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After I scored the opening goal, Dortmund took control of the game.

We kept hammering Schalke, but we failed to score another goal.

At the 58th minute.

A pass was sent to Lewandowski inside the penalty box, presenting another good chance, but his shot was blocked by Schalke’s defenders.

“Damn it!”

“Get back quickly, we need to defend!!”

I could see Lewandowski rubbing his head in frustration. I clapped and cheered him on, putting my sighs aside.

As Dortmund couldn’t score again, the momentum of the game slowly shifted to Schalke.

“Let’s get Moritz ready.”

Jürgen Klopp, watching from the touchline, directed the substitution to maintain the flow.

The substitute players were seen warming up outside the touchline.

If we could just hold on a little longer, the substitutes could come in and turn the tide, but unfortunately, Dortmund couldn’t last that brief moment.

Due to an unfamiliar formation and overlapping positions, Sebastian Kehl and Ivan Perišić collided, allowing Uchida Atsuto to steal the ball.

Taking advantage of Dortmund’s defensive disorganization, Uchida Atsuto quickly attempted an overlapping run.

“Uchida! Pass the ball!!”

He passed it to Kevin-Prince Boateng, who was running near the corner of the penalty box, shouting for the pass.

Kevin-Prince Boateng swung his right foot powerfully at the approaching football.

Whoosh─!

A well-taken long-range shot shook the net. Watching Schalke players rush to celebrate, I swallowed a bitter smile.

Well, I never thought it would be an easy victory.

For Dortmund, who had thin squad depth, the absence of key players, especially Schmelzer due to injury, was greater than expected.

Even though Ivan Perišić was doing surprisingly well in the wing-back position, he couldn’t be compared to the professional left-back Schmelzer.

And derby matches are inherently tough. Players, fans, and club officials all hope for victory.

Given the choice between “3 wins after a derby loss” vs “3 losses after a derby win,” most fans would bet on the latter, I’d wager that on the Korea Football Association.

Anyway, since it was the Revierderby, ranked among the world’s top 10 derbies, the rivalry was intense, and Schalke players’ determination to win eventually paid off.

“Are we really going to settle for a draw in front of our home fans?! Don’t be shrinking violets!”

Dortmund, unable to be satisfied with a draw at home, switched Sven Bender to left-back and changed to a four-man defense, ramping up the pressure on Schalke.

As the end of the match approached, Dortmund’s home fans at Signal Iduna Park stood up, anxiously watching the referee and the scoreboard.

“Boooooo─!”

As the referee lifted the sign for extra time, sighs and boos erupted from everywhere in the stadium.

“Are you kidding me, bastards?! Extra time is only 2 minutes?!”

The extra time indicated by the referee was a mere 2 minutes.

As the clock wound down, the time was too short to break through Schalke, who had parked two buses in their own half.

[Jinho attempted to dribble to break through Schalke’s defensive wall, but when that didn’t work, he turned the ball back.]

The eyes of Dortmund’s home fans were fixed on Son Jinho, doing everything he could to break through Schalke’s defense without giving up.

Wasn’t it always Son Jinho who made a play when the team was in trouble?

“Shine, my star Borussia!”

The chant filled Signal Iduna Park, full of the home fans’ wishes.

The ball came back to Son Jinho, and Lewandowski and Ivan Perišić acted as decoys, shaking Schalke’s defensive line.

And at that moment.

Son Jinho spotted Marco Reus slipping behind Benedikt Höwedes.

As the passing lane opened up, Son Jinho kicked the ball with his right foot.

A light flick of a pass, as if it were nothing, perfectly dropped over the defenders’ heads and landed right in front of Marco Reus, who was infiltrating into the half-space.

Marco Reus, looking at the rushing goalkeeper with a tense expression, calmly struck a powerful shot towards the goalkeeper’s left side.

The ball slipped past the goalkeeper and shook the net, and the referee pointed to the center circle, signaling a goal.

“Hejaaaaaaa!!”

The dramatic last-minute goal erupted in cheers across Signal Iduna Park.

“Hoouuuuuuh─!”

“Hoouuuuuuh─!”

Marco Reus, who scored, celebrated victory with Son Jinho, who assisted the winning goal amidst the fans’ roaring excitement.

[Dortmund clinches a dramatic last-minute victory against Schalke 2-1 in the Revierderby!]

