My Girlfriend Wants Victory

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After Son Jinho’s opening goal, Signal Iduna Park was heated up by the fervor of the Dortmund home fans.

“Olé, jetzt kommt Der BVB!”

As the crowd’s excitement intensified, the match continued.

37 minutes into the first half.

Bayern Munich, having conceded to Dortmund, pushed their line forward to mount a counterattack.

However, Bayern Munich’s offense was thwarted by Dortmund’s strong pressing.

The players of Bayern Munich couldn’t retain the ball against Dortmund’s fierce pressure.

Son Jinho stole the ball near the halfway line. Soon after, a counter-attack from Dortmund unfolded.

Son Jinho’s through pass aimed at the infiltrating Lewandowski, but Jerome Boateng managed to intercept it just in time.

Bayern Munich, having regained possession, launched a counter-offensive. Jerome Boateng quickly passed to Franck Ribéry.

Dortmund, having lost the ball, quickly pressed towards Franck Ribéry.

But this time, stealing the ball was not so easy.

If Messi is at FC Barcelona and Ronaldo is at Real Madrid, then Ribéry was there for Bayern Munich.

The Frenchman, looking fierce with a significant scar on his face, began to show performances worthy of being called the best winger in Bundesliga history and the best winger in France’s history.

Ribéry, having caught the ball on the left flank, instantly outmaneuvered Dortmund’s right-back Łukasz Piszczek.

“Get out of my way, frog-faced jerk!”

“Boooooo─!”

Despite the fierce booing from the home crowd, Ribéry paid no mind and charged into Dortmund’s territory.

As Ribéry tore through Dortmund’s left side, he spotted Mario Gómez rushing towards the penalty box and Mats Hummels sprinting to block him.

Faking a cross, Ribéry threaded the ball between Mats Hummels’ legs and surged into the center.

Thud─!

Then came Ribéry’s shot. A sharp, curling kick aimed at the top right corner of Dortmund’s goal.

Smack─!

Roman Weidenfeller made a fantastic save to rescue Dortmund. It was a super save that prevented the momentum from shifting to Bayern Munich.

Jurgen Klopp, frowning at Ribéry’s expression, shouted at Son Jinho.

“Jinho! It’s your turn this time! Show us what you’ve got!”

As Son Jinho nodded in response to Jurgen Klopp’s words, Mats Hummels cleared the ball from Bayern Munich’s corner kick, sending it directly to Son Jinho.

“Ho─oo! Ho─oo! Even Munich is trembling at the sight of him! Soon the whole world will know him! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho─oo!”

When Son Jinho caught the ball, the voice of Dortmund’s home fans began to rise.

The spectators watched the pitch, filled with anticipation that Son Jinho would do something extraordinary.

At just 17 years old, Son Jinho was performing at a top-league level.

With 18 assists, the highest record in Bundesliga history, there were expectations that he would break this record in his second season.

On top of that, his tall and handsome features combined with his ability to lead the team to victory in crucial moments granted him star potential.

“Ho─oo! Ho─oo! Just yesterday he was an unknown player, but today he’s being praised all over Germany! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho─oo!”

Just like the lyrics to his song, Son Jinho’s name spread across all of Germany.

[Here comes Jinho with the ball! What kind of magic will he show this time?]

Even as articles about Son Jinho flooded in from all over Germany and the media lavished praise on him, he didn’t want to inflate his achievements.

In fact, he recognized himself as a bit of a fraud.

Sure, he wasn’t actually just 17 years old, was he?

However, regardless of how he felt, to the Dortmund fans, Son Jinho was a source of pride.

Though he’d only been there for half a year, he was still a gem from the youth ranks.

“A small star from Borussia, coming from Korea! Shine brightly and show us the way! The path to victory!”

Moreover, Son Jinho’s constant humility and kindness toward fans, along with his spirit of fan service, made him a worthy role model for the team despite his young age.

Anyway, holding the ball, Son Jinho looked forward. After a long time, he made eye contact with Kevin Großkreutz, who was starting the match.

As Kevin Großkreutz accelerated, Son Jinho delivered a pinpoint pass into the space in front of him.

Blocked by the opponent, Kevin Großkreutz delivered a return pass.

Son Jinho seemed to think he could create space where there was none, slipping through the defenders of Bayern Munich.

With the eyes of Bayern Munich’s defenders fixed on him.

“Jinho─!!”

Hearing Shinji Kagawa’s voice behind him, Son Jinho used his heel to attempt a backpass.

Son Jinho’s back-heel pass flowed perfectly to Shinji Kagawa.

Turning his head, Son Jinho saw Kagawa hesitatingly preparing to shoot.

Thud─!

[Jinho’s back-heel!! Kagawa!!! Kagawa Shinji finishes! Dortmund begins to lead 2-0!]

