As the ball zoomed towards goal, Laporte flinched and moved aside, but so did the others as the shot flew toward goal.
"IS THIS IT?" the commentary questioned as Ortega lunged and felt it whisk past his arms before the crossbar rang out across Wembley like a bell.
The ball hadn't entered the net.
"OHHHHH, that was almost it," the commentator sighed as Ezra and Walker went for the loose ball, which went out for a corner in the next moment.
The Wigan fans, seeing the ball go out for a corner, sighed, but when they saw Ben Amos jogging forward from his goal, they understood that this was it.
The last stand.
"It's almost over here at Wembley. Manchester City, ahead but by the singular goal that Wigan are trying to rewrite."
