In short, it's usual for the syuzhet to appear more diachronic at the beginning and more synchronic at the end.

We haven't been able to pay rent for five months. Next month we'll be on the street.

The Dutchman then missed a retaken second spot-kick, before the Trotters hit back when Daniel Sturridge's shot squirmed under Heurelho Gomes.

[…] You see, we have been hunting the merwitch's slimy giant eel for many years now and always fall short of destroying it. […]