderful pass, even if they lost the ball, Bayern Munich really didn't know what to say.
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Klopp rushed out of the coach's bench and onto the field, performing a sliding knee celebration. Then he got up and ran back to the coach's bench, jumping high and hugging assistant coach Buvac enthusiastically.
The substitutes' bench was even more thunderous with cheers, and everyone threw the things in their hands into the sky, and then hugged each other.
After Bayern Munich scored, the substitutes' bench and the coach's bench of Borussia Dortmund seemed to be shrouded in a thick cloud.
And now, Mark's goal was like holy light descending from the sky, dispelling the dark clouds above their heads.
The golden light shone on them, making them feel refreshed.
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The TV broadcast was replaying Mark's goal over and over again. That volley was really beautiful and morale-boosting.
"Mark Wagner, this young man from Borussia Dortmund's own youth training camp, partnered with Götze and Zhou Yi in the youth team, but his journey to the first team was not as smooth as his two partners. He returned this season after a serious injury, but suffered continuous injuries again. He lost his main position and became Klopp's 'candidate option'…"
He Ping was introducing Mark to the Chinese audience in a torrent, although everyone might be very familiar with him.
"He didn't get a chance to start in this final, but he scored the most crucial first goal at the most crucial moment. I dare say, this is definitely the most beautiful and most important goal of his career!"
"Mark's goal has brought hope back to Borussia Dortmund! After equalizing, Borussia Dortmund will be greatly boosted, while Bayern Munich will be hit hard. With this ebb and flow, even if the game is dragged into a penalty shootout, the morale of Borussia Dortmund players will definitely be higher than that of Bayern Munich players!"
Mark has missed many games this season due to injuries, and his performance in the occasional games he has played has not been stable enough, but it is enough for him to be able to stand up at critical moments.
"This reminds me of Ricken, who came off the bench and scored the winning goal in the Champions League final that year. He was also a player trained by Borussia Dortmund's youth academy…"
Mark and Ricken were really similar in some ways.
And Mark regarded Ricken as his idol back then.
Now the only thing that worries people is—will Mark's future prospects become like Ricken's… That's not a good thing.
The TV broadcast ended the replay of Mark's goal and played the scene of Borussia Dortmund players celebrating the goal.
During the celebration, Zhou Yi and Mark were head to head, Zhou Yi was holding his head, and was saying something to him.
"Well done, Mark, that goal was really beautiful!" Zhou Yi praised him loudly in Mark's ear. Although he passed the football out, he wasn't sure if Mark could score. This was definitely not a "nanny assist". It was still quite difficult to score.
You should know that before Mark shot, what he was facing was not a huge empty goal, but a sufficient wall of people.
But Mark's shot was of quite high quality.
Borussia Dortmund's ability to equalize was inseparable from Mark's contribution.
Zhou Yi was happy for such a good friend. He was no longer the kind of "baby" who wanted others to do everything well and then feed the meat to his mouth.
Mark was embarrassed by Zhou Yi's praise: "I just thought of what you said, Zhou Yi. You told me to run more smartly in the second half... I just saw that there was a gap near the penalty spot, so I ran over, but I didn't expect you to really pass the football to me..."
"What are you thinking? Of course I will pass the ball to you, you are a real striker!"
Mark knew in his heart that 80% of the credit for his goal should be attributed to Zhou Yi. His pass was so great and so unexpected by the opponent. He was more like a lucky fool…
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The TV broadcast began to replay the scene of Zhou Yi passing the ball to Mark just now. Everyone has seen fake shots and real passes, but it is too rare to be able to change a shot into an assist when volleying and the arrow is on the string.
This requires not only imagination, but also precise control over the body.
Of course, a little luck is also needed.
Zhou Yi only used the movement of his wrist to flick the football to Mark. It was not deliberate, it was very natural, just like flowing water. If the slow motion was not replayed over and over again, there might not be too many people who could really notice Zhou Yi's wrist kung fu…
This action was repeatedly played by the TV station, and people watched it with fascination.
"Zhou Yi is probably one of the most creative players in football today…" He Ping adhered to the Chinese people's excellent tradition of humility, and added "one of" to Zhou Yi, so as not to be sprayed by people for his statement. But in his heart, he felt that Zhou Yi was the most creative player in football today, without one of.
Some of those passes may only exist in imagination, but Zhou Yi can turn them into reality. There are also some passes that are very difficult, but Zhou Yi makes them seem easy, as ordinary as eating and breathing.
His performance is seriously inconsistent with his twenty-two years of age. For this phenomenon, people can only use one word to explain it—a genius.