Chapter 99 – ENGLAND vs ARGENTINA
17th Minute
The game refused to slow.
A midfield war broke out. Shoulder clashes. Sliding tackles.The referee let them play.
Jude was relentless—every duel, every second ball.
Bruno snapped passes.Saka danced in bursts.
Nathan?
He was starting to feel it.
Every run was sharper. Every read quicker.
He didn't just move into space.
Falcao's instinct.It wasn't just physical.
He could see the rhythm before it happened.The tiny moment when a defender's feet weren't set. The half-second delay in a teammate's wind-up.
19th Minute
Thud!
De Paul's touch was heavy—just for a second.A mistake. A blink.
Bruno pounced
"Gotcha."
One sharp touch, then a sizzling pass forward.
Nathan was already moving.
Romero closed in.
Too late.
Fwoosh!
Nathan's burst left him in the dust, cleats slashing through the turf. The goal opened up in front of him—wide, begging, golden.
Twenty-five yards out.He didn't hesitate.
BOOM!!
