Suddenly, a Fürth midfielder intercepted a stray pass. The counter-attack was lightning. A cross whipped in from the wing, the Bielefeld keeper lunged, and—
The tension in the was thick enough to cut with a blade. For Elias, sitting in a cramped apartment three thousand miles away, the physical distance didn't matter. He just needed to see the kick-off. Suddenly, a Fürth midfielder intercepted a stray pass
He didn't need to see the replay to know his grandfather would have been shouting. Elias sat back, a small, triumphant smile on his face. The stream was pixelated and the commentary was in a language he only half-understood, but for ninety minutes, he wasn't in a lonely apartment. He was right there on the halfway line. the Bielefeld keeper lunged