Soccer Shootout by Jake Maddox

Author:Jake Maddox
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction/Sports & Recreation/Soccer
ISBN: 9781434288608
Publisher: Stone Arch Books
Published: 2013-07-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

LET THE GAMES BEGIN

After just a few weeks of practice, the Titans were ready to begin their season.

It would be a long schedule. There were twenty-four league games, plus four weekend tournaments.

At the end of the regular season there would be playoffs.

Before the Titans’ first game of the season, Coach Davis gathered the players around for a pep talk.

“Well, boys, we’re ready for another great season,” he began. “Last year, we won the state tournament. I know some things are different this year, but I think we can do it again. And we have a new opportunity this year. Whoever wins the state title this year will be invited to play in a national tournament!”

Now the players were pumped. They couldn’t wait to get on the field.

When the game began, Berk felt strange. Playing as sweeper meant moving around the field a lot and doing things that he wasn’t used to doing.

Still, he handled the position well, so Ryan didn’t have much work at the net.

The Titans controlled play for most of the game.

Peter scored a goal late in the first half to give the team a 1–0 lead against their opponents, the Storm.

Early in the second half, the Storm became more aggressive. They kept putting pressure on the Titans’ goal. Berk and the rest of the defenders were busy clearing the ball away.

Midway through the half, the Storm pushed the ball down into the left corner of the field. Ryan charged out of the net to challenge the forward. That left the net empty.

“Ryan!” Berk yelled. “Get back in the goal!”

It was too late.

A Storm player hit the ball into the middle of the field.

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