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BLIND, STUPID AND DESPERATE
 
00/01: Reports:

Nationwide Division One, 10/2/01
Watford
versus
Portsmouth
 
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.