Rise of a Football God

"GOALLLLL…!"

As the away supporters roared at the top of their lungs, Heung Min Son charged towards the corner flag, flashing a charming smile at the camera even as he nodded repeatedly in celebration.

The away supporters roared his name at the top of their lungs.

And just like that, Tottenham led in this game in the 37th minute.

While the Tottenham players celebrated, a certain player in the opposition side already became restless, the voices in his head already rearing their competitive heads again.

'Win!' 'Win!' 'Win!'

Of course, Sam was not about to take such brilliance lying down.

Even as the commentator kept on waxing lyrical about the Korean winger's incredible solo run and goal, Sam was already plotting on how to steal the limelight from him and when the game eventually restarted, he did just that.

FWEEEE!

After the referee's whistle sounded, the signal to continue the game, Tottenham played with more courage, bolstered by the incredible goal that was scored by their captain.

For a moment, they regained dominion over this game but it was only for a brief moment because 5 minutes later, in the 42nd minute of this game, Sam struck.

Having just won the ball back, Lukic cleared it up field and there, Sam jumped, contesting with Bissouma for the ball.

The ball was hit with too much power. It was too high, out of the reach of the heads of the 2 contesting footballers, so Sam improvised in mid-air.

Acrobatically raising his right leg up and above his head, he executed an impeccable touch in mid-air, killing all of the ball's momentum in one touch.

Bam!

Hearing the sound alone, Bissouma guessed what Sam did already and knowing how much his coach warned him about the Nigerian's threat, as soon as he landed, the Tottenham midfielder aggressively pressed to win back the ball.

That… was a mistake.

With a perfect la croqueta, Sam sent the Tottenham midfielder to no man's land but not willing to give up, Bissouma went as far as dragging Sam's jersey to slow him down as he quickly recovered, but this only invited more suffering.

This was because as soon as he noticed his opponent dragging his jersey, Sam slowed down, allowing him to catch up and then…

Bzzz!

Bissouma was made to see stars as with an even more perfect elastico dribble, Sam sent the ball in between the legs of this midfielder, nutmegging him.

"Ugh!" Groaning, the midfielder fought the desire to just give up after that and turned to pursue and brethren, that gave him front-row view of what followed.

Immediately after rinsing Bissouma the 2nd time with his perfect elastico, Sam looked ahead, noting that no more Tottenham player was close to him.

He was still some ways from the Tottenham 18-yard box but to Sam, this was just about enough because setting himself up, he launched his leg backward, gathered momentum, swung and hit the ball with power.

POW!

There were a lot of players in the Tottenham 18-yard box, blocking the Tottenham goalkeeper's view.

The goalkeeper was still squinting, looking for who had the ball among the sea of players when he saw something flash past him.

Whoosh!

When he looked back, the ball was already inside his net!

"…!"

"GOALLLLL…!" The Fulham supporters regained their voices.

"My goodness! What a game this is turning out to be!"

"2 absolutely crazy goals!"

"And Sam just responded for Fulham!"

"It just had to be him!"

"Haha, this is an aura for aura moment! Sam is saying, Son, if you can score that, then I can score this! But what a game!"

Sam did not celebrate, simply walking towards the post and focusing on the Fulham supporters as he waved his arms, riling them up.

The Fulham supporters responded, roaring at the top of their lungs.

The noise in Craven Cottage rose through the roof.

In the 42nd minute of this game, it was 1-1.

The first half came to an end with both teams on level terms.

When second half started, it was even more explosive from both teams as they went for the win. And truly, it was an aura for aura moment.

Heung Min Son raised his game to the next level for Tottenham and it was the Fulham fullback, Castagne who bore the brunt of his wrath as the Korean winger repeatedly turned him inside out, beating him for pace as easily as eating rice. Discover exclusive content at My Virtual Library Empire

But it was aura for aura.

Just as Son violated Castagne, Sam was absolutely destroying Bissouma through the middle as the Tottenham midfielder's jersey was already thoroughly stained, testament to how many times he had been forced to rub his body on the ground by the rampant Fulham attacking midfielder.

Despite the brilliance from both star players and the support from their teammates, the 2nd goal refused to come.

The closer the game got to 90 minutes; the more tension gathered.

Exhaustion was already settling in even as both coaches made a few changes, yet the players kept on giving their all.

This was a game of clashing philosophies, will, and desires.

And then, in the 87th minute of this game, the deciding moment arrived.

This time, it was Alex Iwobi who created it as after exchanging a series of one-two passes with Antonee Robinson, the Nigerian International threw a cross into the Tottenham 18-yard box, starting a scramble.

Due to how tight this game was since, even the forwards were forced to defend and as this ball was crossed in, even Heung Min Son was defending.

But still, none of them had quite the same mastery of space as the Space Interpreter himself.

Having inherited Thomas Muller's legendary title, Sam shone with it in this pivotal moment.

As the ball floated in, Bissouma originally marked him but due to the tension of watching the ball float dangerously into his box, for just a fraction of a second, the Tottenham midfielder lost track of his man and that was all that Sam needed.

Like a ghost, he went into this midfielder's blind spot, simultaneously synchronizing it with the best spot in the 18-yard box for him to hit the ball.

And as the ball floated in, he jumped, twisting his body in mid-air as he executed a perfect scissor kick shot.

BAM!

Forster dived, desperate to keep the ball out but Sam just did enough to send the ball past him with power and into the net.

The net shook, then…

"GOALLLLLL…!!!" Craven Cottage exploded.

Sam's teammates swarmed him, jumping all over him even as the commentator raved about his brilliance and yet, Sam did not bother to celebrate.

That goal… was the deciding moment of this game.

In the battle of aura vs aura, Sam won against Heung Min Son.

The game ended with another Fulham victory though it was incredibly tight, and Sam won another man of the match award.