"Caesar! Caesar! Caesar!"
"Cristiano Ronaldo! Cristiano Ronaldo! Cristiano Ronaldo!"
The stadium kept echoing with the fans' chants.
These two names had already become the trademarks of this youth team.
83rd minute.
Casa Pia's long pass was intercepted by Semedo.
Cristiano Ronaldo picked up the ball near midfield and went on a rampage.
Boom!
He slipped the ball to Kai, who immediately switched positions with Sérgio and continued pushing forward.
Every defender chased Ronaldo.
After all, they were still more than twenty-five meters from goal.
Boom!
Kai suddenly unleashed a long shot.
The ball screamed toward the box before anyone could react.
Both the power and accuracy were top-tier.
Casa Pia's centre-back threw himself in front of it to block.
The next second, he regretted it.
He dropped to the ground clutching his stomach, curled up like a shrimp.
The game stopped for treatment, and eventually the stretcher came on.
Forced substitution.
A lot of people looked at Kai in disbelief.
He didn't look like someone who could fire shots like heavy artillery.
Can a skinny kid really hit that hard?
Kai clicked his tongue to himself.
Looks like today's "Caesar buff" really is stacked.
With more than 40,000 people shouting his name, even his shooting felt boosted.
That one almost went in from 25 meters.
If the defender hadn't blocked it, it was 100% a goal.
Cristiano Ronaldo couldn't help asking, "Why are your shots always better in matches than in training?"
Kai grinned. "Gotta save something so you don't lose motivation in practice."
…
86th minute.
Sporting kept pressing but couldn't find space.
Kai dropped deep to receive the ball and immediately sprayed it wide.
Cristiano Ronaldo tried to break through on the left but was forced back and returned it to Sérgio.
Sérgio passed it to Kai again.
Casa Pia's players were already used to this.
Kai usually switched the play or split wide—
Boom!
Instead, he one-touched a scalpel through ball straight down the middle.
Lourenço burst forward and was dragged down just outside the box.
Free kick.
Sérgio usually took corners and long-range free kicks.
Cristiano Ronaldo handled closer ones.
This one was far out.
Sérgio went directly for goal.
Difficult angle.
High risk.
The ball smashed into the wall and bounced out.
Left-back Araújo reacted first and immediately crossed.
Huang Jianxiang groaned:
"What kind of cross is that? Not high, not fast — terrible quality!"
"He should study Paolo Maldini's crosses. That's how a real full-back plays!"
"With this kind of ball, nobody can score—"
Boom!
Kai flew in from nowhere.
He leapt first.
His header rocketed up and over everyone, smashing into the net.
"GOAL! GOAL! WHAT A HEADER!"
"Unbelievable leap!"
"If he were taller, he could play centre-forward!"
"Hat trick! After Cristiano Ronaldo, Kai also completes a hat trick!"
"This match is insane! First Ronaldo scores five, now Kai delivers goals and assists everywhere!"
"Ten to one! Double digits! This is turning into a basketball score!"
Even the stadium announcer screamed:
"Incredible! Sporting Lisbon win with absolute dominance and officially advance to the next stage!"
"And this might be the biggest scoreline in Portuguese U15 history—wait… there's still more!"
…
Kickoff again.
Casa Pia's mentality was completely shattered.
Under light pressure, their passing fell apart.
Kai stole the ball cleanly.
He pinged a long diagonal with his instep to Marcelino on the right.
Marcelino immediately drilled it across goal.
Ronaldo spread his legs and let it run through, selling the dummy.
The goalkeeper had already dived the wrong way.
Lourenço calmly tapped into the empty net.
11–1.
Game over.
After an entire season of ups and downs, Sporting Lisbon finally exploded with a statement win.
Post-match, Huang Jianxiang said to the camera:
"Congratulations to Sporting Lisbon, congratulations to Kai, and congratulations to Ronaldo."
"This isn't their first match, but it's the first time CCTV has broadcast them live."
"For many fans in China, this is their first time watching these kids."
"And what a debut it is."
"I think a lot of people, myself included, doubted Kai before."
"Now we just want to say — sorry."
"When CCTV Channel 5 first met Kai… we basically got our souls stolen on the spot."
"And honestly, seeing how strong this Sporting Lisbon U15 is, I'm starting to worry for the Wahaha Team heading to Europe soon…"
…
The media went crazy.
A Bola: "11–1 is not victory — it's destruction! Sporting's U15 are talented monsters!"
Sports Weekly – Jiang Yunzhu Column: "Hat tricks in goals and assists! Forty thousand fans shout 'Caesar' at Alvalade!"
Manchester Evening News: "Why dare he reject Ferguson? Maybe this is why — five goals and double hat tricks!"
La Repubblica: "A new Portuguese Ronaldo explodes onto the scene! Eleven goals crush opponents!"
Bild: "Before Quaresma rises, the next successor is already here? Sporting's academy is terrifying!"
Kicker: "Future national-team core discovered! The 'CD Connection' could become Portugal's strongest duo!"
The Times: "Portuguese betting groups lose millions — how a U15 match shook the gambling market!"
Wall Street Journal: "The truth about football betting — sometimes the trick is simple: just back the team that keeps winning."
The Sun: "Kai is shorter than average… maybe he reads too much of our paper. If he joins Manchester United's academy, we'll even cancel Page 3!"
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