247 We Will Definitely Win Part 2 (1/2)

Chapter 247: We Will Definitely Win Part 2

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

”Ribéry's pass… Beautiful!”

Eastwood acted at the same time and appeared right behind Taylor. By the time the panicking Taylor turned around, he was already unable to catch up with Nottingham Forest number 11.

Boumsong's first reaction was to raise his hand, signaling to the referee that Eastwood had gone offsides. Instead of hearing the referee's whistle, he only saw Viduka swiftly turn to run past him towards the penalty area!

”The offsides is reversed! Celestine Babayaro is right at the back!”

”Dammit!” Souness cursed as he jumped up. He saw Forward Eastwood receive the ball and Given's hasty defense.

The away stands suddenly burst with cheers. Over a thousand Forest fans had stood from their seats, screaming Forest's name over and over.

”Forest, Forest!!”

”Eastwood gets past Given, the angle is really tight… and he shoots-”

At this point, it was no longer a concern for Tang En. Immediately after seeing Eastwood pass Given, he had already raised his arms in preparation for celebrating on the sidelines. Both the commentator and he shouted at nearly the same time, ”GOOOOOAL!”

”GOOOOOAL! What an extraordinary goal! Freddy Eastwood!! The miraculous Romanian! He only allowed the joy of Newcastle's fans to last 10 minutes! 1:1, both teams have returned to the starting point!”

”GOOOOOAL-!!!” All of Nottingham Forest's fans surrounding Tom Sawyer bombarded him as if they were about to swallow him whole. Sitting among the hollering people, Cousin Tom could only shrink his neck and lower his head, allowing those people to season his ears with their spit. Now, he really regretted accepting the ticket from Tony.

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The morale of Forest team climbed, and they pressured Newcastle into their side of the field. This time, it was Forest's fans' turn to sing incessantly.

The first half ended on the high notes of Forest's fans' singing. Both teams had fought back onto even ground for the moment. The players of Forest were obviously excited as they left the field, practically skipping as they made their way out. On the other side, the players of Newcastle seemed somewhat low in spirits. Their team captain, Shearer, had tightly knotted brows as he hurried into the players' corridor. It looked like he was even unhappier with the team's performance in the first half than the manager was.

Halftime was a respite for Shania's cousin. He found an excuse and hastily bade goodbye to Shania, escaping from the stadium. He would rather fork out money and cheer at a bar with other Newcastle fans than continue watching the game while being surrounded by a bunch of Forest fans. As for Cousin Judy, who was not willing to go, he'd just let her be!

Shania laughed heartily as she watched Cousin Tom make his hasty escape.

Just as the figure of her cousin disappeared into the stairwells, a fat man by Shania's side laughed pointedly. ”Look at him. Frightened out of his wits.”

Shania shrugged and smiled at the man. ”Thank you, Uncle John.”

”No need for thanks, lass. When I saw the boy and you together, and the expression on your face, I put it together. I say, your tickets were given to you by Tony, were they?”

This fat man was not just anybody; it was John, who had followed the football team to the away field to help cheer for them. Those around him were the people from Forest bar. They saw Shania when Tony first brought her to Forest bar to eat. She was also considered someone they knew. Naturally, they had to give her a hand when she was in trouble.

Shania nodded.

”What a jerk!” John laughed out loud. ”You just relax and enjoy the match here. Watch how we're going to butcher these Northerners! You don't mind me saying that, do you?”

”I'm Brazilian.” Shania grinned. ”I'm Tony Uncle's fan!”