In the 28th minute of the match, Alexander Song received a pass from Vermaelen and charged forward, finally launching a long shot from outside the penalty area, breaking through Wigan Athletic's goal.
One to zero!
Wigan Athletic had just kicked off when Vermaelen, who had just assisted, intercepted with a forward steal, surged forward, dribbled past four players, and finally shot into the far corner of the goal.
Two to zero!
Consecutive goals!
A solo run by the center-back!
Vermaelen's reputation as a goal-scoring defender is solidified; after scoring, he made a violin-playing gesture, echoing with Ma'el from afar.
"Hat-trick!"
Ma'el teasingly gave him a thumbs-up, encouraging him to get a hat-trick, which caused laughter on the bench, "Haha....."
A center-back scoring a hat trick—they couldn't remember ever seeing that. It was too difficult.
