Two days had passed since Mateo's Bundesliga debut.
But there was no time to rest.
Tonight, Bayern Munich would face off in the prestigious DFB-Pokal, the German Cup —a tournament that every player in Germany dreamed of lifting.
The opponent was a second-division team, but Bayern — true to their spirit — respected every rival.
And for Mateo, tonight was even more special:
He was named in the starting eleven.
In the locker room, Vincent Kompany gathered the players.
"Tonight we dominate," he said, voice sharp and clear."But more importantly — we play with respect and intensity. No easy games."
He turned briefly toward Mateo, giving a slight nod.
The message was clear:
"Show the world again."
The match began under bright stadium lights.
From the very first minute, Mateo played like a man possessed.
His first goal came early:
— a lightning-fast counterattack,— a through ball from Musiala,— and Mateo, calm as a veteran, chipped the ball gracefully over the rushing goalkeeper.
Goal.
The stadium erupted.
His teammates mobbed him, laughing, ruffling his hair.
But Mateo wasn't done.
At the 35th minute, after a quick give-and-go with Müller, he sliced through two defenders with a dazzling dribble and fired a low, powerful shot into the bottom corner.
Goal number two.
The crowd sang his name louder than ever:
"¡Mateo! ¡Mateo! ¡Mateo!"
During halftime, sitting on the bench, catching his breath, the System whispered in his mind:
[Hidden Quest Activated: Hat Trick in Official Senior Match]Reward: Advanced Offensive Trait Unlock.
Mateo's eyes sharpened.
He wanted it.
Not just for the quest.
For himself.
For his family watching.
For Klara, surely screaming in front of the TV.
For every sleepless night, every tear shed, every betrayal endured.
The second half began.
Bayern controlled possession, pressing higher, suffocating the opponent's attempts to respond.
In the 67th minute, the moment arrived.
Thomas Müller spotted Mateo making a diagonal run into the box.
Without hesitation, he curled a perfect cross into his path.
Mateo leapt, twisting his body mid-air, and connected with a brilliant header that thundered past the goalkeeper into the net.
GOAL.
HAT-TRICK.
The stadium exploded.
Fans roared with joy.
Even the usually stoic Kompany cracked a wide smile on the sidelines, clapping hard.
Mateo dropped to his knees, arms raised toward the sky, overwhelmed by emotion.
His teammates rushed him, pulling him up, shouting and laughing.
Harry Kane hugged him roughly.
"You're a bloody monster, mate!" he laughed.
Inside his mind, the System chimed again:
[Hidden Quest Completed: Hat Trick Achieved!]Reward: Offensive Trait — "Killer Instinct Lv.1" Unlocked.
That night, as the referee blew the final whistle,Mateo González left the field not just as a promising youngster.
He left as a rising force —a future titan of the game.