Fortunately, the ball didn't fall on the feet of any opposing players and instead fell on Takeshi's feet after getting cleared. Otherwise, it'd have been quite dreadful.
This provided them an opportunity to counterattack.
And, Takeshi grabbed the opportunity without wasting any delay. Immediately, after getting hold of the ball, he started to move the ball forward while searching for his teammates.
During his search for his teammates, he found three possible candidates. One was Nijichi who was way ahead of anyone else, another was Yutaka, and the third was Hiro.
Though most of the opposing players were behind him, there were still a decent number of them in their half, guarding their post like guard dogs. Right now, even though they had the upper hand, it still didn't seem enough for them to score.
After weighing his options, Takeshi then released the ball.
But his actions instead of providing assurance, frightened their supporters.
