One Team One Fight

Chapter 26

Your pov

It's game day (I skipped the free day because I didn't feel like writing about it plus I didn't have any ideas for it)

We are playing Norway, some of the girls said it will be a easy win, (they didn't really say that) but I don't think you can't just automatically assume that your will win. We are ranked #1 in the world but mistakes can happen and we could easily loose if we aren't careful.

We are currently at the dining hall eating breakfast. Most of us brought our bags down with us.

After breakfast we headed to the bus and made our way to the arena. We changed and walked onto the field just like any other game.

The ref blows her whistle and the game begins.

We are almost 45 minutes into the game and Norway just scored. The ref signals the end of the half and we walk to the locker room. Jill talked to us and then we walked back out. I grabbed a penny and put it on and then grabbed one for Christen. We sat on the bench with the rest of the team that wasn't playing.

The game continues, Carli scored in the 57th minute! We are tied 1-1. Then about five minutes later she scored again! We took the lead from Norway.

The ref blew her whistle, the game was over. We won't 2-1. Everyone on the bench stood up and took the pennies they had on off and walked onto the field. I walked up to Carli and hugged her.

"Nice goals" I say

"Thanks kid" she says smiling

She walks away and we all shake hands with the other team and refs. After that we head to the locker room. We got our stuff and headed back to the hotel. Our game was the last game to be played in the first round. We are playing Switzerland next. I'm hopping to do a lot better this game. I don't know why but I feel like I was off today. I got a text so I pulled my phone out and it was my "dad" i ignored it and tossed my phone  on the bed.

"I can't deal with that shit right now." I mumble

"What shit?" Asks Christen coming out of the bathroom combing her hair.

"My dad texted me and I need to stay focused and i know if I look at that text I'll be distracted and I'll suck for the rest of the Cup." I respond

"First of all you don't suck, everyone has off days, just take a breather and relax and then you will be back to normal playing the game you love." She says

"Thanks babe" I say

"No problem" she says

Since we had a few days before our next game, a large group of us went sight seeing, it was a lot of fun! Some of the girls bought stuff for their families and siblings.

After that we came back and had dinner with the rest of the team. After that Christen and I stayed in and watched movies.

Skipping to the Switzerland game

It's game day today and I found out I will be playing the second half . Christen will be playing the whole game , and Alex will start the second half with me. We just walked onto the field and and did the anthems. Carli went to take the coin toss, while everyone got on the field and into their positions. Soon enough the game started.

The first half is almost over, the score is still 0-0. Both teams have been close to scoring but we just can't find the back of the net. The whistle blows and we go to the locker room. Jill gives us our normal pep talk like she always does and then we go back out. Carli gives me the captain band and she puts it on me.

"Go score some goals" kid she says

"I'll try" I respond walking onto the field.

Soon enough the second half is starting and Alex is able to find the back of the net in the 54th minute. We were able to breathe a little but we had to make sure they didn't score.

In the 72nd minute, Christen had the ball and she tried to score but the Switzerland goalie stopped it, I was able to recover and I had to turn a few times to get around the Switzerland players and I was able to shoot it past the goalie. The score was 2-0!  Someone slid and kicked the ball up the field on my side, I was in a foot race Switzerland player but she couldn't catch me. I was able to kick it over the goalies head in into the top right corner of the goal. We were up 3-0! 

The game ended with the score of 3-0. We shook hands with the refs and the other team before walking back to the bench. Christen hands me a water bottle

"Thank you" I say

"Your welcome and good job" she says

"Thanks, you too!" I say pulling her into a hug.

We head back to the locker room to get our stuff and then we loaded the bus and went back to the hotel. Christen showered and then I got in after her. After that we went down with the rest of the  team to have dinner. Next week we have the final game of our group, after that we play Iceland. We have to win or draw to stay first in our group.

next week we played Iceland and the score was 0-0. We placed 1st in our group and we play France for the first and second place.

Jill has been working us harder then normal at practice. Everyone is so tired, I mean we have been working hard but it's like we are working even harder then before. It's been rough but worth it.

Christen and I are cuddling and watching Pitch Perfect 2. I end up falling asleep half way through the movie.

New chapter! I hope you guys like it. I'm not sure if I will update again tonight but I'll try to! I'm having an off day today so I'm sorry if the chapter sucks. I need ideas so updates will probably come slower unless I think of something to write about. Thanks for reading