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WATCH: The Best Fan Reaction Video You Will Ever See

Fan reaction videos to Landon Donovan’s golden goal have come streaming in since yesterday. Everything from drunken twenty-somethings singing the national anthem in the streets of New York to shakey Youtube video of patrons at a San Francisco coffee house have started to make the rounds as America revels in one its greatest international sports moments ever.

But perhaps the best fan reaction video to Donovan’s 91st-minute goal comes courtesy of a bar in Seattle. The fans are so into it, their reactions so demonstrative, that even without side-by-side footage of the now-historic play you still know what they’re looking at.

The video opens up as Tim Howard’s makes an outlet pass to Landon Donovan. At this point, desperation sets in among our Seattle bar-goers, as they realize this is likely our last chance to advance in the 2010 World Cup.

As Donovan brings the ball up the field, the tension only builds. The ball is crossed to Clint Dempsey, and the patrons realize it’s now or never. As Dempsey’s shot is blocked, and all is seemingly lost, the looks of disappointment on these people’s faces is heartbreaking. But also exhilarating.

Exhilarating, because we all know what happens next. Watch the video here.

[h/t Bill Simmons' Twitter]