someone to stay

10

we all got onto the bus.

i was sat on my own at the front listening to my music and trying to get in the zone.

the bus filled up from the back first.

leah got on and sat opposite me.

georgia sat beside leah. keira and lucy squished in next to me.

i was looking out the window when i felt leah brushing up my leg with her foot.

i looked at her and she offered me some sweets. i smiled and took some.

we soon arrived and got out of the bus and into wembley stadium.

we walked on the pitch and looked around as people started making their way into their seats.

we went back in the changing rooms and started to get changed into our kits.

i looked over at leah and saw that the red mark had gotten worse.

fuck.

she put on her shorts and i went over to her. i grabbed her arm and took her out of the room.

"leah the mark is really bad" i said.

"how bad" she asked.

"it's the shape of a hand and it's very red. if your shorts go up you'll be able to see it" i said.

"shit okay" she said. "i guess ill just need to be careful"

we went back in and changed our shirts. beth looked at us with a raised eyebrow.

i sat down and tied my boots. leah sat down next to me, playing with the captain armband.

"ready to lead us to victory skipper" i said. i noticed her nervousness and put my arm over her shoulder.

"you'll be great" i said.

i took the armband from her hand and put it on her arm.

sarina gave us a team talk and leah said a few words.

"come on girls!" i shouted and we started walking to the tunnel.

we walked out and the crowd was roaring. this atmosphere is incredible.

we took our team photos and sung the anthems and then got into our positions.

we kicked off and got started.

the first half ended goalless.

sarina brought on some substitutes during the second half. and what an impact they made.

i made a tackle in midfield and passed the ball to keira who picked out tooney.

she chipped the ball over the keeper and it hit the back of the net.

wembley went wild.

but then 17 minutes later, germany equalised through lina magull.

we pushed hard for a goal before 90 minutes but it didn't come.

we went into extra time and won a corner in the 109th minute.

hempo swung it in and it started bouncing off people. i started to retreat in case germany begin a counterattack but then i heard the crowd screaming.

we've done it. it's in

chloe kelly ripped off her shirt and ran around swinging it above her head.

now we just need to see it out.

sarina gave us some new tactics and we restarted play.

we got the ball forward and tried to keep it in the corner away from our goal.