Letters

54

Katana's POV

"Here Katana." Tierna says then she passes me our line-up for tonight's match against Switzerland so I look at it as we pull up to the stadium.

1-Katana Solo(C)
11-Sofia Huerta
7-Abby Dahlkemper
2-Naomi Girma
3-Teagan McGrady
19-Crystal Dunn
5-Sam Mewis
22-Kristie Maxwell
9-Sophia Smith
13-Alex Morgan
6-Lynn Williams

Once at Stadion Letzigrund, the bus parks then everyone gets off and heads to the locker room.

Before I get to the locker room, I get stopped by the American TNT broadcast crew then I get fitted for my mic and earpiece

Since this is just a friendly, I'm wearing a mic and an earpiece so I can talk and hear the TNT broadcast crew.

To be able to do this, TNT had to clear this with both the US national team and the Swiss national team.

Both teams agreed so now I'm doing this, but this is probably the only time I'll do it.

"Alright you're good." One of the TNT crew people say as they finish putting a mic and ear piece on me.

Both the mic, ear piece, and receiver thing are attached to my sports bra.

"Sweet." I say then I head into the locker room.

When I get to the locker room, I put my stuff down in my locker.

Once my stuff is in my locker, my teammates and I head outside for the pitch inspection.

After we've inspected the pitch, my teammates and I head back to the locker room.

When I get to my locker I take my AirPods out, I take out my nose ring, I take off my necklaces, earrings, bracelet, watch, and my rings, put my jewelry in it's safe then I put my jewelry safe and AirPods in my bag.

Once I'm jewelry free I take off my tracksuit and put my dark brown locs up in a ponytail then I put on my long sleeve baby blue undershirt, my warm up top, and I put on my game shorts.

I then sit down in my locker and put on my socks, my shin pads and my red boots.

After my boots are on I tape my wrists, hands, and fingers then I put on my red keeper gloves before I head onto the field with the other keepers.

When I get on the pitch I run through my warm ups with the keepers for a while then head back to the locker room.

Once in the locker room I change out of the training top and change into my baby blue keeper jersey while Cairo does her last minute talks.

When the last minute talks end, we are told to head to the tunnel so I grab my towel and water bottle then Appa, Socks, and I do as told.

Once in the tunnel, I line-up at the front of the line then I wait for us to be called out.

Minutes later we are told to head out onto the field for the prematch stuff so I lead my team out onto the field.

Once on the field we stand in line for the Swiss anthem then myself, all of the ladies in the starting XI, and most of the ladies on the bench kneel for our anthem.

When our anthem finishes, we stand up then we shake hands with the Swiss players.

After we shake hands, we take a starting XI picture, I do the coin toss, we do our team huddle, then I lead Appa and Socks to the bench.

"Stay here pups." I say

Appa and Socks yip and smile at me so I scratch their heads then I jog to my position on the field.