When Xia Ruofei scored, the game officially entered injury stoppage time. There were more goals in the second half, and the game was very fragmented at one point, so the referee gave four minutes of injury stoppage time.
The RCD Espanyol players were no longer in a hurry. They were already in the lead, so Wu Lei naturally did not run to the goal to pick up the ball. Everyone surrounded Xia Ruofei and celebrated wildly.
Mark Roca even ran to Xia Ruofei and knelt on one knee. It was a gesture of worship for the king. He even gestured for Xia Ruofei to put his foot on it and did the action of wiping his shoes.
Then, the RCD Espanyol players surrounded Xia Ruofei and jogged all the way to the away team's stands to greet the RCD Espanyol fans who came from afar.
Xue Jinshan and the others in the stands cheered at the top of their lungs and waved at Xia Ruofei crazily. At that moment, Xia Ruofei was no longer just the chairman of the Taoyuan Company. Xue Jinshan and the others were completely infected by the fanatical football atmosphere. Their current behavior was no different from a real RCD Espanyol fan.
The Valencia players were all dumbfounded. Their faces were ashen. The RCD Espanyol team's celebration was a little long, but none of them stood up to protest. They were not in a hurry to resume the game.
Faced with such a RCD Espanyol team, the Valencia players really thought that they were no match for them. No matter how hard they worked, the opponent had a bug like Xia Ruofei, who could always score more goals than them.
In the end, it was only after the referee intervened that the RCD Espanyol players slowly walked back to their own half of the field.
After the Valencia team restarted the game, they did not organize any effective offense. Their morale had been hit to the freezing point by Xia Ruofei's last goal.
The four minutes of injury stoppage time quickly passed.
The referee could also see that the Valencia team had lost their fighting spirit. So, when the time reached the 94th minute, he decisively blew the whistle to end the game.
The RCD Espanyol team had the last laugh at Valencia's home ground and successfully took away three league points!
The moment the whistle blew, Valencia's players felt a sense of relief. Finally, they did not have to suffer on the field!
As for Ruby, the coaches, players, and staff on the substitutes' bench, no one could sit still after Valencia kicked off. They all stood by the side of the field, and as soon as the whistle blew, they rushed into the field like crazy.
Although this was just an ordinary game in the long season, it did not prevent the RCD Espanyol team from feeling that they had won the final.
Because of the large gap in strength between the two sides, RCD Espanyol did not expect to get any points in this game. Getting a draw was already an unexpected surprise, let alone getting all three points.
Furthermore, the process of the match was full of twists and turns. First, they fell behind by two goals, and after they managed to equalize the score, Valencia scored another goal. At this time, the RCD Espanyol team was in despair. They did not expect Xia Ruofei to take a free kick and a half-turn volley, directly snatching the three points that the Valencia team had.
The feeling of losing something and then regaining it was naturally much more exciting than winning the game smoothly.
The RCD Espanyol team celebrated wildly at Valencia's home ground, while the Valencia players were all disappointed. Some of them sat on the ground as soon as the game ended due to exhaustion. The goalkeeper, Neto, sat on the goal line and lifted his jersey to cover his face. The impact of this game was too great for him.
While his teammates were celebrating, Wu Lei ran straight to the side of the field to get a game ball. He then ran to Xia Ruofei and stuffed the football into Xia Ruofei's hands. He smiled and said, "Big Brother Xia! You must collect a game ball after scoring a hat-trick! "
"Yes, yes, yes!" Xia Ruofei said. "I almost forgot about it if you didn't mention it. You are still inexperienced!"
"Scoring a hat-trick when you are inexperienced? That's a bit of a blow!" Wu Lei said with a smile.
Xia Ruofei reached out to rub Wu Lei's hair and said, "You are already on the right path. Persevere, and you can score a hat-trick too. No! Set your goal higher and have a big four! "
"Yes!" Wu Lei nodded heavily. His eyes were shining with determination.
At this time, Ruby came over and gave Xia Ruofei a big hug from afar.
