Dominating Football with Perfect Ball Control

Chapter 146: 146. A World-Class Shot Betting His Career

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A volcanic eruption would probably be like this, right?

The moment Lance scored, his ears were almost deafened. The more than 50,000 fans inside BayArena, plus over 100,000 fans standing in the plaza outside the stadium, simultaneously erupted in deafening cheers!

”It’s in!!!”

”Lance!! Lance!! Lance!!!”

1-1, the score is tied! Bayer Leverkusen only needs one goal to return to the top of the Bundesliga and secure the Bundesliga title!

The Bundesliga title, which was originally out of reach, beckoned to Bayer Leverkusen once again! After Lance scored, a flame burned in his chest.

He sprinted to the home team’s south stand, pointed a single finger to the sky, and made a ’1’ gesture! Dominating the world!

This time, it excited Mehmet Scholl.

”Lance! I told you, it had to be this Oriental kid!!”

”His celebration seems to say, ’I am the best in the world!’”

Oliver Kahn smiled beside him:

”No, no, no, Lance’s meaning might be, ’One more goal, and we can win the championship!’”

”Or perhaps, ’Bayer Leverkusen’s first championship in its history, leave it to me!’”

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On the other side, Allianz Arena. Pep Guardiola was originally beaming with joy, already planning to open champagne to celebrate.

He heard that Bayer Leverkusen was in a very bad state, while SV Werder Bremen was playing quite well. Bayern Munich was already leading VfB Stuttgart 4-0, Thomas Müller scored another goal!

If Bayern Munich could come back and win the championship, this would show that they are a resilient team with the deep heritage of a giant club! Having lost the Champions League, the most important championship, with the Bundesliga title in hand, Guardiola at least had something to show.

Otherwise, if they couldn’t even win the Bundesliga title, Bayern Munich’s management, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Uli Hoene?, might have to reconsider Guardiola’s position. Originally, Bayern Munich was a treble winner, and you were invited to win a sextuple.

If you can’t even keep the Bundesliga title, what’s the use of you? Guardiola hadn’t had time to be happy for long, when the assistant coach suddenly cursed in a low voice.

”What’s wrong?”

”They... scored, tied the score.”

”Hiss...”

Guardiola’s heart tightened. A bad premonition spread through his mind.

If Bayer Leverkusen had been anyone else, no matter how big a star, Pep would have been confident of winning the championship. But the opposing team had the most troublesome character!

The core player who led the team to double victories over Bayern Munich, the 16-year-old prodigy, Lance!

”This guy is really something! My God!”

It was too bizarre!

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SV Werder Bremen seemed to be intentionally trying to annoy Bayer Leverkusen. The match had already dragged into the 75th minute, with less than 20 minutes remaining.

SV Werder Bremen surprisingly made three consecutive defensive substitutions, a pure ’bus’ formation online! They would rather not see Bayer Leverkusen win the championship than Bayern Munich.

A brother who used to linger in the middle of the Bundesliga suddenly wants to fly high and take first place? Pure envy!

Many Bayern Munich fans were watching both matches simultaneously and were delighted to see SV Werder Bremen adopt a ’bus’ formation, clearly aiming to wear down Bayer Leverkusen.

”Well done! SV Werder Bremen!”

”Next season, we’ll go easy on you! Good brother!”

”I declare that for these last 15 minutes, I am a SV Werder Bremen fan.”

”Indeed, SV Werder Bremen is a friend; the former little brother Bayer Leverkusen is already a traitor.”

Bayer Leverkusen fans were, of course, very annoyed.

”SV Werder Bremen is a bit disgusting; they have no results and still play a ’bus’ formation?”

”If you’re a man, play an attacking game!”

”It’s not your championship, why are you defending? Purely to annoy people?”

”No sportsmanship at all!”

But Bayer Leverkusen fans couldn’t do anything about them. SV Werder Bremen’s choice was merely tactical; there was no passive play in the match, so they couldn’t be penalized at all.

Even if they could be penalized, it would be handled after the match, and if they couldn’t score today, the fact of losing the championship wouldn’t change. Bayer Leverkusen fans could only hold their anxious hearts and place all their hopes on Lance!

”Come on, Lance!”

”Lance! You are God!”

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”Damn it! Bus formation!”

”So disgusting!”

On the field, the Bayer Leverkusen players were also incredibly annoyed. Three attacking players replaced consecutively, with one center-back and two defensive midfielders?

Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 SV Werder Bremen, why bother?

”Are they really trying to mess with us?”

”We must complain about them!”

”Stop talking.”

During a dead ball, a teammate couldn’t help but complain, but Lance quickly interrupted him. This should have been done by the captain, Simon Rolfes, but Rolfes was clearly also emotionally affected.

Lance, equipped with the Nagi Seishiro template, temporarily maintained a lazy, calm, and indifferent demeanor, allowing him to see things very clearly. It didn’t matter if SV Werder Bremen was doing it on purpose, they now had no attacking players, and their offensive power against Bayer Leverkusen was zero!

