The+Game

Tommy Joas 11/17/09  ½ A   The Game There is 10 seconds left in the second half of the soccer game on a hot summer day. It is the championship game and the hornets need to win this game to be the best team ever in the history of the E.S.C. The Hornets are winning 1-0 over the Knights. Thomas, the striker on the team, makes a decision to tell the wingers, Anthony and Tanner, to play defense on the team to play defense. But when this is happening one of the Knights wingers is on a breakaway. Then the striker for the dekes to the right then he shoots to the left and they score the tying goal. Thomas, Anthony, and Tanner, being the best players on the team, tell each other, “ We can do this, we can win.” Then the whistle blows and overtime starts. Then about halfway through the Knights goalie gets injured and they have to put in a defender. Since they don’t any other goalie on the team they have to live with it. Later in the game with about fifteen seconds left Tanner gets the ball then he immediately passes it to Anthony who passes to Thomas Who is now on a breakaway for a chance to win the championship. Thomas looks left then he shoots right and the ball goes upper right. “He scores” the announcer screams into his microphone. After that they have a huge party with disco lights, music, a DJ, cake and candy, and even video games for the champs. Then the next day Thomas, Anthony, and Tanner are awarded the good sportsmanship award at a banquet held for the winning team. Also when they were there Thomas is awarded the M.V.P of the game and the league trophies. Then the whole team is giving a huge trophy for the championship and another for the best E.S.C team there has ever been.