Chapter 249 Drama in the field
Yutaka who had just received the ball was forced to halt his play midway after listening to the sound of the whistle.
The post was right infront of him. His chances of scoring was right infront of him. Yet he had to stop. He was so close yet so far.
Since he hadn't seen Hiro's collapsing figure, right now as he heard the sound of the whistle, he furrowed his brows as he contorted his face in annoyance.
However the moment he turned around with a bitter face to look at the figure of Hiro lying on the ground, groaning in pain, his expression quickly changed from irritated to grim.
His complexion got ashen as he rushed towards Hiro, carrying a worried look on his face, "Hiro...."
Quickly players of both the team gathered around the site where Hiro and Musa Al-Arab was lying on the ground.
"Come on ref, what's there to think about, that's a straight red card..." Growled one of the spectator while looking at the scene unfolding in the pitch.
Immediately a commotion started to take place as players of both the team got into a heated argument.
Each side while defending their own teammates, argued with the other side.
Although Hiro had fallen atop Musa, there was no doubt that it was Musa's fault. Even so because of the commotion taking place at the moment, referee was hesitating to provide his verdict.
Musa Al-Arab who had tackled on Hiro was well aware about the situation. If he didn't fake his injury, he'd definitely get sent off. Thus despite suffering only a minor injury, he pretended as if he had suffered a heavy injury.
Letting out agonising scream, he curled his body as he grabbed his chest, "Argh!!! Huff!!"
Hiro on the other hand who was the real victim paled in comparison to Musa's acting.
Grabbing his ankle tightly, he was gritting his teeth, trying to endure the pain as much as he can. Compared to Musa's loud painful screams, Hiro's muffled groans were like meowing of cat infront of a roaring tiger.
Finally after some moment, as the referee separated the players of both the team, he presented his verdict by taking out a yellow card from his pocket and showing it to Musa.
Musa acted like crazy yet he couldn't change the verdict of the referee.
Just as the referee booked him, Musa immediately stood up. As if he received a miraculous healing, as if his pain vanished in thin air, he abruptly rose from the ground with an anxious look on his face.
Rising from the ground, he started complaining to the referee, "Why are you booking me ref? I am the victim. He fell upon me. Are you out of your mind?"
His voice extremely loud, echoed like the sound of thunder. It was evident from the tone of his voice and from the way he spoke, he was extremely pissed.
"Hoho... Can you look at that. All of a sudden the opposing number 9 who was groaning in pain just a moment ago seems like he has regained his vitality. Hahaha... As if his pain vanished in thin air, he looks quite lively..." Looking at the scene unfolding in the ground, commentator broke into laughter.
The reason why Musa was acting such was because he had already been booked previously. So receiving yet another yellow card meant that he was getting sent off.
Right now as Musa argued with the referee regarding his decision, he looked extremely enraged.
And probably that was the reason why he was acting such right now.
As there's a saying that when you're angry you're prone to make mistakes the most.
And by failing to control his anger, Musa had dug his own grave. He had hit his own leg with his own axe.
Looking at the arguing figure of Musa with the referee, audience present in the stadium, their faces turned ugly as they felt extreme resentment towards Musa's behaviour.
"You little scoundrel, where did your pain vanish away?" Angrily growled one of the spectator.
"That kid is too vicious..."
"All along he was acting..."
"Look at him arguing, hmph!! so shameless"
"Ref quickly send that kid away..."
The response of the audience immediately turned ugly after Musa started arguing with the referee.
Musa's teammates smacked their lips as they witnessed Musa's idiocy.
So what if he got sent off? So what if they had to lose one of the players? If he was acting, he should have kept his acting.
By overeacting, not only Musa had dug his own grave, he was also pulling his teammates along with him.
Even his teammates who were supportive of him earlier was now looking at him with eyes full of resentment.
Because of his one single mistake, now they were going to face the backlash of the audience. Not only that, their reputation had also been tarnished by him.
Before the matter escalated any further, Ahmed quickly intervened as he pulled away Musa from referee.
Right now Ahmed desperately wanted to punch Musa to knock some senses in him. However if he did so, he'd also get sent off. He couldn't risk his team getting down to 9 players.
Thus he only pulled Musa away and tried to calm him down. He could only put a temporary halt to his madness.
The manager of the Jordan national team looked quite enraged too. Furrowing his brows, he was yelling from the sidelines, "That idiot... What the fuck is he doing?"
If only there were to be some assistant referees around him, he'd get sent off as well. However right now, most of the assistant referee's focus were all drawn towards the scene unfolding in the pitch. Thus, nobody noticed his cussing.
Hiro on the other hand while still groaning in pain was enjoying the scene unfolding infront of him.
Although he displayed a pained expression from outside, he was laughing inwardly, 'Hahaha... Struggle more. Although I couldn't react on time, luckily I didn't suffer any injuries. This is best possible situation I could ask for. Hahahaha...'
Finally after the commotion died down, referee took his red card out of his pocket and showed it to Musa.
Although still grumpy, this time Musa didn't rebuke and gracefully accepted his verdict as he walked out of the stadium in a bitter mood.
Before leaving the stadium, he shot gaze full of loathing towards Hiro.
It was clear from his expression that he hated Hiro to his core.
Hiro however paid no heed to him and continued to tend to his injury.
The area where he got struck by Musa had swollen. Although he could still move his foot completely fine, he still needed to treat his injury. Thus, right now some medical personnels were tending on to his injury.
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