Alvarado exploded off his line. He made himself big with his arms wide, eyes locked on the ball.
Castaignos struck it low, aiming for the bottom corner, but Alvarado got a foot to it!
[What a save!] Ronald roared. [That is massive from Alvarado!]
The ball deflected off his boot and spun out to the right, where Marcellis reacted first, hacking it clear acrobatically before Tadić could pounce.
[AZ Alkmaar are living dangerously,] Erik said, exhaling. [They threw everything forward and almost got punished for it!]
Alvarado, still on the ground, clenched his fists and let out a frustrated yell, knowing how close that had been. His teammates rushed to him, patting his back in appreciation.
[And look at the reaction from the fans,] Ronald added. [They know how big that moment was!]
The stadium, still buzzing from the sequence, erupted into applause.
But there was no time to dwell.