Murder on the Pitch

Back From the Brink Part 3

 As Gregory stood up and pressed his tracksuit to remove the creases and wrinkles he looked over at the more sharply dressed and model-like figure of the "Conquistador" Diego Fuentes.

Suddenly like a loudspeaker among the raucous noise, Gregory's voice stood out as he yelled out his new commands to his players who all listened. They currently had possession after an easy save by their goalkeeper a Ukrainian Lucas Tikhonov, 24, with the ball was current captain and right-defensive midfielder the Icelandic Samuel Vilbergssen, 27, he relayed his commands:

"Isaac stay up when attacking and follow the ball when it comes close! Toby move to the center when it gets to the box!"

The players followed suit and as the clock showed 64:02 they were at their closest point to the goal so far this half. Gregory looked over at Diego pacing seemingly in thought as to what to do with the now isolated Isaac in a position away from the main point play on the offensive side and the more experienced Toby Mcmanus at the point on the brim of the penalty arc.

"We need another one before we can feel comfortable," Gregory whispered to himself covering his lips with his index finger and almost kissing it

"Darren!" he yelled

"Is it time Gaffer?"

"What did you say at the end of the first half?" Gregory said smiling

Darren got up took off his warm-up outfit and started to walk over to his coach. He was almost face to face with him and eye to eye with a bit of a hiss as he expected the call sooner he answered

"I'll get the fucking next goal." and Darren started to jog along the sideline

The Rowland fans all stood up with excitement seeing their starter warming up presumably to be put in. As he began his shuffling the fans started a chant:

"Darren. Darren. He's not Barren all the women adore 'im. With a thousand children with a hundred wives Darren Yugo Thrives"

"Got Theresa hates that fucking song. How does it follow me everywhere?" Darren whispered as he looked up to the seats where all the player's family members were he could only imagine the face of embarrassment and blushed cheeks his wife has whenever the fans chant it

As the clock ticked to 68:13 Darren nodded to Gregory that he was all warmed up. Gregory gave a signal to the referee and with a hand raised blew his whistle for the substitution.

 A sideline ref with a board held up above his head with pride announced to the stadium and to everyone watching that Rowland are using their first substitution out of 3. 

In the color red on the left side of the board, was the Number 7  Isaac Shaw, and in green replacing him in the number 9 was Darren Yugo the much-loved veteran coming back from injury. 

As Isaac came running off with heavy breathing and a waterfall of sweat Darren reached out his right hand as did Isaac and the both of them shook hands. As Darren began running onto the pitch with a deafening cheer around them Isaac barely heard Darren say:

"Well done Rookie. Imma finish 'em off."