My Girlfriend Wants Victory

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In the early hours of the match, the mood of the Hamburg fans in their home ground, Volksparkstadion, was far from cheerful after conceding an early goal.

“HSV forever and ever!”

Despite this, the Hamburg fans continued to cheer on the players on the pitch.

However, that didn’t last long.

As the match progressed.

“….”

A chilling silence began to fill the stands of the home team.

In the 33rd minute of the second half, with a heavy atmosphere where even breathing felt like a burden, Son Jinho blocked a long-awaited attack from Hamburg and launched a counterattack.

“Please stop it, you bastard!”

The pitiful voices of the Hamburg fans echoed through the stadium.

But Son Jinho, who was focused on the game, couldn’t hear the pleas of the Hamburg fans.

Well, even if he did, it probably wouldn’t have made much difference.

[Zino is looking at Lewandowski! He’s delivering it into the box!]

Son Jinho’s cross was directed towards Robert Lewandowski, and with a perfectly placed pass falling between the goalkeeper and the defenders, Lewandowski simply tapped it in for the goal.

[Lewandowski!! Gooooooal─! Dortmund extends their lead!]

[Oh. What a wonderful cross. An exquisite delivery falling between the goalkeeper and the defender. And Lewandowski’s calm finish.]

As the net shook, the referee pointed to the center circle, recognizing Dortmund’s goal, and tears began to flow from the eyes of the Hamburg fans.

Currently, the score between the two teams was 7:0.

With time winding down, Jürgen Klopp checked the remaining seconds before the kick-off.

“Jinho!”

He hurriedly called Son Jinho back. Despite the six-goal lead, he felt uneasy about Jinho’s reckless play.

[There will be a substitution for Dortmund. Zino is coming off and İlkay Gündoğan is coming on.]

Son Jinho slowly walked off the pitch, leaving behind the disappointment of being substituted.

[Dortmund’s away fans are giving a standing ovation. At such a young age, he has already captured the hearts of the fans.]

The Dortmund away fans began to stand up and applaud Jinho’s passionate display.

[After Zino’s substitution, Dortmund’s pressure seems to have eased a bit.]

[With such a big score difference, they seem to be cautious about injuries.]

[Jürgen Klopp took Zino off for the same reason.]

After Son Jinho, who had relentlessly pounded on Hamburg despite the overwhelming score, was substituted, Dortmund lowered the intensity of their pressure.

[Hamburg hasn’t given up yet!]

Paulo Guerrero of Hamburg didn’t give up until the end, finding a gap in Dortmund’s defense and scoring a consolation goal just before the final whistle.

[Hamburg 1 : 7 Dortmund.]

It was too late to turn the match around.

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[Dortmund crushes Hamburg with a score of 7 to 1!]

[The Korean Derby that fell through, but it was a match full of excitement!]

└ I watched the game, and Son Jinho was merciless;;; Even with a six-goal lead, he didn’t hold back, what a crazy guy;;;

└ For real, it breaks my heart to see the Hamburg fans crying.

└ That guy’s gonna get his karma one day.

└ Karma, my foot! That’s what being a pro is all about, giving it your all till the end.

└ Wow~ My bro has pro spirit, it’s legendary!

└ For real, in the next FM series, he’s gonna have a pro spirit rating of 20, lol.

└ Speaking of FM, I wonder what Son Jinho’s potential rating will be.

└ Ah, lol, I absolutely have to buy this FM.

[Local Hamburg fans sing chants urging for Son Heung-min’s playtime.]

└ Come on! Use Son Heung-min already! Why isn’t he playing?!

└ He’s still a promising young player, so let’s see him play for a while;; He’s only 20 and playing in the Bundesliga, he’s doing well enough.

└ Son Jinho is already a starter in the Bundesliga, and he’s even three years younger than Son Heung-min.

└ Forget that guy, to be honest, Son Jinho is a freak of nature.

└ For real, lol, Son Jinho is like a protagonist from a football manga.

└ The true manga protagonist would be Messi, right? Growth hormone deficiency -> napkin autograph from Rexach -> breaking all records in La Masia -> Ballon d’Or.

└ The napkin autograph story is legendary for sure.

└ But Messi is short, though.

└ For real, lol, how can a short guy be a manga protagonist? Hahaha.

└ Just a “messy” story, lol.

└ Yeah, if your brother meets Messi, he’ll get stomped on~

└ Yeah, how long or short it is can only be understood when measured~ Messi may look short at first glance, but still, haha.

[Mario Götze, Shinji Kagawa, and Son Jinho lead Dortmund to the top of the league.]

