"Chip shot... It's past him!"
"Unbelievable!"
"Mark Lane is like an elegant dancer on the field!"
After getting past Süle, that Panther tank, for the first time, there was a huge open space on the right wing.
However, Mark knew his dribbling speed was not fast enough to get into the penalty area before Süle caught up.
And on the right wing, he couldn't cut inside for a shot yet.
In a flash, Mark immediately made a decision:
Pass!
He laid the ball across to De Bruyne in the middle, then continued to charge towards the opponent's flank.
De Bruyne, upon receiving the ball, passed it right back.
A wall pass one-two easily bypassed Rudy, the defensive midfielder who came to cover, and Mark received the ball at the front edge of the right side of the box.
Standing in front of him was only the nearly two-meter tall left center-back, "Danish Wall" Jannik Vestergaard!
And for Mark, he loved facing such tall and clumsy opponents the most!
Because, while they had an advantage in physical confrontation during defense,
their agility and reactions were relatively slow!
Dribbling towards him, Mark feinted with his upper body, performing successive step-overs!
Every feint looked real, dazzling Vestergaard before Mark suddenly accelerated and changed direction from the right side.
Vestergaard had no time to react as Mark dribbled past him!
"Mark!"
"He's in the box!"
"One-on-one!"
Facing Casteels, who was nearly two meters tall and spread his arms like a protective eagle, Mark remained very calm.
He knew his shooting skills were very unreliable.
So, he chose a more reliable decision!
He took small, quick steps, faked a shoulder drop, feigning a breakthrough to the right, but then suddenly pushed the ball with the inside of his right foot, accelerating past from the left side.
Casteels was directly unbalanced by this series of feints and landed on his backside.
After dribbling past the goalkeeper Casteels, facing the wide open goal, Mark had a sudden idea and performed a No Look Shot.
With a "swish," the white net rippled.
And the Wolfsburg fans in the away stands erupted in an astonishing cheer!
"GOAL~~~"
"The ball is in!"
"Artistic dribbling, an elegant No Look Shot!"
"An incredible way to score!"
"Eighteen-year-old Mark Lane is using his dribbling to declare to the world what a genius is!"
"With this goal, which is a contender for the best of the tournament, Wolfsburg has taken the lead away from home!"
Yes.
Scoring, in fact, doesn't require shooting skills.
If you can dribble past the goalkeeper, then you can score into an empty net!
After scoring, Mark sprinted directly to the corner flag, then, facing the camera by the sideline, he raised both hands with a smile, making a '6' gesture.
This gesture, in Brazil, means "hello."
The reason he made this celebration after scoring was, of course, to pay tribute to the "happy elf on the field," Ronaldinho!
The next second, he was swarmed by his teammates, tackled, and then buried under a pile of people.
"Ah!"
After a scream, several burly men had already pressed a certain skinny teenager to the bottom... And at this moment, whether it was the fans of both sides in the stands, or all the fans watching the live broadcast, everyone's jaws dropped at this goal.
"My god, is this even human?!"
"It's too incredible!"
"This goal is outrageous, absolutely outrageous!"
The live broadcast also replayed the entire goal:
Picking up the ball on the wing, dribbling past Süle, playing a wall pass with De Bruyne, getting past the covering Rudy, then continuous step-overs to get past Vestergaard.
He burst into the penalty area, dribbled past even the goalkeeper Casteels, and finally finished with a No Look Shot!
Throughout the process, Mark was like a graceful dancer, gliding past opponents taller than him, yet not a single leaf touched him!
Hoffenheim's coach, Gisdol, ran his hand through his hair, shaking his head with a helpless expression.
He knew this goal couldn't be blamed on his players.
It was simply because the black-haired boy wearing number 45 was too skillful with his feet!
That dribbling, that level of flashy footwork, it didn't look like a German player at all!
It looked more like a Brazilian player!
It's worth mentioning that Hoffenheim's forward Firmino, witnessing this move, was shocked and couldn't help but recall his idol Ronaldinho.
No Look Shot and No Look Pass were both common spontaneous moves by Ronaldinho in matches.
Now, seeing Mark dribble past several players, then past the goalkeeper, and finally perform a No Look Shot, he couldn't help but exclaim in his heart:
"So cool..."
And this goal by Mark, which left all fans in awe, directly crushed Hoffenheim's morale and fighting spirit.
Wolfsburg continued to control the game until the very last second... Beep~ beep~~ beep~~~
"The referee has blown the final whistle!"
"Congratulations to Wolfsburg!"
"They defeated Hoffenheim with a score of three to two at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena, advancing to this season's German Cup semi-finals!"
"And the most spectacular moment of this match was undoubtedly the goal scored by Mark Lane."
"Without a doubt, it was a work of art!"
After the match, Hoffenheim's star player Firmino also actively sought out Mark in the player tunnel.
"Mark, you played great, shall we exchange jerseys?"
"Of course!"
While taking off his jersey, Firmino didn't forget to say:
"That No Look Shot of yours was really cool..."
Upon hearing this, Mark was first stunned, then replied half-jokingly, half-seriously:
"I learned it from Ronaldinho."
Only then did he remember that Firmino, in front of him, would later become famous in the Premier League for his No Look Shot... Hearing Mark, Firmino's eyes also lit up:
"Is Ronaldinho your idol?"
"I guess so."
"Me too! Then we must exchange contact information..."
After speaking, Firmino didn't forget to flash the same brilliant smile as his idol... Back in the locker room, the Wolfsburg players also started celebrating with loud music and dancing.
They only reined it in a little when the team's head coach Hecking returned from the post-match press conference:
"Guys, I'm satisfied with your performance."
Hecking paused, then looked at Mark, who was sitting in the corner:
"Mark, that was a beautiful goal!"
This was the first time Hecking had praised him individually!
Just as Mark was stunned, De Bruyne, sitting beside him, nudged him with his elbow, bringing him back to his senses:
"Thank you, Coach."
"We played great this match, so, you have a day off tomorrow!"
This sentence also made everyone cheer endlessly.
Only the single Mark didn't know what they were so excited about... The next day.
Including major and minor media outlets such as Bild, Süddeutsche Zeitung, and Sport Bild, all reported on the three German Cup matches of this round.
However, even Bayern's five-nil away thrashing of Hamburg couldn't steal too much attention.
Simply because Mark's goal was too spectacular!
"Wolfsburg Advances to Semifinals! Genius Youngster Delivers Decisive Goal!"
"Germany's Future Star Delivers Fatal Blow, Hoffenheim Becomes Victim."
"Mark Lane, Emerges Victorious!"
...Suddenly, he was crowned by the media with titles such as "Star of Hope," "Future Star," "Germany's Neymar," and "Genius Teenager."
Someone uploaded the clip of Mark's goal to YouTube that very night, and in just twelve hours, it surpassed a million views!
The flamboyant yet practical dribbling, the perfectly coordinated wall pass, and the stylish No Look Shot were all vividly displayed in this single goal!
And with this goal, Mark Lane, the eighteen-year-old Wolfsburg youngster with brilliant footwork and outstanding looks, truly became known to the German media and the wider fan base!
It was truly a case of 'one goal, instant fame'!