章 125: Chapter 125: Gone For A While

The free kick was set to be taken now as both Axel and Merino could be seen standing over the ball with their gaze on Chelsea's three-man wall inside the box.

"It's a wonderful chance for City to put a cushion between both sides and once again, the question lingers, is it going to be Axel or Merino?" Tony articulated.

The fans were patiently waiting for the referee to blow his whistle, and while the official was making sure that everything was ready, Chelsea's goalkeeper, Thello was trying to get his teammates to cover all the spaces he thought City were going to use something and mark their teammates in good positions to receive the ball and do something dangerous with it.

After confirming that everything was ready, the referee blew his whistle and now everyone was on high alert.

Axel quickly closed up on the ball at that moment, and without hesitation, struck it with his right foot.