The entire stadium echoed with the sharp blast of the referee's whistle, and the players instantly threw themselves into the action. The Qatari squad opened the match carefully keeping possession, avoiding any risky moves as they neatly passed the ball around their backline.
Down on the sidelines, Haruma sat on the bench, his eyes intensely locked on the pitch, tracking every single movement.
The ball went flying to a Qatari midfielder, who brought it down cleanly and quickly sent a precise pass forward, Izaya lunged in, trying to intercept mid-way but the ball sliced right past him, successfully reaching the feet of the Qatari winger.
Wasting no time, the Qatari winger exploded forward, closing in on the penalty box. But Gaku came sprinting across to block his path, carefully tracking the attacker's, doing well holding him back.
