"Aasgaard, ooohhh," the commentary called as the ball crashed off the underside of the bar, back down, and then out.
The stadium held its breath for the half-second it took everyone to work out what had happened, and then the Wigan end erupted because the ball had crossed the line on its way back out.
"That is the luckiest penalty you will ever see. The crossbar has saved Wigan Athletic. Lady luck wearing blue with white stripes tonight."
Next stepped Sabitzer for United as it was sudden death now, c but he converted without fuss.
Five apiece.
At the halfway line, Joe Bennet looked along the players and asked.
"Who's going?"
Nobody answered immediately, but before the silence could become something heavier, Ezra had already taken the ball and was walking.
Leo watched the back of him from the line and then the seven steps back from the spot that made him almost laugh out loud.
"That guy isn't missing," he said quietly.
And he wasn't lying.
