"And the scorer is Raúl González!!"
Dressed in the number 7 white jersey, Spain's golden boy spread open his arms and ran to the side of the field. His right hand pounded twice on the Real Madrid crest on his chest and then made a "V" sign.
Zidane, who had assisted, ran to him happily.
In the stands behind those superstars, the white-clad crowd surged.
The loser, George Wood, stood on the field in a daze as he watched the celebrating Real Madrid players. He had more reason to be miserable than anyone because he could have stopped the goal at the cost of being sent off.
Albertini ran up from behind and rumpled Wood's hair without saying anything.
Twain sat in the technical area. When he saw Zidane easily circumvent Wood, he had already expected this; he did not even get up.
