Start of Extra Time.Score: Germany 3 – Spain 3.
And the battlefield…had changed.
No longer a game of speed.No longer rhythm and beauty.
Now it was pain.Endurance.Survival.
The Weight of the Clock
The first half of extra time began.
Both teams moved slower.Tackles were heavier.Passes, less precise.
But the tension?Sharper than ever.
Each mistake now could end a dream.
Mateo's Body Begins to Fade
Every step burned.
Every touch sent a spike of pain from his right foot up his spine.His balance was off.His mobility reduced.
But his mind—
Sharper than it had ever been.
He didn't run anymore.
He glided, walked, slowed the game.Made others move around him.
And every now and then—he gave a pass so perfectit reminded the stadium who he still was.
Inside the System:
[Pain Threshold: 96%]Movement Reduction: -30%
Bonus Active: "Final Will"
+10% Vision+10% Tactical Awareness
⚠ Next impact to injured area will trigger mandatory shutdown
97th Minute: Spain Strikes
Yamal surged again—a final burst of brilliance.
He danced past two defenders.Laid it off to Gael Cebrián, who struck—
Off the crossbar!
Gasps rippled through the stadium.
Germany scrambled.Jonas cleared it wildly.
Still alive.
But barely.
99th Minute: Mateo's Warning
Coach Schuster shouted:
"MATEO! Do I pull you?"
Mateo didn't look over.
He raised one fist.
"NO."
101st Minute: A Plan Forms
Germany regained the ball.
Mateo drifted wide,limiting the strain on his ankle.
There—he saw it.
Spain's left back was tired.Slower to recover.
Yamal was no longer tracking back.
"There it is," he thought."That's the door."
He began to move.
Not fast.Not flashy.
But purposeful.
One look at Ritter.
A signal.
Germany began to rotate—
Setting the board.
Preparing the final trap.
105th Minute: Halftime of Extra Time
The referee blew his whistle.
15 minutes remained.
Germany huddled near the sideline.
Mateo didn't sit.He didn't speak.
He just looked at every one of them,and they looked back—
And knew.
He had one more moment in him.
And that might be all they'd need.