"This position! The King of Long Shots is coming!! Maël! A thunderous blast!!"
The on-site commentator pressed the microphone tight to his lips. He no longer needed to adjust his emotions; at this moment, he only had to follow what was happening on the pitch. "Can it hit the target? The goalkeeper dives out, the ball is going to get there first—! It hits the crossbar!!"
As his voice suddenly changed, that crisp clang rang out through the stadium that had sunk into dead silence.
Clang! The ball smashed heavily against the crossbar, making the entire goal shake violently.
For one instant, Sheffield United's people felt their eyes go blank and their hearts clench, while Doncaster's people felt the shock of having survived a disaster, so much so that they almost wanted to pump their fists and celebrate at such an unglamorous moment.
But the ball did not rebound back into the box, nor did it skim the crossbar and fly over the byline.
It had struck the underside of the crossbar, and after the clang, it still crashed down into the goal, touching the ground first before bouncing up and smacking back into the top of the net! In a rare sight, the ball made the upper part of the net bulge upward!! "Yeah!!" The first ones who could no longer hold back were the Sheffield United fans. Their faces flushed red as they shot to their feet, throwing the scarves and hats in their hands down from the stands. Some even flung the beer in their hands into the air.
Foam and spray drew rainbow after rainbow across the stands, dazzling like fireworks.
The ball was in! Three-two! They had turned the score around! "People always say not to fall in love with a loan player, but look