Kai stood at the penalty spot. As the whistle blew, he struck cleanly.
The ball rocketed toward the right side of the goal.
The Boavista keeper guessed correctly—but he was just a fraction too slow.
"Goal! Kai scores from the penalty spot! He converts the penalty he created—his first goal of the season!"
"Many expected him to pass after those stepovers, but he went straight in instead!"
"This is very un-Kai-like—but damn, it worked!"
"It seems that as his height increases, his confidence in taking on defenders has also grown. He's becoming bolder. Honestly, that step-over just now? He should teach it to Cristiano Ronaldo! Ronaldo's version is faster, but Kai's looked smoother!"
Snap!
Lying in his hospital bed, Cristiano Ronaldo angrily threw his phone.
"What the hell are they saying?!"
"Do they even understand football?! My stepovers are lightning-fast—how the hell are they worse than his basic ones?!"
This goal completely changed the game.
With the lead secured, Sporting Lisbon relaxed and began to control possession even more freely—dropping deeper, circulating the ball calmly from the back.
Kai's workload decreased. Now he just had to orchestrate the flow—left, right, back, forward—like a conductor.
In the 35th minute, Boavista launched a fierce counterattack.
But with Kai tracking back, it led nowhere.
Boavista surged… then slowed… then completely ran out of steam.
They lost control of the match.
All they could do was wait for halftime and pray their coach had some miracle speech left.
By the 43rd minute, the home fans were booing again.
This time, it wasn't mockery—it was frustration.
No goals. No hope.
At this rate, some of them might not even stay for the second half.
45th minute.
Kai combined with Duarte and Kai (right flank).
Five quick passes.
Kai made a dummy run.
Duarte chipped the ball over.
Kai tore down the right wing and whipped in a cross!
Boom!
Yu Shihao jumped in the middle—but he lacked the height.
That kind of ball was better suited for a proper striker… or Ronaldo.
Boom!
The Boavista center-back cleared it out of the box.
But the next second—
His scalp tingled.
Kai had already shoved past his marker, slipped into space, and positioned himself perfectly under the dropping ball.
Like a bow fully drawn—
Boom!
Volley.
No fancy technique.
Just raw instinct and timing.
The ball smashed into the net.
The goalkeeper didn't even see it through the crowd.
"Two–nil! Sporting Lisbon score again just before halftime!"
"They're on track to end their three-game losing streak!"
…
Boavista tried to respond in the second half.
But their solution?
Foul Kai.
In the 65th minute, they hacked him down twice in a row—finally earning a yellow card.
The idea was obvious: rough him up, break his rhythm.
But this isn't some dirty pro league.
In youth competitions, that kind of bullshit gets punished fast.
72nd minute.
Kai, Hao Junmin, and Yu Shihao combined beautifully on the left.
Yu Shihao fired a long shot—corner kick.
Kai took it.
Shao Jiawei—tallest guy on the pitch—rose high and powered in a header.
3–0.
Game over.
76th minute.
Boavista tried one last push.
Shao Jiawei blocked the shot—again stepping up.
80th & 81st minute.
Veloso committed two tactical fouls—stopping attacks, picking up a yellow.
86th minute.
Tavares stole the ball in the box and fed it to Kai.
Kai launched a long diagonal pass to Yu Shihao on the left.
Yu Shihao battled hard, couldn't beat his man—but won a throw-in.
Play resumed.
Kai received the ball, spun past his marker, accelerated toward the box.
Defenders collapsed on him.
Perfect.
He slipped the ball to Kai, who had already moved inside.
Kai received it—then passed diagonally behind Kai's forward run.
The defense got dragged out of position.
The ball reached Yu Shihao.
Defender charged.
Heel pass!
Back to Hao Junmin.
No touch—just a first-time cross.
The ball sliced through the defense.
The camera could barely keep up.
Finally—
It rolled past the penalty spot.
Kai arrived.
Boom!
Low shot.
Goalkeeper dove—
Too late.
4–0.
"GOAL! FOUR–NIL!"
"This is textbook teamwork! The chemistry between Kai and the three Chinese youngsters is incredible! Triguera's possession system has finally come to life!"
"Kai's movement was excellent—but the passing? Even better! They practically walked the ball into the net!"
"Hat trick! Congratulations to Kai! He becomes the second player in the U17 league to score a hat trick—the first being Cristiano Ronaldo!"
"Honestly… is this still Kai? Or did Ronaldo possess him or something?!"
"If he keeps playing like this, fans might even forget about Ronaldo!"
Final whistle.
"Full time! Sporting Lisbon bounce back after three straight losses!"
"A bold lineup—and it paid off brilliantly!"
"Yu Shihao and Hao Junmin both assisted, Shao Jiawei scored, and although Kai has no stats, his impact is undeniable!"
"And Kai? He has completely proven himself."
"His passing and involvement nearly match the entire Boavista team combined."
"He is the undisputed core of Sporting Lisbon!"
After the match—
Kai was named Man of the Match.
And the media gave this team a new label:
"The Beginning of Magic."
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