"Wow!"
"Stop and go! Backheel flick past the opponent!"
"Mark Lane instantly ignited the stadium's passion with his dazzling footwork!"
Amidst the sudden cheers from the stadium, Mark turned around, pushed off the ground, and accelerated, catching up to the ball.
After dribbling a few steps, he saw Schürrle in the middle ready to receive the ball, and immediately passed it to him.
Schürrle met the ball with a gentle flick, playing a wall pass with Mark.
Receiving the ball on the right edge of the penalty area, Mark glanced towards the far post, feigning a high cross.
But at the moment of contact, his ankle changed, and the high cross instantly became a low, flat cross!
The next second, the ball flew across the turf, passing perfectly between two of Cameroon's center-backs, arriving in the vicinity of the penalty spot.
Just then, a white figure arrived swiftly!
That golden hair, and slightly lean physique...
It was Reus!
He pushed the ball with the inside of his foot, and it shot straight into the near post of the goal!
With a "swish," the white net rippled.
Immediately after, the entire Borussia Park Stadium erupted in loud cheers!
"Goal!"
"The scorer is Marco Reus!"
"And the assist comes from Mark Lane!"
"It's worth noting that this is the 18-year-old's first assist for the National Team!"
"He delivered an assist on his debut, taking him only one minute!"
Less than a minute after coming on, Mark made an immediate impact, delivering his first assist for the German War Machine!
After scoring, Reus ran towards Mark, smiling as he high-fived him:
"That was a perfect pass, mate!"
"Haha, I saw you running, so I passed it..."
Compared to his absurd crossing technique when he first started, which often sent the ball out of bounds, Mark's crossing skills had significantly improved in recent months, thanks to his extra training and De Bruyne's hands-on guidance.
His [Crossing] attribute had even reached 75!
This low cross also captured some of the essence of Teacher Ding!
It's worth mentioning that after seeing Mark deliver the assist, Michelle in the stands didn't forget to say to Hish beside her:
"Mark assisted!"
"Do you know what an assist means?"
Hearing this, Hish merely nodded, her eyes fixed on the big screen, on the black-haired man who was arm-in-arm with Reus:
"He seems to get along well with his teammates..."
As the score became three to one, the German Team, leading by two goals, slowed down the pace of the game, focusing more on passing and control.
In fact, Mark's role and responsibilities were essentially the same for the German National Team as they were for Wolfsburg.
Wide runs to create space, supporting passes, dribbling breakthroughs...
Aside from having less possession and doing more off-ball running, there was basically no difference.
Moreover, he played more effortlessly for the German National Team.
Because the National Team teammates were stronger than his club teammates.
And with top European midfielders like Kroos and Özil handling the task of organizing attacks, and a talent like Götze dropping back to support, he only needed to make runs and dribble, making his play even simpler and more direct!
Although they were leading, the German Team's pressing intensity in the attacking third did not diminish.
Mark, in particular, was very diligent.
He knew very well that as a National Team rookie, he had to prove to the coach with a hardworking and proactive attitude that he was a team player, and not a "King of the Ball" who only dribbled and didn't want to participate in defense.
Seeing Mark's active attitude, Löw on the sidelines applauded him and urged his players to pass the ball to Mark more often.
Under the coach's instructions, his teammates gradually gave him more possession.
Suddenly, Mark became the most active player in the German Team!
In the eighty-third minute, he first beat Ekotto again in a one-on-one challenge on the wing with a series of step-overs.
Immediately after, he delivered another high-quality low cross from the right wing.
If Götze in the middle hadn't been a little short, and had been interfered with by Matip, his volley might not have slid wide of the goal, and the score might have increased again.
Of course, Cameroon was not a pushover!
They adopted a defensive counter-attacking tactic, with all players retreating to their own half to compress space, using numerical superiority for low pressing, attempting to win possession, and then launching quick counter-attacks.
However, they chose the wrong target to press!
They initially thought that Mark, who had just come on, looked very unfamiliar, and the coach had also mentioned that Mark loved to dribble past opponents.
But when they tried to press Mark, they realized it was a completely different story!
Aside from directly pulling or fouling him, they simply couldn't dispossess Mark of the ball!
Instead, they received two yellow cards for their rough fouls and gave away two set-piece opportunities to the opponent.
If Hummels' high-leaping header hadn't hit the crossbar, the score might have already been four to one... As Germany firmly controlled possession, Cameroon only consumed their last fighting spirit and stamina through repeated pressing and pressure.
Finally, time ran out as the Germans "tiki-takaed" the ball away.
Whoosh~ Whoosh~~~ Whoosh~~~
With the referee's long whistle, the match ended!
In the first warm-up match before the World Cup, the German War Machine defeated the "African Lions" Cameroon by a score of three to one!
And Mark also completed his National Team debut, delivering one assist.
[Ding]
[Congratulations, Host, for completing Season Mission One – National Team Debut]
[Reward: Three Potential Points!]
[Ding]
[Mission Content: Assist]
[Completion Status: Achieved]
[Reward: One Potential Point]
Fifteen minutes on the field, one assist!
Another four potential points in hand!
That was too easy!
Back in the locker room, Löw was not stingy at all, publicly praising Mark for his excellent performance after coming on as a substitute.
"Mark, well done!"
After seeing Mark's performance in the right-winger position, Löw was also given a new idea and option for the team's wing selections.
Originally, Müller played as an attacking midfielder for Bayern.
However, in the National Team, due to the presence of Özil and Kroos, Löw deployed him in the right-winger position.
Müller's runs were elusive, and he had great freedom in the attacking third, often swapping positions with teammates and not staying fixed on the wing.
Compared to the more free-roaming Müller, Mark, while lacking in off-ball movement and goal-scoring instincts, was much better.
But as a winger, his success rate in dribbling on the right wing was higher, and his ability to tear apart defenses from a single point was stronger!
And seeing Draxler, Volland, and others who could play right-winger still sitting on the bench.
Löw suddenly felt he had a sweet burden of choice.
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