Football singularity-Chapter 388 Bitter Sweet Meeting

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The ball spun fiercely off Rakim’s outside foot, curling wickedly through the air. For a moment, the stadium held its collective breath. The chaos within the box continued as players battled for position ready to take off the moment the ball got closer.

However, the ball that had been curving outward just as it entered the box took a sudden turn upward. The height and power wasn’t the problem as despite not having hops like Ronaldo most could still reach it if they tried hard. However, it was the curve it took that surprised them all as its outside curving angle suddenly sharply turned inwards.

The Juventus defenders froze as the ball gained velocity and flew towards the back post. The ball dipped unexpectedly, and Szczęsny who had stepped up slightly when Rakim tock the cross jumped across his box. He was caught off-guard, and no amount of stretching was going to save him as the ball grazed the underside of the crossbar and it nestled into the top corner.

"RAKIM REX!" Derek Rae shouted, his voice breaking with excitement. "From an impossible angle! What a strike!" As the moment became clear, the camera panned over to the boy in question, but he was already facing the home stand behind him.

As a matter of fact, the moment he hit the ball he had turned to face the fans who had been jeering at him. His arms were raised wide as he closed both hands in Shut Your Mouth jester before bringing both hands together to his left cheek performing the Curry Good celebration. It was only when watching the replay that both commentators realized what he had done.

Stewart Robson could hardly contain himself after watching this. "That’s one way to shut the crowd up, but after his destruction of Düsseldorf in the Bundesliga I’d figure teams would have learned not to provoke Leverkusen’s little lion king."

"I guess not given the fans here decided to poke that bear," Derek Rae added as the rest of the Leverkusen players who had been stupefied by his goal swarmed their goal scorer.

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It wasn’t just them as the Leverkusen bench erupted, players and staff alike spilling onto the sidelines in celebration. Rakim still stood in the same position staring down at the section of Juventus fans that had jeered him despite being enveloped by his celebrating teammates.

Their celebration took quite a while much to the home team’s displeasure as they were now trailing 3:4 with only a few minutes to go. The referee was forced to break off the celebrations in the end, urging the Red Lions back to their own half. Luckily, he wasn’t trigger-happy with his cards and no one got booked for excessive celebrations.

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"There you have it folks after a hard-fought 99 minutes it is the visiting Red Lions who take away the 3 points," Derek Rae exclaimed the moment the final whistle of the match was blown after 9 minutes of added time.

Volland’s injury had eaten up quite a lot of time and the ref naturally had to add it on. The fact the home team was trailing made the officiating team even more generous in the added time. Despite this, the lions fought like warriors as they defended their lead. In the end, the first meeting between Juventus and Leverkusen ended in a 3:4 victory for the visiting Leverkusen side.

The roar of the Leverkusen supporters filled the air, a mixture of relief and jubilation after a hard-fought victory. The players warmly embraced each other as they walked towards the away stands where a sea of red awaited them. While the Juventus side stood in stunned silence, hands on hips, their heads hanging low.

No one could fault them as they had done everything possible to win this match. Had they played any other team their performance today would have been enough to put things to bed. Sadly, it wasn’t enough in this match that had become surprisingly fierce in the second half.

Derek Rae’s voice cut through the atmosphere, his tone filled with the excitement of a match that had delivered drama from start to finish. "What a game we’ve witnessed here today, folks! Leverkusen have stunned the home crowd with a thrilling 3:4 victory, and what an incredible turnaround in the final minutes after they looked to be on the ropes!"

"Absolutely, Derek," said his co-commentator, Stewart Robson, his voice still tinged with disbelief. "Juventus threw everything at them in that second half, but Leverkusen showed tremendous resilience. That late goal from Rakim was a real sucker punch for the hosts. But if I had to pick anyone’s performance that stood out the most It would be the French man Diaby who contributed 2 assists and a goal for his team."

"Yes, he was indeed the spark the Lions needed to get back into this game," Steward agreed before they delved deeper into dissecting both team’s performances during the match. "Despite Ronaldo pulling off another Steller performance Leverkusen steals the win in a late moment of brilliance by their Rakim Rex."

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Despite only playing for around half an hour Rakim definitely felt fatigued after the match. Still, the smile on his face didn’t vanish as he embraced Bosz into a bear hug on the sidelines. The man had gone through a rollercoaster of emotions only to land in bliss by the time the final whistle blew. If he still had hair, he would have gone bald from all the stress he had been feeling throughout.

Picking up a sharpy pen from one of the coaches he walked over to his Hero who despite the bitter loss was cheering up his teammates. A professional in the truest sense, he took care of the younger teammates first before dealing with his own emotions. Waiting until he was done chatting with Dybala Rakim stepped up to approach the man.

"Ei, Sr. Ronaldo, P’posso pegar U’um autógrafo. (Yo Mr Ronaldo can I get an autograph.)" Rakim said in broken Portuguese as he stepped up to the man. Ronaldo who had been expecting to hear English was caught off guard causing his eyebrows to rise in surprise.

"Sou um grande fã de sua ética de trabalho e estilo de jogo. Isso me inspirou em minha jornada no futebol. (I’m a big fan of your work ethic and playstyle. It has inspired me over my football journey)." He continued speaking in Portuguese as he handed the pen over to the superstar who had become one of his heroes in the game.

"Yes of course, but do you not want to swap shirts?" Ronaldo questioned as he took hold of the marker as Rakim removed his kit for him to sign. "That was the plan when I circled this game at the start of the season but I don’t want to have a Juve kit hanging in my house after the trip," Rakim answered him honestly gaining a wry smile from Ronaldo who took hold of his kit and proceeded to sign it at the front.

"That was a good response you gave them, if you keep doing what you are doing, I can see you dominate in your craft in the years to come," Ronaldo told him before posing for a photo with Rakim sharing a few short words. He had just lost a match and still had media duties to complete so they had to wrap it up quickly.

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To Be Continued...