[The VIP Seating Area]
Hori let out a long breath and finally settled back into her seat, clapping until Izan placed the ball on the centre spot.
Her hands dropped to her lap as she shook her head once.
"Finally," she muttered. "This was getting annoying. The first game we come to see for the season, and they want to lose."
Beside her, Miranda just stared on as the whistle went, and the game snapped back into motion.
Forest, under their Europa League-winning manager, Ange Postecoglou, made it their life's work afterwards to keep the ball away from Arsenal, hoping to kill the momentum that the London-based club had built from their earlier goal, but it was easier said than done.
Their passes were followed with keen anticipation, with the Arsenal squad closing down on them in their own half, getting the ball closer and closer to their own box, and so after another close call that felt too close for comfort, Mrillo smashed the ball in the Arsenal half.
