novelraw Chapter 298 - 73: Volley! Attacking Combo! Wang Shuo Dependency! Dortmund, You Should Give Wang Shuo a Raise
Chapter 298 - 73: Volley! Attacking Combo! Wang Shuo Dependency! Dortmund, You Should Give Wang Shuo a Raise
But the next moment, Neuer was completely dumbfounded.
After stepping out with his left foot, Wang Shuo saw that Neuer hadn’t shifted his center of gravity. He immediately followed up with the outside of his right foot, smoothly knocking the ball to the left and instantly giving chase.
The final scene that unfolded before everyone was Neuer rushing toward Wang Shuo only to stand frozen on the spot like a wooden stake as Wang Shuo breezed past him with ease.
After getting past him, Wang Shuo hammered the ball with his left foot, blasting it into the Schalke 04 goal.
Without breaking stride after his shot, Wang Shuo ran off the pitch, all the way to the South Stand behind the Schalke 04 goal, where he raised both fists high to the 25,000 fans there.
It was only then that the referee’s whistle blew, signaling that the goal was good.
At that same instant, all 80,000-plus fans in the stadium leaped from their seats, screaming for the goal at the top of their lungs.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!"
"IT’S A GOAL!!!!"
"WANG SHUO!!"
"In the 58th minute, Dortmund has once again breached Schalke 04’s goal!"
"A brilliant performance from the Chinese player Wang Shuo! He single-handedly dribbled past two of Schalke 04’s center-backs, beat Neuer in a one-on-one, and sent the ball into the Schalke 04 net!"
"A spectacular display of individual skill!"
"We couldn’t even clearly see how he did it."
"Let’s take a look at the slow-motion replay!"
But at this very moment, the entire Westfalen Stadium was chanting Wang Shuo’s name.
The stadium announcer was relentlessly working up the crowd, whipping the atmosphere into a frenzy.
Eventually, more than 80,000 people were shouting in unison.
"Incredible!"
"Absolutely dazzling!"
"Wang Shuo’s movements were just too fast. We can only appreciate his string of magical footwork on the slow-motion replay."
"A highly imaginative attack."
"He actually linked a Cruyff Turn directly into a Marseille Turn."
"What an incredibly imaginative combination!"
"Zambrano was clearly powerless against that."
Neuer stood inside the penalty box, staring blankly at the grass, completely dumbstruck.
This time, he really didn’t fall to the ground.
But this was even worse!
Ahead of him, his teammates were equally devastated.
It went without saying for Zambrano and Bodden; Wang Shuo had left both of them completely in his dust.
The two youngsters, Schmitz and Moritz, could only watch, mouths agape.
During halftime, they had been in the locker room, shouting about how they were going to crush Wang Shuo and win back Lina Gerk.
Now, they were all just staring in disbelief!
If Zambrano and Bodden were made to look like that even when giving their all, what would happen if they had to face Wang Shuo directly? The outcome would be even more humiliating!
...
Wang Shuo’s goal was a huge blow to Magat.
The famous German coach was fuming on the sidelines.
His plans had been thrown into complete disarray.
In the 59th minute, right after Wang Shuo’s goal, he immediately made his first substitution.
Left-winger Vincent Sanchez came on for Kenya.
Schalke 04 immediately switched to a 4-3-3 formation.
But this clearly wasn’t enough.
In the 63rd minute, Magat used his final substitution.
Asamoah came on for Little Altıntop.
Klopp was no slouch, either.
At almost the exact moment Asamoah came onto the pitch, Klopp made two substitutions of his own.
He brought on Reus for Grosskreutz.
Then, Tinga replaced Foyelner.
Dortmund also switched to a 4-3-3 formation.
Moreover, Klopp still had one substitution left to use.
The moment Schalke 04, who had been defending doggedly for an hour, decided to push forward and attack, the outcome of the match was already sealed.
Dortmund quickly launched a series of counterattacks, leaving Schalke 04 unable to cope.
Their most dangerous chance came in the 72nd minute.
Wang Shuo dropped deep to organize the play, and Shahin sent a diagonal pass to Reus on the left wing. After powering past his man, Reus cut inside, slipped past Hewedes, and sent a low pass to the far post. Kuba ran onto it and unleashed a furious shot that grazed the far post before going out of bounds.
It was just inches away.
Then, in the 84th minute, as Wang Shuo once again dropped back to receive the ball, he was fouled by Moritz just as he was about to turn.
The Schalke 04 holding midfielder received what was, up to that point, the only yellow card of the match.
Yes, that’s right.
Despite its intensity, this Ruhr Derby had surprisingly only produced a single yellow card so far.
The referee hadn’t signaled for them to wait for the whistle, so Wang Shuo scrambled back to his feet and immediately took the free kick, passing the ball out to the right.
Kuba reacted instantly, sprinting forward to latch onto Wang Shuo’s pass. He broke into the right side of the penalty area and sent a cross to the far post.
Reus met it with a header at the back post, sending the ball once again into the Schalke 04 goal.
2-0!
The Schalke 04 players swarmed the referee, Wolfgang Stark, demanding an explanation and arguing that the goal should not have stood.
Dortmund had taken the free kick too quickly!
But Wolfgang Stark still ruled the goal valid.
He hadn’t indicated that play had to wait for his whistle; it was Schalke 04’s own defense that had lost focus.
...
When the referee blew the final whistle, the big screen at Westfalen Stadium displayed the final score of the match: 2-0!
With goals from Wang Shuo and Reus, Dortmund had won the Ruhr Derby!
This was the first time in three years that Dortmund had triumphed in the Ruhr Derby.
As a result, the Dortmund fans in the stadium were exceptionally ecstatic.