Mateo may have gotten past that defender but he wasn't entirely free as one of the defensive midfielders was trying to intercept him from the right and he was doing a good job of keeping up with the winger so far as he approached him.
The midfielder was a fast one, you could say he was just as fast as Mateo and the winger was aware of that as he was contemplating on whether to shoot from outside the box or not.
'No, I have to get closer first.' He said subconsciously as he continued moving toward the goalpost with the defensive midfielder hot on his trail and the other players quickly racing toward the area from way back.
"He's not completely in the clear but he can do something here," Jim said.
