The clock was now ticking into the 31st minute, and the ball was at the feet of the Qatari winger, who was pushing hard down the flank with Nagisa chasing him relentlessly from behind.
As the winger reached the left edge of the final third, Senji quickly closed in to block his path, while Nagisa converged from behind to double-team the play and trap him.
The Qatari winger just smiled and then with a sudden burst, he exploded down the outside of Senji, who turned and chased hard, trying to hold him back, but the winger's pure acceleration was devastating.
Reaching the edge of the box, the winger looked ready to shoot but Senji threw himself into a sliding block, but it was a trap, the winger faked the strike entirely and sharply cut the ball and shift his body to the other side, leaving Senji sliding into the grass and opening up a massive window of space.
