Heidar Helguson interactive game:
Nod downwards
Time stands still as you jump ever so slightly to give
yourself that little extra height and power. As the
driving rain lashes your eyes it occurs to you that
this must surely be the best thing to do (indeed, this
is what Heidar actually did) and you nod powerfully
down towards the centre of the goal. But, out of all
the entire rain-sodden pitch that you could have aimed
for, the ball hits the one dry bit that the goalie's
been standing on for the past ten minutes. It bounces
almost vertically up and just clears the bar before
bouncing into the irate Rookery crowd. Bugger. You
track back to the centre circle wishing the ground
would swallow you up, but GT still refuses to send
Wooter on to replace you. As you struggle on manfully
and the match fizzles out into a draw, you wonder what
would have happened if only you'd attempted...
To glance the ball left, click here.
To head the ball straight ahead of you, click here.
To send the ball back towards the right, click here.
To catch the ball on your chest, click here.
To attempt an overhead kick, click here.