Ruby said, "Mr. Xia, your performance was really amazing! I really hope you are not our boss! Then I can have a phenomenal star player in every game! "
Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "It's just a game. It's far from phenomenal. This is too exaggerated …"
"No, no, no! When I was shaking hands with the Valencia manager just now, that guy was full of jealousy and told me to set your penalty higher. Otherwise, there will soon be a powerhouse team waving a cheque book to poach you! "Ruby said.
Xia Ruofei could not help but laugh when he heard that.
Although the game had ended, all the major sports channels and live streaming platforms around the world were repeatedly broadcasting highlights of the game, especially Xia Ruofei's three goals. They were constantly replayed from various angles.
PP Sports' commentator, Shen Fangjian, could not help but say, "These three goals, no matter which one of them is picked out, could be the best goal of the season. With these three goals in the same game, it's simply a feast for the eyes! "
"Let's not forget Wu Lei's goal. It was his goal that blew the horn of Espanyol's counterattack!" Jia Tianning said, "And I noticed that in this game, Wu Lei has made great progress compared to the last game in terms of self-confidence, physical confrontation, ball protection, and even the opportunity in front of the goal. We are very happy to see that Wu Lei is adapting to the rhythm of La Liga at a very fast speed! I believe that this goal is just the beginning. We have reason to be full of expectations for his next performance! "
Jia Tianning was indeed worthy of his title as the vice hall master of Wu Chui Tang. When all the attention was focused on Xia Ruofei, he still did not forget Wu Lei and was still praising Wu Lei.
Espanyol did not celebrate for long. After all, this was Valencia's home ground. They had already lost a goal. If they continued to celebrate on their field, it would be like adding salt to the wound. Therefore, they quickly returned to the locker room after thanking the visiting fans.
That night, Espanyol took a flight back to Barcelona.
When the game ended, it was not even five o 'clock in the morning in Huaxia. At this time, most people were still asleep, but the online platforms were unprecedentedly lively.
Some fans went to bed early and set their alarm at three o 'clock so that they could watch the game. Some people only wanted to watch Wu Lei at first. If Wu Lei did not play or was substituted after playing, these fans would definitely not watch the entire game.
No one expected the game to be so exciting. The process was full of twists and turns, but the result was even more exciting.
Xia Ruofei suddenly becoming a player of Espanyol was already big news. His performance in the game made many people who doubted him at the beginning feel ashamed.
Huaxia's players took all four of Espanyol's goals. Xia Ruofei scored a hat-trick, and almost all of the threatening goals were related to Xia Ruofei and Wu Lei. In addition, Wu Lei's goal was an assist from Xia Ruofei. Xia Ruofei's long-distance lob shot was a pass from Wu Lei. In addition, Xia Ruofei's free kick was also created by Wu Lei.
Xia Ruofei only fed Iglesias a biscuit, but Iglesias spat it out. This also led to Xia Ruofei's half-turn volley goal, which allowed him to score a hat-trick.
After watching the game, how could the Huaxia fans go back to sleep?
Their minds were always in a state of excitement. In addition, it was almost dawn, so almost no one went to sleep. These people were naturally browsing Weibo, forums, Tieba, and so on.
The topic # Xia Ruofei scored a hat-trick in La Liga # was unsurprisingly the number one trending topic on Weibo.
The team of a certain popular little fresh meat had just started to hype up a piece of news and spent a lot of money to buy the trending topic. As a result, when they got up in the morning and saw it, they almost cried themselves to death in the toilet.
If the people who browsed Weibo and forums in the wee hours of the morning were mainly football fans who stayed up late to watch the game, then after dawn, this group was no longer limited to football fans. Or rather, it was not limited to hardcore football fans.
Some people also liked football, but they would not stay up late to watch the game at two or three in the morning. Generally speaking, if there was a game that they cared about, they would check the news after waking up or find the game highlights to watch.
This group of football fans could not help but beat their chests and stomp their feet in regret when they saw the highlights of the game between RCD Espanyol and Valencia.
