When the referee blew the three whistles to signal the end of the match, El Molinón Stadium was filled with cheers. All the Sporting de Gijón fans stood up from their seats. They raised their arms and waved to the sky, singing Sporting de Gijón's team song loudly.
Although it was not the first time they had defeated the defending champions of La Liga, their last victory was more than 20 years ago!
Moreover, in the Supercopa de España before the start of the season, Valencia defeated Sporting de Gijón in both home and away matches. After the match, the Valencia media humiliated Sporting de Gijón, saying that they won the Supercopa de España too easily. A local Valencia media even used the headline "Easy, no sweat" to humiliate the people of Gijón.
In this match, El Molinón Stadium was filled to the brim. The fans came to the stadium with a vengeful heart. Now that the match was over, they had defeated Valencia!
No matter how much they celebrated, so what?!
"The match is over! The match is over! Sporting de Gijón defeated Valencia 3-1 at home with Carlos's two world-class shots and Ribéry's rebound shot! The red and white teams defeated Deportivo de La Coruña, Real Madrid, and Valencia consecutively. They used these three victories to tell Spain and the whole world that they are back! The Spanish football world has a new strength. Sporting de Gijón's red and white jerseys will become the color of the Spanish football world! "
Outside El Molinón Stadium, the Gijón commentator shouted passionately from the radio in the police car.
A young policeman leaned against the car door and listened attentively. He waved his fist excitedly. His action made his partner, an old policeman, laugh. The old policeman then looked at El Molinón Stadium, which was not far away. The stadium was brightly lit and filled with cheers.
He really wanted to be there … It must feel great!
*****
In El Molinón Stadium, some of the fans were still celebrating, while others were preparing to leave. Although some of them wanted to stay and enjoy the cheers and happiness, there were too many people in the stadium, and they were afraid of crowding.
At this moment, the sound of the live broadcast made them stop in their tracks. It also made the cheers in the stadium go up another level.
"Sevilla's home ground is 1-1 Mallorca!" The broadcast shouted hysterically. "They're tied! They were even! Now, we are in second place! We're second! "
There was a loud rumble!
The entire El Molinon Stadium was boiling!
The entire stadium was like an erupting volcano!
The entire stadium was like a tsunami passing through!
The entire stadium shook!
"Xi Hong!"
"Xi Hong!!!!"
All the fans shouted in unison, their voices as loud as thunder!
The announcer was so excited that he couldn't control himself. At this time, the live broadcast camera found Carlos and told everyone who the best player of the game was!
The announcer screamed at the top of his lungs, "Carlos!!!!"
The fans at the stadium paused for a moment before bursting with energy. They chanted in unison, "Carlos!!!!"
"Carlos!"
"Carlos!"
Over thirty thousand people cheered one person's name in unison, crazily calling out one person's name!
What kind of scene was this? What kind of feeling was this?
Just the thought of it gave him goosebumps all over his body!
On the field, Sporting de Gijón's players also rushed towards Carlos. The latter stood there, his mind blank. He was shocked by the scene. This kid from the slums of Madrid had never dreamed that there would be a day like this, where he would score twice in a game against the defending champion. The entire stadium, the entire city, was cheering for him and shouting his name!
His teammates rushed up and hugged Carlos. Then, the team's top striker, Milito, bent down. The others understood and put Carlos on his neck and rode on him!
Countless players crowded around. Carlos rode on Milito's neck and they rushed to the side of the stands!
In the stands, all the fans stood up and applauded. Over thirty thousand people applauded and cheered, "Carlos!" "Carlos!" "Carlos!"
In faraway Los Angeles, in front of the television, Alice watched the scene. Her sister was already in tears!
*****
The heartbroken Valencia fans had already started to leave the stadium. Sporting de Gijón's fans stayed in the stands and kept singing to celebrate their victory.
Li Ang glanced at Carlos, who was in the midst of the cheering crowd. The young man was a little scared and excited. Li Ang smiled. Come on, kid!
Then, Li Ang walked in front of Ranieri.
Ranieri did not leave. He stood there and waited for the handshake after the game. The old man was very good at dealing with people. Even if they lost the game, even if he had some tricks up his sleeve, the game was over. Everything was over. He would not leave his grudges outside the field.
