A soccer ball met a player's face at full velocity and the camera preserved the exact millisecond of impact. The skin around her cheekbone compressed inward. Her eyes shut. Her hair launched sideways. The ball, perfectly round one frame earlier, deformed into an oval against her skull.
Headers in soccer are an acquired skill. Face-to-ball contact is not the acquired version. This player went up for an aerial challenge and the ball found the one part of her head that was not expecting company. The opponent in red watched from close range with an expression that sat halfway between sympathy and the quiet satisfaction of someone who kicked that ball.
