The God of Football Starts With Passive Skills-Chapter 224 - 62: Hat-trick! Cruyff Turn! The Future Fourth Superstar! When the Anthem Rings Out, Mainz Wins the Championship

Chapter 224: Chapter 62: Hat-trick! Cruyff Turn! The Future Fourth Superstar! When the Anthem Rings Out, Mainz Wins the Championship

The fans in the stands sang over and over again.

"What a truly moving scene!"

"This is Mainz of the Bundesliga!"

"They may not have big-name stars, and they may not play the most beautiful football, but they are without a doubt the most inspiring team tonight!"

"Their football is one of tenacity and resilience, one of passion and fight!"

"This is the Mainz team anthem, ’You’ll Never Walk Alone’!"

"I’m sure countless fans around the world know this song because of the Premier League’s Liverpool."

"That’s right. The legendary Liverpool made this anthem famous throughout the European Football Scene."

"But in the European Football Scene, Liverpool isn’t the only club to have chosen this song."

"In Germany, both Mainz and Dortmund also use this inspirational song as their team anthem."

"We often hear it sung at Dortmund’s Westfalen Stadium."

"And now, we’re hearing it from the Mainz fans."

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In the 75th minute of the match, Klinsmann made his final substitution of the game.

The veteran Zé Roberto came on for Luca Tony.

After the change, Zé Roberto moved to the left flank, with Ribery shifting to the center.

Podolski and Klose were up front.

Klinsmann was clearly not satisfied with Luca Tony’s performance in this match.

After Bayern signed Mario Gomez, the Italian clearly knew what his future held.

Klinsmann’s intention with the substitution was clear: to further bolster the attack.

But Klopp made no adjustments.

Because his strongest and most trusted players were already on the pitch.

Besides, he was saving his last two substitution slots for the final stages.

Time ticked away, second by second.

Every single Mainz player defended with grim determination.

Bayern launched one attack after another, but they still couldn’t break through the Mainz defense.

They created some dangerous chances, but they just couldn’t get past Dimo Wahe’s goal.

Inspired by his teammates and the fans’ singing from the stands, the veteran goalkeeper’s performance was nothing short of heroic.

In the 83rd minute, Hainauer suddenly collapsed on the pitch.

He lay ramrod straight in the mud.

The referee, Fleischer, blew his whistle and stopped the match.

Hainauer had a cramp.

Klopp immediately signaled for Schürrle to get ready to come on.

A minute later, Schürrle came on for the limping Hainauer.

Three minutes after that, Hogland on the right flank also went down with a cramp.

Klopp made his final substitution.

Kirschhoff came on for Hogland.

Helle moved to right-back, Kalhan switched to the right wing, and Kirschhoff took Kalhan’s former position as a defensive midfielder.

At this point, Mainz was out of substitutions.

But by now, both teams on the pitch had fought themselves to the point of exhaustion.

The 3-1 scoreline was a heavy psychological blow to the Bayern players.

It was a constant reminder to the Bayern players that no matter how hard they fought, no matter how much they tried, clawing back two goals was impossible.

They could see no hope!

In the final minutes of the match, Bayern’s attack noticeably slowed.

It was just as many in the German media had accused and criticized Bayern for all season.

This team had lost the iron will of the Effenberg and Ballack era!

They no longer had the courage and determination to fight to the bitter end when faced with a desperate situation!

When the clock ticked into the 94th minute, the referee, Fleischer, finally blew the final whistle.

In that instant, the Mainz players, who had been waiting on the sidelines, all rushed madly onto the pitch.

Klopp, leading the charge, sprinted over, and braving the rain, swept Wang Shuo up in a powerful embrace.

"Amazing!"

"Wang, you did it!"

"We’re the champions! Champions!!"

"We won this damn championship!"

The Mainz players on the pitch were clearly exhausted, but the moment the whistle blew, it was as if they had been injected with boundless energy, and they all erupted in ecstatic cheers.

"The match is over!"

"Let’s congratulate Mainz!"

"This team from a small city, a club that had never won a national title and was in a national final for the first time in its history, has finally won the first DFB-Pokal in their club’s hundred-plus years of existence!"

"This is also the first national title in Mainz’s history!"

"What an incredibly memorable final!"

"Mainz withstood the pressure. They deserved this championship."

"At the same time, we also have to congratulate Wang Shuo."

"This 18-year-old rising star from China is the biggest discovery in the Bundesliga this season!"

"He scored a hat-trick to help Mainz win the DFB-Pokal!"

"And for Mainz, this will go down as the most incredible season in their club’s history."

"Not only did they become the second promoted side after Kaiserslautern to be crowned mid-season Bundesliga champions, but they’ve also ended the season by winning the DFB-Pokal."

"For a small club like Mainz, that is a truly remarkable achievement."

After letting Wang Shuo go, Klopp, still overcome with emotion, tightly cupped Wang Shuo’s face in his hands, looking like he was about to kiss him.

Luckily, Kramny, Buvac, and the others quickly rushed onto the pitch and joined them in a group hug.

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As the Mainz players celebrated wildly, the entire Bayern team retreated to the side.