It was my first game today against Melbourne Machines. I was playing for Sydney Blues. We were always the under dogs - we never made it to the Australian Nationals. This was the game to decide our place. We started the game and Louis scored the first goal to put us in the lead. At 14 minutes they struck straight away and it was 1-1. After that it was up to us to win the game and we went on to win the game 2-1. I scored the winner! We had finally made it. We were ecstatic.
We kept winning and made it to the Quarter finals against North Queensland Fury. We went into extra time on 0-0 but it looked hopeless until I scored a free kick from 35 yards away - we won that game. I was amazed .
It was the Semi-Finals against the reining champs Melbourne Victory. They had the most aggressive player in the tournament, Araan, he was named. We went into the break and all went well until Aaran decided that he was not happy about the score. I got the ball and he was on to me straight away. I dragged him one way and went the other - it was a nice play but then he came running at me with a studs up slide tackle. It felt like it was raining needles on my ankle. I took a look at it it was definitely snapped. They took me out on the stretcher and Aaran was red carded. They went on and won the game 2-1. My dream was not made into reality but I was proud of my commitments and my efforts.
I took two years off soccer and came back on a good start.
The Moral of this story don’t give up on your dream and if u fall down get back up and keep going on….
By Rahman
What an inspiring and exciting story. Thanks for sharing. I agree with your moral, sometimes the things that are hardest to achieve are the things we gain the most satisfaction from.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rocky