If they had known that there was such an exciting game, they would have stayed up late to watch it even if they dozed off at work during the day!
There were also some people who did not usually watch football, but when they saw the top trending topic on Weibo, they could not help but click on it to take a look. Anyone who saw the videos or gifs of Xia Ruofei's three goals could not help but gasp in amazement.
When Xia Ruofei saw the top trending topic on Weibo, he was already on the bus to the airport.
Xia Ruofei was naturally in a good mood after scoring a hat-trick and helping his team win the game.
He took a close-up of the ball used in the game. The ball had the signatures of the entire RCD Espanyol team and Xia Ruofei's notes on the game time, goal time, and so on. He planned to keep it at home as a souvenir.
Xia Ruofei posted the picture of the ball used in the game on Weibo. There was only one word in the caption: Awesome! Then, he mischievously added the hashtag # Xia Ruofei scored a hat-trick in La Liga #.
Xia Ruofei's Weibo post added a lot of popularity to the top trending topic. Now, the top spot was even more secure. The little fresh meat, who had spent a lot of money to buy the trending topic, was firmly in second place. If he wanted to take the top spot, he would have to wait for Xia Ruofei's popularity to gradually fade.
Now, with Xia Ruofei's momentum on the Internet, it would be difficult to take him down on the trending topic list, no matter how much money was spent.
As soon as Xia Ruofei's Weibo post was posted, a large number of fans and netizens flooded in. Everyone excitedly left comments, forwarded, and liked.
As time went by, the major online platforms also ushered in a peak of users. At this time, many people were on the subway and bus to work. At this time, most people used Weibo and forums during this time.
Xia Ruofei's Weibo post, as well as the video of Xia Ruofei's goal highlights, were constantly forwarded by a large number of netizens.
Everyone soon found that the Weibo platform seemed to have become a little laggy. It took a long time to open a picture and cache it. Watching a video was even more laggy. It was as if they had instantly returned to the 2G era.
This lagging lasted for about half an hour, and then it began to slowly recover.
At first, no one noticed it because there were many reasons for the network lagging, especially in the underground high-speed subway. The network itself was not very good, and lagging was common. Therefore, many people thought that their mobile phone's network was lagging.
However, Weibo's officials soon posted a message: Due to too many visitors at the same time, there was a certain lag. Our technical team has adjusted the bandwidth as soon as possible. At present, access has basically been restored. We are deeply sorry for the inconvenience and bad experience caused to everyone.
This message was not a big deal. After all, the person did not say what the reason was.
However, another Weibo post was soon widely forwarded by everyone.
The user ID of this Weibo post was "The Lion Who Can Attack Cities". The authentication information showed that he was an engineer on Weibo's official technical team. Moreover, this ID was also quite famous. From time to time, he would answer everyone's technical questions on Weibo. Therefore, his identity was basically confirmed. It was said that this "The Lion Who Can Attack Cities" was also the person in charge of a certain group in the technical team.
This Weibo post by "The Lion Who Can Attack Cities" finally let everyone know the "culprit" who had lagged for more than half an hour. However, Weibo's officials soon posted a message: Due to too many visitors at the same time, there was a certain lag. Our technical team has adjusted the bandwidth as soon as possible. At present, access has basically been restored. We are deeply sorry for the inconvenience and bad experience caused to everyone.
This message was not a big deal. After all, the person did not say what the reason was.
However, another Weibo post was soon widely forwarded by everyone.
This user ID was "The Lion Who Can Attack Cities". The authentication information showed that he was an engineer on Weibo's official technical team. Moreover, this ID was also quite famous. From time to time, he would answer everyone's technical questions on Weibo. Therefore, his identity was basically confirmed. It was said that this "The Lion Who Can Attack Cities" was also the person in charge of a certain group in the technical team.
This Weibo post by "The Lion Who Can Attack Cities" finally let everyone know the "culprit" who had lagged for more than half an hour.
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