Li Ang walked in front of Ranieri. He suddenly did not know what to say. If it had been in the past, Li Ang might have been unforgiving in the face of such a team that he wanted to take revenge on. He would have continued to be sarcastic. However, he could not do it in the face of Ranieri. This old man was a little cunning, but also a little cute.
"An exciting game," Li Ang said. "We were a little lucky."
"When did Manager Li Ang speak so politely?" Ranieri said with a smile. The old man even winked at him.
"Uh …" Li Ang was a little speechless.
"You were very good!" Ranieri sighed and shook Li Ang's hand. He even patted Li Ang's shoulder. "You have improved a lot compared to the Supercopa de España before the season. I am very surprised!"
After saying this, Ranieri left the El Molinon stadium without looking back. The Valencia players had already left the stadium in a hurry. Now, only the Sporting de Gijón fans and players were left in the stadium.
Li Ang looked at the old man's back and clicked his tongue. The old man was angry. This was even better. He felt inexplicably good when he saw his opponent angry. If Ranieri was not angry, Li Ang would have felt bored.
*****
After Li Ang saw Ranieri off and avoided the reporters, he walked onto the field to celebrate the victory with his team.
They ran from one part of the stands to the other, waving and thanking the fans.
At that moment, the cheers for the young player, who was about to celebrate his seventeenth birthday, had reached a peak!
"Carlos!"
The cheers became the only sound on and off the field.
Whether it was the fans or the players, even the stadium cleaners who were busy, they all stopped what they were doing and raised their arms to cheer with everyone else.
"Carlos! Carlos! Carlos! Carlos!! "
Outside the stadium, the Valencia fans who were leaving the stadium looked back at the small stadium in surprise. Even from here, they could clearly hear "Carlos! Carlos's roar.
Outside the stadium, the two policemen on duty also looked up. The brightly lit stadium looked like an active volcano that was about to erupt. The active volcano let out a cry, "Carlos! Carlos! "
The sound became louder and louder. It rushed out of the El Molinon Stadium and spread along the King's Boulevard, spreading throughout the city. Everywhere it passed, it was like a tsunami!
In the bars. In the taxis, in the houses of countless residents, and on the big-screen televisions outside the shopping malls, in all the places where the match could be seen, in all the places where the fans were in the city, the sound stirred the hearts of all the Sporting de Gijón fans. They could not help but raise their arms and cheer loudly.
"Carlos! Carlos! Carlos! Carlos!! "
*****
The next day, Sporting de Gijón's home victory over the defending champion, Valencia, became the focus of the whole of Spain!
When most of the Spanish media reported the match, they praised and were shocked by Carlos's performance. On the other hand, they widely discussed Sporting de Gijón's rise to second place in the league!
On the other hand, the local media in Gijón, especially the Voice of Gijón, which had the largest market share in Gijón, had a huge headline on their front page. The headline took up almost half of the entire page!
The headline was:
Carlos! Carlos!! Carlos!!!
This was the first time that after Sporting de Gijón won a match, their manager, Li Ang, was not the focus of the news!
This issue of the Voice of Gijón was sold out. Many fans even bought a few copies.
Carlos was a player trained by Li Ang. He was a player who came out of Sporting de Gijón's youth training camp. His growth and success made the people of Gijón even more proud!
He was truly one of their own!
This huge headline was the brainchild of the Voice of Gijón's reporter, Mitra. Now it seemed that the effect was very good. It was unprecedentedly good!
When people picked up the newspaper and saw the headline, they would think of yesterday's match. When they thought of Carlos's two shocking goals, they would be filled with excitement. They could not wait to wave their fists and cheer!
Below the headline, there was a short article, also written by Mitra. The article's first sentence was: Happy birthday, Carlos! The child that we have watched grow up is using this week's most dazzling way to congratulate himself in advance on his birthday …
Three days later, it will be Carlos's seventeenth birthday!
Happy birthday, Carlos!
PS: Update 5. K League Update 6/14.
In the name of Carlos, begging for monthly votes, donations, subscriptions, recommendations, and support.
We don't have monthly votes or red packets, but we are not afraid of battle! Some of it is Xiao Qi's outburst, some of it is everyone's support. As long as the support is not extinguished, the battle will not stop!
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