Shinji Kagawa’s low and fast shot hit the left corner of the net, splitting it wide open.

Son Jinho’s 17th assist of the league.

[As all eyes were on Lewandowski, Jinho’s back-heel pass accurately found Kagawa. A young player with remarkable calmness and a broad field of vision.]

“Damn. Isn’t that kid faking his age?”

A Schalke fan watching the match on TV left a post on the fan forum, filled with anger towards the incompetent board.

[While those Dortmund idiots got that player for free, what the hell are our board idiots doing?]

└ Who are you talking about?

└ Jinho!

└ Oh, that annoying kid?

└ You guys know? That annoying little brat is making money for Dortmund!

└ Money?

└ I heard that after this season ends, Scheiße! BVB and GL are gonna sign a sponsorship deal.

└ GL? What kind of no-name company is that?

└ Isn’t that the TV-selling place?

└ Oh…. Damn, I just realized. My TV is GL too.

└ But what does GL have to do with Jinho?

└ GL is a Korean company. Jinho is Korean.

└ Oh…. I thought Korea was just good at launching rockets.

└ That’s North Korea, you idiot.

└ I just don’t see how this kid could be German. His intelligence seems so pathetic.

└ Maybe he’s Polish.

└ Shut up, Neo-Nazi scum.

└ But why is this kid watching Dortmund instead of our game?

└ I flipped the channel after watching us get smashed for two goals by Nürnberg, you bastard, got a problem?

└ No, good job. While you were commenting, we just conceded another goal.

└ Scheiße!!!

***

Jupp Heynckes stroked his face. He felt like a sigh would escape any moment if he let his guard down.

‘He was already a monster before, but now he’s become an even bigger one.’

With wide vision and excellent passing. Not to mention the ability to finish from mid-range and his outstanding dribbling skills, Son Jinho was well-equipped to become a world-class player.

However, what Jupp Heynckes didn’t expect was how quickly his talents blossomed.

As time went by, Son Jinho became proficient in German and adapted to the Bundesliga, unleashing his talents generously and quickly becoming the core of the team.

Dortmund’s counterattack started as they halted Bayern Munich’s offense.

Just off the right side near the halfway line, Son Jinho had the ball.

He caught the eye of Lewandowski, who was sandwiched between Boateng and Philipp Lahm, and immediately swung his right foot.

[Oh!? Son Jinho’s right-foot cross!!]

Son Jinho’s sudden early cross just barely escaped Jerome Boateng’s reach and dropped right in front of Lewandowski. Lewandowski stretched out his leg like a sliding tackle.

Tap─

The ball, touching Lewandowski’s toes, shook the net of Bayern Munich.

[Goal, goooaaal─! It’s in! Son Jinho’s fantastic early cross! And Lewandowski finishes! Dortmund increases their lead to 3 points!!!]

[Wow! What a precision cross drawn like with a ruler from Son Jinho!!!]

After that, the match between the two teams concluded without special incidents except for Mario Gómez scoring a consolation goal with a header from a corner kick at the end of the game.

***

[Dortmund, securing the league title, dominates Bayern Munich 3-1 at home.]

[At the end of the game, Bayern Munich manages a consolation goal.]

[Shocking defeat for Bayern Munich, Jupp Heynckes says, “There’s no excuse for my mistakes.”]

[Son Jinho ties the record for most assists in a single Bundesliga season!]

[‘Honorary President of Bayern Munich’ Beckenbauer states, “We must sign Jinho in the next summer transfer window. He is a fantastic player who will elevate Bayern Munich to new heights.”]

[Dortmund unexpectedly cancels the victory celebration?]

[Jurgen Klopp asks Dortmund fans to postpone the victory celebration, “We appreciate the congratulations but please hold off. We have a match more important than the Champions League final ahead.”]

[‘FIFA’s top 10 derbies’ The Revierderby between Dortmund and Schalke approaches!]

***

After the match against Bayern Munich, the Ho-woo gallery had a post with a different emotional tone from usual.

[Title: I felt a little choked up while watching this.]

(Cha Bum-seok celebration .gif)

(An elderly person from the Korean community wipes tears after watching Son Jinho mimic Cha Bum-seok’s celebration. gif)

└ Just basic—.

└ Is that the Cha Bum-seok celebration? Kind of bland, right?

└ To be precise, it’s not exactly the Cha Bum-seok celebration, but just a characteristic of celebrations from that time.

└ What do you mean by that?

└ Back then, there weren’t celebrations like today. The performances solidifying after Marco Tardelli screamed in the 1982 Spain World Cup final came to define celebrations.

└ The celebrations we know became a recognizable part of football content starting from the 90s.

└ Who the hell is this explaining everything, can’t you summarize in three lines, you idiot?

└ I can summarize it in three words.

└ Go ahead.

└ ㄴㄱㅁ