What happened?

I was downshifting my 2012 ES Foreman as I came to a stop so that I would be in the correct gear at the next takeoff and shut the motor off with the gears between 2nd and 3rd. The motor would not start and I could not get the ES to get into a gear by rocking. It was like the ES was stuck. The motor was getting spark but it seemed no gas.
I finally dug out the emergency shift lever and got it in gear and it started. What really happened?

What happened?

I was downshifting my 2012 ES Foreman as I came to a stop so that I would be in the correct gear at the next takeoff and shut the motor off with the gears between 2nd and 3rd. The motor would not start and I could not get the ES to get into a gear by rocking. It was like the ES was stuck. The motor was getting spark but it seemed no gas.
I finally dug out the emergency shift lever and got it in gear and it started. What really happened?