The winger poised himself before receiving it with his back to goal and a defender tight enough to feel.
There was no attempt to bring it fully under control.
Instead, he let the ball arrive and, with a delicate touch of his left foot, redirected it right centrally, and that was the best decision he'd made all game.
The touch took the ball away from pressure and into space, rolling perfectly into the path of Reyes, who was already moving onto it at speed.
From behind him, Edson Alvarez arrived at the same time, realising the chance to win the ball back, but a second later, all he saw ahead of him was Reyes leaping slightly over the ball while opening his legs, letting it run under him.
Alvarez, who had committed to winning it from Reyes, suddenly found that Reyes was no longer part of the equation, but his momentum still carried him through the space where the contest had been.
