“...The engineer got excited. His ears even turned red. He began to recall some episodes of football history, asked about the fate of old players, Malakhov’s comrades-in-arms, whom Malakhov had forgotten, and enthusiastically listed the exploits of Malakhov himself. - Do you remember how you saved the penalty kick from Shcherbakov? Forgot? Well, of course! It was a famous incident! In the second circle in 1947... – But do you know what was valued most about you? - the engineer said, looking at Malakhov with sparkling eyes. “No, not your reaction, not your composure, and not even the fact that you somehow saved two penalties in a row...”