a football match experience essay
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For as long as I can remember football has been a part of my life in some way, shape, or form. When I was first born my grandfather said that I was solid and built to play football. I used to throw the football with my mother when I was a toddler and she always told me that when I tried to tackle her I hit really hard. My first organized football experience was when I was five. I had just moved to Manassas, VA from Washington, D.C. in 1994. It was around fall and that was right at the beginning of football season in the area. I remember telling my mother that I wanted to play, so she looked for a local organization for children. She came across the Greater Manassas Football League (GMFL) and that is where I began to play the game I …show more content…
I can remember two plays vividly. The first was when I played fullback. It was third and long which is more times than not a passing situation, but this time the coach put his faith in me to make the first down. I remember getting the hand off and was running to the left. I got through the hole and saw a defender. I lowered my shoulder and ran over him, but I wasn’t to the first down yet. All of a sudden there were four people on me and I had my mind made up that I wasn’t going to let my team down, so I kept my legs driving carrying people and finally made it to the first down. Right there I knew that I could be a great player. The second play was a defensive play. The opposing team was up by three points and time was running out. The coach yelled from the sideline “We need a play,” so I took it upon myself to be the playmaker. The ball was snapped, it was a toss to my left. I saw the running back sprinting out and I took my pursuit angle. I met him head up and he started to go down and in the back of my mind I heard my coach’s voice and that made me do something I had never done. I stripped the ball out of his hand and ran for a touchdown. My team won. The next phase of my football career was about to begin now, middle school. I didn’t play my sixth grade year, because I needed to give my body a rest, so I came out the next year. I was linebacker and my number changed again this time to 55.
Last Sunday most interesting football match was played between our school and Ispat Higher Secondary School, Rourkela at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack. Large crowds of students and spectators had come to witness the match at the stadium. Both the teams were evenly matched. So the match was well-contested. The referee was extremely smart and very impartial.
The referee whistle at exact 4:30 a.m. The two teams entered the ground in their uniforms. We won the toss and choose the side. I played as centre forward.
It was a brisk game from the very start. We kicked the ball and made a dash. The Rourkela half-backs checked us and kicked the ball flying back. The captain of other team once kicked the ball so well that the goal was sure. Our goalkeeper, however, held it in his hand and very cleverly saved the goal. The game was quite interesting, as the teams were well-balanced. The ball was now flying on one side and now on that. The referee whistled and it was interval.
Both the teams had light refreshments. After 10 minutes the referee whistled. The teams changed sides and the game started again. The players now showed themselves in their best form. The passing, the heading and the hard but long kicks of the full backs were simply fine. It seemed as if the match would end in a draw. There were only 5 minutes left. We got a penalty kick in our favour. The captain of our team kicked the ball so well that it passed through the poles. There were loud cheers all around. Shouts of " Hurrah " rent the air. The other team played very nicely for the remaining time. They did their best to equalise, but in vain. They were racing against time. Then went the long whistle. Thus we won the match by one goal to zero. We were cheered. Our players then dispersed in high spirits.
It was a very exciting match. Both the teams played with vigour and enthusiasm. Indeed everybody present enjoyed the match immensely