Read the excerpt from Outcasts United.

She blew the whistle, and soon a white cloud of dust began to rise from the scuffling feet of the two sides.

The Fifteens displayed a new energy and determination, and took control of the ball. On an early run, Mandela set up Muamer, the new, mustachioed Bosnian forward, with a touch pass off the back of his foot, but Muamer missed the shot.

"Man!" Mandela shouted in frustration.

Moments later, Peshawa slithered through the Fifteens' defenses and fired a shot that clanged into the chain-link fence of the backstop.

The Seventeens were up 1–0.

The Fifteens didn't give up. Soon Mandela dribbled through a seam in the Seventeens' defense, got a clear view of the goal, and fired a perfect shot: clang! The Fifteens had tied it 1–1. Luma blew the whistle for halftime.

What is the effect of telling the events during the soccer game in chronological order?
It helps the reader recognize the different characters’ points of view.
It helps the reader focus on one character’s experiences at a time.
It helps the reader understand what happened prior to the scene and the events in the excerpt.
It helps the reader picture the scene and experience the chain of events that happens.