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.
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.