From said book...

"Celebrations: When a perfectly good goal is disallowed by a lineman's unsuspected or late flag, celebrations, encompassing both the joy of fans and the increasingly choreographed reactions of the goal scorer, are cut short (or sometimes stifled). If, within, say, five minutes after a goal, the opposition hits back with one of its own, the celebrations should be described as short-lived."

Posted By: Fierce Panda, Aug 23, 16:48:34