[Son Jinho’s fantastic assist leading the team to victory!]

[Beautiful pass, neat finish! And a fantastic double-hoo celebration!]

└ Hoouuuuh─! Hoouuuuh─!

└ Can’t hold back twice. Can’t hold back twice.

└ Speaking of which, my brother’s name is Jinho too. Speaking of which, my brother’s name is Jinho too.

[Local commentator rates Son Jinho as a big-game player.]

[Dortmund’s Jürgen Klopp encourages the players. “I’m proud of the players who fought until the end without giving up.”]

[Gu Jachil and Son Heung-min, selected for Bundesliga’s sexy solo.]

└ This has to get archived, lol.

└ Solo unit: Don’t shoot! It’s friendly fire!!

└ What about my brother?

└ That guy is the worst football player alive, damn it;;

└ If we meet at a military base during Christmas, he might pull the trigger halfway.

Meanwhile, at that moment.

European group chat.

After checking the article, Son Jinho immediately shared it, making the group chat explode.

– Hoou: (Bundesliga’s sexy solo. Gu Jachil, Son Heung-min.)

– Hoou: hahahahahahaha

– Gi Sung-yong: lol what is thisㅋㅋㅋ

– Crazy Dog of Dobongsan: hahahahaha

– Son Heung-min: ….

– Gu Jachil: ….

– Gi Sung-yong: The youngest is dating, what are you two doing?

– Hoou: You guys can meet someone nice too, hehe.

– Gu Jachil: Anyone would think you’re dating yourself.

– Hoou: I am.

– Gu Jachil: Not you.

– Hoou: Hyung, aren’t you dating Hongmin?

– Son Heung-min: Where would I find time for dating? It’s time to focus on football now.

– Hoou: I do well!

– Son Heung-min: No…. ugh. Forget it.

After the game ended and I returned home.

“Ugh…. I must admit, Son Jinho really looks good in red.”

Han Gyeouri was seen playing the recently released Football 13, raising Son Jinho as her star player.

The face scan looked so awful that I thought, “Is that me?” but it was still a card that earned rave reviews for its stats.

80 PAC | 81 DRI

82 SHO | 78 DEF

83 PAS | 77 PHY

Truly a ridiculous hexagonal figure.

According to Han Gyeouri, the performance has been praised as godly on internet broadcasts and communities.

I decided to check out an internet broadcast first.

Twitch started service in Korea faster than the original history, quickly securing streamers by enabling simultaneous broadcasts with YouTube.

Later on, a figure who became the biggest output as selected by Paprika TV also switched to Twitch for broadcasting.

“Long!! Shot!! Taker!!! Wooooo! That mid-range shot was sick!!”

I was taken aback watching the raw early internet broadcasts.

Hmm.

Isn’t this too underground?

[Title: Late Review of Football 13, Career Mode Son Jinho User Feedback.]

Overall: 83

Potential: 92

An overall score this high for his age is crazy, and his potential is insane.

He has traits like Long Shot Taker, Outside Foot Shot, Technical Dribbler, Long Passer, and Playmaker, and his ambidextrous foot means fewer pass mishaps.

At that moment, I thought, is this some Asian market strategy?

Then I remembered, my brother is 17;;

For reference, the god of football Messi had his pro debut at 18;;

P.S.: If I get a lot of recommendations, I’ll bring the soon-to-be-released FM.

└ That’s rigged, damn;

└ Yup lol Asian marketing.

└ Asian marketing? You have to admit that from the impact of last season.

└ Pinching against the three idiots was really wild, lol.

└ Oh. Hongmin also has current ability 77 and potential 85, huh.

└ Huh? His potential has increased compared to last season?

└ Hongmin did well last season.

[Title: Will my brother make it to the World Best?]

If he gets chosen as World Best, they’ll also release World Best packs.

└ XI Son Jinho? Just the thought of it gets me pumped, lol.

└ Seriously lol, it would be really cool.

└ When’s the awards ceremony?

└ January.

└ Who’s the German Player of the Year?

└ That too is in January.

Four days after the Revierderby with Schalke, the Champions League match against Manchester City was approaching.

“Jinho….”

Han Gyeouri saw me off as if she were sending her husband to war.

“Come back without getting hurt….”

“Go prove that Manchester belongs to United!!”

What the heck is he talking about. This fool.

 

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