Therefore, Bayer Leverkusen could completely let loose and attack furiously! SV Werder Bremen was not Atlético Madrid, nor was it peak Inter Milan, how could they possibly defend?

Just calm down and attack patiently for the last 15 minutes, that’s enough! Only one more goal is needed to win the championship!

”Brothers! Just one goal! Let’s fight hard!”

Seeing the 16-year-old Lance so calm, as the veterans of the team, Simon Rolfes, Lars Bender, Eren Derdiyok, and other players felt a little ashamed, their mentality on the field was not as good as that of the young kid. After being reminded, the Bayer Leverkusen teammates gradually adjusted their state.

The coaching staff on the sidelines also waved, signaling the entire team to push forward! All out attack!

For the championship, one last push!

”The match has entered injury time, only 3 minutes of injury time! Not much time left for Bayer Leverkusen! SV Werder Bremen’s ’bus’ formation is very difficult to deal with, airtight. However, Bayer Leverkusen has also gone all out; their center-backs are almost standing at the center circle, acting as deep-lying playmakers. Lance is even tirelessly running and interchanging in the front field, looking for opportunities!”

”This ball!!”

Zhan Jun’s fists were clenched, his body tense. Bayer Leverkusen, who had not been able to find an opportunity, had their morale dragged down.

Lance looked very tired, but he was still gritting his teeth and running like crazy, surprisingly the most hardworking person on the field! Finally, he seized a golden opportunity!

He backheeled the ball to Derdiyok at the edge of the box, while simultaneously making a return run. Derdiyok passed a diagonal through ball, but the power wasn’t adjusted well, a little too strong.

A SV Werder Bremen center-back quickly moved forward, extending his leg to poke the ball away. Seeing this scene, Bayer Leverkusen fans and commentators had almost given up hope.

Could it be... that Bayern Munich really came back to win? A look of confusion also flashed in the eyes of the Bayer Leverkusen players.

”Damn it!! I’m not reconciled, I’m not reconciled!”

Lance was still chasing! He hadn’t given up yet!

Just now, to counter SV Werder Bremen’s ’bus’ formation, Lance had already used up his Rage Value and the assistance of the Bachira Meguru template. Unfortunately, the opponent’s ’bus’ formation was too tight, with people everywhere in the box, Lance’s close-range shot was blocked by a SV Werder Bremen player.

Now, his Rage Value was insufficient, and the assistance template had also turned gray to ’off’, Lance had no cards left in his hand... No, there was still one card!!

At the critical moment, Lance had a flash of inspiration in his desperation! The time on the scoreboard entered the 93rd minute!

The same timing as Manchester City’s miracle! A sharp glint flashed in Lance’s eyes!

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The SV Werder Bremen defender was a bit surprised. It seemed they were about to hold onto this draw and prevent Bayer Leverkusen from winning the championship.

This ball was about to be cleared by him, but the next second! Lance, who was clearly still several meters away, ghost-like, instantly burst into the edge of the box, touching the ball first!

Mirror Learning from the Nagi Seishiro template! In his urgency, he directly simulated Son Heung-min on the field!

”Huh? Brother Son is quite useful!”

Son Heung-min’s dribbling was not his strong suit; his ability to escape from a standstill was mediocre, lacking the rhythm changes of dribbling and the delicate small techniques of South American players. He relied more on his physical qualities, using instant explosiveness to create distance.

As long as he could get going and advance near the box, Son Heung-min’s left and right feet both had world-class shooting ability! In a sense, he could be considered a low-spec version of the ’Golden-Edged Cristiano Ronaldo’.

Derdiyok’s misplaced pass, gave Lance a flash of inspiration, using Son Heung-min’s explosiveness to accelerate forward! And using his speed advantage to quickly change direction and knock the ball past the SV Werder Bremen center-back!

A light at the end of the tunnel! Amidst Zhan Jun’s hoarse voice, Lance carried the ball, launching the final assault for the championship!

”Lance!!! First touch! Beautiful!! Dribbling horizontally to escape, creating an angle!!”

Generally, such long-range shots from the top of the box were not Lance’s specialty. But with the box full of players, the angle Lance created was the best opportunity in the second half!

Under everyone’s gaze, under the floodlights of BayArena! Lance decided to shoulder the responsibility of the entire Bayer Leverkusen team, of the club’s first-ever championship!

Simulating Son Heung-min was not some heroic, overpowered skill, not some guaranteed cheat! But facing desperation, Lance was willing to take a gamble!

A long-range shot staking his entire professional career! Please, go in!

Bang--

A powerful shot from the top of the box, opening up an angle, infused with Lance’s belief! It transformed into a cannonball, blasting towards the goal!

All was silent, the entire BayArena seemed to be completely muted, no sound could be heard, only the slow-motion of spectators in the stands rising and raising their hands in cheers. The football slowly flew towards the top corner of the goal, getting faster and faster!

Swish--

Time flow resumed! The football hit the inside of the post!

And bounced into the net!! Only then did the true, sky-piercing roar erupt from BayArena!

”He did it!! Lance’s world-class goal—that scoundrel of a ball is in!!!”

”Last-minute winner!! Last-minute winner!!”