The Yokohama trainers jogged onto the pitch with their bags, kneeling next to Inoue while Timber stood a few steps back, waiting to see if the winger would sit up.
The crowd murmured in different pockets, some unsure and some just waiting for the replay.
On the broadcast, the analyst chimed in before the slow-motion even rolled.
"That looked clean to me. Timber reads the move early. There's contact after the ball's gone, but that's just momentum. Nothing malicious in it."
The replay reached the stadium screens, and the first reaction came from the away section, half a groan, half a sigh of relief when Timber's touch on the ball showed clear as daylight.
"That's as clean as you'll see," the commentator said. "No foul there. Unfortunate for Inoue if he's taken a knock."
Saka jogged over to Timber, lowering his voice.
"You didn't touch him, right?"
"Not before the ball. Maybe after, but barely."
Timber kept his eyes on the trainers working.
