As Alex Scott bent in a 90th minute corner in front of Section 82 into a packed penalty area, one player wanted to connect with the ball more than anyone else.
Scott’s flighted delivery dipped and whipped in at exactly the right moment, forcing pressure on the defence, with Nahki Wells taking Preston North End goalkeeper Freddie Woodman out of the equation, Rob Atkinson flung himself into the crowd, rocket man-like, stretching his considerable frame to head City towards victory.
It was his second goal of the game and a moment that was essentially inspired by the reaction to his first, a more conventional stooping header at the far post having remained upfield after a set-piece had initially broken down.
