262 Forgotten celebration
Only after his teammates got close to him did Hiro finally regained his senses. Their cheerful faces filled his vision while their cheerful voice reverberated in his ear.
Quickly in no time, those bunches of players encircled him, completely trapping him in the middle.
Each and every single one of them were carrying hint of excitement, reverence, joy and bewilderment in their eyes.
"Were you hiding your capabilities?"
"How did you manage to score that goal?"
Such were the questions ringing inside his head.
Even though his teammates kept on pestering him with such enthusiastic questions, Hiro didn't speak anything. Instead he brushed past them as he broke free from their encirclement and ran towards the sidelines.
Hiro's sudden reaction greatly baffled his teammates. Thier eyes revealed confusion as they stared at Hiro.
Audience weren't any different either.
Looking at Hiro's sudden reaction, they were utterly dumbfounded as well. Nobody knew why Hiro had decided to run out of nowhere.
"Why is he running now?" One of the spectator blurted out while confusedly looking at Hiro.
However it didn't take his teammates long to break free from their bewilderment. After they broke free from their bewilderment, one by one without questioning anything, they started to chase after Hiro.
Upon reaching the sidelines, Hiro then leapt from the ground. As he hoovered in mid-air, he lifted both his hands above his head; crossing them.
Watching Hiro, some of the fans present in the crowd understood his intention. Thus just as Hiro opened his mouth and let out an euphoric roar, those fans who understood his intention enthusiastically parroted after him, "Siuuuuuu!!!"
At once the whole stadium resounded with the celebratory chant. Like the sound of the thunder, an electrifying unified roar swept the whole stadium.
Followed by the celebratory chant, laughter filled the entire stadium as most of the fans present in the stadium burst into laughter which inturn greatly livened up the ambience of the stadium.
After landing on the ground, Hiro himself couldn't hold himself back from smiling. His face lit up while his eyes glowed with excitement.
Although he wasn't sure why he was feeling so excited right now, however right now, he felt quite exhilarated.
After the celebration came to an end, the match resumed normally.
Hiro's last goal from the freekick spot proved to be a great morale booster as after that goal when the match resumed, players of Japan played even more vigorously.
Pressuring the opposing team from the get go, they didn't give their opponents any chance to break free.
Faced with such overwhelming attacks, opposing team could only impose defensive tactics and try their best to withstand the fierce offense of Japanese players.
Specially Hiro who had entered a flow like state, he was simply unstoppable. Be it creating chances for his teammates or nullifying the defense of the opposing team or shooting from long distance, he made the heart of players of opposing team tremble with his every single move.
As if he had finally freed himself from the shackle which was holding him back, as if he had leveled up significantly, it seemed like nobody in the opposing team could become his opponent.
Even so, until 80th minute, Saudi players still managed to withstand the pressure of Japanese players.
Although Hiro gave them headaches and heartaches countless times with his fast-paced dribbling, out of world passes and powerful long shots, they still managed to hold their ground.
However it wasn't an easy feat for them to withstand their ground. In order to stop Japan from scoring another goal, they had to expend a lot of energy.
And right now because of that most of their players were completely exhausted. They were at their limit.
Panting heavily, sweating profusely, some player's legs were even wobbling like crazy. Their condition seemed very pathetic.
However their misery hadn't come to an end. They still had to hold their ground for yet another 10 minutes.
But even so that didn't mean that they could win the game. They were losing by a landslide score of 4-1.
So why were they struggling so hard? Their situation was way beyond salvageable.
At this moment when they should be creating chances, taking risks to turn the tide of the match, they were holed up inside their defensive half like turtle hiding it's neck under it's shell.
It was already evident to the sea of supporters present in the field that they have already lost the game.
So why were they struggling so hard? What was the meaning behind their struggles? Just by defending, their situation wouldn't become better. Infact it might become even worst.
So why were they holding their ground?
It's because of their pride. Although they were aware of the fact that they were going to lose the game, they still weren't willing to lose pathetically.
At the least, they wanted to lose with honor. At least they wanted people to say that they tried their best.
However a win is a win and a loss is a loss. Does it matter how you win or how you lost?
On the other hand, most of the Japanese players still seemed like they could still run for yet another 30 minutes.
Because Hiro shouldered most of the burden, most players of Japan could preserve their energy and coupled with the player changes which wa made during those twenty minutes, Japanese side seemed quite full of energy.
And Hiro who had the skill perseverance which could supply him unlimited stamina for 15 minutes, he wasn't even breaking sweat right now.
Hiro's stable condition was further adding salt to the wounds of Saudi players.
Seeing Hiro in such lively state, they couldn't help but despair. Some players were even questioning their choices at this moment.
'Is their any meaning behind our struggle?'
'Why are we suffering so much just to prevent another goal?'
'Does he not feel tired? He has been running the most, yet it doesn't seem like he's exhausted'
Such were the thoughts revolving around the head of some opposing players while looking at Hiro.
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