Greatest Of All Legends

Chapter 342: A Blast from Above

{JASOOOOOONNNNNNN!!!!!!} The commentator screamed as he saw Jason take to the air.

In that moment, it was like time slowed down and everything was moving in slow motion as everyone watched Jason take to the air.

Even Jason who was the recipient of all the attention felt like time slowed down in that moment and a rush of exhilaration rose to his head, but he maintained full focus on the ball and ignored everything else around him.

At that moment, it was like there was only him and the ball.

He had even forgotten about the goalkeeper and focused on just hitting the ball.

His mind had forgotten everything about direction, elevation, curl, skill, or power… All he thought about was hitting the ball, and that was exactly what he did.

*BAM!*

Normally the sound of hitting a ball was loud, but this time it felt deafening, as Jason hit the ball and sent it behind him before crashing to the ground.

{What a goal!}

{What have we just witnessed here!?}

{Wonderful! Absolutely wonderful goal!}

{A blast from above!}

{What a way to make his international debut!}

{A magnificent goal and a match-winner!}

{He is the man!}

The commentator shouted into the microphone, but Jason who had crashed to the ground still looked behind him at the goal to check if the ball had actually landed in the back of the net.

The words of the commentator weren’t enough for him to believe what he had just pulled off, but as soon as he glanced behind him at the goal and saw the ball on the ground in the back of the net and an absolutely stunned-looking goalkeeper standing in front of the goal, reality finally set in and he shot up from the ground and dashed towards the sidelines with his arms shot out wide.

There were no fans at the stadium, but Jason couldn’t remember it.

He ran to the sidelines and with raw primitive joy coursing through his body, he jumped into the air, turned around executed the “Siuuuuu”.

As he landed, he didn’t get the chance to think any further before his teammates smashed into him and jumped on him in excitement.

{The Nigerian players are celebrating excitedly and it is clear why!}

{They have done it the hard way and have finally taken the lead once again in a topsy-turvy match that threatened to boil over!}

{And it’s all because of one man!} The commentator didn’t stop singing Jason’s praises even as the Nigerian players celebrated.

The excitement at the stadium was only being shown by the Nigerian players and their management staff, but everywhere else that the match was being viewed was boiling over as the replay of the goal began to be shown.

The Nigerian fans could not stay silent and were making all sorts of exaggerated reactions as they did their celebrations.

The gamblers were in even greater joy and were already jumping around in joy, imagining themselves already spending their winnings from the lead.

Even the Sierra Leone fans could not resist admiring the goal even though they did so with bitter smiles as they covered their heads with their hands.

Jason didn’t know this as he was too busy celebrating, but his image had been stamped into the hearts of millions of fans watching the game with just that goal, and that number was only going to increase once people made videos of the goal and spread it online… In fact, it was already happening.

Gernot Rohri watched from the sidelines as his players celebrated, a happy and satisfied smile on his face.

How could he not be happy?

He had made a change to the gameplan and his team had managed to come back from two goals down to win the game.

This was without a doubt a great career stat to add to his achievements.

He also knew that he couldn’t take full credit. Jason had just performed that well and proved to be the catalyst the team needed to go on and get the win.

Gernot Rohri was over the moon internally as Jason kept validating his decision to pull out all the stops to bring him to the national team.

Originally, if anyone knew what he had conceded to Jason to ensure he joined the Supa Eagles, they would have called him a fool, but now, they wouldn’t be able to utter such words and would instead be praising him for his foresight.

Jason’s performance had made that much of a difference.

Earlier, Gernot had told Jason that he would make him the face of the national team, but had also mentioned that Jason would need to get some good performances under his belt, yet with this kind of performance in just his debut game, Gernot could slap Jason’s face on every brand linked with the national team and no one would dare object.

As Gernot’s mind churned, the Nigerian players had ended their celebrations and headed back to their half of the field to await kickoff.

The Sierra Leone players who were at the kickoff didn’t know what to feel.

Normally they would be desperate to equalize, but Jason’s overhead kick smashing them into the backseat of the game loomed in their minds, preventing them from building up any defiance.

After they kicked off, they tried to attack a few times, but they were no match for the Nigerian players who seemed to be on fire at that moment as they put out every effort of the Sierra Leone players before they could even get it going.

It did not take long before the whistle that both sides were waiting for finally sounded.

*Fweeeeeeeeee*

{There it is, the final whistle!}

{Nigeria’s Supa Eagles have triumphed!}

{It was an exciting watch and many a time it looked like there was no way back for them in this game, but one man came on and changed all that!}

{The new addition, the latest talent, the young debutant… Jason Bolu!}

{His performance in this match will earn him many plaudits}

{Two assists and one beautiful, beautiful goal!}

{In another few days, Sierra Leone will be welcoming the Nigeria team for the next group stage match in the AFCON qualifiers and they will have a lot to do after this unfortunate loss!}

{I can’t dare to guess what the manager will come up with as his game plan, but I dare say a huge factor in their chances of the upcoming meeting will depend on whether they can keep Jason silent!}