In the 80th minute of the match, Feyenoord still refused to give up.
Their midfielder completed a high press steal in the attacking half. Kai was surrounded and forced into a rushed pass, losing possession.
Feyenoord immediately played a through ball from midfield.
Robin van Persie reacted instantly, carried the ball into the penalty area, and smashed a powerful shot past the Sporting Lisbon goalkeeper for the third time.
Three to five!
Van Persie completes his hat trick!
After that, Feyenoord continued to attack aggressively, and anything seemed possible.
Eighty-eighth minute.
Kai, who had been intercepted earlier and indirectly caused the loss of possession, completed his revenge.
Another steal in the attacking half.
Kai and Cristiano Ronaldo formed a two-on-one situation up front!
Kai looked ready to unleash a long-range shot from outside the box at any moment, forcing Feyenoord's center-back to abandon Ronaldo.
Ronaldo burst into the penalty area.
Kai slipped in a perfectly weighted through ball.
Cristiano Ronaldo received the ball on the left side of the penalty spot, completely unmarked!
"Chris! Chris gets the ball, he's going to shoot! He could be going for a hat trick!"
"Pass it!"
"Another pass!"
"Kai! It's Kai following up—shot!"
"The Feyenoord goalkeeper was completely drawn to Chris, and Kai calmly pushed the ball into the empty net!"
"Six to three! Sporting Lisbon record their biggest victory of the season!"
"Let us congratulate them! With this result, they will directly compete with their final-round opponent, Torino U15, and the winner will advance! Sporting Lisbon have taken the initiative into their own hands!"
"I have to say, the decisions Chris made in the second half were truly unexpected."
"He provided assists to Kai twice in a row when he had a near-certain chance to score himself. This selfless performance is completely different from the outside world's impression of him."
"This is a very positive sign."
"Although he missed out on a hat-trick of goals, Chris wore another hat today—he completed a hat-trick of assists!"
"Of course, Kai's performance was still outstanding. With two assists and two goals, he remains the player who created the most lethal chances in this match!"
"If there were only Chris or Kai on the pitch, Van Persie might have been able to dominate. But facing two talents who are not inferior to him, Van Persie was somewhat isolated."
In the end, the score was sealed at 6–3.
Cristiano Ronaldo was named Man of the Match due to his statistical advantage.
In the post-match interview, Ronaldo explained his passing choices:
"I'm not a player who can't pass. I just like shooting and scoring more than passing."
"Kai is a very good midfielder. He taught me how to find the right balance between scoring goals and making passes."
"Was my pass to him deliberate? That's not something I care about. As long as it helps the team win, I don't care if it looks deliberate or not."
The reporter then interviewed Kai, hoping to understand how he managed to make Ronaldo change so much.
Kai raised two fingers.
Reporter: "You mean two points. First, the team's victory is more important than individual goals. Second, when Chris turns from a goal machine into a symbol of victory, that's an upgrade."
Kai kept nodding, but these reporters were still overthinking it.
What I meant was twenty thousand dollars.
Those who eat others' food speak softly, and those who take others' money grow short-handed.
Regarding the performance of the two opponents, Feyenoord's Robin van Persie also commented in an interview:
"It's a pity I couldn't compete fairly with Chris this time. He has a great helper. I don't."
"Chris is very strong, but there's still a bit of a gap between him and me."
"Kai is the best midfielder of his age group that I've ever seen. Even compared to players my age, he's extremely competitive."
Hearing Van Persie's evaluation, the reporter asked:
"How do you compare Kai with the Ajax midfield twins who have already qualified early?"
If this year's UEFA Youth League is a stage where Robin van Persie and Fernando Torres compete for glory, with stars like Cristiano Ronaldo, Arjen Robben, Fabio Quagliarella, and a still-winger Bastian Schweinsteiger shining up front—
Then in midfield, the spotlight undoubtedly belongs to the Ajax twins.
Van Persie replied:
"I think Kai is no weaker than Rafael van der Vaart or Wesley Sneijder. His style is closer to Van der Vaart—maybe not as tall—but he also has some of Sneijder's traits. That combination is his greatest advantage."
As someone who had faced the Ajax twins many times, Van Persie's praise of Kai immediately drew attention from media in the Netherlands, England, and beyond.
Portugal's football 'Caesar' being compared to the Dutch midfield Gemini?
Really?
…
"Ding! You have achieved victory. Match rating: SS!"
"Rewards obtained: Super Training Stakes ×3, Donglong Special Drink ×3, Star Player Robin van Persie's Ambition."
Compared to previous rewards, this batch looked small in quantity, but the quality was extremely high.
This upgraded item was far more valuable than basic rewards.
"Van Persie's Ambition: I don't play for money. I play to compete for championships! Jump +3, Heading +3. Grants the purple star skill [Flying Dutchman Dive]."
"Flying Dutchman Dive: It wasn't the British Navy that defeated the Spanish Armada—it was Van Persie's dive. Improves distance, height, power, and accuracy of diving headers. Additional bonuses apply when facing defenders or goalkeepers from Spanish teams. If you fail to win a championship in any season, this skill will be permanently removed."
…Damn.
This is brutal.
In the 2011–2012 season, Van Persie reached the peak of his Arsenal career, scoring 30 league goals and winning the Premier League Golden Boot.
Just when Arsenal fans were dreaming of the future, he turned around and joined their arch-rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford.
His explanation?
He had the ambition to compete for championships.
The whole football world knows the joke of Arsenal's "four gentlemen," and Arsenal alone holds eight classic memes.
Among them, the "Law of Loyalty" is the most widely circulated.
A total cut-cock moment for Arsenal fans—and for Cesc Fàbregas as well.
I didn't expect even Van Persie's ambition could drop as loot. What's next, his shooting boots?
That said, this drop is still insanely strong.
Jumping and heading stats both increased, plus a purple skill.
The Flying Dutchman Dive!
In the 2014 Brazil World Cup Group B match, Van Persie scored an iconic diving header against Spain, earning a spot among the top ten goals of the tournament.
The Netherlands crushed Spain 5–1, sinking the Spanish Armada that had dominated world football for years.
Headers are inherently hard to master. Great forwards will never be in short supply, and top-class wingers will keep emerging—but a true target man who can dominate in the air is almost impossible to find.
Would you believe it? Even Erling Haaland isn't particularly good at headers.
A forward who can both attack and act as a fulcrum with headers is already elite.
And diving headers are the hardest of them all.
When leaping forward, a player's body is almost completely out of control.
This skill not only boosts diving headers, but becomes even stronger against Spanish defenders and goalkeepers.
Calling it a "Spanish-team killer" isn't an exaggeration.
Looks like a future move to La Liga wouldn't be a bad idea.
Are there any Spanish teams in this Youth Champions League?
Yes—and they're strong, already qualified early.
Atlético Madrid U15.
And their striker?
Fernando Torres.
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