Calum's New Team by Danny Scott

Author:Danny Scott [Danny Scott]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781782502722
Publisher: Floris Books
Published: 2016-11-05T16:00:00+00:00

At full stretch, Calum connected. It flew across the diving keeper and into the goal!

Calum lay for a second on the warm Astroturf, smiling at the ball in the back of the net until an afro-shaped shadow appeared over him.

“I didn’t know you could head the ball!” Leo grinned down at Calum with his arm outstretched.

“I didn’t have much choice with a cross like that!” Calum laughed, grabbing Leo’s hand and pulling himself up. He couldn’t stop smiling.

***

The sun was fierce, but Calum didn’t want the game to end. He wasn’t the only one; from the way his teammate Lewis was screaming for a pass, it was clear the red-haired midfielder wanted a goal to make him stand out too.

“Only a couple of minutes left, lads,” Mr McPride shouted. His voice was hoarse and he was sweating.

Calum laid the ball on a plate for Lewis but Janek blocked his effort to score. The ball bounced straight back to Calum. He glanced up.

The keeper was still scrambling to his feet, having flung himself to the ground for Lewis’s blocked shot.

Calum knew immediately what to do. Rather than blast the ball, he gently chipped it high over the keeper’s head.

The goalie stumbled back and flapped at Calum’s shot, but it was just out of his reach and began to dip, dip and dip…

Calum jumped in the air as the ball fell under the crossbar and over the line.

“Ya beauty! Great goal!” Lewis said, running over to congratulate him.

“What a peach!” shouted Leo, leaping on Calum’s back.

Even Janek, the central defender on the other team, bit his bottom lip and nodded.

“That’ll do, lads!” Jordan’s dad panted. His whistle blow sounded like a balloon deflating.

Calum felt like he was floating as he made his way to the water bottles with Leo.

“Great game, Museum Boots!” Leo punched Calum’s arm.

“Thanks! You too, Ballerina Feet!” Calum shoved him back.

They both burst out laughing.

“Well played, lads.” Coach McPride came up and patted both boys on the back. “Great goals, Calum.”

Calum and Leo couldn’t keep the grins from their faces – especially when Jordan’s mum called out, “Watch your toe, Jordie!”

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