After the game, many media published news about Gomez, calling him the hope of Indian football.
Not only that, netizens online also began to praise Gomez.
Not only Gomez, but also central defender Adhikari made his first-team debut. Adhikari plays for the I League team Bengaluru FC in the match against Aizawl FC on July 22.
In this game, Adhikari came on as a substitute and made his I League debut, but the impact he made was definitely not as great as Adhikari's.
After all, compared with the I League and the Indian Super League, the influence is still lower.
In fact, with Rohit Ramesh's ability, he should have a chance to play in the I League, but unfortunately he is a goalkeeper, and goalkeepers need experience, so for this position, it is better for the goalkeeper to be older.
Therefore, Rohit may not have any chance to play in the first team this season.
Thapa just played for Chennaiyin FC in the Durand Cup some time ago and made his first-team debut, but was not included in the Indian Super League roster.
On July 26, Neil wanted to go to Kerala, because on that day FC Goa traveled to Kerala to challenge Kerala Blasters.
The reason why Neil wanted to go was because Gomez was selected for the roster again, and Gomez had a very high chance of starting. This was because the main striker Robin Singh had been injured in the last game and had not yet recovered, so he did not come to Punjab with the team.
The reason why Neil did not come to Kerala was because the Durand Cup event would be held tomorrow, and Neil could only watch the game through the hotel TV.
As expected, in this game, Gomez got the chance to start, but I don't know what happened recently, FC Goa's defense has obviously had problems recently.
In the 10th minute of the game, Kerala Blasters got a corner kick opportunity. Josu Currais shot in the penalty area and Stefano Di Silva flew to block the ball.
Silva forgot that he was not the goalkeeper and touched the ball with his hand. The referee blew the whistle immediately and awarded a red card. Kerala Blasters scored the penalty.
Kerala leads Goa 1-0! And the bad news is that in the next Plays, Goa has 10 players compared to 11 players of Kerala, and this game is an away game.
In the 28th minute of the game, FC Goa also got a corner kick opportunity. After the corner kick was taken, Gomez scored with a header.
FC Goa tied the score at 1-1 despite having one less player! This was Gomez's first shot in this game!
This was Gomez's second game in the Indian Super League. Gomez scored two goals in two games, which is an amazing efficiency.
FC Goa finally equalized the score, but in the 41st minute, Kerala Blasters launched a quick counterattack. Sanchez Watt broke away from Goa's defense and made a large-scale transfer.
Alan George made a cross from the bottom right, and Walter quickly got in front of the goal and shot successfully.
Kerala once again leads Goa 2-1!
This goal greatly hit the morale of Goa. Just when many people lost their fighting spirit, there was still one person in Goa who was full of fighting spirit. He was Gomez.
When the game entered the second half, Gomez's performance show began.
In the 47th minute, Rishi Kumar made a lob pass, and Gomez used his powerful explosive power to make a counter-run to shake off the defender and face the football in the air.
Gomez didn't stop the ball, but headed it directly. The opponent's goalkeeper Sushant Reddy never thought that Gomez would head the ball directly, and the football flew into the goal.
Before the Goa team could finish their joy, only two minutes had passed.
In the 49th minute, Nikhil Morey made a cross from the bottom, Gomez came forward and headed the ball.
Goa overtook Kerala 3-2! Gomez completed a hat trick! Gomez became the youngest hat trick player in the history of the Indian Super League!
The small number of Goa fans at the scene celebrated wildly, and Gomez became the hero of the team.
However, Gomez's performance is not over yet.
In the 83rd minute of the game, Goa got a corner kick opportunity. Morey was responsible for the corner kick. After the corner kick was taken, the opponent's central defender jumped first.
But no one expected that he would miss the ball. Gomez at the back point took advantage of the opportunity and headed the ball hard. The goalkeeper did not expect that his teammate would make such a big mistake.
Goa, despite being one man down, managed to overtake Kerala 4-2!
Gomez not only became the youngest player in the history of the Indian Super League to score a hat trick, but also the youngest player in the history of the Indian Super League to score four goals.
It is no exaggeration to say that Gomez was definitely the biggest contributor to Goa's victory in this game.
After the game, all major media outlets went viral. In the history of Indian football, there has never been a 17-year-old player as outstanding as Gomez.
After watching this game, Neil was very happy for Gomez, but because he had to prepare for the FuturX Cup, he didn't know what would happen next.
The first match of the FuturX Cup will be held on July 27th, and the opponent is Wolfsburg U19. The FuturX Cup is not such an important event, so Neil will not be a main player this time.
Gomez, Thapa and Adhikari, these three players are currently in the first team of their respective clubs. Neil has no signs of any of them. Neil chose to call up the players who are still in the echelon.
For example, forward Suraj Chhetri, goalkeeper Rohit Ramesh and left winger Liston Colaco. Akash Tirkey is only 15 years old so Neil has no signs to call him up.
What disappointed Neil the most was that the scout system in Neil's mind did not prompt any tasks related to the FuturX Cup.
There was not even a mission for the FuturX Cup this time, but Neil thought there would be a mission.