Almeida walked off the field dejectedly.
Sean didn't pay him much attention, finding De Sa and expressing his desire to take the penalty kick.
De Sa happily gave the ball to Sean.
Sean carefully placed the ball, measured a few steps back, and quietly observed the opponent's goalkeeper. After an unintentional eye contact, he even smiled at the guy. Upon hearing the referee's whistle, he began his run-up.
With a crisp thud, a white streak shot straight towards the goal.
The Emmen goalkeeper did guess the right direction, but unfortunately, he couldn't get a hand on the ball, and the net behind him rippled once more.
In the 68th minute, Emmen 1-6 Ajax.
Sean raised both fists high, looking towards the away fans' stand, basking in their cheers and praise.
The Ajax players swarmed Sean, even goalkeeper Onana was no exception.
Not just the Ajax players, but even the commentators were going wild, with cracking voices and shouts heard everywhere:
"Sean has scored his fourth goal of the match, a big four!"
"A big four in his professional debut! Who else can do that?"
"No one!
Since statistics have been kept in professional football, this is the first time!
At least in European football, it's the first time!!!"
"He also has an assist, and the other penalty for Ajax was also created by him!
Three goals from open play, one assist, and he personally scored one of the two penalties he created.
My God, he was directly involved in six goals in one match!"
"Not only that, Sean's three goals from open play included a right-footed shot, a header, and a left-footed shot—absolutely versatile!
F*ck, what kind of monster has Ajax unearthed?"
"No~
It's not just exceptional individual talent and ability; there must also be a lot of luck involved.
Sean is simply God's favorite..."
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...Van der Gaag had already submitted the substitution list, and the fourth official had already raised the board on the sideline.
Number 19 Sean off, Number 29 Wang Chengfei on.
However,
The atmosphere on the field was too enthusiastic, and it was several minutes later that Sean finally walked off to a standing ovation.
Yes, even the Emmen fans participated in applauding Sean off the field.
Perhaps they wanted to quickly send away the plague god,
Or perhaps they understood that since the tragedy was already a foregone conclusion, they might as well enjoy the rise of a superstar.
In short, they temporarily switched allegiances!
As soon as Sean high-fived and hugged Wang Chengfei and walked off the field, Van der Gaag embraced him.
Van der Gaag eagerly helped Sean put on his down jacket, escorted him all the way back to the bench to sit down, and then reluctantly returned to the coaching area.
The Ajax substitutes couldn't sit still; they all chatted excitedly with Sean and offered their congratulations.
Uh ~ there was an exception.
Fischer's face was pale, staring intently at Sean, his face full of disbelief:
How did this guy become so strong!!!
In the midst of his busy schedule, Sean noticed Fischer's gaze, smiled gently at him, and nodded.
Fischer suddenly shivered.
Sean:...Am I that scary?
...After Sean left the field, the Emmen players seemed to perk up.
Although they were far behind and playing with one less man, the Emmen players felt a renewed sense of hope and launched another attack.
And they actually scored one!
Of course, the Ajax players, who had originally intended to ease off, didn't let them get away with it. They seized the opportunity to launch a fierce counterattack, scoring two goals and further extending their lead.
Thus, the final score was 2-8!
Ajax won by a landslide!
When the referee blew the final whistle, the Ajax substitutes, embracing Sean, were about to rush onto the field together.
Sean, however, was a bit dazed.
He couldn't help it; the system prompts had arrived:
"Ding, congratulations to the host for helping the team defeat Emmen Football Club, rewarding 10 Emmen Football Club Affinity points."
"Ding, congratulations to the host for creating Emmen Football Club's largest defeat margin record in professional League history, rewarding 100 Emmen Football Club Affinity points."
"Ding, congratulations to the host for creating Emmen Football Club's most goals conceded record in professional League history, rewarding 100 Emmen Football Club Affinity points."
"Ding, congratulations to the host for creating Emmen Football Club's largest defeat margin record this season, rewarding 20 Emmen Affinity points."
"Ding, congratulations to the host for creating Emmen... rewarding 20 Emmen Affinity points."
"Ding, congratulations to the host for scoring four goals in the match against Emmen, rewarding 20 Emmen Affinity points."
"Ding, congratulations to the host for completing an assist in the match against Emmen, rewarding 5 Emmen Affinity points."
"Ding, congratulations to the host for creating two penalties in the match against Emmen, rewarding 5 Emmen Affinity points."
Sean naturally didn't have time to read everything, only noticing that he had gained 270 Emmen Affinity points.
The rewards were indeed substantial,
However,
What was the use of so many Emmen Affinity points?
"Hey, Sean!"
The Ajax players on the field also came over to greet Sean first.
Sean quickly stopped staring and went with his teammates to thank the Ajax fans who had traveled with the team.
The atmosphere remained very enthusiastic; one would think Ajax had won some incredible championship!
Of course, the 8:2 score was truly astonishing, so no one thought the young players of Ajax II were making a big deal out of it... As soon as the match ended, this shocking score instantly spread throughout the Netherlands and rapidly across the European continent.
It also reached the Ajax training base in Amsterdam.
As for the Ajax first team, Frank de Boer was previously frustrated.
Frank de Boer began coaching Ajax in the 2010-11 season, leading the team to three consecutive Eredivisie titles.
Logically, this record could not be considered bad.
The Eredivisie is not a League dominated solely by Ajax; there are also Eindhoven and Feyenoord, who are known as the three giants, so winning three consecutive titles is not that easy.
As a head coach, Frank de Boer should have been widely praised.
The problem was that Frank de Boer's Ajax also set an embarrassing record: they were eliminated in the Champions League group stage for four consecutive seasons, failing to reach the round of sixteen!
Although ever since the Bosman ruling came into effect, and that Ajax team was divided up by European powerhouses, the Ajax that had historically won the Champions League four times was not as good as before.
However, failing to advance from the Champions League group stage for several consecutive seasons was also a very rare occurrence.
Especially this season.
They had already won three consecutive League titles, and the team's focus was entirely on the Champions League.
From the club's management to the players to the fans, everyone was looking forward to this season's Champions League campaign.
The result was another elimination in the group stage!
It was only natural that Frank de Boer received some criticism for this.
While it wasn't enough to jeopardize his position, it was understandable that he was feeling down.
If it were just that, Frank de Boer believed he could handle it.
However, Ajax's injury situation and the second half of the season's schedule were also working against him...