The Football Match

    My brother and I went to a football match yesterday. Our school team was playing against  another High School team. Our team wore red and white shirts, white shorts, and red stockings. The other team wore orange and black shirts, orange shorts, and black stockings. “They look  like bees“, my brother said, and we laughed.

    They played like bees too. They ran very fast, attacked very hard, and passed the ball  to each other very fast. Soon they scored their first goal. My brother and I shouted and shouted, “Come on, Valley School! Come on, the Valleys!” Our headmaster was near us and he was shouting too. He seemed very enthusiastic. However, the high school scored another goal. We were very sad.

    Then, one of the “bees” stopped the ball with one of his hands, so our team got the free kick. Our captain took it and scored a goal. We shouted, “Hooray!” The score was now 2:1. That was better.

    Now our team began to play better—or the “bees” were getting tired. Our team scored another goal before half time. In the second half of the match, both teams tried very hard, but neither scored, so at the end the score was still two all.

Adapted from: L.A. Hill, 1963

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