Chapter 512  That’s Football For You

Chapter 512 That's Football For You

There were seven minutes of added time after the match hit the ninetieth minute and from the first to the fourth minute of that added time, Lyon had just been restless.

They've been pressing high against Unique FC trying to find an opening to use to their advantage, they were starting to get quite desperate but so far, Unique FC has been holding them off just fine.

However, the fact that their defense was starting to get a bit shaky was undeniable.

Just as the clock hit the ninety-fifth minute, Duncan quickly sent the ball rolling toward Antoine down the right flank.

"Antoine."

The winger had Roland in front of him just like always, passing to someone else would be the best option since getting past the fullback had been a problem for him since the start of the game.

However, the winger didn't have any intention of passing the ball to someone else, at least not yet.

He flew both of his legs over the ball simultaneously before quickly getting past the fullback courtesy of a very fast snake bite.

"Oh, Antoine's through here but he still has Roland right behind him," Jim commented with a very enthusiastic ring to his voice.

The winger was inside the box now but he needed to do something about Pirlo who was in front of him and Roland who was right behind him, taking the center back in front of him was an option but he had nothing like that in mind.

With everyone quickly moving closer to the boxer, the winger quickly pushed the ball down to Duncan who was right at the edge of the box in the middle.

"It's in the foot of Duncan near the edge of the box, is he going to try something from there?!"

The midfielder had Adolf right in front of him but just as the center-back stretched his leg to stop him, he quickly pushed the ball toward the right before firing straight toward the goalpost with his right foot.

"Duncan!"

[ Ball magnet activated ]

The ball was heading toward the top right-hand corner and Dave was right onto it.

However, there was really no need for him to go after it as the ball ended up hitting the crossbar before flying over for a goal kick.

"Oh, that was so close!"

Seeing that ball go over like that, the midfielder couldn't help but bite his lower lip before kicking the floor in frustration.

That shot had Lyon fans on the edge of their seats but after seeing it go over the bar like that, they just sat back in their seats with sighs of disappointment.

Unique FC fans on the other hand were just relentlessly cheering on their team, their team had the advantage now and they were going to make sure they gave them every form of motivation needed to keep it.

"Duncan just needed to bring the ball down a bit, the elevation was just too much," Jim commented.

"Yeah, but even if he had done that, something tells me that Dave would have stopped it somehow."

With the ball going over the bar like that, Dave had to send it back in so that the game could continue, and for that, he placed the ball on the edge of the six-yard box.

On a normal occasion but he sure was taking his time this time around.

There was only a minute of added time left in the game and looking at that, Lyon players were starting to get irritated and they weren't trying to hide it.

<Hey, you better send the ball out or you're going to get booked>

'Yeah, I'm aware of that.' He replied subconsciously before rolling the ball to Adolf who immediately sent it rolling to Roland.

"With only a couple of seconds left in the game, Unique FC will want to hold onto the ball and see this through, they're almost through to the quarterfinals of the Conference League."

It was obvious to Lyon players that their opponents just wanted to hug the ball and waste time on their side, and for that very reason, they got super aggressive.

Alex quickly rushed to Roland as soon as he moved a little forward with the ball, but just before he could get to the fullback, he sent the ball rolling to Adolf who quickly turned with it before finding Minino a little down the right on their side of the pitch.

Marcel along with Duncan quickly tried to close down the midfielder from both sides and Minino not having any intention of taking any risks quickly sent the ball rolling to Frankie who quickly linked it up to Ferran near the halfway line.

"Ferran."

The midfielder was just about to turn with the ball when Alex rushed in from nowhere and swept the ball off his feet.

The midfielder came crashing to the floor leaving the ball to roll forward and now there was a contest for it.

A contest between Frankie and Alex who were just about equally the same distance away from the ball.

However, Frankie had help, as payback for putting him on the floor like that, Ferran stretched his leg a little just to get it in his way.

Alex ended up tripping on the leg, and wanting to keep himself standing by all means, he ended up staggering forward to the extent that his hands almost touched the floor.

That gave Frankie the time he needed to get to the ball and quickly sent it flying forward.

With the ball still in the air, the referee blew his whistle for the first time, the high-pitched sound resounded through the stadium for the second time just before the ball could hit the floor and by that time, Unique FC players had already begun to raise their hands.

The referee blew his whistle for the third and final time just after the ball hit the floor, and that right there was the end of everything.

"Oh, the referee has decided that he has seen enough. It's a marvelous two-goal victory, a victory that sees them come from behind to beat Olympique Lyonnais with the away goal advantage." Jim articulated. "We thought it was over for them when they lost three goals to one last week but they've just shown us today what they're really capable of, this team's fire continues to burn passionately this season, it's onto the quarterfinals for them, sad for Lyon but that's football for you."

Lyon players had devastated looks on their faces and a few of them were even sitting on the floor with their gaze lowered, this was a very painful loss for them after everything they did in the first leg.

Unique FC on the other hand were not taking it easy with the celebrations, all the players on the bench rushed to the pitch as soon as the referee concluded the match, and even Norman got in on the fun.

"This is a marvelous win for Unique FC, that Conference League dream is still alive for them, I wonder how they'll do I'm the quarterfinals."

Dave sure got crowded by his teammates on the pitch and that was understandable given the fact that he played a key part in their victory today not just by stopping shots but by contributing to both goals.

The goalkeeper was announced as the man of the match at the end of the game but that wasn't the only thing he could smile about tonight.

[ Quest completed ]

[ Rewards ]

[ +200 exp received ]

[ +15 upgrade points received ]

[ +10 stat points received ]

[ +1 attribute received ]

'Finally.'