The restaurant next to the bustling street, well past dinner time, is usually quiet by now, and the owner would be thinking about closing up for the night.

But tonight, not only is it not quiet, the crowd is growing even larger. Every table in the restaurant is filled, and even the entrance is packed.

They are all focused on the TV inside the restaurant, which is broadcasting the friendly match between the Yun City Team and the Yecheng Team.

Initially, only two old men were watching this match, but as the second half began, Yun City Team scored four explosive goals, drawing even passersby into the restaurant.

This was because one of the men watching the game was a fan of Yun City Team and had been a fanboy of the team's former head coach Wu Da. He was too excited and had drunk quite a bit of beer, dancing in the restaurant in excitement, attracting a lot of curious onlookers. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

They were first drawn in by the man, and then captivated by the match itself.

Yun City Team was notoriously bad, so no one expected them to perform well, hence when they scored so many goals, everyone was naturally intrigued.

This small restaurant was like a microcosm, and the live broadcast of this match was becoming lively as well.

As Yun City Team's goals stacked up, the number of viewers in the live stream skyrocketed, with comments being updated 99+ per second, drowning individual comments instantly.

For a pre-season match in Xia Chao, this level of excitement was unprecedented; the attention it was receiving was off the charts.

At this moment, Yecheng Team had used up their last substitution, bringing all three of their marquee foreign players onto the field, instantly elevating Yecheng Team's strength.

Everyone was discussing whether Yecheng Team could turn the tides with this move.

"This time, Yecheng Team should be able to turn defeat into victory!"

"Yun City Team's luck should be running out!"

"Looking forward to Yecheng Team's performance next!"

"I'm more looking forward to Yun City Team!"

"Am I the only one who thinks Yun City Team is playing well? I'm not just seeing things, am I?"

The voices on the internet were less unified now, with some starting to speak up for Yun City Team, although such voices were still weaker, as many were guided by Lu Dong's narrative, believing that Yun City Team was purely lucky.

Lu Dong was paid off by the Wei Family, he would never speak well of Yun City Team, even if he had to grit his teeth to put them down.

He claimed that once Yecheng Team swapped in the three Brazilian players, Yun City Team was doomed to lose. Yecheng Team would not only catch up but would also crush Yun City Team.

The host seemed to disagree with Lu Dong and tried to refute, "But from another perspective, Yun City Team pushing Yecheng Team to bring in all three foreign players shows that Yun City Team is actually not bad, right?"

Lu Dong sneered, "Let me put it this way, Yun City Team's performance today is due to sheer luck, not because they're strong, but because of their age!"

The host asked, "What do you mean by that, Teacher Lu?"

Lu Dong replied, "Notice that Yun City Team has been restructured, their players' average age is not even 20, they're at their physical peak. Conversely, Yecheng Team's average age is over 25; in the second half, after repeated unsuccessful attacks due to bad luck, they're starting to crumble mentally, so their stamina is clearly inferior to Yun City Team. So it's not that they're not skilled; Yun City Team is both lucky and young. It's that simple. But all that was before; now with the three Brazilian players, Yecheng Team has a qualitative edge over Yun City Team, and that's the key to Yun City Team's inevitable defeat."

The host had no time to respond to Lu Dong's commentary, eyes glued to the screen, "Alright, let's watch this play, Yecheng Team's Brazilian player Carlos has the ball; this is not the legendary Carlos everyone knows, his skills can't be compared, but he has played for the Brazilian national team before, and this is his second appearance this season. In the previous game against Jiang City Team, although Yecheng Team didn't score, Carlos's performance was outstanding, regarded as Yecheng Team's biggest trump card... Look at this shot, Carlos takes a sudden shot... Unfortunately, it's deflected under the tight defense of Yun City Team's two defenders..."

Although Carlos didn't score,

it didn't stop Lu Dong from fawning over it, "The fact proves I'm right; once the three Brazilians took the field, the dynamics changed. Carlos quickly opened up the field, now it's Yecheng Team controlling the game, and it's difficult for Yun City Team to even cross their half..."

The host said, "Yun City Team has the ball, launching another counterattack, taking a shot across the half; we're seeing Yun City Team's cooperation being very steady today, even facing Yecheng Team with its three Brazilian players, they're still calm, clearly showing these young players have good composure... Ah! What did I just see, a screamer! Goal! It's Yun City Team's forward Li Yi again, suddenly hitting a screamer, breaking through Yecheng Team's goal once more! A hat trick! This young Yun City Team player, in his first official match, has pulled off a hat trick! Yun City Team now leads 6-1!"

The place erupted!

The host passionately narrated.

The Yun City Team fans present were wildly cheering.

The audience in the live stream was also in shock.

"Oh shit!"

"That was a beautiful goal!"

"That was an awesome shot, in my opinion!"

"Amazing!"

The comments were frantically refreshing.

Lu Dong: "..."

His face turned dark again.

The host continued with excitement, "Yun City Team is on a rampage tonight, who could have imagined they'd score six goals!"

After a passionate commentary, the host turned to Lu Dong, "Teacher Lu, what did you just say, Yun City Team couldn't cross the half?"

"..."

Lu Dong's face reddened, speechless, his words had just been uttered and Yun City Team responded with a screamer, not only crossing the half but scoring, with a world-class screamer no less!

And it wasn't the end of Lu Dong's embarrassment!

After just a few more minutes of the game, Yun City Team got a corner kick opportunity.

Yun City Team's other forward, Zheng Zhi, took his teammate's cross and sent the ball into the goal.

7-1!

At this point, Yecheng Team's defense completely collapsed, and even with three Brazilian players, they couldn't do anything. Though their individual skills were good, facing such a disastrous downfall and Yun City Team's unstoppable momentum, they were powerless.

As the game reached the 40th minute, Yun City Team's forward Zheng Zhi got another one-on-one chance, skirted around Yecheng Team's defenders and goalkeeper, and sent the ball into an empty goal.

8-1!

By this time, even giving Yecheng Team the world's best players wouldn't help.

From Li Yi's screamer onwards, Lu Dong was entirely shut down, saying no more, his face already swollen from being slapped by the reality.