Akeem Lasisi
He scored one but lost the second that appeared more vital.
That is like the epitaph for Harry Kane and, consequently, for England as far as the sad end of their dream at the Qatar World Cup is concerned.
Kane lost the penalty kick that would have dragged the match into extra time, after he had earlier converted the first.
He placed the first well into the right of the net, but the ferocity with which he took the second confirmed the wisdom in a Yoruba proverb that says ‘Oko ibinu kii pa’sa; bi eye ba se n fo laa juko eye.’
This means a stone thrown in anger does not kill a hawk; you throw it as tactically as the bird is flying.
The ball got ballooned into the air, burying England’s hope against France in the pit of the firmament.
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