Elian's voice rang out across the pitch, firm and confident as he called for the ball.
In that charged moment, as the Barcelona players set themselves, his tone was firm, and when a player asked for the ball like that, there was no refusing him.
Real Madrid players took a glance at him, the defenders closing in slowly. He looked like he was ready for something here.
A Real Madrid defender, Sergio Dominguez, began to move toward him. Before Dominguez could close in, however, Leonardo Marin raised his hand sharply, halting the approach. His gaze never left Elian, he was staring at the kid.
"I've got it," Marin declared, his voice cutting through the din.
He felt Elian and something quite special in him, and as a lover of football, he wanted to see it in its full power, against a powerful team like his.