└ Uh… Why are we involved in this between two former belligerent nations?

└ Apparently, they entered instead of the Italian peninsula.

└ Shinji Kagawa is doing really well, though.

└ Looks like he’s finally hitting form.

└ Oh, Götze shouldn’t do too well.

└ Why’s that?

└ It’s a fight between Golden Boy Mario Götze and Son Jinho now.

└ My brother’s stats are off the charts; it should honestly go to him, right?

└ Who knows, he might not be able to win because of his skin color.

└ Black players have won it before, right?

└ Asians are the ones who get treated worse in Europe and the US than black players.

└ Please, let my brother win the Golden Boy award.

[Mario Götze out for at least two months due to a thigh injury.]

└ …Huh? Does this mean?

└ Is our brother’s chance for the Golden Boy award going up!?

└ Could it be!?

[Mario Götze’s injury lights up the pathway for Son Jinho’s Golden Boy award?]

└ The media’s already stirring things up;;

└ No matter what, it’s a bit much to be excited for a teammate’s injury.

[Mario Götze’s injury sparks an interview with head coach Jürgen Klopp. “Mario is an important member of the team, but he’s not irreplaceable.”]

[Son Jinho speaks about Mario Götze’s injury. “Mario is a fantastic player. It won’t be easy to fill his spot, but we must do our best to cover for him.”]

[Son Jinho speaks out about the Golden Boy award, “Winning individual accolades and achieving personal records are less important than the victory and championship of the team.”]

└ Wow…. That’s the essence of it.

└ This is why Dortmund fans are so into him.

└ For real;; he doesn’t sound like a rookie during interviews.

└ He really doesn’t have that rookie charm, though.

└ So, is that why you dislike him?

└ No, I actually think it’s great, Dae Jin-ho ㅎㅇㅌ.

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After the match against Hamburg, Dortmund faced a crisis with Mario Götze’s injury, but with Shinji Kagawa’s awakening and my efforts, we continued sailing smoothly.

[Dortmund secures a dominating 4-0 victory against Hoffenheim at home.]

[Dortmund achieves a 3-0 triumph against Nürnberg in an away game.]

[Dortmund steamrolls through Bayer Leverkusen with a narrow 1-0 victory in a surprising struggle!]

In the league, we triumphed over Hoffenheim, Nürnberg, and Leverkusen.

“Just quietly be the sacrificial lamb for the title! You fools!”

In the DFB Pokal Cup, we defeated Holstein Kiel with a score of 4-0 in the quarter-finals.

And in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 against FC Basel.

Borussia Dortmund welcomed FC Basel to Signal Iduna Park.

“Who is the champion of the Champions League?!”

“Borussia Dortmund!”

Showing the disparity in class, Dortmund knocked FC Basel down.

With an astonishing score of 7-0, Basel’s defeat basically confirmed their exit from the Champions League.

‘They’re definitely praising my performance, right?’

After successfully scoring a multi-goal in the match against FC Basel, I excitedly opened the group chat.

– Gyeouri: LMAO, Arsenal and Chelsea are practically out of the champs, hahahahahaha!

– Gyeouri: Chelsea lost 3-1, and Arsenal got wrecked 6-0, lololol!

– Cheolmo: …^^

– Cheolmo: Sweetie, can you come to mom’s room for a sec?

– Chairman Hwang: Don’t laugh^^ They didn’t make it to the champs.

– Father-in-law: What? Did everyone watch other games instead of Jinho’s match?

– Chairman Hwang: Of course Dortmund won, right? No way they would’ve lost to Basel!

– Gyeouri: The football is round! They could lose to FC Basel!

– Cheolmo: Oh my, you should have watched Jinho’s game then! Why didn’t you?

– Cheolmo: My son-in-law must be feeling sad. T_T

I nodded at my mother-in-law’s message.

Honestly.

I felt a bit sad.

– Maeng Gyeouri: …I didn’t watch because I thought we were going to lose.

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The day after the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 ended, disaster struck Dortmund unannounced, just like the saying: misfortune comes without warning.

Shinji Kagawa suffered an injury during team training when he hurt his ankle ligaments.

After Mario Götze’s absence due to injury, the now essential Kagawa, who was carrying Dortmund along with Son Jinho, was bound to leave a painful gap.

“It’s not a serious injury, but it will take three weeks for him to return.”

“Phew…. With Mario out, now Kagawa too, huh?”

Jürgen Klopp conversed earnestly with the assistant coach while his mind was also occupied with thoughts of the upcoming away match against Hertha Berlin in two days.
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