last week the performance <u>was </u>cancelled, leaving the poor yada yada you get it
Your correct answer would be "They could barely look at Neto and Jesse as they explained that they loved football too much to give it up." This part in the excerpt explain's how Neto feel's about his fan's. He could tell that they didn't really care much about the football team. Hope it helps. :-)
Explanation:
rat or mouse is just giving you an idea of what he sounded like while walking through the field
