The seventy-first minute began with Foxmere having the ball, but they didn't have it for long. Noah Mbete-Sekou, playing in the holding role, intercepted a weak pass with ease. He didn't just pass the ball; he drove forward, showing the physical power Maddox had praised in training.
Mbete-Sekou played a sharp ball to Ishaan Bhatt. Bhatt, who had been a key player in the previous match, was playing with a point to prove. He turned his marker with a "Cruyff" turn and sprayed a forty-yard pass out to the right wing.
Ollie Pritchard was onto it. His pace was frightening. He reached the ball before it could go out of play and immediately ran at the Foxmere left-back. The defender, who was already suffering from cramps, couldn't even get close. Pritchard burst past him and whipped in a low cross.
