The God of Football Starts With Passive Skills-Chapter 138 - 50: Great Comeback! Hat-trick! Setting Another Record

Chapter 138: Chapter 50: Great Comeback! Hat-trick! Setting Another Record

The latter dribbled the ball, driving relentlessly toward the six-yard box.

Seeing that goalkeeper Hass and Marvin Kemper had both retreated to the right side of the six-yard box to defend, Wang Shuo raised his hand, calling for the ball.

Ever since Wang Shuo had joined Mainz, the two had played together, put in extra practice together, and gone through special training together. They had long since developed perfect chemistry.

Schürrle sent a square pass behind Kemper, laying it back to Wang Shuo on the edge of the six-yard box.

Wang Shuo ran onto it and coolly slotted the ball with his right foot into Hoffenheim’s virtually empty net.

2-2!

It’s tied!

"GOAL!!!"

"This is simply unbelievable!"

"Mainz has scored two in a row to level it, and Wang Shuo has a brace!"

"This is his third brace in the Bundesliga this season!"

But Mainz’s attack wasn’t over yet.

Even after scoring, Wang Shuo didn’t run off to celebrate.

He sprinted into the Hoffenheim goal, scooped up the ball, and ran back toward his own half.

"It looks like Mainz still isn’t satisfied."

"Wang Shuo is still frantically waving his teammates back, urging them to get ready to attack again."

"What a remarkably tenacious team!"

"It’s hard to believe that here, at the end of November in the Bundesliga, the top two teams in the standings are both newly promoted."

"And it’s just as hard to believe that the top three goalscorers currently leading the Bundesliga charts were all playing in the 2nd Bundesliga last season!"

"Some are saying this Bundesliga season is like a chaotic free-for-all."

"But chaos forges heroes!"

"And players like Wang Shuo, Ibisevic, and Helmes are the ones who have risen to the occasion in this chaotic season!"

"And of course, you have renowned managers like Klopp and Rangnick in the mix as well."

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After Mainz tied the game, Rangnick finally swallowed his pride and made a substitution.

He brought on 20-year-old Ghana international Isaac Vorsah for Carlos Eduardo.

It was a clear signal to shore up the defense.

Isaac Vorsah stood at 1.92 meters, possessing the powerful physique typical of a player from Africa, with an extremely strong physical presence.

He was a center-back but could also fill in as a defensive midfielder. However, his footwork was rather crude and he lacked agility, putting him at a disadvantage when playing in the midfield.

In the 83rd minute of the match, Mainz won the ball back with a tackle near the center spot.

The veteran Kalhan gave it his all, sliding in to poke the ball away from Salihovic.

Pekovic collected the ball, only to find himself surrounded by Hoffenheim players.

He had nowhere to pass!

But just as Pekovic was running out of options, Wang Shuo suddenly dropped back from his forward position.

The man who was supposed to be leading the line had actually dropped all the way back to the edge of the center circle in his own half to receive a pass. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Pekovic didn’t hesitate for a second, immediately sending the ball his way.

Wang Shuo had his back to the goal as he received the pass. To his left was Isaac Vorsah, center-back Marvin Kemper was marking him from behind, and to his right and in front of him were more defenders.

He had no space to trap the ball and turn.

But out of the corner of his eye, he spotted Hainauer just past Isaac Vorsah, outside the center circle.

The combined effects of [Insight] and [First Move] projected an image of the current game into Wang Shuo’s mind, simultaneously predicting the likely next moves of the two or three players around him.

’There’s a gap there!’

"Tomasz!"

As he yelled, Wang Shuo met the incoming ball with the inside of his right foot, pushing a pass toward the right side of the center circle.

The instant he made the pass, he could clearly see that everyone, including Isaac Vorsah, had their attention drawn to the ball.

They all felt the ball was close enough, that they had a chance to get a foot to it, so they all watched it.

But in reality, they had no chance of intercepting it.

Immediately after passing, Wang Shuo spun around, pushed off with all his might, raised his right hand, and shouted again.

"Tomasz!"

The two shouts came less than two seconds apart.

Many of the Hoffenheim defenders hadn’t even processed what was happening before Wang Shuo had already turned and broken into a sprint.

Hainauer had been playing with Wang Shuo for about half a year; he knew exactly what Wang Shuo intended.

The Hungarian international didn’t trap the ball. Instead, he met Wang Shuo’s pass with a one-touch return, laying it perfectly into Wang Shuo’s path.

Marvin Kemper’s attention had also been drawn to Wang Shuo’s initial pass, trying to track its destination.

This caused him to be a step slow on the turn.

By the time he turned to give chase, he realized that being a step slow at the start meant he would always be a step behind.

The sprinting Wang Shuo pulled further and further away from him.

Wang Shuo hit top speed, accelerating with every stride.

Hoffenheim’s last man back was the 20-year-old center-back, Matthias Jaisler.

He had been instrumental in Hoffenheim’s promotion last season and was the young player Rangnick admired and trusted the most.

But now, facing the rapidly approaching Wang Shuo, Jaisler was starting to panic.

A one-on-one!

Faced with the choice of playing the man or the ball, Jaisler chose the man.

Even though he was the last defender, he was mentally prepared to take a red card.

He knew that if Wang Shuo got past him, it would be a clean breakaway on goal!

If they conceded this goal, it would be virtually impossible for Hoffenheim to catch up to Mainz in the league standings by the winter break.

But in the instant Wang Shuo bore down on Jaisler, he feinted, dipping his body slightly to the left and stepping out with his left foot.

It was only at this moment that the young Hoffenheim center-back truly understood why so many renowned defenders had been fooled by Wang Shuo’s moves.